(2020-04-14). Beijing greenlights two coronavirus vaccines for clinical trials — health officials. rt.com 
China has approved clinical trials for two coronavirus vaccines, Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing the country's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism, potentially paving a path to a cure for the lethal pathogen gripping the globe. Tests have already begun for both compounds. | Developed by the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) and the Beijing-based Sinovac Research and Development Co Ltd, both potential cures are "inactivated," meaning they consist of virus particles with no ability to produce disease, in contrast to "live" vaccines. | First appearing in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last yea…
(2020-04-14). Chinese scientists identify drug that reduces risk of severe pneumonia during Covid-19 infection. rt.com 
Most of the deaths arising from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic have been due to severe pneumonia caused by the virus. But now Chinese researchers say they may have found a drug that reduces the risk of dangerous complications. | A group of Chinese medics studying 564 coronavirus patients, including 61 with acute pneumonia, in several hospitals across the country during January and February, have discovered an interesting pattern. | Their
(2020-04-14). No aliens but massive destruction: Study offers theory about ORIGIN of mysterious interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua. rt.com 
Fresh research has suggested a very violent origin story for the rocky, cigar-shaped, interstellar visitor known as 'Oumuamua that has wandered into our solar system in recent years. | The mysterious object was spotted hurtling through our galactic neighborhood in October 2017 and was given its unusual name after the Hawaiian word for messenger. | Astronomers quickly realized that the object had several peculiar qualities, including its highly elongated shape, its apparent ability to accelerate without the help of gravity and its lack of an envelope of gas or dust. | The odd combination of characteristics led…
(2020-04-14). Is EVERYTHING broken? Earth has a 'leaky core' resulting in iron-rich lava eruptions, researchers find. rt.com 
Amid growing anxiety over the coronavirus pandemic, it would be nice if we could at least rely upon the solidity of the Earth. Think again, says a new study, which found the inner layer of our planet is discharging metal material.
(2020-04-14). The Arab-Israeli Alliance Is Fueling Conflicts in the Middle East. globalresearch.ca There are 2 camps in the Middle East: those countries which work with 'Israel', and those who do not. The countries which have established relationships with 'Israel' are Turkey; United Arab Emirates (UAE); Saudi Arabia; Qatar; Bahrain; Oman; Jordan; Egypt. …
(2020-04-14). New York Democratic mayor de Blasio forces teachers to work during spring break. wsws.org New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio cut public school vacation during April, including for religious holidays, on the same day that the New York state legislature gave Governor Andrew Cuomo broad powers to impose budget cuts on education.
(2020-04-14). New York City makes first wave of massive budget cuts to public education. wsws.org New York City Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that he will cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the city's education budget as well as funding for other critical programs.
(2020-04-14). Statute of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO amended. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) — The Statute of the Iranian National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been amended.
(2020-04-14). Tiny But Tough-Love Tour of Shame to Demand Opening Up Motel Rooms for Shelter Now ! indybay.org In an Easter Sunday sweep through the City by car, several of us will gather (safely in our cars or at 6′ distance with protective gear) 2 PM at Laurel and Front St. We will distribute survival gear and provisions to folks outside around the City and conduct an educational tour of shame to counter the rosy fabrications of Sentinel and city/county officialdom.
(2020-04-14). 10th Amendment on Presidential Powers; Destruction of Food Crime Against Humanity. indybay.org Contrary to Nazi Trump, his powers are limited by the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. Meanwhile, neither he nor any governor is buying the vegetables and milk being destroyed by farmers who lost schools and restaurant customers and donating the food and milk to food banks where millions of starving people line up every day for food, or what is left of the food since the food banks are running out of food.
(2020-04-14). Headlines for April 14, 2020. democracynow.org New York Says Coronavirus Cases May Be Stabilizing But Hospitals Still Overwhelmed, 50 NYC Education Employees, Including At Least 21 School Teachers, Have Died of COVID-19, New Jersey Grapples with Surge in Cases as Deaths Mount in Veterans' and Nursing Homes, Deceased COVID-19 Patients Were Piled into Vacant Rooms as Detroit Hospital Overwhelmed with Cases, Virginia Pastor Who Held Packed Services, Defying Order to "Stay at Home," Dies of COVID-19, Sailor from Coronavirus-Stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt Dies of COVID-19, At Least 19 Immigrant Children Infected with COVID-19 at Chicago Facility, Demolition of Ch…
(2020-04-14). Confucius Is Winning the Covid-19 War. globalresearch.ca As the Raging Twenties unleash a radical reconfiguration of the planet, coronavirus (literally "crowned poison") has for all practical purposes served a poisoned chalice of fear and panic to myriad, mostly Western, latitudes. | Berlin-based, South Korean-born philosopher Byung-Chul Han has …
(2020-04-14). Video: The Discourse Surrounding Trump's Handling of COVID-19: Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai. globalresearch.ca America's Daily Report's Christina Aguayo interviews Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai on the discourse surrounding Trump's handling of the COVID-19 outbreak in the US and the role of Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx, Bill Gates, the Clintons and the WHO. | *** | "Unfortunately …
(2020-04-14). Video: Syrian Army Pounding ISIS Cells in Homs Desert. Turkey Fortifies Positions Near Saraqib. globalresearch.ca The military situation in northwestern Syria is steadily escalating. | On April 10 and April 11, the Turkish Army and its proxies shelled positions of Kurdish armed groups in northern Aleppo. The most intense shelling took place near the areas of …
(2020-04-14). Hell Is Other People: Pandemic Lifestyles and Domestic Violence. globalresearch.ca In No Exit, the translated title of Jean-Paul Sartre's play, Huis Clos, three deceased characters find themselves in a room, ostensibly in Hell, in what transpires as a permanent wait. Locked after being ushered in by a valet, with quite …
(2020-04-14). Get Ready for an Unacceptable "New Normal": Censorship, Extrajudicial Arrests, Is Martial Law the Next Shoe to Drop? globalresearch.ca At times like now, ideas lying around dormant on the shelf become reality. | Economic and other crisis conditions are times when most people can be convinced to accept unacceptable policies they'd likely reject otherwise. | During and after 2008-09 economic crisis …
(2020-04-14). The Illegal United States and Allied Invasion of Iraq & Syria Reaches Crisis Point. globalresearch.ca The onset of the coronavirus has had a number of consequences in the health and livelihoods of millions of people. There has however, been another consequence that is little remarked upon, and that is the almost total disappearance from the …
(2020-04-14). Die Menschwàºrde bewahren — auch angesichts schrecklicher und scheinbar aussichtsloser Bedingungen! globalresearch.ca Autonomie ist der Zustand und das Lebensgefàºhl der Selbstbestimmung, Unabhà§ngigkeit (Souverà§nità§t) und Selbstverwaltung. Philosophisch gesehen ist es die Fà§higkeit, sich als Wesen der Freiheit zu sehen und aus dieser Freiheit heraus zu handeln. Sie ist auch die Kraft zum Nicht-Mitmachen …
(2020-04-14). Prague Shows No Respect to Russians Who Liberated It from Nazism. globalresearch.ca Marshal Ivan Konev, the famous Soviet general who was responsible for liberating most of Eastern Europe from Nazi Germany and its allies has been a figure of respect. He has been immortalized in a series of busts and statues …
(2020-04-14). Are Ventilators Killing More People Than They're Saving?? globalresearch.ca "Researchers in Wuhan…reported that, of 37 critically ill Covid-19 patients who were put on mechanical ventilators, 30 died within a month. In a U.S. study of patients in Seattle, only one of the seven patients older than 70 who were …
(2020-04-14). Sanders Formally Capitulates to Corporatist-Warmonger Biden. globalresearch.ca There never was any doubt. In 2016, Sanders capitulated to unfit to serve Hillary. | History repeated on Monday as expected. Biden's agenda since the 1970s matches Hillary's with a gender difference. | It's much the same as Trump's with a party …
(2020-04-14). Searching for Truth in What We Are Being Told About Covid-19. globalresearch.ca Following the news regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) we'd be led to believe humanity faces an unprecedented crisis — and judging by the socioeconomic damage being done — it is not that difficult to believe some sort of unprecedented crisis …
(2020-04-14). How Wars, Sanctions, and Militarism Made the Coronavirus Crisis Worse. globalresearch.ca Governments around the world are offering a tragic lesson in how denial, incompetence, and inequity have exacerbated the unfolding coronavirus pandemic. That is just as true in the United States, where President Trump's lies, denials, and half measures — as …
(2020-04-14). COVID-19 and the War on Cash: What Is Behind the Push for a Cashless Society? globalresearch.ca "The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes are paid under the compulsion of that threat. The government does not, indeed, waylay a man …
(2020-04-14). Geostrategic Factors: Will China Wins "World War C" globalresearch.ca The New Cold War between the US and China abruptly took a new form following the global outbreak of COVID-19, but Beijing still has a solid chance of coming out on top in this struggle for global leadership if it …
(2020-04-14). Lockdown in Virginia: 6 Feet, 10 or Fewer People, Sunshine? globalresearch.ca We are in lockdown in Virginia after Governor Ralph Northam last week closed beaches, book stores, libraries, restaurants, coffees shops, cancelled live music concerts, and ordered churches closed. He said to not have gatherings of more than 10 people and …
(2020-04-14). The Cuban Missile Crisis and US Terrorist Campaigns Against Cuba. globalresearch.ca Perhaps the most serious revelation to have emerged from the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, is President John F. Kennedy's willingness to knowingly increase the possibility of nuclear war by up to 50%. | US General David Burchinal, …
(2020-04-14). àúberlegungen zur heimlichen Agenda der sogenannten Elite und zur Rolle von uns Bàºrgern. globalresearch.ca ‚ÄûDie Internationale" ist das weltbekannte Kampflied der sozialistischen Arbeiterbewegung. Die deutsche Version des urspràºnglich franzà∂sischen Textes von Emil Luckhard (1910) lautet: ‚ÄûWacht auf, Verdammte dieser Erde, die stets man noch zum Hungern zwingt! (…) Heer der Sklaven, wache auf! (…) …
(2020-04-14). Matters of the Mind—Sleep Medications and Dementia Risk, Depression and Weight Gain, Opioids and Mental Disorders. jamanetwork.com Matters of the Mind offers an occasional look at recent research into the relationship between the mind and the body.
(2020-04-14). What Dr. Anthony Fauci Hopes to Never Hear Again: "I'm Shaking It, Boss" globalresearch.ca As any risk-taking pioneer knows, it is lonely taking the lead and suffering the derisive scorn of one's compatriots. I have been there and so can understand what Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of The National Institute of Allergy …
(2020-04-14). 'Can I Keep You Safe? Your Future Is Uncertain': Climate and the Fate of Humanity. globalresearch.ca In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the most immediate objective is to slow its spread, minimise the death toll and help people through the crisis. But, despite government
(2020-04-14). Preserve Human Dignity — Even in the Face of Terrible and Seemingly Hopeless Conditions! globalresearch.ca Autonomy is the state and attitude to life of self-determination, independence (sovereignty) and self-administration. Philosophically, it is the ability to see oneself as a being of freedom and to act from this freedom. It is also the power to not …
(2020-04-14). Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Help Curb War and Militarism? counterpunch.org Decades ago, when I began teaching international history, I used to ask students if they thought it was possible for nations to end their fighting of wars against one another. Their responses varied. But the more pessimistic conclusions were sometimes tempered by the contention that, if the world's nations faced a common foe, such as
(2020-04-14). Boosting the Ranks of American Indian and Alaska Native Physicians. jamanetwork.com This Medical News article discusses programs that enable more American Indian/Alaska Native students to enter medical school.
(2020-04-14). Suicides Among Opioid Overdose Deaths—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Dr Nestadt raises 3 concerns regarding our analysis of trends in the intent of overdose deaths involving opioids. His first concern is that suicides may have been misclassified. A prior estimate assumed that because 26.5% of opioid overdose visits to the emergency department were classified as intentional, 20% to 30% of opioid overdose deaths were also intentional. Our findings, which were based on the National Vital Statistics System, revealed that in 2017, 4.0% of overdose deaths involving opioids were certified as suicides, 5.4% were certified as undetermined intent, and 90.6% were unintentional. One…
(2020-04-14). Turkey completes 1st phase of COVID-19 vaccine efforts. yenisafak.com Scientists in western Turkey commenced the lab tests on Tuesday of an antigen they designed for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus.Research is ongoing with the collaboration of the Ege University Drug Development and Pharmacokinetic Research Application Center (ARGEFAR) in Izmir province and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK).A total of 32 scientists specializing in different branches came together to conduct the studies.Dr. Mert Doskaya told Anadolu Agency that the design of the antigen, which is the first phase of the vaccine effort, was completed in a week.The Vaccine Re…
(2020-04-14). Trump ordina l' ´assistenza ª all'Italia. globalresearch.ca Il premier Conte ha annunciato agli italiani, in diretta televisiva il 10 aprile, che l'Italia non ha firmato alcun impegno per il Mes (
(2020-04-14). Trump ordena a "assistência" à Itália. globalresearch.ca O Primeiro Ministro Conte anunciou aos italianos, em directo na televisà£o, em 10 de Abril, que a Itália nà£o assinou nenhum compromisso com o MES (
(2020-04-14). Selected Articles: Are Ventilators Killing More People Than They're Saving? globalresearch.ca We have made some progress in our campaign to meet our running costs and put an end to our monthly deficit, but we still need your help. As grateful as we are to those who have given so far, the …
(2020-04-13). 'We scared the hell out of the American people' over 'flu,' says Fox News guest. rt.com 
Former education secretary Bill Bennett has been savaged online for suggesting that the coronavirus is "not a pandemic," calling for the lifting of lockdown measures, as the debate rages over reopening the shuttered US economy. | More than half a million Americans have caught the coronavirus, with just over 22,000 deaths. While the numbers are dire, the University of Washington's forecasters revised their total predicted Covid-19 deaths down to 60,000 last week, a number comparable to deaths from
(2020-04-13). After the Lockdown: A Global Coronavirus Vaccination Program… globalresearch.ca The tendency is towards a Worldwide lockdown spearheaded by fear and media disinformation. Currently, hundreds of millions of people Worldwide are under lockdown. | What is the next step in the evolution of the COV-19 Crisis? A multibillion dollar coronavirus vaccination program to be implemented in the wake of the Lockdown.
(2020-04-13). Proposed Federal "Distance Learning" Rules Help Big Tech Shut Down Brick-and-Mortar Public Schools, Replace Human Teachers with AI. dissidentvoice.org The DeVos Department of Education's new "Proposed Rules" for federal regulations of "Distance Education and Innovation" (85 FR 18638) will effectively open the floodgates for online education corporations to put public brick-and-mortar schools out of business by streamlining "adaptive-learning and other artificial intelligence" technologies that replace "human instructors" with "competency-based education (CBE)" software which provide …
(2020-04-13). The Elite's COVID-19 Coup Against a Terrified Humanity: Resisting Powerfully. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 infection is being used to frighten us into submitting powerlessly to the global elite's latest move to take much greater control of our lives and how those who can perceive this, and wish to resist it, can do so effectively.
(2020-04-13). Time for Universal Basic Income Is Now! globalresearch.ca A man struggled in the desert heat with his mouth as parched as sandpaper. He was fading fast from lack of the basic essentials to exist, number one being water. Someone hands him a giant bottle of water and he …
(2020-04-13). [Research Paper] Evaluating the evidence behind the surrogate measures included in the FDA's table of surrogate endpoints as supporting approval of cancer drugs. thelancet.com Using breast cancer as an example, we evaluated the underlying evidence for the surrogate endpoints for solid tumors listed in the FDA's Table of Surrogate Endpoints and found weak or missing correlations of treatment effects on these surrogates with treatment effects on OS . Surrogate measures should be predictive of clinical benefit to be useful in supporting regular FDA approval.
(2020-04-13). Understanding Great Recessions. The Dynamics of Epic Recession. globalresearch.ca Much can be learned about the trajectory and nature of the current 2020 Great Recessions 2.0 underway by understanding what went on in similar deep economic contractions that are combined with financial-banking instability and crashes. | The so-called 'Great Recession of …
(2020-04-13). Gates' Globalist Vaccine Agenda: A Win-Win for Pharma and Mandatory Vaccination. globalresearch.ca Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft's ambition to control a Gates' obsession with vaccines seems to …
(2020-04-13). Washington Violates International Space Law. globalresearch.ca The global pandemic is being used by the United States as a smokescreen for illegal actions in the international scenario, which, due to the media focus on coronavirus coverage, are not reported and happen unnoticed. The new American foreign policy …
(2020-04-13). Brazilian Democracy Is Dead. globalresearch.ca The word is that that General Braga Netto is the new "acting president" of Brazil. Firstly, this position does not legally exist. We live in a presidential system, and the power of the executive is in the hands of the …
(2020-04-13). America: A Nation Over-Obsessed by the Threat of COVID-19 Infection. globalresearch.ca Never before in US history were social distancing, sheltering in place, and lockdowns advised or imposed by states and cities because of a contagious diseases outbreak. | COVID-19 is unique because its outbreak resulted in all of the above in place …