(2020-02-02). Pakistani students should NOT be evacuated from Wuhan as China has better medical facilities — envoy. rt.com 
Pakistani envoy to China said that local hospitals are better equipped to treat the deadly coronavirus, and therefore, unlike some other countries, Islamabad will not be evacuating its students amid the outbreak. | Pakistan's hospitals "do not meet the standards required to treat a patient diagnosed with coronavirus," Naghmana Hashmi said on Sunday, as cited by local outlet Geo News. | China, on the other hand, has "the best medical facilities to handle the patients suffering from the disease," the envoy stated. Hashmi said that Islamabad is working closely with Chinese officials to ensure that Pakistani stude…
(2020-02-02). Huawei tops list of global 5G smartphone suppliers. rt.com 
Demand for 5G smartphones has been growing with shipments of 19 million units last year, the latest report by research firm Strategy Analytics shows. | "Fierce vendor competition in China and heavy carrier subsidies across South Korea have been the main drivers of 5G demand," according to the Chinese telecom giant Huawei…
(2020-02-02). 'Complete contentment and happiness': Groundbreaking study finds death is a EUPHORIC experience. rt.com 
It may be many people's greatest fear, but a revolutionary new study has found that dying is actually a blissful and euphoric experience that makes people not want to come back to life. | People who momentarily depart their mortal coil before being revived are left with positive perceptions of what it's like to pass away, according to a groundbreaking new study. | The researchers used artificial intelligence to mine a treasure trove of 158 written testimonies from people who had near-death experiences and found that positive words like 'see' and 'light' are used far more frequently than negative ones like 'fea…
(2020-02-02). Paranoid Groundings and Technocratic States: Hillary Clinton versus Mark Zuckerberg. globalresearch.ca It is another one of those contests and disagreements where the contestants should all loose, or at the very least, be subjected to a torturous stalemate. Hillary Clinton remains the nasty sprinkle on the Democratic Party in the United States, …
(2020-02-02). Palestinians Have Only One Option Left: Stay and Fight. globalresearch.ca An elephant trap has for years now laid in the path of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's It was the demographic fact that, in that …
(2020-02-02). The Online Bomb Hoaxes Against Russia Are Clear Cases of Cyber Terrorism. globalresearch.ca Russians have been terrorized for the past several months by online bomb hoaxes spread throughout the country by anonymous email services based abroad, which represent a cutting-edge threat to the modern world's way of life and thus necessitates a concerted …
(2020-02-02). Early Industrial Capitalism in the United States: Oppression, Expansionism and Internal Contradictions. globalresearch.ca In the period from 1820 to the Civil War the great profits which the New England factory owners accrued were dependent upon the fact that the owners paid women half of men's wages, though they worked as hard and as …
(2020-02-02). Naturalist Night: Mushrooms and Community Science. indybay.org Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History | 1305 E Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz…
(2020-02-02). Chill Out, Babe! Scientists Say an Exoplanet is so Hot That it Kills Its Own Atmosphere. sputniknews.com KELT-9b doesn't cease to amaze scientists as it continues to reveal more and more mysteries. Like any other tidally-locked planets it has a hotspot, which should have been at the substellar point, directly facing the star the planet orbits. However, researchers have discovered that the hotspot is offset.
(2020-02-02). Brexit? What Brexit? Anti-Climax as Britain Leaves EU. globalresearch.ca It's January 31st and Brexit is upon us. The day many thought would never come is finally here. But far from the pomp and circumstance that could have been expected from No.10, the affair itself looks pretty low-key. Ironically, after …
(2020-02-01). University of York student is one of two UK coronavirus patients. thecanary.co 
One of the first two people to test positive for coronavirus in the UK is a student at the University of York.The pair — two members of the same family — are being treated at a specialist unit in Newcastle.They had checked in to the Staycity apartment-hotel in York on 29 January and were taken to hospital that evening.
The popular news blog ZeroHedge has been suspended from Twitter. While no reason was given, their last tweet referred to speculation the coronavirus could be a bioweapon and BuzzFeed had just accused them of doxxing. | The site's last tweet before the suspension referenced a paper by Indian scientists pointing to uncanny similarities between the 2019-nCoV virus and HIV, which internet researcher Christopher Torres Lugo described as "conspiracy theories claiming that 2019-nCoV is a bioweapon." | Twitter does not comment on reasons for suspending or banning any particular account, leaving ZeroHedge's 673,000 or…
(2020-02-01). 'He's in our anthem, why not in constitution?' Russian Patriarch wants GOD mentioned in state charter. rt.com 
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, says believers should pray for a constitutional amendment that would add a reference to God. He thinks the mention would be appreciated by all faiths alike. | "Most Russian citizens believe in God. Not just the Orthodox Christians — I speak about Muslims and many-many others," the patriarch said as cited by the Church spokesman. "If the anthem can have the words 'Our homeland protected by God', why can't the constitution say the same thing?" | Russia is currently preparing for a number of amendments to the basic law, which would somewhat redistri…
(2020-02-01). Did Vladimir Lenin Foresee the Information Glut? Commemorating the Birth of José Marti. globalresearch.ca At the start of the twentieth century, Vladimir Lenin was studying Hegel's notes on science. [i] Stalin told him not to bother, that it was more important to unify the party. Lenin replied that by the end of the century, …
(2020-02-01). The Rise and Fall of the British Nation. The Land that Labour Built. globalresearch.ca This new edition of David Edgerton's book The Rise and Fall of the British Nation is timely and apposite given the unprecedented Conservative landslide in traditional Labour seats in the recent general election. Inevitably in the world of day-to-day, …
(2020-02-01). Coronavirus Has Been Declared a Global Emergency. What's Happening in China. globalresearch.ca Tom Clifford reporting from Beijing | The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. | "The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries," said …
(2020-02-01). The Trump Impeachment Defense. "The Best Interest of the Country" Concept. globalresearch.ca With the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump in full swing, a new defense was presented by Trump attorney Alan Dershowitz. | Dershowitz made an astounding defense, saying that as long as the president acted in what he thought …
(2020-02-01). Rising Numbers of US Troops in Iraq with Traumatic Brain Injuries. globalresearch.ca In retaliation for the Trump regime's assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on January 3, the IRGC struck two Pentagon bases in Iraq days later. | Iranian missiles successfully penetrated US air defenses, striking targets with pinpoint accuracy — causing significant …
(2020-02-01). Rome Before it Became Empire: A Pax Americana or a Republic If You Can Keep It? globalresearch.ca "Fortune thus blinds the minds of men when she does not wish them to resist her power." — Livy | It seems quite evident to many that the United States has been consumed by the same ambition and thus fate with …
(2020-02-01). Maneuvering Hell for Our Advantage. globalresearch.ca When the mainstream media writes about war, even critically, the image that often comes to mind for me is an infant wrapped in plastic. That infant is naked reality, a.k.a., the present moment, suffocating and screaming for its life; the …
(2020-02-01). UK News: Brexit, the Election and OPCW Disclosures. globalresearch.ca "So the cold hard truth about Brexit is this. There is only one Brexit as Mervyn King says — a hard-Brexit… The government is going to the polls to extend its powers to the point of authoritarianism in order that …
(2020-02-01). Youth Activists Call on California State Teachers Retirement System to End 'Toxic Relationship' With Fossil Fuel Companies. commondreams.org "You want to be in a relationship with fossil fuel companies?" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-01-31). Coronavirus Epidemic: WHO Declares a "Fake" Global Public Health Emergency. globalresearch.ca Out of 9600 confirmed cases, approximately 150 cases of infection have been recorded outside China. Moreover, (based on the above data, Jan 30), the 2019 nCoV has a low mortality rate (2.1%) compared to the Seasonal flu.
(2020-01-31). Gaza Journalists Reject So Called 'Deal of the Century'. imemc.org Palestinian journalists in Gaza applied their blood to the map of Palestine to symbolize their dedication to their home land. The Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza organized, on Thursday, a protest for Palestinian journalists, in front of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters, to show …
(2020-01-31). China's Coronavirus: A Global Health Emergency is Launched. What are the Facts. globalresearch.ca On January 30, the WHO declared the virus outbreak as a global emergency, an "extraordinary event" that constitutes a risk to other countries and requires a coordinated international response. This was prompted by the rapid rise in reported infections…
(2020-01-31). World Health Organisation Officially Declares Coronavirus a "Global Health Emergency" globalresearch.ca The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday decided to formally declare the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, the new coronavirus first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan, as a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)." The PHEIC classification was only established …
(2020-01-31). Gaza Is Already Unliveable: Help the Freedom Flotilla Sail Against the Inhuman Blockade of Gaza. globalresearch.ca In 2020, the …
(2020-01-31). China's Virus Response Has Been 'Breathtaking'. globalresearch.ca President Xi Jinping formally told WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus, at their meeting in Beijing earlier this week, that the coronavirus epidemic "is a devil and we cannot allow the devil to hide." | Ghebreyesus for his part could not but …
(2020-01-31). Endless War Is a Disastrous (but Profitable) Enterprise. globalresearch.ca "The collapse of the Libyan state has had region-wide repercussions, with flows of people and weapons destabilizing other countries throughout North Africa." This statement came from the Soufan Group's recent Intelbrief, entitled "Fighting Over Access to Libya's Energy Supplies" (24 …
(2020-01-31). Trump and Putin Made this the Best Week Ever for Netanyahu. globalresearch.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is coasting into his country's third elections on March 2 with the success of two tremendous achievements over the past week that was interestingly made possible by both American and Russian Presidents. U.S. President …
(2020-01-31). More Fallout from Trump's Annexation Scheme of the Century. globalresearch.ca The unacceptable scheme is further proof of a geopolitical know-nothing US president — on top of his contempt for ordinary people everywhere, concerned only about power politics and self-enrichment. | Polls so far show no bump for Netanyahu after the scheme's …
(2020-01-31). US Announces Three New Military Bases in Iraq After Iraqis Demand Full Withdrawal. globalresearch.ca Less than a week after
(2020-01-31). Trump's Annexation Scheme: A Stake in the Heart of the Moribund Two-State Solution and Peace. globalresearch.ca Since no-peace/peace plans first surfaced in the 1970s, the US and Israel supported Palestinian self-determination in name only. | Both countries opposed the idea since Israel seized Palestinian territory not stolen in 1948. | A two-state solution was theoretically possible years earlier, …
(2020-01-31). Students at the University of South Florida rally to increase Black enrollment. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – A strong crowd of SDS members and concerned students joined together to protest the university's low Black enrollment rates, as well as the administration's refusal to address the problem. | In previous talks with SDS, USF administration made openly racist comments on the student group's proposals, claiming that they were not interested in admitting Black students, but "people who would graduate." These remarks were not taken lightly, and SDS, in response, held a protest to demand a meeting with university President Dr. Steve Currall. SDS's previous actions have received so much attention that the adm…
(2020-01-31). Uprising in Chile is the Legacy of Dashed Hopes and Bitter Defeat. counterpunch.org Santiago high school students were the spark. Rejecting a fare hike, they jumped over subway toll barriers on October 18, 2019. Students filled the streets all over. Police action led to injuries and arrests. Some 1.2 million people occupied Plaza Italia in Santiago a week later. After three months, on January 18, Santiago marchers arriving
(2020-01-31). French GDP Decreased Last Quarter 2019: Set Back for Macron. telesurenglish.net France's real GDP fell 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, for the first time under the presidency of Emmanuel Macron, according to a report published by the French National Institute of Statistics and Studies (INSEE) on Friday. | RELATED: | The French economy, one of the largest in the EU, has failed to meet expectations in a dramatic drop after expansion by 0.3 percent in July-September, which represents a full-y…
(2020-01-31). Selected Articles: How the FBI Sabotaged Trump Foreign Policy. globalresearch.ca 
By President Xi Jinping formally told WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus, at their meeting in Beijing earlier this week, that the coronavirus epidemic "is a devil and we …
(2020-01-31). England Came and Went, Leaving Europe in a Mess. UK Leaves EU. globalresearch.ca Whew. Finally, at last, the UK is formally leaving the European Union on January 31. Here in Paris, the champions of French withdrawal from the EU are celebrating. They see Brexit as the harbinger of a future "Frexit", a French departure from undemocratic governance, and the end of a failed project to unify Europe around the demands of neoliberal capitalism.
(2020-01-31). Brexit — The Realisation Stage … What Next. globalresearch.ca Since 1945, the British government have made some catastrophic errors of judgement, which has led to the continuing decline of British prosperity. From the mismanagement and indecision over extricating itself from its empire to the Suez Canal crisis. In the …
(2020-01-31). Charter Schools Are Part of Private Law, Not Public Law. dissidentvoice.org 
Public law and private law are separate spheres of law that operate according to different standards and relationships.1 Private law governs relations between private citizens, whereas public law governs relations between individuals and the state. This distinction is critical. Private law does not concern society as a whole; public law does. Private law includes tort …
(2020-01-30). Weingarten: Right wants states to use public dollars for religious schools. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON — The religious right wants the U.S. Supreme Court to force states to use public dollars for religious schools, Teachers President Randi Weingarten warns. In a message to her union's 1.6 million members late last month, the AFT leader, a civics and government teacher from New York City, adds the religious rightists are counting …
(2020-01-30). "Coded Bias": New Film Looks at Fight Against Racial Bias in Facial Recognition & AI Technology. democracynow.org 
A new documentary looks at the dangers of artificial intelligence and its increasing omnipresence in daily life, as new research shows that it often reflects racist biases. Earlier this month, Cambridge, Massachusetts, became the latest major city to ban facial recognition technology, joining a growing number of cities, including San Francisco, to ban the artificial intelligence, citing flawed technology and racial and gender bias. A recent study also found that facial recognition identified African-American and Asian faces incorrectly 10 to 100 times more than white faces. The film "Coded Bias" begins with Joy B…
(2020-01-30). The Government Is Trying to Strip Student Workers of the Ability to Unionize. aclu.org The federal government recently
(2020-01-28). Chinese Artist & Filmmaker Ai Weiwei on State Violence from Mexico to Hong Kong to Xinjiang. democracynow.org 
In 2014, 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College disappeared after they were abducted in Iguala, Mexico. More than five years after their disappearance, the families of the students are still fighting for justice. The story is the subject of a stunning new documentary by the world-renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. The film, "Vivos," follows the families of the disappeared students in their daily lives as they grapple with the absence of their loved ones and attempt to hold the Mexican government accountable for their disappearance. We sat down with Ai Weiwei earlier this week at the Sund…
(2020-01-28). What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak: A Civil Liberties Perspective. aclu.org The world is watching anxiously to see what happens with the | coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. As scientists and public health | officials in the United States learn more about the virus, and as we all see | how bad the outbreak turns out to be, it is important that public policymaking | remain firmly centered around science. | Unfortunately, our history of reactions to infectious | disease outbreaks suggests that if this outbreak becomes severe, we're likely | to see strong pressure to the contrary. In particular, we can expect three | things: | We can expect some to | panic.: | Unfortu…
(2020-01-28). SPLC sues Alabama school district for violating students' due process rights after cell phone is mistaken for gun. splcenter.org Andre and his friend were taking turns on a cell phone, playing a video game called Last Day on Earth: Survival — about staying alive on a zombie-infested planet — when a real-life gunshot rang out.
(2020-01-23). Former College Student, Atomwaffen Sympathizer Faces Charges of 'Swatting' Calls. splcenter.org A former Virginia college student the FBI says is affiliated with violent neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen has been charged with helping coordinate and make "swatting" phone calls around the country and the globe.