Yemen's southern separatists declare self-rule, putting Saudi-brokered 2019 peace deal in jeopardy
rt.com | 2020-04-26
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is based in the southern Yemeni port of Aden, declared a state of emergency and announced that from now on it will "self-govern" the territories it controls. The separatists accused the Saudi-backed government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi of corruption and mismanagement. | Hadi's government said that the STC's decision amounts to a "complete withdrawal" from the Saudi-brokered peace, which was signed in November 2019. Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadhrami warned that the separatists will face "dangerous and catastrophic consequences." | The UAE an…
rt.com/newsline/486908-yemen-southern-separatists-emergency/
Yemen's southern separatists declare self-rule, putting Saudi-brokered 2019 peace deal in jeopardy
rt.com | 2020-04-26
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is based in the southern Yemeni port of Aden, declared a state of emergency and announced that from now on it will "self-govern" the territories it controls. The separatists accused the Saudi-backed government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi of corruption and mismanagement. | Hadi's government said that the STC's decision amounts to a "complete withdrawal" from the Saudi-brokered peace, which was signed in November 2019. Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadhrami warned that the separatists will face "dangerous and catastrophic consequences." | The UAE an…
rt.com/newsline/486908-yemen-southern-separatists-emergency/
She's Back: Nikki Haley's Anti-China Rage: "Stop Communist China"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
Neocon hardliner Haley is a "hawk" on the far-right fringe of US politics. She's militantly hostile toward sovereign states on the US target list for regime change. | As former Trump regime UN envoy, she was an embarrassment to the …
globalresearch.ca/nikki-haley-anti-china-rage/5710813
The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is "Agenda ID2020"
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
WHO has most likely received orders from "above", from those people who also manage Trump and the "leaders" (sic) of the EU, European Union. The final decision to go ahead NOW with COVID-19 pandemic, was taken in January 2020 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos – behind very much closed doors.
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-causes-effects-real-danger-agenda-id2020/5706153
Trump Regime Aims to Suppress Iranian Truth-Telling
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
US hostility toward Iran is all about its sovereign independence
Bernie Sanders and the Future of the Movement
James L Cowan | indybay.org | 2020-04-26
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Suffering in Kashmir and Palestine
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
While the world is pre-occupied with coronavirus and its impact on lives and the international economy, one must not forget that suffering due to oppression knows no season and has no vaccine, but is not without a cure. Sadly, for …
globalresearch.ca/suffering-kashmir-palestine/5710799
'The hardest working president in history': Trump goes on Twitter rant against 'fake media' with Nobel Prizes for Russia stories
rt.com | 2020-04-26
US President Donald Trump blasted the media over reports about his laid-back work schedule, and suggested taking Nobel Prizes away from journalists who pushed Russia collusion stories, mistaking the award for the Pulitzer. | "The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history," Trump wrote on Sunday afternoon, kicking off a firestorm of anti-media tweets. | The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history. I don't know about that, but I am a hard worker and have probably gotten…
rt.com/usa/486940-trump-tweets-noble-prize/
The Gates Foundation and the "War on Cash": 'Financial Inclusion' in an Age of Neoliberalism
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
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 …
globalresearch.ca/gates-foundation-war-cash/5710801
Sunday's Andrew Marr Show was even more of a clusterf*ck than usual
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-04-26
It was quite the Sunday morning for the Andrew Marr Show. Because it managed to let a Tory minister off the hook, treat the Scottish First Minister completely differently, and leave it to a scientist to warn about the government's coronavirus (Covid-19) science mantra. Just the usual for the BBC, really. | Nicola Sturgeon: cool, calm, collected: | First out of the blocks was Nicola Sturgeon. Some people on social media thought her appearance showed that of a "true leader"; the "best" in the UK apparently: | Nicola Sturgeo…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/04/26/sundays-andrew-marr-show-was-even-more-of-a-clusterfck-than-usual/
The Digital Revolution: Unlimited Ability to Spy and Control Populations. The Creation of a Police State Dystopia
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
Many have expressed concerns that coronavirus will be used, as 9/11 and the hoax "war on terror" were, to further expand the American police state dystopia. But we were doomed by the digital revolution to a controlled existence regardless of …
globalresearch.ca/digital-revolution-inconsistent-liberty/5710803
Millions more children at risk with immunization services disrupted amid COVID-19 pandemic
news.un.org | 2020-04-26
Last year, over 13 million children received no vaccines at all, and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is calling on governments to step up, warning disrupting immunization services amid the COVID-19 pandemic could leave even more of the world's most marginalized children without access to life-saving vaccines.
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What distancing? Revelers defy coronavirus lockdown in tightly PACKED house party in Chicago (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-04-26
Scores of people have shown up for a big house party overnight in Chicago, defying the coronavirus lockdown and ban on large gatherings. The party came as the US Covid-19 tally approached the 1 million cases mark. | The party was held overnight somewhere in Chicago, Illinois. Footage from the scene that has been streamed online by the revelers shows a house packed with young people dancing and chatting. |
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 research task force
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
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, …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-covid-19-research-task-force/
"Untimely" wins best 1st feature award at American fest
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Reopening the Economy Now Will Send Us Deeper Into Hell
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-26
This story was originally published at Labor Notes. | As we head into the fifth month of the outbreak millions of working families feel like they have been kidnapped and sent to hell. | As unemployment (officially reported) soars toward 30 percent or more, an estimated 20 million more people will fall helplessly below the poverty line. In a recent Pew poll, 60 percent of Latinos reported losing jobs or wages, as did more than half of all workers below the age of 30. In add…
truthout.org/articles/reopening-the-economy-now-will-send-us-deeper-into-hell/
'They Massage Horses Don't They?'
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
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 …
globalresearch.ca/they-massage-horses-dont-they/5710821
'The hardest working president in history': Trump goes on Twitter rant against 'fake media' with Nobel Prizes for Russia stories
rt.com | 2020-04-26
US President Donald Trump blasted the media over reports about his laid-back work schedule, and suggested taking Nobel Prizes away from journalists who pushed Russia collusion stories, mistaking the award for the Pulitzer. | "The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history," Trump wrote on Sunday afternoon, kicking off a firestorm of anti-media tweets. | The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history. I don't know about that, but I am a hard worker and have probably gotten…
rt.com/usa/486940-trump-tweets-noble-prize/
Some nations inch toward reopening as virus deaths rise
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-26
US states and nations around the world are taking divergent paths on when to reopen their economies and communities.The number of deaths officially attributed to coronavirus topped 200,000 globally, a figure widely believed to understate the actual total.A second US Navy ship, a destroyer off the coast of South America, reported an outbreak on board.(PA Graphics)As aides develop plans to shift US President Donald Trump's public emphasis from the virus to addressing the economic crisis it has caused, Dr Anthony Fauci at the US National Institutes of Health warned against moving too quickly."You hear a lot about th…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/26/some-nations-inch-toward-reopening-as-virus-deaths-rise/
Referee: Maradona could have been SENT OFF for SWEARING while the anthems were being sung before the 1990 World Cup final (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-04-26
The referee who took charge of the 1990 World Cup final between West Germany and Argentina said he could have sent off Argentinian legend Diego Maradona before a ball had even been kicked in the Italia '90 finale. | Edgardo Codesal, who bossed Argentina's loss to West Germany, has revealed that he is still targeted with vile abuse and was accused by Maradona of being bribed by FIFA, calling the icon "one of the worst people I have ever met." | Maradona was booked by Codesal two minutes after the official awarded West Germany their 85th-minute penalty in Rome, providing the only goal of the game as Argentina's…
rt.com/sport/486934-maradona-world-cup-video/
Mother fears coronavirus while shielding disabled son
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-26
A facilities manager at a rehabilitation centre, who is having to isolate from her disabled son for weeks at a time, has said she fears she may never see him again if she catches coronavirus.Lisa Lax-Harding, 45, made the "awful" decision to leave her family home in Sheffield to protect four-year-old Finlay, who has mosaic Edwards' syndrome and is vulnerable to catching the virus.Mrs Lax-Harding released an emotional video of her reunion with Finlay after her first four weeks spent away from him while working at the Steps Rehabilitation centre.Lisa Lax-Harding with her son Finlay and daughter Abbie (Family Handou…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/04/26/mother-fears-coronavirus-while-shielding-disabled-son/
Why a Mayo Clinic expert has grave concerns about second wave of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
As states look toward beginning to reopen their economies, health experts are warning of a possible second wave of COVID-19 that could emerge later this year and make for an even more dire health crisis. Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic COVID-19 expert, offers his insight on the effect of a potential second wave of …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/why-a-mayo-clinic-expert-has-grave-concerns-about-second-wave-of-covid-19/
United Nations Warns of Famine, Urges Debt Relief and Calls for New Debt Process to Confront the Coronavirus Pandemic
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-04-26
Over the last 48 hours, United Nations agencies warned the coronavirus could spread famine to hundreds of millions, called for new debt relief processes and the UN's chief urged expanding debt relief and aid to more countries.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/23/18832593.php
Hilarious Kim Jong Un Jokes, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-26
Ha ha ha let's all laugh about rumors that Kim Jong Un might be dead because he runs a crazy backwards regime where the media are a propaganda arm of the state and the public is oppressed and surveilled and people are imprisoned for exposing the truth about the government. | ~ | "I sure hope those North Koreans get to have democracy someday like we have here. Lemme log off this search engine algorithmically stacked toward billionaire CIA-tied media and ponder whether I want Donald Trump or Joe Biden to continue the wars and oligarchic exploitation." | ~ | The US needs to constantly bully the world, drop bombs, pa…
Hilarious Kim Jong Un Jokes, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
On the comeback trail? Players to return to courts for the first time in almost TWO MONTHS as NBA 'gives green light to train'
rt.com | 2020-04-26
The NBA is set to take a huge step towards resuming its season by announcing that players will be allowed to return to training bases on Friday where state laws allow them to
Cuban Doctors Head to South Africa to Help Fight COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-26
A new Cuban medical brigade is scheduled to arrive in South Africa on Sunday to join another group of Cuban colleagues, who are already working in the African country to reinforce the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Argentina Welcomes Cuban Medical Aid, Slams US Blockade | In the framework of the solidarity cooperation offered by the island at the international level, the 24 specialized medical brigade of the Cuban internationalist contingent Henry Reeve, responded t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-Doctors-Head-to-South-Africa-to-Help-Fight-COVID-19-20200426-0003.html
Spain To Open Up Society After COVID-19 Case Reduction
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-26
As of this Sunday, almost six million children under 14 years of age began to walk on roads and public spaces in Spain, in a relief from the confinement to which they have been subjected to for more than 40 days due to the coronavirus pandemic. | RELATED: | Europe COVID-19 Updates: Italy – Spain – UK – Germany – More | In accordance with the provisions of the authorities, as of this Sunday, up to three children can walk for one hour and for one kilometer with adult supervision.
telesurenglish.net/news/Spain-To-Open-Up-Society-After-COVID-19-Case-Reduction-20200426-0001.html
Turkish Red Crescent delivers Ramadan aid in N. Syria
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-26
The Turkish Red Crescent distributed on Sunday 1,000 food parcels among the poor in northwestern Syria as part of its Ramadan campaign.The aid agency, also known as Kizilay, distributed food parcels in Rasulayn and Tel Abyad districts of northern Syria, which were cleared of terrorists with Operation Peace Spring, according to the governorship of Sanliurfa.The agency is also planning to distribute another 1,000 food parcels for Ramadan feast toward the end of the holy month.The Turkish Red Crescent is the largest humanitarian organization in Turkey, with an international network to help nations in need.Turkey is…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkish-red-crescent-delivers-ramadan-aid-in-n-syria-3517941
Germany says China sought to encourage positive COVID-19 comments
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-26
Chinese diplomats approached German government officials in an attempt to encourage them to make positive statements on how Beijing is handling the coronavirus pandemic, the German interior ministry said in a letter this month."The German government is aware of individual contacts made by Chinese diplomats with the aim of effecting positive public statements on the coronavirus management by the People's Republic of China," said the letter, seen by Reuters on Sunday."The federal government has not complied with these requests."The letter was dated April 22 and was sent to Green Party member of parliament Margarete…
yenisafak.com/en/world/germany-says-china-sought-to-encourage-positive-covid-19-comments-3517953
Afghan men reject social distancing for religious gathering amid coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-26
Afghan authorities are struggling to implement lockdowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in a province bordering Iran where the outbreak is widening due to an influx of Afghan returnees and men refusing to adhere to social distancing. Herat, the country's third largest city and a bustling province in eastern Afghanistan, has reported a high number of coronavirus cases.The country is grappling with acute shortages of testing facilities at a time when violent clashes between government forces and the Taliban insurgents show no signs of decline.The medical and security crisis has worsened in the province as…
yenisafak.com/en/world/afghan-men-reject-social-distancing-for-religious-gathering-amid-coronavirus-3517944
Argentina Welcomes Cuban Medical Aid, Slams US Blockade
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-26
Argentina has invited citizens to sign a proclamation to welcome Cuban medical aid workers and those of any other nationality, and to oppose the United States' (US) campaign against Cuba's policy of solidarity with the world. | RELATED: | Argentina to Soon Welcome 200 Cuban Doctors for COVID-19 Fight | In the letter, signed by the President of Abuelas de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, the political scientist Atilio Borón, the writer Stella Calloni and the actresses Cecilia Roth and…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Welcomes-Cuban-Medical-Aid-Slams-US-Blockade–20200426-0002.html
Former Jamaican Prime Minister Applauds Cuba's Generosity
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-26
The former Prime Minister of Jamaica Percival James Patterson acknowledged Cuba's international assistance in tackling the global COVID-19 pandemic, he said in a statement issued last Wednesday by the PJ Patterson Center for Africa-Caribbean Policy Advocacy of the University of the West Indies (UWI). | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors Head to South Africa to Help Fight COVID-19 | "Former Prime Minister Patterson applauds the generosity of the government and people of Cuba by sending hundred…
telesurenglish.net/news/Former-Jamaican-Prime-Minister-Applauds-Cubas-Generosity–20200426-0004.html
US urges extension of embargo on conventional arms sales to Iran: report
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)
Eurasia, a suitable opportunity to expand trade coop. between Iran, Belarus
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)
Sayyari hails armed forces self-reliance in producing needed equipment
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)
Launching 'Noor-1' satellite showcases new dimensions of Iran's defense power
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)
Iran needs €5bn investment in power plant industry annually
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)
Zarif, Guterres underline dispatch of humanitarian aid to Yemen
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)
Brazil Justice Minister Resigns Over Bolsonaro's Interference in Investigations
Andrew Fishman | zcomm.org | 2020-04-26
Impeachment Talk Ramps Up…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/brazil-justice-minister-resigns-over-bolsonaros-interference-in-investigations/
Empowering Women: The Climate Solution We Don't Talk About (Climate One)
Climate One | indybay.org | 2020-04-26
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indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/24/18832614.php
How to use Social Media to Drive Environmental Change: Climate Change
Ecology Center in Berkeley | indybay.org | 2020-04-26
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indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/24/18832609.php
KPFA LSB Secretary Wofley's Effort To Cancel Local Station Board Meeting
Follow The Bylaws Committee | indybay.org | 2020-04-26
KPFA Local Station Board Secretary Carol Wolfley in alliance with the losers on the Local Station Board in the Pacifica corporate bylaw changes is now cancelling KPFA Local Station Board meetings. The supporters of the coup at WBAI and the corporate bylaws that were voted down by two to one are now flagrantly violating the bylaws by refusing to have meetings for many months. This allows the management of KPFA to operate without any oversight or transparency with the elected station board.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/25/18832642.php
China boosts oil imports from Russia, while slashing purchases from Saudi Arabia
rt.com | 2020-04-26
Shipments of Russian crude oil to China increased more than 30 percent in March compared to a year earlier while Saudi imports of the commodity sank, Reuters reported, citing Chinese customs data. | As crumbling demand for crude and lack of storage space have been wreaking havoc on the oil market, China has been boosting oil exports in a move seen as taking advantage of record low oil prices. Covid-19 has severely cut the demand of one of the top global importers, but in March China purchased 9.68 million barrels per day (bpd), that is 4.5 percent more than it did during the same period in 2019. | Also on rt.c…
rt.com/business/486917-china-russia-oil-imports/
A ("Presumed"or "Confirmed") "Covid Death" Does not Mean that the Virus Was the Cause of Death: Illinois Public Health Director
Lauren Melendez | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
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 …
globalresearch.ca/idph-director-explains-how-covid-deaths-classified/5710807
Let's Call the Geopolitical Operation of the "Global Elite" by Its Name, A Crime Against Humanity
Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
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 …
globalresearch.ca/geopolitical-operation-global-elite-crime-against-humanity/5710793
Have Nepal's People Managed a Healthy Breakthrough in the Covid-19 Crisis?
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
"We're all going to die!" This feeble appeal came in a Facebook phone call with B. Thapa from deep within Nepal's eastern hills. | Our conversation was in early March when news headlines from Italy and the U.S. began to alarm …
globalresearch.ca/have-nepal-people-managed-healthy-breakthrough-covid-19-crisis/5710819
Coronavirus Escalates a Pharmaceutical Arms Race
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
In each era, it is possible to detect a central factor in the struggle for power between nations, which, when achieved, will enable the nation that conquered it to be at an advantageous stage in relation to all the others …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-pharmaceutical-arms-race/5710823
The New "Normal": We Do Have Some Say in All This
Brett Jordan | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
In a televised CBS interview with Anthony Mason on April 2nd, Bill Gates issued a few key words that have since become iconic in the world of mainstream media. As has been the general trend whenever the famed …
globalresearch.ca/new-normal-we-do-have-some-say-in-all-this/5710809
Predictions: What Will Happen Next in the Corona Crisis?
James Corbett | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
Sometimes it isn't all that hard to predict the future. All you have to do is listen to what the social engineers are telling you they're going to do. | For example, when the neocons tell you that we need a …
globalresearch.ca/predictions-what-will-happen-next-corona-crisis/5710836
Imports of basic goods at 2.5fold growth despite sanctions
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)