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2020-03-08: Social Media Postees

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'Open your gates': Erdogan tells Greece how to 'fix' migrant standoff
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Greece should follow Turkey's suit and simply "open the gates" for migrants amassed at the Turkish-Greek border, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, insisting that thousands of people would simply go to other EU countries. | Erdogan shared his wisdom on how to free Athens from the refugee "burden" while speaking in Istanbul on Sunday. | Hey Greece! I appeal to you… open the gates as well and be free of this burden. Let them go to other European countries. | Turkey's president also confirmed he will travel to Brussels on Monday to discuss the migrant situation with the head honchos of the EU, expressing hope…
rt.com/news/482606-erdogan-greece-open-border/

Erdogan Urges Greece to Take in Migrants at the Turkish Border
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-08
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the Greek authorities Sunday to open its border gate for the passage of illegal immigrants, who have been waiting in Turkey's northwestern border for the last 10 days to enter Europe. | RELATED: | Greece Blocks 35,000 Migrants in a Week, Will Deport Hundreds | "These people will not stay in Greece. They will transit to another European country from there," Erdogan said at a meeting in Istanbul, marking International Women's Day. | H…
telesurenglish.net/news/Erdogan-Urges-Greece-to-Take-in-Migrants-at-the-Turkish-Border-20200308-0003.html

A note reveals exactly why the Julian Assange extradition case is based on lies
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2020-03-08
A handwritten note by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that simply says "emergency" could prove pivotal in demonstrating how deceitful the prosecution is in its determination to extradite him to the USA. The note features in film footage and reveals how certain charges against Assange are highly questionable. In doing so, it exposes the fragility of the extradition case.This assessment is backed by another film that includes rare footage of Assang…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/03/08/a-note-reveals-exactly-why-the-julian-assange-extradition-case-is-based-on-lies/

COVID-19 Coronavirus: Timeline and Analysis
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-08
On January 30, a far-reaching decision was taken by the WHO without the support of expert opinion at a time when the coronavirus outbreak was limited to Mainland China. 150 confirmed cases outside China, when the decision was taken, 6 in the US, 3 in Canada, 2 in the UK, etc. In early March, 430 cases in the US.
globalresearch.ca/ncov-2019-coronavirus-time-line/5705776

COVID-19 Coronavirus: Time Line and Analysis
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-08
Background | On January 30th 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in relation to China's novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) categorized as a viral pneumonia. The virus outbreak was centred in Wuhan, a city …
globalresearch.ca/ncov-2019-coronavirus-time-line/5705776

Trump Regime Blocks UN Security Council Support for Syria Ceasefire Already Breached
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-08
The US under both right wings of its war party wants endless conflict, instability, and chaos continuing in all its war theaters

Protests and Celebrations Mark Women's Day, Despite Threats
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-08
NEW YORK

Gracias Chelsea&Julian for publishing Bush's War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
Fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/05/18831324.php

WaPo Prints Study That Found Paper Backed an Undemocratic Bolivia Coup
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2020-03-08
At this point, the OAS report on Bolivia's election should be discarded, except for the purpose of a credible investigation into how such appalling work ever came to be done…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/wapo-prints-study-that-found-paper-backed-an-undemocratic-bolivia-coup/

Video: Syrian Army Win Battle Against Erdogan Forces in Idlib, but War Is Far from Over
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-08
The first days of March broke the dreams of the Turkish political and military leadership of a swift victory over the Syrian Armed Forces. Operation Spring Shield failed to achieve the goal officially declared by top Turkish officials

Kamala Harris Endorses Joe Biden; Jesse Jackson Backs Bernie Sanders
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-08
WASHINGTON

Clinton and Sanders. "No Body Likes Him" Says Hillary
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-08
Former First Lady, New York State Senator, Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton continues to criticize Vermont senator Bernie Sanders whenever the opportunity to do so presents itself. 'Nobody likes him', says she, despite the millions …
globalresearch.ca/clinton-sanders/5705813

Iran's Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 194 Amid New Cases
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-08
The novel coronavirus has claimed 194 lives in Iran, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced Sunday amid more reports of deaths related to this illness. | RELATED: | Death Toll from Coronavirus Rises to 26 in Iran | Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of the ministry, said the total number of the confirmed cases now stands at 6,566, of whom 2,134 have recovered. | The virus itself has also hit several Iranian officials and ministers, with some repo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Irans-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-Rises-to-194-Amid-New-Cases-20200308-0001.html

Does cocaine help with coronavirus? WHO has the answer, but only if you speak one of these languages
rt.com | 2020-03-08
There are a lot of things that won't help you beat the Covid-19 virus: hot baths, garlic, hand dryers… But WHO's myth-busting page is noticeably missing one ineffective remedy (cocaine) in its English-language version. | The World Health Organization (WHO) produced useful tips regarding fact and fiction relevant to the rampaging disease (garlic, going for walks in cold weather, hand dryers, antibiotics, and children's urine can't save you from the virus, it said), but in a…
rt.com/news/482605-cocaine-coronavirus-un-tips/

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany surpasses 900
rt.com | 2020-03-08
The number of Covid-19 cases in Germany surged by over 200 on Sunday. According to Robert Koch Institute figures, 902 cases have been registered nationwide, including nearly 400 in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The majority of the state's cases originate from the district of Heinsberg, which appears to be the main German hotspot for the virus. | As the numbers soar, German Health Minister Jens Spahn has called for the countrywide cancellation of any public events with more than 1,000 participants in an attempt to curb the outbreak. A number of major events

Delays in Testing Allow Coronavirus to Spread
David R. Kimball | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
In the U.S., delays in testing for coronavirus are enabling the disease to spread rapidly and undetected.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/08/18831359.php

Japanese PM Abe & Capitalist Governments Helped Escalate Coronavirus Epidemic
Organizing Committee of March 11 Anti-Nuclear | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
The Organizing Committee of March 11 Anti-Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima Action has warned that the Coronavirus outbreak is a man made disaster which is being used by the reactionary Abe government to prevent mass testing of the population. It has also stopped testing the people of Fukushima.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/08/18831360.php

Oakland to become dumping ground for coronavirus infected Grand Princess cruise ship
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
Reportedly, there are 21 people, including 19 crew members aboard the cruise ship that have tested positive for the coronavirus, with many others aboard that have not yet been tested. The ship will dock at a terminal in the Outer Harbor in Oakland on Sunday afternoon. The coronavirus infected cruise ship includes around 3,500 passengers according to reports.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/07/18831358.php

'Medical terrorism': Zarif blames US sanctions for widening coronavirus outbreak that killed 145 in Iran, including top officials
rt.com | 2020-03-08
As authorities struggle to contain the outbreak that infected nearly 6,000 in Iran so far, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has accused US President Donald Trump of deliberately exacerbating the crisis with mounting economic pressure. | At least 145 people have died across Iran as of Saturday, while the number of officially confirmed infections has jumped by over a thousand in just one day to 5,823 people, including several top officials. In yet another high-profile case, Fatemeh Rahbar, a newly-elected member of the Iranian Parliament, died of coronavirus on Friday

'Everything depends on where you got virus': US & Russian top specialists explain odds of catching Covid-19 & surviving
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Some scientists believe coronavirus, which has already killed thousands around the world, could be a pandemic. RT talked to US & Russian medics about the challenges of containing the virus and chances of surviving the disease. | The novel coronavirus which originated in China has long expanded beyond its borders, infecting thousands in South Korea, Iran and Italy. It seems that the sometimes drastic measures taken by the Chinese and other governments to contain the deadly disease were only partly successful. | So, what exactly are we facing? And should we prepare for the worst? | What is the novel coronavi…
rt.com/news/482612-coronavirus-specialists-odds-catching-surviving/

Coronavirus Epidemic Bolsters Case for Medicare for All and Universal Paid Sick Leave
Julia Conley, Common Dreams | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
The global coronavirus outbreak which also threatens the United States–and the widely criticized effort by the Trump administration to address it–is offering advocates of both paid sick leave and Medicare for All an opportunity to make the case that such universal social programs are not only morally right but would also serve a key public health function.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/06/18831328.php

Nurses Can't Protect Themselves And Hospitals Are Unprepared
Stephanie K. Baer | zcomm.org | 2020-03-08
As the coronavirus spreads in the United States, nurses across the country have said they don't have enough resources to protect themselves from getting sick and hospitals are unprepared to treat patients who are infected…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/nurses-cant-protect-themselves-and-hospitals-are-unprepared/

Coronavirus Matters, the Stock Market Doesn't
Jon Schwarz | zcomm.org | 2020-03-08
And Thinking It Does May Literally Kill Us…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/coronavirus-matters-the-stock-market-doesnt/

Italy 'QUARANTINES' 16 MILLION people in Lombardy & 14 other provinces in attempt to stop coronavirus outbreak
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has signed an emergency decree, virtually locking down the Lombardy region and 14 other provinces until April 3, to curb the spread of coronavirus that killed at least 233 across the country so far. | While the central government stopped short of enforcing a mandatory quarantine and introducing a complete travel ban, calling it a "reduced mobility" regime, the bill virtually banned citizens from entering or leaving the "red zones" unless for an emergency or "essential work reason…
rt.com/news/482590-italy-quarantine-lombardy-coronavirus/

Coronavirus death toll in Italy rises to 366 from 233 in one day, most cases in Lombardy
rt.com | 2020-03-08
The coronavirus death toll in Italy's region of Lombardy has jumped by over 100 during the past day to 257, according to local officials. Lombardy so far has been hit the worst by the outbreak plaguing Italy's north. | The Lombardy spike has drastically increased the nationwide death toll which jumped to 366. On Saturday, it stood at 233. The all-Italy figures are expected to be released shortly. | The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Italy has also spiked, jumping by over 1,500 to 7,375 affected people on Sunday. | Earlier in the day, Italy's PM Giuseppe Conte effectively put the Lombardy region and 1…
rt.com/news/482622-coronovirus-death-jump-lombardy-italy/

2nd regional Italian head contracts coronavirus, all cultural facilities across the country CLOSED
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Gripped by the deadly coronavirus, which has infected thousands nationwide

On 9th Anniversary of The Nuclear Explosions At Fukushima Speak Out At Japanese Consulate
No Nukes Action | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery/California | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/07/18831352.php

Watsonville Youth Rally
Regeneration-Pájaro Valley Climate Action | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
Watsonville Plaza | 350 Main St, Watsonville…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/08/18831370.php

Why hydrogen stocks are soaring
rt.com | 2020-03-08
For decades climate change was a topic for predominantly environmentalists. Since the early 2010s, this has changed dramatically. | The transformation culminated in the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015 where the world agreed on a comprehensive path to tackle an existential threat. Consequentially the energy transition has strongly gained in importance as countries around the world are racing to replace their carbon-intensive economies with green alternatives. | The massive installment of wind turbines and solar PVs is the first step. As the energy transition progresses, countries across the globe are confronted…
rt.com/business/482204-why-hydrogen-stocks-soaring/

What Now? A Community Response to the Climate Emergency
Peter Melton | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
Inner Light Ministries | 5630 Soquel Dr | Soquel, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/05/18831325.php

CalGEM prerulemaking hearing about the health harms of fossil fuel extraction
Climate health now | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
Greenlining Institute, | 360 14th St., Oakland‚Äã, ca…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/07/18831356.php

Presidential Candidates: Disclose Your Nondisclosure Agreements
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-08
"Kill it." | That's what former Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is alleged to have said to Sekiko Sakai, a Bloomberg LP employee, after she told him she was pregnant. While the conversation took place in 1995, it's a topic of conversation now because of the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) Sakai signed after bringing a lawsuit against the co…
truthout.org/articles/presidential-candidates-disclose-your-nondisclosure-agreements/

White House Rewrites EPA Assessment of Chemical Linked to Fetal Heart Damage
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-08
This story was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at revealnews.org and subscribe to the Reveal podcast, produced with PRX, at revealnews.org/podcast. | John DeSesso was on a mission when he entered the halls of the Environmental Protection Agency in late September. Inside the ornate li…
truthout.org/articles/white-house-rewrites-epa-assessment-of-chemical-linked-to-fetal-heart-damage/

New Census Algorithm Grossly Miscounts People of Color in the Name of "Privacy"
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-08
The Census Bureau is rolling out a new algorithm intended to protect respondents' privacy

It's Time to Close the Loopholes That Are Harming the 2020 Election
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-08
Super Tuesday voting last week was marred by long lines more appropriate for a theme park than a 21st century democracy. In Texas and California, primary voters in multiple polling places had to wait in lines as long as three to seven hours before casti…
truthout.org/articles/its-time-to-close-the-loopholes-that-are-harming-the-2020-election/

Private Utility Monopolies Serve Shareholder Profits. Let's Make Power Public
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-08
Consider a hypothetical corporation that has a monopoly over millions of people, providing a service that is indispensable to its customers. If it raises prices, customers have no choice but to pay those prices. Recognizing this, the government imposes some regulation. It cannot set arbitrarily high prices, but it negotiates with the government to obtain prices that guarantee a steady profit rate. | To the corporation, this is an acceptable bargain: Profits may not be as high as it likes, but…
truthout.org/articles/private-utility-monopolies-serve-shareholder-profits-lets-make-power-public/

Mexico Vows to End Violence Against Indigenous Women
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-08
In recent years, the violence against women in Mexico has reached alarming figures, and the wave of femicides has soared to a record 1,010 victims in 2019. | RELATED: | 150,000-Plus Students March Against Violence in Central Mexico | Statistics reflect the potential danger of being a woman in Mexico, something that gets worse when women belong to an Indigenous community. | Violence against Indigenous women has increased on a daily basis, while discrimination based on gender, et…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Vows-to-End-Violence-Against-Indigenous-Women-20200308-0002.html

8M: Latin American women prepare for record feminist marches
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-08
Millions of women are expected to hit the streets across Latin America on Sunday to mark International Women's Strike, against a backdrop of wider social unrest in the region. | RELATED: | Chile Senate Approves Gender Parity For Constitutional Process | The streets will be painted green and purple, and the shouts of "Latin America will be all feminist!" will be echoed in the main capitals of the region. | The demonstrations are marked this time by growing discontent and the demand to…
telesurenglish.net/news/8M-Latin-American-women-prepare-for-record-feminist-marches-20200307-0009.html

No Winner Declared for Guyanese Elections Amid Court Hearing
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-08
The Guyanese Chief Justice Roxane George said on Sunday that the High Court has jurisdiction in a case brought up by a supporter of the PPP seeking full verification of the vote for Region Four at Monday's General elections. | According to the comments from the Justice Minister, it appears that there will be no swearing in ceremony yet, as the court case must be concluded before anyone can be declared a winner. | The High Court will reconvene next Tuesday to discuss the PPP's case and decide whether or not their argument holds any merit to further delay the pronouncement of a winner for this election. | Curren…
telesurenglish.net/news/No-Winner-Declared-for-Guyanese-Elections-Amid-Court-Hearing-20200308-0004.html

8M: Latin American women prepare for record feminist marches
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-08
Millions of women are expected to hit the streets across Latin America on Sunday to mark International Women's Strike, against a backdrop of wider social unrest in the region. | RELATED: | Chile Senate Approves Gender Parity For Constitutional Process | The streets will be painted green and purple, and the shouts of "Latin America will be all feminist!" will be echoed in the main capitals of the region. | The demonstrations are marked this time by growing discontent and the demand to…
telesurenglish.net/news/8M-Latin-American-women-prepare-for-record-feminist-marches-20200307-0009.html

Putin Saves Erdogan from Himself
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-08
At the start of their discussion marathon in Moscow on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with arguably the most extraordinary diplomatic gambit of the young 21st century. | Putin said: | "At the beginning of | …
globalresearch.ca/putin-saves-erdogan/5705806

China uses forced labor in factories making American products
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-08
Forced labor in factories that make products for American companies, including some of the companies listed further below such as GAP Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, Apple which is headquartered in nearby Cupertino, Cisco Systems which is headquartered in San Jose, or Google which is headquartered in Mountain View!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/05/18831321.php

The Iraqi uprising is a quantum leap in collective awareness
Haifa Zangana | zcomm.org | 2020-03-08
The uprising, with the courage and sacrifices of its youth, has given the people hope for real change…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-iraqi-uprising-is-a-quantum-leap-in-collective-awareness/

'My Mom is gorgeous!' Russian Olympic champion swimmer shares bikini dance with mother (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Russian Olympic synchronized swimming champion Vlada Chigireva shared a video on social media showing her and her mother dancing in bikinis on a sandy beach in Bali, Indonesia. | The mother-daughter duo pulled off a spectacular beach performance to Ibeyi's hit 'River'. | READ MORE: Russian Olympic champion swimmer shares naked pic to congratulate men on 'Defender of the Fatherland Day' (PHOTOS) | The 25-year-old champion, who possesses 11 world and three European titles, in addition to Olympic gold, p…
rt.com/sport/482613-synchronized-swimmer-mother-dance/

It's 'Final Destination' but in real life: Log trailer dropping cargo filmed from oncoming car (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-08
A scene in horror flick 'Final Destination 2', where loose logs drop from a truck and wreak havoc on the road, was recreated in real life in Russia, albeit without a deadly outcome. | The blood-chilling dashcam video published on social media from the Kirov region shows a two-lane road, with a truck loaded with logs coming from the opposite direction. As it makes a turn, the cargo carried by the trailer becomes loose, and dozens of logs spill out right in front of the car, from which the footage was shot. | Thankfully, the timing was not quite as lethally precise as in the bizarre accidents featured in the…
rt.com/russia/482600-final-destination-real-life/

Huawei teaming up with Russia's largest bank to develop cloud services for businesses
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Chinese technology giant Huawei announced this week a strategic partnership with Russia's Sberbank to provide cloud services for Russian businesses. | The clients of SberCloud.Advanced are projected to range from large businesses to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups. They will have access to 37 new cloud services, which will be fully integrated into one system. | Also on rt.com | | Chinese tech titan Huawei buys Russian facial recognition technology | According to Huawei's Director General in Russia, Wang Wei, the deal with…
rt.com/business/482308-huawei-sberbank-cloud-services/

This greeting card is ALIVE! Russian soldiers find fancy way to wish female colleagues a happy Women's Day (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Soldiers and officers from Russia's Kantemirovskaya Division came up with a novel way of marking International Women's Day, using their marching skills to create a living 'post-card' for their female colleagues. | March 8 is celebrated in many countries across the world, usually by giving little gifts to women. However, the personnel of the renowned Kantemirovskaya Tank Division stationed in Moscow Region decided to take a slightly different path this year. | Instead of conducting a regular marching exercise, the soldiers and officers formed a figure-eight pattern on a parade ground at the division's base. Mov…
rt.com/news/482592-russia-womens-day-greeting-card/

This greeting card is ALIVE! Russian soldiers find fancy way to wish female colleagues a happy Women's Day (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Soldiers and officers from Russia's Kantemirovskaya Tank Division came up with a novel way of marking International Women's Day, using their marching skills to create a living 'post-card' for their female colleagues. | March 8 is celebrated in many countries across the world, usually by giving little gifts to women. However, the personnel of the renowned armored division stationed in the Moscow Region decided to take a slightly different path this year. | Instead of conducting a regular marching exercise, the soldiers and officers formed a figure of eight pattern on a parade ground at the division's base. Movi…
rt.com/news/482592-russia-womens-day-greeting-card/

'Nothing but sexism' fumes Daily Mail in a report on Russian military pageants… filled with photos of Russian beauties
rt.com | 2020-03-08
Few things scream 'double standards' as loudly as the Daily Mail accusing Vladimir Putin of running a sexist military in a story containing eyebrow-raising arguments and surrounded by articles that are hardly politically correct. | The Daily Mail tried its hand at being a champion of female emancipation and gender equality, producing a lengthy Russia-bashing piece. The Ruskies are now bad because they demean their brave female fighters, it seems. Their proof? The beauty pageants held for women in uniforms on the occasion of International Women's Day. | Vladimir Putin's armed forces get slammed for being 'sexis…
rt.com/news/482610-daily-mail-russia-sexism/

Women in Pakistan are fearlessly marching for their rights on International Women's Day
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2020-03-08
International Women's Day has become a national event in Pakistan. Women and non-binary people have taken to the streets along with men in marches coordinated nationally under the banner 'Aurat March' (Urdu for 'Women's March'). | Marches have taken place in Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore among other cities. They may be happening in different places throughout the country, but the atmosphere is consistent

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2020-03-07: News Headlines

RT (2020-03-07). Top Saudi royals 'arrested for plotting with Americans against King,' Western media say. What's happening in oil-rich kingdom? rt.com Saudi Arabia's crown prince has had his relatives arrested for plotting a coup against him and King Salman with the help of "foreign powers, including the Americans," Western media claim. RT asked Middle East analysts to weigh in. | Three senior members of the Saudi Royal family were arrested on Friday, several Western media outlets have reported, citing sources. The list of detainees includes prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the younger brother of King Salman, Mohammed bin Nayef, the king's nephew and former crown prince, and Nawaf bin Nayef, the younger half-brother of Prince Nayef, as reported by the Wall Street…

Eds. (2020-03-07). Lebanon state prosecutor blocks order to freeze assets of 20 banks. mronline.org Lebanon's state prosecutor suspended an order on Thursday to freeze the assets of 20 local banks, warning it would plunge the country and its financial sector into chaos, according to a copy of the decision seen by Reuters. |

RT (2020-03-07). Two-man 'bloodbath': Bernie calls out 'billionaires buying elections' as Biden attacks his 'increasingly negative' bros. rt.com Joe Biden warned supporters about "Bernie brothers" running an "increasingly negative campaign" and that a "bloodbath" between the two candidates, as Tulsi gets lost in the shuffle, will only help re-elect Donald Trump. | The fight between Biden and Sanders for the Democrat Party's presidential nomination is intensifying as the two candidates campaign in the midwest this weekend ahead of primary votes in states like Michigan and Missouri in the coming days. | Speaking to donors in Bethesda, Maryland, Biden seemed to call for a positive battle between him and Sanders, but he also managed to get in some digs on…

The Canary (2020-03-07). Refugee women face horrifying conditions as aid workers flee Lesbos. thecanary.co Aid workers in Lesbos have warned that refugee women are facing even harsher conditions this International Women's Day. An escalation in violence has forced many humanitarian workers to withdraw.Evacuations from Lesbos have drastically reduced access to food, sanitary products and medical help for desperate refugee women, aid workers told the PA news agency.Clashes erupted between refugees and Greek authorities earlier this week, after Turkey opened its borders for people trying to cross into Europe.: Confrontation between a refugee and a Greek policeman during clashes at the port of Mytilene (Panagiot…

W. T. Whitney, Jr. (2020-03-07). Looking at Change: U.S. and Cuba, blockade and revolution. mronline.org The U.S. blockade of Cuba is like the sun; neither will disappear soon. But different: the U.S. politicians and people are aware of the sun, but may have forgotten about the Cuba blockade. It's persisted for almost 60 years, basically unchanged. The following is about change. |

RT (2020-03-07). 'Teenage bomb maker' bought IED supplies off AMAZON for Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 & nearly triggered India-Pakistan war. rt.com Two more suspects have been nabbed after the deadly Pulwama terrorist attack — which killed 40 Indian troops and spiked hostilities between India and Pakistan — including a 19-year-old bomb-maker who got chemicals from Amazon. | The two men — Waiz ul Islam, 19, and Mohd Abbas Rather, 32 — were

RT (2020-03-07). Nothing to do with facts: China dismisses US accusation it targeted American surveillance plane with LASER. rt.com Beijing has refuted an accusation by the US Navy that a Chinese warship fired a "military grade" laser at its P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft somewhere over the South China Sea. | The claims made by the US Navy simply "did not accord with reality," China's Defense Ministry said on its WeChat account, responding to the accusations made by the American military last week. The Chinese forces were conducting a routine drill in the area, it added. | The US Pacific Fleet

RT (2020-03-07). European tourism losing ‚Ǩ1 BILLION a month as holiday makers stay home due to coronavirus. rt.com Fears over the spread of Covid-19 are rising across Europe, threatening its tourism industry. Data shows the sector has already taken a serious hit and could be hurt even more. | According to EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, tourism is one of the sectors likely to be hit hardest financially as the coronavirus continues to spread. The sector is already losing €1 billion ($1.11 billion) a month because of the disease, he said. | The European Travel Commission has announced that 10 percent of European GDP is derived from tourism while in some EU member states, including Spain and Italy, that f…

RT (2020-03-07). Lebanon defaults on its $1.2bn Eurobond debt, PM says corruption 'has eaten the state'. rt.com Lebanon's PM Hassan Diab has announced his country is unable to pay the $1.2 billion Eurobond due on March 9 and will default for the first time. This comes amid a government crisis and currency plummeting by 40 percent. | The move to not pay the outstanding debt and to launch upcoming negotiations with creditors was made unanimously at a cabinet meeting before Diab made the announcement on Saturday. |

RT (2020-03-07). 'Just in time for St. Patrick's Day!' Trump appoints Mark Meadows as new chief of staff, 'banishes' Mulvaney to Northern Ireland. rt.com President Trump has selected North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows to be the new White House chief of staff, making the former acting chief, Mick Mulvaney, the special envoy to Northern Ireland. | "I am pleased to announce that Congressman Mark Meadows will become White House Chief of Staff. I have long known and worked with Mark, and the relationship is a very good one," Trump said in a tweet on Friday night announcing the move. ….I want to thank Acting Chief Mick Mulvaney for having served the Administration so well. He will become the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. Thank you!— Donald…

RT (2020-03-07). Newly-elected Iranian MP dies of coronavirus – reports. rt.com Fatemeh Rahbar, a newly-elected member of the Iranian Parliament, has died of coronavirus on Friday, according to Iran's Tasnim News Agency. | Rahbar, 56, had just won a seat in the parliament in the most recent vote in February. She tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week and was admitted to a Tehran hospital. However, her condition quickly worsened and she went into a coma on Thursday before passing away the next day. Rahbar was the first female politician in Iran to die from coronavirus. | On Friday, Iran's Ministry of Health reported that the number of confirmed cases had jumped by 1,234 over just o…

RT (2020-03-07). Ronaldinho ARRESTED as judge rejects prosecutor's recommendation to release Brazilian superstar over fake passport claims. rt.com Former Brazil and Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho was taken into custody in Paraguay after being accused of attempting to enter the country using fake paperwork. | Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto Assis had initially been held and questioned by prosecutors, who recommended the pair be released without charge after stating he believed they had been tricked into accepting fake passports ahead of their arrival in the capital, Asuncion. | Prosecutor Roberto Delfino had recommended that, after the pair had completed their obligations with the local authorities, they be released to return home to Brazil having paid…

RT (2020-03-07). Boys in Brazil land school in scandal as self-styled Nazis saluting classmate as a Fuhrer creating a new 'REICH'. rt.com A prestigious school in Brazil got dragged into a scandal after one of its students ran an election campaign styled after Adolf Hitler, recruiting a dozen supporters eager to have him as their 'Furher.' | A photo of the candidate greeting his backers with a Nazi salute in a school classroom, with them responding likewise, was apparently made public by the teen himself. He thought it was a good idea not only to play at Nazism with his mates, but also to upload the proof on his campaign's Instagram page. | The text comment with the photo said the would-be class speaker "promises to be the new Fürher," who w…

RT (2020-03-07). Danger cruises: Dozens infected with Covid-19 on ANOTHER quarantined ship — this time on Egypt's Nile. rt.com A cruise ship on Egypt's River Nile, carrying some 150 tourists and crew, has been quarantined and 45 people aboard have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, country's health authorities have said. | Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed confirmed 33 new cases of coronavirus aboard the cruise vessel on Saturday. The virus cluster had been discovered a day before, when 12 crewmembers of the ship, which was travelling between Luxor and Aswan, tested positive for the coronavirus. | Of the total 45 infected, 19 people are foreign tourists, but the officials did not elaborate on the nationalities of the patien…

RT (2020-03-07). Italy's leader of co-ruling Democratic party tests positive to coronavirus. rt.com The leader of Italy's co-ruling Democratic Party, Nicola Zingaretti, has admitted he had been tested positive for coronavirus as Italy struggles to cope with the health care crisis sparked by the disease.

RT (2020-03-07). AIPAC confirms two coronavirus cases at Israeli lobby gathering attended by US elites & veteran politicians. rt.com Two people from New York who attended the AIPAC conference in the US capital have tested positive for Covid-19, raising the possibility that lawmakers in Washington DC were exposed to the potentially lethal contagion. | "At least" two conference-goers who came from Westchester County, New York have tested positive for the virus, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee said on Friday evening, adding that they've sent notice of this to the attendees, participants, speakers, administration staff and congressional offices. | Important Update: Coronavirus | As emailed to Policy Conference attendees, participan…

RT (2020-03-07). Chinese hotel used as Covid-19 quarantine site COLLAPSES, trapping dozens under rubble (VIDEOS). rt.com A hotel has collapsed in the southeastern Chinese city of Quanzhou, burying dozens of people under the rubble. The building was reportedly used as a quarantine site for the deadly Covid-19 coronavirus. | Footage from the scene showed the building reduced to rubble and emergency services searching the debris. So far, at least 38 people have reportedly been rescued. |

RT (2020-03-07). Leader of Italy's co-ruling Democratic Party tests positive for coronavirus. rt.com The leader of Italy's co-ruling Democratic Party, Nicola Zingaretti, has admitted he has tested positive for coronavirus as Italy struggles to cope with the health care crisis sparked by the disease. | "The doctors have told me that I am positive for COVID-19," the politician said in a video he published in Facebook, referring to the official name of the deadly disease that originated from China. | The man, who is also the president of the central Italian province of Lazio, where Rome is located, assured his followers that he "is fine but would have to stay home" for some time. He wished "courage" to everyone…

RT (2020-03-07). Chinese hotel 'used as Covid-19 quarantine site' COLLAPSES, trapping dozens under rubble (VIDEOS). rt.com A hotel has collapsed in the southeastern Chinese city of Quanzhou, burying dozens of people under the rubble. The building was reportedly used as a quarantine site for the deadly Covid-19 coronavirus. | Footage from the scene showed the building reduced to rubble and emergency services searching the debris. So far, at least 34 people have reportedly been rescued. |

RT (2020-03-07). 'I ain't playing': LeBron James weighs in on games in EMPTY ARENAS due to virus crisis — the NBA won't like his reply. rt.com Asked about the NBA's suggestion that, to cope with the expanding Covid-19 outbreak, players perform in front of only essential staff at games, LeBron James has come up with a brutally honest response. | James was asked about how he would feel scoring without screaming fans to cheer him on, after a memo from the NBA (about basketball teams possibly being restricted to playing games in front of essential staff only) was revealed through The Athletic. | Sources: The NBA has sent a memo to its franchises explaining that, due to coronavirus outbreak, teams should be preparing to play games without fans in attendan…

RT (2020-03-07). VIDEOS show aftermath of Covid-19 quarantine hotel collapse in China as rescuers search for dozens trapped under rubble. rt.com The collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine center in the Chinese city of Quanzhou has left dozens of people trapped under debris. Footage from the scene shows the building on its side and almost entirely flattened. | The Xinjia Hotel collapsed on Saturday evening, trapping at least 70 people under the rubble. The incident prompted a massive emergency services response; at least 38 people have already been rescued. | The operation will apparently continue into the night: rescuers have brought powerful floodlights to illuminate the collapsed building. Over 700 firefighters, 67 fire engines and 3…

RT (2020-03-07). No need to panic: Modi urges world to embrace 'Namaste' greeting instead of handshakes to fight coronavirus. rt.com Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered his nation's traditional no-contact 'Namaste' greeting as a substitute for handshakes for everyone to adopt as the world actively seeks new ways to stem the spread of coronavirus. | The prime minister has called on India to return to its cultural roots and revive old traditions to fend off the threat of the novel coronavirus officially known as Covid-19. He also urged the world to borrow some of his nation's useful everyday practices to reduce the risk of contracting the disease that has killed some 3,000 around the globe, mostly in China, where it originated.

RT (2020-03-07). 'Shut down Taj Mahal!' Agra mayor calls on Indian govt to shutter ALL historical monuments amid growing coronavirus outbreak. rt.com The mayor of Agra has urged the Indian government to temporarily shut down the country's national monuments — including Agra's iconic Taj Mahal — to limit the spread of the lethal coronavirus, as the number of cases climbed to 31. | "Foreign tourists in large numbers visit Agra, this increases the chances of spread of coronavirus in the city," Mayor Naveen Jain

RT (2020-03-07). US Navy sailor in Naples 1st confirmed coronavirus case among American servicemen in Europe. rt.com A US Navy sailor currently deployed in Naples, Italy has tested positive for the Covid-19 infection. Earlier, another US military service member was confirmed to have the disease in South Korea. | The Pentagon confirmed that a US sailor has been infected with the deadly disease in a statement on Saturday. | "The member is currently restricted to their residence, receiving supportive and medical care in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control," the Pentagon's European Command said. | #Coronavirus (COVID-19), marking the first positive case of a U.S. service member in Europe: RT (2020-03-07). MSM campaign against Sanders made half of America believe Bernie's like a 'CORONAVIRUS in a suit' — Lee Camp. rt.com The corporate media certainly spared no effort in portraying Bernie Sanders as the biggest threat to America ahead of Super Tuesday, yet they failed to set him back, US comedian and host of RT's Redacted Tonight, Lee Camp, said. | The media as well as the Democratic National Committee "spent five days before the contest trashing Bernie Sanders in any way they come up with," Camp recalled. | "By the end of it, even I was sure Bernie fathered a love child with Fidel Castro and the Lyme disease. By Tuesday, much of America was sure that Bernie is something like a coronavirus wearing a Larry David skin suit." | Y…

RT (2020-03-07). 15 Americans quarantined in Bethlehem as Israel & Palestine struggle to stop coronavirus spread. rt.com Fifteen US tourists have been placed under quarantine in a hotel in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, a Palestinian authority spokesman has confirmed. The hotel was quarantined after seven tourists living there were suspected of having contracted the deadly novel coronavirus. officially known as COVID-19, the Israeli media reported without specifying the nationalities of those under suspicion. | "There is a 15-member American delegation in the hotel. They are still there and they are being dealt with according to quarantine regulations like all the others who are there," the spokesman, Ibrahim Melhem, told Reut…

RT (2020-03-07). Kabul needs 'executive guarantee' before freeing Taliban prisoners under peace deal with US — Afghan president. rt.com The proposed release of 5,000 jailed Taliban fighters, required under their peace deal with the US, can happen only if the Afghan government gets a guarantee that they will not 'return to violence,' President Ashraf Ghani said. | "The people's request is that there should be an executive guarantee so that these people will not return to violence once they are released," the Afghan leader told parliament on Saturday, adding that a "transparent mechanism" has to be established to enact that part of the Taliban-US deal. | Under the agreement signed by the US and the Taliban in Qatar last Saturday, as many as 5,00…

RT (2020-03-07). Afghanistan refuses to free Taliban prisoners under US peace deal without 'executive guarantee'. rt.com The proposed release of 5,000 jailed Taliban fighters, required under their peace deal with the US, can happen only if the Afghan government gets a guarantee that they will not 'return to violence,' President Ashraf Ghani said. | "The people's request is that there should be an executive guarantee so that these people will not return to violence once they are released," the Afghan leader told parliament on Saturday, adding that a "transparent mechanism" has to be established to enact that part of the Taliban-US deal. | Under the agreement signed by the US and the Taliban in Qatar last Saturday, as many as 5,00…

The Canary (2020-03-07). Tear gas fired from both sides as refugee crisis continues on Turkey-Greece border. thecanary.co More violence has erupted at Turkey's land border with Greece after Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government said it will no longer prevent refugees from crossing over to EU territory. Thousands of people remain stranded between the two countries.Greece has deployed riot police and border guards to repel people trying to enter the country from the sea or by land.A statement from Erdoğan's office said he would travel to Brussels on 9 March, though the nature of his visit was not specified.That announcement came hours after European Union foreign ministers meeting in Croatia on 6 March criticised Turkey, saying…

RT (2020-03-07). HACKED Israeli Defense Minister demands 'freedom for Palestine,' tweets out Turkey's anthem. rt.com The Twitter handle of Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett appears to have been breached, sending out a highly off-message post urging the liberation of Palestine, followed by the lyrics of Turkey's anthem in English.

Eric Walberg (2020-03-07). Johnstone brings her Moral Compass to our Dantesque World. dissidentvoice.org First, Diana Johnstone's memoir is a classic, and will be read and quoted as long as we keep struggling for peace and justice. It is one of the great personal accounts of the anguished decline of our uncivilization, both a riveting eye-witness account of many of the horrors and perfidies, and a primer for students …

Eds. (2020-03-07). With help from U.S. media, Nicaragua's coup-mongers aiming for western hearts and minds. mronline.org With its support tanking at home, Nicaragua's opposition is seeking to win over public opinion in the West. A factually-challenged, distortion laden article in Vox by a familiar anti-Sandinista activist exhibited the campaign's strategy. |

WSWS (2020-03-07). Trump administration moves forward with unconstitutional DNA testing of immigrants. wsws.org The Trump administration's plan to collect DNA samples from immigrants in US custody has proceeded while nothing has been done to prepare for the spread of the coronavirus.

WSWS (2020-03-07). Australian Labor MP feigns concern over US extradition of Julian Assange. wsws.org Penny Wong did not differ with government representatives, who explicitly endorsed the British judiciary's brutal attacks on Assange's legal and democratic rights.

WSWS (2020-03-07). Australia: "Teachers for Assange and Manning" campaign in Melbourne. wsws.org The active intervention of teachers and education support staff is just one indication of the growing concern among millions of people that Assange's persecution has immense implications.

Norman Solomon (2020-03-07). Elizabeth Warren: Which Side Are You On? indybay.org We'll soon find out…

Dr. Gary G. Kohls (2020-03-07). Women's Rights and Social Justice: Julia Ward Howe's 1870 Anti-War Mother's Day Proclamation, A Day of Peace. globalresearch.ca Julia Ward Howe was a humanist who cared about suffering people, a feminist, a social justice activist & suffragette, and it was because of her anti-war commitment that she wrote the famous "Mother's Day Proclamation" 5 years after the Civil War, which resulted in 600,000 dead American soldiers…

Staff (2020-03-07). Anti-Mask Bills Targeting Leftists Ignore the Real Perpetrators of Violence. truthout.org While politically motivated violence in the U.S. has been an overwhelmingly far right phenomenon, Republicans around the country are building up credibility with their base by playing to false fears about masked leftists. State bills are popping up that attempt to rein in the use of masks or face covers during protests, either by increasing penalties for actions taken while wearing a mask or banning the public use of masks altogether. | Oregon Republicans recently introduced House Bill 4126 on…

Orion the Elder (2020-03-07). Gracias Chelsea&Julian for publishing Bush's War Crimes. indybay.org Fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…

Julie Lévesque (2020-03-07). From Afghanistan to Syria: Women's Rights, War Propaganda and the CIA. globalresearch.ca Western heads of state, UN officials, military spokespersons will invariably praise the humanitarian dimension of the October 2001 US-NATO led invasion of Afghanistan, which allegedly was to fight religious fundamentalists, help little girls go to school, liberate women subjected to the yoke of the Taliban.

Staff (2020-03-07). Is the U.S. Really Getting Out of Afghanistan? truthdig.com President Trump may have surrendered to the Taliban, but as Truthdig columnist Danny Sjursen notes, that may not amount to the end of the conflict.

Staff (2020-03-07). Will Biden's Trade Policy Record Come Back to Haunt Him in Midwest? truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders and supporters of his presidential campaign took on 2020 Democratic primary foe former Vice President Joe Biden's record on trade to sharpen the contrasts between the two candidates ahead of next week's nominating contests in six states, including the Rust Belt state of Michigan. | Just before leaving Phoenix to attend a rally in Michigan on Friday, Sanders held a brief press conference in which he said Biden's vote as a then-senator for the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (…

Phelonious Crunk (2020-03-07). The Fallacy of the Appeal of the Centrist Democrat. dissidentvoice.org I have watched for the past couple months as Bernie Sanders has risen in the polls and then proceeded to do well in the first primary and caucuses as these people have done everything to try and kneecap his success. The amount of negative press about Sanders that has been pumped out by all of …

South Front (2020-03-07). Video: Turkish Drones Falling in Idlib. 'Moderate Rebels' Gas Themselves by Mistake. globalresearch.ca Early on March 5, the Israeli Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes on targets in the Syrian provinces of Homs and Quneitra. According to the Syrian military, the attack was conducted from Lebanese airspace at 00: 30 local time. …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams (2020-03-07). Coronavirus Epidemic Bolsters Case for Medicare for All and Universal Paid Sick Leave. indybay.org The global coronavirus outbreak which also threatens the United States—and the widely criticized effort by the Trump administration to address it—is offering advocates of both paid sick leave and Medicare for All an opportunity to make the case that such universal social programs are not only morally right but would also serve a key public health function.

teleSUR (2020-03-07). China's Offers Experience in Europe's Fight Against COVID-19. telesurenglish.net At an extraordinary council on the COVID-19 epidemic held in Brussels on Friday, the European Union (EU) health ministers agreed to develop a coordinated approach to prevention and protection of people at risk, and establish coherent containment measures, including evidence-based advice concerning travel to and from risk areas. | RELATED: | Prior to this meeting, epidemiologist Bruce Aylward presented the results of a…

WSWS (2020-03-07). Sri Lankan government withdraws from UN resolutions in order to boost the military. wsws.org Rajapakse's government is moving toward dictatorial rule amid mounting economic problems and social tensions.

Shane Quinn (2020-03-07). 75 Years Ago: Nazi Germany's Launch Final Major Attacks of the Second World War. globalresearch.ca Seventy-five years ago, on 6 March 1945, the Third Reich launched what was to be its final great offensive of World War II, called Operation Spring Awakening (Unternehmen Fràºhlingserwachen). This attack, not well known today, was directed eastwards through the …

WSWS (2020-03-07). Coronavirus spreads to Poland, threatening to upend presidential elections. wsws.org The conservative Rzeczpospolita has warned that "chaos in the health care system could upend Polish politics and impact the outcome of the presidential elections in May."

Nick Turse (2020-03-07). As Trump Stumbles on Coronavirus, Health Experts Warn Against Border Closures. zcomm.org Once a disease has taken hold inside a country, the best options are domestic interventions by state and local public health authorities with ample support from the federal level…

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