Binoy Kampmark (2020-03-10). Toilet Paper Blues: Coronavirus and Pandemic Pantries. counterpunch.org Fears of imminent apocalypse tend to be midwives to absurdity. The stockpiling fever that has gripped various populaces in response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has taken various forms. \"Pandemic pantries\" are becoming the norm, suggesting that hoarding in the crisis tends to be a precursor to petty crime. In the United Sates, the

Staff (2020-03-10). Italy Is Now a Red Zone: Student at Bocconi U. Describes Strict Measures Taken to Contain COVID-19. democracynow.org The entire country of Italy has been placed on lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, impacting 60 million people. People in the nationwide Red Zone will only be allowed to travel for work, medical reasons or emergencies until early next month. All schools and universities will also remain closed, major sporting events are suspended, and airline passengers now have to justify their reasons for traveling. We go to Italy to speak with Romy Kool, an international student at Bocconi University in Milan, where courses are now being taught online amid the coronavirus outbreak. We are als…

RT (2020-03-10). Gunners coronavirus fears: Arsenal release statement after Olympiacos owner reveals he has illness. rt.com Arsenal have reassured fans that none of their staff members have reported coronavirus symptoms after it emerged that the owner of recent opponents Olympiacos had tested positive for the disease. | The Gunners played Greek team Olympiacos across two legs in the UEFA Europa League last 32, with the second of those games being played at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 27. | Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis — who is also majority owner of English Championship side Nottingham Forest — revealed on Tuesday that he had been \"visited\" by the coronavirus, and was now self-isolating on the advic…

Staff (2020-03-10). Prisons Worldwide Face Coronavirus Crisis: Overcrowding, Lack of Sanitation & Labor at Slave Wages. democracynow.org As Italy went on lockdown, nearly 30 prisons across the country broke into riots Sunday and Monday after visitation rights were suspended in response to the outbreak. In a prison in southern Italy, a riot left at least six incarcerated people dead and caused 50 people to escape. Prisoners have reportedly lit fires, charged guards and even escaped at multiple facilities. This comes as the United Nations confirmed that coronavirus had reached Iran\'s prisons, as the number of cases there continues to soar. Iran has temporarily freed some 70,000 prisoners in response to the coronavirus. And concerns are growing about…

RT (2020-03-10). Iran Air resumes flights to Europe after temporary suspension over coronavirus. rt.com Iran\'s flag carrier Iran Air said on Tuesday it will resume flights to Europe following a temporary suspension over the outbreak of the coronavirus. | The move comes two days after the airline announced it will indefinitely halt all flights to European countries. Flights will now resume to all destinations, excluding Vienna, Stockholm and Goteborg. | Iran Air said on March 8 that it suspended flights to European states over restrictions imposed \"for unknown reasons.\" | Iran\'s death toll from the coronavirus jumped on Tuesday to 291, and the total number of infections rose to more than 8,000, Reuters reported.

RT (2020-03-10). Coronavirus death toll in Italy jumps to 631 from 463 in a day, 10,000+ cases throughout the country. rt.com Another 168 people in Italy have died of the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 631, while the total number of cases rose by over ten percent to 10,149. The entire country is locked down in quarantine. | Tuesday\'s jump in the deaths, from the previous record of 463, represents a 36 percent rise and the largest in absolute numbers since the infection was first noticed on February 21, the Civil Protection Agency said. | Some 877 patients were in intensive care, up from 733 on Monday. The number of patients who recovered has also risen, however, and stood at 1,004 on Tuesday as opposed to 724 the da…

RT (2020-03-10). Austria banning entry for people from Italy amid coronavirus outbreak — Chancellor Kurz. rt.com Austria is imposing a blanket ban on all people entering from Italy unless they have a medical certificate, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has proclaimed, though Austrians currently in Italy are strongly encouraged to return. | \"There will be an entry ban for people [travelling] from Italy to Austria, with people who have a medical certificate being an exception,\" Kurz said on Tuesday, as cited by local media. | Meanwhile, Austrians who find themselves in Italy will be allowed to return, but \"they must be kept in isolation for two weeks.\" | Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said police will scrutinize movement at the…

Eds. (2020-03-10). Testimony of a surgeon working in Bergamo, in the heart of Italy\'s coronavirus outbreak. mronline.org In one of the non-stop e-mails that I receive from my hospital administration on a more than daily basis, there was a paragraph on \"how to be responsible on social media\", with some recommendations that we all can agree on. |

RT (2020-03-10). Oil prices will rebound in several months — Russian energy minister. rt.com It will take the oil market several months to recover from the current turbulence, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday, adding that plummeting oil prices were not a surprise for Russia. | \"This scenario was expected and calculated,\" he told Rossiya-24 channel the day after a 30 percent drop in crude prices. On Tuesday, oil gained around 8 percent — a good signal that some panic sentiments have already vanished, the minister believes. | The recovery of oil prices will depend on a wide range of factors, primarily on how the governments will contain the coronavirus outbreak as the epidemi…

The Canary (2020-03-10). Italy in lockdown as coronavirus restrictions extended nationwide. thecanary.co Italy extended coronavirus travel restrictions previously limited to the country\'s north to the whole country on Tuesday, with soldiers and police enforcing bans.Some 9,172 people have been infected with Covid-19 in Italy, with 463 deaths, and there is a growing sense that the numbers will only worsen. | \"We\'re only at the beginning,\" said Dr Massimo Galli, head of infectious disease at Sacco Hospital in Milan, where people at the city\'s main railway station were required to sign forms certifying the necessity of their travel.However, the Italian government assured its citizens that supermarkets will remain open…

RT (2020-03-10). Spain suspends parliament for at least 1 week after lawmaker tests positive for coronavirus. rt.com The lower house of the Spanish Parliament has announced it will suspend all activities for one week after a deputy with the right-wing Vox party tested positive for coronavirus infection. | Lawmaker Javier Ortega Smith, head of the Vox party, has been diagnosed with the virus and the parliament has been suspended for at least a week as a precaution, as the Vox party holds 52 parliamentary seats and represents the third-largest bloc in the congress. | The decision to suspend parliament was taken after the Vox party members confirmed they would self-isolate after suspected exposure to the virus at a recent rally…

RT (2020-03-10). Draconian response to coronavirus may be worse for global economy than epidemic itself. rt.com The Covid-19 outbreak has been taking its toll on global supply chains and economic growth, but how governments are tackling the problem could have far worse economic consequences, an expert tells RT. | \"A medical threat turned into international economic calamity, with these quarantines, these shutdowns, this frenzy and this hysteria. It\'s becoming enormously disruptive to international commerce and actually even to domestic [US] commerce,\" said Jeffrey Tucker, the editorial director at the American Institute for Economic Research. | The epidemic left hundreds of flights grounded and many international events…

RT (2020-03-10). Money for wars but not vaccines? Bernie panel ladles harsh truths as Americans face paying out-of-pocket for coronavirus treatment. rt.com A panelist who took part in a coronavirus roundtable hosted by presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scoffed at the idea that free vaccines to combat the illness would be untenable, noting that there\'s always cash to fund US wars. | The Vermont senator assembled a group of medical professionals in Detroit on Tuesday to discuss how the United States could best deal with the ongoing health crisis. | During the question and answer session, one audience member highlighted how Sanders has promised to provide free vaccines against the illness, and asked how the self-described democratic-socialist plans to pay for it.

Staff (2020-03-10). Coronavirus Pandemic in U.S. Fueled by Stunted CDC Budget & Lack of Access to Healthcare, Insurance. democracynow.org The coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 113,000 people worldwide, and killed more than 4,000. We are joined by two epidemiologists to examine the response so far around the world and in the United States. Thomas Bollyky is director of the global health program, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the book \"Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World Is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways.\" We\'re also joined by Alfredo Morabia, professor of epidemiology at the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at Queens College, City University of New York, and edit…

RT (2020-03-10). Is it really caring? Pope Francis tells clergy to go to sick people, defying Italy\'s coronavirus lockdown. rt.com As Italy scrambles to enact strict quarantine measures to stem the rampant spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis is issuing a very different directive to the priests under his command: get out and be with those who are sick. | At a personal mass on Tuesday morning, and as Italy enters a complete lockdown, the Holy See implored clergymen to \"have the courage to go out and go to the sick people.\" The Pope\'s remarks starkly contradict all the core advice administered by the Italian government — namely to stay home and not to travel unless it\'s a medical emergency. With the highest death toll outside of mai…

The Canary (2020-03-10). Trump\'s personal interests called into question as coronavirus crisis escalates. thecanary.co Donald Trump\'s responses to the coronavirus crisis have raised questions about the overlap of his public and personal concerns, with White House watchers asking whether the US president has a conflict of interests.One of Trump\'s first impulses after the outbreak of the coronavirus in China was to suggest it was a buying opportunity in the US stock market.And even as the global peril of the virus has escalated, Trump has leaned hard on his decades of experience as a businessman, keeping his focus on the economy and financial markets and urging people to continue travelling and patronising US businesses.\"You know,…

Stephen Wade, Graham Dunbar (2020-03-10). Impact would be global if coronavirus cancels Tokyo Olympics. peoplesworld.org …

RT (2020-03-10). Global crude claws back losses after major price collapse. rt.com Oil prices have gained around nine percent on Tuesday following the biggest one-day rout in nearly three decades, after Saudi Arabia threatened to boost production and offer discounts. | Benchmark Brent rose nearly $3 to over $37 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading at around $34 a barrel. | Crude prices collapsed over the weekend after the disagreement between Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) over deeper production cuts aimed at supporting global crude prices amid falling demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. | For more stories on economy…

Staff (2020-03-10). Immigrants in WA Detention Center Demand Protection from Coronavirus, Not Posters in English. democracynow.org As the world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, we look at how the Trump administration\'s immigration policies may put everyone at risk. We go to Seattle, Washington, not far from the Life Care Center in the suburb of Kirkland, which was the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. In nearby Tacoma, Washington, our guest says she saw posters in English only when she went to visit immigrants held in the Northwest Detention Center, which is run by private prison company GEO Group. We speak with Maru Mora Villalpando, an activist and undocumented immigrant with the groups La Resistencia and Mijente, who issued a…

Prensa Latina (2020-03-10). OMS: Covid-19 maÃÅs cerca de ser declarado pandemia. peoplesworld.org Tedros Adhanom, director general de la OMS afirmoÃÅ que \'la amenaza de que haya una pandemia se ha vuelto muy real\'. \'Es preocupante que tantos paiÃÅses se hayan visto afectados tan raÃÅpidamente, el nuÃÅmero de casos muestra que la amenaza de pandemia se ha vuelto muy real, pero eÃÅsta podriÃÅa ser la primera pandemia en …

RT (2020-03-10). National Guard to lock down New Rochelle, NY in coronavirus quarantine. rt.com New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered the state National Guard to New Rochelle, a town in the affluent Westchester County, to enforce a two-week COVID-19 coronavirus quarantine. | The troops will help clean and deliver food in the designated \"containment area\" in a one-mile (1.6 km) radius around the area where the contagion appears to have originated, until the lockdown is lifted on March 25. | \"It is a dramatic action, but it is the largest cluster of cases in the country,\" Cuomo said at a news conference on Tuesday. \"The numbers are going up unabated, and we do need a special public health strategy for…

RT (2020-03-10). Polish govt cancels all mass events due to coronavirus. rt.com The government in Warsaw has decided to cancel all mass events due to the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday. \"At this morning\'s meeting we took a decision to call off all mass events,\" Morawiecki told reporters. | The central European country, home to 38 million people, has reported 17 cases of the coronavirus. | Polish President Andrzej Duda has said he will not organize large campaign meetings in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, raising questions over how the outbreak will affect the election due in May, Reuters reports. | The presidential election will decide wh…

Marina Villeneuve, Olga R. Rodriguez (2020-03-10). New York sending in National Guard to handle virus. peoplesworld.org New York\'s governor announced Tuesday he is sending the National Guard into a New York City suburb to help fight what is believed to be the nation\'s biggest cluster of coronavirus cases — one of the most dramatic actions yet to control the outbreak in the U.S. The move came as health authorities contended with …

John Feffer (2020-03-10). Will COVID-19 Kill Globalization? counterpunch.org At a dinner party in mid-February, an architect told me that he was having a problem finishing his building projects. It was the carpets. Most wall-to-wall carpeting for big construction projects in the United States, he explained, comes from China. The coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan — and the subsequent shutdown of many Chinese factories —

Alan MacLeod (2020-03-10). Big banks call for Wall Street deregulation to \"fight Coronavirus\" mronline.org As Naomi Klein laid out in her bestseller \"Shock Doctrine,\" the wealthy elite use the confusion caused by economic and other disasters to quickly force through pro-free-market legislation. |

RT (2020-03-10). Oil prices rebound after biggest one-day drop in 30 years amid oil price war & virus panic. rt.com Oil prices climbed by seven percent on Tuesday, following the largest single-day plunge seen in the last three decades, as investors search for signs of economic stimulus amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak exacerbated by the oil price war. | Brent crude futures jumped 7.3 percent early on Tuesday, by $2.51, landing at $36.87 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained by 6.9 percent, bringing it to $33.28 a barrel. | Both benchmarks took a major hit on Monday, plunging by 25 percent and tanking to their lowest point since February 2016, the single largest one-day decline seen since 1991.

RT (2020-03-10). GOLD may be the BIG WINNER in oil price war. rt.com Gold — regarded as the traditional safe haven — could be \"one of the beneficiaries\" of the global stock market panic caused by the Russian-Saudi standoff over oil and the coronavirus outbreak. | That\'s according to Research Director at NXTanalytic Alessandro Bruno, who told RT that \"Russia could probably sustain the crisis for longer than Saudi Arabia.\" | He explained that this is due to Moscow\'s financial policies of the past few years and, in particular, Russia\'s accumulation of gold. | \"Let\'s not forget, Russia and China have been accumulating a lot of gold,\" Bruno said, adding that \"One of the…

RT (2020-03-10). Leading by example: Indian deities don masks to \'spread awareness\' about coronavirus (PHOTO). rt.com Deities at a Varanasi temple in Uttar Pradesh, India have been sporting an unusual look lately — donning face masks to encourage worshippers to do the same and help stop the coronavirus outbreak, a priest says. | Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has credited the efforts of the health authorities to contain the outbreak for the lack of deaths and low number of cases, noting in an interview with the Indian Express on Monday that part of the campaign was to spread awareness among the general public about the disease, which, at first glance, can be mistaken for the flu. | Now, Indian deities have joined…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-03-10). Coronavirus: Trump pushes tax cuts, lawmakers prefer helping workers, preventive measures. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With the coronavirus threat to the U.S., including the U.S. economy, spreading, lawmakers and GOP President Donald Trump are going in two very different directions about how to help people nationwide. For lawmakers, especially the House\'s ruling Democrats, the chief object is to make sure there are ways to both minimize the circumstances that could …

Ellen Brown (2020-03-10). The Fed\'s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained. truthdig.com When the World Health Organization announced on Feb. 24 that it was time to prepare for a global pandemic, the stock market plummeted. Over the following week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 3,500 points, or 10%. Exasperated com…

RT (2020-03-10). US bringing missile defense systems to Iraq in bid to protect troops against 'potential Iranian attack' — CENTCOM. rt.com Pulling out the \'Iran threat\' card, the head of the US Central Command has announced that Washington is in the process of installing \"air defense systems\" and \"ballistic missile defense systems\" in Iraq. | US Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie revealed his country\'s latest military maneuver in the Middle East during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday. | We are also in the process of bringing air defense systems, ballistic missile defense systems, into Iraq in particular, to protect ourselves against another potential Iranian attack. | It\'s unclear whether Baghdad has granted the US permissi…

RT (2020-03-10). Libya\'s eastern commander Haftar committed to signing ceasefire — France. rt.com Libya\'s eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar has told France\'s president he will sign a ceasefire and stick to it if militias backed by the internationally recognized government respect it, Reuters reported, citing a French presidency official. | \"Marshal Haftar assured [us] that he was committed to signing the ceasefire but this commitment would cease if the militias do not respect it,\" the official said late on Monday after Haftar met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. | Despite a peace conference held in Berlin in January, violence has increased in Libya. The Libyan National Army led by Haftar and for…

RT (2020-03-10). Russian parliament adjourns after proposal to allow Putin run again in 2024 Presidential elections. rt.com On day of high drama in Moscow, proceedings in Russia\'s State Duma have been temporarily suspended to allow consultations with President Vladimir Putin. It comes after a suggestion that Presidential term limits could be re-set. | The idea was floated by Valentina Tereshkova, an MP from the ruling \'United Russia\' party, who is also famous for being the first woman in space. She wants to give the incumbent head of state a chance to compete in the 2024 Presidential election. | Under existing rules, Putin must stand aside after the current mandate, his fourth, ends. However, putative constitutional changes current…

Phil Barbelé (2020-03-10). The Battle for Idlib: Did Erdogan Capitulate to Putin in Moscow? mintpressnews.com There was a celebration in Syria when Russia announced a ceasefire agreement with Turkey on March 3 following a six-hour meeting between Presidents Erdogan and Putin in Moscow. Under the agreement, Erdogan agreed to pull back Turkish forces and not to contest territory that Syria had recently reclaimed from terrorist groups in eastern Aleppo and southern Idlib provinces. In fact, Turkey agreed not to intervene against Syrian troops in any of the areas from which it pulled back, in effect allowing Syrian forces to reclaim even more of its territory from terrorists in southern Idlib. | The agreement appeared to be…

RT (2020-03-10). Russian stock markets catch up to global equity losses after oil price crash. rt.com Russia\'s main index on the Moscow Exchange opened almost 10 percent lower after the long weekend holiday on Tuesday, before recovering most of its losses during the afternoon trade with losses of about four percent. | Russian stock exchanges were closed Monday for a public holiday and are now catching up with global markets, which posted their steepest falls since the 2008 financial crisis to start the week after oil prices crashed over the weekend. | The main MOEX Index was down around four percent by 2: 00pm local time, according to data of the Moscow Exchange. The RTS dollar index was down about eight percen…

RT (2020-03-10). Idea that Hitler & Stalin share equal responsibility for WW2 \'garbage\' promoted by \'ignorant people\' in EU Parliament — Putin. rt.com Vladimir Putin has lashed out at the European Union, which now holds Nazi Germany and the USSR equally responsible for starting World War Two. The Russian President is concerned at ongoing historical revisionism. | Putin also pointed out that, unlike the European Union, Russia has condemned the secret articles in the controversial Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, signed in 1939 by Moscow and Berlin. | He recalled the tumultuous end of the 1930s in the latest

RT (2020-03-10). Parliament GREENLIGHTS Putin\'s proposed amendments to Russia\'s Constitution. rt.com Russian MPs have voted in favor of a bill to amend the country\'s Constitution. The changes include broadening the powers of parliament as well as limiting the number of lifetime presidential terms for one person. | The bill was supported by 382 deputies during the second and main reading on Tuesday. 44 MPs abstained from the vote, mostly members of the opposition Communist party. | Russians will head to the polls to vote on the proposed constitutional changes on April 22. Amendments to the country\'s\' principal law, among other things, include redistributing some powers away from the president to the Duma, rest…

RT (2020-03-10). Erdogan says US softening stance on Turkey\'s purchase of Patriot systems. rt.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Washington was softening its stance on a potential sale of US Patriot defense systems. He added that the United States had asked Ankara to guarantee it will not activate Russian S-400 defense systems, Reuters reported on Tuesday. | \"We made this offer to the US on the Patriot: If you are going to give us Patriots, then do it. We can also buy Patriots from you,\" Erdogan told reporters on a return flight from Brussels. \"They also softened significantly on this S-400 issue. They are now at the point of \'promise us you won\'t make the S-400s operational,\'\" he not…

RT (2020-03-10). Putin rejects MPs\' initiative to hold early parliamentary elections. rt.com Vladimir Putin said he saw no need to hold snap parliamentary elections after the adoption of proposed amendments to Russia\'s Constitution. The idea had been floated on Tuesday in the lower house of the Russian parliament. | If there\'s a lack of consensus on the issue among MPs and \"there\'s no such unity as the chairman [of the Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin] told me than I don\'t see any need for an early election to the State Duma,\" Putin said in an address parliament on Tuesday. | The proposed amendments to the Constitution will transfer some of the presidential powers to the parliament, thus raising the ques…

RT (2020-03-10). Who will blink first? Russia in better position to win crude price standoff with Saudi Arabia. rt.com Riyadh\'s actions in the oil market could be a grave miscalculation and will definitely backfire, but they will not make Moscow dance to its tune, analysts have told RT. | Crude oil prices suffered the biggest one-day fall since 1991 on Monday after top oil producers failed to agree on new output cuts and Saudi Arabia decided to boost production and offer discounts. Such an upheaval inflicts pain not only on Russia and Saudi Arabia, but also on all the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). However, Riyadh is clearly going to lose this price war, says Eike Hamer, political comm…

RT (2020-03-10). US offered Ankara intelligence on Idlib, FM Cavusoglu claims, says S-400 won\'t stop Turkey from getting Patriot missiles. rt.com The US was willing to give Turkey intelligence regarding Syria\'s Idlib, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has claimed, adding that the purchase of Russian anti-air systems won\'t prevent Ankara from acquiring Patriot missiles. | The senior Turkish diplomat told state-owned Anadolu Agency on Tuesday that Washington had offered land, sea and air intelligence regarding the northwestern region, considered by Damascus and Moscow as the last terrorist stronghold in Syria. | According to Cavusoglu, Turkey and Russia will begin patrols around a critical highway in Idlib, as part of a recent ceasefire agreement brokered…

RT (2020-03-10). \'Western ideologists will go crazy\': Putin leaves door open to run for president again. rt.com Putin\'s speech to the Russian parliament Tuesday seemed to be one of his most sincere: he argued that stable leadership is good for a country in turbulent times but does it mean we\'ll really see him in power beyond 2024. | Putin said Tuesday that he will seek a new term when his current one is up \"only if it\'s approved by the Constitutional Court and if citizens support such a proposal\" when they vote for constitutional amendments on April 22. | He addressed the issue during a speech in parliament after MP and the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, called for his tenure to be reset so that he would be…

RT (2020-03-10). US exploring NATO aid for Turkey in Idlib, says sanctions could be applied if Russia or Syria violate ceasefire — reports. rt.com Washington\'s special envoy for Syria has signaled that the US is exploring NATO involvement in Idlib, and said that any violations of the truce in the Syrian province could be punished with sanctions, according to reports. | James Jeffrey arrived in Brussels on Tuesday to meet with NATO allies and discuss \"ways to support Turkey\'s security concerns,\" the State Department said in a statement. | In a conference call with reporters, Jeffrey said that Washington is \"looking\" at what NATO can do for Turkey in Idlib, and that \"everything is on the table.\" | He reportedly warned that the United States could respond w…

RT (2020-03-10). All-star warmonger Lindsey Graham urges NATO to \'get more involved\' in Idlib, Syria to stop \'Syrian aggression\'. rt.com Veteran chickenhawk Lindsey Graham once again beat his over-used war drum, this time because he wants NATO to get involved in Idlib, Syria to stop \"Syrian aggression.\" Yes, when will Syria stop intervening in its own country? | The South Carolina senator said that he fully supports US President Donald Trump\'s efforts to \"get NATO more involved in Syria,\" arguing that the defensive alliance should aid Turkey as it \"defends Idlib against Russian/Syrian aggression.\" He further argued that the \"fall\" of Idlib would result in a humanitarian crisis felt around the world, which is why NATO should be more \"supportive\"

RT (2020-03-10). 75 years after Russia & America worked TOGETHER to defeat Hitler, Trump SNUBS Putin's Moscow celebrations invite. rt.com While the \'Russiagate\' hoax kept millions entertained in the fantasy world of US cable news, it also had plenty of real-world consequences. Now another can be added to the list: the White House\'s absence from Moscow on May 9. | US President Donald Trump has rejected Vladimir Putin\'s invitation to the Russian capital to mark the 75th anniversary of the World War II victory over Nazi Germany, according to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. | Trump\'s non-attendance, which could be seen by many in Russia as an extraordinary affront to Soviet Russia\'s disproportionate sacrifice in annihilating fascism, marks an incre…

RT (2020-03-10). Putin has no objection to possibility of running for president in 2024. rt.com The Russian president says a suggestion by MPs that would see presidential terms reset, thus allowing him to run again in 2024, would be acceptable should it be supported by citizens and approved by the Constitutional Court. | \"I believe and am deeply convinced that a strong presidential power is absolutely necessary for our country,\" Putin stated in his address to the State Duma. However, the public should have guarantees that elections — including presidential elections — are competitive and there is also \"an alternative.\" | Putin was referring to a suggestion by Valentina Tereshkova, a United Russ…

RT (2020-03-10). Van Damme eat your heart out: Russian gymnast Anastasia Nazarenko amazes New Yorkers with stretching skills (PHOTOS). rt.com Russian rhythmic gymnast Anastasia Nazarenko may have retired but she remains in incredible shape — as she proudly demonstrated to the people of New York with some of her insane stretching. | The 27-year-old, who owns a stretching studio in Manhattan, promotes a healthy lifestyle which encourages her clients to get rid of harmful addictions. | Nazarenko shot to fame in 2012 after winning the…

Conn Hallinan (2020-03-10). Turkey\'s Erdogan faces growing resistance over involvement in Syria\'s civil war. peoplesworld.org Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\'s latest gamble in Syria\'s civil war appears to have come up snake eyes. Instead of halting the Damascus government\'s siege of the last rebel held province, Idlib, Turkey has backed off, and Ankara\'s Syrian adventure is fueling growing domestic resistance to the powerful autocrat. The crisis began Feb. 25, when …

RT (2020-03-10). Ankara to host migration summit, defies EU pressure to shut border. rt.com President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would not stop migrants trying to cross Turkey\'s border into Greece despite EU pressure to do so. He also announced a summit next week in Istanbul with European leaders to seek a solution to the crisis. | \"Our proposal to Greece is to open the gates,\" he told reporters on his plane back to Turkey after discussing the migrant crisis on Monday in Brussels with top EU officials. \"These people won\'t stay in Greece. Let them cross from Greece into other European countries,\" he said. | Erdogan said he would convene a summit in Istanbul on March 17 on the migrant issu…

Ilana Cohen (2020-03-10). What Does Work Look Like on a Dying Planet? thenation.com Students, promised a bright and successful future after college, are being fast-tracked into corporate careers, usually without a second thought about the value of their work in a climate emergency.