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At least 6 dead after TORNADOES wreak havoc across southern US states, levelling homes & taking down power lines (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Several people died after powerful tornadoes swept through parts of the American South, damaging homes, knocking down power lines and clogging roads with uprooted trees. Louisiana and Mississippi have been hit the hardest. | At least six people were killed after tornadoes coupled with severe rainstorms battered Mississippi, with one fatality confirmed in Walthall County, two in Lawrence County and three in Jefferson Davis County as of Sunday evening. | pic.twitter.com/KaedWPL76M– James Pugh (@jpughinreallife)
rt.com/usa/485628-tornadoes-damage-louisiana-lockdown/

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

Assange's mother fact-checks media, as story of her son's previously hidden family published
rt.com | 2020-04-12
Julian Assange's mother has gone on the offensive against slanted reporting after her son's legal adviser revealed that she had two children with the WikiLeaks co-founder. | Stella Morris, a South African-born lawyer who helped Assange work on a legal bid to end extradition threats against him, revealed that the journalist fathered two sons with her during his years of political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. | In a video statement, Morris said she was coming forward because their lives were "on the brink" and she feared Assange could die in prison as he awaits a ruling over his extradition to the…
rt.com/news/485598-assange-sons-media-mother-facts/

Julian Assange: One Year In Belmarsh
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 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, a figure best packed off to a prison system that will, in all assuredness, kill …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/julian-assange-one-year-in-belmarsh/

Bernie's Decision: Retreat Should Not Be Confused with Surrender
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-04-12
Class war continues without a letup…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/10/18832268.php

Covid-19 is a sign of our fate if we do not take radical action: Interview of Michael D. Yates
Farooque Chowdhury | mronline.org | 2020-04-12
In the backdrop of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Michael D. Yates, decades-long union activist, director of Monthly Review Press and former Associate Editor of Monthly Review magazine, discusses condition of the working people and steps required. The interview of Professor Michael Yates, whose academic fields include labor economics and the relationship between capital and labor.
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'Any adventurism against Iran to be detrimental for regional peace'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Taliban to release 20 Afghan government prisoners amid fragile peace process
rt.com | 2020-04-12
The Taliban will hand over 20 prisoners as part of the reconciliation process with Kabul, a spokesman for the militant group announced on Sunday. | "Today, 20 prisoners of the Kabul administration will be released by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and handed over to ICRC in Kandahar," the spokesman, Suhail Shaheen, said in a tweet. | The decision comes just days after the Taliban recalled its negotiators from Afghanistan, after accusing Kabul of intentionally delaying a prison exchange. The Afghan governme…
rt.com/newsline/485600-taliban-release-prisoners-afghanistan-peace/

Doctors TAKEN HOSTAGE in Kashmir after attempt to screen man for Covid-19 goes awry
rt.com | 2020-04-12
Three Indian police were injured after they were sent to rescue a group of doctors in Kashmir who were taken hostage by a villager's family protesting against his being tested for coronavirus. | Instead of saving patients, doctors in Budgam district in the India-administered part of disputed Kashmir faced unexpected resistance from the family of a villager to be tested for coronavirus. | The incident began as the doctors arrived in the village of Sheikhpora on Saturday and approached the house where the person suspected of having coronavirus lived to make inquires. | However, they were treated to a rather less…
rt.com/news/485592-kashmir-coronavirus-screening-hostage/

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

The Week We Should Not Forget for Our Own Sake
Ralph Nader | zcomm.org | 2020-04-12
Corporate control left us totally unprepared and defenseless against pandemics that our public health officials, scientists, and yours truly warned about for years…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-week-we-should-not-forget-for-our-own-sake/

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

COVID-19: Capitalist Crisis & Socialist Solutions
Bob P | indybay.org | 2020-04-12
Online Forum: Join via internet or phone. | Register here: | zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-mhqjwsjeCVfc5xIsy7Yuf-wngN4g…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832202.php

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

In Prague, a Disgraceful Act: They Desecrated and Removed the Statue of Marshal Konev!
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-12
Soon there might be silence. The liberation of Prague, as well as the liberation of Auschwitz and/or Warsaw by the Red Army, will be forgotten. At least in Europe, even in Eastern Europe, where it took place. This is where it is all leading to. Perhaps, one day, East European governments will issue new orders …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/in-prague-a-disgraceful-act-they-desecrated-and-removed-the-statue-of-marshal-konev/

The Future Belongs to the Movement Sparked by Bernie Sandersmiles k
Miles Kampf-Lassin | zcomm.org | 2020-04-12
We are in a state of crisis. The vehicle for our movement has been derailed. Mourning is understandable. But continuing the fight is the only way forward…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/1031960/

Amid COVID-19, It's Time to Nationalize Airlines and Other Industries
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-12
The $2 trillion stimulus bill that Congress passed on March 27 gave billions to industries like the airlines, but it did not explicitly give money to the oil and gas industry. Senate Democrats negotiated out the $3 billion to oil and gas (and lost clean energy provisions in the meantime) that Trump wanted to fill oil reserves "to the top." The omission was a tiny win for the climate [m…
truthout.org/articles/amid-covid-19-its-time-to-nationalize-airlines-and-other-industries/

Amid the Howl of the Pandemic the Silence of the Climate Watchdogs
Mark Hertsgaard | zcomm.org | 2020-04-12
Some government and corporate officials appear to have chosen this moment of anxiety and distraction to engineer financial giveaways and regulatory rollbacks that under normal circumstances would be bitterly contested…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/amid-the-howl-of-the-pandemic-the-silence-of-the-climate-watchdogs/

We Can't Allow Trump to Use the Coronavirus Crisis to Attack the Postal Service
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-12
The financially strapped United States Postal Service wound up with crumbs in the $2.2 trillion stimulus deal, despite playing a vital role in our nation's public health and economic stability at this time of crisis. | Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) accused President Trump of personally intervening to strip a Democratic postal rescue proposal from the final bill. Asked on Tuesday for his response, Trump lashed out at the beleaguered Postal Service with a stream of false accusations. | "They los…
truthout.org/articles/we-cant-allow-trump-to-use-the-coronavirus-crisis-to-attack-the-postal-service/

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

VIDEO: People flood stores after curfew announcement in Turkey
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Turkey's Erdogan rejects interior minister's resignation after last-minute curfew announcement triggers chaos
rt.com | 2020-04-12
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected resignation of his interior minister after the latter took responsibility for mass panic that saw thousands swarming shops across Turkey ahead of a 48-hour curfew. | "The minister submitted his resignation to the President and the President has informed him that he did not approve that request.The interior minister's resignation has not been accepted. He shall continue to perform his duties," the Turkish President's office said in a statement late Sunday – two days after an eleventh-hour decision by interior minister Suleyman Soylu to impose a 2-day curfew ca…
rt.com/news/485627-turkey-curfew-minister-resignation/

'It's a sombre day': UK Covid-19 death toll hits 10,000 milestone as 737 new fatalities recorded
rt.com | 2020-04-12
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.com/uk/485609-uk-coronavirus-death-toll-10000/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: CDC recommends wearing cloth masks in public
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that Americans wear wearing cloth masks in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. The CDC considers cloth masks an additional, voluntary public health measure. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, a …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-cdc-recommends-wearing-cloth-masks-in-public/

Italy records LOWEST Covid-19 daily death toll in THREE WEEKS
rt.com | 2020-04-12
Promising signs that Italy has overcome the worst of its coronavirus outbreak continued on Sunday as the Mediterranean country recorded its lowest Covid-19 death toll since March 19. | Deaths from the disease rose by 431 on Sunday, down from 619 the day before. The number of fresh confirmed cases also slowed significantly to 4,092, from 4,694 on Saturday. | Though the outbreak has slowed significantly, Italy remains one of the countries worst affected by the virus. The Civil Protection Agency said that the confirmed fatality count now stands at 19,899, the second highest in the world after the United States.
rt.com/news/485619-italy-coronavirus-death-toll-lowest-3-weeks/

Covid-19 revealed exactly state-centrism of realism: Adib-Moghaddam
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Plan for healthy meals, fewer trips to the grocery store during pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: During the COVID-19 outbreak, I'm trying to limit trips to the grocery store. But I want to continue to eat healthy meals. What foods should I consider stocking up on, knowing that I probably won't be buying anything fresh for a couple of weeks? ANSWER: Most people are in the habit of …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-plan-for-healthy-meals-fewer-trips-to-the-grocery-store-during-pandemic/

IMF's ways to help Iran despite US objection in loan grant: report
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

COVID-19 SF DPH Healthcare Workers Under Attack, Health & Safety, Racism & Retaliation
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-12
The COVID pandemic is being used to violate union contracts and retaliate against whistleblowers. This pandemic is also hitting Black workers and their families even more heavily. There is also no enforcement by Governor Newsom's Cal-OSHA which has fewer than 200 inspectors for 18 million workers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832221.php

Iran produces COVID-19 antibody rapid test kit: Health Min. spox
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

'Go back to your corona-ridden country': German officials apologize after French people insulted & spat on in border town
rt.com | 2020-04-12
The coronavirus pandemic has become a tough test of the EU's unity, and a small German border town is actively failing it. Officials have sounded the alarm over a spike in aggression from the locals towards visitors from France. | The people of Gersheim have been living side by side with the French for over two decades, crossing the symbolic border between the two European Union member-states without even noticing it. | But in mid-March this border became real, as Germany shut itself off from its neighbors in an attempt to stem the spread of Covid-19. The only exceptions made were for goods deliveries, and for…
rt.com/news/485625-germany-france-border-insults-coronavirus/

Mayo Clinic named national site for Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Program
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
ROCHESTER, Minn.

Volunteers prove altruism in coronavirus battle
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Auto Union Official Fired for Warning Fellow Workers About COVID-19
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-12
This article was originally published at Labor Notes. | Travis Watkins, chair of an Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining unit in Wyoming, Michigan was fired March 18. The charge was violating Shop Rule #2: "Assaulting, fighting, threatening, intimidating, coercing, or interfering with employees or supervision." | Turns out the "interfering" was hindering management's desire not to tell workers about coworkers sent home for possibly coming down with the coronavirus.
truthout.org/articles/auto-union-official-fired-for-warning-fellow-workers-about-covid-19/

NHS hospitals try treating Covid-19 with Hydroxychloroquine, anti-malaria drug hotly debated following Trump support
rt.com | 2020-04-12
Coronavirus patients at two UK hospitals are reportedly now receiving hydroxychloroquine treatment. The drug, touted by US President Donald Trump as a "game changer," quickly came under scrutiny from his political opponents. | According to a report published on Sunday in the Telegraph, Covid-19 patients at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital are being treated with hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug first developed in the…
rt.com/uk/485621-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-treatment-nhs/

WATCH Ukrainian firefighters battle massive flames near disused Chernobyl nuclear plant
rt.com | 2020-04-12
Hundreds of personnel, supported by multiple fire engines and special aircraft, were filmed fighting a forest fire that broke out in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, reportedly stirring up radiation levels in the abandoned area. | Already on nationwide lockdown because of Covid-19 outbreak, Ukraine is dealing with wildfires that have engulfed the so-called alienation zone set up after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The fires have easily consumed the grass, bushes and forest trees that had dried out following a warm end to winter. | A Ruptly video, made public on Sunday, shows a fire engine making its way through a…
rt.com/news/485596-chernobyl-forest-fire-radiation/

Indian cop gets hand CHOPPED OFF amid scuffle with blade-wielding men defying Covid-19 lockdown
rt.com | 2020-04-12
The coronavirus lockdown in the state of Punjab turned violent, with a team of police officers attacked and heavily injured by armed locals who defied the cops' request to show their curfew passes. | The clash broke out at a vegetable market in Patiala, a city in eastern Punjab, after a group of Nihangs

COVID-19: Mayo Clinic expert answers questions about masks after CDC updates its recommendation
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending people wear nonmedical cloth masks while in public to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission from person to person. The cloth masks should: Fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face.Be secured with ties or ear loops.Include multiple layers of fabric.Allow for breathing …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-mayo-clinic-expert-answers-questions-about-masks-after-cdc-updates-its-recommendation/

Russia records over 2,000 new Covid-19 cases in a SINGLE day
rt.com | 2020-04-12
Since Saturday, 2,186 more people have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing Russia's total coronavirus tally to 15,770, according to the government's emergency team in charge of containing the growing epidemic. | The new figure drastically ups the curve, as only 1,667 new cases were recorded across the country the day before. | The bulk of the newly infected

Science Saturday: The importance of antibody testing in addressing COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
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/

US reports over 1,900 Covid-19 deaths in single day after setting global record for most fatalities
rt.com | 2020-04-12
The US, which is now leading the world in the number of coronavirus deaths, has added another 1,920 to its grim count in the last 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reports. | Earlier on Saturday, the US replaced Italy at the top of the coronavirus death toll chart, surpassing 20,000. | Saturday's nationwide death toll is slightly lower than the one reported the day before. On Friday, the US became the first country in the world to report over 2,000 fatalities in a single day as the virus claimed 2,108 lives across the nation. | As the number of deaths due to the outbreak in the US keeps skyrocketing, it is wi…
rt.com/usa/485591-death-toll-us-coronavirus/

Oakland Black Housing Union Organizes Mobile March to Demand Housing for Homeless
Sarah Belle Lin | indybay.org | 2020-04-12
Oakland Black Housing Union mobilized a caravan of 100 cars for a mobile march demanding housing for unsheltered individuals during the COVID-19 emergency. The action also highlighted the disproportionate amount of COVID-19 cases in Black communities.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/12/18832315.php

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2020-04-11: News Headlines

RT (2020-04-11). Grim record: US overtakes Italy in Covid-19 death toll as fatalities go past 20,000. rt.com The US has become the country with most coronavirus fatalities in the world after the death toll exceeded 20,280 people and surpassed Italy's numbers, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. | Italy, which remained atop the grim rankings for weeks, has so far registered 19,468 deaths, with third-placed Spain reporting 16,480 people killed by the virus. | The US has taken the lead after recording around 2,000 lethal cases from Covid-19 on each of the last four days – eventually crossing the single-day milestone on Friday. | The Big Apple has remained the nation's hardest-hit city, with death toll ther…

RT (2020-04-11). NY's Cuomo pleases crowds with 'Hero Compensation Fund' for healthcare workers… after 9 years of hospital cuts. rt.com New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has launched a fund to support sick healthcare workers and their families, but some blame him for the dire working conditions facing the state's caregivers after nine years of hospital budget cuts. | Cuomo announced the state is working on a "Covid-19 Heroes Compensation Fund" to support healthcare workers and their families who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus during his daily briefing on Friday. It was heralded by his growing Democratic fan club as a generous, thoughtful move from a politician who cares about the "frontline workers." | AAbsent from the lovefest was any…

RT (2020-04-11). Latest Covid-19 cultural casualty: Famed art & music festival Burning Man canceled. rt.com Burning Man, the flamboyant annual party held in the Nevada desert, will not take place this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers have announced. Instead, a "virtual" event will be held. | The Burning Man Project said in a statement that the world-renowned festival has been canceled due to the "painful reality" of Covid-19. Organizers explained they were "heartbroken" but decided to call off the event in order to safeguard "public health and the well-being of our participants, staff and neighbors." | Burning Man 2020 was scheduled to take place in the Black Rock Desert of northern Nevada from Augus…

RT (2020-04-11). Real opposition? Labour's Starmer stands up for NHS workers… but gets slammed for being late & doing it on Twitter. rt.com Labour leader Keir Starmer has been accused of political theatrics after firing off an angry tweet about the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis. Some have asked — maybe he should do something about it then? | The internet fracas began after Health Secretary Matt Hancock stressed that UK healthcare workers fighting Covid-19 should use face masks and other medical garments "in line with the guidelines: no more and no less." He insisted that there was enough personal protection equipment (PPE) for medical personnel — but only if the equipment is worn in adherence with current protocols.

RT (2020-04-11). Ambulances create traffic jams outside Moscow hospitals as Covid-19 patients keep coming (VIDEO). rt.com While heavy traffic is no longer an issue on Moscow's roads due to the coronavirus lockdown, the city's emergency medical response teams have encountered another unexpected problem — long lines of ambulances outside hospitals. | A massive queue of the vehicles was filmed outside the War Veterans Hospital in the north of the capital on Friday. The footage provided by RT's Ruptly video agency showed vans emblazoned with red crosses occupying not only the approach road to the hospital — recently repurposed to treat Covid-19 patients — but also most of the neighboring street. | It wasn't an isol…

RT (2020-04-11). 'I'm sorry you feel that way' — UK Home Secretary Patel savaged for non-apology to NHS workers. rt.com As Britain's beleaguered healthcare workers fall ill with Covid-19, Home Secretary Priti Patel has said she's sorry they feel angry, but not for her government's role in equipment shortages. Her remark only fuelled further anger. | As the coronavirus death toll in the UK climbed to just under 10,000 on Saturday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed that 19 health workers have died after contracting the deadly virus. The workers themselves have blamed the government for failing to provide enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and have become increasingly angry since Hancock insisted on Friday that "ther…

Eds. (2020-04-11). Understanding vaccines during COVID-19. mronline.org Dr. Jo Anne Welsch, currently working on vaccine development for low and middle income countries at a global health organization, discusses how vaccines are developed and tested, and the implications of the process for the coronavirus.

RT (2020-04-11). China sends virologists & aid to Russia ahead of its Covid-19 peak. rt.com Just out of its own fight against the coronavirus, China has sent several tons of medical supplies as well as a team of virologists and doctors that will share their firsthand experience with their Russian colleagues. | Invited by the city authorities of Moscow, the Chinese medical team boarded their flight on Saturday, Russia's consulate in Harbin, China said. The task force is comprised of "renowned Chinese virologists and doctors who have huge clinical experience and practical knowledge," the consulate stated. | | © Russian Consulate in Harbin | The mission, run by China's National Health Commission…

RT (2020-04-11). India sees sharpest ever single-day spike in Covid-19 cases as nationwide total nears 7,500. rt.com India has seen its greatest surge in new coronavirus cases since its outbreak began, counting over 1,000 infections in the space of one day, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. | The spate of new Covid-19 patients, 1,035 on Friday alone, sends India's total disease toll to 7,447, ANI reported, citing health officials. Forty new deaths were also recorded on the same day, added to the nearly 200 already accounted for. | The sudden increase in infections comes as regional authorities look to track down members of Tablighi Jamaat, a Muslim religious community, after thousands of adherents atten…

RT (2020-04-11). Cuba enraged over 'cruel & genocidal' US blockade impeding anti-coronavirus efforts. rt.com The suffocating sanctions in place for almost six decades make it extremely difficult for the island nation to import essential supplies needed to battle the coronavirus, Cuban health officials say. | "The United States' economic-financial blockade is the most unfair, severe, prolonged system of sanctions of all time by one country against another," Nestor Marimon, the Cuban Health Ministry's international relations director,

RT (2020-04-11). Car production resumes at almost full pace as coronavirus restrictions ease in China. rt.com Almost all car production lines in China have returned to business after prolonged closures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus, according to a survey cited by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). | The poll of 204 auto manufacturing bases shows that 86 percent of employees returned to work, while the production resumption rate hit 99.5 percent, the association said on Friday. | However, China's auto market, which was hit hard by the pandemic as demand was crippled, is struggling to get sales back to normal after prolonged lockdowns and restrictions. Sales on the world's biggest…

RT (2020-04-11). Grim record: US overtakes Italy in Covid-19 death toll — Reuters tally. rt.com The US has become the country with most coronavirus fatalities in the world after the American death toll exceeded 19,600 people and surpassed Italy's numbers, according to calculations by Reuters. | Italy, which remained atop the grim rankings for weeks, has so far registered 19,468 deaths, with third-placed Spain reporting 16,353 people killed by the virus. | The US has taken the lead after recording around 2,000 deaths from Covid-19 on each of the last four days. | The death toll in New York state has already reached 8,627, with the Big Apple being the hardest-hit city. | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was…

RT (2020-04-11). Public backlash as star journo Ross Kemp allowed into Covid-19 ward, but visits remain off limits for mortals. rt.com Relatives and friends of Covid-19 patients aren't allowed to visit their loved ones in hospital. But celebrity journalist Ross Kemp and his camera crew are. Commenters on twitter are furious. | More than 78,000 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus have been recorded in the UK, with more than 1,500 of these critical. Owing to the risk of transmission, the National Health Service (NHS) last week

RT (2020-04-11). Cat scratch fever? Indian state orders ZOOS to report suspected coronavirus cases among animals after tiger in US tests positive. rt.com The Indian state of Maharashtra has instructed zoos and rescue centers to send reports on animals showing signs of Covid-19, after concerns were raised when a tiger living in a US zoo was diagnosed with the deadly virus. | The Maharashtra Zoo Authority (MZA) on Friday called on facilities across the state to provide information on any captive animals displaying symptoms of the coronavirus, which include all the typical signs of the illness in humans, such as fever, coughing or difficulties breathing. | "So far we have no reports of any animals showing unusual symptoms or ill-health across any captive animal ce…

RT (2020-04-11). Anti-5G fever spreads to the Netherlands as towers suffer 'arson and sabotage'. rt.com Several 5G broadcasting masts across the Netherlands were damaged in what authorities have described as "a worrying development." Similar acts of sabotage have previously been seen in the UK. | The Netherlands has experienced a string of arson attacks in the past fortnight, with the latest one happening on Friday in the northern city of Groningen, according to a report by newspaper

RT (2020-04-11). Lotto tickets are OK, but not seeds? Residents baffled after Michigan bans purchases of 'non-essential' items. rt.com Michigan residents and local businesses are furious over a new rule, purportedly aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus, which bars them from buying and selling seeds — now deemed a "non-essential" item. | Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced in a public address that "essential" businesses such as grocery stores will be restricted in what they are allowed to offer to their customers. The policy, the governor argued, is meant to limit unnecessary foot traffic in public spaces exempt from the state-wide shutdown. | "If you're not buying food, medicine, or other essential items, you should not be going…

RT (2020-04-11). Sanctions the best cure? Trump signs order laying out visa sanctions for countries that 'delay or deny' return of their citizens. rt.com US President Donald Trump has signed an order envisioning penalties for foreign nations that are reluctant to take back their citizens or residents as the coronavirus ravages the US, citing "public health risks." | "Countries that deny or unreasonably delay the acceptance of their citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents from the United States during the ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 create unacceptable public health risks for Americans," the

RT (2020-04-11). Coronavirus has been 'freewheeling' in California since December, says government official. rt.com Though California recorded its first case of coronavirus in late January, one Santa Clara physician and government leader says that the virus was likely "freewheeling" through the Sunshine State months before anyone took notice. | Dr. Jeff Smith, a physician and executive officer in the Santa Clara County government, told the

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…

RT (2020-04-11). British PM Johson say he 'owes his life' to NHS staff as UK coronavirus death toll closes in on 10,000. rt.com UK PM Boris Johnson has credited doctors that have been treating him for coronavirus for saving his life in his first statement after being released from intensive care, as the country's death toll continues to soar. | "I can't thank them enough. I owe them my life," Johnson was cited as saying in a short statement, reported by British media. | The brief statement, issued late Saturday, has become the first the ailing PM made after he was taken to instensive care in St Thomas' Hospital in central London on Monday after his condition deteriorated due to him experiencing "persistent" coronavirus symptoms. | Also…

RT (2020-04-11). 1st squad of volunteers assembled as Russia prepares for human testing of Covid-19 vaccine. rt.com The fist team of people who will test a Russian vaccine against the coronavirus on themselves — in trials that begin in late June — have been selected, and the lead developer of the drug is among them. | Work on the vaccine began in February at the Vector Institute, Russia's leading virology and biotechnology research center, in Novosibirsk, Siberia. Earlier in April, the researchers announced that the drug successfully passed trials on mice and ferrets, with preparations for human testing in full swing. | The first stage of clinical testing will see 60 people participating, Rinat Maksyutov, Vector…

RT (2020-04-11). What will happen to India's economy if coronavirus lockdown isn't lifted until May? rt.com With India set to extend the lockdown that was due to end next week in an effort to prevent the further spread of Covid-19, global consulting firm McKinsey & Co has warned that the measures could come at a great cost.

RT (2020-04-11). India's coronavirus lockdown prolonged beyond existing deadline. rt.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown which was set to end next Tuesday, Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has confirmed. | The measure comes after several states reportedly urged Modi not to end the restrictions, despite concerns that they have badly affected millions of poor people who migrated from large cities to the countryside. | Commenting on the announcement, Delhi's chief minister said: "India's position is better than many developed countries because we started lockdown early." He warned that "all gains would be lost" if the lockdown was lifted. | India has r…

RT (2020-04-11). NY's Cuomo pleases crowds with 'Hero Compensation Fund' for healthcare workers – after 9 years of hospital cuts. rt.com New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has launched a fund to support sick healthcare workers and their families, but some blame him for the dire working conditions facing the state's caregivers after nine years of hospital budget cuts. | Cuomo announced the state is working on a "Covid-19 Heroes Compensation Fund" to support healthcare workers and their families who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus during his daily briefing on Friday. It was heralded by his growing Democratic fan club as a generous, thoughtful move from a politician who cares about the "frontline workers." | Absent from the lovefest was any m…

John Pilger (2020-04-11). John Pilger: Can we trust our governments in what they say to us about Coronavirus? No, we can't, absolutely not! mronline.org On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to legendary journalist and film-maker John Pilger about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

RT (2020-04-11). Unprecedented: US becomes 1st country to report 2,000+ Covid-19 deaths in SINGLE DAY, breaking global record. rt.com The US has counted more than 2,000 Covid-19 fatalities in the space of 24 hours, smashing all previous daily death tolls worldwide as the US outbreak shows little sign of abating, according to Johns Hopkins University. | On Friday, 2,108 new deaths were reported in the US, data gathered by Johns Hopkins shows, putting the US' total at over 18,600, just shy of Italy's death toll, the overall leader in fatalities globally. | After Thursday's casualty count saw a brief drop-off, deaths again surged on Friday, the country's deadliest day yet. | Though US President Donald Trump has stated that the US' epidemic is n…

RT (2020-04-11). Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes California close to Nevada border. rt.com A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Yosemite National Park, along the California-Nevada border. | Occurring at a depth of six miles (10km), the quake hit shortly after 7: 30am on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. | Its epicenter was around 90 miles (144km) southeast of Lake Tahoe, just north of the sprawling Yosemite National Park. | Also on rt.com | | Yosemite draws upwards of four million visitors per year, b…

RT (2020-04-11). 'They will not let that happen': OPEC cuts won't close Russian oil wells which would be impossible to reopen, says Novak. rt.com Oil producers will not shut down any facilities where they would be unable to relaunch operations, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said, as the OPEC and non-cartel oil producers continued talks on historic output cuts. | Speaking to the Russia-1 news channel on Saturday, the chief energy official said that he believes the oil companies themselves "will not let that happen." | Novak was addressing earlier fears that, in order to comply with massive OPEC cuts to boost the tumbling oil market, Russia will have to stop operations at low-production oil wells. Some analysts earlier told TASS that many such f…

Michael D. Yates (2020-04-11). Trump, neo-fascism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. mronline.org The world is now in what scientists are calling a no-analogue situation. The dangers are increasing and so is the space for revolutionary human development, calling for a new Earth movement, if humanity is to survive, a renewed struggle for freedom as necessity.

Janine Jackson (2020-04-11). 'The gig economy is really just pushing people into precarious work'. mronline.org CounterSpin interview with Bama Athreya on the gig economy and Covid-19…

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2020-04-11). Neoliberalism, Climate Change and the Future of Architecture. dissidentvoice.org Introduction What is the future for architecture in these times of climate change and economic crises? Should sustainability and affordability be a major factor in the design and development of future buildings? What about aesthetics? There are many individual examples of modern buildings today that have positive aesthetic qualities, but can major future problems, like …

Staff (2020-04-11). Trump Welcomes More Guest Workers Amid Crisis While Rejecting Asylum Seekers. truthout.org Two recent news items neatly sum up U.S. immigration policy during the COVID-19 crisis. | Asylum seekers are now being

Nozomi Hayase (2020-04-11). Assange's Extradition: Incarceration in the Time of Covid-19 Threatens His Life. commondreams.org Demonstrators protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London on October 21, 2019. (Photo: Isabel Infantes/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/assange_coronavirus.jpg …

WSWS (2020-04-11). A year since the arrest of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. wsws.org Assange's arrest was an historic crime, setting a precedent for escalating attacks on press freedom and the democratic rights of the working class.

Norman Solomon (2020-04-11). Bernie's Decision: Retreat Should Not Be Confused with Surrender. indybay.org Class war continues without a letup…

Vijay Prashad (2020-04-11). Colombia's Government Acts Like Doormat for U.S. zcomm.org —and Its People Aren't Going Along With It…

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] Palliative care and the COVID-19 pandemic. thelancet.com Palliative care services are under-resourced at the best of times. The 2017 Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief described the widespread lack of access to inexpensive and effective interventions as a travesty of justice. And these are not the best of times. As health systems become strained under COVID-19, providing safe and effective palliative care, including end-of-life care, becomes especially vital and especially difficult.

Kelli Stidham Hall, Goleen Samari, Samantha Garbers, Sara E Casey, Dazon Dixon Diallo, Miriam Orcutt, Rachel T Moresky, Micaela Elvira Martinez, Terry McGovern (2020-04-11). [Comment] Centring sexual and reproductive health and justice in the global COVID-19 response. thelancet.com Global responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are converging with pervasive, existing sexual and reproductive health and justice inequities to disproportionately impact the health, wellbeing, and economic stability of women, girls, and vulnerable populations. People whose human rights are least protected are likely to experience unique difficulties from COVID-19.1 Women, girls, and marginalised groups are likely to carry a heavier burden of what will be the devastating downstream economic and social consequences of this pandemic.

Paul Webster (2020-04-11). [World Report] Virtual health care in the era of COVID-19. thelancet.com Patients are under lockdown and health workers are at risk of infection. Paul Webster reports on how telemedicine is being embraced like never before.

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). The US Seeks to Set New Military Base in Syria Amid Pandemic. telesurenglish.net President Donald Trump administration on Friday deployed a military convoy in Syria to establish a new base in this Arab nation. | RELATED: | A caravan of 35 trucks loaded with vehicles and warfare and logistics materials headed for the city of Shadadi, in the southern Hasakeh province, 866 kilometers northeast of Damascus, as reported by outlet Ikhbariya TV. | Local activists reported on the convoy as it was traveling on…

Staff (2020-04-11). Will This Public Health Crisis Lead to a Voting Rights Crisis? truthout.org Welcome to Moyers on Democracy. | Bill's guest in this episode is the journalist David Daley. His best-selling first book, Ratf**ked — Why Your Vote Doesn't Count, showed how Republicans used gerrymandering to lock up control of many state and local government for years, possibly — decades — and remains their strategy. In his most recent book — Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy — he travels America to report on the grassroots activists devoted to voting r…

WSWS (2020-04-11). Rapid spread of COVID-19 in US meat processing facilities. wsws.org Coronavirus has hit the US meatpacking industry, provoking worker protests, short-term closures and an outburst by Vice President Mike Pence.

Noam Chomsky (2020-04-11). To Heal From COVID-19, We Must Imagine a Different World. zcomm.org Neoliberal indoctrination has pampered big business and Wall Street into believing that corporate socialism will always be theirs for the asking…

Bob P (2020-04-11). COVID-19: Capitalist Crisis & Socialist Solutions. indybay.org Online Forum: Join via internet or phone. | Register here: | zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-mhqjwsjeCVfc5xIsy7Yuf-wngN4g…

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 …

Naomi Klein (2020-04-11). Sanders "Broke the Spell" of Neoliberalism. zcomm.org Interview about Bernie Sanders's historic presidential campaign and coronavirus capitalism — President Trump's response to the pandemic…

teleSUR (2020-04-11). Venezuela Donates COVID-19 Tests to Caribbean Countries. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez reported Friday that the Bolivarian Government donated rapid and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests to several Caribbean countries to help them in the fight against COVID-19. | RELATED: | Rodríguez said that, by order of President Nicolas Maduro, tests were sent to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua, and Barbuda, as well as Dominica and Grenada. | "To our brothers in…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-11). Confronting American 'projects' first priority: al-Nujaba. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) — A spokesman of the Iraqi Al-Nujaba Movement said that confronting American projects are more important than confronting their equipment.

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