Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.
globalresearch.ca/who-is-behind-fake-news-mainstream-media-use-fake-videos-and-images/5557580

William Shakespeare and the New World Order: "Hell is Empty and all the Devils are Here"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
William Shakespeare's birthday: he taught us never to despair in our resolve to confront the Lie. "to unmask falsehood and bring truth to light". War criminals in high office are celebrated as messengers of peace: "And thus I clothe my naked villany. And seem a saint, when most I play the devil." (Shakespeare, the words of King Richard III)…
globalresearch.ca/william-shakespeare-and-the-new-world-order-hell-is-empty-and-all-the-devils-are-here/30493

The Impacts of Roundup (Glyphosate): Immune Suppression, Total Corporate Control over Agriculture, Destruction of the Family Farm
Mischa Popoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
The war is on. A crucial weapon in the attack is Roundup (glyphosate), a herbicide that's being used for something for which it was never intended[1]: the forced ripening of crops, called desiccation, all but guaranteeing it …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-roundup-immuno-compromised-marriage-hell/5710271

This Is the Worst Employment Collapse in U.S. History by a Very Wide Margin
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
We have never seen an "employment apocalypse" in the United States like we are witnessing right now, and it is not going to end any time soon. Over the past several days, "coronavirus shutdowns" have officially been extended all over …
globalresearch.ca/worst-employment-collapse-u-s-history/5710409

Video: A Letter to the Future
James Corbett | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
I do not write these words for my contemporaries. | We are the damned. | It is our lot now to watch as the lamp of liberty is extinguished, our burden to bear witness to the final flickering of the flame of …
globalresearch.ca/video-letter-future/5710284

Cancellation Wave Continues, China Leasing Firm Scraps Boeing 737 MAX Order
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
As thousands of Boeing employees head back to work in the Puget Sound region over the last week, the Washington-based aircraft manufacturer has noticed a string of recent cancellations of the grounded 737 MAX jet. | Last Tuesday (April 14), Boeing …
globalresearch.ca/china-leasing-firm-scraps-boeing-737-max-order/5710447

The Parliamentary Election in South Korea. Moon Jae-in Phenomenal Victory
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
The Democratic Party of President Moon Jae-in won a phenomenal victory at the parliamentary election on April 15. | This victory has been widely reported in media throughout the world with flattery terms. Most of the media seem to attribute this …
globalresearch.ca/the-parliamentary-election-in-south-korea-moon-jae-in-phenomenal-victory/5710392

Video: Trump Vows to End Obama Admin's Funding to Wuhan Coronavirus Lab
Steve Watson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
President Trump vowed over the weekend to end US funding to the tune of $3.7 million that had been approved to the Wuhan Institute of Virology by the Obama administration. | With questions swirling over the lab being the possible source …
globalresearch.ca/video-trump-vows-end-obama-funding-wuhan-coronavirus-lab/5710322

COVID-19: Will social distancing be the new normal? A Mayo Clinic expert discusses what the future might look like
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-22
As some states look toward relaxing restrictions and social distancing measures, such as stay-at-home orders, new projections suggest social distancing may need to continue through 2022. Researchers predict that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, will return every winter, and that prolonged or intermittent social distancing strategies could limit the strain on health care systems. …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-will-social-distancing-be-the-new-normal-a-mayo-clinic-expert-discusses-what-the-future-might-look-like/

Human Lab Rats: The U.S. Government's Secret History of Grisly Experiments
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
"They were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal you don't recognize them for what they are until it's too late."

"Mask Diplomacy" Might Not be Enough to Save Turkey from Financial Crisis
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
Turkey seems to be getting inspiration from China by engaging in "mask diplomacy" and is helping many coronavirus affected countries. Even though Turkey is being devastated by the pandemic with over 100,000 cases and 2,200 succumbing to the infection, it …
globalresearch.ca/mask-diplomacy-not-enough-save-turkey-financial-crisis/5710438

Cuban Drug to Strengthen Natural Immunity in Trial Phase
Angel Guerra Cabrera | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
Given the threat posed by the new coronavirus, it is encouraging to learn that trials are underway in Cuba of a vaccine to strengthen innate immunity, to help reduce the risk of infectious agents entering the human body. | The new …
globalresearch.ca/cuban-drug-strengthen-natural-immunity-trial-phase/5710444

Podcast: COVID-19 vaccine development, patient data and isolation diaries
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-22
In this edition: We hear from researchers working on a COVID-19 vaccine and with patient samples, and how students are coping in isolation.
imperial.ac.uk/news/197016/podcast-covid-19-vaccine-development-patient-data

Science minister visits Natl. Institute of Genetic Eng., Biotechnology on COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

Orwellian Lockstep and a Loaded Syringe
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
Some years ago, the then vice-president of Monsanto Robert T Fraley asked, "Why do people doubt science". He posed the question partly because he had difficulty in believing that some people had valid concerns about the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture. Critics were questioning the science behind GM technology and the impacts…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/22/orwellian-lockstep-and-a-loaded-syringe/

Science Saturday: Antibody testing, in pictures
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-22
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 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/science-saturday-antibody-testing-in-pictures/

United States: An 'all hands on deck' moment–Sixty six old new leftists urge support for Joe Biden
Paul Le Blanc | mronline.org | 2020-04-22
SDS, along with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), had been in the vanguard of the new left in the 1960s, and some of these oldsters now want to challenge a position taken by Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), currently the foremost organization on the left today. They tell us "this is an all hands …
mronline.org/2020/04/22/united-states-an-all-hands-on-deck-moment-sixty-six-old-new-leftists-urge-support-for-joe-biden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=united-states-an-all-hands-on-deck-moment-sixty-six-old-new-leftists-urge-support-for-joe-biden

College students in New York City speak on the impact of the pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
The closure of college campuses around the country last month due to social distancing protocols upended students' lives, including those of international students.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/coll…

Germany: Opening Berlin schools risks the lives of teachers, pupils and their families
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
"We must learn to live with the pandemic," Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/berl…

Shakespeare on Trump
Entering 6th Week of Quarantine | indybay.org | 2020-04-22
As we enter the 6th week of quarantine due to Nazi Trump's inexcusable delay in preparing for a pandemic which was known to be a threat in November 2019 , the benchmark of literature in the English language, Shakespeare's writings, teach us that Trump is not an aberration.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/20/18832516.php

Prescribing an overdose: A chapter in the opioid epidemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-22
ROCHESTER, Minn.

University Jihad studies on COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

Does the Theoretical Arrow Fired by Jane Goodall End at the Feet of Jair Bolsonaro?
Peter Harrison | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
We oh-so civilized humans seem to think we know everything

UK coronavirus deaths may have reached 41,000, study finds
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-22
Deaths linked to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the UK may have already reached 41,000, according to new analysis.The Financial Times estimate is more than double the latest total announced by the Department of Health, which stood at 17,337 at 5pm on 20 April.The government's figure is based almost entirely on the deaths of hospital patients who tested positive for Covid-19.Differences in reporting mean this total can include a small number of deaths outside hospital that occurred in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The Financial Times has used separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/22/uk-coronavirus-deaths-may-have-reached-41000-study-finds/

Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen–The Centennial of His Birth
jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-21
On March 27, 1845 Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen was born in Lennep, Germany. He received his early education in the Netherlands and then studied under Clausius, teacher of Willard Gibbs, in Zurich, Switzerland. At Wàºrzburg he became assistant to Kundt. In 1874 he became privatdozent at Strasbourg University. In 1875 Roentgen was made professor of mathematics and physics at the Agricultural Academy of Hohenheim. He returned to Strasbourg in 1876, where he became extraordinary professor. In 1879 he was appointed ordinary professor of physics and director of the Physical Institute of Giessen, and in 1885 he became p…
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764694

Startling disparities in digital learning emerge as COVID-19 spreads: UN education agency
news.un.org | 2020-04-21
With most of the world's students now at home due to COVID-19, the pandemic is revealing startling divides in digitally-based distance learning, data from the UN education and cultural agency, UNESCO, and partners has revealed.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1062232

Characteristics of Faculty Accused of Academic Sexual Misconduct in the Biomedical and Health Sciences
Espinoza M, Hsiehchen D. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-21
This study uses internet search data to identify and characterize biomedical and health sciences faculty at US higher education institutions who had sexual misconduct accusations against them between 1982 and 2019 that led to institutional or legal actions proving or supporting guilt.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764695

Turkey repatriating nationals while fighting off virus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
Turkey is working hard to bring back its nationals stranded abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic while working to stem its further spread, said the nation's vice president on Wednesday."Currently we have nearly 26,000 citizens who have applied [for evacuation] from 73 countries," Fuat Oktay told Anadolu Agency.Oktay said that upon their return to home soil, Turkish citizens coming from abroad are spending 14 days in quarantine at 87 student dormitories in 73 of Turkey's 81 provinces.On combating coronavirus, Oktay said: "With its health investments, and city hospitals, Turkey was confident [in fighting the virus]…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-repatriating-nationals-while-fighting-off-virus-3517647

Beyond Expectations: ESA Exoplanet Hunter All Set to Search for Distant Alien Worlds
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-22
CHEOPS, a mission named after the iconic Egyptian pharaoh and commissioner of the big Giza pyramid, will zero in on previous observations of already known extrasolar planets.
sputniknews.com/science/202004221079055838-beyond-expectations-esa-exoplanet-hunter-all-set-to-search-for-distant-alien-worlds/

Selected Articles: COVID-19: Closing Down the Economy Is Not the Solution
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
Video: COVID-19: Closing Down the Economy Is Not the Solution | By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 21, 2020 | While the lockdown is presented to public opinion as the sole means to resolving a global public health crisis, its devastating economic …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-covid-19-closing-down-economy-not-solution/5710337

Amid the Pandemic: Over 50% of Students Do Not Have a Computer
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) published an investigation holding that 826 million of 1,580 million students do not have a computer worldwide and 706 million do not have Internet access in their homes. | RELATED: | Africa: COVID Positive Cases Exceed 16,500 | The UNESCO-IT…
telesurenglish.net/news/Amid-the-Pandemic-Over-50-of-Students-Do-Not-Have-a-Computer-20200421-0013.html

Government plans to give poorer pupils free laptops 'do not go far enough'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-21
The government's plans to ensure that disadvantaged children can access lessons online amid school closures "do not go far enough", campaigners say. | Education secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that free laptops or tablets will be given to disadvantaged pupils to help them learn at home amid the Covid-19 pandemic. | Disadvantaged secondary school pupils and care leavers who do not have mobile or broadband internet in their homes will also be provided with 4G routers. | But the Good Law Project (GLP), a legal campaign group which has previously brought cases against Uber and over Brexit, said the governmen…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/04/21/government-plans-to-give-poorer-pupils-free-laptops-do-not-go-far-enough/

COVID-19: Morrison attempts to blackmail teachers
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-04-21
Workers & unions Mary Merkenich David LindenIssue 1262 Australia COVID-19 Australian Education UnionApril 21, 2020…
greenleft.org.au/content/covid-19-morrison-attempts-blackmail-teachers

Latvia Wanted to Bridge EU with Russia but Is Now in Economic Trouble
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
The transit industry was one of the most important in Latvia and was established during the Soviet era. In the first years of Latvia's independence in the 1990's, it was destroyed. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has significantly lowered Latvia's …
globalresearch.ca/latvia-wanted-bridge-eu-russia-now-economic-trouble/5710339

Closedown vs. No Closedown
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
Every country with the exception of Sweden found it necessary to close down at least part of the economy in order to prevent the highly infectious virus from overwhelming their medical care systems. The exponential rate of infection together with …
globalresearch.ca/closedown-vs-no-closedown/5710240

Netanyahu/Gantz Unity Deal… Safeguarding Israel's "Democracy". Annexation of West Bank Ongoing
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
A weeks earlier agreement between them collapsed, a new unity deal struck. | Netanyahu prevailed. Gantz's surrender to his demands split his Blue and White (B &W) party. | It may have ended his chance to become prime minister, his political career …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-gantz-unity/5710325

China's Message to Donald: What Do You Want from Us?
Lin Liangduo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
Translated from Chinese for Global Research. | Enough is enough. Enough hypocrisy for this one world. | What do you want from us, anyway? What Do You Really Want from Us? | When we were the sick man of Asia, we were called …
globalresearch.ca/chinas-message-to-donald-what-do-you-want-from-us/5701954

Coronavirus Lockdown and What You Are Not Being Told
Iain Davis | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
In Part 1 we looked at the reasons why questioning the coronavirus lockdown, despite the ever present allegation, does not demonstrate a callous disregard for human life. We are going to expand on why it doesn't in this article. | I …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-lockdown-what-you-are-not-being-told/5710305

75 Years Ago: Red Army Encircles Berlin. Analysis of Germany's Failed 1942 Offensive
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
Three-quarters of a century ago, on 21 April 1945 the Soviet Army had encircled Berlin and was unleashing its final attack upon Nazi Germany. | With the Germans having killed more than 10 million Soviet troops since their June 1941 invasion, …
globalresearch.ca/75-years-ago-red-army-encircles-berlin-analysis-germany-failed-1942-offensive/5710245

The Economic War with Russia and China. The Economic and Geopolitical Impacts of the COV-19 Lockdown
Dr. T. P. Wilkinson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
The major reason for Cuba's travel restrictions- ≠‚Äê- ≠‚Äê always used as grounds for slandering the Cuban state- ≠‚Äê is the extreme difficulty Cuba has maintaining foreign exchange reserves essential for international trade- ≠‚Äê- ≠‚Äê esp. since the end of trade- ≠‚Äêin- ≠‚Äêkind with the COMECON. Every …
globalresearch.ca/the-economic-war-with-russia-and-china-the-economic-impacts-of-the-cov-19-lockdown/5710118

SARS-CoV-2 Mortality Data Is Distorted. Review of Scientific Research in Germany, U.S., Italy, Spain
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
SouthFront offers a scientific-based survey providing an in-depth look at the real death toll statistics and the spread of SARS-COV-2. | 1. The research issued by the Bonn University Hospital | The research issued by the Bonn University Hospital and made by …
globalresearch.ca/sars-cov-2-mortality-distorted/5710253

Unprecedented: "Oil Prices Can Go Negative"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
Last month, analyst Paul Sankey warned that "(o)il prices can go negative" in today's environment. On March 18, he wrote: | "The physical reality of the market is that oil is pumped out of the ground and has to be consumed …
globalresearch.ca/unprecedented-oil-prices-can-go-negative/5710332

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Trump EPA Approves Use of Important TB Antibiotic as Pesticide