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A Year Since the Arrest of WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange
Oscar Grenfell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
Today marks 12 months since WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police and security officers after being illegally expelled from Ecuador's London embassy, where he had lived and worked as a political refugee for seven years. | The sight …
globalresearch.ca/year-since-arrest-wikileaks-publisher-julian-assange/5709458

'Surge in Production' key to tackle economic downturn amid COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-13
TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA)

Alberta Government Turns Hard to the Right- Making the Most of a Crisis
David DePoe | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
Education cuts | The Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) premier and his Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange have announced they are redirecting $128 million dollars of K-12 education funding to the province's COVID-19 response, following their decision to close schools on …
globalresearch.ca/alberta-government-turns-right-making-most-crisis/5709477

Wholesale move to online education across the US: A nightmare for students and educators
wsws.org | 2020-04-13
The jolting transition to online education has revealed the inadequacy of preparation by schools at all levels, while the ruling class views a profit opportunity.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/13/onln…

Tiny But Tough-Love Tour of Shame to Demand Opening Up Motel Rooms for Shelter Now !
Robert Norse | indybay.org | 2020-04-13
In an Easter Sunday sweep through the City by car, several of us will gather (safely in our cars or at 6′ distance with protective gear) 2 PM at Laurel and Front St. We will distribute survival gear and provisions to folks outside around the City and conduct an educational tour of shame to counter the rosy fabrications of Sentinel and city/county officialdom.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/10/18832269.php

Fired researcher Mauro Ferrari denounces EU inaction on COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-13
Distinguished scientist Mauro Ferrari was forced to resign as European Research Council president after calling for a coordinated struggle against the pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/13/ferr…

Convalescent Plasma: A Therapy for COVID-19?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
To develop a treatment for patients with COVID-19, researchers around the world are steadfastly exploring numerous angles, including testing existing antiviral drugs and new compounds. One potential treatment that has garnered attention is known as convalescent plasma therapy. The approach involves giving patients an infusion of antibody-rich plasma from people who have recovered from an infection …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/convalescent-plasma-a-therapy-for-covid-19/

Razi institute launches SPF mice breeding system
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-13
TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA)

The US Seeks to Set New Military Base in Syria Amid Pandemic
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
President Donald Trump administration on Friday deployed a military convoy in Syria to establish a new base in this Arab nation. | A caravan of 35 trucks loaded with vehicles and warfare and logistics materials headed for the city of Shadadi, …
globalresearch.ca/us-seeks-set-new-military-base-syria-amid-pandemic/5709489

Moscow COVID-19 Lockdown: Administrative Self-isolation, QR Codes and No More Than 2 Personal Trips Per Week
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
On April 11, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a decree on the procedure of processing and using special digital passes in the city. The decision to introduce a special digital pass system to enforce coronavirus lockdown rules in the Russian …
globalresearch.ca/moscow-covid-19-lockdown-administrative-self-isolation-qr-codes-no-more-than-2-personal-trips-per-week/5709452

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 update
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
On today's Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, shares the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses antibody testing, immunity, and how the scientific and research communities are collaborating to fight this disease. Click the player below: Mayo Clinic Q&A is available …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-covid-19-update/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 update
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
On today's Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, shares the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses antibody testing, immunity, and how the scientific and research communities are collaborating to fight this disease. Click the player below: Mayo Clinic Q&A is available …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-covid-19-update/

[Research Paper] Evaluating the evidence behind the surrogate measures included in the FDA's table of surrogate endpoints as supporting approval of cancer drugs
Bishal Gyawali, Spencer P. Hey, Aaron S. Kesselheim | thelancet.com | 2020-04-13
Using breast cancer as an example, we evaluated the underlying evidence for the surrogate endpoints for solid tumors listed in the FDA's Table of Surrogate Endpoints and found weak or missing correlations of treatment effects on these surrogates with treatment effects on OS . Surrogate measures should be predictive of clinical benefit to be useful in supporting regular FDA approval.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30076-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Gates' Globalist Vaccine Agenda: A Win-Win for Pharma and Mandatory Vaccination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft's ambition to control a global vaccination ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control of global health policy. | Gates' obsession with vaccines seems to …
globalresearch.ca/gates-globalist-vaccine-agenda-win-win-pharma-mandatory-vaccination/5709493

Brazilian Democracy Is Dead
Fernando Horta | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
The word is that that General Braga Netto is the new "acting president" of Brazil. Firstly, this position does not legally exist. We live in a presidential system, and the power of the executive is in the hands of the …
globalresearch.ca/brazilian-democracy-dead/5709490

The Elite's COVID-19 Coup Against a Terrified Humanity: Resisting Powerfully
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
I have previously explained how the COVID-19 infection is being used to frighten us into submitting powerlessly to the global elite's latest move to take much greater control of our lives and how those who can perceive this, and wish …
globalresearch.ca/elite-covid-19-coup-against-terrified-humanity-resisting-powerfully/5709479

Demand for gold jewelry is crashing in China & India, consultant finds
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Sharp contractions in gold imports by major consumers suggest gold jewelry demand is being battered, says investment research group Capital Economics, though It projects that safe-haven buying should ensure a near-term price rise. | According to the group's commodities economist Alexander Kozul-Wright, gold imports plunged 50 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2020. Withdrawals from Shanghai's gold exchange tanked 56 percent during the same period. Physical sales in critical global markets, China and India, have fallen off a cliff so far this year. | Kozul-Wright says that he doesn't expect to see…
rt.com/business/485638-china-india-gold-demand-fall/

COVID-19, Smartphone Surveillance, and the State
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
For the state, there is one primary imperative–to remain in power at all cost. If this imperative is to be successful, the state must impose, by stealth or deception, a system capable of monitoring all individuals who may pose an …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-smartphone-surveillance-state/5709457

Ukraine Eyes America for Gas but Still Relies on Russia
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
Despite strong attempts by Ukraine not to buy Russian pipeline gas, they will not be able to receive U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) for at least another five years according to Polish experts from the consulting company ESPERIS. According …
globalresearch.ca/ukraine-eyes-america-gas-still-relies-russia/5709505

The COVID-19 Lockdown: Devastating Economic and Social Consequences. Trump Wants the Economy Reopened by May 1st
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
The way to defeat a highly infectious disease like COVID-19 is by instituting policies to prevent it from spreading. | Social distancing, sheltering in place, and lockdowns are emotionally draining and anxiety provoking. | According to psychologist Shauna Springer, | "we're missing the | …
globalresearch.ca/trump-intends-reopen-us-economy-too-soon/5709450

Science vs. Trump: The dangerous promotion of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-13
Neither chloroquine nor hydroxychloroquine has been proven to deliver any benefit against the impact of the coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/13/drug…

Science Saturday: The importance of antibody testing in addressing COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
If there's one thing the world has learned so far in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's the important role of testing for the disease. The ability to know who has the virus and who doesn't provides critical information for people and entire regions. Early testing involved collecting cells from the back of the …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/science-saturday-the-importance-of-antibody-testing-in-addressing-covid-19/

Iran's knowledge-based firms export $600mn last year
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-13
TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA)

German politicians debate easing restrictions as new infections drop
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Senior politicians in Germany have begun debating a potential easing of restrictions imposed over the coronavirus epidemic. Their meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled for Wednesday. | Merkel and the premiers of Germany's 16 states expect to get recommendations from the German National Academy of Sciences on Monday. The chancellor has said the advice will weigh heavily in considerations for a possible loosening in movement and social distancing rules in place since around mid-March. | The discussion takes place as the number of new infections and deaths declines in Germany, which has weathered the…
rt.com/newsline/485640-germany-debate-easing-restrictions/

Science Saturday: The importance of antibody testing in addressing COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
If there's one thing the world has learned so far in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's the important role of testing for the disease. The ability to know who has the virus and who doesn't provides critical information for people and entire regions. Early testing involved collecting cells from the back of the …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/science-saturday-the-importance-of-antibody-testing-in-addressing-covid-19/

These Students Took Care of Each Other When Their Universities Didn't
Abdullah Shihipar | thenation.com | 2020-04-13
These Students Took Care of Each Other When Their Universities Didn't…
thenation.com/article/society/these-students-took-care-of-each-other-when-their-universities-didnt/

Space Technologies in Everyday Life
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-13
Thinking of the space industry, we consider it something remote and impregnable; but most people don't even suspect that they are using "space" technologies on a daily basis.
sputniknews.com/science/202004131078936187-space-technologies-in-everyday-life/

Ok, Google, Play Funeral March: NASA Says Two Asteroids Will Intersect Earth's Orbit This Week
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-13
Devastating wildfires in Australia, the coronavirus pandemic, a fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, and now asteroids. It seems that humanity has really pissed off nature and the universe.
sputniknews.com/science/202004131078936291-ok-google-play-funeral-march-nasa-says-two-asteroids-will-intersect-earths-orbit-this-week/

Japan to Launch Micro Lunar Probe to Moon's Orbit on Solid-Fuel Rocket in 2020s – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-13
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is planning to launch a micro explorer to the Moon's orbit using a solid-fuel Epsilon rocket in the first half of the 2020s, the Kyodo news agency reported on Monday, citing an informed source.
sputniknews.com/science/202004131078935603-japan-to-launch-micro-lunar-probe-to-moons-orbit-on-solid-fuel-rocket-in-2020s—reports/

Pakistan awaits clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-13
Pakistani scientists are awaiting approval to start clinical trials for a treatment they claim can cure coronavirus.A research team from Dow University of Medical Sciences, the country's leading health institution, has devised intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with plasma obtained from the blood of patients recovered from coronavirus, according to a statement.The plasma teeming with anti-bodies was donated by patients after recovering from the illness.Lab tests and animal trials were successful. The next step is to initiate clinical trials."This is a very important breakthrough in the war against COVID-19," profe…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pakistan-awaits-clinical-trials-for-covid-19-treatment-3516784

Selected Articles: Towards a New World Order
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
The US Seeks to Set New Military Base in Syria Amid Pandemic | By Telesur, April 13, 2020 | President Donald Trump administration on Friday deployed a military convoy in Syria to establish a new base in this Arab nation. | A …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-towards-new-world-order/5709495

Julian Assange: One Year in Belmarsh
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
It should not be a matter of distinction, but Julian Assange is a figure who is becoming the apotheosis of political imprisonment. This seems laughable to those convinced he is an agent without scruple, a compromiser of the Fourth Estate, …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-one-year-belmarsh/5709365

The OPCW Is Used as a Political Tool Against Syria
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
OPCW Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) has determined that chemical weapons have been used or likely used in Syria. The first report of the OPCW was released April 8 and points a finger at the Syrian Arab Air Force concerning 3 attacks …
globalresearch.ca/opcw-political-tool-against-syria/5709395

There Is No Iranian-American Agreement and No Truce in Iraq
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
Mustafa Al-Kazemi has been chosen Prime Minister after difficult negotiations marked by intra-Shiite disagreement. The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, had exploited this disagreement when he boldly challenged the majority Shia in Iraq by his choice of an anti-Iranian …
globalresearch.ca/no-iranian-american-agreement-no-truce-iraq/5709386

One World Governance and the Council on Foreign Relations."We Shall have World Government… by Conquest or Consent."
Joachim Hagopian | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
The fact is the Council on Foreign Relations has been controlling US foreign policy for almost a century, and chief among its most obvious agendas has been building and maintaining US Empire's global unipolar hegemony and military strength at all cost.
globalresearch.ca/one-world-governance-and-the-council-on-foreign-relations-we-shall-have-world-government-by-conquest-or-consent/5541363

Venezuela Announces 6-month Rent Suspension, Guarantees Workers' Wages, Bans Lay-offs
Paul Dobson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
The Venezuelan government announced a series of measures on Sunday in attempts to protect the population from the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis. | Speaking on a live televised address, President Nicolás Maduro instructed that all commercial and residential rent, …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-announces-6-month-rent-suspension-guarantees-workers-wages-bans-lay-offs/5709388

COVID-19: Devastated Saudi Royal Family Seeks to End Yemen War
Joe Lauria | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
5th UPDATE: At least 150 members of the Saudi royal family have been infected and as a result Riyadh is seeking to end its five-year disastrous assault on Yemen. | *** | As the coronavirus continues its assault on members of the …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-devastated-saudi-royal-family-seeks-end-yemen-war/5709364

The US Declares War on America
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
For the past 70 or so years, the US government waged a war against its own citizens, a reprehensible history of illegal, unethical and immoral experiments exposing countless US civilians to deadly procedures and pathogens.
globalresearch.ca/chemical-and-biological-weapons-the-us-government-waged-a-war-against-its-own-citizens/5709255

Freedom from Fear: John Pilger Discusses Coronavirus Propaganda, Imperialism, and Human Rights
John Pilger | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
John Pilger is a world-renowned journalist and filmmaker. The author of several books and maker of over 60 documentaries (the latest being The Coming War on China and The Dirty War on the NHS), Pilger has won dozens of prestigious …
globalresearch.ca/freedom-from-fear-john-pilger-discusses-coronavirus-propaganda-imperialism-human-rights/5709390

Post-Republic "Weimar America", Here We Come! Virus Hysteria Adds $10 Trillion to the National Debt
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
There's no doubt that the Coronavirus is a serious infection that can lead to severe illness or death. There's also no doubt that 'virus hysteria' has been used for other purposes. Wall Street, for example, has used virus-panic to advance …
globalresearch.ca/virus-hysteria-adds-10-trillion-national-debt/5709377

Fitting Together the Pieces of the Coronavirus Puzzle
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-12
The as yet unfolding story of Coronavirus is a story of corruption and conflicts of interest. Some pieces of the puzzle remain missing, but the big picture is increasingly apparent. | The big picture speaks to the unaccountability of Big Monopolies …
globalresearch.ca/fitting-together-pieces-puzzle/5709379

The Promising Cuba/US Cooperation on Cancer
César Chelala | commondreams.org | 2020-04-12
Cuban doctor Liz Caballero and student Susana Diaz leave El Vedado polyclinic in Havana on March 31, 2020. (Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2020/04/12/promising-cubaus-cooperation-cancer?cd-origin=rss

Iran among world top 10 states in virtual learning
IRNA | iranian.com | 2020-04-12
Head of Center for International Affairs and Overseas Schools said on Sunday that Iran is among top ten countries in the world in terms of presenting virtual learning courses. Gholam Reza Karimi said the effective measures have been taken by Iranian Education Ministry over the last two months have widely reflected in the world. Referring …
iranian.com/2020/04/12/iran-among-world-top-10-states-in-virtual-learning/

Vaccines and the Liberal Mind
Robert F. Kennedy Jr | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-11
This article was originally published in June 2018. | Instead of demanding blue-ribbon safety science and encouraging honest, open and responsible debate on the science, too many online outlets are silencing critics and shutting down discussion on this key public health …
globalresearch.ca/vaccines-liberal-mind/5686389

COVID-19: Coronavirus and Civilization
Diana Johnstone | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-11
As time goes on in close confinement, even people bound by love may start to find each other unbearable. On a larger scale, in this crazy mass confinement, people brought together by a common rejection of the lies of our …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-coronavirus-and-civilization/5709343

Social Devastation and Despair. How Coronavirus Threatens India
Arundhati Roy | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-11
Below are selected excerpts from Arundati Roy's article | As an appalled world watched, India revealed herself in all her shame

[World Report] Regulators split on antimalarials for COVID-19
Susan Jaffe | thelancet.com | 2020-04-11
US and French authorities have authorised the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, but the EU regulator and WHO say the science doesn't support the decision. Susan Jaffe reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30817-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Systemic Racism Is Making Coronavirus Worse in Black America
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-11
The COVID-19 global pandemic is a nightmare unfolding before our eyes that could have devastating impacts that Black Americans could feel most acutely. With scarce testing, health care workers and ventilators, combined with a pattern of red state governors ignoring science and placing profits above people, there are signs that Black communities across the country are bearing the brunt of an…
truthout.org/articles/systemic-racism-is-making-coronavirus-worse-in-black-america/

Iran Begins Production of Antibody-Based Rapid Detection Tests
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-11
Deputy Minister for Science and Technology Surena Satari informed that Iran began the production of Serological Antibody Detection (SAD) Tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. | RELATED: | US 'Calexit' Would Consider a Different Approach to Iran | This new industrial development, which builds on the existing production of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests, gives Iran a potential competitive advantage in global markets. | "We can become one of the major exporters of different types of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Begins-Production-of-Antibody-Based-Rapid-Detection-Tests-20200411-0004.html

Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Help Curb War and Militarism?
Lawrence Wittner | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-11
Decades ago, when I began teaching international history, I used to ask students if they thought it was possible for nations to end their fighting of wars against one another. Their responses varied. But the more pessimistic conclusions were sometimes tempered by the contention that, if the world's nations faced a common foe, such as …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/will-the-coronavirus-pandemic-help-curb-war-and-militarism/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2020-04-14 01:26 GMT (21:26 EST)

2020-04-12: News Headlines

RT (2020-04-12). 'It's a sombre day': UK Covid-19 death toll hits 10,000 milestone as 737 new fatalities recorded. rt.com The official death toll from Covid-19 in the UK passed the 10,000 mark on Sunday as health officials announced 737 new fatalities from the disease. Health Minister Matt Hancock said it marks a "sombre day" for Britain. | The UK's number of officially confirmed coronavirus deaths climbed to 10,612 after the fresh statistics were announced. | It comes after the UK's total number of deaths rose by 917 on Saturday and 980 on Friday. Unlike other countries, the UK only includes those who have died in hospitals in its fatality count. While Sunday's increase was smaller than the two preceding days, previous weekends…

RT (2020-04-12). Europe's coronavirus death toll passes 75,000 milestone — AFP tally. rt.com The number of fatalities due to Covid-19 in Europe rose above 75,000 on Sunday, according to a tally carried out by the AFP news agency. It is currently the continent worst hit by the pandemic. | More than 80 percent of the deaths have occurred in just four countries — Italy, Spain, France and the UK — according to statistics compiled from official sources. | The number of people infected with the virus is still climbing towards the one million mark, with the number of confirmed cases now standing at 909,673. | Italy remains Europe's most affected country, with 19,468 deaths, followed by Spain with 1…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-04-12). Julian Assange: One Year in Belmarsh. globalresearch.ca It should not be a matter of distinction, but Julian Assange is a figure who is becoming the apotheosis of political imprisonment. This seems laughable to those convinced he is an agent without scruple, a compromiser of the Fourth Estate, …

Robert Norse (2020-04-12). Tiny But Tough-Love Tour of Shame to Demand Opening Up Motel Rooms for Shelter Now ! indybay.org In an Easter Sunday sweep through the City by car, several of us will gather (safely in our cars or at 6′ distance with protective gear) 2 PM at Laurel and Front St. We will distribute survival gear and provisions to folks outside around the City and conduct an educational tour of shame to counter the rosy fabrications of Sentinel and city/county officialdom.

Joe Lauria (2020-04-12). COVID-19: Devastated Saudi Royal Family Seeks to End Yemen War. globalresearch.ca 5th UPDATE: At least 150 members of the Saudi royal family have been infected and as a result Riyadh is seeking to end its five-year disastrous assault on Yemen. | *** | As the coronavirus continues its assault on members of the …

Steven Sahiounie (2020-04-12). The OPCW Is Used as a Political Tool Against Syria. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-12). Convalescent Plasma: A Therapy for COVID-19? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To develop a treatment for patients with COVID-19, researchers around the world are steadfastly exploring numerous angles, including testing existing antiviral drugs and new compounds. One potential treatment that has garnered attention is known as convalescent plasma therapy. The approach involves giving patients an infusion of antibody-rich plasma from people who have recovered from an infection …

Elijah J. Magnier (2020-04-12). There Is No Iranian-American Agreement and No Truce in Iraq. globalresearch.ca Mustafa Al-Kazemi has been chosen Prime Minister after difficult negotiations marked by intra-Shiite disagreement. The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, had exploited this disagreement when he boldly challenged the majority Shia in Iraq by his choice of an anti-Iranian …

Mike Whitney (2020-04-12). Post-Republic "Weimar America", Here We Come! Virus Hysteria Adds $10 Trillion to the National Debt. globalresearch.ca There's no doubt that the Coronavirus is a serious infection that can lead to severe illness or death. There's also no doubt that 'virus hysteria' has been used for other purposes. Wall Street, for example, has used virus-panic to advance …

Paul Dobson (2020-04-12). Venezuela Announces 6-month Rent Suspension, Guarantees Workers' Wages, Bans Lay-offs. globalresearch.ca The Venezuelan government announced a series of measures on Sunday in attempts to protect the population from the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis. | Speaking on a live televised address, President Nicolás Maduro instructed that all commercial and residential rent, …

Joachim Hagopian (2020-04-12). One World Governance and the Council on Foreign Relations."We Shall have World Government… by Conquest or Consent." globalresearch.ca The fact is the Council on Foreign Relations has been controlling US foreign policy for almost a century, and chief among its most obvious agendas has been building and maintaining US Empire's global unipolar hegemony and military strength at all cost.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 update. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On today's Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, shares the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses antibody testing, immunity, and how the scientific and research communities are collaborating to fight this disease. Click the player below: Mayo Clinic Q&A is available …

John Pilger (2020-04-12). Freedom from Fear: John Pilger Discusses Coronavirus Propaganda, Imperialism, and Human Rights. globalresearch.ca John Pilger is a world-renowned journalist and filmmaker. The author of several books and maker of over 60 documentaries (the latest being The Coming War on China and The Dirty War on the NHS), Pilger has won dozens of prestigious …

Peter Koenig (2020-04-12). Cuba — The Endless Cruelty of US Sanctions — The US Intercepts Chinese Medical Supplies to Cuba. globalresearch.ca Background | Cuba complained recently that a shipment of test kits, masks and respirators, donated by the Chinese Alibaba group, didn't arrive because the American company tasked with transportation feared breaching U-S sanction rules. Washington imposed an embargo on Cuba in …

Mark Taliano (2020-04-12). Fitting Together the Pieces of the Coronavirus Puzzle. globalresearch.ca The as yet unfolding story of Coronavirus is a story of corruption and conflicts of interest. Some pieces of the puzzle remain missing, but the big picture is increasingly apparent. | The big picture speaks to the unaccountability of Big Monopolies …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-12). Science Saturday: The importance of antibody testing in addressing COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If there's one thing the world has learned so far in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's the important role of testing for the disease. The ability to know who has the virus and who doesn't provides critical information for people and entire regions. Early testing involved collecting cells from the back of the …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-12). Iran unrivaled in Middle East for anti-corona measures: VP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) — Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said Iran's technological measures in the fight against coronavirus are unrivaled among the Middle Eastern countries.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-12). 'MFA waiting for Health Ministry's protocols to return Iranian students'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Gholam-Reza Ansari said that Foreign Ministry is waiting for protocols from the Ministry of Health to return Iranian abroad to the country amid the outbreak of coronavirus.

sputniknews (2020-04-12). 'Unkillable' Android Malware May Provide Ongoing Access to Personal Info, Security Researchers Warn. sputniknews.com Last October, several reports indicated that some malicious files were affecting around 45,000 Android devices. Not only is this malware almost impossible to get rid of, but as the time passes, it remains as active as ever.

sputniknews (2020-04-12). Canadian Firm to Jumpstart Production of 'Pandemic Drones' That Detect People with COVID-19 Symptoms. sputniknews.com In a bid to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic countries have been increasingly employing drones to enforce stay-at-home protocols, with police deploying talking drones to urge community awareness, while other uses for the technology include taking temperature levels and sterilizing surfaces.

yenisafak (2020-04-12). India's coronavirus tally tops 8,000. yenisafak.com A further 34 deaths from coronavirus were recorded in India in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 273, authorities announced Sunday.The total number of COVID-19 cases in the South Asian country has risen to 8,356, according to the Ministry of Health.India has one of the lowest testing rates in the world. As per figures by the Indian Council of Medical Research, 179,374 samples from 164,773 individuals have been processed as of April 11. It has a population of over 1.3 billion. There are reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering to extend the 21-day lockdown imposed on March 25. Since…

RT (2020-04-11). First group of volunteers assembled as Russia prepares for human testing of Covid-19 vaccine. rt.com The initial human volunteers have been selected to test a Russian vaccine against the deadly new coronavirus in trials set to begin in late June. The project's chief developer is leading by example by taking his place among them. | Work on the biological preparation began in February at the Vector Institute, Russia's leading virology and biotechnology research center. It's based in Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia. Earlier in April, researchers announced that the vaccine had successfully passed trials on mice and ferrets, with preparations for human testing in full swing. | The first stage will see 60…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr (2020-04-11). Vaccines and the Liberal Mind. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published in June 2018. | Instead of demanding blue-ribbon safety science and encouraging honest, open and responsible debate on the science, too many online outlets are silencing critics and shutting down discussion on this key public health …

South Front (2020-04-11). Syrian Army Kicks Off Large-Scale Security Operation against ISIS in Homs Desert. globalresearch.ca Fierce clashes between the Syrian Army and ISIS terrorists erupted near the villages of al-Sukhnah and Wadi al-Waer in the province of Homs on April 9 evening. | According to pro-government sources, the army and local militias backed up by the …

Stephen Lendman (2020-04-11). US Doctors and Nurses Becoming Infected with COVID-19. globalresearch.ca Doctors, nurses, and other medical staff are on the frontlines of combating COVID-19. | What happens if their ranks are infected with the virus? | Who'll be there in enough numbers to treat patients needing healthcare without them remaining safe on the …

Arundhati Roy (2020-04-11). Social Devastation and Despair. How Coronavirus Threatens India. globalresearch.ca Below are selected excerpts from Arundati Roy's article | As an appalled world watched, India revealed herself in all her shame — her brutal, structural, social and economic inequality, her callous indifference to suffering. The lockdown worked like a chemical …

Philip A Farruggio (2020-04-11). Jesus of Nazareth. Time for Reflection and Understanding. globalresearch.ca First published on Good Friday 2018 | As I write this column it is Good Friday, the most somber day in the Christian religion. This is the day that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified. It is a time for reflection and …

Diana Johnstone (2020-04-11). COVID-19: Coronavirus and Civilization. globalresearch.ca As time goes on in close confinement, even people bound by love may start to find each other unbearable. On a larger scale, in this crazy mass confinement, people brought together by a common rejection of the lies of our …

Kevin Ryan (2020-04-11). Has COVID-19 Testing Made the Problem Worse? Confusion Regarding "The True Health Impacts" globalresearch.ca Concerns about the virus SARS-COV-2 that causes the disease called COVID-19 have centered around reported mortality rates. However, errors in reporting those rates have led to confusion regarding the true health impacts. Because estimated rates are dependent on the test …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2020-04-11). A New World Is Being Born: What Will It Be? globalresearch.ca We are hearing from many that the world after Covid-19 will be different. The question is: Different in what way? Will it be better or worse? | Elites are working to make it better for them, and worse for the rest …

Pepe Escobar (2020-04-11). Total System Failure Will Give Rise to New Economy? globalresearch.ca Nobody, anywhere, could have predicted what we are now witnessing: in a matter of only a few weeks the accumulated collapse of global supply chains, aggregate demand, consumption, investment, exports, mobility. | Nobody is betting on an L-shaped recovery anymore — …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-04-11). The Coronavirus State: New Zealand and Authoritarian Rumblings. globalresearch.ca It's all about the lever of balance. Laws made for public protection, within which public health features prominently, provide grounds for derogation authorities can exploit. Like plasticine, the scope of power during times of an emergency extends. But at what …

Susan Jaffe (2020-04-11). [World Report] Regulators split on antimalarials for COVID-19. thelancet.com US and French authorities have authorised the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, but the EU regulator and WHO say the science doesn't support the decision. Susan Jaffe reports.

teleSUR (2020-04-11). Iran Begins Production of Antibody-Based Rapid Detection Tests. telesurenglish.net Deputy Minister for Science and Technology Surena Satari informed that Iran began the production of Serological Antibody Detection (SAD) Tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. | RELATED: | This new industrial development, which builds on the existing production of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests, gives Iran a potential competitive advantage in global markets. | "We can become one of the major exporters of different types of…

Staff (2020-04-11). Systemic Racism Is Making Coronavirus Worse in Black America. truthout.org The COVID-19 global pandemic is a nightmare unfolding before our eyes that could have devastating impacts that Black Americans could feel most acutely. With scarce testing, health care workers and ventilators, combined with a pattern of red state governors ignoring science and placing profits above people, there are signs that Black communities across the country are

Lawrence Wittner (2020-04-11). Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Help Curb War and Militarism? dissidentvoice.org Decades ago, when I began teaching international history, I used to ask students if they thought it was possible for nations to end their fighting of wars against one another. Their responses varied. But the more pessimistic conclusions were sometimes tempered by the contention that, if the world's nations faced a common foe, such as …

Andrew Emett (2020-04-11). Senators demand answers from Zoom concerning students' safety and privacy. nationofchange.org "We are concerned by recent reports that the platform may not be adequately safeguarding users' data and privacy."

Karyn Strickler (2020-04-11). Biden Must Become the Climate-Commander-in-Chief. commondreams.org Over 150 middle and high school students demonstrated at the U.S. Capitol building urging senators to back the Green New Deal. (Photo: Sunrise Movement) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

Richard Horton (2020-04-11). [Comment] Offline: COVID-19—bewilderment and candour. thelancet.com "This disease is unlike anything I have seen before. If you end up on ICU, you are potentially in real trouble. I have never seen anything like it before." These words were written by one intensive care physician working at a London teaching hospital. As deaths accumulate, the early message that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes mostly a mild illness has been shown to be dangerously false. One in five patients develop complications and are at grave risk. A further misunderstanding concerns age.

The Lancet (2020-04-11). [Editorial] The gendered dimensions of COVID-19. thelancet.com SARS-CoV-2 does not discriminate, but without careful consideration, the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic might. Demographic data from small studies are already informing political decisions and clinical research strategies. Women and men are affected by COVID-19, but biology and gender norms are shaping the disease burden. The success of the global response—the ability of both women and men to survive and recover from the pandemic's effects—will depend on the quality of evidence informing the response and the extent to which data represent sex and gender differences.

Alan Macleod (2020-04-10). New Research Shows Anti-Coronavirus Drugs Could Be Produced for Pennies. mintpressnews.com Instead, those drugs are being sold for thousands of dollars each, proving once again that the private, for-profit pharmaceutical industry is ill-equipped to handle a global public health crisis like COVID-19.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-04-10). Video: COVID-19. The Unspoken Truth. The Most Serious Global Crisis in Modern History. globalresearch.ca This video featuring Prof. Michel Chossudovsky is part of a Global Research series on the corona virus crisis. | The unspoken truth is that the novel coronavirus provides a pretext to powerful financial interests and corrupt politicians to trigger the …

Marshall Auerback (2020-04-10). Last Chance to Save the Euro? counterpunch.org After a faulty start to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union members appear to be getting their act together, as they all appear to have abandoned ruinous slash-and-burn austerity policies (including budget cuts to health care, education and other social services) in order to cope with the onset of a global depression. At least that's

Stephen Lendman (2020-04-10). Trump Regime Escalates War on China by Other Means. globalresearch.ca China is aggressively targeted by Washington because of its growing political, economic and military power on the world stage. | Pompeo falsely accused its ruling authorities of "repression…unfair competition…predatory economic practices, (and) a more aggressive military posture (sic)." | All of the …

Kit Knightly (2020-04-10). Covid19 Death Figures "A Substantial Over-Estimate" globalresearch.ca A few weeks ago we reported that, according to the Italian Institute of Health (ISS), only 12% of Italy's reported Covid19 deaths Given that …

Larry Romanoff (2020-04-10). Armas Biológicas: Uma Visà£o Geral, àötil e Oportuna, Baseada em Factos. Parte 1/3. globalresearch.ca O Governo dos EUA e as suas múltiplas agências e instituiàßàµes de ensino e saúde conduzem, há muitas décadas, pesquisas intensivas sobre a guerra biológica, em muitos casos fortemente focadas em agentes patogénicos para uma raàßa específica. | Num relatório para …

Joseph Natoli (2020-04-10). The Pataphysics of Pandemic. counterpunch.org Pataphysics: the science of imaginary solutions This illness doesn't believe in American Exceptionalism or that reality is a fungible quotient. Donald Trump and his narcissistic mental illness is an entirely expected effect from this model. That idea that reality isn't a firm thing and problems aren't to be solved, but molded and managed to what

Helen Yaffe (2020-04-10). Cuban Medical Science in the Service of Humanity. counterpunch.org By 21 March, Cuba had sent healthcare professionals to 37 countries to collaborate in combating the pandemic. Italy received 53 Cuban medics who had previously worked in West Africa during the deadly Ebola outbreak of 2014. Cuba also stepped into the breach in mid-March when a cruise ship with over 600 mostly British passengers and

The Canary (2020-04-09). Nearly three in 10 firms cut jobs due to pandemic before the lockdown even kicked in. thecanary.co Almost three in 10 businesses cut jobs in the face of the coronavirus pandemic prior to the lockdown, according to official statisticians.The Office for National Statistics said 29% of the 4,598 businesses it surveyed said they had to temporarily reduce staff numbers during the period from March 9 to March 22.It added that 40% of businesses surveyed said they were confident they could continue operating during the pandemic, based on their experience over the same period, which was before the Government-mandated lockdown.The survey also revealed that 47% of firms reported that their turnover was lower than normal…

graham (2020-04-09). Covid-19 to plunge half a billion people into poverty. truepublica.org.uk New research published by UNU-WIDER today warns that the economic fallout from the global pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people, or 8% of the total human population. This would be the first time that poverty has increased globally in thirty years, since 1990. The authors of the UNU-WIDER study — Andy Sumner and Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez …

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