(2020-04-30). How can schools open up again safely? The UN has some new guidelines. news.un.org As countries grapple with severe disruptions to education caused by COVID-19, several UN agencies — as part of the Global Education Coalition — issued new guidelines on Thursday to help Governments make decisions on safely reopening schools for the world's 1.3 billion students affected by ongoing closures.
(2020-04-30). Citing COVID-19 crisis, Ontario teacher unions impose concession-filled contracts. wsws.org The unions have sabotaged a months-long struggle by education workers that had the potential to spearhead a working-class upsurge against the hated Ford government.
(2020-04-30). Vice President Pence to visit Mayo Clinic in Rochester on April 28. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Rochester, Minnesota, on Tuesday, April 28. He will tour Mayo Clinic facilities that support COVID-19 research and treatment, and speak with staff. Later that evening, Vice President Pence will return to Washington, D.C. Additional details about the vice president's trip are forthcoming. Members of the media can contact …
(2020-04-30). More than 1,700 UK deaths avoided due to improvement in air quality during lockdown. thecanary.co More than 1,700 deaths in the UK have been avoided in the past month due to better air quality caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown, according to a Europe-wide study. | The Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) report says levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) — produced by road traffic and heavy industry — have dropped by some 40% in the past 30 days. | The study also found a 10% reduction in the average level of particulate matter pollution across Europe. | These decreases have resulted in an estimated 11,000 avoided deaths related to air pollution across Europe, inclu…
(2020-04-30). Science Saturday: Antimalarials, COVID-19, cardiac arrest. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Over the last few weeks, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have become household words. These antiparasitic drugs normally prescribed for malaria were introduced early in the rush to find potential treatments for COVID-19. As time goes on, the public discussion has centered on who should get these particular drugs and when. Meanwhile many doctors and medical researchers …
(2020-04-30). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 news briefing with Dr. Greg Poland. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, covers the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses current outbreak numbers, why there may be a second wave of infections, and research on a vaccine. Click the player below: Mayo Clinic Q&A is …
(2020-04-30). Seniors, Prisoners and the Plight of the Detroit Majority. globalresearch.ca Statistical indicators from the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan reveal that the rate of infections and deaths resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are on the decline. | During the early weeks of April the state of Michigan was …
(2020-04-30). Physicians, scientists and physician-scientists connect dots between heart disease, potential for worse COVID-19 outcomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ? People with certain heart diseases may be more susceptible to worse outcomes with COVID-19, but the reason why has remained unknown. New research from Mayo Clinic indicates that in patients with one specific type of heart disease ? obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) ? the heart increases production of the ACE2 RNA transcript …
(2020-04-30). How Mayo Clinic is using artificial intelligence in its COVID-19 research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Artificial intelligence has a vital role in helping researchers in their efforts to fight COVID-19 and is an important tool in the work being done at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Andrew Badley is an infectious diseases specialist and leads Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 Research Task Force. In this Q&A, Dr. Badley answers questions about the task force …
(2020-04-30). Dismantling The Superficial "China Did It" Narrative (Origin Unknown) & CDC "Suspends" Flu Reporting. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/29/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-04-30). COVID 19: Think Science and the People. counterpunch.org The people need science. The teaching is a legacy of pathologist Rudolph Virchow who was at the barricades in Berlin in 1848. A journal entry in that year of revolutions reads, "Medicine is a social science, and politics nothing but medicine on a grand scale." The pioneering Virchow first pronounced upon the biological importance of cells in health and disease. He was the "chief founder of modern scientific medicine." (William H. Welch, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 1902),
(2020-04-30). The Power and Plight of Science. counterpunch.org The Greeks used the word episteme for science. Episteme means knowledge, techne (craftsmanship), understanding, and experience. Episteme / science was primarily knowledge from the observation of nature and natural phenomena, which slowly eclipsed the role of the divine and superstition in the organization and understanding of life and the cosmos. In the fifth century BCE,
(2020-04-30). German students oppose reopening of schools. wsws.org Under the slogan "average grade 2020," students are demanding the suspension of final exams and the closing of schools so long as the lives of students, teachers and their relatives are at risk from COVID-19.
(2020-04-30). The lessons of the University of California grad student strike. wsws.org Lacking any viable political strategy, the leaders of the UC grad student strike capitulated to the United Auto Workers, the same union teaching assistants rebelled against.
(2020-04-30). On Mumia's birthday, global event honors political prisoners. workers.org 
By Mirinda Crissman and Judy Greenspan From behind prison walls nearly 39 years, Mumia Abu Jamal continues to educate, energize and unite prison abolitionists, former and current political prisoners, and the global activist community. On April 24, his 66th birthday, Abu-Jamal's story and legacy brought together a virtual gathering "U.S. . . . |
(2020-04-29). Students Face Unequal Access During COVID-19 Shutdown. truthout.org We look at the impact of the pandemic on schools, universities, students, parents, teachers and professors — and who is at the table to shape what happens next. "We now have an economic crisis on top of the public health crisis, and the ways that we're choosing to educate children is simply unequal and is going to lead to an educational crisis," says education scholar and Cornell University professor Noliwe Rooks, author of Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education. | TRANSC…
(2020-04-29). Education Crisis: From Pre-K to Higher Ed, Students Face Unequal Access During Coronavirus Shutdown. democracynow.org 
We look at the impact of the pandemic on schools, universities, students, parents, teachers and professors — and who is at the table to shape what happens next. "We now have an economic crisis on top of the public health crisis, and the ways that we're choosing to educate children is simply unequal and is going to lead to an educational crisis," says education scholar and Cornell University professor Noliwe Rooks, author of "Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education."
(2020-04-29). Western Accusations of Russian Interference in Libya in Favor of Haftar's LNA. globalresearch.ca Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army (LNA) has declared that his forces will take control of Libya, arguing that the UN-negotiated unity agreement is dead. The statement was made during a televised
(2020-04-29). New guidance to support innovators fighting COVID-19. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have set out key regulations innovators must comply with when designing and building technologies safely to tackle COVID-19.
(2020-04-29). Round Two of the "Paycheck Protection Program": Another Disaster for US Small Businesses and Their Employees. globalresearch.ca The launch Monday morning of the second round of the US "small business" Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a debacle. Millions of family-owned entities, desperate for credit and tottering on the brink of permanent closure, were once again shut out …
(2020-04-29). "One of the Most Influential Scientists Alive" Read This 2010 Profile of Dr. Ioannidis, the COVID Doomsday Cult Slayer. anti-empire.com 
Excerpt: Indeed, given the breadth of the potential problems raised at the meeting, can any medical-research studies be trusted? | That question has been central to Ioannidis's career. He's what's known as a meta-researcher, and he's become one of the world's foremost experts on the credibility of medical research. He and his team have shown, again and again, and in many different ways, that much of what biomedical researchers conclude in published studies—conclusions that doctors keep in mind when they prescribe antibiotics or blood-pressure medication, or when they advise us to consume more fiber or les…
(2020-04-29). Syrian Resistance to the US Occupation Escalates. globalresearch.ca US President Trump ordered a surprise withdrawal of US troops from Syria in October 2019; however, he bent to pressure from aides and Pentagon officials and soon reversed his decision. He then ordered about 500 US soldiers to occupy the …
(2020-04-30). Tajikistan confirms first cases of coronavirus. yenisafak.com Tajikistan reported Thursday the first coronavirus cases in the country.The Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced that 15 people, 10 in Khujand and five in Dushanbe, have been diagnosed with COVID-19.Meanwhile, the country made it compulsory for people to wear protective mask upon the decision taken by the Coronavirus Prevention Center during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda.With the decision, a break is announced for all university students in the country starting from May 4.On April 28, the ministry said that 319 people, including 126 health workers, had been hospitalized with s…
(2020-04-30). EU unemployment rate up 6.6% in March. yenisafak.com The European Union's unemployment rate rose to 6.6% in March, the bloc's statistical office reported on Thursday.The figure was up from 6.5% in the previous month, while it dropped from 6.9% in the same month last year, Eurostat said in a press release.Meanwhile, the unemployment rate was 7.4% in the euro area, the office said, rising from 7.3% in the previous month and decreasing from 7.7% in the same month of 2019.The eurozone/euro area or EA19 represents member states that use the single currency
(2020-04-30). New COVID-19 Antiviral Drug Remdesivir Offers 'No Significant' Benefit, More Research Needed-Study. sputniknews.com The first randomised trial for a promising new antiviral drug, lauded by many as a positive treatment for SARS-CoV-2 patients, suggested that there were no significant clinical benefits, with researchers urging further trials, a study released on late Wednesday revealed.
(2020-04-30). Scientists Discover Potentially Oldest Mammal Dubbed 'Crazy Beast' in Madagascar. sputniknews.com Researchers have discovered a nearly complete skeleton of a mammal that lived on the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, according to the magazine Nature.
(2020-04-30). If ET Sapient Life Exists, It Can Intercept Our Signals, Chinese Astrophysicist Says. sputniknews.com According to the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC), China has started searching for extraterrestrial civilisations with the world's largest FAST radio telescope.
(2020-04-30). Brighter Than Trillion Stars: Scientists Predict Enormous Flare From Two Supermassive Black Holes. sputniknews.com These blackholes are located in the galaxy OJ 287, which has been observed by scientists since the 19th century. OJ 287 is not an ordinary galaxy, it's a blazar, a special type of active galactic nuclei powered by a material — gas, dust, or stars — falling onto supermassive black holes. This blazar generates relativistic jets beaming toward Earth.
(2020-04-30). Killer From Heaven: Turkish Scientists Uncover Earliest Evidence of Meteorite-Struck Person. sputniknews.com A new scientific report suggests one was killed and another paralysed by a celestial body that allegedly hit Earth in August 1888, with many locals reporting to have seen a massive fireball in the sky above present-day Iraqi Kurdistan.
(2020-04-29). Video: Liberiamoci dal virus della guerra. globalresearch.ca "Convegno internazionale "Liberiamoci dal virus della guerra" in occasione del 75 ∞ anniversario della Liberazione d'Italia" | Michel Chossudovsky (Canada), economista, direttore del Centro di ricerca sulla globalizzazione; Peter Koenig (Svizzera), economista con lunga esperienza nella Banca Mondiale, Guido Grossi, già dirigente …
(2020-04-29). Video: Israeli Military Buildup Near Golan Heights Follows Strikes on Syrian Capital. globalresearch.ca Israel has deployed additional units of the Iron Dome and Patriot air defense systems near the borders of Lebanon and Syria. Pro-Israeli sources claim that the country's military is preparing to repel possible retaliatory strikes from Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed …
(2020-04-29). Will China Replace Islam as the West's New Enemy? globalresearch.ca It's just over a quarter of a century since the American political scientist Samuel Huntington wrote his famous essay on Huntington was writing after the fall …
(2020-04-29). The Myth of V-Shape US Economic Recovery. globalresearch.ca The spin is in! Trump administration economic 'message bearers', Steve Mnuchin, US Treasury Secretary, and Kevin Hasset, senior economic adviser to Trump, this past Sunday on the Washington TV talking heads circuit launched a coordinated effort to calm …
(2020-04-29). Millions of US Workers Blocked from Applying for Jobless Benefits. globalresearch.ca While the US government has proceeded expeditiously to hand over trillions of dollars to the Wall Street banks and corporations, millions of workers who have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic have been blocked from applying for unemployment benefits….
(2020-04-29). The Coronavirus 5th "Relief Package" We Need. globalresearch.ca The coronavirus depression is fast becoming as deep as the Great Depression. The federal government's response has been too little, too late. | While sickness and death spread, while unemployment and small business failures soar, while health care and essential workers …
(2020-04-29). Giulietto Chiesa: Lets Free Ourselves from the Virus of War. globalresearch.ca GIULIETTO CHIESA remained on the front line of the fight, to implement Article 11 of the Constitution, to take Italy out of the "War System". | Giulietto Chiesa passed away a few hours after the conclusion, on the 75th Anniversary of …
(2020-04-29). Covid-19 was already 'silently circulating' in France before virus arrived from China & Italy — study. rt.com 
The outbreak of the coronavirus in France has little to do with cases imported from China or Italy, as another strain of the disease of unknown origin had already been infecting people in the country, research claims. | The virologists at the Pasteur Institute in Paris have sequenced the genomes from samples taken from 97 French and three Algerian coronavirus patients between January 24 and March 24. | What they found is that the dominant types of Covid-19 viral strains in France differed from those that arrived from China or Italy, and belonged to another group, or 'clade.' | The earliest sample in the French…
(2020-04-29). The Dubious COVID Models, The Tests and Now the Consequences. globalresearch.ca Since late in January the world has undergone staggering changes which in many cases may be irreparable. We have given decisions over every aspect of our lives to the judgment of tests and to the projections of computer models for …
(2020-04-29). How to Think Post-Planet Lockdown. globalresearch.ca Between unaccountability of elites and total fragmentation of civil society, Covid-19 as a circuit breaker is showing how the king — systemic design — is naked. | We are being sucked into a
(2020-04-29). Western Media Continues to Spread Fake News About North Korea. globalresearch.ca In modern warfare, one of the greatest weapons is the power to manipulate information. In a globalized international society, extremely integrated and connected by an infinite information circulation network, a media which controls the dissemination and content of such information …
(2020-04-29). Being male or overweight can lead to more serious COVID-19 hospital admissions. imperial.ac.uk New UK research has found that being male or obese reduces chance of survival from severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
(2020-04-29). Data and Privacy Unprotected in One Third of Countries, Despite Progress. globalresearch.ca Only 66% of the nations of the world safeguard people's data and privacy, despite an 11 percentage point increase in the adoption of data protection and privacy legislation in the period 2015-2020, according to new UNCTAD data. | Results of a …
(2020-04-29). Iraq Facing a Great US Threat: Expanding the US' "Harir" Military Base in Iraqi Kurdistan. globalresearch.ca No country could fail to be shaken by the kind of profound struggle between all its political groups that currently prevails in Iraq. The US does not need to make any great effort to sow discord between the parties because …
(2020-04-29). "Belt and Road" Regionalization: Pakistan's Gwadar Port Opens Afghan Trade to the World. globalresearch.ca The successful opening of Gwadar Port to Afghanistan lays the basis for expanding this trade network to Central Asia and Russia via N-CPEC+, which sets a positive example for how BRI-led regionalization can rejuvenate globalization after the coronavirus is finally …
(2020-04-29). Israel Attacks Syria, US OKs Annexation, OPCW Caught Again & Impending (Already Here) Bio False Flag. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/28/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-04-29). Pandemic Diplomacy: "The Gum on China's Shoe" globalresearch.ca "Australia is always there, making trouble. It is a bit like chewing gum stuck on the sole of China's shoes. Sometimes you have to find a stone to rub it off." — Hu Xijin, Global Times editor, April 27, 2020….
(2020-04-29). COVID-19: 'It's the System, Stupid!' Black Alliance for Peace. globalresearch.ca The current disaster exists in large part because the U.S. healthcare system is the opposite of what is needed. It is fragmented, discriminatory and designed for corporate profits, not the well-being of the public. Even before the pandemic, the United …
(2020-04-29). Three Imperial researchers elected Fellows of the Royal Society. imperial.ac.uk The Royal Society has granted fellowship to three scientists at Imperial College London.
(2020-04-29). The British Military Information War Waged on Their Own Population. globalresearch.ca Last Wednesday, during the daily We've been involved with the Cabinet Office Rapid Response Unit, with our 77th Brigade helping to quash rumours …
(2020-04-29). Death: "The Most Frightening Idea" or "A Simple Idea with a Powerful Punch"? globalresearch.ca Since death is one idea that has no history except as an idea and not a reality any of us has experienced, it is the most frightening idea there is and also quite simple. It is the ultimate unknown. It …