Daily Archives: April 7, 2021

2021-04-07: News Headlines

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-04-07). The WHO Confirms that the Covid-19 PCR Test is Flawed: Estimates of "Positive Cases" are Meaningless. The Lockdown Has No Scientific Basis. globalresearch.ca One year later the WHO retracts. They don't say "We Made a Mistake". It's carefully formulated. While they do not officially deny the validity of their misleading January 2020 guidelines, they recommend RT-PCR "Re-testing" (which everybody knows is an impossibility).

Eurasia Review (2021-04-07). One In Ten Have Long-Term Effects 8 Months Following Mild COVID-19. eurasiareview.com Eight months after mild COVID-19, one in ten people still has at least one moderate to severe symptom that is perceived as having a negative impact on their work, social or home life. The most common long-term symptoms are a loss of smell and taste and fatigue. This is according to a study published in the journal JAMA, conducted by researchers at Danderyd Hospital and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. | Since spring 2020, researchers at Danderyd Hospital and Karolinska Institutet have conducted the so-called COMMUNITY study, with the main purpose of examining immunity after COVID-19. In the first phase of the…

Observer Research Foundation (2021-04-07). A Damning Revelation Of How Beijing Weaponizes Aid — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Harsh V. Pant | Despite being one of the world's most formidable powers, China and its policies remain a mystery. Even nations that consider themselves close partners of Beijing hardly know much about the way its policies are formulated and their impact. Even Chinese behaviour appears shrouded in mystery, complicating its already complex relationship with the world. This lack of transparency means that often the world is left to deduce motives without any real data. As a consequence, diametrically opposite assertions are often made, depending on the vantage point of the country in question. | In recent year…

Eurasia Review (2021-04-07). Hubble Spots Double Quasars In Merging Galaxies. eurasiareview.com NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is "seeing double." Peering back 10 billion years into the universe's past, Hubble astronomers found a pair of quasars that are so close to each other they look like a single object in ground-based telescopic photos, but not in Hubble's crisp view. | The researchers believe the quasars are very close to each other because they reside in the cores of two merging galaxies. The team went on to win the "daily double" by finding yet another quasar pair in another colliding galaxy duo. | A quasar is a brilliant beacon of intense light from the center of a distant galaxy that can outshin…

Observer Research Foundation (2021-04-07). Mozambique's Insurgency And India's Interest — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Abhishek Mishra | The Mozambique Channel, a waterway between Madagascar and East Africa and a key global shipping route that carries What began as a local re…

Eurasia Review (2021-04-07). Alien Raindrops Surprisingly Like Rain On Earth. eurasiareview.com Raindrops on other planets and moons are close to the size of raindrops on Earth despite having different chemical compositions and falling through vastly different atmospheres, a new study finds. The results suggest raindrops falling from clouds are surprisingly similar across a wide range of planetary conditions, which could help scientists better understand the climates and precipitation cycles of other worlds, according to the researchers. | Raindrops on Earth are made of water, but other worlds in our solar system have precipitation made of more unusual stuff. On Venus, it rains sulfuric acid; on Jupiter,…

Eurasia Review (2021-04-07). How Can Remote Workers Best Manage Work-Home Conflict? eurasiareview.com What are the secrets to maintaining a productive home office? Run a white-noise machine to mask household clatter, make sure your noisy neighbors know your work schedule, and resist the temptation to check work-related technology after logging off at the end of the workday. These are some of the tips that Timothy D. Golden, a professor in the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has gleaned through more than two decades of research. | More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of remote workers are still struggling to find an efficient work-life balance. In an article rece…

Eurasia Review (2021-04-07). Houston Flooding Polluted Reefs More Than 100 Miles Offshore. eurasiareview.com Runoff from Houston's 2016 Tax Day flood and 2017's Hurricane Harvey flood carried human waste onto coral reefs more than 100 miles offshore in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, according to a Rice University study. | "We were pretty shocked," said marine biologist Adrienne Correa, co-author of the study in Frontiers in Marine Science. "One thing we always thought the Flower Garden Banks were safe from was terrestrial runoff and nutrient pollution. It's a jolt to realize that in these extreme events, it's not just the salt marsh or the seagrass that we need to worry about. Offshore ecosystems…

Eurasia Review (2021-04-07). New Study Ties Solar Variability To Onset Of Decadal La Nina Events. eurasiareview.com A new study shows a correlation between the end of solar cycles and a switch from El Nino to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean, suggesting that solar variability can drive seasonal weather variability on Earth. | If the connection outlined in the journal Earth and Space Science holds up, it could significantly improve the predictability of the largest El Nino and La Nina events, which have a number of seasonal climate effects over land. For example, the southern United States tends to be warmer and drier during a La Nina, while the northern U.S. tends to be colder and wetter. | "Energy from the Sun is th…

Eurasia Review (2021-04-07). A Quick Morning Reflection Could Make You A Better Leader, Even If You're Not The Boss. eurasiareview.com Starting your day by thinking about what kind of leader you want to be can make you more effective at work, a new study finds. | "It's as simple as taking a few moments in the morning while you're drinking your coffee to reflect on who you want to be as a leader," said Remy Jennings, a doctoral student in the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business, who authored the study in the journal Personnel Psychology with UF management professor Klodiana Lanaj. | When study participants took that step, they were more likely to report helping co-workers and providing strategic vision than on days they didn…

lombardi (2021-04-07). 100 Days of Socialism, with the Green New Deal. dsausa.org Last week, DL began its unfurling of the National Political Education Committee's landmark 100 Days of Socialism, a dynamic alternative to all that chatter about the Biden Administration's "first 100 days." Exploring what the first 100 days of a socialist government might look like, we began with the NPEC's own Sanjiv Gupta and Daphna Thier…

_____ (2021-04-07). China Offers To Tutor Planet Following Extreme Poverty Elimination. popularresistance.org Home to nearly one-fifth of the world's population, China's social policies have a dramatic effect on humanity as a whole. Despite a shift toward allowing capitalist markets in the late 1970s, the socialist state has still accounted for nearly three-quarters of global poverty elimination since then. | China's State Council Information Office has published a white paper outlining how the socialist country can teach the rest of the world about how to alleviate poverty. In the last 40 years, China has lifted 770 million people out of poverty, declaring an end to its most extreme forms in November. | Titled "Poverty…

Bill Sardi (2021-04-07). Dr. Ryan Cole Blows the Whole COVID-19 Propaganda Away. globalresearch.ca Dr. Ryan Cole is the CEO and Medical Director of Cole …

Barbara Curson (2021-04-07). South Africa: Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19 Made an Order of Court. globalresearch.ca Tuesday (April 6) saw the Pretoria High Court hand down the …

Megan Redshaw (2021-04-07). 246 Vaccinated Michigan Residents Diagnosed with COVID, 3 Dead, State Health Dept. Confirms. globalresearch.ca As many as 246 Michigan residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were …

Jose Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-04-07). Corpses in Black Bags? More Fake News from Venezuelan Anti-Chavista Healthcare Personnel and Students. orinocotribune.com Groups connected to healthcare personnel from Venezuela's extreme right staged another attempt at fake news this Tuesday, April 6, mounting a demonstration with black bags tied up to appear as human corpses at the Hospital Clínico Universitario in Caracas. | Morbidly presenting the supposed corpses, the anti-Chavista healthcare personnel tried to capitalize on the anxiety of Venezuela's population in the midst of a second COVID-19 wave to rally people against the government, but many considered the objective was not accomplished. | The aforementioned healthcare center is one of those that provides specialized car…

Uriel Araujo (2021-04-07). India to Continue Buying Russian Weapons Despite US Sanction Threats. asia-pacificresearch.com

David Hearst (2021-04-07). Jordan: Why King Abdullah's Troubles Are Not Over. globalresearch.ca The real message that Prince Hamzah, who

Alliance for Human Research Protection (2021-04-07). The Significance of the Nuremberg Code: The Universal Right of Informed Consent to Medical Interventions. globalresearch.ca The universal right of Informed Consent to medical interventions has been …

Tom Clifford (2021-04-07). Why Did John Le Carré Become an Irish Citizen? globalresearch.ca Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Irishman. A plot twist that might have been …

Keith Harmon Snow (2021-04-07). Hotel Rwanda' Hero Kidnapped: Another Victim of Rwanda's Grinding Machine. globalresearch.ca It is the 6th of April again and the western establishment's …

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (2021-04-07). Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity on Avoiding War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca MEMORANDUM FOR: The President | FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)…

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-04-07). Masks Are a Ticking Time Bomb. globalresearch.ca The planet may be facing a new plastic crisis, similar to …

Carolyn Hendler (2021-04-07). Government in Israel Sharing Personal Information on Unvaccinated People. globalresearch.ca A new law in Israel will allow the government to share …

Philip A Farruggio (2021-04-07). Saving Our Economy. globalresearch.ca After seeing what some Democrats in Congress wish to adopt by …

Kevin E. McVaney, Paul E. Pepe, Lauren M. Maloney, E.Stein Bronsky, Remle P. Crowe, James J. Augustine, Sheaffer O. Gilliam, Glenn H. Asaeda, Marc Eckstein, Amal Mattu, Roberto Fumagalli, Tom P. Aufderheide, Michael T. Osterholm, Writing group on behalf of the Metropolitan EMS Medical Directors Global Alliance (2021-04-07). [Research Paper] The relationship of large city out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and the prevalence of COVID-19. thelancet.com Most metropolitan cities experienced profound escalations of OHCA generally paralleling local prevalence of COVID-19. Most of these patients were pronounced dead without COVID-19 testing.

Mark Curtis (2021-04-07). Britain's Role in Rwanda's 1994 Genocide. globalresearch.ca First published in January 2017 | An edited extract from

South Front (2021-04-07). Video: Kiev's Forces Are Primed for Attack if They Can Overcome Their Own Minefields. globalresearch.ca Open and wide-scale hostilities appear unavoidable in Eastern Ukraine. | Kiev is …

South Front (2021-04-07). Video: Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Has Been Plagued by ISIS for Years. globalresearch.ca In recent months, and ramping up in recent weeks especially, attacks …

MEE staff (2021-04-07). Biden administration restores $235 million in aid to Palestinians. middleeasteye.net Biden administration restores $235 million in aid to Palestinians | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US assistance to Palestinians 'serves important US interests and values' | Wed, 04/07/2021 – 19: 49 | UNRWA provides essential basic services to Palestinian refugees, including health care and education (AFP/File photo) | The United States will restore $235 million in humanitarian aid to Palestinians h…

F. William Engdahl (2021-04-07). "The Great Reset" Is Here: Follow the Money. "Insane Lockdown" of the Global Economy, "The Green Agenda" globalresearch.ca The top-down reorganization of the world economy by a technocratic cabal led by the group around the Davos World Economic Forum— the so-called Great Reset or UN Agenda 2030— is no future proposal. It is well into actualization as the world remains in insane lockdown for a virus…

Phil Miller (2021-04-07). Trump's Illegal Drone Strike on Iranian General Soleimani: Sets the Stage for War on Iran? globalresearch.ca Seven members of Britain's armed forces won an award for their …

John Bolger (2021-04-07). NYPD "Goon Squad" Manual Teaches Officers to Violate Protesters' Rights. zcomm.org Internal NYPD documents shed new light on the Strategic Response Group, or SRG, the heavily militarized police unit behind the crackdown on George Floyd protesters…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-04-07). Imperial performs strongly in Research England's Knowledge Exchange Framework. imperial.ac.uk Imperial scores top marks in four out of seven categories in Research England's new Knowledge Exchange Framework.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-04-07). Cancer drugs could be delivered in molecular cages unlocked by light. imperial.ac.uk Molecular cages created by Imperial researchers could lead to more targeted cancer drug delivery, causing greater efficiency and fewer side effects.

Save California Salmon (2021-04-07). Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Science and Management Webinar Series to Focus on Tribally Led Environmental Management. indybay.org Save California Salmon and Humboldt State University's Native American Studies Department announced they will be starting a new educational webinar series called Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), Science and Management on Friday the 9th at 10: 30am. The series will touch on subjects such as traditional fire and fisheries management along with Native American led oceans and estuary restoration and advocacy. | "It is important to understand TEK not only through the lens of resource management practices but also as a response to settler colonial violence and land dispossession" says Brittani Orona (Hupa), Save…

Global Research News (2021-04-07). Selected Articles: The Universal Right of Informed Consent to Medical Interventions. globalresearch.ca By As many as 246 Michigan residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were later diagnosed with the virus, and three of t…

Megan Redshaw (2021-04-07). Scientists Challenge Health Officials on Vaccinating People Who Already Had COVID. globalresearch.ca Since the first COVID-19 vaccine received

Dr. Meryl Nass (2021-04-07). Latest Vaccine Flip-flop Gives the Vaccine Game Away. globalresearch.ca The Astra-Zeneca "cheap and easy to store" "workhorse" vaccine causes blood clots in general, and in particular clots in the venous sinuses of the brain, which have killed or wounded a number of people, especially women under 55. The J and J vaccine was associated with blood clots in its clinical trial data presented to FDA.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-04-06). Rwanda: Installing a US Protectorate in Central Africa. globalresearch.ca From the outset of the Rwandan civil war in 1990, Washington's hidden agenda consisted in establishing an American sphere of influence in a region historically dominated by France and Belgium. America's design was to displace France by supporting the Rwandan Patriotic Front and by arming and equipping its military arm, the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA)…

Ajit Singh (2021-04-06). "Wipe Out China!" US-funded Uyghur Activists Train as Gun-toting Foot Soldiers for Empire. globalresearch.ca Cultivated by the US government as human rights activists, Uyghur American …

_____ (2021-04-06). The Necessity Of Dismantling The US. popularresistance.org On February 26th, I interviewed Ajamu Baraka for my podcast. Baraka is a veteran grassroots organizer whose roots are in the Black Liberation Movement and anti-apartheid and Central American solidarity struggles. He is an internationally recognized leader of the emerging human rights movement in the U.S. and has been at the forefront of efforts to apply the international human rights framework to social justice advocacy in the U.S. for more than 25 years. He is a National Organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace, whose activities we discussed. | Baraka has taught political science at various universities and ha…

VOXEU (2021-04-06). Peru: Behavioral Strategies To Reduce Teacher Sorting — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Low-income students are more likely to attend schools with less-qualified teachers, expanding the very achievement gaps that public education should help reduce. Although the problem of teacher sorting is well-documented, policy responses have tended to focus on increasing compensation at hard-to-staff schools, which can be both expensive and ineffective. This column presents the results of a novel and low-cost strategy implemented nationwide by the government of Peru that successfully encouraged highly qualified teachers to apply for job openings in disadvantaged schools. | By Nicolas Ajzenman, Eleonora Berto…

Dan Dinello (2021-04-06). Winning the War for Earth: Kim Stanley Robinson's subversive new Novel Rejects Doomism and Imagines a Hopeful Solution to the Climate Emergency. juancole.com Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) — In the wake of a killer heat wave that slaughters millions, eco-terrorism spreads across the globe and capitalism ruptures in Kim Stanley Robinson's science fiction novel that envisions a climate crisis scenario of the next thirty years. Despite violence, ecological calamity and a super-depression, The Ministry for the Future …

Editor2 (2021-04-06). The Greatest Holocaust in History. orinocotribune.com By Miguel Barnet — Mar 24, 2021 | We owe a debt to Africa. I know that it is an unpayable debt, but we are obliged to remember all those who were victims of the greatest holocaust in history. | In the morning teeth | And the night in the skin. | Who will be, who will not? | The black. | -Nicolas Guillén | In 1963 I met Esteban Montejo, the protagonist of my book Biografía de un cimarrón [Biography of a Runaway Slave]. The work was published by the Academy of Sciences in 1966, three years after that meeting of mine with Esteban. | I still wonder how it was possible that no one in previous years had noticed th…

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-04-06). Iraq's Turn to Saudi Arabia for Economic Relief Is Sign of Its Regional Rebalancing. globalresearch.ca Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi visited Riyadh on March 31 and …

orinocotribune (2021-04-06). Elections in Peru: Strength of the Left Not Reflected by Polls. orinocotribune.com The progressive parties stressed the need to hold a Constituent Assembly that includes all social sectors of the country. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed shortcomings that need to be addressed in the healthcare and education systems. | Six days before the presidential elections in Peru, the picture is not clear. Out of 20 candidates to occupy the House of Pizarro, half have a chance to go to the second round. According to polls, no one exceeds 15% of the intention to vote. | But when walking the streets of Lima, the Peruvian capital, it is perceived that the left-wing parties, represented by Verónika Mendoza, from…

Fontanarosa PB, Bauchner H, Golub R. (2021-04-06). To JAMA Authors, Reviewers, and Especially Physician Readers—A Profound Thank You. jamanetwork.com The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to permeate virtually every aspect of society and daily life, including government, business, travel, education, and especially the health care system. With more than 120 million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection worldwide, including nearly 30 million cases in the US, and with more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide, including more than 500‚ÄØ000 deaths in the US, health care systems, hospitals, physicians, other health care professionals, and researchers worldwide have been challenged like never before, not only to care for overwhelming numbers of severely ill…

Michael J. Talmo (2021-04-06). COVID-19: Pandemic? Or Cult? globalresearch.ca For the overwhelming majority of people, COVID-19 is a religion. On …

teleSUR (2021-04-06). Panama: Teachers Reject on-Site Classes Starting Next Week. telesurenglish.net Panama's National Union of Educators (UNECEP) announced its opposition to part-time, in-person classes starting April 12 as the current health conditions put students and professors at risk. | RELATED: | Besides the little advance in COVID-19 vaccination, educators noted the lack of educative materials and sanitary conditions in some schools. | UNECEP officials highlighted that only 6,000 out of 48,500 teachers would be vacci…

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