The Flu Poses a Far Greater Threat to Americans Than the Coronavirus From China
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
There’s a deadly virus spreading from state to state. It preys on the most vulnerable, striking the sick and the old without mercy. In just the past few months, it has claimed the lives of at least 39 children. | The virus is influenza, and it poses a far greater threat to Americans than the coronavirus from China that has made headlines around the world. | “When we think about the relative danger of this new coronavirus and influenza,…
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Only One Lab in China Can Safely Handle the New Coronavirus
Nicoletta Lanese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
As an escalating viral outbreak unfolds in China, only one lab in the country meets the required biosafety standards needed to study the new disease. | The lab happens to sit in the center of Wuhan, the city where the newly …
globalresearch.ca/only-one-lab-china-saf…
Novo coronavírus na China: um exame dos fatos
Mondialisation | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Os meios de comunicaàßà£o ocidentais discutiram o novo vírus corona que comeàßou a se proliferar na cidade de Wuhan, na China Central, mas, além de pequenos detalhes repetitivos e do inevitável ataque à China, nà£o há muita luz sobre as …
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China’s coronavirus response shows what’s possible when people come before profits
C.J. Atkins | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-26
SINGAPORE–The usually celebratory atmosphere of Lunar New Year was markedly more subdued across Asia this weekend as government officials in China fought to contain the outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus that has, as of this writing, infected nearly 2,000 and taken the lives of more than 50. Unprecedented efforts are being made to halt …
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Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 56 in China, 2,200 Infected
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-26
The total number of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus has reached 2,200 in China, the country’s authorities reported on Sunday. According to the Chinese authorities, as a result of these 2,200 cases of Coronavirus, at least 56 people have been killed. | RELATED: | Coronavirus Deaths Rise to 41 in China, Australia Finds 4 Cases | Previously, the Chinese authorities reported 1,975 cases, but the number rose to 2,200 just hours later. About 2,700 people may be infected, but their…
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Split Hearings: The Assange Extradition Case Drags On
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
It is being increasingly larded with heavy twists and turns, a form of state oppression in slow motion, but the Julian Assange extradition case now looks like it may well move into the middle of the year, dragged out, ironically …
globalresearch.ca/assange-extradition-ca…
“Fake News”: “Hundreds” of Iraqis Want US Troops to Leave their Country
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Who is telling the truth. Compare the images. | The Mainstream Media is lying. | “Fake News”? | See the official tweet of the Associated Press. | Hundreds, Thousands? Millions? | It’s what you call “investigative reporting”… | You see what you want them to …
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“Fake News”: “Hundreds” of Iraqis Want US Troops to Leave their Country
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Who is telling the truth. Compare the images. | The Mainstream Media is lying. | “Fake News”? | See the official tweet of the Associated Press. | Hundreds, Thousands? Millions? | It’s what you call “investigative reporting”… | You see what you want to …
globalresearch.ca/fake-news-hundreds-of-…
2020 Is Off to a Terrifyingly Hot Start
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-26
The year is less than four weeks old, but scientists already know that carbon dioxide emissions will continue to head upwards
Iraqi Security Forces and Protesters Clash in Several Cities
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-26
The Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live gunfire towards the protesters across Iraq on Sunday, reuslting in dozens of injuries in major cities like Baghdad and Nassiriyah. According to Reuters, many of the protesters resisted the security forces with strones and petrol bombs. | RELATED: | US Confirms 34 Troops With Traumatic Brain Injury After Iran Strike | The majority of those hospitalized on Sunday were said to be residents of the southern city of Nassiriyah Mo…
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Fighting Rages as Libya Force Pushes Toward Key Western City
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-26
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There’s Nothing “Pro-Life” About Trump’s Opposition to Abortion Rights
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
As Senators sat listening to hours upon hours of impeachment proceedings, considering the possibility of removing the president from office, Donald Trump began campaigning for a second term. Yesterday, that meant being the first sitting president ever to attend and speak at the March for Life. Trump said it was a “profound honor” to be the first president to attend, and assured that “unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House.” Similar to his campaign rallies, at the end of T…
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The Battle for the Indian Ocean and Island States
Kester Kenn Klomegah | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Deputy Director Artem Kozhin at the Foreign Ministry as the new ambassador to …
globalresearch.ca/battle-indian-ocean-is…
A Year of Failure for Guaidó and Trump’s “Fake President”
Leonardo Flores | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
It has now been one year since Juan Guaidó, then head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, swore himself in as “interim president” of the country on January 23, 2019. It is worth recalling that this scheme was hatched in Washington. …
globalresearch.ca/failure-guaido-trump-v…
20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Middle East Since Last Spring to ‘Counter Iran’
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-26
Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter Iran.
20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Middle East Since Last Spring to ‘Counter Iran’
Americans Deceived, and Kept in the Dark, by ‘Our’ ‘News’ Media: Harnessing Public Support for Continued US Occupation of Iraq
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Iraqis are furious that the U.S. continues its military occupation
The Failure to Deliver Reparations
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-26
“Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition” | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | In July 2019, on a stage cluttered with nine other Democratic presidential candidates, Marianne Williamson broke with her normal jargon of cosmos to present a plan for reparations to black Americans. After translating 40 acres and a mule into a modern-day equivalent, she proposed from $200 billion to $500 billion for reparations programs, along with some “deep truth telling” in America. Her reference to “truth telling” likely refers to this natio…
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“War on Dissent” Threatens Speech, Media and Academic Freedoms
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Censorship is the new normal in America and the West, wanting the message controlled, targeting what conflicts with it for elimination, notably on major geopolitical issues. | Digital democracy is the last frontier of free and open expression. | It’s threatened by …
globalresearch.ca/war-dissent-us-west-th…
Trump to Slash Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security Benefits?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, he was asked if cutting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security is on his agenda. | “At some point they will be,” he responded, adding: Cutting them is “the easiest of all …
globalresearch.ca/trump-slash-medicare-m…
How the US Supreme Court Forever Sold Its Gavel: Behind the Scenes Legal Machinations
Brett Redmayne-Titley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
“Essentially, five Justices were unhappy with the limited nature of the case before us, so they changed the case to allow themselves to change the law.”
What to Do When You Have Been Abusive
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
As I sit in my bed and begin to type (beds are my favorite typing places), there is a part of me that says, “Don’t write this article.” | There is a part of me that still resonates deeply with the fear and shame that surround the topics of abuse and intimate partner violence
Is the New James Bond Film Just More Neoliberal Hype?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
Yet another James Bond sequel, No Time to Die, is scheduled for release in April 2020, and a major marketing rollout is now trying to build a frenzy of anticipation for the hugely popular and highly profitable spy thriller series. | In the context of the neoliberal world we now live in, we should consider some of the important and very relevant political messages the high-styling, mythological British superspy promotes. | The James Bond phenomenon originated in the mid-1950s when resistance to racism, homophobia, se…
truthout.org/articles/is-the-new-james-b…
Prospects for China-U. S. Relations After “Phase 1 Trade Deal”
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Last week the US and China finally signed phase 1 of their long awaited trade deal. Despite Trump’s hyperbole financial markets reacted in a rather muted way to the ‘deal of the century’. The continuing inflation in stock markets is …
globalresearch.ca/prospects-china-u-s-re…
Sheep Always Seem to Lose Their Wool: “Our Nation Flounders in an Economic and Psychological Depression”
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”
Auschwitz: The Role of IG Farben-Bayer
Vera Sharav | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
GR Editor’s Note | January 27, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops. Rarely mentioned by the media, the I. G Auschwitz concentration camp was a private undertaking owned by I. G. Farben
Arizona, California Cases Push U.S. Tally of New Virus From China to 5
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-26
All American cases involve people who traveled to Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak. They are hospitalized in isolation.
truthdig.com/articles/arizona-california…
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-26
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday morning at age 41 when his private helicopter crashed in Los Angeles, California. | RELATED: | Five-Time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant Wins Oscar | The former athlete was traveling with four other people who also died in the crash. It was later confirmed that his daughter Gianna Maria Onore, 13, is among the victims. The causes of the airplane crash are not yet known. | Bryant is considered one of the most important players in the history of basketball. Aft…
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Lula Calls on Brazilians to Fight to Regain Nation’s Democracy
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-26
The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said that we must continue to fight to regain democracy in his country and warned that political infighting is coming against the “fascist right.” | RELATED: | ‘Greed Brought the Brumadinho Dam Tragedy in Brazil’ Lula Says | During an interview for the Argentine media Page 12, Lula criticized the judicial process against him that was promoted by the prosecutor of the Lavo Jato case, Sergio Moro. | The former president ca…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lula-Calls-on-Br…
Concentration camp survivor turns 100 on Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-26
For Marija Frlan, it’s as symbolic as it can get: A survivor of a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War, the Slovenian woman turns 100 years old on Monday, the international Holocaust Remembrance Day.Frlan, who was held at the Nazis’ Ravensbruck camp in northern Germany for more than a year in 1944-45, will join other survivors and officials in Poland on Monday for ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp.Ahead of the ceremonies, Frlan told the Associated Press that one could talk at length about what it was like in the Ravensbruck camp, but that only tho…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/2…
Toward A New Universal Declaration of Human Rights I
Boaventura de Sousa Santos | zcomm.org | 2020-01-26
The supposed historic triumph of human rights is leading to an unprecedented degradation of the expectations of a decent life for the majority of the world’s population…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/toward-a-new-unive…
Turkish earthquake rescue efforts go on as the death toll rises
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-26
Rescue teams in eastern Turkey continued to pull survivors from collapsed buildings on Sunday, more than a day and a half after a powerful earthquake hit the country’s east, killing at least 35 people.The magnitude 6.8 quake injured 1,556 people and 45 people have been pulled from the rubble so far, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said.As overnight temperatures dropped to minus five C (23F), emergency teams set up more than 9,500 tents for displaced residents and distributed some 17,000 hot meals.People gather around fires after their houses in Elazig, eastern Turkey, were destroye…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/2…
Secure, Contain, Protect: How China and Other Countries Fight Against New Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The outbreak of a new type of virus was confirmed earlier this month, and while medics are working on a vaccine against the deadly disease, China and other countries are trying their best to stop it from spreading and quarantining all the patients, affected by it.
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Japan Looks to Evacuate Citizens From Virus-Stricken Wuhan, Hubei Province – Abe
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Japanese authorities are coordinating with China to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese province at the centre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001261078142222-…
China’s Health Commission Says New Coronavirus Spread Appears to Be Accelerating
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
BEIJING (Sputnik) – The new coronavirus differs from the previous types, while its spread is apparently accelerating, China’s National Health Commission director said on Sunday.
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Chinese Health Official Reveals For How Long Coronavirus May Remain Undetected
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
BEIJING (Sputnik) – The incubation period for the new coronavirus, called 2019-nCoV, lasts from one to 14 days, the director of China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001261078142317-…
Twenty Injured in Hand Grenade Attack on Wedding in Eastern Afghanistan
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
KABUL (Sputnik) – The Afghan government has been engaged in a struggle with various insurgent and militant groups affiliated with terrorist organisations such as al-Qaeda* and Daesh**.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001261078142196-…
Mystery as Anonymous Seller Puts up for Auction JFK Assassination Docs
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
Kennedy’s murder in November 1963 prompted numerous conspiracy theories with people saying the government covered up crucial information. According to the most popular theories the 35th president was killed by the CIA, the mob, or on orders of the-then Cuban President Fidel Castro.
sputniknews.com/us/202001261078141994-my…
Miss BumBum Reveals How Much Her Outstanding Physique Brings Her Per Year
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
Brazilian stunner Suzy Cortez made history last October when she became the first woman to be crowned Miss BumBum twice. This gave a boost to the career of the curvy 29-year-old, who not only enjoys fame on social media
Millions of Locusts Infest Eastern Africa, Threatening to Cause Mass Famine – Videos
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
Swarms of locusts appeared in Africa searching for food, with millions of hungry insects contaminating fields in the eastern part of the continent after heavy rains at the end of 2019 made their numbers grow dramatically.
sputniknews.com/africa/20200126107814270…
Netanyahu’s Rival Benny Gantz to Hold Private Meeting With Trump Ahead of Mideast Peace Plan Reveal
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The long-awaited publication of the peace plan is expected to take place amid a state of political uncertainty in the Jewish state, which has been unable to form a new government for nearly a year along with its prime minister also being indicted on corruption charges.
sputniknews.com/world/202001261078142709…
Over 200 Amateur Fishermen Evacuated From Ice Floe Off Russia’s Sakhalin – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK (Sputnik) – The incident took place near Cape Svobodny in Mordvinov Bay. About 600 ice fishing lovers got cut off from the shore because of an ice crack. Some of them left the ice floe on their own, while the rest were brought ashore by rescuers.
sputniknews.com/russia/20200126107814225…
Israeli Detained in Russia for Drug Trafficking Pleads Pardon From President Putin
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously filed a plea for mercy from the Russian head of state to release the Israeli citizen. Putin, who has met with the mother of the detained woman, has stated that “everything is going to be fine”.
sputniknews.com/russia/20200126107814287…
Transition to Energy Cooperation Between Turkey and Somalia Seems Almost Inevitable – Researcher
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The Somali invitation to Turkey to develop oil exploration has put the prospects and risks of such an initiative on the agenda for Ankara.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202001261078141…
Erdogan Accuses Haftar of Violating Ceasefire Agreement in Libya
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army continued to violate the ceasefire regime established in Libya.
sputniknews.com/world/202001261078141848…
Boris Johnson Reportedly at Odds With Trump Over Plans to Let Huawei Supply Britain’s 5G Kit
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The UK is soon expected to make a final decision on whether to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply the country with 5G equipment. Washington, however, has repeatedly warned London that this move could threaten British national security and potentially compromise intelligence sharing between the transatlantic allies.
sputniknews.com/world/202001261078141883…
Nineteen Soldiers Killed, Five Injured in Attack on Army in Mali – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The deadly incident rocked the Sokolo military camp in the centre of the country, a military source told AFP.
sputniknews.com/africa/20200126107814268…
US Embassy Vehicle Involved in Traffic Crash in Islamabad, At Least 2 People Are Dead – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
According to TheNews website, the incident occurred on Sunday at the Faisal Avenue Chawk. The driver has been arrested and an investigation into the accident is underway.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001261078142805-…
Cleansing by fire? Hong Kong protesters set QUARANTINE-slated building alight as locals reject any coronavirus patients near them
rt.com | 2020-01-26
In a bizarre attack, masked protesters have thrown Molotov cocktails into the lobby of a building that the Hong Kong authorities were planning to use to quarantine people in need of testing for the deadly coronavirus. | As of Sunday, a total of eight people in Hong Kong had been diagnosed with the disease originating from the mainland China city of Wuhan, with three more patients added to the list. Hong Kong has declared a state of emergency over the outbreak and rolled out measures to prevent the spread of the infection. | One of these was meant to reserve a newly-built empty public housing building in the Fa…
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Chinese health chiefs warn coronavirus is growing ‘stronger’, MUTATION closely monitored by scientists
rt.com | 2020-01-26
The mysterious coronavirus is now spreading more rapidly and little is still known about it, China’s senior health officials said, as Beijing grapples with shortages of hazmat suits and protective masks. | “The virus’ transmission ability has become stronger,” National Health Commission Minister Ma Xiaowei said at a press briefing on Sunday. | Ma said that the previously-unknown coronavirus, which has already killed 56 people in China, is spreading faster, while the outbreak is entering a “more serious and complicated phase.” | The official noted that the government’s knowledge of the new virus remains limite…
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China to extend Lunar New Year holidays as it struggles to contain deadly virus
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Beijing has extended Chinese New Year holidays for four days to February 2, a state broadcaster has announced. The holidays were previously expected to end on January 30. Chinese schools will also prolong their holidays for an unspecified period of time, as the exact dates are yet to be announced by the ministry of education. | The moves come as Beijing tries to contain an outbreak of a novel coronavirus that already infected more than 2,000 in China alone, and claimed lives of 56 people. The city of Wuhan
No more BATS & SNAKES for gourmands: China bans WILDLIFE trade after virus outbreak linked to agricultural producers
rt.com | 2020-01-26
China’s Agriculture Ministry has banned trade in wildlife nationwide to curb the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Wild animals consumed for food are believed to be the source of the outbreak. | The ministry banned trade in wild animals
1st ‘presumed case’ of coronavirus confirmed in Austria, number of infected in France rises to 3
rt.com | 2020-01-26
A Chinese flight attendant has been hospitalized in Vienna with symptoms of flu, the city’s authorities have confirmed. The woman has recently traveled to Wuhan
‘We’re Man United and we’ll sing what we want’: Supporters vent frustration at club during team’s FA Cup drubbing of Tranmere
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Manchester United supporters used their FA Cup win against Tranmere Rovers to make a statement of opposition to the club’s hierarchy on Sunday, chanting for the removal of the team’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. | Ole Gunnar Solksjaer relieved the pressure hoisted upon his by his team’s humiliating home defeat to Burnley midweek by sending six goals without reply past a shell-shocked Tranmere side. | But the game will perhaps be as memorable for the actions of United’s supporters in the stands just as much as the players on the pitch after their support vocally campaigned for changes in the club’s lead…
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EU carbon tax more about political wrangling than tackling climate change, analysts tell RT
rt.com | 2020-01-26
The new European Commission president has been trying to make fighting climate change the hallmark of her presidency. However, her proposals could further split the bloc and backfire, hurting the EU itself, analysts believe. | Since taking office in December, Ursula von der Leyen has been pushing for the Green Deal, aiming to make Europe the “world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050.” The approach includes tax on imports from non-EU countries with less-strict ecological rules. By doing this, Brussels claims it wants to prevent so-called carbon leakage, so importers from countries with “lower ambition fo…
rt.com/business/479055-eu-carbon-tax-abo…
‘Major’ terrorist attack planned for India’s Republic Day foiled after 3 militants killed in Kashmir
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Indian authorities averted a major attack on Republic Day when they killed three jihadist militants during a raid in Kashmir, including a mastermind behind the 2019 Pulwama blast, the country’s army and police chiefs said. | The militants, belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) jihadist group, were killed in a clash with security forces in the Pulwama District of the Indian-controlled part of disputed Kashmir on Saturday, ahead of the nationwide celebrations, police and army officials revealed. | Kashmir’s Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar told reporters that one of the killed terrorists was Qari Yasir,…
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India marks Republic Day with grand show of military might & cultural diversity (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-26
India celebrated its 71st Republic Day with a grand parade, showcasing the nation’s military might, history and cultural diversity, with visiting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as the guest of honor. | Before the parade kicked off down the iconic Rajpath boulevard in downtown Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the newly built National War Memorial for the first time instead of doing so at the Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial, dedicated to the heroes of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. | Prime Minister @narendramodi pays his respec…
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‘Pakistan has far better minds than India’: Pak government minister’s peculiar pitch to Netflix unleashes slew of criticism
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Pakistan’s minister for science and technology is under fire for a bizarre pitch to Netflix and Amazon which claimed that Pakistan has “far better minds” than its neighbor India. | In a tweet congratulating a Pakistani TV channel for airing a drama he enjoyed, Fawad Chaudhry called on the streaming giants to invest in the Islamic republic. | “I yet again ask @amazon and @Netflix invest in Pak drama n film #Pakistan has far better minds than India our music is far superior, you guys wont regret” he wrote. | Must congretulate @ARYVideos for showing…
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Plane ‘catches fire’ after takeoff from airport in northern Iran
rt.com | 2020-01-26
A Tehran-bound passenger plane was forced to return to Gorgan airport in northern Iran, as one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff. Footage has emerged allegedly showing the frightening scene. | The aircraft made an emergency landing and the passengers have been evacuated. The plane was carrying 85 passengers, none of whom were said to have been injured in the incident, according to local media. The flight was reportedly operated by Qeshm Air. | Meanwhile, photos purportedly showing the extent of the blaze appeared on Twitter. | üî¥ ÿ¢ÿ™ÿ¥ &fras…
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‘Bad Farsi? Try English’: Iran’s Zarif mocks Trump for comments based on Fox headlines & shabby translation
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Tehran’s top diplomat has suggested the US president stop sourcing news from either Fox or his hapless Farsi translators, after Trump rejected negotiating with Iran, apparently missing a crucial nuance in a Der Spiegel interview. | President Donald Trump on Sunday told his Twitter subscribers that “Iran wants to negotiate with The United States, but wants sanctions removed.” He tagged Fox News and One America News and issued a resounding “No Thanks!” To hammer home the message, the commander-in-chief posted the same words in Farsi, the official language of Iran. Trump had earlier tweeted, also in Farsi, his su…
rt.com/news/479210-zarif-mocks-trump-twi…
5 rockets land near US embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Five rockets have reportedly landed in the vicinity of the US embassy in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad. It was not immediately clear whether the projectiles inflicted any damage or casualties. | The missiles hit Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, AFP said, citing security sources. One of the sources said that five ‘Katyusha rockets’ had landed near the compound, while another put the number of projectiles at three. | Incoming #USEmbassy #Baghdad n…
rt.com/news/479239-rockets-us-embassy-ba…
Brazil breaks oil production record
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Brazil produced more than 1 billion barrels last year, the first time it has breached the 1-billion-barrel mark, Reuters reports, citing the country’s oil regulator, ANP. | The daily average stood at 3.106 million bpd, up 7.78 percent on 2018, ANP also said. | More than half of the total oil production Brazil recorded in 2019 came from the prolific presalt zone off its coast. The contribution of the presalt zone stood at 633.98 million barrels, which was an annual improvement of 21.56 percent. | Also on rt.com | | The next ten years in oil markets | Br…
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Russian Orthodox Church’s former spokesman collapses & dies in Moscow, aged just 51
rt.com | 2020-01-26
An ex-spokesman of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vsevolod Chaplin, has died suddenly in Moscow. The ultraconservative cleric was known for his controversial statements, often made during frequent appearances in the Russian media. | Chaplin reportedly felt ill when he was sitting on a bench near the church he was serving in on Sunday. He then slumped to the ground, and by the time the ambulance arrived it was too late. According to the media reports, the arch-priest suffered an asthma attack, although the exact cause of death is still unknown. | Chaplin had just concluded mass at the well-known, central Moscow,…
rt.com/russia/479246-russian-orthodox-ch…
Gorge-us! Stunning Mars canyon IMAGES hint at ancient life-supporting environment
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Spectacular images of one of the largest canyons on Mars have revealed layers of sandstone-like rock that may have formed a sodden ancient environment that could have supported life. | The photos capture the breathtaking Candor Chasma, which is one of the largest canyons in the Red Planet’s Valles Marineris deep gorge system. | Also on rt.com | | Asteroid EXPLODES over Earth after travelling from beyond Mars (VIDEO) | They show that the canyon is filled with light-toned layered deposits that are thought to be sandstones. Scientists say these roc…
rt.com/news/479221-mars-canyon-photo-hab…
A resurrection of sorts: Kim Jong-un’s aunt stuns guests with a shock appearance, after being ‘killed’ by tabloids years ago
rt.com | 2020-01-26
The once-powerful aunt of North Korea strongman Kim Jong-un, who had not been seen in public since the downfall and execution of her husband, has reappeared as a guest of honor at an official Lunar New Year’s Day celebration. | Kim Kyong-hui, a full sister of Kim Il-sung who held significant sway in North Korean politics under her father and, later, her brother, had not been seen since 2013. In December of that year her husband, the powerful general Jang Song-thaek, met with an unexpected political and physical demise. His arrest during a politburo meeting was shown by state television; he was accused of treas…
rt.com/news/479219-kim-aunt-guest-honor/
‘I can see the light’: WATCH rescuers save 2yo girl & her mother after they spent 24 HOURS trapped under rubble in Turkey
rt.com | 2020-01-26
An injured mother and her baby girl spent nearly a whole day buried under debris after a deadly earthquake struck several cities in eastern Turkey. | Rescuers heard the woman’s faint voice coming from deep under the rubble on Saturday, nearly 24 hours after a multi-story apartment complex in Elazig, eastern Turkey was demolished by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake. Ayse Yildiz told the first response team that she and her two-year-old daughter Yusra were trapped and could not get out on their own. “I can see the light. Please, be quick,” the woman was quoted as saying as rescuers rushed to clear the debris. | Luckil…
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At least 19 soldiers killed after attack on military camp in Mali
rt.com | 2020-01-26
The Sokolo army campin central Mali came under attack early on Sunday, according to the country’s military. The operation, which left at least 19 servicemen and five others dead, has been claimed by Al-Qaeda affiliate Nusrat al-Islam (JNIM), a group active in the Maghreb and West Africa regions. It remains unclear whether the perpetrators sustained any casualties. | The attackers reportedly took the servicemen by surprise, breaching the base’s cordon on motorbikes then gunning down their victims. Footage released by pro-jihadist outlets shows a cache of small arms, several pickup trucks and other equipment pur…
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Sajid Javid ridiculed over new commemorative Brexit 50 pence coin
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-26
Chancellor Sajid Javid has unveiled the new commemorative 50p coin to mark Britain’s departure from the EU. | Javid originally ordered production of the celebratory coins in advance of the original departure date of October 31. | But the Brexit delay meant about a million coins had to be melted down and the metal put aside until a new exit date was confirmed. | The Chancellor has now unveiled coins bearing the inscription “Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations” and the date of January 31. | #Budget2018 also announces a…
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Holidaymakers still confused about travel rules after Brexit
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-26
Travel firms are insisting that “everything will remain the same” for holidaymakers after Brexit.Warnings were issued last year about potential restrictions for foreign travel in the event of the UK withdrawing from the EU without an agreement.These included passports needing to be valid for six months after the end of trips and passengers not being allowed to use border queues designated for EU passport holders.A survey of 2,004 UK adults commissioned by the ferry industry earlier this month indicated that more than two-thirds of people (68%) were not sure what changes will apply for travel to EU countries after…
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Trump’s Threat to Dispossess Four Million Palestinians by Violent Annexation of East Jerusalem and West Bank
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
50 million Christian Zionists, including US VP Mike Pence, have succeeded in persuading a gullible Donald Trump to propose the forced annexation of Palestinian East Jerusalem and the West Bank by hard-line extremist Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, …
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Gaza: The Auschwitz of our Time
Khalid Amayreh | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz, January 27, 2020 | *** | First published in August 2007 | In 1940, several months after invading Poland in September 1939, the Nazis forced about 500,000 Jews into the Warsaw Ghetto, …
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Palestinians Threaten to Quit Oslo Agreement Over Trump Plan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-26
The Palestinian Liberation Organization has threatened to quit the Oslo Accords agreement that was brokered by former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1993 after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was planning to unveil his so-called “peace plan” in the coming days. | RELATED: | Palestinian Boy Allegedly Kidnapped by Israeli Settlers, Found Dead | Citing the member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and former representative at the Oslo Accords, Saeb Erekat, the AFP…
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Basta Thanks Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange for Revealing Bush’s War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
MacArthur&Fruitvale…
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Raging Grannies Remember Kent State at J25 No War With Iran Rally
San Mateo Protests | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
Old enough to remember, members of the Raging Grannies tuned up their voices to sing a classic anti-war song from the Vietnam war era.
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Trump/Pence #OutNOW: No War on Iran! No War on Women!
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
Bring #OUTNOW into mass protests against U.S. war on Iran
“No to War on Iran” Demonstration in Downtown SF
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
March from Market Street to Union Square against War, Trump, and Assassination.
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Reflections on Home Opening Reception
Oakland Asian Cultural Center | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
OACC is located on the 2nd floor of Pacific Renaissance Plaza building in Oakland Chinatown.
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Sun Yet-sen’s Happy New Year proposal for China: the walking tour
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason St. | San Francisco | (meet in the lobby)…
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The New Cold War on China
Michael Wong | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue (at Fulton), room 210, San Francisco, CA…
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War Commentary Issue #1
War Commentary | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
An anarchist news-sheet dedicated to chronicling the emerging conflict between the forces of greed and the forces of liberation…
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Pacifica Bylaws Hearing & The Corporatization of Pacifica
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
At a hearing on new bylaws held at Alameda Superior Court Pacifica General Counsel Arthur J. Schwartz talks about the case and also the shutdown of WBAI by a faction of Pacifica that also want new bylaws that would corporatize the Foundation.
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US registers third coronavirus case: health officials
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
A third case of the new coronavirus has been registered in the United States, in Orange County, California, the county’s health agency said.The individual, a traveler from Wuhan, China, is in isolation in hospital and in good condition, it said in a statement.More than 2,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus, the vast majority in China, where 56 people have died from it.
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Oman’s foreign minister meets Iranian counterpart Zarif
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Oman’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah will meet Iran’s Foreign Ninister Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday to discuss maritime security in the Hormuz strait, Oman’s foreign ministry tweeted.Oman maintains friendly ties with both the United States and Iran and has previously been a go-between for the two countries, which severed diplomatic ties after the 1979 Iranian revolution.
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Afghan forces launch air, ground attacks on Taliban, killing 51
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Afghan forces used ground attacks and air strikes in multiple operations against the Taliban during the last 24 hours, killing 51 fighters in an escalation that signalled renewed deadlock in peace talks.Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that government forces had conducted 13 ground offensives and 12 air strikes in nine provinces, adding that 51 “terrorists” had been killed, 13 wounded and six arrested.Local officials in the northern province of Balkh said at least three women and four children were killed in the air strikes, prompting protests in front of the provincial governor’s office.The governme…
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Iraqi security forces clash with hundreds of protesters in central Baghdad
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Iraqi security forces fired teargas and live bullets in renewed clashes with protesters in Baghdad and other cities on Sunday, a Reuters witness and security sources said, following a push to clear a sit-in camp in the heart of the capital.The authorities’ latest attempt to push back protesters and restore order came hours after populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who has millions of supporters in Baghdad and the south, said on Saturday he would end his involvement in anti-government unrest.At least 14 protesters were injured in the clashes in the capital, security and medical sources said, while unrest in the south…
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Gunfight in Kashmir kills 3 militants
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
At least three militants were killed in a gunfight with Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir, the army and police said Saturday.Vijay Kumar, a senior police officer, told reporters that the gunfight broke out during a search operation in Ariparigam village of Pulwama district, a militancy stronghold in southern Kashmir.He said among the slain militants was Qari Yasir, the regional chief of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit, who was allegedly involved in an attack in Pulwama last February that killed 39 Indian soldiers and brought the South Asian rivals on the brink of a nuclear war. KJS Dillon, an Indian army…
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India showcases military strength at Republic Day
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
India on Sunday showcased its military strength at an event marking the country’s 71st Republic Day.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the chief guest at the event held in the capital New Delhi. This was the third time that India invited a Brazilian president as the chief guest at the Republic Day event.During the event, the newly inducted Chinook heavy lift and Apache attack choppers were put on display for the first time.Another feature of the program was a contingent of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) women bikers, who performed daredevil stunts.Elaborate security arrangements were made for the Republ…
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Iraq populist cleric calls for anti-US demonstrations on Sunday
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Iraqi populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for demonstrations against the U.S. embassy on Sunday in Baghdad and other cities, a statement from his office said.The demonstrations are to also decry “those who have offended the symbol of the nation, Sayed Moqtada al-Sadr,” the statement said.
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Industrial flour products can generate $1B for Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Turkey’s main flour exports reached its limits in 2019 and income from exports in this sector can be doubled by selling industrial flour products, such as biscuits and frozen dough, said the director of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia.Last year, the country’s flour exports rose to $1.05 billion from $1 billion in the previous year in the value-basis, while exports dropped by around 50,000 tons to 3.3 million tons in the quantity-basis, Eren Gunhan Ulusoy told Anadolu Agency.The country is the largest flour exporter and the second-largest pasta exporter in the world, said Ulusoy,…
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Over 31,000 civilians flee Syria’s Idlib
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Around 31,600 more civilians have fled their homes in Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria over the last two days due to attacks by the regime and its allies.According to Syria’s Response Coordination Group, the displaced civilians headed to areas near the Turkish border due to the attacks that violate a cease-fire agreement between Turkey and Russia.Mohammad Hallaj, the director of the group, told Anadolu Agency that the civilians left their homes in Darat Izzah, Atarib, Haiian, Hraytan, Anadan, Qasimiye, Sallum, Khan Tuman, Khan al-Asal, Kafr Naya, and Ayn Jara due to attacks supported by Russian airstrikes.As a r…
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Syrian regime forces capture towns in advance on opposition-held Idlib
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Syrian government forces have taken control of several towns in northwestern Idlib province, a war monitor and Syrian state media reported, amid a renewed push by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture the last opposition stronghold.Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Idlib in recent weeks amid stepped up air strikes by Russian and Syrian forces aimed at clearing the opposition from its last redoubt after almost nine years of civil war.The Syrian Observatory, a war monitor, said on Sunday that six towns in the Idlib countryside had fallen to Syrian government forces in the past 24 hours.The Observatory said…
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Death toll from Turkey’s earthquake rises to 35
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
The death toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey rose to 35, the country’s vice president said on Sunday.Fuat Oktay was speaking to reporters in the capital Ankara.The 6.8-magnitude quake shook Turkey’s eastern Elazig province late Friday. Tremors were also felt in neighboring countries including Syria and Georgia.
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Billie Eilish, Lizzo lead newcomers charge at Grammy Awards
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Teen sensation Billie Eilish looks set to crown a breakout year by taking home her first Grammy Awards on Sunday in a show that will feature the first Grammy performance by K-pop band BTS and a tribute to slain U.S. rapper Nipsey Hussle.Eilish, who turned 18 in December, is nominated for six Grammys, competing with fellow newcomers R&B artits Lizzo and country rapper Lil Nas X for the top prizes – album, record, song of the year and best new artist.All three will perform on the Grammy stage in Los Angeles for the first time, joining a roster of stars including Ariana Grande, the Jonas Brothers, Camila Cabello, De…
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Nineteen soldiers killed in attack on Mali army camp
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
The identity of the attackers was not immediately clear.Islamist groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State operate in the arid area and carry out frequent attacks on the army and civilians.
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Israel approves travel to Saudi under limited circumstances
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-26
Israel on Sunday announced that it would permit Israeli citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for the first time, under certain conditions.Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, after consulting with the country’s security establishment, issued a statement saying that Israelis would be allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia under two circumstanceS: for religions reasons on pilgrimage on the haj, or for up to nine days for business reasons such as investment or meetings.Travelers would still need permission from the Saudi authorities, the statement said.
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In Secret Recording, Trump Admits Fear of Clinton Picking Sanders as VP in 2016
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
In a nearly 90-minute audio recording of a private dinner that took place with numerous individuals and President Donald Trump in 2018 and that was made public Saturday evening by the legal team of Lev Parnas, a close associate of the president’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, the president can be heard saying “take her out” in reference to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch–a key witness in the impeachment trial now in the U.S. Senate. | Trump also says in the reco…
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Doomsday clock moves to 100 seconds before midnight due to threats of nuclear war and climate change
Olivia Rosane | nationofchange.org | 2020-01-25
“We ask world leaders to join us in 2020 as we work to pull humanity back from the brink.”
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Doomsday Clock Closer Than Ever to All-Out Global Annihilation
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-25
The Doomsday Clock was reset Thursday to just 100 seconds before midnight, marking the closest humankind has ever been to total nuclear annihilation and extinction of life due to climate change, according to the researchers who set the metaphorical time. | RELATED: | UK, France Reiterate Commitment to Maintain Iran Nuclear Deal | “It is 100 seconds to midnight. We are now expressing how close the world is to catastrophe in seconds
Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers–nuclear war and climate change–that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society’s ability to respond. | Source…
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China’s New Coronavirus: An Examination of the Facts
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-25
The first occurrences in December thus appeared to be of minor concern. The incubation period has not been definitively stated but, once infections began, the spread was surprisingly rapid after the first case was confirmed on December 31: on January 3, 44 cases; January 21, 225 cases, January 24, 830 cases.
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China’s New Coronavirus: An Examination of the Facts
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-25
The Western mass media have discussed the new corona virus that began in the city of Wuhan in Central China but, apart from repetitive small details and the inevitable China-bashing, not much light has been shed on the circumstances. My …
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