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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)
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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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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/

\'Any adventurism against Iran to be detrimental for regional peace\'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

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…
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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

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/

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/

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

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

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/

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

They murdered him, and gave us Obama & Biden
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-12
Tupac Shakur passionately explains his views on generosity and responsibility, traits he feels some people with extreme wealth like Donald Trump lack, in this MTV News clip from 1992.
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Zarif highlights need for unity among Afghan groups
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

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

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

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

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

UK PM Boris Johnson discharged from hospital after Covid-19 treatment
rt.com | 2020-04-12
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left the hospital where he spent several days with a severe case of coronavirus. He will continue his treatment, Downing street said. | \"On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work. He wishes to thank everybody at St Thomas\' for the brilliant care he has received,\" the statement said. | The prime minister later issued a video address, saying the disease put his life in jeopardy as \"it could have gone either way\" in the hospital, but the medical staff did great work. | It is hard to find the words to express my debt to the NHS for…
rt.com/uk/485611-boris-johnson-discharged-hospital/

\'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/

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/

\'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/

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/

Press Release: California Courts Suspend Most Evictions During Shelter-in-Place
Posted by Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-04-12
On April 6, 2020, the Judicial Council, the head of California Courts, issued new rules for court cases in California during COVID-19.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832220.php

Tips for connecting to Mayo Clinic using Patient Online Services
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Telehealth is becoming more important as a way of delivering health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Video appointments are one form of telehealth that is seeing an increased usage. Patients also can take advantage of the telehealth offerings available through patient portals. Mayo Clinic\'s patient portal, Patient Online Services, offers its patients several …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tips-for-connecting-to-mayo-clinic-using-patient-online-services/

Crucial test to identify those who have recovered from COVID-19 and have active immunity
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
A test that can determine if a patient had been infected and recovered from COVID-19 is being developed at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. The test will detect the presence of antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Antibodies are produced by a person\'s immune system, and are critical for control and clearance of the …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/crucial-test-to-identify-those-who-have-recovered-from-covid-19-and-have-active-immunity/

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 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

Navigating the new world of COVID-19 with virtual appointments
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
As Mayo Clinic continues to prioritize keeping patients and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, video appointments are helping providers see their patients while maintaining social distancing recommendations. This article is written and contributed by the Mayo Clinic News Center As COVID-19 continues to upend life as most people know it,?Dr. Seth Gregory, a pediatrician …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/navigating-the-new-world-of-covid-19-with-virtual-appointments/

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/

UK pledges £200 million to WHO and charities in aftermath of Trump\'s threat to freeze US financial support for watchdog
rt.com | 2020-04-12
In a move that Washington may interpret as a snub by one of its closest allies, the UK has gotten its checkbook out for the World Health Organisation, just days after Donald Trump threatened to cut the watchdog\'s funding. | The UK announced on Sunday that it is pledging £200 million ($248 million) to the WHO and various charities in a bid to stop a second wave of Covid-19 hitting Britain. | \"Coronavirus does not respect country borders, so our ability to protect the British public will only be effective if we strengthen the healthcare systems of vulnerable developing countries too,\" International Develop…
rt.com/uk/485605-uk-aid-who-trump-freeze-funding/

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

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

Pope Francis Calls for Debt Forgiveness and Ending Sanctions
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-12
Pope Francis, offering his Easter message on Sunday, called for the international sanctions that weigh on some countries to be lifted and also called for debt forgiveness. | RELATED: | The Vatican Confirmed Covid-19 Cases at Pope Francis\' Residence | During his prayer at the Easter mass offered in the Basilica of St. Peter without parishioners, the pontiff declared that the cancellation of debt would allow poor countries to better attend to the crisis caused by the coronavirus…
telesurenglish.net/news/Pope-Francis-Calls-for-Debt-Forgiveness-and-Ending-Sanctions-20200412-0002.html

COVID-19 claims life of Iran\'s former boxer
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

Importance of following COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
Shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic have gone into effect in different areas of the U.S. While the hope is everyone voluntarily complies with these types of orders, having a formal executive order allows some ability for governments to regulate movements of people and closure of businesses in order to slow the …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/importance-of-following-stay-at-home-restrictions/

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/

What you need to know about spring allergies and COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-12
In many parts of the U.S., spring is in full bloom. And with the arrival of spring comes an increase in seasonal allergies and now questions about increased risk related to COVID-19. \"Currently, there is no data to substantiate those patients with allergies and asthma are at an increased risk for contracting COVID-19,\" says Dr. …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-you-need-to-know-about-spring-allergies-and-covid-19/

COVID-19 infects over 1.7mn worldwide since Dec
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

South Pars refineries up and running despite COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-12
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

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