(2020-04-27). Video: The Criminal Indictments against Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. globalresearch.ca Last year we met in Florence on the 7th of April, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the founding of NATO. The theme of our conference last year was NATO EXIT. | On April 25, 2020, Commemorating the Liberation of Italy. …
(2020-04-27). The Era of Mass Strikes Begins on May 1, the First Day of General Strike Campaign. globalresearch.ca On Friday, May 1, an ongoing General Strike campaign begins. This campaign could become the most powerful movement in the United States and reset the national agenda. It comes when the failures of the US political system have been magnified …
(2020-04-27). COVID-19 Must Radicalize Doctors: We Cannot Remain on the Political Periphery. truthout.org Medical education is known for its stress, with high rates of
(2020-04-27). Greece: COVID-19 pandemic a further risk to refugee child education. news.un.org UN agencies in Greece have expressed concern at the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the education of refugee children in the country, as a charity partner warns that funding for educational programmes is on the verge of running out.
(2020-04-27). Treacherous Accommodations: Australian Universities, Coronavirus and the NTEU. dissidentvoice.org They have been struggling to keep their membership numbers healthy, but the latest antics of the executive that make up Australia's National Tertiary Education Union suggest why. For a good period of time, Australian unions have been losing teeth, and not all of it can be put down to the measures of the federal government …
(2020-04-27). As Bolsonaro pushes to reopen schools, Brazilian state governments escalate attacks on education. wsws.org Brazil's fascistic president justified his proposal by saying, "It's a reality: on average, 70 percent will catch the virus… It is no use running away from this reality."
(2020-04-27). Trump Regime Pushing for Confrontation with Iran? globalresearch.ca Since Iranians ended a generation of CIA-installed fascist dictatorship in 1979, the US has been at war on the Islamic Republic by other means. | The Trump regime escalated it way beyond where its predecessors went, risking confrontation by accident or …
(2020-04-27). How the Fight Against Covid-19 Has Brought Us a Step Closer to an Orwellian Nightmare. globalresearch.ca For many years, we in the alternative media have been warning that when a new crises emerges, a future of social engineering and control would bring us closer to George Orwell's predictions right to our doorstep. Since the start of …
(2020-04-27). The Dengvaxia Disaster Was Twenty Years in the Making—What Will Happen with a Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine? globalresearch.ca For several weeks, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates have been beating the drum about a COVID-19 vaccine, seeking to keep the world's coronavirus optics focused on a medical intervention that Gates acknowledges to be risky enough to require
(2020-04-27). The Farce and Diabolical Agenda of A "Universal Lockdown" globalresearch.ca First comes the farce, an (almost) universal government lie around the globe about a deadly virus, WHO named COVID-19. The decision for a global lockdown — literally for the collapse of the world economy — was already taken at the …
(2020-04-27). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 research task force. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread worldwide, a race began to develop testing protocols and ramp up research. Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 research task force is studying the virus, predicting hot spots, and working towards effective treatments and a vaccine. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Andrew Badley, chair of Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 research task force, …
(2020-04-27). The Unbearable Lightness of China. globalresearch.ca As a living embodiment of how East and West shall meet, Mahbubani is immeasurably more capable to talk about Chinese-linked intricacies than shallow, self-described Western "experts" on Asia and China. | Especially now when demonization-heavy hybrid war 2.0 against China is …
(2020-04-27). China Slams Hostile US Actions, America's Failed System. globalresearch.ca In pursuit of its imperial aims, the US needs enemies. None exist so they're invented. | Iran is US public enemy No. 1 in the Middle East, China considered Washington's leading adversary globally — despite no threat posed by either country….
(2020-04-27). Climate Change: The Fatal Road to 4 Degrees Celsius. globalresearch.ca Global CO‚ÇÇ rise and warming rates have reached a large factor to an order of magnitude higher than those of the past geological and mass extinction events, with major implications for the shift in climate zones and the nature and …
(2020-04-27). Covid-19 Could Have Been Prevented and the Growing Vulnerability of Obese Patients to the Virus. globalresearch.ca It has yet to become clear just how harmful the coronavirus (Covid-19) will prove to be, with case figures and deaths continuing to evolve. As was anticipated, this highly contagious disease is causing havoc once it enters hospitals, nursing homes …
(2020-04-27). Annual global military spending hits highest point in a decade — SIPRI. rt.com 
The US continues to be the driving force behind the surge in global military expenditure, spending $732bn last year, with China far behind in second place and India rounding out the top three, according to data provided by SIPRI. | Newly-released data by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
(2020-04-27). WHO to Receive $30 Million from China to Fight COVID-19. globalresearch.ca The World Health Organization (WHO) will receive a $30 million grant from the government of China to use these resources for the containment of COVID-19. | The announcement of the donation was made Thursday by the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Hua …
(2020-04-27). COVID-19, We Are Now Living the "Lock Step Scenario" globalresearch.ca The 25th of April is an important date in Italy's history. It commemorates the 75th anniversary of Liberation, which is also the Anniversary of the Resistance. | On April 25, 2020, Commemorating the Liberation of Italy. We express our solidarity with …
(2020-04-27). What Does Post-COVID19 China Look Like? Mutual US-China Mistrust is the "New Normal" globalresearch.ca Beijing is not back to normal but there is an air of normality. The Beijing Subway has 23 lines but only one runs on a north-south axis. This is Line 5, the busiest. In February and March its carriages were …
(2020-04-27). 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 …
(2020-04-27). Covid-19 mortality in French intensive care units THREE to FOUR TIMES HIGHER than official figures — report. rt.com 
The number of people dying of the novel coronavirus in French intensive care units could be between three and four times higher than the figure provided by the French government, Le Monde newspaper reports, citing a new study. | Between 30 and 40 percent of all Covid-19 patients, who are transferred to intensive care units and are put on ventilators in France, are dying, a new study by the European Research Network on Artificial Ventilation (REVA) suggests. This figure is several times higher than the data revealed by Jerome Salomon, the director general for health, a high-ranking official within the French in…
(2020-04-27). Giulietto Chiesa (1940-2020): An Intellectual of Action. globalresearch.ca It is with great sorrow that we learned yesterday, April 26th, that Giulietto Chiesa has passed away. One of the most remarkable European intellectuals — activists of our times, deeply enshrined in the "Leninist" tradition of action before …
(2020-04-27). The Big Lie. Senator Jensen: Hospitals receive $13,000 for a Covid-19 Diagnosis, $39,000 for Treatment with a Ventilator. globalresearch.ca The statistics surrounding the Covid-19 crisis have always been unreliable, yet msm and other sources use these numbers without qualifications. To qualify the numbers would be to dismantle the Lie. The Lie must be maintained because it is fundamental to …
(2020-04-27). A Swiss Doctor on Covid-19. globalresearch.ca A Swiss medical doctor provided the following information on the current situation in order to enable our readers to make a realistic risk assessment. (Below you will find regular, but not daily, updates on medical and political developments.) | ***…
(2020-04-27). The Restoration of Self-Rule in South Yemen Is the Next Step Towards Independence. globalresearch.ca South Yemen's Southern Transitional Council declared self-rule over the vast regions of the country that they claim as their own in response to the Saudi-backed Hadi government's repeated violations of last year's Riyadh Agreement that was aimed at de-escalating tensions …
(2020-04-27). 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 …
(2020-04-27). Exercise Cygnus: UK Government Exercise Justifies Covid-19 Lockdown. globalresearch.ca It's April 2020, and since March, the UK has swiftly commissioned and built vast, temporary, intensive care hospitals, in readiness for a predicted epidemic number of severe COVID-19 cases. | They are called NHS Nightingale Hospitals, and to date there …
(2020-04-27). COVID-19 trial begins at Imperial to understand and treat the disease. imperial.ac.uk Thousands of samples from COVID-19 patients have been collected so far to help researchers learn more about the disease and how it progresses.
(2020-04-27). US States Stock Malaria Drug Touted by Trump Despite Warnings. telesurenglish.net At least 22 states and Washington, D.C. obtained about 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, a medication used to cure malaria and promoted by United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump to treat COVID-19, The Associated Press (AP) reported Saturday. | RELATED: | While health authorities have been warning that more research is still needed, Oklahoma spent US$2 million to buy the drugs, and Utah and Ohio spent hundreds of…
(2020-04-27). Syrians Remember the Armenian Genocide as Turkey Threatens Again. globalresearch.ca April 24, 2020, marks the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, which was the first genocide of the 20th century. The starting date is held to be April 24, 1915, in a premeditated and systematic campaign to exterminate …
(2020-04-27). Cuba Plans National Production of Drug Against COVID-19. telesurenglish.net The Cuban pharmaceutic Company MedSol Laboratories develops antiretroviral Kaletra; this drug has been effectively used to treat COVID-19 infected patients. | RELATED: | MedSol research and development group, Novatec, is because of Kaletra's testing and production. According to Adalberto Izquierdo Castro, Novatec's manager, the drug is in the development stage. So far, Cuban laboratories produced three pilot batches and ca…
(2020-04-27). Saudi Arabia: What Happens When the Oil Stops. globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) can no longer plead youth or inexperience. | That time has passed. | What you see is what you get. The misrule, blunders and war associated with him as crown prince will only continue …
(2020-04-27). Selected Articles: What Will Happen with a Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine? 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 …
(2020-04-27). Science Saturday: Antibody testing, in pictures. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Convalescent plasma therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 virus infection is based on the function of antibodies, tiny proteins created by the immune system, that combat invaders to the body in a variety of ways. Some are capable of neutralizing a virus, while others work by mobilizing a range of other immune cells that fight …
(2020-04-27). Cuba Develops First COVID-19 Tracking App. telesurenglish.net Yosvel Falero is one of the developers of the first Cuban COVID-19 tracking app aimed at supporting efforts to stem the spread of the virus nationwide. | RELATED: | The 37-year-old honed his skills as a computer science professional through a Chinese government scholarship in the city of Wuhan in 2018. | "What I learnt in China has been fundamental to develop this app which will facilitate better and quicker detection…
(2020-04-27). How Israel Legitimizes the Abuse of Palestinian Political Prisoners. mintpressnews.com 
Each year Palestinian Prisoners Day comes and goes while the prisoners remain in their cells and their conditions worsen. The destructive effects that Israel's imprisonment of thousands of Palestinians has on society cannot be overstated. Israel justifies its treatment of these prisoners with false claims that the Palestinian men, women, and children who languish in its jails are terrorists. These false claims must be rejected in their entirety. Palestinian prisoners are political prisoners, they are prisoners of conscience and must be viewed and treated as such by the international community. | Israeli claims th…
(2020-04-27). Thinking caps on: Chinese school kids return to classroom with the help of 'social distancing hats' (PHOTOS). rt.com 
Elementary schoolers in the Chinese megacity of Hangzhou have returned to school, sporting an unusual addition to their regular uniform: a winged cardboard hat reminding them to maintain distance from each other. | The longest ever winter vacation for Hangzhou's elementary students ended this week, as first to third grades returned to the classroom. One school in the city, Yangzheng Primary School, gave its students an early assignment: fashion their own homemade "one-meter hats," to remind the youngsters to stay a meter apart at all times. | Photos of the headwear have circulated on Chinese social media platf…
(2020-04-27). 'Counterproductive & unfair': Russian FM defends WHO after US attacked organization, stopped financing. rt.com 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has defended the World Health Organization (WHO) against allegations that it is to blame for how the novel coronavirus pandemic unfolded. | Lavrov, during an online conference with students, called the attempts to place blame on the WHO "counterproductive and unfair," adding that he believes that the organization acted "professionally" at all stages of the crisis. | Hailing the efforts of international organizations, including the UN, Lavrov cautioned governments against using moments of deep crisis such as this pandemic to further their own interests. The Russian FM sugg…
(2020-04-27). Fifty Years Ago, Millions of Students Struck To End A War in Vietnam. zcomm.org Nixon's unexpected escalation of an already unpopular war in Vietnam triggered a chain of events culminating in the largest student strike in U.S. history…
(2020-04-27). UK teacher found guilty on 13 counts of sexual assault, victims were girls as young as 7. rt.com 
A supply teacher from Carlton, UK has been found guilty of 13 charges of sexual touching involving young girls. He was previously accused of assault but this was not shown on his record prior to him being hired. | Jonathan Philip Clayton, aged 27,
(2020-04-27). Sex Life in the Time of the 21st Century Plague. counterpunch.org 
"We're both really embracing this [sex] as time together rather than using it to stress out," report a school teacher from Chattanooga (TN) to NBC News. "There's fear in general, sure — there are people that I love that are at a higher risk — but sex has definitely been a distraction for us. It's
(2020-04-27). What pandemic? German minister blasted for wearing NO MASK to receive Covid-19 supplies AND flouting social distancing rules. rt.com 
Germany's defense minister seems to have missed the memo on 'social distancing' and compulsory mask-wearing, showing up to receive a shipment of pandemic supplies wearing nothing on her face but a smile, prompting ridicule online. | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer appeared at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Monday, flanked by aides and army personnel (in surprisingly close proximity) and surrounded by a huddle of tightly-packed reporters — almost as if there was no global pandemic to be worried about. | AKK (as she is known in Germany) was there to greet the Bundeswehr-chartered Antonov An-225 cargo plane as it touc…
(2020-04-27). 'It's a national catastrophe': BoJo ridiculed upon return after claiming many are looking at UK's 'APPARENT SUCCESS' on Covid-19. rt.com 
British PM Boris Johnson drew widespread criticism on his official return to work following his illness, after suggesting the UK's response to the Covid-19 crisis will be the envy of "many people" around the world. | During his public address to the nation outside 10 Downing Street on Monday, Johnson ostensibly attempted to quell people's anxieties by reeling off a number of UK 'achievements' concerning coronavirus statistics, tempered by an insistence that lockdown measures — which have been in place since March 23 — cannot be lifted just yet. | However, what riled many on social media was his rathe…
(2020-04-27). Coronavirus infections top 3 MILLION cases worldwide — Johns Hopkins University. rt.com 
The global coronavirus count has just surged past three million, according to newly released statistics by Johns Hopkins University. The US, with nearly one-third of all Covid-19 infections, still remains the hardest-hit country. | The number of registered cases of Covid-19 around the world stands at 3,002,303 as of Monday, April 27, according to the database maintained by the Baltimore, Maryland-based university. The global death toll has risen over 208,100. | | © Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center | Nearly a third of those confirmed coronavirus cases are in the US alone, along with j…
(2020-04-27). Iran's steel ingot exports up 26% last year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — Statistical tables showed that 6,908,000 tons of steel ingot was exported from the country in the past Iranian calendar year [from March 21, 2019 to March 20, 2020], registering a 26 percent hike as compared to the last year's corresponding period.
(2020-04-27). Israel's population hits 9.2M including 1.93M Arabs. yenisafak.com Israel's current population has reached 9.2 million, including over one-quarter Arabs and other non-Jews, according to official new statistics.Israel's population is made up of 6.8 million Jews (74%), 1.93 million Arabs (21%), and 454,000 non-Arab Christians or adherents of other faiths (5%), the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said on Sunday.The figures were released by the bureau ahead of Israel's 72nd anniversary, which showed the rise in the population since 1948 and gave some projections for Israel's future population.The figures showed that 3.3 million Jewish people have immigrated to Israel in t…
(2020-04-26). The Gates Foundation and the "War on Cash": 'Financial Inclusion' in an Age of Neoliberalism. globalresearch.ca Back in November 2016, the Indian government decided to remove all 500- and 1000-rupee notes from circulation overnight without prior notice. This effectively removed 86% of cash in a country that was almost 90% cash reliant. | The notes became worthless …
(2020-04-26). 'They Massage Horses Don't They?'. globalresearch.ca It's been over 25 years since that glorious warm, blue sky summer day at Belmont Park Racetrack. I not only remember it so well, but I can almost inhale that special racetrack smell, the combination of disinfectant merged with horse …
(2020-04-26). A ("Presumed"or "Confirmed") "Covid Death" Does not Mean that the Virus Was the Cause of Death: Illinois Public Health Director. globalresearch.ca State Health officials have acknowledged a bending of the "Covid Curve" seeing smaller spikes in positive cases, or rather, not as exponential of a jump as recorded weeks ago when virus testing capability was much lower. | Additionally, despite the additional …
(2020-04-26). Let's Call the Geopolitical Operation of the "Global Elite" by Its Name, A Crime Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca What do we want to call the geopolitical operation of the "global elite" with its real "depopulation agenda" currently taking place before our very eyes? | The consequences of this gigantic, frightening swindle are being experienced by everyone personally at the …