imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-22). UK coronavirus policy could put 7.3 million over-60s at increased risk. imperial.ac.uk The UK\'s policy for shielding older adults from COVID-19 overlooks 7.3 million adults aged 60-69, placing them at increased risk and death.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-22). Imperial COVID-19 vaccine team secures £22.5 million support. imperial.ac.uk The UK government will provide £22.5 million to fast-track Imperial\'s development of a coronavirus vaccine.

Staff (2020-04-21). Death Trap Jail: Pepper-Sprayed, Otay Mesa Detainees Demand Release as COVID-19 Spreads Inside. democracynow.org We look at the mounting number of COVID-19 cases inside immigration jails across the country and one of the largest outbreaks at the Otay Mesa Detention Center near San Diego, run by private prison company CoreCivic. Prisoners were told to sign contracts, written only in English, in exchange for receiving face masks. When some refused to sign, guards pepper-sprayed them. This comes as activists say hundreds imprisoned in detention centers in California are on hunger strike. We get an update from Ruth Mendez, community activist and volunteer with Otay Mesa Detention Resistance.

Staff (2020-04-21). Pepper-Sprayed, Otay Mesa Detainees Demand Release as COVID-19 Spreads Inside. truthout.org Image Credit: AFSC — San Diego | We look at the mounting number of COVID-19 cases inside immigration jails across the country and one of the largest outbreaks at the Otay Mesa Detention Center near San Diego, run by private prison company CoreCivic. Prisoners were told to sign contracts, written only in English, in exchange for receiving face masks. When some refused to sign, guards pepper-sprayed them. This comes as activists say hundreds imprisoned in detention centers in California are o…

Staff (2020-04-21). Headlines for April 21, 2020. democracynow.org Trump Says He Will Shut Down All Immigration to the U.S. Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Southern States to Reopen Businesses Despite Mounting COVID-19 Cases | , Coronavirus Cases Surging in Massachusetts , NY Nurses Sue over Lack of Protection Against Coronavirus, MTA Moves Ahead with Increase in Police Force Despite Financial Hardship and Drop in Riders | , Federal Judge Orders ICE to Consider Releasing Immigrants Vulnerable to COVID-19, SCOTUS to Consider Crucial Role of DACA First Responders, Airline Industry Receives $3 Billion in Gov\'t Funds as Flight Attendants Denounce Working Conditions, Disney to Stop Paying…

RT (2020-04-21). Trump announces 60-day immigration ban to shield American workers from competition. rt.com US President Donald Trump has ordered a two-month pause in issuing most work visas, so that more than 22 million Americans made unemployed by coronavirus lockdowns will not face as much competition. | The 60-day moratorium will apply only to immigrants seeking permanent residence permits, also known as \"green cards,\" Trump said on Tuesday at the daily White House press conference about the US coronavirus response. | \"By pausing immigration we\'ll help put unemployed Americans first in line for jobs as America reopens,\" the president said. \"It would be wrong and unjust for Americans laid off by the virus to be r…

RT (2020-04-21). Thailand announces second automatic 3-month visa extension for foreigners. rt.com The Thai government approved a second automatic visa extension for foreigners for three more months on Tuesday. The move could prevent long queues at immigration centers and stem the spread of the coronavirus. | Foreigners whose visas had expired since March 26 will be permitted to stay until July 30 without having to apply for an extension, said Narumon Pinyosinwat, spokeswoman for Thailand\'s cabinet. | A similar extension was granted until April 30. Thailand has since late March banned entry to foreigners, except diplomats and work-permit holders, to combat the Covid-19 outbreak. | Earlier on Tuesday, the So…

RT (2020-04-21). American dream suspended: Trump says he's signing order to halt immigration into US 'in light of attack' from coronavirus. rt.com US President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order suspending all immigration into the United States, citing the need to protect American jobs amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. | \"In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!\" Trump said in a tweet on Monday night. | In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to tempo…

teleSUR (2020-04-21). Trump to Suspend Immigration to the U.S. Due to COVID-19. telesurenglish.net The RELATED: | \"In light of the attack from the invisi…

Staff (2020-04-21). Trump Tweets Plan to Suspend All Immigration to US. truthout.org President Donald Trump \"In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT Ameri…

Eddie Bejarano (2020-04-21). Anti-Immigrant Movement Has History of Politicizing Disease. splcenter.org COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, is the latest disease the nativist movement has politicized to demonize immigrants.

Staff (2020-04-21). NYC Immigrant Communities Fight Hunger, Exploitation & Invisibility Through Mutual Aid. democracynow.org We look at how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting undocumented people here in New York City, where the coronavirus has hit immigrant communities the hardest, even as the numbers of daily deaths statewide has declined in recent days. As reports of widespread poverty and hunger continue in the immigrant communities, people are also organizing and helping each other through mutual aid despite extraordinarily difficult circumstances. We are joined by Juan Carlos Ruiz, Lutheran pastor at Good Shepherd Church in Brooklyn and co-founder of the national New Sanctuary Movement and the New Sanctuary Coalition here in Ne…

WSWS (2020-04-21). COVID-19 lockdown leaves Gulf states\' migrant workers penniless in unsanitary conditions. wsws.org Unable to return home because of travel restrictions or their countries\' refusal to accept them, migrants are left to fester in lockdown, confined to overcrowded, unsanitary dormitories without access to either health care or help.

teleSUR (2020-04-21). Millions in US Won\'t Get Stimulus Aid for Marrying Migrants. telesurenglish.net Millions of United States (U.S.) citizens are being excluded from the US$2 trillion coronavirus relief package because they are married to a migrant, local media including the Dallas Morning News and the Los Angeles Times have reported. | RELATED: | The large group of those who won\'t get help is made of citizens who file taxes jointly with a spouse using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), an identification…

WSWS (2020-04-21). Mass COVID-19 infection among migrant workers in Singapore. wsws.org The number of COVID-19 infections is exploding in the Singapore workers\' camps.

RT (2020-04-21). Spanish firm spying on Assange stole his son\'s dirty diaper and BLACKMAILED Ecuadorian diplomat with NUDE PHOTOS — court papers. rt.com Spanish security firm UC Global secretly obtained Julian Assange\'s son\'s dirty diapers and used \"intimate photos\" to blackmail a diplomat into continuing its surveillance contract on the Ecuadorian embassy, court documents show. | The bombshell revelations emerged on Tuesday in court documents from an ongoing criminal case against UC Global\'s owner, David Morales, in the Spanish courts. Morales is accused of privacy violation, bribery, and money laundering. While his company was hired to provide security for the Ecuadorian embassy in London, he allegedly spied on Assange\'s guests and the Ecuadorian staff on be…

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Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-04-21). Video: COVID-19: Closing Down the Economy Is Not the Solution. globalresearch.ca Millions of people have lost their jobs, and their lifelong savings. In developing countries, poverty and despair prevail. | While the lockdown is presented to public opinion as the sole means to resolving a global public health crisis, its devastating economic …

Eric Wagner (2020-04-21). The Gates Foundation\'s Vaccination Activism. globalresearch.ca In the corona crisis, billionaire Bill Gates makes a high-profile appearance as a vaccination activist. The essence: a vaccine is the solution, it is only a matter of implementation. According to Gates, the G20 should now \"address the logistics of …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). Iranian envoy meets with different Afghan sides. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iran\'s special envoy for Afghanistan has met and held talks with various Afghan officials and figures during the past days to facilitate the establishment of peace and stability in the neighboring country.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). Iran, Russia, Turkey to discuss Syria situation on April 22. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Astana peace process guarantors (Russia, Iran, Turkey) will hold a round of negotiations on Syria via video conference on April 22, according to the Russian foreign ministry.

Rep. Ron Paul (2020-04-21). What If the Lockdown Was All a Big Mistake? globalresearch.ca From California to New Jersey, Americans are protesting in the streets. They are demanding an end to house arrest orders given by government officials over a virus outbreak that even according to the latest US government numbers will claim fewer …

Andrew Korybko (2020-04-21). Trump\'s Patriotic Color Revolution Call, against \"Unreasonable Quarantine Demands\" globalresearch.ca Trump caught his political opponents flatfooted when he endorsed the patriotic protests against several Democrat Governors\' unreasonable quarantine demands, channeling the nascent Color Revolution spirit nationwide to show the rest of his compatriots that he truly has the people\'s support …

Tom Tomorrow (2020-04-21). The Right to Get Our Hair Cut. thenation.com The Right to Get Our Hair Cut…

John Wojcik (2020-04-21). Fake Facebook pages used to push protests at state capitals. peoplesworld.org A wealthy family of extreme right wingers, armed with plenty of money and social media skills, is behind the hundreds of Facebook groups, including the five largest of those groups, opposing stay-at-home orders designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The Facebook groups, which have hundreds of thousands of members, are being used to …

teleSUR (2020-04-21). US: Nurses Protest Over Lack of Resources. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Nurses Union protested Tuesday in front of the White House. The health workers demonstrated in honor of the coworkers they lost due to the pandemic. They also demanded better biosafety resources. | RELATED: | According to Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of the National Nurses Union (NNU), nurses are asking for better Personal Protection Equipment. Nurses will read aloud the names of those who lost their lives bec…

Alex Darocy (2020-04-21). Demonstrators Demand Santa Cruz Provide Hotel Vouchers for the Homeless. indybay.org Community members in Santa Cruz organized a \"physical distancing\" protest today to demand the City and County of Santa Cruz provide hotel vouchers for the homeless during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The demonstration was organized following California Governor Gavin Newsom\'s statements made during a press conference on April 18 that cities and municipalities that are blocking the State\'s effort to provide hotels for the homeless will be \"judged\" by history.

WSWS (2020-04-21). Protests and looting break out in Colombia over failure to distribute aid amid COVID-19 quarantine. wsws.org The right-wing Duque government has called for reopening \"productive life without social life\" to meet the needs of Colombian and foreign capital.

Zero Hedge (2020-04-21). Trump Temporarily Suspends All Immigration Into The United States. iranian.com In a stunning turn of events, late on Monday, President Trump tweeted that \"In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!\" twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252418369170501639 Trump did not …

Sarah Roberts (2020-04-21). Car caravan protesters demand release of immigrant detainees in Arizona. peoplesworld.org TUCSON, Ariz. — Over 200 cars carrying protesters rallied outside the Eloy and La Palma immigrant detention centers in central Arizona on Friday, April 10, demanding the release of all immigration detainees. The rally was organized by the Puente Human Rights Movement, No More Deaths and Trans Queer Pueblo. All detainees are at high risk …

teleSUR (2020-04-21). Global Climate Fight Continues Despite Isolation. telesurenglish.net Fridays For Future (FFF) members announced demonstrations and other activities next Friday, April 24. The ecological international movement will perform protests through social media to remain active and respect COVID-19 preventive measures. | RELATED: | FFF representatives explained that international attention is on COVID development and all preventive strategies. However, as movement leaders pointed out, the environmental…

WSWS (2020-04-21). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Medical workers from the October 1 hospital in Mexico City set up a blockade to protest the lack of protective equipment and other supplies needed to confront COVID-19.

Staff (2020-04-21). Kentucky Sees Highest Single-Day Increase in COVID-19 Cases Days After Protests. truthout.org Protests against stay-in-place measures have occurred in a number of states across the nation, in spite of the fact that While it\'s not possible to directly link the protests with a spike in infections, at least one state where such events ha…

sputniknews (2020-04-21). Protest in Beirut Against Lebanese Gov\'t Measures Amid COVID-19 Pandemic – Video. sputniknews.com Lebanon\'s parliament is holding a three-day legislative session at a Beirut theatre in order to observe social distancing measures imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

sputniknews (2020-04-21). Furious Delhi Residents Protest Sale of Alcohol, Drugs Amid COVID-19 Lockdown — Video. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): In order to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Indian government extended the nationwide lockdown until 3 May. The lockdown has brought the country to a standstill with only essential services allowed to function.

Staff (2020-04-21). Trump Supporters Are Brandishing Automatic Weapons at Anti-Shutdown Protests. truthout.org We get an update from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González about his mother and wife, who were infected with COVID-19, and discuss how right-wing Trump supporters are brandishing automatic weapons at protests to demand an end to coronavirus shutdowns and are being egged on by the president. \"We should make no mistake, that this country is edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism,\" says González, expressing concern these actions will become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter na…

Staff (2020-04-21). Juan González: \"Make No Mistake: This Country Is Edging Closer to Neo-Fascist Authoritarianism\" democracynow.org We get an update from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González about his mother and wife, who were infected with COVID-19, and discuss how right-wing Trump supporters are brandishing automatic weapons at protests to demand an end to coronavirus shutdowns and are being egged on by the president. \"We should make no mistake, that this country is edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism,\" says González, expressing concern these actions will become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.

Philip Giraldi (2020-04-21). A Government Against the People. globalresearch.ca The 24/7 intensified media coverage of the coronavirus story has meant that other news has either been ignored or relegated to the back pages, never to be seen again. The Middle East has been on a boil but coverage of …

RT (2020-04-21). Murder or salvation? Southern US states to relax Covid-19 lockdowns amid outcry. rt.com Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina are saying they will start reopening some stores and public spaces shuttered by pandemic fears, triggering partisan outrage and accusations of having a racist death wish. | Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee announced on Monday that he will not extend his stay-at-home order past April 30 and may allow some businesses and state parks to open before that. Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered access to public beaches and some retailers Also on rt.com…

RT (2020-04-21). Singapore extends partial lockdown until June 1. rt.com Singapore has extended by four weeks until June 1 a partial lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday. The measures, which include the closures of most workplaces and schools, were initially set to run from April 7 until May 4. | The city-state on Tuesday confirmed 1,111 new coronavirus cases, taking the total infections to 9,125, Reuters said. | Most of the cases were migrant workers living in dormitories — a group that accounts for more than three-quarters of Singapore\'s total infections, according to its health ministry. | The World Health Org…

Greg Moses (2020-04-21). Young American Scholars: Give Them Their $6.25 Billion Already. counterpunch.org While small business owners and individual workers are well aware that the first round of fiscal stimulus is not enough to keep them going through the COVID-19 pandemic, America\'s college students are just now discovering that they are owed $6.25 billion in federal emergency relief funding to help them cover \"food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care.\"

Steve LeVine (2020-04-21). America is about to witness the biggest labor movement it\'s seen in decades. peoplesworld.org In September 1945, a little-remembered frenzy erupted in the United States. Japan had surrendered, ending World War II, but American meat packers, steelworkers, telephone installers, telegraph operators, and auto assemblers had something different from partying in mind. In rolling actions, they went on strike. After years of patriotic silence on the home front, these workers, …

RT (2020-04-21). Turkey targets return to normal life toward end of May — Erdogan. rt.com The coronavirus outbreak in Turkey is starting to reach a plateau and the country aims to return to normal life after the end of Ramadan in late May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Tuesday. | \"This pandemic has become the biggest crisis since the Second World War in terms of its economic consequences,\" Erdogan said at a video conference meeting of his AK Party\'s officials, according to state-owned Anadolu news agency. | Erdogan said earlier that a four-day lockdown would be imposed in 31 cities from Thursday after similar stay-at-home orders were enforced over the last two weekends. | C…

RT (2020-04-21). Police warn well-meaning Britons to be wary of \'despicable criminals\' using Covid-19 to con them out of their hard-earned cash. rt.com Action Fraud, the UK\'s task force for combating cyber crime, has urged caution online as a wave of generosity washes over the UK, and one study identifies EIGHTY THOUSAND \"malicious\" new domain names. | The A spokesperson offered advice to stop well-meaning citize…

RT (2020-04-21). Coronavirus inspires DYSTOPIAN new AI social-distancing enforcement tool (VIDEO). rt.com An AI start-up company has developed a video surveillance system that can tell if we\'re abiding by social distancing rules. It\'s the latest example of the pandemic inspiring what some might view as sinister technology. | As Covid-19 went on its inexorable gallop across the globe, it spread with it the fear that governments and corporations would use it as an excuse to encroach on the freedoms of citizens with new dystopian-sounding monitoring methods. | Californian software developer Landing AI has created a video tool that can be used to ascertain whether people are following social distancing rules. | \"Landi…

RT (2020-04-21). US crude price turns negative AGAIN after briefly trading above zero. rt.com The price for a barrel of US crude West Texas Intermediate (WTI) continued its downward spiral on Tuesday following Monday\'s historic crash, which saw prices enter negative territory for the first time ever. | WTI plummeted below zero again after popping up briefly to over $1 per barrel earlier on Tuesday. US crude is trying to recover from Monday\'s shocking losses, when prices fell as low as -$37.63 per barrel. | The US benchmark was trading at -$3.43 a barrel as of 9: 30am GMT. | \"What the negative price means is that sellers of oil are actually willing to pay buyers to take delivery of their oil,\" Peter C. E…

RT (2020-04-21). Covid-19 mutations underestimated, Chinese scientists warn, as DEADLIEST strains grip Europe and US. rt.com Chinese scientists have found that Europe and America\'s East Coast have been infected by some of the most aggressive Covid-19 strains, as they discovered dozens of virus mutations. These destroy a host\'s cells faster than others. | The ability of the novel coronavirus to mutate has been previously vastly underestimated, a team from China\'s Zhejiang University, led by Professor Li Lanjuan, says in a new study. The group found as many as 33 virus mutations in just 11 coronavirus patients they examined in the city of Hangzhou. | The researchers say that 60 percent of the strains they discovered turned out to be e…

RT (2020-04-21). Another \'worst deal ever\'? US withdrawal from crucial Open Skies treaty is done deal, Russian FM believes. rt.com Moscow thinks Washington is on the brink of pulling out from a crucial arms-control treaty it once helped develop. Reports about the move have circulated for weeks, with top US lawmakers warning of its dire ramifications. | The decision to depart from the Treaty on Open Skies \"has already been taken in Washington,\" Russia\'s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the media, citing experts \"watching how the situation is developing.\" | \"We believe that these assessments have a significant element of truth,\" the chief diplomat offered. | We draw nearly the same conclusions based on our contacts with the Americans an…

The Canary (2020-04-21). Cyber spies warn of cyber criminals as coronavirus scam emails increase. thecanary.co The UK\'s cyber security agency has launched a service which allows people to report suspicious emails to them.The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned of criminals increasingly looking to use the coronavirus pandemic as a way to scam people.In response, the centre has launched a Cyber Aware campaign while the UK\'s top spy has also urged people to be more vigilant online.Jeremy Fleming, director of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) which oversees the NCSC, wrote in the Daily Mail that the current \"crisis is changing the world very fast … the scale of activity among opportunistic cybercrim…

RT (2020-04-21). Austria to reopen restaurants, churches & some schools from May 15. rt.com Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday that Austria would further loosen its Covid-19 lockdown on May 15 by allowing restaurants and cafes to reopen and religious services to resume. The Alpine republic acted early in its outbreak to close restaurants, bars, theaters, non-essential shops and other potential gathering places more than a month ago. | \"We are going faster here than other countries towards something like a new normality,\" Kurz told reporters, adding that \"gastronomy businesses,\" a term that often includes bars, will be allowed to reopen from May 15 and stay open until 11pm. Religious services c…