Daily Archives: April 15, 2020

2020-04-15: News Headlines

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-15). Imperial welcomes world-leading health, research and education designation. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre has been redesignated an AHSC for a further five years.

RT (2020-04-15). 'My child is not a guinea pig' petition gets thousands of signatures as Denmark re-opens schools amid Covid-19 pandemic. rt.com Denmark has made the decision to reopen schools for younger children after a month-long lockdown, becoming the first country in Europe to relax coronavirus restrictions on education. | Schools have been given new guidelines around limiting the number of children in classrooms and rearranging the desks two meters apart from each other. The measure was welcomed by some parents. Caroline, a 38-year-old mother of two, told AFP that she feels "really good about the kids going back to school." | However, others are still worried that the easing of restrictions may be coming too soon. A petition titled 'My child is n…

Rob Boston (2020-04-15). 'Slaying Goliath': Diane Ravitch on the fight to save America's public schools. peoplesworld.org In her new book Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools, Diane Ravitch writes with anger—but it's righteous anger, it's justified and it's what we need right now. Ravitch, a longtime education writer and a research professor of ed ≠u ≠cation at New York University, examines the forces determined …

Basic Education (2020-04-15). 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.

commondreams (2020-04-15). DeVos Group, Right-Wing Fringe Organization Threaten Public Health. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Scott Ritter (2020-04-15). Is Putin Laying a Petroleum Trap for Trump? globalresearch.ca The G20 met in virtual session on April 10,

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-04-15). Trump's Cyprus Signalling Is More Against Turkey Than Russia. globalresearch.ca The

Stephen Lendman (2020-04-15). Corruption at the WHO. Trump Regime COVID-19 Blame Game Diverts Attention from Its Own Failings. globalresearch.ca Trump is the latest in a long line of US leaders and other key officials who time and again blame others for their own harmful actions and failings. | On Tuesday, Trump directed his blame game at the World Health Organization …

RT (2020-04-15). Researchers blast Swedish govt for disastrous Covid-19 strategy, claim country's death toll headed for 'heights of Italy'. rt.com A group of 22 researchers has penned a letter demanding "swift and radical action" by the Swedish government to prevent the further spread of coronavirus in the country and the potential collapse of its healthcare system. | The scientists According to the group, Sweden's Public H…

James J. Zogby (2020-04-15). A Lethal Brew: Israel's Racism and the Pandemic. globalresearch.ca While reporting from Israel/Palestine has focused on Israel's difficulties in forming a new government and on measures being taken by Israelis to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic, the story behind the story is the role anti-Arab racism has played in …

Kurt Nimmo (2020-04-15). German Lawyer Sent to Psychiatric Ward for Organizing Protest Against COVID-19 Lockdown. globalresearch.ca In the Soviet Union, activists were sent to state psychiatric wards. According to the state, any and all opposition to government policy was considered a form of mental illness. |

RT (2020-04-15). Pick your poison: Scientists develop opioid alternative using VENOM from 'extremely aggressive' spider. rt.com Scientists in Australia have made a significant if somewhat strange breakthrough in the development of non-addictive, but equally effective, alternative painkillers to opioids… by using spider venom. | Dr Christina Schroeder and her team of researchers at the University of Queensland have created novel tarantula mini-proteins by using the venom of a Chinese bird spider, "considered extremely aggressive and highly venomous." | The mini protein, called Huwentoxin-IV, binds to pain receptors in the body and has been engineered for greater potency and targeting of specific pain receptors. | The experimental new…

Adam Dick (2020-04-15). People 'Should be Leery About' a Coronavirus Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Ron Paul, in a Monday interview with host Dan Dicks at Press for Truth, warns that people "should be leery about" coronavirus vaccines that may come out. Further, says Paul, a doctor and former United States House of Representatives …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-15). Science Saturday: The new super power of handwashing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Researchers are hard at work identifying ways to help patients with COVID-19, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But in the meantime, one common household object can be used to help prevent infection. Soap. Good old soap, the Clark Kent of clean, is really the superhero fatty acid salt, the Superman of clean. Soap …

RT (2020-04-15). Indian scientists discover new type of coronavirus in two species of fruit BAT. rt.com While the world battles against the rapidly spreading Covid-19 disease, another type of coronavirus has been discovered in bats inhabiting India, a new study has found. | Some 25 bats have tested positive for the new coronavirus dubbed BtCoV, local media reported, citing a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The tested animals are from the bat species Rousettus and Pteropus, commonly referred to as fruit bats. They were found in India's southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, as well as in Himachal Pradesh state in the Western Himalayas. | "These bat coronaviruses have no rela…

Alex Snowdon (2020-04-15). Labour's Explosive Report Shows How Right-wing Officials Sabotaged the Party. globalresearch.ca A leaked 850-page report provides a wealth of information about how senior officials undermined Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party. Titled 'The work of the Labour Party's Governance and Legal Unit in relation to antisemitism, 2014-2019', it particularly documents …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2020-04-15). "Madam, How Can I Have Any Plans?" globalresearch.ca "I am searching for medicine for my mother; I've no money to repair my car; I have my sister asking me to help her son; I have come to the end of our food ration for this week." | A reply …

Peter Oborne (2020-04-15). How Coronavirus Is Destroying Donald Trump's Presidency. globalresearch.ca The Mercifully, Trump himself has

The Global Research Team (2020-04-15). Global Research: Your Daily Panoramic View of World Events. globalresearch.ca Since 2001, Global Research has established an international network of authors, scholars and investigative journalists. Our news coverage comes from a multitude of diverse perspectives to offer you a panoramic view of the current state of the world on a …

Telesur (2020-04-15). Venezuela Has the Lowest Contagion Rate in Latin America. globalresearch.ca According to data compiled through April 11, Venezuela had carried out 181,335 COVID-19 tests, which allowed this South American country to detect patients in time and become the Latin American nation with the lowest infection rate. | " …

Wayne Dupree (2020-04-15). US Hospitals Getting Paid More to Label Cause of Death as 'Coronavirus'. globalresearch.ca Senator Scott Jensen represents Minnesota. He's also a doctor. He appeared on Fox News with Laura Ingram where he revealed a very disturbing piece of information. | Dr. Scott Jensen says the American Medical Association is now "encouraging" doctors to overcount …

Prof. John McMurtry (2020-04-15). Will Covid-19 Awake Us? The Unconscious System Plague. globalresearch.ca Like others, I have thought from the first day of the Covid-19 pandemic that it was forcing us to awake from exponential life-system destruction by 'business as usual' to our common life-ground. | In the words of the formerly neo-liberal Governor …

Staff (2020-04-15). 37,000 More Americans May Die Because Trump Did Not Take COVID-19 Seriously. truthout.org Two epidemiologists, writing an op-ed together in The New York Times on Wednesday, are suggesting that earlier efforts to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus — even implementing social distancing measures by just a week or two — could have saved tens of thousands of American lives. | Britta Jewell, a research fellow in the department of infectious disease epidemiology at Imperial College, London, and Nicholas Jewell, chair of biostatistics and epidemiology at London School…

Almasdar News (2020-04-15). US Flexes Military Might in Front of Russian Forces with F-35 Flight Over Syria. globalresearch.ca The U.S. military flew their new F-35 stealth jet over Syria's skies this past week, as they display their strength in front of the Russian Armed Forces who are only a few kilometers away from the American troops in the …

Peter Koenig (2020-04-15). IMF Projects Global Economy in 2020 to Contract by a Mere 3%. Is this a Joke? globalresearch.ca Background | The International Monetary Fund projects that the global economy will fall by three percent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. | The IMF chief economist branded the widespread restrictions around the world as the Great Lockdown. Gita Gopinath said …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-15). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Because SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus, researchers are still learning how the virus affects the body. And this raises questions for pregnant women. Can COVID-19 affect pregnancy? Is breastfeeding safe? How can a pregnant woman protect herself from the disease? On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, …

teleSUR (2020-04-15). Brazil: Chloroquine Studies Suspended After 11 People Die. telesurenglish.net Eleven people died in Manaus, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, during a study conducted with high doses of the drug chloroquine. | RELATED: | Eighty-one patients participated in the research, 41 of whom received a high dose of chloroquine. | After three days of treatment, those who received the highest dose of chloroquine began to have heart arrhythmias. | On the sixth day of treatment, 11 of thm died, leading the gr…

Michael Kern (2020-04-15). Coronavirus and the Coming Financial Revolution. globalresearch.ca The coronavirus pandemic is one of the biggest and unprecedented seismic shifts in the global economy that we've ever seen in modern history, and it's just getting started. | Already, economies around the world are shutting down. The federal reserve has …

Cory Morningstar (2020-04-15). COVID-19 as a Weapon. The Crushing of the Disposable Working Class — by Design. globalresearch.ca The arrogance and brutality of the ruling class — is nothing less than breathtaking. | Let's begin. |

South Front (2020-04-15). Video: Turkish Forces Clash with Their Own Proxies on M4 Highway in Southern Idlib. globalresearch.ca On April 13, the Turkish Army and its proxies from the so-called Free Syrian Police clashed with supporters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other radical Idlib groups east of the town of Nayrab on the M4 highway. | According to sources …

sputniknews (2020-04-15). Scientists Study Relationship Between Emotions and Touching Different Textures. sputniknews.com Russian scientists have found that the sensations of touching various textures affect the emergence of certain emotions. According to the authors of a study, the findings will help research the perception of emotions through touching objects in greater detail.

sputniknews (2020-04-15). Astronauts Spending Long Time in Space Have Greater Dementia Risk, Claims New Study. sputniknews.com Researchers are now working to solve all these issues as space agencies prepare to launch manned missions to Mars. The journey to the Red Planet lasts between 200-300 days.

On 2nd "OUTNOW! Tuesday" (2020-04-15). Bay Area Refuse Fascism Members Bang Pots, Call for Removal of Trump/Pence. indybay.org In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Refuse Fascism updated their 2020 Statement of Conscience/Call To Act. Included here are photos and a 4 second video of members displaying signage, wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing and banging pots on an "Out Now Tuesday" April 14. At the same time, 7pm, at other locations in the Bay Area, members shouted "Trump Pence Out Now!" for neighbors to hear.

KOAT (2020-04-15). This is where all 50 states stand on reopening. koat.com Along with expanding testing and tracing, governors across the country are highlighting the importance of using science and advice from health officials rather than politics to choose when to reopen the economy.

Ariel Dorfman (2020-04-15). Trump's attack on science. zcomm.org My own dire prophecies failed to adequately predict the future and today I see Trump as someone far more terrifying…

Ariel Dorfman (2020-04-15). I Warned About Trump's Attacks on Science, But Didn't Predict the Horror That Lay Ahead. counterpunch.org " °Abajo la inteligencia! °Viva la muerte!" 5Those infamous words — "Down with intelligence! Long live death!" — were pronounced in 1936 by General Millán Astray, a fascist general who was a mentor and friend of Francisco Franco, soon to be Spain's dictator for over four decades. They were part of a ranting speech Millán delivered

WSWS (2020-04-15). German National Academy of Sciences demands reopening of primary schools. wsws.org The call for human life to be weighed against economic value runs through the statement from start to finish.

yenisafak (2020-04-15). Vitamin C effective against COVID-19: Expert. yenisafak.com Vitamin C is a simple yet effective molecule in fighting the novel coronavirus, according to an expert."Our most important agents are hydroxychloroquine and favipiravir. Besides these, we also have high-dose vitamin C treatment," Professor Mutlu Demiray, a scientific advisor at the Health Sciences University in Istanbul, told Anadolu Agency."Vitamin C does not interact with these drugs, has no side effects and is safe," Demiray added.Stressing that vitamin C is effective in treating COVID-19, Demiray cited a study in scientific journal JAMA that "pointed out that administering vitamin C to intensive-care patients…

sputniknews (2020-04-15). Fortnite Fans Mourn, Scoff New Season Delay on Social Media as Epic Games Expects Early June Release. sputniknews.com One of the world's most popular games with millions of players has delayed the release of its new season to June, sparking disappointment and anger on social media, it was found on Wednesday.

Wayne Madsen (2020-04-15). U.S. Will Always Be Remembered as a COVID-19 Pariah State. iranian.com The anti-science, conspiracy-driven, and radical right-wing agenda of the Trump administration has directly led to the needless deaths of tens of thousands of Americans and foreign citizens amid the worst pandemic to strike the world since the 1918 influenza scourge. Like any fascist tyrant, Trump requires scapegoats to maintain his power base and he has …

Douglas Medina (2020-04-15). Working-Class Students Doing Double Duty During Coronavirus. commondreams.org A medical worker walks near a coronavirus intake tent at the University Hospital of Brooklyn on April 14, 2020 in New York City, United States. New York has been the hardest hit city in the nation from the COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

KOAT (2020-04-15). Hawaii governor proposing a 20% pay cut to teachers, 10% reduction to other public workers, unions say. koat.com News outlets said unions have reported the governor's proposal would involve a 20% pay cut for teachers and 10% reduction for other public workers, such as nurses.

RedDiaperette (2020-04-15). Michigan Governor bans stores from selling vegetable seeds. thepeoplescube.com <h5><a href="https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/" title="People's Blog">People's Blog</a></h5> | <b>Statistics</b> : 16 Replies | | 3496 Views | Last post by RedDiaperette…

KOOK (2020-04-15). Drive-Thru Service for Antibodies to CCP-Wuhan Corona Virus. thepeoplescube.com <h5><a href="https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/" title="People's Blog">People's Blog</a></h5> | <b>Statistics</b> : 1 Post | | 267 Views | Post by KOOK…

graham (2020-04-15). 21 million Chinese dead due to COVID-19 story is FAKE NEWS. truepublica.org.uk Did new US intelligence data reveal that 21 million people died in China from December 2019 to March 2020 due to the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: An online article being shared uses a statistic about a drop in cellphone users to make a faulty supposition that this figure reflects COVID-19 deaths in China. …

jackalopelipsky (2020-04-15). Czech Police Make Nude Sunbathers Wear Corona-Virus Masks. thepeoplescube.com <h5><a href="https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/" title="People's Blog">People's Blog</a></h5> | <b>Statistics</b> : 8 Replies | | 2525 Views | Last post by jackalopelipsky…

Captain Craptek (2020-04-15). Life in Cuba exposed in rare video. thepeoplescube.com <h5><a href="https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/" title="People's Blog">People's Blog</a></h5> | <b>Statistics</b> : 5 Replies | | 1414 Views | Last post by Captain Craptek…

jackalopelipsky (2020-04-15). Finally – A Theory That Holds Water. thepeoplescube.com <h5><a href="https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/" title="People's Blog">People's Blog</a></h5> | <b>Statistics</b> : 1 Post | | 455 Views | Post by jackalopelipsky…

$.$. Halliburton (2020-04-15). Whitmer authorizes lethal force to maintain state lockdown. thepeoplescube.com <h5><a href="https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/" title="People's Blog">People's Blog</a></h5> | <b>Statistics</b> : 7 Replies | | 3312 Views | Last post by $.$. Halliburton…

Aminata Tour√© (2020-04-15). Africa Is Relying on its Own Forces in Fight Against Covid-19. commondreams.org A scientific staff member works in a secure laboratory, researching the coronavirus, at the Pasteur Institute in Dakar on February 3, 2020. (Photo: Seyllou / AFP / Getty images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

2020-04-15: Social Media Postees

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Imperial welcomes world-leading health, research and education designation
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-15
Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre has been redesignated an AHSC for a further five years.
imperial.ac.uk/news/196894/imperial-welcomes-world-leading-health-research-education

'Slaying Goliath': Diane Ravitch on the fight to save America's public schools
Rob Boston | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-15
In her new book Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools, Diane Ravitch writes with anger–but it's righteous anger, it's justified and it's what we need right now. Ravitch, a longtime education writer and a research professor of ed ≠u ≠cation at New York University, examines the forces determined …
peoplesworld.org/article/slaying-goliath-diane-ravitch-on-the-fight-to-save-americas-public-schools/

10th Amendment on Presidential Powers; Destruction of Food Crime Against Humanity
Basic Education | indybay.org | 2020-04-15
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/13/18832337.php

Imperial welcomes world-leading health, research and education designation
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-15
Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre has been redesignated an AHSC for a further five years.
imperial.ac.uk/news/196894/imperial-welcomes-world-leading-health-research-education

'My child is not a guinea pig' petition gets thousands of signatures as Denmark re-opens schools amid Covid-19 pandemic
rt.com | 2020-04-15
Denmark has made the decision to reopen schools for younger children after a month-long lockdown, becoming the first country in Europe to relax coronavirus restrictions on education. | Schools have been given new guidelines around limiting the number of children in classrooms and rearranging the desks two meters apart from each other. The measure was welcomed by some parents. Caroline, a 38-year-old mother of two, told AFP that she feels "really good about the kids going back to school." | However, others are still worried that the easing of restrictions may be coming too soon. A petition titled 'My child is n…
rt.com/news/485897-denmark-coronavirus-reopen-schools/

DeVos Group, Right-Wing Fringe Organization Threaten Public Health
commondreams.org | 2020-04-15
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/04/15/devos-group-right-wing-fringe-organization-threaten-public-health?cd-origin=rss

US Flexes Military Might in Front of Russian Forces with F-35 Flight Over Syria
Almasdar News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
The U.S. military flew their new F-35 stealth jet over Syria's skies this past week, as they display their strength in front of the Russian Armed Forces who are only a few kilometers away from the American troops in the …
globalresearch.ca/us-flexes-military-might-front-russian-forces-f-35-flight-syria/5709724

Global Research: Your Daily Panoramic View of World Events
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
Since 2001, Global Research has established an international network of authors, scholars and investigative journalists. Our news coverage comes from a multitude of diverse perspectives to offer you a panoramic view of the current state of the world on a …
globalresearch.ca/global-research-your-daily-panoramic-view-of-world-events/5709754

Is Putin Laying a Petroleum Trap for Trump?
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
The G20 met in virtual session on April 10, ostensibly to address the crippling one-two punch brought on by the economic impact of coronavirus and the simultaneous collapse of the price of oil resulting from Russia and Saudi Arabia flooding …
globalresearch.ca/putin-laying-petroleum-trap-trump/5709710

Africa Is Relying on its Own Forces in Fight Against Covid-19
Aminata Touré | commondreams.org | 2020-04-15
A scientific staff member works in a secure laboratory, researching the coronavirus, at the Pasteur Institute in Dakar on February 3, 2020. (Photo: Seyllou / AFP / Getty images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2020/04/15/africa-relying-its-own-forces-fight-against-covid-19?cd-origin=rss

Indian scientists discover new type of coronavirus in two species of fruit BAT
rt.com | 2020-04-15
While the world battles against the rapidly spreading Covid-19 disease, another type of coronavirus has been discovered in bats inhabiting India, a new study has found. | Some 25 bats have tested positive for the new coronavirus dubbed BtCoV, local media reported, citing a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The tested animals are from the bat species Rousettus and Pteropus, commonly referred to as fruit bats. They were found in India's southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, as well as in Himachal Pradesh state in the Western Himalayas. | "These bat coronaviruses have no rela…
rt.com/news/485896-india-bat-coronavirus-study/

Video: Turkish Forces Clash with Their Own Proxies on M4 Highway in Southern Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
On April 13, the Turkish Army and its proxies from the so-called Free Syrian Police clashed with supporters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other radical Idlib groups east of the town of Nayrab on the M4 highway. | According to sources …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkish-forces-clash-own-proxies-m4-highway-southern-idlib/5709673

A Lethal Brew: Israel's Racism and the Pandemic
James J. Zogby | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
While reporting from Israel/Palestine has focused on Israel's difficulties in forming a new government and on measures being taken by Israelis to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic, the story behind the story is the role anti-Arab racism has played in …
globalresearch.ca/israel-racism-pandemic/5709712

How Coronavirus Is Destroying Donald Trump's Presidency
Peter Oborne | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
The coronavirus pandemic is on the verge of destroying Donald Trump's presidency, with momentous consequences not just for the United States but also the world. | Mercifully, Trump himself has tested negative for the virus. But his leadership has …
globalresearch.ca/how-coronavirus-destroying-donald-trump-presidency/5709709

Researchers blast Swedish govt for disastrous Covid-19 strategy, claim country's death toll headed for 'heights of Italy'
rt.com | 2020-04-15
A group of 22 researchers has penned a letter demanding "swift and radical action" by the Swedish government to prevent the further spread of coronavirus in the country and the potential collapse of its healthcare system. | The scientists published an open letter lambasting the government for its herd immunity strategy and claiming the Swedish health authorities had failed the country as few, if any, restrictions have been put in place. | According to the group, Sweden's Public H…
rt.com/news/485839-sweden-coronavirus-response-criticism/

Labour's Explosive Report Shows How Right-wing Officials Sabotaged the Party
Alex Snowdon | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
A leaked 850-page report provides a wealth of information about how senior officials undermined Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party. Titled 'The work of the Labour Party's Governance and Legal Unit in relation to antisemitism, 2014-2019', it particularly documents …
globalresearch.ca/labour-explosive-report-shows-how-right-wing-officials-sabotaged-party/5709704

IMF Projects Global Economy in 2020 to Contract by a Mere 3%. Is this a Joke?
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
Background | The International Monetary Fund projects that the global economy will fall by three percent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. | The IMF chief economist branded the widespread restrictions around the world as the Great Lockdown. Gita Gopinath said …
globalresearch.ca/imf-projects-global-economy-2020-contract-3/5709691

Pick your poison: Scientists develop opioid alternative using VENOM from 'extremely aggressive' spider
rt.com | 2020-04-15
Scientists in Australia have made a significant if somewhat strange breakthrough in the development of non-addictive, but equally effective, alternative painkillers to opioids… by using spider venom. | Dr Christina Schroeder and her team of researchers at the University of Queensland have created novel tarantula mini-proteins by using the venom of a Chinese bird spider, "considered extremely aggressive and highly venomous." | The mini protein, called Huwentoxin-IV, binds to pain receptors in the body and has been engineered for greater potency and targeting of specific pain receptors. | The experimental new…
rt.com/news/485847-painkiller-spider-venom-opioid-crisis/

Venezuela Has the Lowest Contagion Rate in Latin America
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
According to data compiled through April 11, Venezuela had carried out 181,335 COVID-19 tests, which allowed this South American country to detect patients in time and become the Latin American nation with the lowest infection rate. | " President Nicolas Maduro's | …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-lowest-contagion-rate-latin-america/5709721

Will Covid-19 Awake Us? The Unconscious System Plague
Prof. John McMurtry | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
Like others, I have thought from the first day of the Covid-19 pandemic that it was forcing us to awake from exponential life-system destruction by 'business as usual' to our common life-ground. | In the words of the formerly neo-liberal Governor …
globalresearch.ca/will-covid-19-awake-us-unconscious-system-plague/5709682

German Lawyer Sent to Psychiatric Ward for Organizing Protest Against COVID-19 Lockdown
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
In the Soviet Union, activists were sent to state psychiatric wards. According to the state, any and all opposition to government policy was considered a form of mental illness. | Stephanie Buck writes about the treatment of the "social parasite" Joseph …
globalresearch.ca/german-lawyer-sent-psych-ward-organizing-protest-against-covid-19-lockdown/5709685

US Hospitals Getting Paid More to Label Cause of Death as 'Coronavirus'
Wayne Dupree | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
Senator Scott Jensen represents Minnesota. He's also a doctor. He appeared on Fox News with Laura Ingram where he revealed a very disturbing piece of information. | Dr. Scott Jensen says the American Medical Association is now "encouraging" doctors to overcount …
globalresearch.ca/hospitals-getting-paid-more-label-cause-death-coronavirus/5709720

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-15
COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Because SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus, researchers are still learning how the virus affects the body. And this raises questions for pregnant women. Can COVID-19 affect pregnancy? Is breastfeeding safe? How can a pregnant woman protect herself from the disease? On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-pregnancy-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Trump's Cyprus Signalling Is More Against Turkey Than Russia
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
The Al-Monitor portal has left many extremely surprised with news that was not expected in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. With over 600,000 cases and 25,000 deaths in the U.S., President Donald Trump has made a bold geopolitical move …
globalresearch.ca/trump-cyprus-signalling-more-against-turkey-russia/5709738

Corruption at the WHO. Trump Regime COVID-19 Blame Game Diverts Attention from Its Own Failings
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
Trump is the latest in a long line of US leaders and other key officials who time and again blame others for their own harmful actions and failings. | On Tuesday, Trump directed his blame game at the World Health Organization …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-covid-19-blame-game-diverts-attention-own-failings/5709729

People 'Should be Leery About' a Coronavirus Vaccine
Adam Dick | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
Ron Paul, in a Monday interview with host Dan Dicks at Press for Truth, warns that people "should be leery about" coronavirus vaccines that may come out. Further, says Paul, a doctor and former United States House of Representatives …
globalresearch.ca/people-should-leery-about-coronavirus-vaccine/5709705

Science Saturday: The new super power of handwashing
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-15
Researchers are hard at work identifying ways to help patients with COVID-19, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But in the meantime, one common household object can be used to help prevent infection. Soap. Good old soap, the Clark Kent of clean, is really the superhero fatty acid salt, the Superman of clean. Soap …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/science-saturday-the-new-super-power-of-handwashing/

"Madam, How Can I Have Any Plans?"
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
"I am searching for medicine for my mother; I've no money to repair my car; I have my sister asking me to help her son; I have come to the end of our food ration for this week." | A reply …
globalresearch.ca/madam-how-can-i-have-any-plans/5709694

If Coronavirus Overwhelms Gaza, Israel Alone Is to Blame
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
The Palestinians of Gaza know all about lockdowns. For the past 13 years, some two million of them have endured a closure by Israel more extreme than anything experienced by almost any other society

Brazil: Chloroquine Studies Suspended After 11 People Die
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-15
Eleven people died in Manaus, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, during a study conducted with high doses of the drug chloroquine. | RELATED: | Cuba: Government Implements New Measures to Prevent COVID-19 | Eighty-one patients participated in the research, 41 of whom received a high dose of chloroquine. | After three days of treatment, those who received the highest dose of chloroquine began to have heart arrhythmias. | On the sixth day of treatment, 11 of thm died, leading the gr…
telesurenglish.net/news/brazil-chloroquine-studies-suspended-after-11-people-die-20200415-0009.html

Coronavirus and the Coming Financial Revolution
Michael Kern | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
The coronavirus pandemic is one of the biggest and unprecedented seismic shifts in the global economy that we've ever seen in modern history, and it's just getting started. | Already, economies around the world are shutting down. The federal reserve has …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-coming-financial-revolution/5709714

Scientists Study Relationship Between Emotions and Touching Different Textures
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-15
Russian scientists have found that the sensations of touching various textures affect the emergence of certain emotions. According to the authors of a study, the findings will help research the perception of emotions through touching objects in greater detail.
sputniknews.com/science/202004151078952484-scientists-study-relationship-between-emotions-and-touching-different-textures/

Astronauts Spending Long Time in Space Have Greater Dementia Risk, Claims New Study
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-15
Researchers are now working to solve all these issues as space agencies prepare to launch manned missions to Mars. The journey to the Red Planet lasts between 200-300 days.
sputniknews.com/science/202004151078964371-astronauts-spending-long-time-in-space-have-greater-dementia-risk-claims-new-study/

I Warned About Trump's Attacks on Science, But Didn't Predict the Horror That Lay Ahead
Ariel Dorfman | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-15
" °Abajo la inteligencia! °Viva la muerte!" 5Those infamous words

Trump's attack on science
Ariel Dorfman | zcomm.org | 2020-04-15
My own dire prophecies failed to adequately predict the future and today I see Trump as someone far more terrifying…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trumps-attack-on-science/

This is where all 50 states stand on reopening
koat.com | 2020-04-15
Along with expanding testing and tracing, governors across the country are highlighting the importance of using science and advice from health officials rather than politics to choose when to reopen the economy.
koat.com/article/this-is-where-all-50-states-stand-on-reopening-economy/32156903

Bay Area Refuse Fascism Members Bang Pots, Call for Removal of Trump/Pence
On 2nd "OUTNOW! Tuesday" | indybay.org | 2020-04-15
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Refuse Fascism updated their 2020 Statement of Conscience/Call To Act. Included here are photos and a 4 second video of members displaying signage, wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing and banging pots on an "Out Now Tuesday" April 14. At the same time, 7pm, at other locations in the Bay Area, members shouted "Trump Pence Out Now!" for neighbors to hear.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/15/18832371.php

German National Academy of Sciences demands reopening of primary schools
wsws.org | 2020-04-15
The call for human life to be weighed against economic value runs through the statement from start to finish.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/15/leop…

Bay Area Refuse Fascism Members Bang Pots, Call for Removal of Trump/Pence
Statement of Conscience | indybay.org | 2020-04-15
In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, Refuse Fascism updated their 2020 Statement of Conscience/Call To Act. Included here are photos and a 4 second video of members displaying signage, wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing and banging pots on an "Out Now Tuesday" April 14. At the same time, 7pm, at other locations in the Bay Area, members shouted "Trump Pence Out Now!" for neighbors to hear.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/15/18832371.php

Vitamin C effective against COVID-19: Expert
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-15
Vitamin C is a simple yet effective molecule in fighting the novel coronavirus, according to an expert."Our most important agents are hydroxychloroquine and favipiravir. Besides these, we also have high-dose vitamin C treatment," Professor Mutlu Demiray, a scientific advisor at the Health Sciences University in Istanbul, told Anadolu Agency."Vitamin C does not interact with these drugs, has no side effects and is safe," Demiray added.Stressing that vitamin C is effective in treating COVID-19, Demiray cited a study in scientific journal JAMA that "pointed out that administering vitamin C to intensive-care patients…
yenisafak.com/en/life/vitamin-c-effective-against-covid-19-expert-3517010

Fortnite Fans Mourn, Scoff New Season Delay on Social Media as Epic Games Expects Early June Release
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-15
One of the world's most popular games with millions of players has delayed the release of its new season to June, sparking disappointment and anger on social media, it was found on Wednesday.
sputniknews.com/science/202004151078961542-fortnite-fans-mourn-scoff-new-season-delay-on-social-media-as-epic-games-expects-early-june-release/

U.S. Will Always Be Remembered as a COVID-19 Pariah State
Wayne Madsen | iranian.com | 2020-04-15
The anti-science, conspiracy-driven, and radical right-wing agenda of the Trump administration has directly led to the needless deaths of tens of thousands of Americans and foreign citizens amid the worst pandemic to strike the world since the 1918 influenza scourge. Like any fascist tyrant, Trump requires scapegoats to maintain his power base and he has …
iranian.com/2020/04/15/u-s-will-always-be-remembered-as-a-covid-19-pariah-state/

Working-Class Students Doing Double Duty During Coronavirus
Douglas Medina | commondreams.org | 2020-04-15
A medical worker walks near a coronavirus intake tent at the University Hospital of Brooklyn on April 14, 2020 in New York City, United States. New York has been the hardest hit city in the nation from the COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2020/04/15/working-class-students-doing-double-duty-during-coronavirus?cd-origin=rss

Hawaii governor proposing a 20% pay cut to teachers, 10% reduction to other public workers, unions say
koat.com | 2020-04-15
News outlets said unions have reported the governor's proposal would involve a 20% pay cut for teachers and 10% reduction for other public workers, such as nurses.
koat.com/article/hawaii-governor-proposing-a-20-pay-cut-to-teachers-10-reduction-to-other-public-workers-unions-say/32162675

37,000 More Americans May Die Because Trump Did Not Take COVID-19 Seriously
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-15
Two epidemiologists, writing an op-ed together in The New York Times on Wednesday, are suggesting that earlier efforts to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus

Drive-Thru Service for Antibodies to CCP-Wuhan Corona Virus
KOOK | thepeoplescube.com | 2020-04-15

People's Blog

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21 million Chinese dead due to COVID-19 story is FAKE NEWS
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-15
Did new US intelligence data reveal that 21 million people died in China from December 2019 to March 2020 due to the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: An online article being shared uses a statistic about a drop in cellphone users to make a faulty supposition that this figure reflects COVID-19 deaths in China. …
truepublica.org.uk/global/21-million-chinese-dead-due-to-covid-19-story-is-fake-news/

Life in Cuba exposed in rare video
Captain Craptek | thepeoplescube.com | 2020-04-15

People's Blog

| Statistics : 5 Replies | | 1414 Views | Last post by Captain Craptek…
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Czech Police Make Nude Sunbathers Wear Corona-Virus Masks
jackalopelipsky | thepeoplescube.com | 2020-04-15

People's Blog

| Statistics : 8 Replies | | 2525 Views | Last post by jackalopelipsky…
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Michigan Governor bans stores from selling vegetable seeds
RedDiaperette | thepeoplescube.com | 2020-04-15

People's Blog

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