Video: ISIS Terrorists Attack Syrian Army Near Al-Sukhna
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
About 2 dozen Turkish-backed militants have been killed or wounded in a recent series of clashes in northern Syria. 14 of them were reportedly killed in a failed attack on positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near Kubrlik overnight …
globalresearch.ca/video-isis-terrorists-attack-syrian-army-near-al-sukhna/5713326

Washington\'s tall tale of Iranian-Al Qaeda alliance based on questionably sourced book \'The Exile\'
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2020-05-19
A disinformation campaign aimed to justify the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by painting him and Iran as willing enablers of…
thegrayzone.com/2020/05/19/washingtons-tall-tale-of-iranian-al-qaeda-alliance-based-on-questionably-sourced-book-the-exile/

Washington\'s tall tale of Iranian-al Qaeda alliance based on questionably sourced book, \'The Exile\'
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2020-05-19
A disinformation campaign aimed to justify the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by painting him and Iran as willing enablers of…
thegrayzone.com/2020/05/19/washingtons-tall-tale-of-iranian-al-qaeda-alliance-based-on-questionably-sourced-book-the-exile/

Trump\'s Threat to End Relations with China: Is It a Distraction From His Coronavirus Mishandling?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
The anti-China campaign in the U.S. is nearing its climax. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn wrote a letter to colleagues calling for them to be careful when working with Chinese officials, or better, to avoid contact with them. Last week, Republican …
globalresearch.ca/trump-threat-ending-relations-china-distraction-from-coronavirus-mishandling/5713367

5 Things the Government Must Do Now to Avoid Collapse And/Or Revolution
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
The COVID-19 medical and economic crisis remains mostly unaddressed by both the Republican and Democratic parties. They have only passed one piece of legislation that significantly helps workers: supplementing existing state unemployment benefits by $600 per week. Those additional payments expire in four months. Until then many people who are out of work will receive…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/5-things-the-government-must-do-now-to-avoid-collapse-and-or-revolution/

What You Need to Know about the ICC Investigation of War Crimes in Occupied Palestine
Ramzy Baroud, Romana Rubeo | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has, once and for all, settled the doubts on the Court\'s jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed in occupied Palestine. On April 30, Bensouda released a 60-page document diligently laying down the legal bases for that decision, concluding that…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-icc-investigation-of-war-crimes-in-occupied-palestine/

Zionists Should Return Entire Occupied Lands to Palestinians: Rabbi Weiss
Rabbie Dovid Weiss | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Rabbi Weiss said the Israeli regime was established in Palestine by committing all kinds of crimes against its people, which is a violation of Jewish religious laws towards fellow human beings, adding that …
globalresearch.ca/zionists-should-return-entire-occupied-lands-palestinians-rabbi-weiss/5713330

ICC Investigation of War Crimes in Occupied Palestine
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-05-19
Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has, once and for all, settled the doubts on the Court\'s jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed in occupied Palestine.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/icc-investigation-of-war-crimes-in-occupied-palestine/

The Warp Speed Push for Coronavirus Vaccines
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
The US White House has appointed a coronavirus \"Vaccine Czar\" from Big Pharma to oversee something dubbed Operation Warp Speed. The goal is to create and produce 300 million doses of a new vaccine to supposedly immunize the entire US …
globalresearch.ca/warp-speed-push-coronavirus-vaccines/5713335

News Stories Avoid Naming Israel
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
There are two stories that seem to have been under-reported in the past couple of weeks. The first involves Michael Flynn\'s dealings with the Russian United Nations Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. And the second describes yet another bit of …
globalresearch.ca/news-stories-avoid-naming-israel/5713403

After the Lockdown: A Global Coronavirus Vaccination Program
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
The tendency is towards a Worldwide lockdown spearheaded by fear and media disinformation. Currently, hundreds of millions of people Worldwide are under lockdown. | What is the next step in the evolution of the COV-19 Crisis? A multibillion dollar coronavirus vaccination program to be implemented in the wake of the Lockdown.
globalresearch.ca/after-the-lockdown-a-global-coronavirus-vaccination-program/5706547

Right Off the Right Wing Radar Screen!
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Ok, let me be perfectly clear here. I know, from years of studying the real American history from writers like Parenti, Chomsky, Zinn, Chossudovsky, even Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznik, that the fix has always been in. Meaning, that this …
globalresearch.ca/right-wing-radar-screen/5713323

China\'s new Crypto-Currency: First Step to Full Dedollarization?
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-19
\'We\'ll cut off the whole relationship\' –Trump threatened China in a recent Fox-Business interview, suggesting he may cut diplomatic relations with China and thereby saving US$ 500 billion. He didn\'t say how, though. Mr. Trump\'s anger referred to what he calls China\'s \"mismanagement\" of the corona crisis. This is consistent with the new China bashing …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/chinas-new-crypto-currency-first-step-to-full-dedollarization/

The Myth of a COVID-19 Vaccine to the Rescue
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Aided by establishment media fear-mongering, the public mind is being manipulated to support COVID-19 mass vaxxing as a way to protect against coronavirus infections. | Unmentioned is that all vaccines are toxic and hazardous to human health. | Taking them risks contracting …
globalresearch.ca/myth-covid-19-vaccine/5713355

Trump Sacks Another Regime Official, a Policy of Purging Critics
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
On Friday, Trump sacked State Department Inspector General Steve Linick

Sports Without Fans in the Stands
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
MLB, the NBA, NFL, NHL, and NCAA tout the surreal idea of playing in empty stadiums. | The roar of the crowd for home teams is part of the game. | I don\'t follow sports like I did long ago after my …
globalresearch.ca/sports-without-fans/5713350

Is the Lockdown the Greatest Policy Disaster in U.S. History?
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
\"Lockdowns are meant to condition people to obey without question. A nation of people who just do what they are told by the \"experts\" without question is a nation ripe for a descent into total tyranny.\" –Ron Paul | Donald Trump…
globalresearch.ca/is-lockdown-greatest-policy-disaster-u-s-history/5713417

The Soviet Victory over Nazism 75 Years Ago and Covid-19
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-19
How could the Great Patriotic War in which the Soviet people (including many members of my own family) lost at least 25 million lives, have anything in common with the latest outbreak of the novel coronavirus? You think this is an absolutely insane question? However, before you dismiss it, think twice. There are similarities how …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/the-soviet-victory-over-nazism-75-years-ago-and-covid-19/

The Soviet Victory Over Nazism 75 Years Ago, China and COVID-19
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
How could the Great Patriotic War in which the Soviet people (including many members of my own family) lost at least 25 million lives, have anything in common with the latest outbreak of the novel coronavirus? | You think this is …
globalresearch.ca/soviet-victory-nazism-75-years-ago-covid-19/5713341

Socialist lessons learned: The political shifts brought by the coronavirus
David Trujillo, Ismael Parra | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-19
Rev. Dr. William Barber of the New Poor People\'s Campaign has been preaching: \"This virus is teaching us that from now on, living wages, guaranteed health care for all, unemployment and labor rights are not far-left issues but issues of right vs. wrong and life vs. death.\" Expanding on those truths, here are some more …
peoplesworld.org/article/socialist-lessons-learned-the-political-shifts-brought-by-the-coronavirus/

Leftist Perspectives on Zoom: Socialist Struggle while Social Distancing
Jack Wareham, Dylan Burgoon | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
Social distancing regulations have made video-chatting a necessity for many students, office workers, and anyone interested in maintaining their relationships while quarantined. No one foresaw that video-chatting software would receive such a large boost in popularity in 2020–least of all Zoom Video Communications, a Silicon Valley-based tech corporation that, in the past few months, has seen a $1 billion valuation turn into a $40.3 billion market cap.
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/leftist-perspectives-on-zoom-socialist-struggle-while-social-distancing/

Race–a capitalist invention
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-05-19
Scientists are struggling to understand how Covid-19 affects people differently. Socialist Worker shows that the construct of race has more basis in exploitation than biology.
mronline.org/2020/05/19/race-a-capitalist-invention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=race-a-capitalist-invention

\'Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm\' Amphan Barrels Towards India, Bangladesh
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
Meteorologists say there\'s \"catastrophic storm surge potential.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/amphan.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/19/extremely-severe-cyclonic-storm-amphan-barrels-towards-india-bangladesh?cd-origin=rss

\'More Testing, Not More Bombs\': 29 House Democrats Demand Cuts to Pentagon Budget Amid Pandemic
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11911594031.jpg …

\"Whitening of the Media\": As Pandemic Cuts Ravage Newsrooms, Diversity Is \"First Thing That Goes\"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-19
At a time when many journalists are risking their lives to cover the coronavirus, media companies are slashing jobs and salaries. Over the past week, hundreds of journalists at Vice, Quartz, The Economist, BuzzFeed and Condé Nast have been laid off. In April, The New York Times estimated 36,000 employees of news media companies had been laid off, furloughed or had their pay reduced since the arrival of the pandemic. We speak with award-winning journalist and former editor of The Denver Post, Gregory Moore. He says, \"Advertising has fallen out of these newspapers because of the economic shutdown, and it has led to…
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/19/pandemic_media_cuts_journalism_jobs

Harvard Doctor: As States Rush to Reopen, Lack of COVID-19 Testing Is \"Achilles Heel\" for U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-19
President Trump claimed Monday he\'s been taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, even though multiple studies show the drug can be dangerous and is not an effective treatment for COVID-19. This comes as the U.S. COVID-19 death count tops 90,000 and all 50 U.S. states prepare to partially reopen by Memorial Day. We speak with Dr. Ashish Jha, the director of Harvard University\'s Global Health Institute, who says that testing needs to vastly improve in order for widespread reopenings. He calls the lack of accurate tests in the U.S. the nation\'s \"Achilles heel,\" saying, \"The testing saga will go down as one…
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/19/dr_ashish_jha_coronavirus

Poetry in the Time of the Pandemic & Other Earthly Ills
Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
Zoom (access registration after ticket purchase)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/17/18833103.php

Only Palestinians can, should decide for Palestine: Foreign Ministry
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Only Palestinians can, should decide for Palestine: Foreign Ministry
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Entrance to \'Hidden Alien Base\' Discovered on Indonesian Island, UFO Hunter Claims
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
A \"secluded\" island in Indonesia that became a new source of scrutiny for self-proclaimed UFO expert Scott C. Waring, who seeks to uncover all unresolved extra-terrestrial mysteries around out planet and far beyond.
sputniknews.com/science/202005191079348576-entrance-to-hidden-alien-base-discovered-on-indonesian-island-ufo-hunter-claims/

US courts revoke emergency protections in coronavirus pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
Over the past week, the US Supreme Court and the Texas Supreme Court have issued a series of antidemocratic decisions that place countless lives at risk and increase the hardships faced by workers in the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/cour-m19.html

Afghanistan: Will U.S. Finally Withdraw?
Junaid S. Ahmad | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Al Jazeera reports Monday: \" Afghan intelligence officials killed in Taliban car bombing.\" | He said today: \"With the recent spate of attacks in Afghanistan, the so-called \'peace agreement\' between the U.S. and the Taliban signed just a few weeks…
globalresearch.ca/afghanistan-will-u-s-finally-withdraw/5713421

Listening to the Coronavirus \'Experts\' Has Led to Death and Despair
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
On April 21st the Washington Post savaged Georgia governor Brian Kemp\'s decision to begin opening his state after locking down for weeks. \"Georgia leads the race to become America\'s No. 1 Death Destination,\" sneered the headline. | The author, liberal …
globalresearch.ca/listening-coronavirus-experts-led-death-despair/5713377

Ebola \'14 vs. Covid \'19
Caroline Hurley | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
Security, claim peace scientists, is the experience and expectation of well-being. Analyzing management of the major 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa is instructive given Covid 19\'s global rampage. Despite internal UN dysfunction, especially the veto system pitting members at cross-purposes, that organization proved its worth. Moral ambiguity, even disingenuity, about oil and Africom aside,…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/ebola-14-vs-covid-19/

Canada Does Not Deserve a Seat on the UN Security Council
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Despite its peaceful reputation, Canada is not acting as a benevolent player on the international stage. | Rather, Canada ranks among the twelve largest arms exporters and its weapons have fueled conflicts across the globe, including the devastating war in Yemen….
globalresearch.ca/canada-does-not-deserve-seat-un-security-council/5713387

New Greenpeace Report Exposes Big Tech Connection to Big Oil
commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/05/19/new-greenpeace-report-exposes-big-tech-connection-big-oil?cd-origin=rss

Nature unloads on Cancun, Mexico with waterspout, solar halo, lightning, wind & hail (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Residents in Cancun, Mexico were stunned when a massive waterspout appeared just 500 meters offshore of the area\'s normally picturesque beaches. It wasn\'t the only unusual natural phenomenon to hit the area, however. | Terrified locals watched the waterspout descend on their peaceful coastal village at approximately 15: 45 local time following a bout of ferocious winds and lashing rain which hit the north of Quintana Roo state on Monday. Eyewitness video captured the stomach-churning sight, as residents faced the tough choice of whether to run or hide. | Global warming is getting real. Tornado cuerpo de agua…
rt.com/news/489092-waterspout-solar-halo-cancun/

Iran seeks peaceful coexistence with neighbors: amb. to Moscow
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

\'Enmity Towards God and Corruption on Earth\': Iran MPs Ban Work with Israel
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
Previously, the Iranian parliament\'s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission had prepared and approved a bill on \"confronting the hostile acts of the Zionist regime against peace and security\".
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005191079352083–enmity-towards-god-and-corruption-on-earth-iran-mps-ban-work-with-israel-/

Killed By Mistake: Lebanese Teenager Who Moved to UK is Gunned Down Outside Supermarket
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The family of Aya Hachem moved to England from the Lebanese village of Qlaileh – only five miles from the Israeli border – in 2011, looking for security and peace. But on Sunday the 19-year-old law student was shot dead outside a supermarket.
sputniknews.com/uk/202005191079348477-killed-by-mistake-lebanese-teenager-who-moved-to-uk-is-gunned-down-outside-supermarket/

From fields to supermarkets, solidarity with laborers on strike
Potere al Popolo | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-19
On May 21, migrant agricultural workers across Italy are set to strike in protest over the new immigration rules announced by the government. These rules

German Left demands national rent cover, protests CDU\'s pro-real estate policies
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-19
Die Linke (The Left) in Germany has demanded that rent hikes be halted. It has also called for a ban on evictions during this period of crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/19/german-left-demands-national-rent-cover-protests-cdus-pro-real-estate-policies/

Prominent Hirak movement activists released in Algeria
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-19
Two prominent activists related to the Hirak protest movement in Algeria were released on Monday after an Algiers court reduced one\'s sentence and awarded the other a suspended sentence. The duo was convicted on frivolous and trumped up charges…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/19/prominent-hirak-movement-activists-released-in-algeria/

Protest at Fort Mason Against CCSF Cuts
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
People young and old protest CCSF cuts in programs that benefit seniors, immigrants and working people.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/15/18833052.php

Top Ukrainian journalist comes out as INTEL AGENT after interviews with \'enemies of the state\' kindle protests
rt.com | 2020-05-19
A prominent Ukrainian media personality has stirred public anger by interviewing controversial Russian figures regarded as fugitives by Kiev. His explanation? It was all part of an elaborate sting operation. | It wouldn\'t be unprecedented for a popular reporter or editor to moonlight as an intelligence officer. But Dmitry\'s Gordon\'s explanation – that he was carrying out espionage while many of his viewers accused him of treason – would certainly stand out as an unusual example of the genre. | Gordon, an influential Ukrainian journalist and video blogger, first sat down with Russian MP Natalia Poklonskaya, who…
rt.com/news/489107-ukraine-reporter-sting-operation/

Activist who denounced lack of water in poor neighborhoods in Buenos Aires died of coronavirus
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-19
Ramona Medina was hospitalized and connected to a respirator after she tested positive for coronavirus.There are more than 1,000 confirmed cases in Buenos Aires\' poor neighborhoods…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/19/activist-who-denounced-lack-of-water-in-poor-neighborhoods-in-buenos-aires-died-of-coronavirus/

Activist who denounced lack of water in poor neighborhoods in Buenos Aires died of coronavirus
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-19
Ramona Medina was hospitalized and connected to a respirator after she tested positive for coronavirus. There are more than 1,000 confirmed cases in Buenos Aires\' poor neighborhoods…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/19/activist-who-denounced-lack-of-water-in-poor-neighborhoods-in-buenos-aires-died-of-coronavirus/

Staging a Defense of Reproductive Rights
Eleanor J. Bader | progressive.org | 2020-05-19
As anti-choice activists try using the pandemic to stop abortions, this nonprofit theater group pushes back.
progressive.org/dispatches/staging-defense-of-reproductive-rights-bader-200519/

\'Shell Must Fall,\' Climate Activists Declare at Oil Giant\'s Headquarters During Shareholders Meeting
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
Donning face masks and abiding by social distancing guidelines because of the coronavirus pandemic, climate activists gathered at Royal Dutch Shell\'s headquarters in The Hague Tuesday during the oil giant\'s annual shareholders meeting to declare that \"Shell must fall.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/shell-must-fall.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/19/shell-must-fall-climate-activists-declare-oil-giants-headquarters-during?cd-origin=rss

China\'s provinces offer farmers cash to end exotic animal trade
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Farmers in China are being offered cash to stop breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that has been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. Authorities have, for the first time, pledged to buy out breeders in an attempt to curb the practice, AFP reported on Tuesday, citing animal rights activists. | In recent months, China has banned the sale of wild animals for food, citing the risk of diseases spreading to humans. The trade remains legal for other purposes, including research and traditional medicine. | Two central provinces have outlined details of a buyout progr…
rt.com/newsline/489046-china-farmers-exotic-animals/

Campaigners Condemn UK for Putting Big Pharma Profits Ahead of Coronavirus Vaccine at WHO
commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/05/19/campaigners-condemn-uk-putting-big-pharma-profits-ahead-coronavirus-vaccine-who?cd-origin=rss

Poverty Forces Chileans to Cook in \'the Common Pot\'
Massoud Nayeri | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Capitalism is a system to accumulate capital. People are only a commodity in this system. The Coronavirus crisis has enabled the capitalists to pay less for the healthy laborers to make more profit. The rest are left to their own …
globalresearch.ca/poverty-forces-chileans-cook-common-pot/5713414

AFL-CIO sues Trump\'s OSHA to force firms to protect workers from virus
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-19
WASHINGTON–Fed up with the Trump government\'s refusal to force firms to protect workers from the coronavirus, the AFL-CIO is suing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to force it to do so. The suit, filed May 18, in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for D.C., which handles most cases involving federal agencies and their …
peoplesworld.org/article/afl-cio-sues-trumps-osha-to-force-firms-to-protect-workers-from-virus/

Is Trump Encouraging Paramilitary Violence?
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2020-05-19
Is Trump Encouraging Paramilitary Violence?
thenation.com/article/politics/trump-coronavirus-fascism-paramilitaries/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 news briefing
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic\'s Vaccine Research Group, covers the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses how the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is changing, and how scientists and researchers are rapidly gaining new knowledge about the virus and the disease that it …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-covid-19-news-briefing/

Private healthcare hospitals poised to cash in on exploding surgery waiting list
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-19
The COVID-19 crisis caused NHS Doctors to postponed more than 2million operations after non-emergency surgery was cancelled for at least three months to free up beds for coronavirus patients. This number was just less than eight weeks of booked operations that currently costs the NHS £1billion a month. \"We have to do a really major …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/private-healthcare-hospitals-poised-to-cash-in-on-exploding-surgery-waiting-list/

Tory cuts forced councils to gamble on the property market and it\'s costing front line services
Peadar O\'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
On 16 May, Gareth Davies reported for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism that billion-pound investments made by UK councils in property \"have taken a \'battering\' during the coronavirus pandemic\". These investments include office and retail properties, whose tenants have had to close because of the pandemic. This has led to a shortfall in rental income which will affect the councils\' ability to provide essential public services. | Councils were already overstretched thanks to To…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/05/19/tory-cuts-forced-councils-to-gamble-on-the-property-market-and-its-costing-front-line-services/

An Illusion Of Protection: The Pandemic, The \"Criminal\" Government And Public Distrust of The Media
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-19
Any notion that the UK government actually considers that its primary responsibility is to protect the health and security of the country\'s population ought to have been demolished in 2020. The appalling death toll that continues to mount during the coronavirus pandemic is largely rooted, not merely in government \'incompetence\', but in criminal dereliction of …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/an-illusion-of-protection-the-pandemic-the-criminal-government-and-public-distrust-of-the-media/

Covid-19 Is Destroying the Myth of American Exceptionalism
Karen J. Greenberg | thenation.com | 2020-05-19
Covid-19 Is Destroying the Myth of American Exceptionalism…
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-american-exceptionalism/

Coronavirus, Poverty, and Structural Violence
J.P. Linstroth | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
As a nation, obviously, there are so many things we can do better. There always will be. Yet, what the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has made all too apparent is how we have not appropriately dealt with poverty in the United States. This is not just about the Trump Administration, it is about all past presidential…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/coronavirus-poverty-and-structural-violence/

Death and the Economy: a Dialogue
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
Welcome to Chewing the Fat, our weekly talk show here at WXYZ. Today, we have a special treat for you

Another U.S Bank Bailout Under Cover of a Virus
Ellen Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
When the Dodd Frank Act was passed in 2010, President Obama triumphantly declared, \"No more bailouts!\" But what the Act actually said was that the next time the banks failed, they would be subject to \"bail ins\"

As Modi government eases lockdown, coronavirus cases surge in India
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
Municipal authorities in Mumbai, India\'s second largest city, recently announced that due to a lack of hospital beds, they were placing COVID-19 patients on a waiting list for medical treatment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/inco-m19.html

Gratitude: the ideology of sovereignty in crisis
Christian Sorace | zcomm.org | 2020-05-19
When governments demand gratitude for their response to the coronavirus they reveal the insecurity of sovereign power that the left must exploit…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/gratitude-the-ideology-of-sovereignty-in-crisis/

Another Bank Bailout Under Cover of a Virus
Ellen Brown | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-19
Insolvent Wall Street banks have been quietly bailed out again. Banks made risk-free by the government should be public utilities. When the Dodd Frank Act was passed in 2010, President Obama triumphantly declared, \"No more bailouts!\" But what the Act actually said was that the next time the banks failed, they would be subject …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/another-bank-bailout-under-cover-of-a-virus/

World health conference dominated by US-China conflict as coronavirus spreads across the globe
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
Washington sought to turn Monday\'s annual conference of the World Health Organization into an arena for its relentless campaign to scapegoat China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/pers-m19.html

The Mouse Roars: Australia, China and a Coronavirus Independent Inquiry
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
Australia matters little when it comes to international muscle. It is the retainer and pretender of power, a middle-distance runner who runs out of puff on the final stride. The big boys and girls look, agog. Why did you even bother? In the recent international relations shouting match (for Australia, shouting; for China, sotto voce…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/the-mouse-roars-australia-china-and-a-coronavirus-independent-inquiry/

Trump\'s a Master of Crisis Mismanagement
Tom Tomorrow | thenation.com | 2020-05-19
Trump\'s a Master of Crisis Mismanagement…
thenation.com/article/society/trump-coronavirus-handling/

VIRUS: COVID-19 registry first to track global ICU experience to shed light on trends in care of critically ill patients
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
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The Race to Replace a Dying Neoliberalism
Walden Bello | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
The morning will come When the world is mine. Tomorrow belongs to me! From Cabaret In response to the cataclysm occasioned by the coronavirus, three lines of thinking are emerging. One is that the emergency necessitates extraordinary measures, but the basic structure of production and consumption is sound, and the problem lies only in determining…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/the-race-to-replace-a-dying-neoliberalism/

Hundreds of Mexican maquiladora workers dying after back-to-work orders take effect
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
In Northern Baja California, 432 of the 519 people who have officially died from the virus in the state were maquiladora workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/mexi-m19.html

Video: Dr. Anthony Fauci Stated in 2017 There Will be a \"Surprise Outbreak\" Coming Administration Will Face
Dr. Anthony Fauci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci, member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, stating in January 2017 that there will be a \"surprise outbreak\" the coming administration will face. | * | Note to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. …
globalresearch.ca/video-dr-anthony-fauci-2017-surprise-outbreak-coming-administration/5713373

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 research at Mayo Clinic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
Thanks to its combination of practice, education, and research, Mayo Clinic has a strong foundation to respond quickly to a medical crisis such as COVID-19. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread worldwide, a research task force was formed at Mayo Clinic to review and approve research proposals related to the virus and the disease it causes. …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-covid-19-research-at-mayo-clinic/

Canada: Quebec government advocates hiring children to disinfect daycare centres amid coronavirus pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
Faced with a shortage of childcare staff, Quebec\'s CAQ government is advocating their replacement by teenagers as young as 14, thus threatening to expose them to the potentially lethal coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/qudc-m19.html

Civil Disobedience, Billionaire-Style
Sam Pizzigati | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
Last week, billionaire Elon Musk defied local public health officials and reopened his flagship Tesla auto assembly plant in Fremont, California. Public safety officials had ordered that plant shut down

Trump official blames high US coronavirus death toll on the diversity that \"unfortunately\" exists in the population
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The fascistic comment is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to find an excuse for its catastrophic performance in the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/azar-m19.html

Trump\'s Inspector General Purge and the Death of Dissent
Elizabeth Shackelford | commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
Last Friday, Trump notified Congress of the removal of Steve Linick, the State Department\'s inspector general. This was reportedly done at Secretary Mike Pompeo\'s urging to ensure a friendlier IG was at the helm so Pompeo could avoid accountability in at least two investigations Linick was pursuing into his actions. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/mike_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/19/trumps-inspector-general-purge-and-death-dissent?cd-origin=rss

Israel strikes Syria to keep the USA in the Levant. 20 years after the unconditional Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, what has been achieved? (2)
Elijah Magnier | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-19
Following its defeat in the second war on Lebanon, Israel discovered that its only way to suppress Hezbollah would …

Israel strikes Syria to keep the USA in the Levant. 20 years after the unconditional Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, what has been achieved? (2)

The revolutionary legacy of Malcolm X
Anthony Monteiro | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-19
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little May 19, 1925, was assassinated Feb. 21, 1965, and buried El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. He is the most remarkable figure in the African-American nationalist tradition and one of the more important figures in the entire struggle for democracy and Black liberation. In many respects, his legacy defines modern day revolutionary African-American …
peoplesworld.org/article/the-revolutionary-legacy-of-malcolm-x/

New Zealand Labour government promises billions for big business
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
While handing over billions to big business through the COVID-19 crisis, Labour\'s budget boosts the military and prepares a sweeping assault on the social position of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/newz-m19.html

Brazilian police massacre 13 in brutal operation in Rio de Janeiro
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/braz-m19.html

In and Against the Brazilian State
Leo Panitch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Following the demise of the communist regimes, and the collaboration of so many social-democratic parties in neoliberal, capitalist globalization, a strong anarchist sensibility emerged, quite understandably, on the radical left, and remained influential for a considerable period of time. From …
globalresearch.ca/brazilian-state/5713423

US steps up witch hunt against Chinese scientists
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The US federal government has arrested researchers and scientists of Chinese descent as part of an accelerated crackdown on alleged participants of China\'s \"Thousand Talents\" program.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/chin-m19.html

China\'s \"Two Sessions\" in Beijing Against a Backdrop of COVID-19
Tom Clifford | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Even though it\'s being held on its home turf, Beijing will play second fiddle for the next week as thousands of delegates pour into the capital to debate, argue and socialize amid the \"Two Sessions\". | The sessions, taking place after …
globalresearch.ca/china-two-sessions-beijing-covid-19/5713365

The Murder That Threatened to Divide the Two Harlems
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2020-05-19
The Murder That Threatened to Divide the Two Harlems…
thenation.com/article/society/tessa-majors-murder-morningside-harlem/

Washington Places Cuba and Venezuela on \"Terror\" List
Bill Van Auken | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Less than two weeks after an abortive mercenary invasion aimed at overthrowing Venezuela\'s government and murdering its president that was hatched by the Trump White House, the US State Department on Wednesday renewed it classification of the country as \"not …
globalresearch.ca/washington-places-cuba-venezuela-terror-list/5713371

How the New York Times Enhances Trump\'s Propaganda
Melvin Goodman | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
The mendacity of Donald Trump is without parallel in the history of American presidential politics. His lies, as tabulated by the Washington Post\'s fact checker, number in the thousands. U.S. truth tellers have become Trump\'s favorite targets as Inspectors General, federal judges, intelligence officers, and the nation\'s media face constant punishment and harassment from the White…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/how-the-new-york-times-enhances-trumps-propaganda/

The World Trade Organization and the Demise of Multilateralism
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
Seventy-five years after the creation of the United Nations in the wake of the Second World War, the recent resignation of the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevedo, does not bode well for the international trading system, multilateralism and International Geneva. The organization has had several setbacks even before the pandemic: The…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/the-world-trade-organization-and-the-demise-of-multilateralism/

Learning from the Great Depression
Chris Wright | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
According to Mark Twain (supposedly), history doesn\'t repeat itself, but it frequently rhymes. He was right. Donald Trump, for example, rhymes with Mussolini. The decline of organized labor in recent decades rhymes with its decline in the 1920s. And the coming depression will rhyme, in many respects, with the Great Depression. For decades, in fact,…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/learning-from-the-great-depression/

New collaboration on COVID-19 response to include new serology test
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced it will expand its response to the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a total antibodies test in collaboration with WuXi Diagnostics and Mayo Clinic. The new test is the result of ongoing collaboration between all three organizations, including clinical evaluation and support from Mayo Clinic. Thermo Fisher will seek U.S. FDA …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-collaboration-on-covid-19-response-to-include-new-serology-test/

Updated visitor policy: Mayo Clinic limits number of visitors during COVID-19 response
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? To support the best safety for patients and staff, Mayo Clinic is currently limiting the number of outpatient and hospital visitors? UPDATED: Friday, May 15 As Mayo Clinic continues to monitor our communities for the spread of COVID-19, updates have been made to visitor restrictions at all Mayo Clinic sites. The ongoing …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/updated-visitor-policy-mayo-clinic-limits-number-of-visitors-during-covid-19-response-2/

Mayo Clinic Q and A: COVID-19 and people with disabilities
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
Dear Mayo Clinic: My father, who suffers from Lou Gehrig\'s disease, lives with me and my family, including three children. While my husband can work at home, I am still required to go on-site for my job. Although I practice social distancing, I am wondering if I need to do anything differently in caring for …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-covid-19-and-people-with-disabilities/

Packing on pounds during COVID-19 and how to turn it around
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
If you\'ve gained weight during the COVID-19 pandemic, you aren\'t alone. The \"Quarantine 15\"

Millions of Americans, including front-line workers\' families, face loss of employer-sponsored health insurance in pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The families of health care workers, first responders and other workers deemed essential who have died from COVID-19 now face the prospect of losing their health coverage due to the cut-off of their loved ones\' employer-sponsored insurance.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/insu-m19.html

BMJ lays out how the government response to Covid-19 got it so wrong
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-19
The British Medical Journal is one of the world\'s oldest and most respected general medical journals. It has published a damning report that details the Boris Johnson government response to the COVID-19 crisis that can be distilled down to just a few words,

COVID-19 Great Depression: Global Ecosocialism Is the Way Out
Gilbert Mercier | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-19
Suffering in numbers The abstract science of mathematics is a language like music. But while music is in the realm of pure emotion, the language of mathematics only speaks to the mind not the heart. Numbers and equations do not lie. They are not, by essence, subjective. This being said, when the numbers are those …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/covid-19-great-depression-global-ecosocialism-is-the-way-out/

Mayo Clinic expands in-person care on all campuses
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
Mayo Clinic will expand in-person care on all of its campuses as COVID-19 executive orders are lifted for elective procedures by governors in Arizona, Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin. \"Our patients\' health and safety is always our top priority,\" says Amy Williams, M.D., Mayo Clinic Executive Dean for Practice. \"We have taken several extra precautions to …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-expands-in-person-care-on-all-campuses/

Covid-19: Breaking the lockdown, defeating the coup, averting extinction
Robert J. Burrowes | nationofchange.org | 2020-05-19
Humanity has reached the most critical point in its history. Using COVID-19 as \'cover\', the global elite is conducting a coup to take vastly greater control of our lives.
nationofchange.org/2020/05/19/covid-19-breaking-the-lockdown-defeating-the-coup-averting-extinction/

COVID-19: Through the eyes of workers in the U.S
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-05-19
Sarah Jaffe, with co-journalist Michelle Chan, interviews U.S. workers of all stripes for their podcast \"Belabored\" for Dissent Magazine. The following interviews are excerpts from their series on COVID-19 stories, republished with permission.
mronline.org/2020/05/19/covid-19-through-the-eyes-of-workers-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-19-through-the-eyes-of-workers-in-the-u-s

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The \"Quarantine 15\"
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
It\'s being called the \"Quarantine 15\" online

US health care system devastated by COVID-19 as the markets clamor to reopen the economy
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
Health care workers throughout the US have been furloughed as health care systems are facing economic devastation caused by the pandemic. A second surge in economically hard-hit areas will confront an equally devasted health care infrastructure.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/heal-m19.html

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Mayo Clinic expands in-person care
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and clinics were forced to postpone nonessential appointments and surgeries in March and April. Thanks to social distancing and executive stay-at-home orders which helped flatten the curve of the COVID-19 outbreak, Mayo Clinic is prepared now, not only to meet the projected needs of COVID-19 patients, but safely treat …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-mayo-clinic-expands-in-person-care/

The Media Cull Continues
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-19
In December last year, newspaper circulation continued to fall across the industry. Even The Sun reported a 13 per cent fall in just that one year. All paid-for newspapers continued to see their sales fall year-on-year, with the smallest drop (three per cent) at the Observer. Then the COVID-19 crisis came and ad revenues crashed. …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/the-media-cull-continues/

FDA issues emergency use authorization for algorithm designed to improve detection of heart failure during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
The FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization to Eko, a digital health company, for the heart screening algorithm developed by Mayo Clinic. The AI-driven algorithm can detect weak heart pump, which is commonly detected by echocardiogram, a test that is not normally conducted during a physical exam, requires specially trained technicians to record, and requires prolonged contact with …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/fda-issues-emergency-use-authorization-for-algorithm-designed-to-improve-detection-of-heart-failure-during-covid-19/

Mayo Clinic\'s comprehensive COVID-19 research
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinics-comprehensive-covid-19-research/

Turkish government steps up attack on Kurdish HDP amid COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The dismissal of five Kurdish-nationalist mayors comes amid growing military tensions in the region and growing social anger at the government\'s failure to handle COVID-19.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/hdpm-m19.html

Nations Fight Extreme Patenting to Ensure Access to COVID-19 Relief
Joshua K. Leon | progressive.org | 2020-05-19
The pandemic is spurring fresh efforts to rein in the ability of Big Pharma to put profits over public health.
progressive.org/dispatches/fight-patenting-ensure-access-covid19-relief-leon-200519/

Spring cleaning takes on a new importance during COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released reopening guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools and homes. Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert, suggests taking a practical approach to spring cleaning. If no one in your household has been infected, he says standard spring cleaning practices …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/spring-cleaning-takes-on-a-new-importance-during-covid-19-pandemic/

Mayo Clinic launches radio campaign to encourage recovered patients of COVID-19 to donate plasma
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
Mayo Clinic is collaborating with Entercom Communications to launch a radio campaign that raises awareness in Detroit, New York City, Miami and Chicago of the federally-sponsored national Expanded Access Program (EAP) for Convalescent Plasma. The Food and Drug Administration announced Mayo Clinic as the lead site for the EAP program to speed access and increase availability of investigational convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-launches-radio-campaign-to-encourage-recovered-patients-of-covid-19-to-donate-plasma/

US retailer JCPenney to close nearly one-third of department stores, announces bankruptcy
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The decline of traditional \"brick and mortar\" retail is part of a protracted process which has spanned decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated processes which were already well underway.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/jcpe-m19.html

COVID-19: Testing Testing
The BMJ | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
The following article published by the British Medical Journal provides a critical perspective on the health impacts and political implications of the Lockdown. | Lockdown is a crude instrument. On its own it can\'t eliminate covid-19, but it buys a …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-testing-testing/5713389

OMS: Largo camino por recorrer pues riesgo de COVID-19 sigue siendo elevado
Xinhua News Agency | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-19
GINEBRA, 18 may (Xinhua)

Masking your kids during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
Do you or don\'t you wear a mask? If you do, what material is best? And what about children? Questions around masks during the COVID-19 pandemic abound, especially in light of the recent recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that all Americans wear masks in public settings. \"The direction around face masks has …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/masking-your-kids-during-covid-19/

Convalescent plasma advocate donates at Mayo Clinic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-19
A recovered COVID-19 patient who has become a strong nationwide advocate for the Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Program made a plasma donation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Chaim Lebovits became involved with the program in March and since then has rallied thousands, who have also recovered, to donate.The initiative, which Mayo Clinic is leading, studies …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/convalescent-plasma-advocate-donates-at-mayo-clinic/

Trump deportation frenzy threatens the lives of thousands
Emile Schepers | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-19
The hostility of President Donald Trump and his entourage toward immigrants from the poorer countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean has long been notorious. It is at the root of a whole series of repressive policies aimed at those communities, including mass deportation and the horror of \"children in cages\" at the …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-deportation-frenzy-threatens-the-lives-of-thousands/

Take Action Now: Fight for Immigrant Justice
NationAction | thenation.com | 2020-05-19
Take Action Now: Fight for Immigrant Justice…
thenation.com/article/activism/take-action-now-fight-for-immigrant-justice/

The 2006 Origins of the Lockdown Idea
Jeffrey A. Tucker | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Now begins the grand effort, on display in thousands of articles and news broadcasts daily, somehow to normalize the lockdown and all its destruction of the last two months. We didn\'t lock down almost the entire country in 1968/69, 1957…
globalresearch.ca/2006-origins-lockdown/5713338

Global north has forgotten that private sector wants ill-health
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-19
The increasing corporatisation of the health sector has meant that private interests not only play a huge role in determining policy, but also control licensing. This is a threat for countries like India.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/19/global-north-has-forgotten-that-private-sector-wants-ill-health/

Workers angry, concerned as US auto plants reopen
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
Tens of thousands of workers returned to factories across the US Monday in a major test of the Trump administration\'s plans to restart the flow of corporate profits even as the death toll of the pandemic continues to rise.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/auto-m19.html

5G Wireless Radiation: Scientists Warn Harmful Biologic, Health Effects. \"We Are Flying Blindly\"
Ashley Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
New 5G cellular wireless technology is already rolling out in some states. But as a country, there is little to no research on the health effects of the new technology. As one United States\' senator put it, we are \"flying …
globalresearch.ca/scientists-warn-harmful-biologic-health-effects-5g-wireless-radiation/5713401

US Donates War Equipment to Kiev
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Apparently, Washington is helping to increase the violence in the Donbass. In the midst of a pandemic and the civil war at a softer stage, Kiev is promoting a gradual increase in the actions of pro-Maidan paramilitary groups in the …
globalresearch.ca/us-donates-war-equipment-kiev/5713363

The End of Mercosur
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
For many years, the situation of the South American integration project has been moving slowly and with strong signs of decay. The various political, economic and social changes that have taken place in recent years

Israel\'s Annexation Plan Is \"The Nakba Revisited\"
David Hearst | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
Anniversaries commemorate past events. And you could be forgiven for thinking that an event which happened 72 years ago is indeed in the past. | This is true of most anniversaries, except when it comes to the Nakba, the \"disaster, …
globalresearch.ca/israel-annexation-plan-nakba-revisited/5713375

Dissident Circles Too Often Become Another Nerdy Hobby Group
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-19
On the whole and in general, anti-establishment circles are just another nerdy hobby group. Leftist groups, populist groups, conspiracy analysis groups, groups centered around revolutionary ideas

Plague & War
Conn Hallinan | zcomm.org | 2020-05-19
Military Spending and the Pandemic…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/plague-war/

Explosion at downtown Los Angeles warehouse injures 12 firefighters
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The warehouse explosion spread the fire to adjacent buildings but was contained in about an hour by some 230 responders.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/losa-m19.html

Read some Ho Chi Minh for his birthday
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-05-19
To mark the birthday of Ho Chi Minh, May, 19, 1890, Fight Back is circulating his 1960 article The path which led me to Leninism. | After World War I, I made my living in Paris, now as a retoucher at a photographer\'s, now as painter of \"Chinese antiquities\" (made in France!). I would distribute leaflets denouncing the crimes committed by the French colonialists in Viet Nam. | At that time, I supported the October Revolution only instinctively, not yet grasping all its historic importance. I loved and admired Lenin because he was a great patriot who liberated his compatriots; until then, I had read none of his boo…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/5/19/read-some-ho-chi-minh-his-birthday

Kraftwerk\'s Florian Schneider: The pioneer of electronica (1947-2020)
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The cultural background of a disoriented avant-garde in the aftermath of World War II and the division of Germany helped shape the music of Schneider and his peers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/flor-m19.html

US nukes in Poland would not be a deterrent, but a MASSIVE provocation for Russia
Scott Ritter | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-19
The US has promoted the deployment of US nuclear weapons on Polish soil as part of NATO\'s \'nuclear sharing\' arrangement. Such a move would only increase the chances of the very war such a deployment seeks to deter. | For the second time in little more than a year, the US ambassadors to Germany and Poland have commented on matters of NATO security in a manner which undermines the unity of the alliance while threatening European security by seeking to alter the balance of power in a way that is unduly provocative to Russia. | Richard Grenell, the US ambassador to Germany and the acting director of national intellig…

US nukes in Poland would not be a deterrent, but a MASSIVE provocation for Russia

Mine Wars: \'Matewan Massacre\' a century ago embodied miners\' struggles
John Raby | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-19
MATEWAN, W.Va. (AP)

Trump: Postal Workers Don\'t Deserve a Financial Lifeline
Sarah Anderson | zcomm.org | 2020-05-19
No one else can deliver essential goods to every home in America. But the president is dismissing dire warnings of an imminent USPS collapse, falsely claiming that postal financial woes are self-inflicted…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trump-postal-workers-dont-deserve-a-financial-lifeline-2/

The war on Labour
Prabhat Patnaik | mronline.org | 2020-05-19
The war on labour is a continuation of the attacks which the BJP has been launching on the religious minorities and dalits; its economic consequences will be disastrous.
mronline.org/2020/05/19/the-war-on-labour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-war-on-labour

What Happens When You Age Out of Foster Care During a Pandemic?
Jessica Suriano | thenation.com | 2020-05-19
What Happens When You Age Out of Foster Care During a Pandemic?
thenation.com/article/society/what-happens-when-you-age-out-of-foster-care-during-a-global-pandemic/

Let evidence, not talk radio, determine whether the outbreak started in a lab
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-05-19
The president and his secretary of state made a startling claim last week: that there is enough evidence to suggest with a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology is the source of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
mronline.org/2020/05/19/let-evidence-not-talk-radio-determine-whether-the-outbreak-started-in-a-lab/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-evidence-not-talk-radio-determine-whether-the-outbreak-started-in-a-lab

Rather Than Cull Millions of Livestock, Let\'s End Animal Agriculture
Joseph Winters | commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
In the midst of this pandemic, we must do everything possible to spare millions of animals from unnecessary suffering and death. (Photo: Peakpx) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-05-19_at_10.21.38_am.png …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/19/rather-cull-millions-livestock-lets-end-animal-agriculture?cd-origin=rss

The Privileged and Powerful in the Pandemic
Robert Reich | commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
Musk\'s thin-skinned, petulant narcissism bears an uncanny resemblance to Donald Trump, who last week tweeted, \"California should let Tesla and @elonmusk open the plant, NOW.\"(Photo: flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/musk.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/19/privileged-and-powerful-pandemic?cd-origin=rss

Petition demanding pandemic hazard pay for UPS workers gains 300,000 signatures
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The response to the petition demonstrates workers\' willingness to fight, but its appeal to the Teamsters union is a dead end. A genuine struggle for safety requires the formation of independent rank-and-file committees.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/team-m19.html

Shareholders Urge JPMorgan Chase to Reduce Climate Impacts of Financing
commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/05/19/shareholders-urge-jpmorgan-chase-reduce-climate-impacts-financing?cd-origin=rss

Ukrainian National Police official demands a list of Jews living in Kolomyya
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The intimidation and persecution of ethnic and religious minorities within Ukraine has become routine, with far-right elements operating openly as officials of the Ukrainian state.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/ukra-m19.html

The policy of \"malign neglect\": How the Russian oligarchy sacrifices the health and lives of the people
wsws.org | 2020-05-19
The government\'s policy of malign neglect has provoked an initial upsurge in opposition from the working class, including Gazprom workers in Yakutia, northern Russia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/russ-m19.html

Poor New York City Neighborhoods Seeing Deaths From Covid at More Than Twice the Rate of Affluent Areas
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-19
New data from the New York City Health Department reveals the stark gap between the number of Covid-19 deaths in the city\'s poor neighborhoods and those in wealthier areas. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1210622667_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/19/poor-new-york-city-neighborhoods-seeing-deaths-covid-more-twice-rate-affluent-areas?cd-origin=rss

Most Democrats Don\'t Believe Sexual Assault Accusations Against Biden, New Poll Shows
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
Analysts now warn that a sex scandal surrounding presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden may have a deteriorating impact on his participation in the presidential race, as a recent poll conducted by Morning Consult revealed that over a quarter of surveyed Democratic voters said the party should pick another candidate for the November election.
sputniknews.com/us/202005191079347908-most-democrats-dont-believe-sexual-assault-accusations-against-biden-new-poll-shows/

Piano Usa: controllo militarizzato della popolazione
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-19
La Fondazione Rockefeller ha presentato il ´ Piano d\'azione nazionale per il controllo del Covid-19 ª, indicando i ´passi pragmatici per riaprire i nostri luoghi di lavoro e le nostre comunità ª. Non si tratta perà≤, come appare dal titolo, semplicemente …
globalresearch.ca/piano-usa-controllo-militarizzato-della-popolazione/5713393

Making up 28% inside, First Nations inmates are still at threat from COVID-19
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-05-19
Indigenous Paul GregoireIssue 1266 Australia COVID-19 prisoners\' rights Black deaths in custodyMay 19, 2020As governmen…
greenleft.org.au/content/making-28-inside-first-nations-inmates-are-still-threat-covid-19

Turn Out the Lights, Russiagate Is Over
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-19
The possibility that Trump will not chicken out this time, and rather will challenge the Security State looms large since he felt personally under attack. | Ray McGOVERN | Seldom mentioned among the motives behind the persistent drumming on alleged Russian interference was an over-arching need to help the Security State hide their tracks. | The need for a scapegoat to blame for Hillary Clinton\'s snatching defeat out of the jaws victory also played a role; as did the need for the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think-Tank complex (MICIMATT) to keep front and center in the minds of Ame…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/05/19/turn-out-the-lights-russiagate-is-over/

World Health Assembly Wrestles with Coronavirus
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
As the global coronavirus death toll tops 300,000 people, the leaders of the World Health Organization (WHO) prepare to hold their leadership meetings virtually from May 18th – 19th.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/15/18833051.php

New Covid-19 testing site opens May 18, at Allen Temple Baptist Church
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/18/18833105.php

Music-Mix Parade In The Era Of Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
The Era Of The Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/17/18833094.php

Jail Tesla Billionaire Elon Musk & Defend Health & Safety: Workers Speak Out At Tesla
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
Workers spoke out against the bullying and intimidation of billionaire Elon Musk who has started his Tesla factory violating a shelter in place law. He challenged the Fremont police and Governor Newsom to arrest him but they are allowing him to open without any CA-OSHA inspections. Newsom has continued the destruction of CA-OSHA and there are less than 200 inspectors for the 18 million workers in California and only 1 doctor and 1 nurse at CA. OSHA.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/16/18833088.php

United We Dream: Immigrants, COVID-19, Jobs & Healthcare Virtual Town Hall
United We Dream | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/16/18833087.php

Worldwide Webinar: Civil Society Response to COVID-19 in Prisons & Jails Globally
INCLO | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
Online via zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/16/18833085.php

The war metaphor in the Corona crisis
Johannes Haver | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
Instead of a positive elimination of conditions, a social regression could also occur: intensified competition in the fight for market share, \"exclusive solidarity\" (Klaus Dà∂rre) in the fight for jobs and welfare benefits. Will governments master the crisis? Will world society cannibalize itself?>…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/17/18833096.php

Wave of layoffs in the US election campaign
Joachim Bischoff and Frank Adloff | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
The corona pandemic triggered the most massive job losses in the USA since the Great Depression in the 1930s. Unemployment rose to its highest level in more than 70 years. | In April alone, 20.5 million jobs outside agriculture were cut, according to the government administration.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/18/18833108.php

Santa Cruz Needs Community Control of Surveillance
Tracy Rosenberg | indybay.org | 2020-05-19
Santa Cruz has a community control of surveillance law in front of the City Council. We need transparency, advanced notice and joint decisionmaking about pervasive surveillance everywhere. Sign the petition (from ACLU) action.aclu.org/petition/cn-santa-cruz-surveillance-petition…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/16/18833086.php

Trump\'s \"VERY Promising\" Vaccine Is at Least a Year Away, Leaked Memo Suggests
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-19
A leaked memo from the Pentagon suggests the Department of Defense does not hold the same optimistic tone that President Donald Trump does when it comes to how fast a vaccine for coronavirus could be developed. | The document, which is not the official view of the Pentagon, warns of a \"globally-persistent\" coronavirus environment in the U.S. for some time to come, and states that a vaccine likely won\'t be available to the public until \"at least the summer of 2021.\" | \"We have a long path ahead,…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-very-promising-vaccine-is-at-least-a-year-away-leaked-memo-suggests/

As Pandemic Cuts Ravage Newsrooms, Diversity Is \"First Thing That Goes\"
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-19
Image Credit: Markus Spiske on Unsplash | At a time when many journalists are risking their lives to cover the coronavirus, media companies are slashing jobs and salaries. Over the past week, hundreds of journalists at Vice, Quartz, The Economist, BuzzFeed and Condé Nast have been laid off. In April, The New York Times estimated 36,000 employees of news media companies had been laid off, furloughed or had their pay reduced since the arrival of the pandemic. We speak with award-winning journalist and for…
truthout.org/video/as-pandemic-cuts-ravage-newsrooms-diversity-is-first-thing-that-goes/

Trump Lashes Out at Fox News After Host Criticizes Hydroxychloroquine Use
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-19
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he was taking hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial medication that some have suggested, anecdotally but without scientific evidence, can help in treating those diagnosed with coronavirus. | Trump told reporters at the White House he\'s been on the drug for a number of days, and was doing so as a preventative measure, as he also explained he had tested negative for COVID-19. | \"I\'m taking…
truthout.org/articles/trump-lashes-out-at-fox-news-after-host-criticizes-hydroxychloroquine-use/

As States Rush to Reopen, Lack of COVID-19 Testing Is \"Achilles Heel\" for US
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-19
President Trump claimed Monday he\'s been taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, even though multiple studies show the drug can be dangerous and is not an effective treatment for COVID-19. This comes as the U.S. COVID-19 death count tops 90,000 and all 50 U.S. states prepare to partially reopen by Memorial Day. We speak with Dr. Ashish Jha, the director of Harvard University\'s Global Health Institute, who says that testing needs to vastly improve in order for widespread reopenings. He call…
truthout.org/video/as-states-rush-to-reopen-lack-of-covid-19-testing-is-achilles-heel-for-us/

Trump\'s HHS Secretary Accidentally Admits Racism Is Driving COVID Policy
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-19
Donald Trump\'s administration is truly a one-trick pony. Whatever narratives Trump\'s minions roll out, white supremacy and racism are always the baseline.. | During an appearance last Sunday on CNN\'s \"State of the Nation,\" Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar offered this explanation of why black people and other nonwhites are at such high risk of death from CO…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-hhs-secretary-accidentally-admits-racism-is-driving-covid-policy/

Trump\'s Attacks on Obama Signal an Even Dirtier Stretch of Campaigning
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-19
Dirty campaigns are nothing new in U.S. politics, but there have been a few that stand out from the pack. | Before the Republican presidential primaries began in 2000, George W. Bush held a commanding 50-point lead over the field. He was not only the clear choice of the GOP establishment, but was also the favorite son of evangelical Christians, a voting bloc that had grown muscular within Republican circles during the Clinton years. | Quite completely out of a clear blue sky, however, came John McCa…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-attacks-on-obama-signal-an-even-dirtier-stretch-of-campaigning/

US Is Using Pandemic as an Excuse to Send Asylum Seekers Back Into Harm\'s Way
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-19
Fernanda* doesn\'t know what to do. She fled Honduras with her husband and their toddler last year after death threats from gang members she says work with police officers in the family\'s neighborhood to extort local businesses and workers. They made it more than 1,500 miles north, hoping to seek asylum in the United States, where Fernanda\'s husband has an uncle who could provide them housing and support. | \"We just want to be safe and work and contribute,\" Fernanda told Truthout. | The family…
truthout.org/articles/us-is-using-pandemic-as-an-excuse-to-send-asylum-seekers-back-into-harms-way/

What do the latest statistics tell us about Covid-19 deaths?
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published its latest figures for the number of deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales.Here are five things the data tells us about the situation across the country.– The number of deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK has passed 44,000Tuesday\'s ONS figures show that 39,071 deaths involving Covid-19 had occurred in England and Wales up to 8 May and had been registered up to 16 May.(PA Graphics)Latest figures from the National Records of Scotland, published last week, showed 3,213 deaths involving Covid-19 had been registered in Scotland up to 10 May.Data f…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/05/19/what-do-the-latest-statistics-tell-us-about-covid-19-deaths/

IT experts unconvinced on effectiveness of Covid-19 contact tracing app
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
Less than a quarter of IT experts believe the UK\'s coronavirus (Covid-19) contact tracing app will be effective, according to a survey.Just under half (45%) said they were undecided about it, while almost a third (32%) believe the tool will not be useful in helping to contain Covid-19.The app is currently being trialled on the Isle of Wight as part of the government\'s \"test, track and trace\" strategy to ease the country out of lockdown.Health secretary Matt Hancock had indicated that a roll-out across the rest of England was on the cards for mid-May, but Downing Street has said the aim is to launch more widely in…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/05/19/it-experts-unconvinced-on-effectiveness-of-covid-19-contact-tracing-app/

Rees-Mogg says resisting return of MPs to Commons is an attempt to \'stymie\' government
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused Labour of opposing the return of MPs to Westminster in order to \"stymie\" the government.Ahead of a meeting with Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle, senior politicians from opposition parties and representatives of the unions, Rees-Mogg claimed that parliament was not able to do its job properly under the current arrangements.Critics of Rees-Mogg\'s approach have warned that returning to Westminster would put staff and MPs at risk of spreading coronavirus and fly in the face of the advice to work from home wherever possible. | Hybrid proceedings mean that MPs will be able to pa…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/05/19/rees-mogg-says-resisting-return-of-mps-to-commons-is-an-attempt-to-stymie-government/

Rees-Mogg says resisting return of MPs to Commons is an attempt to \'stymie\' government
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused Labour of opposing the return of MPs to Westminster in order to \"stymie\" the government.Ahead of a meeting with Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle, senior politicians from opposition parties and representatives of the unions, Rees-Mogg claimed that parliament was not able to do its job properly under the current arrangements.Critics of Rees-Mogg\'s approach have warned that returning to Westminster would put staff and MPs at risk of spreading coronavirus and fly in the face of the advice to work from home wherever possible. | t.co/O0ulx0xPRD

Grenfell Inquiry to resume when possible, but not for several weeks
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
The latest stage of the Grenfell Inquiry will not resume until at least July

Harriet Harman says Covid-19 contact tracing app assurances do not cut the mustard
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
New laws to protect the privacy of personal information gathered by the coronavirus contact tracing app are a \"no brainer\"

Scientists dismiss claims \'mega doses\' of vitamin D can protect against Covid-19
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
Scientists have dismissed \"very misleading\" social media reports that so-called \"mega doses\" of vitamin D can protect against coronavirus.Some articles have claimed that the vitamin can act as a protective measure

Trump talks from the top of his head, says ex-UK scientific adviser
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
Donald Trump\'s widely-criticised admission that he is taking a malaria drug to try to protect against coronavirus \"should be ignored\", a former chief scientific adviser has urged. | David King said the US president is \"making it up as he goes along\" after Mr Trump said he is using hydroxychloroquine, despite there being no evidence it combats Covid-19. | Trump\'s own government warns that the drug should only be administered for coronavirus in a hospital or research environment because it has potentially fatal side effects. | Work and pensions secretary Thérèse Coffey said on Tuesday that the admission was surpris…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/05/19/trump-talks-from-the-top-of-his-head-says-ex-uk-scientific-adviser/

MPs \'risk becoming 650 super-spreaders\' if forced to return to Westminster
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
Plans for MPs to return to Westminster next month risk creating 650 Covid-19 \"super-spreaders\", a Labour MP has warned. | Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused Labour of opposing the full re-opening of parliament in order to \"stymie\" the government after he indicated last week he would like to see MPs return to parliament as early as June. | It comes as MPs learned that the planned multibillion-pound renovation of the Palace of Westminster is set for a review due to…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/05/19/mps-risk-becoming-650-super-spreaders-if-forced-to-return-to-westminster/

Ministers face pressure as councils and teachers question school reopening date
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
Ministers are facing increasing pressure from council leaders and teaching unions to reconsider their plans to open primary schools in England to more pupils from next month. | Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire has joined a number of local authorities in advising its schools against reopening more widely to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 pupils from 1 June amid safety concerns. | Solihull Council, believed to be one of the first Conservative-led local authorities to question the government\'s proposed start date, has warned that some school places may not be ready for the first week of June. | It came as a poll f…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/05/19/ministers-face-pressure-as-councils-and-teachers-question-school-reopening-date/

\"I was outraged\": Venezuelan foreign minister responds to secretive British \'reconstruction\' plans
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2020-05-19
On 13 May, The Canary exposed a secretive unit within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) dedicated to the \"reconstruction\" of Venezuela. Files obtained under the Freedom of Information Act also detailed private discussions between Venezuelan opposition figures and UK officials, detailing proposals for the promotion of British business after a…
thecanary.co/exclusive/2020/05/19/i-was-outraged-venezuelan-foreign-minister-responds-to-secretive-british-reconstruction-plans/

Britain suffers BIGGEST surge in unemployment claims SINCE RECORDS BEGAN, as UK minister insists country can cope
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Britain can cope with the massive increase in people claiming unemployment benefits

Australia\'s most populated state reopens schools full-time next week
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Children in Australia\'s most populated state will return to school full-time next week, a major step towards normalizing life amid the coronavirus pandemic. | The directive from New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian to reopen schools full-time eases childcare responsibilities for the parents and carers of around 800,000 children in public schools, as Australia seeks to stem a surge in unemployment and restart the economy. | Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos said the decision \"caused a lot of concern, frustration and anger among teachers and principals.\" According to Berejiklian, indiv…
rt.com/newsline/489038-australia-reopens-schools-state/

WATCH: UK Speaker of the House shows zero tolerance for Tory MP struggling with Zoom video call
rt.com | 2020-05-19
The Speaker of the UK\'s House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, showed little sympathy for a Conservative lawmaker struggling to be heard at her home via Zoom

\'Potential benefit outweighed the risk\': Trump\'s doctor pens letter in defense of HCQ, Twitter still unconvinced he takes it
rt.com | 2020-05-19
With media and online pundits going into a full-blown meltdown after US President Donald Trump said that he was taking hydroxychloroquine as a prophylaxis against coronavirus, his doctor issued a statement in support of the drug. | Trump\'s admission late Monday that he has been taking the experimental drug, originally designed to treat malaria and several other conditions, has caught many off-guard, spawning a torrent of reactions online. | pic.twitter.com/o9DQrfSjJH– Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 19,…
rt.com/usa/489029-hydroxychloroquine-doctor-letter-trump/

WHO member states agree to independent investigation of agency\'s coronavirus response
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed on Tuesday to an independent probe into the UN agency\'s coronavirus response. Countries taking part in the WHO\'s annual assembly adopted a resolution by consensus urging a joint response to the crisis. The event was held virtually for the first time. | The resolution was tabled by the European Union and called for an \"impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation\" of the international response to the pandemic, which has so far infected more than 4.8 million people and killed over 318,000, AFP said. | The investigation should include a probe into…
rt.com/newsline/489062-who-independent-probe-response/

Pakistan suffers 1st economic decline in 68 years due to Covid-19 pandemic
rt.com | 2020-05-19
While 2020 was projected to be a breakthrough year for Pakistan, the global coronavirus crisis has hit the country\'s economy hard, causing its first contraction since 1951-52. | Coupled with currency devaluation, the economic contraction has caused the size of the economy to slip to around $265.6 billion from $280 billion a year ago. | According to the National Accounts Committee (NAC), GDP is projected to have a negative growth rate of 0.38 percent during the fiscal year 2019-20 ending on June 30. The estimates are based on six to nine months provisional data projected for the whole year and adjusted for the…
rt.com/business/489042-pakistan-economy-contraction-coronavirus/

\'Potential benefit outweighed the risk\': Trump\'s doctor pens letter in defense of HCQ, Twitter still unconvinced he\'s taking it
rt.com | 2020-05-19
With media and online pundits going into a full-blown meltdown after US President Donald Trump said that he was taking hydroxychloroquine as a prophylaxis against coronavirus, his doctor issued a statement in support of the drug. | Trump\'s admission late Monday that he has been taking the experimental drug, originally designed to treat malaria and several other conditions, has caught many off-guard, spawning a torrent of reactions online. | The White House physician says he and the president \"concluded the potential benefit from treatment outweighed the relative risks.\" The FDA says there\'s no evidence hydroxy…
rt.com/usa/489029-hydroxychloroquine-doctor-letter-trump/

MSNBC and Fox News finally agree! Media comments on Trump \'taking\' malaria drug against Covid-19 reach new level of bizarre
rt.com | 2020-05-19
MSNBC\'s Joe Scarborough has recommended listening to Fox\'s Neil Cavuto over hydroxychloroquine

India to help millions of migrant workers leave cities as some states report rising infection rate
rt.com | 2020-05-19
India will run more special trains and buses to allow millions of distressed migrant workers to leave big cities, the federal government said on Tuesday. | Workers are walking long distances to their homes in the countryside ever since PM Narendra Modi imposed a vast lockdown in March to control the spread of coronavirus, shutting down all public transportation. | After initially trying to keep workers in their cities of employment, authorities are now helping them get home. The Ministry of Home Affairs is in talks with states to run trains and buses, and set up rest stops for those on foot. | The move comes a…
rt.com/newsline/489104-india-migrant-workers-states/

Report claims 70% of Indian startups will run out of money in less than 3 months
rt.com | 2020-05-19
India\'s startup community, the third largest in the world, is facing an existential crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. | A month-long survey released last week by the Indian trade association Nasscom revealed that 70 percent of startups in India have less than three months of money left in the bank, with almost a quarter (22 percent) stating that they might not make it to the end of the year. | Also on rt.com | | BRICS bank provides India with $1bn emergency loan to fight Covid-19 pandemic | In stark contrast to its immediate f…
rt.com/news/489116-india-startups-run-out-money/

India to help millions of migrant workers leave cities as some states report rising infections rate
rt.com | 2020-05-19
India will run more special trains and buses to allow millions of distressed migrant workers to leave big cities, the federal government said on Tuesday. | Workers are walking long distances to their homes in the countryside ever since PM Narendra Modi imposed a vast lockdown in March to control the spread of coronavirus, shutting down all public transport. | After initially trying to keep workers in their cities of employment, authorities are now helping them get home. The federal home ministry is in talks with states to run trains and buses, and set up rest stops for those on foot. | The move comes as India\'…
rt.com/newsline/489104-india-migrant-workers-states/

Fearing the baying mobs? Jamie Dimon roasted for belated show of caring about inequality
rt.com | 2020-05-19
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has called for \"rebuilding a more inclusive economy\" in a letter to shareholders. The internet isn\'t buying the plutocrat\'s change of heart, however, reasoning he\'s more concerned about populist rage. | Dimon used his company\'s latest shareholder letter on Tuesday to plead for the rebuilding of…
rt.com/usa/489109-dimon-inequality-shareholders-jpmorgan-coronavirus/

Czech authorities cite biggest jump in coronavirus cases in 4 weeks as they begin reopening economy
rt.com | 2020-05-19
The number of new coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic showed its biggest daily rise in four weeks and climbed above 100 for the first time this month, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. | It said that 111 new cases were recorded on Monday, bringing the total in the central European country to 8,586. The ministry reported no new deaths, leaving the toll at 297, Reuters said. | Authorities have been reopening the economy in recent weeks by getting most shops back up and running along with cinemas, theatres and outdoor dining places. There are plans to let restaurants open indoor areas next week. | The gove…
rt.com/newsline/489039-czech-biggest-jump-reopening/

Paper gold trade is now bigger than ALL of Germany\'s reserves
rt.com | 2020-05-19
The price of gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) steadied on Tuesday at the equivalent of $1,733 per ounce after retreating on the news of a potential coronavirus vaccine by drug maker Moderna. | Gold ETFs are not equal to physical gold, as they are simply securities backed by the commodity designed to track the gold price. | Gold bullion, which hit an eight-year high just before the news, lost $40 per ounce for US dollar traders by the start of Tuesday\'s London trade. It has also dropped over two percent from new all-time highs in British pound and euro currency terms. | \"Gold sold off on upbeat trader attitude…
rt.com/business/489098-gold-etfs-bigger-germanys-reserves/

Italy warns against \'tourism corridors\' between EU states in about-face, urges reopening all borders AT ONCE
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Italy urged fellow EU countries to work together to reanimate the tourism industry after the coronavirus pandemic, speaking against any bilateral deals between member states

\'Deep, deep mistrust\': Warring parties in Syria agree to reconvene Geneva talks, UN envoy says
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Opposing sides in Syria\'s conflict have agreed to reconvene in Geneva for talks on the constitution, United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen said on Tuesday. | He added that a lull in fighting could provide an opportunity to start healing \"deep, deep mistrust\" between them. | \"As soon as the pandemic situation allows, they have agreed to come to Geneva and they have agreed on an agenda for the next meeting,\" he told reporters. The envoy did not give a date and said that a virtual meeting of the constitutional committee would not be possible. | Pedersen also repeated a message made to the UN Security Council…
rt.com/newsline/489069-mistrust-parties-syria-talks/

Macron loses absolute majority in parliament as frustrated MPs DEFECT to new left-leaning grouping
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Emmanuel Macron has lost his outright majority in France\'s National Assembly as a group of defectors from his LREM party jumped ship to join a new left-wing grouping, in another indication of his floundering leadership. | Seven lawmakers announced a split from President Macron\'s La Republique En Marche (LREM) on Tuesday, saying they would join the newly-formed \'Ecology, Democracy, Solidarity\' (EDS) group, which now consists of 17 parliamentarians who are demanding more left-leaning policies. | \"I am a leftist. To remain so, I must leave LREM,\" one of the breakaway MPs, Aurelien Tache, told Le Journal du Dimanc…
rt.com/news/489071-macron-loses-majority-parliament/

\'Man of my word\': Leaked audio seemingly sheds light on Biden\'s efforts to pressure Poroshenko into firing Burisma investigator
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Audio recordings released by Ukrainian MP Andrii Derkach allegedly offer confirmation that Joe Biden pressured former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to fire an attorney general in exchange for a billion-dollar loan. | Former top Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin filed a criminal complaint in January, alleging that Biden had strong-armed Poroshenko into firing him while he was running multiple investigations into the Burisma gas company where Biden\'s son Hunter was a board member. | Biden himself has boasted publicly that h…
rt.com/news/489120-biden-poroshenko-burisma-shokin/

E. Libyan forces pull out of parts of Tripoli as campaign to seize capital continues
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Eastern Libyan forces pulled out of parts of Tripoli overnight, it has been announced, after losing one of their main strongholds in western Libya on Monday. Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari was cited as saying the forces had carried out a \"redistribution and repositioning in the battle fronts, disengaging from some crowded residential areas.\" | Commander Khalifa Haftar\'s LNA has been fighting for more than a year to capture Tripoli, seat of the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is recognized by the UN and has been active since January with military help from Turkey, Reuters repor…
rt.com/newsline/489078-libya-forces-pull-tripoli/

\'Rotten from the top\': Sexual harassment \'RAMPANT\' at McDonald\'s, international labor group tells OECD in complaint
rt.com | 2020-05-19
An international group of labor unions has filed a complaint alleging \"systemic\" and \"rampant\" sexual harassment at McDonald\'s restaurants around the globe, arguing the corporate fast food giant has ignored the problem for years. | The complaint was filed with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday by the International Union of Food Workers (IUF), which said McDonald\'s had allowed a \"sexual harassment crisis\" to persist in restaurants all over the world, including in the US, Brazil, Australia, France, the UK, Chile, and Colombia, among other countries. | \"McDonald\'s workers…
rt.com/news/489028-mcdonalds-sexual-harassment-oecd/

\'Rotten from the top\': Sexual harassment \'RAMPANT\' at McDonald\'s, international labor group tells OECD in complaint
rt.com | 2020-05-19
An international group of labor unions has filed a complaint alleging \"systemic\" and \"rampant\" sexual harassment at McDonald\'s restaurants around the globe, arguing the corporate fast food giant has ignored the problem for years. | The complaint was filed with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday by the International Union of Food Workers (IUF), which said McDonald\'s had allowed a \"sexual harassment crisis\" to persist in restaurants all over the world, including in the US, Brazil, Australia, France, the UK, Chile and Colombia, among other countries. | \"McDonald\'s workers h…
rt.com/news/489028-mcdonalds-sexual-harassment-oecd/

Global consumer will benefit from US-China trade row, economics professor tells Boom Bust
rt.com | 2020-05-19
The United States has issued a new regulation aiming to limit chip exports to Chinese tech giant Huawei. The firm said its business will \"inevitably be impacted\" and that \"survival is the key word\" for the company at present. | RT\'s Boom Bust is joined by John Quelch, Dean of Miami Business School, to talk about the future of US-China relations. | Huawei will be able to survive, Quelch says, adding that Washington aims to slow down the Chinese company\'s efforts to globally dominate the 5G market. \"The consumer division of Huawei accounts for about 50 percent of its total sales, and this particular regulation i…
rt.com/business/489087-us-china-trade-competition-huawei/

\'Fat shaming is cool now?\' Pelosi\'s jab at Trump\'s weight sends #MorbidlyObese trending & the \'Resistance\' can\'t get enough
rt.com | 2020-05-19
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was cheered by President Donald Trump\'s critics after dubbing him \"morbidly obese,\" even making the phrase trend online, but many have condemned what they see as a double standard over \"fat shaming.\" | Pelosi\'s comment came during an interview with CNN\'s Anderson Cooper on Monday, telling the pundit she was concerned about the president\'s health after he said he was taking hydroxychloroquine

\'Fat shaming is cool now?\' Pelosi\'s jab at Trump\'s weight sends #MorbidlyObese trending & the \'Resistance\' can\'t get enough
rt.com | 2020-05-19
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was cheered by President Donald Trump\'s critics after dubbing him \"morbidly obese,\" even making the phrase trend online, but many have condemned what they see as a double standard over \"fat shaming.\" | Pelosi\'s comment came during an interview with CNN\'s Anderson Cooper on Monday, telling the pundit she was concerned about the president\'s health after he said he was taking hydroxychloroquine

Study Trump cited in his latest attack on WHO does NOT EXIST, says editor-in-chief of prestigious medical journal
rt.com | 2020-05-19
US President Donald Trump cited a study supposedly published in the Lancet medical journal as he once again accused the WHO of ignoring early Covid-19 warnings. Now, the Lancet chief editor says there has been no such publication. | \"Dear President Trump, you cite the Lancet in your attack on WHO. Please let me correct the record,\" Dr. Richard Horton, the editor-in-chief of the prestigious British medical journal, wrote on Twitter on Monday. Trump referred to the outlet in his latest letter to the World Health Organization head, Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus, in which he warned that Washington would perm…
rt.com/news/489122-lancet-study-trump-covid-who/

Censorship detected? Russian Embassy says NYT \'refused\' to publish comparative Covid-19 death statistics in official\'s letter
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Russia\'s Embassy in the US has accused the NYT of refusing to publish a comparison of the Covid-19 death rates in Moscow, London, and New York. The paper earlier accused Russia of \"underreporting\" the death rate from the disease. | On May 11, the New York Times ran a story which claimed to have solved the \"mystery\" of Russia\'s relatively lower death rate from Covid-19, which is below the world average. Citing official statistics, the paper noted that Moscow\'s number of overall deaths in April exceeded its five-year average for the same period by more than 1,700. Together with the city\'s official death toll fro…
rt.com/news/489053-nyt-russia-covid19-data/

Charitable donations increase 89% during quarantine period as Russians seek to help out the vulnerable
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Russians have become far more charitable during self-isolation. That\'s according to data compiled by newspaper Kommersant, which discovered that non-profit organizations recorded a notable increase in donations during quarantine. | Based on data from online transfer services Yandex.Money and QIWI, Russians became much more active in supporting charities that support the \"socially vulnerable,\" such as poor people, homeless people, and orphans. | Also on rt.com | | Inspired by Tom Moore: 98yo Russian WW2 vet raises $23,000 to help fight Covid-19…
rt.com/russia/489091-donations-increase-quarantine-vulnerable/

\'You first then\': Prince Charles\' plea to Brits to \'Pick for Britain\' during Covid-19 crisis provokes anger
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Britain\'s Prince Charles\' appeal to citizens to join a movement

\'No time to waste\': Trump gives WHO 30 days to make \'major improvements\' before US PERMANENTLY freezes funding
rt.com | 2020-05-19
US President Donald Trump has threatened to halt American funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) for good, giving the agency 30 days to clean up its act while insisting it mishandled the Covid-19 pandemic. | This is the letter sent to Dr. Tedros of the World Health Organization. It is self-explanatory! pic.twitter.com/pF2kzPUpDv– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2020 | In a scathing letter addressed to WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom on Monday night…
rt.com/news/489030-who-trump-funding-permanent-freeze/

Taiwan tells US \'it is complying\' with international N. Korea sanctions
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Taiwan is complying with international sanctions against North Korea, a senior Taiwanese security official told the US\' deputy representative for North Korea on Tuesday, having previously been called out for breaking them. | Tsai Ming-yen, deputy secretary-general of Taiwan\'s National Security Council, told Alex Wong, the US State Department\'s deputy assistant secretary for North Korea, during a teleconference that Taipei \"will continue to closely cooperate with the US, and carry out and implement actions to comply with international sanctions against North Korea.\" | Independent UN monitors said in 2018 that t…
rt.com/newsline/489070-taiwan-us-korea-sanctions/

\'A bright ball crossed the sky\': Falling METEOR spotted in Siberia (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Bewildered residents in Russia have witnessed a spectacular glowing meteor shooting across the night sky. The incident was caught on CCTV cameras and was seen from several locations. | The dazzling object was seen travelling over the city of Kansk in western Siberia and several other areas of the Krasnoyarsk Region at around 22: 40 local time. | Some local media reported that witnesses also heard a \"loud bang.\" However, top local emergency official Eduard Bille told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper that everything was quiet. | It literally lasted several seconds; a bright ball crossed the sky and disappeared s…
rt.com/russia/489044-russia-meteor-western-siberia/

Four coaches FIRED after investigation discovers partially NUDE, DRUNK cheerleaders at University of Kentucky awaydays
rt.com | 2020-05-19
The University of Kentucky sensationally fired its entire cheerleading coaching staff after an investigation uncovered public nudity, alcohol use and inappropriate conduct. | Cheerleading head coach Jomo Thompson and assistant coaches Ben Head, Spencer Clan and Kelsey LaCroix were all fired following the investigation, which found incidents of inappropriate routines, partially-clothed cheerleaders and alcohol abuse had taken place under the coaches\' stewardship during off-campus events. | According to a press release from the university, the three-month investigation saw that the coaches had \"failed to provide…
rt.com/sport/489066-university-kentucky-cheerleading-coaches-fired-nudity-alcohol/

Who wants to be a Russian? Citizenships granted to foreign nationals up 154% in 2020
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Russia\'s plan to naturalize more foreign citizens seems to be working. In the first quarter of 2020, over 2.5 times more people received Russian citizenship compared to the same period in 2019. | In the first three months of the year, more than 161,000 people became Russian citizens. The same period in 2019 saw just 63,249. In recent years, an increasing number of people are receiving Russian citizenship, and new laws meant to attract more foreigners appear to be ramping up the growth even faster. | In 2019, almost 498,000 people received Russian citizenship, a sharp rise from 269,400 in the previous year. Spe…
rt.com/russia/489076-russian-citizenship-foreigners-grow/

Hot ride: WATCH bus ON FIRE driving through St. Petersburg
rt.com | 2020-05-19
Public transport can

Global COVID-19 death toll tops 320k with over 4.8mn infections
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iran COVID-19 update: 2,111 new cases; 62 deaths
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Tehran, Ansarullah call for speedy delivery of medical supplies to Yemen
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iran tourism industry to rebound sooner than expected: deputy minister
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iran sends humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan to fight pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Ian\'s non-oil exports booming as corona fading away: CBI governor
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iran receives approval from 8 countries for exports of coronavirus test kits
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iran, Russia step up telephone diplomacy amid pandemic: envoy
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iran achieves considerable success in fight against COVID-19 thru. unity, amity: Pres. Rouhani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

2nd group of Iranians stranded in Ukraine return home amid pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iran urges US to end occupation of Syria under disguise of fighting terrorism
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Prospects of normalization grim in Libya
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Hashd al-Sha\'abi kills number of ISIL members in E Iraq
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Pres. Rouhani issues regulations of \'General Soleimani World Award\'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

88 rail fleets become operational in current year
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA)

Al-Nakhalah deplores Zionists\' plan for West Bank annexation
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iranian company, executives charged with US sanctions violation
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

World Health Organization must intervene in sanctions against Iran: Namaki
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Intl. Quds Day, manifestation of unity, amity of Islamic world: Brig. Gen
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Leaders of Islamic Resistance Movement to deliver speech on Intl. Quds Day
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

MBC\'s insolence toward \'Martyr of Resistance\', a reprisal in Saudi leaders\' style
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Front pages of Iranian intl. dailies on May 19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Hamedan province\'s handicraft exports reach $35mn per annum
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Headlines of Iranian dailies on May 19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Police dismantle drug trafficking band in SE Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
ZAHEDAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iranian border guards not having a role in killing Afghan nationals: Shamkhani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Unilateralism a \'lethal poison\' for international community
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

US cannot extend Iran\'s arms embargo: MP
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Tehran, Moscow, Damascus to continue their strategic coop
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

VIDEO: OPEC holds special ceremony to condole Kazempour\'s passing
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA)

US is not allowed to disrupt legal trade: Zarif
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Two MPs sentenced to 61 months in prison on corruption charges
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

World doesn\'t tolerate bullying: Shamkhani to US
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-19
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

73rd Session of Virtually-Held World Health Assembly Enters Final Day in Geneva – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The international forum, which is the key policy-setting authority of the World Health Organisation, was held via videoconference this year for the first-time ever, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
sputniknews.com/europe/202005191079348010-73rd-session-of-virtually-held-world-health-assembly-enters-final-day-in-geneva—video/

Larry Birds: Colourful Parakeets Amuse Audience by Shooting Hoops
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The NBA season is suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus but this is not the reason to get into despair – just watch these little birdies dunk the basketball.
sputniknews.com/videoclub/202005191079349041-larry-birds-colourful-parakeets-amuse-audience-by-shooting-hoops/

Rishi Sunak Warns of Recession \'The Likes of Which We Have Never Seen\' as UK GDP Contracts
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
As the United Kingdom plunges into a recession amid a national lockdown introduced to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, some lawmakers are beginning to wonder if the impact on the economy is a worthwhile sacrifice to combat the deadly virus.
sputniknews.com/uk/202005191079357596-rishi-sunak-warns-of-recession-the-likes-of-which-we-have-never-seen-as-uk-gdp-contracts/

Global Carbon Dioxide Output Drops 17% Due to Coronavirus Measures, Study Reveals
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Lockdown measures implemented around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in an unprecedented drop of 17 percent in global carbon dioxide emissions globally from the beginning of the year to early April as compared to the same period last year, a new study has shown.
sputniknews.com/science/202005191079358198-global-carbon-dioxide-output-drops-17-due-to-coronavirus-measures-study-reveals/

More Than 4 Million US Homeowners Skipping Mortgage Payments
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
New data from the Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA) reveals that while some 4.1 million American homeowners remain enrolled in forbearance plans, the housing industry has observed some relief as parts of the nation begin to lift restrictions and stay-at-home orders related to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.
sputniknews.com/us/202005191079357114-more-than-4-million-us-homeowners-skipping-mortgage-payments-/

\'I Don\'t Talk About Retaliation\': Trump Reiterates Stance China Failed to Contain COVID-19
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday restated that Washington plans to retaliate against Beijing over its purported inaction to contain the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
sputniknews.com/us/202005191079357789-i-dont-talk-about-retaliation-trump-reiterates-stance-china-failed-to-contain-covid-19/

Pence Says Not Taking Hydroxychloroquine After Trump Announced Using Drug as Prophylactic
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that unlike his boss, President Donald Trump, he is not taking hydroxychloroquine with zinc as a prophylactic amid the novel coronavirus, but also said will not \"begrudge\" any American who chooses to take the drug if advised so by their physicians.
sputniknews.com/us/202005191079358437-pence-says-not-taking-hydroxychloroquine-after-trump-announced-using-drug-as-prophylactic/

Videos of Thousands Flooding Bandra Station in Worst COVID-Hit Indian State Cause Dissent Online
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
New Delhi (Sputnik): The migration of millions of people across India\'s states has emerged as a crisis for the Indian government, which not only has to deal with over 100,000 coronavirus cases but also the people who are currently on the roads, desperate to reach their home towns during the pandemic.
sputniknews.com/india/202005191079348865-VideosofThousandsFloodingBandraStationinWorstCOVID-HitIndianStateCauseDissentOnline/

Researchers Use SARS Antibodies to Block COVID-19 Infection – Study
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
New research published Monday in the journal Nature has identified eight antibodies that can bind to the COVID-19 coronavirus and prevent its spread.
sputniknews.com/society/202005191079357053-researchers-use-sars-antibodies-to-block-covid-19-infection—study/

NYT Publishes Reply of Moscow Gov\'t to Article About Alleged Downplay of COVID-19 Deaths
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Head of Moscow Heathcare Department Alexey Khripun has approached The New York Times to challenge the accuracy of an article published earlier which claimed that the Russian capital had omitted some 1,700 coronavirus-related deaths from the official statistics, and the newspaper published his letter as an opinion on Tuesday.
sputniknews.com/world/202005191079348154-nyt-publishes-reply-of-moscow-govt-to-article-about-alleged-downplay-of-covid-19-deaths/

China Slaps Australia with Huge Barley Tariff Amid Canberra\'s Push for COVID-19 Origins Probe
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
Beijing\'s recent decisions come against the backdrop of heightened diplomatic tension between China and Australia, following a push by Prime Minister Scott Morrison for an independent COVID-19 investigation amid allegations the Asian country had downplayed the seriousness of the virus.
sputniknews.com/world/202005191079347923-china-slaps-australia-with-huge-barley-tariff-amid-canberras-push-for-covid-19-origins-probe/

TV Shows, Cars and Make-up: Top Brands Killing It on Instagram Revealed
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The coronavirus pandemic has marked a big spike in digital activity, including on social media, and brands are revamping their Instagram strategies to stand out and reach a wider audience. A new study shows who has been the most successful thus far.
sputniknews.com/business/202005191079352195-tv-shows-cars-and-make-up-top-brands-killing-it-on-instagram-revealed/

Syria Seizes Stock of Terrorist Weapons, Including US-Made TOW and LAW Missiles – Photos
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
Over the past three years, authorities in Syria have seized enough terrorist weapons, ammunition, communications equipment and medical supplies to field a small army. Many of the arms were covertly delivered to the country from abroad, and paid for by powers seeking the illegal armed overthrow of Syria\'s government.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005191079349316-syria-seizes-stock-of-terrorist-weapons-including-us-made-tow-and-law-missiles—photos/

China Scientists Tout New Drug as Able to Potentially Stop COVID-19 Pandemic \'Without Vaccine\'
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The COVID-19 outbreak first emerged in China\'s Hubei province in late 2019, before spreading across the world to become a pandemic and triggering an international race against time to develop treatments and vaccines.
sputniknews.com/world/202005191079348944-china-scientists-tout-new-drug-as-able-to-potentially-stop-covid-19-pandemic-without-vaccine/

\'Fan of True Crime\': Relative of Alleged Ahmaud Arbery Killers Shared Murder Scene Photo on Snapchat
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
Lindsay McMichael, a 30-year-old relative of the father-son duo charged with the February murder of Ahmaud Arbery, recently admitted that she shared an unedited photo of the jogger\'s lifeless body on social media moments after police arrived on the scene of the shooting.
sputniknews.com/society/202005191079357136-fan-of-true-crime-relative-of-alleged-ahmaud-arbery-killers-shared-murder-scene-photo-on-snapchat/

Six Pakistani Soldiers, One Civilian Killed in Two Separate Terror Incidents in Balochistan
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
New Delhi (Sputnik): On May 8, six Pakistani security forces personnel, including one officer, were killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their reconnaissance vehicle while carrying out routine patrolling in Kech district\'s Buleda area in Balochistan, which is about 14 kilometres from the Iran border.
sputniknews.com/india/202005191079348126-six-pakistani-soldiers-one-civilian-killed-in-two-separate-terror-incidents-in-balochistan/

Two Terrorists Killed, 3 Soldiers Injured In Gunfight Underway in Kashmir Capital Srinagar – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
New Delhi (Sputnik): Jammu and Kashmir has been grappling with spike in terror activities since April and the security forces and the state police department have undertaken several counter-terror operations.
sputniknews.com/india/202005191079348246-two-terrorists-killed-3-soldiers-injured-in-gunfight-underway-in-kashmir-capital-srinagar—video/

Russian Prime Minister Mishustin Discharged From Hospital After COVID-19 Treatment, Resumes Work
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed a decree annulling Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov\'s appointment as the acting prime minister.
sputniknews.com/russia/202005191079348746-russian-prime-minister-mishustin-discharged-from-hospital-after-covid-19-treatment-resumes-work/

\'Not the Same Anymore\': Trump Bashes Fox News Over COVID-19 Treatment, Riles Up Online Crowd
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
While some social media users proceeded to savage Trump online, at least one person argued that perhaps looking for a \"new outlet\" is not something a POTUS should be doing.
sputniknews.com/viral/202005191079352077-not-the-same-anymore-trump-bashes-fox-news-over-covid-19-treatment-riles-up-online-crowd/

Trump Says He Will Continue Taking Hydroxychloroquine for Now
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday revealed that he will continue taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent a COVID-19 infection despite the fact that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expressed concern over the drug\'s side effects.
sputniknews.com/us/202005191079357716-trump-says-he-will-continue-taking-hydroxychloroquine-for-now/

Pentagon Preparing for \'Real Possibility\' of Pandemic Worsening This Winter – Leaked Memo
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
A leaked, internal Pentagon memo has revealed the US military is preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic to worsen this coming winter and for a vaccine not to be available until the summer of 2021. Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is publicly promising a vaccine by the end of the year.
sputniknews.com/military/202005191079357803-pentagon-preparing-for-real-possibility-of-pandemic-worsening-this-winter—leaked-memo/

Alleged Recordings of Biden, Kerry Pressuring Ukraine\'s Poroshenko to Fire Prosecutor Emerge Online
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden were caught in the center of a major political scandal regarding the Biden family\'s alleged corruption in Ukraine following the 2014 coup, as well as Trump\'s alleged illegal efforts to have Biden investigated. Trump was acquitted of any wrongdoing following an impeachment trial in February.
sputniknews.com/world/202005191079357203-alleged-audio-recordings-reveal-us-pressure-to-dismiss-ukrainian-prosecutor-investigating-bidens/

Kiev\'s Sanctions Against Crimean Cultural Sites Pointless – Russian Envoy to UNESCO
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
PARIS (Sputnik) – Ukraine\'s recent sanctions against museums, cultural sites and scientific organisations in Crimea have no practical effect, Russian Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Alexander Kuznetsov said in a statement.
sputniknews.com/russia/202005191079348838-kievs-sanctions-against-crimean-cultural-sites-pointless—russian-envoy-to-unesco/

Moment Meteor Lights Up Sky in Russia\'s East Caught on Camera
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The celestial phenomenon was spotted on Monday night at approximately 10: 40 pm Krasnoyarsk Standard Time from several locations in the Krasonyarsk Krai in Russia\'s Siberia.
sputniknews.com/russia/202005191079348331-moment-meteor-lights-up-sky-in-russias-east-caught-on-camera/

Map That Changed Middle East: Sykes-Picot Deal and Century of Resentment
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
It has been 104 years since the ratification of the Sykes-Picot agreement, a pact that divided the Middle East between the victorious allies of the First World War after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005191079356889-map-that-changed-middle-east-sykes-picot-deal-and-century-of-resentment/

UK Unemployment Figures Soar to 2.1 Million in April
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak – whose furlough scheme is currently protecting millions of jobs – warned that the country faces a severe downturn with no guarantee of a quick recovery. Economists have predicted that the jobless total will rise and pay will decline in the coming months.
sputniknews.com/uk/202005191079356800-uk-unemployment-figures-soar-to-21-million-in-april-/

Palestinians Withdraw From All Agreements With Israel, US – Mahmoud Abbas
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has repeatedly warned Israel that he will tear up any bilateral agreements with the Jewish state if Tel Aviv attempts to further extend its sovereignty over parts of the West Bank, a possibility left open by Israel\'s new unity government.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005191079357704-palestinians-withdraw-from-all-agreements-with-israel-us—mahmoud-abbas/

Snowden Lauds Court\'s Ruling Curbing German Intelligence\'s Spying on Foreigners Abroad
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
BERLIN (Sputnik) – Edward Snowden, former Central Intelligence Agency employee who exposed illegal spying by US intelligence agencies, welcomed on Tuesday the ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court declaring the country\'s BND foreign intelligence service\'s surveillance of foreign citizens outside Germany unconstitutional.
sputniknews.com/europe/202005191079357667-snowden-lauds-courts-ruling-curbing-german-intelligences-spying-on-foreigners-abroad/

\'May Be Interpreted As a Threat\': Pentagon Warns Vessels to Not Approach US Ships in Int\'l Water
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The US military has issued a general warning to other nations for vessels to stay at least 100 meters away from US warships, lest they be potentially interpreted as posing a danger to the ship.
sputniknews.com/world/202005191079357444-us-warns-foreign-vessels-to-stay-100-meters-away-from-us-ships-in-international-waters/

New US Destroyer Arrives at Spanish Rota Base as Navy Pushes for Aegis Ashore System
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The US Navy destroyer USS Roosevelt arrived at the Naval Station Rota in southwestern Spain on Saturday, part of a plan to rotate out four warships that have worked the missile defense beat since 2013. However, as European Command has pushed for an even larger deployment to Rota, the Navy is being stretched increasingly thin.
sputniknews.com/europe/202005191079356988-new-us-destroyer-arrives-at-spanish-rota-base-as-navy-pushes-for-aegis-ashore-system/

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in Talks to Join Biden Ticket as US Vice President
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-19
The former US vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee previously revealed his commitment to pick a female running mate for the position of vice president in the 2020 presidential election against US President Donald Trump, but has not yet made his choice.
sputniknews.com/us/202005191079357997-michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-in-talks-to-join-biden-ticket-as-us-vice-president/

Jerusalem\'s Al-Aqsa Mosque to reopen after Eid holiday
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Jerusalem\'s Al-Aqsa Mosque will reopen to worshippers after Eid al-Fitr holiday, the authority responsible for overseeing the city\'s holy sites said on Tuesday. | In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department said steps to reopen the site will be announced soon. | Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, will start on Sunday. | The mosque was shut to worshippers late March amid the spread of the novel coronavirus in Palestinian territories. | Palestinian authorities confirmed 576 coronavirus infections, including 67 cases in East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located. | Al-A…
yenisafak.com/en/world/jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque-to-reopen-after-eid-holiday-3529874

Indonesia seeks clarity as pandemic threatens Hajj
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Indonesia on Tuesday urged Saudi Arabia to announce a final decision and end speculation on whether the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage will be canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.Oman Fathurahman, spokesperson of Ministry of Religion, said Indonesia expected the kingdom to decide before the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting that is now in its last week.\"We hope that the exact information on whether this year\'s Hajj will be held or canceled can be announced soon by Saudi government. Hopefully before the end of Ramadan,\" he said in a statement.As the country with the world\'s largest Muslim…
yenisafak.com/en/world/indonesia-seeks-clarity-as-pandemic-threatens-hajj-3529867

Cook and deliver: Dubai restaurants turn creative in cut-throat market
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Running a restaurant in Dubai, where a discerning international clientele has more than twice as many dining options per head as in New York, was a cut-throat business even before the coronavirus struck.Now restaurateurs are having to adapt fast by learning how to make money delivering their food, a service new for some and for others more familiar as a marketing tool than a profitable sideline.\"What this epidemic has done is leap forward the digital age of ordering by five years,\" said Mohamad Ballout, CEO of Dubai-based Kitopi, which runs shared kitchens specifically for online deliveries.For fine dining Peruvi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/cook-and-deliver-dubai-restaurants-turn-creative-in-cut-throat-market-3529886

Russian prime minister recovers from coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin returned to work on Tuesday after recovery from coronavirus, according to the government\'s press service.Mishustin, 54, tested positive for COVID-19 on April 30 and hospitalized afterwards in a condition of moderate severity.Last week, Mishustin started to take part in the government\'s meetings via videoconferencing.Mishustin became the third member of the Cabinet recovering from the disease as earlier Culture Minister Olga Lybimova and Education Minister Valery Falkov had also announced themselves recovered from a mild form of the virus.Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitr…
yenisafak.com/en/world/russian-prime-minister-recovers-from-coronavirus-3529876

Coronavirus continues march across Eurasia
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Coronavirus cases and fatalities continued to rise across Eurasia on Tuesday.In Ukraine, 260 new cases pushed the overall count to 18,876, including 548 deaths and 5,632 recoveries.However, the country is set to start easing lockdown measures, with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announcing that public transportation will resume from May 22.In Moldova, two more people died of COVID-19, raising the death toll to 219. A total of 6,138 cases have been reported in the country to date, including 2,508 recoveries, according to health officials.Eight more people also tested positive in Moldova\'s autonomous region of Gagauz…
yenisafak.com/en/news/coronavirus-continues-march-across-eurasia-3529865

Turkish, German foreign ministers discuss tourism
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Turkish and German foreign ministers over the phone on Tuesday discussed tourism as the world is hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic.Mevlut Cavusoglu and Heiko Maas also exchanged views on the normalization process amid coronavirus as well as the EU and regional issues, according to diplomatic sources.On Sunday, Turkey started to carry out telephone diplomacy with 70 countries to inform them about the country\'s health infrastructure over the pandemic, the culture and tourism minister said.Turkey in a certification system detailed that the country is a safe place for tourism, regarding measures against COVID-19,…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-german-foreign-ministers-discuss-tourism-3529860

Brazil overtakes UK in virus cases, behind US, Russia
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
South America\'s COVID-19 epicenter Brazil on Tuesday became the country with the third-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, overtaking former hotspots the UK, Spain, and Italy.According to a running tally by the Johns Hopkins University, the country has registered 255,368 cases and nearly 17,000 deaths.Health experts say the real number of cases could be even higher because of insufficient testing in the country of around 210 million people.Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon, has recently had to resort to mass graves to accommodate COVID-19 victims, while Sao Paulo\'s hospitals have reached 90% capacity.
yenisafak.com/en/world/brazil-overtakes-uk-in-virus-cases-behind-us-russia-3529872

Coronavirus infections rise in Qatar, Bahrain
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Health authorities in Qatar and Bahrain confirmed new infections from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. | In a statement, the Qatari Health Ministry said 1,637 new cases were detected over the past 24 hours, taking the figure to 35,606. | The ministry said 735 people have recovered from the disease, pushing the recoveries to 5,634. | The country\'s death toll now stands at 15. | In Bahrain, the Health Ministry said the total infections rose to 7,374 after 190 new cases were registered. | The ministry said 21 more people have recovered from the COVID-19 virus, bringing the recoveries to 952. | Bahrain has recorded…
yenisafak.com/en/world/coronavirus-infections-rise-in-qatar-bahrain-3529878

Iran\'s death toll from coronavirus hits 7,100
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Iran on Tuesday confirmed 62 more fatalities from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,119. | A further 2,111 people tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count to 124,603, Iran\'s state broadcaster reported, citing a Health Ministry statement. | The statement added that 97,173 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far. | In Iran, one of the countries in the Middle East hardest hit by the virus, COVID-19 was first detected in the city of Qom on Feb. 19 and then spread throughout the country.More than 4.82 million cases have been reported in…
yenisafak.com/en/world/irans-death-toll-from-coronavirus-hits-7100-3529875

Some 1.8M people recover from COVID-19 globally
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
The global coronavirus recoveries surpassed the 1.8 million mark on Tuesday, according to a running tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.The university\'s data showed a total of 1,801,461 people won the battle against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.The number of cases crossed 4.82 million, while 319,031 deaths were recorded.The US has the highest number of recoveries with 283,178, followed by Germany with 155,681 and Spain with 150,376.But the US continues to be the worst-hit country, with the highest numbers of infections and deaths

Europe loosens lockdown as virus cases drop
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Dropping number of COVID-19 cases and daily deaths prompt Europe to reopen businesses and revive social life after battling the virus for more than two months.The UK started easing lockdown restrictions as of Monday, those who cannot work from home start commuting with measures such as social distancing and wearing masks in the trains.After two months of strict lockdown, citizens and businesses restarted a more regular life, as restaurants, bars and shops reopened their doors in Italy too.As of Monday, several Spanish regions, including Valencia and Malaga, can now open small shops and outdoor bar and restaurant…
yenisafak.com/en/world/europe-loosens-lockdown-as-virus-cases-drop-3529868

Tunisia, Oman, Yemen report new COVID-19 infections
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Coronavirus case tally rose Tuesday in Tunisia, Oman and Yemen, according to health authorities in the three Arab states. | Tunisia\'s Health Ministry said one fatality and 6 infections were recorded in the country over the past 24 hours. | Tunisia\'s toll now stands at 46 deaths, 1,043 infections and 816 recoveries. | In Oman, the Health Ministry confirmed one death and 292 new virus cases. | A ministry statement said the Gulf state\'s virus tally rose to 5,671 cases, including 26 deaths and 1,574 recoveries.In Yemen, the government\'s anti-coronavirus committee said two people had died from the COVID-19 virus and 1…
yenisafak.com/en/world/tunisia-oman-yemen-report-new-covid-19-infections-3529866

Syrian regime seizes assets of Assad\'s tycoon cousin Makhlouf
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
The Syrian regime decided on Tuesday to seize assets belonging to Rami Makhlouf, a tycoon cousin of President Bashar al-Assad and one of Syria\'s richest men, and his wife and children, according to a regime document seen by Reuters.The document, stamped May 19 and signed by the Syrian finance minister, said the \"precautionary seizure\" aimed to guarantee payment of sums owned to the Syrian telecom regulatory authority.Makhlouf said in a video statement issued on Sunday that officials had told him to quit as head of mobile operator Syriatel. The unprecedented public tussle has uncovered a rift at the heart of the…
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Syrian regime seizes assets of Assad\'s tycoon cousin Makhlouf
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
The document, stamped May 19 and signed by the Syrian finance minister, said the \"precautionary seizure\" aimed to guarantee payment of sums owned to the Syrian telecom regulatory authority.Makhlouf said in a video statement issued on Sunday that officials had told him to quit as head of mobile operator Syriatel. The unprecedented public tussle has uncovered a rift at the heart of the ruling elite.Makhlouf, once widely considered part of the president\'s inner circle and the country\'s leading businessman, has a business empire that ranges from telecoms and real estate to construction and oil trading.
yenisafak.com/en/news/syrian-regime-seizes-assets-of-assads-tycoon-cousin-makhlouf-3529873

Libya army defeats Haftar militias near Tunisian border
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
The Libyan army has captured two towns near Tunisian border from eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar\'s militias. | The capture of the two towns was announced by the media office of the government-led Burkan Al-Ghadab (Volcano of Rage) Operation. | \"Our heroic forces have entered the towns of Badr and Tij amid welcome from their residents,\" the media office said in a statement on Facebook on Tuesday. | No further details were available. | Libya-based February TV aired a video showing the deployment of Libyan military vehicles in the town of Badr after taking it from Haftar\'s militias. | On Monday, the Libyan army reto…
yenisafak.com/en/world/libya-army-defeats-haftar-militias-near-tunisian-border-3529863

China | forces Uyghurs to eat pork, abandon Islamic practices during Ramadan
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
China is continuing its constant oppression of the Uyghur minority at full-speed as many Muslims are forbidden from performing their religious duties even during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. Since the beginning of Ramadan, law enforcement have been ordered by local Chinese governments to step up the surveillance and report the locations of Muslims at real-time, especially during Friday prayers, and to screen Uyghur tourists coming from Xinjiang, even searching their baggage, according to the China-based online news agency Bitter Winter.Eyebrows were especially raised after a Muslim living in Qinghai said th…
yenisafak.com/en/world/chinaforces-uyghurs-to-eat-pork-abandon-islamic-practices-during-ramadan-3529881

China says US trying to shift blame and smear Beijing over WHO
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
China said the United States was trying to shift the blame for Washington\'s own mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis, responding to President Donald Trump\'s letter threatening to halt funding to the World Health Organization.Trump threatened on Monday to reconsider the United States\' membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) if the organisation did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and said the body had shown an \"alarming lack of independence\" from China.Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters on Tuesday that the United States was trying to smear China and had miscalculated by…
yenisafak.com/en/news/china-says-us-trying-to-shift-blame-and-smear-beijing-over-who-3529859

\'Post-traumatic stress rampant in Spain\'s health staff\'
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
In the aftermath of the devastating first wave of COVID-19 in Spain, over half of the country\'s healthcare workers are showing signs of post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression, a new study suggests.The first results of a survey conducted by a psychology group from the Complutense University of Madrid found that 53% of healthcare workers surveyed showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress.Nearly 80% of healthcare staff also presented signs of anxiety, with 21.2% manifesting signs compatible with severe anxiety disorder.On top of that, 51% of those surveyed manifested signs of depression

Pakistan rejects new Kashmir residency law
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Pakistan on Tuesday said a new residency law introduced in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir is \"illegal and contravenes\" international law.Islamabad termed New Delhi\'s move an attempt to the change the demography of the disputed Himalayan region, and called for Indian to be held accountable for violating global laws and agreements.\"Pakistan strongly condemns and completely rejects the Indian Government\'s attempts to further deprive the people of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir through Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure), 2020,\" the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.It said the ne…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pakistan-rejects-new-kashmir-residency-law-3529882

Iran\'s fuel shipments to Venezuela face US threat
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
In a symbolic defiance to US sanctions, Iran has sent fuel shipments to Venezuela in a move that seems to be fraught with danger. | Five Iranian super-tankers carrying gasoline and other similar products, estimated to be worth $45.5 million, have sailed towards Venezuela, an ally of Tehran and adversary of Washington. | The tankers embarked on the long journey to Venezuela from Iran\'s coastal city of Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf region and traveled around the Arabian Peninsula through the Suez Canal before entering the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, according to data gathered from the ship\'s Automatic Iden…
yenisafak.com/en/news/irans-fuel-shipments-to-venezuela-face-us-threat-3529864

Swap talks continue with many countries: Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Turkey\'s swap negotiations with many countries continue, including trade in local currencies, according to the Treasury and Finance Ministry officials on Tuesday.Reports saying Turkey is in talks with a total of four nations as well as reaching deals with two countries for swap lines should not be respected, said the officials.Authorities noted that as soon as concrete results emerge during the talks, the necessary information will be provided.Turkey has been in talks to establish swap lines with members of G20, with more than one swap line possible, the country\'s Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/swap-talks-continue-with-many-countries-turkey-3529877

Turkey extends 15-day travel ban in 15 major cities
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Turkey officially extended a travel ban in 15 major cities for 15 more days due to the pandemic, according to Interior Ministry on Tuesday.In a statement, the ministry said the travel ban will continue between May 20 and June 3 and those who do not comply with the travel restrictions will be imposed administrative fines.The ministry added that air, land, and sea travel to and from these provinces will be restricted.The cities with the travel ban include Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Balikesir, Bursa, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Manisa, Sakarya, Samsun, Van, and Zonguldak.Earlier in April, Turkey imp…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-extends-15-day-travel-ban-in-15-major-cities-3529869

Bulgaria agrees to ease travel with Greece, Serbia as of June 1
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Bulgaria has closed its borders to most travellers since mid-March as part of its lockdown measures. Diplomats, seasonal workers and returning Bulgarian nationals are still admitted but currently have to spend 14 days in quarantine.The European Union member state has started to ease its lockdown as the number of new infections has decreased. It reported 24 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 2,259 cases, including 112 deaths, a relatively low number in Europe.\"We have agreed with Greece as of June 1 to allow travel without the obligatory 14-day quarantine for people who travel for business, family or huma…
yenisafak.com/en/world/bulgaria-agrees-to-ease-travel-with-greece-serbia-as-of-june-1-3529885

Iraq\'s treasury almost empty: Prime Minister
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Tuesday he has assumed power as the country\'s treasury was almost empty. | \"When I assumed responsibility I found only an almost empty treasury and an unenviable situation after 17 years of change,\" al-Kadhimi said in an article published by Baghdad Today newspaper. | \"Our sovereignty continued to be deficient, violated and doubted,\" he said. | The Iraqi premier said the crisis engulfs all state institutions and impedes the country\'s economic revival. | \"The past period did not see any [effort to] upgrade vital sectors as the industry, investment, food self-sufficiency…
yenisafak.com/en/news/iraqs-treasury-almost-empty-prime-minister-3529870

Russia disputes with Armenia, Belarus on gas prices
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-19
Russia disagreed Tuesday with Armenia and Belarus about gas transportation prices at a videoconference meeting of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) presidents.The meeting was called by Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko to approve a draft strategy of the development of the Eurasian economic integration until 2025 but the document was not adopted, because Armenia and Belarus demanded a unit price for gas transit for all EAEU members.Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the possibility of imposing a unit price because he said it \"can only be implemented in a single market with a single budget and a single t…
yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-disputes-with-armenia-belarus-on-gas-prices-3529883

Virus or no virus, Service Employees and allies to mobilize 3 million voters
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-19
WASHINGTON–Coronavirus or no coronavirus, the Service Employees and three other progressive organizations rolled out a $30 million campaign to register and mobilize three million new voters–women, people of color, and union members–for the fall election. But the pandemic, which has killed over 92,000 people nationwide as of this writing and sickened over 1.5 million in …
peoplesworld.org/article/virus-or-no-virus-service-employees-and-allies-to-mobilize-3-million-voters/

Bozeman Watershed Project Spills Bad Blood
George Wuerthner | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-19
Back in the Middle Ages, it was a common practice for \"doctors\" to bleed the \"bad blood\" from sick patients. If the patient survived, the doctors took credit for their recovery. If the patient died, well, obviously, not enough bad blood was removed. A similar logic drives the Forest Service thinning programs like the proposed…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/bozeman-watershed-project-spills-bad-blood/

Ousted Inspector General Was Also Probing Possible Illegal Pompeo-Trump Effort to Force Through Saudi Arms Deal
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
\"Since day one, this president has thought he\'s above the law, above criticism, and can get away with anything—including a fake \'emergency\' to sell bombs to Saudi Arabia,\" says Sen. Bernie Sanders. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/state-dept-ig-probe-emergency.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/18/ousted-inspector-general-was-also-probing-possible-illegal-pompeo-trump-effort-force?cd-origin=rss

Biden, Sanders form task force to unite party on progressive agenda
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-18
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders have established a task force to unite the Democratic Party on a progressive agenda. The action reflects the urgency that not only most in the Democratic Party but labor and all its allies place on the task of ousting Trump from the White House in November. …
peoplesworld.org/article/biden-and-sanders-establish-task-force-to-unite-party-on-progressive-agenda/

Trump\'s Megalomania and Boris Johnson\'s Incompetence Have Only Increased in COVID Pandemic
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
It was the pandemic that turned Trump\'s and Johnson\'s character and behavioural flaws into lethal failings that have since killed many people. Both had risen to power by skilfully exploiting nativist fears and ambitions and scapegoating foreigners at home and abroad. They had become like a pair of conmen who have been successfully peddling lies and fantasies, but who must suddenly grapple with a highly-dangerous reality.
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/trumps-megalomania-and-boris-johnsons-incompetence-have-only-increased-in-covid-pandemic/

Germany\'s Kosovo Policy Shift. Implications for Serbia and the EU
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
The debate in the German Bundestag on the extension of the mandate of German Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldiers turned into a criticism of long-time Chancellor Angela Merkel and raised speculation that Berlin might adopt a different position on Kosovo. The …
globalresearch.ca/will-germany-kosovo-policy-shift-back-serbia-favor/5713293

US Military Planners Advise Expanded Online Psychological Warfare against China
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-18
Just three years ago, Americans had a neutral view of China (and nine years ago it was strongly favorable). Today, the same polls show that 66 percent of Americans dislike the country.
mintpressnews.com/us-military-planners-advise-expanded-online-psychological-warfare-against-china/267665/

US Military Planners Advise Expanded Online Psychological Warfare against China
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-18
Just three years ago, Americans had a neutral view of China (and nine years ago it was strongly favorable). Today, the same polls show that 66 percent of Americans dislike the country. | MPN– As the U.S. military turns its attention from the Middle East to conflict with Russia and China, American war planners are advising that the United States greatly expand its own online \"psychological operations\" against Beijing. | A new report from the Financial Times details how top brass in Washington are strategiz…

US Military Planners Advise Expanded Online Psychological Warfare against China

Latin America Braces for Major Spike in COVID-19 Cases
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-18
Many Latin American countries have been hollowed out after decades of neoliberal \"reforms,\" leaving them weaker than ever. | MPN– Latin America appears to be on a precipice, about to lose what little control over the COVID-19 pandemic it had. Across the region, daily positive tests are rising rapidly. Chilean figures show infections have doubled since last week. Around 4,000 Peruvians have tested positive each day in the past week. Meanwhile, Argentina, where an official 12 percent mortality rate suggests authorities…

Latin America Braces for Major Spike in COVID-19 Cases

Latin America Braces for Major Spike in COVID-19 Cases
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-18
Latin America appears to be on a precipice, about to lose what little control over the COVID-19 pandemic it had. Across the region, daily positive tests are rising rapidly. Chilean figures show infections have doubled since last week. Around 4,000 Peruvians have tested positive each day in the past week. Meanwhile, Argentina, where an official 12 percent mortality rate suggests authorities are testing nowhere near enough people, suffered its two worst days on Friday and Saturday. As figures are often revised upwards the d…
mintpressnews.com/latin-america-massive-spike-covid-19-cases/267674/

Exposed: CIA used Sheldon Adelson\'s firm to spy on Julian Assange
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-05-18
The Grayzone\'s Max Blumenthal reveals explosive new details on the CIA spying and sabotage operation against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange….
thegrayzone.com/2020/05/18/exposed-cia-used-sheldon-adelsons-firm-to-spy-on-julian-assange/

What You Need to Know about the ICC Investigation of War Crimes in Occupied Palestine
Romana Rubeo | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-18
Considering the number of UN resolutions that Israel has violated throughout the years – the perpetual occupation of Palestine, the siege on Gaza, and the elaborate system of apartheid imposed on Palestinians, finding Israel guilty of war crimes, among others \"serious crimes\" should be a straightforward matter.
mintpressnews.com/icc-investigation-israel-war-crimes-occupied-palestine/267657/

The Nakba: 72 years of ongoing catastrophe
Ted Kelly | workers.org | 2020-05-18
May 15 is the day commemorating Youm al-Nakba, the Day of Catastrophe, when white European settlers declared war on the people of Palestine in 1948. In the violence that immediately followed the settlers\' so-called \"independence\" declaration, at least 700,000 Palestinians were forced out of their homes, and hundreds of towns . . . | Continue reading The Nakba: 72 years of ongoing catastrophe at Workers.org…
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The Prospects of Russia and India Jointly Leading a New Non-Aligned Movement
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
The ongoing global systemic transition is transforming international relations from its erstwhile unipolarity to what experts agree is either multipolarity or, less popularly, bipolarity. However one chooses to describe the present world order, it\'s clear that the US and China …
globalresearch.ca/russia-india-leading-new-non-aligned-movement/5713271

Improved Russia-Pakistan Relations. Moscow\'s \"New Bipolarity\"
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
There\'s a growing consensus among Russia\'s leading experts that International Relations are increasingly characterized by what they\'ve termed the \"new bipolarity\" that\'s emerging out of World War C, and it\'s within this global context that the continued improvement of Russian-Pakistani …
globalresearch.ca/improved-russian-pakistani-relations-help-moscow-balance-new-bipolarity/5713275

Stir Crazy! Episode #36: Slaves To The Economy
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-05-18
On today\'s show: Incoming TRNN Executive Director John Duda, PERI Gender and Care Work Program economist Katherine Moos, and Economic Update host and founder of Democracy at Work Richard Wolff. Hosted by Kim Brown.
therealnews.com/stories/stir-crazy-episode-36-slaves-to-the-economy

How Will COVID-19 Change the World? Historian Frank Snowden on Epidemics From the Black Death to Now
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-18
Pandemics, like revolution, war and economic crises, are key determinants of historic change. We look at the history of epidemics, from Black Death to smallpox to COVID-19, and discuss how the coronavirus will reshape the world with leading medical historian Frank Snowden, author of \"Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present.\" He is a professor emeritus at Yale University who has been in Italy since the pandemic began, and himself survived a COVID-19 infection.
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/18/frank_snowden_covid_19_epidemics_history

Trump Tightens Restrictions on Huawei, China Threatens Retaliation
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Even during a major public health crisis compounded by economic collapse

Federal Reserve Financial Mismanagement
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
The misnamed Federal Reserve isn\'t federal. It\'s owned and controlled by major Wall Street banks. | It serves their interests at the expense of sound economic policy, ignoring its congressional mandate to \"promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, …
globalresearch.ca/federal-reserve-financial-mismanagement/5713281

Sanctions in the Era of Pandemic
Phyllis Bennis | zcomm.org | 2020-05-18
From Venezuela to Iran, Washington\'s illegal and inhumane economic sanctions are putting millions of lives at risk…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/sanctions-in-the-era-of-pandemic/

Rights Groups Demand House Democrats Fix Bill That Gives FBI Power to Search Browser Histories Without Warrant
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
\"Collecting this information is as close to reading minds as surveillance can get. It is digital mining of the personal lives of Americans.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wyden-amendment.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/18/rights-groups-demand-house-democrats-fix-bill-gives-fbi-power-search-browser?cd-origin=rss

Disgraceful yet illuminating reactions to the 2002 coup that briefly ousted Hugo Chavez: IACHR, CPJ and RSF
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2020-05-18
The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) The IACHR claimed in 2009 report on Venezuela that its reaction to the \"the attempted coup d\'état [of 2002] was immediate and decisive\" and that it \"warned that these acts constituted an interruption of the constitutional order as defined in the Democratic Charter.\" The evidence it offered Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/disgraceful-yet-illuminating-reactions-to-the-2002-coup-that-briefly-ousted-chavez-iachr-cpj-and-rsf/

Opening Up for Demonstrations?
Ted Glick | zcomm.org | 2020-05-18
Stop racist killings! Act together to end the pandemic! Living wages or income now! A Green New Deal and Medicare for All! Trump must go!
zcomm.org/znetarticle/opening-up-for-demonstrations/

The \'Clean Break\' Doctrine: A Modern-Day Sykes-Picot Waging War and Havoc in the Middle East
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-18
In 1996 a task force, led by Richard Perle, produced a policy document titled \"A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm\" for Benjamin Netanyahu, who was then in his first term as Prime Minister of Israel, as a how-to manual on approaching regime change in the Middle East and for the destruction of the Oslo Accords. | The \"Clean Break\" policy document outlined these goals: 1) Ending Yasser Arafat\'s and the Palestinian Authority\'s political influence, by blaming them for acts of Palestinian terrorism 2) Inducing the United States to overthrow Saddam Hussein\'s regime in Iraq. 3) Launching war against Syr…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/05/18/clean-break-doctrine-modern-day-sykes-picot-waging-war-and-havoc-in-middle-east/

Iran Is Not A Victim, It Is One of The Most Influential and Strong-Minded Nations on Earth
Andre Vltchek | iranian.com | 2020-05-18
When facing mortal danger, its people unite, harden themselves and get ready to face invaders, no matter how threatening they might be. Iran is home to one of the oldest and deepest cultures in the world, and it\'s precisely this culture that helps Iranian people to survive the most frightening moments. And one such moment …
iranian.com/2020/05/17/iran-is-not-a-victim-it-is-one-of-the-most-influential-and-strong-minded-nations-on-earth/

Poetry in the Time of the Pandemic & Other Earthly Ills
Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
Zoom (access registration after ticket purchase)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/17/18833103.php

Wisconsin Defeats COVID-19 Tyranny as the State Supreme Court Tosses Out Lockdown Order
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-18
On May 13th the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the Bill Gates-advocated stay-at-home order, previously ordered by globalist quisling, Governor Tony Evers. After hearing oral arguments on May 5th, the court in its wisdom has made a tremendous ruling that will go far in its implications, perhaps even worldwide. This is one small step for Wisconsinites, but one giant step for all American people. In this analysis we will look at the broader implications for similar possibilities in other states, but also…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/05/18/wisconsin-defeats-covid-19-tyranny-as-the-state-supreme-court-tosses-out-lockdown-order/

Ghani-Abdullah power sharing deal marks an end to stalemate in Afghanistan
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-18
According to the agreement, president Ashraf Ghani will continue as the Afghan president while rival Abdullah Abdullah will lead the peace talks with the Taliban. Abdullah will also choose an equal number of ministers in the government…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/18/ghani-abdullah-power-sharing-deal-marks-an-end-to-stalemate-in-afghanistan/

\'Masks are Sharia-lite!\' Explosive conservative host compares Covid-19 orders to \'ISIS & TALIBAN policies\' on Rush Limbaugh Show
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Conservative author Mark Steyn has taken criticism of Covid-19 lockdown orders to a new level by comparing the measures to terrorist policies and mask-wearing rules to the Sharia law. | Filling in for conservative Rush Limbaugh on his radio show on Monday, Steyn began his lockdown critique by comparing the canceling of live musical performances to performers being killed and banned in the Middle East by none other than Islamic State (IS, ISIS/ISIL) terrorists. | \"You know the last time I was writing about societies banning music it was ISIS and the Taliban,\" Steyn said. \"I\'m creeped out by the fact that we\'re…
rt.com/usa/489020-limbaugh-sharia-masks-coronavirus-lockdown/

Taliban blamed for over 3,800 attacks after peace deal
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
Afghan government on Monday blamed the Taliban for \"blatantly violating\" terms of their peace deal with the US signed in February.Flanked by the country\'s army chief and interior minister, Brig. Gen. Ahmad Zia Siraj, the head of the secret service NDS, told a news conference the Taliban continued their assaults across the country.Siraj also accused the Taliban of having close ties with foreign terrorist groups such as al-Qaida, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Islamic Movement of Eastern Turkistan, Lashkar-e-Taiba and others.\"The Taliban, after the peace deal with the US orchestrated over 3,800 attacks in differen…
yenisafak.com/en/world/taliban-blamed-for-over-3800-attacks-after-peace-deal-3529810

Iran Sends Fuel Tankers to Venezuela, Vows \'Decisive Response\' to US Threats
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-05-18
Crippling US sanctions have caused severe fuel shortages in the Caribbean nation.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14877

Ottawa\'s Ties with Far Right Colombian President Undermines Human Rights Rhetoric Regarding Venezuela
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
A week ago a former Canadian soldier instigated a harebrained bid to kidnap or kill Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Launched from Colombia, the plot failed spectacularly with most of the men captured or killed. | Still, the leader of the …
globalresearch.ca/ottawa-colombian-president-undermine-human-rights-regarding-venezuela/5713214

Video: German Medical Doctor Katrin Korb\'s Analysis of Big Pharma\'s \"Dubious Vaccine\"
Dr. Katrin Korb | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
German Medical Doctor Katrin Korb discusses COVID-19, the lockdown and the vaccine during a protest held in Oldeburg. | Below is the transcript of her speech. | *** | Dear fellow citizens, | I\'m thankful for being able to stand here today. My name …
globalresearch.ca/video-german-medical-doctor-katrin-korb/5713250

COVID-19: Podemos, social-democrats prepare to send Spanish police against workers\' protests
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
The \"left populist\" Podemos party is backing plans for Civil Guards to attack working class protests and monitor social media for signs of online dissent.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/pode-m18.html

\'Anti-lockdown protesters\' are nothing but strikebreakers
Bruce Bostick | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-18
In the middle of this deadly COVID-19 pandemic, which has already cost our nation over 90,000 lives, we\'ve seen the spectacle of crowds of heavily armed racist white men demanding the economy be reopened. They project an image of regular working folks pressed to speak out against government \"tyranny\" that has unreasonably forced them to …
peoplesworld.org/article/anti-lockdown-protesters-are-nothing-but-strikebreakers/

Part II of the Kent-State Series
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2020-05-18
50 years have passed since Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on Kent State University students protesting the Vietnam War. Four students were killed and nine wounded. On this Part…
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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Eight Palestinians, Injure Several Others, In West Bank
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-05-18
Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, eight Palestinians, and injured many others, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, after the soldiers invaded many communities, stormed and ransacked homes, and attack protesters. In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the home of Ahmad Nabeeh Abu ar-Rob, and violently searched …
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-abduct-eight-palestinians-injure-several-others-in-west-bank/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israeli-soldiers-abduct-eight-palestinians-injure-several-others-in-west-bank

Philadelphia: #FreeBlackMamas demand prisoner release
Joe Piette | workers.org | 2020-05-18
Philadelphia Protesters, led by currently and formerly incarcerated women, trans and non gender-binary people, held a rally on May 15 in a city park next to Riverside Correctional Facility to demand the release of people held in Philadelphia jails and an end to unjust cash bail. The action featured speeches . . . | Continue reading Philadelphia: #FreeBlackMamas demand prisoner release at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/05/48756/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=philadelphia-freeblackmamas-demand-prisoner-release

Protest at Fort Mason Against CCSF Cuts
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
People young and old protest CCSF cuts in programs that benefit seniors, immigrants and working people.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/15/18833052.php

Group that TRACKED protesters\' cell phones accuses them of spreading Covid-19 across US… even if they DIDN\'T leave their cars
rt.com | 2020-05-18
A Democrat-linked advocacy group is blaming the spread of Covid-19 on anti-lockdown protesters in the US after tracking their cell phones cross-country. Despite the tempting partisan narrative, though, many never left their cars. | Anti-lockdown demonstrators traveled hundreds of miles to attend protests, almost certainly spreading the coronavirus to places where infections were rare, according to the Committee to Protect Medicare, a supposedly non-partisan group run by a former Democratic congressional candidate. The group provided a comprehensive analysis of smartphone location data from rallies in Michigan,…
rt.com/usa/488992-lockdown-protests-spread-virus-cars/

\'Have a good day & be safe\': New Jersey cops are latest police force to REFUSE enforcing Covid-19 restrictions
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Footage of police in New Jersey informing anti-lockdown protesters they\'re in violation of Covid-19 executive orders, but will not face consequences, is the latest example of officers taking a more hands-off approach to the rules. | People began gathering outside Atilis Gym in southern New Jersey hours before it opened on Monday to show support for the business defying executive orders from the governor, and to protest the continuing lockdown measures in place across the state. | While almost no protesters wore face coverings and were clearly breaking social distancing guidelines by gathering in a big crowd, p…
rt.com/usa/489015-jersey-police-gym-coronavirus-social-distancing/

Protesters storm MBC Iraq office, destroy its contents: report
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

UN sends 89 trucks carrying aid to Syria\'s Idlib
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
The United Nations sent Monday 89 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Idlib, a northwestern Syrian province where millions are in urgent need of assistance.The trucks loaded with the supplies entered Syria through the Cilvegozu border gate in Turkey\'s southern Hatay province bordering Idlib.The aid will be distributed to vulnerable people in Idlib and nearby rural areas.Syria has been ravaged by a civil war since early 2011, when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protesters.Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million displaced, according to UN estimates.Idlib falls within…
yenisafak.com/en/world/un-sends-89-trucks-carrying-aid-to-syrias-idlib-3529806

Iraqi protesters storm Saudi channel HQ in Baghdad
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
Iraqi demonstrators on Monday stormed the premises of the Saudi-owned MBC channel in Baghdad to protest what they describe as an insult to late Shia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. | Scores of angry protesters gathered outside the MBC office in central Baghdad before forcing their way into the building and destroying everything inside, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter at the scene. | Waving photos of al-Muhandis and Iraqi flags, protesters chanted slogans against Saudi Arabia during their rally. | \"We don\'t accept any insult to al-Muhandis, who is one of Iraq\'s symbols,\" Hussein al-Jumaili, a protester, told…
yenisafak.com/en/world/iraqi-protesters-storm-saudi-channel-hq-in-baghdad-3529800

Taking the Air out of Balloon Pollution: Grassroots Environmental Activist of the Year Danielle Vosburgh
Douglas Bevington | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
Danielle Vosburgh has been selected as the Fund for Wild Nature\'s Grassroots Activist of the Year for 2020. Danielle is co-founder of the Florida-based grassroots group Balloons Blow, which opposes helium balloon releases and their harmful impact on wildlife. Discarded balloons are particularly dangerous for animals living in the ocean. When balloons deflate and fall…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/taking-the-air-out-of-balloon-pollution-grassroots-environmental-activist-of-the-year-danielle-vosburgh/

World Health Assembly 2020: Is our response to COVID-19 adequate?
Ben Eder | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-18
Activists of the People\'s Health Movement talk about the World Health Assembly that begins today, the key issues that will come up for discussion, and the collapse of the global governance system in the realm of public health…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/18/world-health-assembly-2020-are-we-doing-enough-to-protect-the-world-from-covid-19/

Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians, Injure Many, In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-05-18
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Monday, Hebron city, and nearby towns of Beit Ummar and Yatta, in addition to the al-\'Arroub refugee camp, in southern West Bank, searched and ransacked many homes and abducted four Palestinians, in addition to wounding several others. Mohammad Awad, a local nonviolent media activist in Beit …
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Why you need to keep your child\'s vaccine schedule during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Millions of children may be at risk of missing or delaying their routine childhood vaccines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine specialist, says she understands being thoughtful about taking your children outside the home for doctor\'s visits during this time. \"The current situation with the novel coronavirus shows us how scary …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/why-you-need-to-keep-your-childs-vaccine-schedule-during-covid-19/

How the international community is helping Colombia confront the coronavirus
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-18
The governments of the United States and Canada have announced financial aid to help Colombia\'s authorities combat the coronavirus pandemic while European nations plan to do the same. The US…
colombiareports.com/how-the-international-community-is-helping-colombia-confront-the-coronavirus/

Hacking for Vaccines. Intellectual Property and Espionage
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
If you cannot discover or create something, best steal it. It has been the operating principle for everything from wealth to technology. With the efforts to discover a vaccine to the novel coronavirus being all but bound by solidarity, the …
globalresearch.ca/hacking-vaccines/5713257

Baseball\'s proposed COVID-19 rules: No spitting, no showers, no mascots
Ronald Blum | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-18
NEW YORK (AP)–Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform, like they did when they were teenagers. Team personnel will be banned from eating at restaurants on road trips. Even the Phillie …
peoplesworld.org/article/baseballs-proposed-covid-19-rules-no-spitting-no-showers-no-mascots/

Back-to-work drive places countless thousands at risk
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Major American factories are reopening today, each one the potential center for a major new outbreak of the coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/pers-m18.html

\'Crowns of Thorns\': A poetic response to the coronavirus crisis
Peter Marcus | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-18
The air is fresh but we can\'t breathe easier with these crowns of thorns we\'re unable to mask, a sick response to a disease gone viral. Gloves should come in handy, if not for hand-wringing in a soap opera, which whitewashes the rich antibody politic with bail-outs in an economic income tsunami drowning us with …
peoplesworld.org/article/crowns-of-thorns-a-poetic-response-to-the-coronavirus-crisis/

Fear and Uncertainty: The Modern-Day Cult of Corona. \"Gotta to Have Faith\"
Helen Buyniski | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Fear and uncertainty have dominated the media coverage of the Covid-19 epidemic. | The novel coronavirus is depicted not as a pedestrian pathogen certain to be beaten into submission by the miracles of modern science any day now, but as …
globalresearch.ca/duck-cover-burn-heretics-corona-2/5713240

VIRUS: COVID-19 registry first to track global ICU experience to shed light on trends in care of critically ill patients
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill

The US Is Dramatically Overcounting Coronavirus Deaths. Deliberate Manipulation, Flawed Data
John R. Lott, Jr. | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Over 86,500 people have reportedly died in the United States from the Coronavirus, and the fear generated by those deaths is driving the public policy debate. But that number is a dramatic overcount. Our metrics include deaths that have nothing …
globalresearch.ca/us-overcounting-coronavirus-deaths/5713210

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 news briefing
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic\'s Vaccine Research Group, covers the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses how the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is changing, and how scientists and researchers are rapidly gaining new knowledge about the virus and the disease that it …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-covid-19-news-briefing/

Coronavirus \'Immunity Passports\' are not the Answer
Esha Bhandari | aclu.org | 2020-05-18
As governments the world over seek ways to jumpstart economic activity, one proposal is a so-called \"immunity passport\" that would allow certain people who test positive for COVID-19 antibodies to return to work before others. We at the ACLU have serious concerns about the adoption of any such proposal, because of its potential to harm public health, incentivize economically-vulnerable people to risk their health by contracting COVID-19, exacerbate racial and economic disparities, and lead to a new health surveillance infrastructure that endangers privacy rights. , , An immunity passport system is fundamentall…
aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/coronavirus-immunity-passports-are-not-the-answer

Reopen the Economy; or Charge of the Right Brigade
Marshall Sahlins | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
Half a shop, half a bar, Half a school onward. Into the Virus of Death Goad the Sick Hundreds. \"Forward the Right Brigade, Charge on your cards,\" he said. Into the Virus of Death Goad the sick hundreds. \"Forward the Right Brigade!\" Was there a MAGA dismayed? Not that the shoppers knew POTUS had blundered.
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/reopen-the-economy-or-charge-of-the-right-brigade/

Unmasking the \"Wartime President\"
Rev. William Alberts | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
There is an insidious attempt by President Trump to manipulate workers and consumers into believing they are \"warriors,\" fighting to save the American economy from the coronavirus. His aim is to motivate citizens to return to work and to shop prematurely, in the belief that they are saving the country, when, in fact, their unnecessary…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/unmasking-the-wartime-president/

The Coronavirus Is Devastating Already Devastated Communities
Ashley Shelton | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
In Louisiana, and across the U.S., we are seeing a disproportionate number of Black people die from this virus. (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/louis.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/18/coronavirus-devastating-already-devastated-communities?cd-origin=rss

Despite Criticisms, Madagascar Moves Ahead with COVID-Organics
Kester Kenn Klomegah | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
While Western and Europeans and Asians race to find vaccines for coronavirus, Africa can no longer wait for that scientific discovery that experts have said it would, most probably, be ready in a year or two. Some experts have argued …
globalresearch.ca/despite-criticisms-madagascar-moves-ahead-covid-organics/5713268

Coronavirus \'Immunity Passports\' Are Not the Answer
Esha Bhandari, ReNika Moore | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
Until there is a reliable, affordable, and widely accessible treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, employers must maintain best practices to protect workers and reduce COVID-19 transmission in workplaces. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/web20-covid-19-antibody-test-wordpress-1110×740-1-1000×666.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/18/coronavirus-immunity-passports-are-not-answer?cd-origin=rss

For Trump, It\'s Mission Accomplished
Mel Gurtov | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
\"We have met the moment and we have prevailed,\" Donald Trump said at a news briefing May 11. \"The moment\" is quite a departure from Dr. Anthony Fauci\'s idea that \"the virus determines the timeline,\" and from his caution that \"we\'re not out of the woods yet.\" Fauci\'s points seem incontrovertible, but not in Trump…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/for-trump-its-mission-accomplished/

Another Bank Bailout Under Cover of a Virus
Ellen Brown | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
The American people are therefore entitled to share in the benefits and the profits. Banking needs to be made a public utility. (Photo: Twitter/@publicbankla) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/publicbanks_0.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/18/another-bank-bailout-under-cover-virus?cd-origin=rss

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 research at Mayo Clinic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Thanks to its combination of practice, education, and research, Mayo Clinic has a strong foundation to respond quickly to a medical crisis such as COVID-19. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread worldwide, a research task force was formed at Mayo Clinic to review and approve research proposals related to the virus and the disease it causes. …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-covid-19-research-at-mayo-clinic/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Possible neurological effects of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Originally identified as a respiratory disease, some COVID-19 patients exhibit neurologic symptoms including stroke, loss of consciousness, headache, and even the loss of taste and smell. What\'s unknown is whether these are direct effects of the virus entering the nervous system, or consequences of the disease\'s effect on the body. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-possible-neurological-effects-of-covid-19/

So Long to American Exceptionalism
Karen Greenberg | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
The virus has put the realities of wealth inequality, health insecurity, and poor work conditions under a high-powered microscope. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/whitehouse_2_1_0.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/18/so-long-american-exceptionalism?cd-origin=rss

Spike in Kawasaki-like disease linked to coronavirus in France and Italy, one child dies
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
This is a damning indictment of capitalist governments internationally which are reopening schools and asserting that the virus does not harm children.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/kawa-m18.html

Over 250 Artists, Writers Urge Israel to Stop Siege of Gaza
The Levant | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
More than 250 global artists and writers including rocker Peter Gabriel, director Ken Loach and actor Viggo Mortensen have appealed to Israel to stop the \"siege\" of Gaza. | The coronavirus epidemic could have a devastating effect in \"the world\'s largest …
globalresearch.ca/over-250-artists-writers-urge-israel-stop-siege-gaza/5713264

Maryland and Virginia begin \"phase one\" reopenings despite record increase in COVID-19 cases
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
The two jurisdictions began reopening their economies amid a consistent uptick in the amount of infections produced by the coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/mida-m18.html

Coronavirus impact on world\'s indigenous, goes well beyond health threat
news.un.org | 2020-05-18
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on the world\'s indigenous peoples that stretches well beyond the immediate threat to their health, the new UN independent expert on the rights of indigenous peoples said on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/05/1064322

Even as death toll climbs, Indonesian government urges workers under 45 to resume work
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Indonesian epidemiologists have warned that a return to work will dramatically increase transmission of the virus and put the entire population, regardless of age, at extreme risk.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/indo-m18.html

Influenza Vaccination and Respiratory Virus Interference Among Department of Defense Personnel During the 2017–2018 Influenza Season
Greg G. Wolff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Receiving influenza vaccination may increase the risk of other respiratory viruses, a phenomenon known as virus interference. Test-negative study designs are often utilized to calculate influenza vaccine effectiveness. The virus interference phenomenon goes against the basic assumption of the test-negative | …
globalresearch.ca/influenza-vaccination-respiratory-virus-interference-department-defense-personnel-during-2017-2018-influenza-season/5711949

Growing resistance in Germany to returning to schools as coronavirus pandemic continues
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Resistance is growing among German teachers and pupils against this irresponsible policy, which threatens to turn schools into new hotspots of COVID-19.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/retu-m18.html

Ecuador regime wages \'war against workers\'
Michael Otto | workers.org | 2020-05-18
Ibarra, Ecuador Part 1, \"Ecuador\'s pandemic: Rightist regime fails to confront crisis,\" is available at workers.org. In a \"war against workers,\" President Lenín Moreno\'s regime is exploiting the pandemic crisis to advance the same International Monetary Fund austerity package that provoked the great uprising in Ecuador the first week of . . . | Continue reading Ecuador regime wages \'war against workers\' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/05/48735/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecuador-regime-wages-war-against-workers-part-2

Trump Bombs Syrian Wheat Fields While Fighting COVID \'Enemy\' at Home
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
US President Donald J. Trump took time from his domestic fight of battling COVID-19 single-handedly and with one arm tied behind his back to set fire to Syrian wheat fields in Hasakah governate. He performed the ritual of the double-war …
globalresearch.ca/trump-bombs-syrian-wheat-fields/5713251

Britain\'s covert operations to overthrow Syrian government exposed
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Sarkha is one of many programmes in a vast network of fake news activities carried out by the intelligence arms of the US and European powers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/syri-m18.html

How Democracy Falls In East Europe And The Balkans
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-05-18
Freedom House says Eastern European and Balkans democracies are in danger. COVID-19 has opened the door to surveillance, and threatens democracies from Hungary to India to Israel.
therealnews.com/stories/how-democracy-falls-east-europe-balkans

Union leaders back vote by mail
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-18
WASHINGTON–Top union leaders, marshaled by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, are backing the $3.6 billion in the House Democrats\' stimulus bill to pay states to establish vote-by-mail systems–and the measure\'s mandate requiring states to do so. But whether the unionists\' statements, plus wide public support for the idea, will be enough to sway either President Donald …
peoplesworld.org/article/union-leaders-back-vote-by-mail/

New York Democratic governor enlists tech billionaires to push distance learning
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced \"Reimagine Education,\" a partnership with Microsoft\'s Bill Gates and Google\'s Eric Schmidt.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/nydg-m18.html

Corporate Media Setting Stage for \"New Cold War\" with China
Gregory Shupak | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Corporate media are laying the ideological groundwork for a new cold war with China, presenting the nation as a hostile power that needs to be kept in check. | The Washington Post ( 4/23/20) ran an article by Republican Sen. …
globalresearch.ca/corporate-media-setting-stage-new-cold-war-china/5713266

As death toll mounts, White House steps up efforts to scapegoat China for pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Blaming China not only deflects attention from the Trump administration\'s responsibility for the horrific US death toll but feeds into its anti-China trade war measures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/usch-m18.html

Australian government heightens trade conflict with China
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Successive Australian governments have been in the forefront of imposing tariffs and other restrictions on imports from China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/auch-m18.html

Caring About the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
Wim Laven | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
Black men are being stalked and killed in the US–business as usual. Ahmaud Arbery\'s murder was based on: \"He\'s a black man running down our road.\" Punishment for the crime of being black is sometimes death. Video footage has surfaced to challenge the citizen\'s-arrest-self-defense narrative. Of course, prosecutors were reluctant to charge the former law…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/caring-about-the-murder-of-ahmaud-arbery/

Israeli youth convicted for murdering 3 members of a Palestinian family in 2015 terrorist attack
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-18
The convicted Israeli is part of an extremist settler terror group called hilltop youth. Members of this group are followers of Meir Kahane, who called for the expulsion of all non-Jewish people from Israel…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/18/israeli-youth-convicted-for-murdering-three-members-of-a-palestinian-family-in-a-2015-terrorist-attack/

Caring about the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
Wim Laven | zcomm.org | 2020-05-18
We must socialize ourselves to understand the conditions and structures of violence, especially as it intersects with racism, in our country…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/caring-about-the-murder-of-ahmaud-arbery/

Amazon eliminates pay raises for workers as COVID-19 toll mounts
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
As the number of infections and deaths continues to rise at Amazon, the world\'s richest man joins Trump\'s murderous campaign to \"reopen\" the economy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/amau-m18.html

War and Power in Classical Greece: Lessons for Superpowers and the World
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
Prologue Humans have had almost ceaseless difficulties in working and living together. Superstition, religious ideas, race, geography, ownership of land, and language engulf them so much, they often fail to extend a friendly hand to people who don\'t fit their schizophrenia of who among humans is like them. This culture has been generating a deadly…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/war-and-power-in-classical-greece-lessons-for-superpowers-and-the-world/

Covid-19, Big Ag and the Failing Food System
Rashid Nuri | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
Big Ag has separated humankind from the process of creating food that sustains existence. This separation has been done for material gain. Big Ag has interrupted the most natural relationship, a spiritual relationship, between humanity and the land. This human/land connection supersedes all religions. It is humankind\'s association with land that feeds us and fortifies…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/covid19-big-ag-and-the-failing-food-system/

Unsettling Noises: Locked Down in Queens
Benjamin Willis | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
For the past nine weeks an eerie silence has descended upon my neighborhood, as it has for much of the rest of New York City. Being a musician, I am extremely aware of my sonic environment at all times and the soundscape of the city has abruptly changed since even a week before the Stay-at-Home order was given on March 22nd. Gone are the honking horns and idling engines in snarled traffic. I don\'t hear the traffic helicopter hovering overhead daily anymore. The incessant roar of the turbines from the high volume of commercial airliners coming in and out of nearby LaGuardia and JFK airports has been replaced by bi…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/unsettling-noises-locked-down-in-queens/

Covid-19, Big Ag and the Failing Food System
Rashid Nuri | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
Big Ag has separated humankind from the process of creating food that sustains existence. This separation has been done for material gain. Big Ag has interrupted the most natural relationship, a spiritual relationship, between humanity and the land. This human/land connection supersedes all religions. It is humankind\'s association with land that feeds us and fortifies…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/covid19-big-ag-and-the-failing-food-system/

The Coming Nuclear Menace: Hypersonic Missiles
Karl Grossman | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
The United States is seeking to acquire \"volumes of hundreds or even thousands\" of nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles that are \"stealthy\" and can fly undetected at 3,600 miles per hour, five times faster than the speed of sound. Why so many? A Pentagon official is quoted in the current issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology as saying \"we have to be careful we\'re not building boutique weapons. If we build boutique weapons, we won\'t–we\'ll be very reluctant to–use them.\" | …
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/the-coming-nuclear-menace-hypersonic-missiles/

Staying Above Water During the Pandemic
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-18
Depression is a serious disease. In its most serious manifestation, clinical depression, a person can hardly function or not function at all. A best guess is that there are untold millions of people in the US and around the world who are now suffering from either mild depression, or its more serious form as Covid-19…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/18/staying-above-water-during-the-pandemic/

Masking your kids during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Do you or don\'t you wear a mask? If you do, what material is best? And what about children? Questions around masks during the COVID-19 pandemic abound, especially in light of the recent recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that all Americans wear masks in public settings. \"The direction around face masks has …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/masking-your-kids-during-covid-19/

Chicago nursing home workers achieve historic contract
Stephanie Kenific | liberationnews.org | 2020-05-18
Nursing homes are among the places hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
liberationnews.org/chicago-nursing-home-workers-achieve-historic-contract/

National Nurses Day: Not all heroes wear capes
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Photo and article are courtesy of Mayo Clinic News Center andMayo Clinic Employee Facebook. Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear scrubs, protective equipment and step out in difficult times to be there for others. As COVID-19 continues to spread and people heed notices to socially distance themselves and hunker down in their homes, there …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/national-nurses-day-not-all-heroes-wear-capes/

COVID-19 Exposes The Generational Injustices That Demand Reparations
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-05-18
Generations of racism created the conditions that made African Americans more susceptible to COVID-19, and reparations are the way to address that injustice.
therealnews.com/stories/covid-19-exposes-generational-injustices-demand-reparations

Mayo Clinic launches radio campaign to encourage recovered patients of COVID-19 to donate plasma
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Mayo Clinic is collaborating with Entercom Communications to launch a radio campaign that raises awareness in Detroit, New York City, Miami and Chicago of the federally-sponsored national Expanded Access Program (EAP) for Convalescent Plasma. The Food and Drug Administration announced Mayo Clinic as the lead site for the EAP program to speed access and increase availability of investigational convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-launches-radio-campaign-to-encourage-recovered-patients-of-covid-19-to-donate-plasma/

Spring cleaning takes on a new importance during COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released reopening guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools and homes. Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert, suggests taking a practical approach to spring cleaning. If no one in your household has been infected, he says standard spring cleaning practices …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/spring-cleaning-takes-on-a-new-importance-during-covid-19-pandemic/

FDA issues emergency use authorization for algorithm designed to improve detection of heart failure during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
The FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization to Eko, a digital health company, for the heart screening algorithm developed by Mayo Clinic. The AI-driven algorithm can detect weak heart pump, which is commonly detected by echocardiogram, a test that is not normally conducted during a physical exam, requires specially trained technicians to record, and requires prolonged contact with …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/fda-issues-emergency-use-authorization-for-algorithm-designed-to-improve-detection-of-heart-failure-during-covid-19/

Packing on pounds during COVID-19 and how to turn it around
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
If you\'ve gained weight during the COVID-19 pandemic, you aren\'t alone. The \"Quarantine 15\"

Nicaraguan government lets COVID-19 spread freely, covers up toll
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
The Ortega regime\'s response demonstrates the inevitable outcome of Sandinismo and all petty-bourgeois nationalist movements that have historically defended capitalism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/nica-m18.html

Venezuela Sees COVID-19 Surge as Returning Migrants Surpass 40,000
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-05-18
Authorities say that 75 percent of recent cases have been \"imported.\"
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14878

Growing number of Bangladeshi garment workers infected with COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
The government is implementing \"herd immunity\" policies that could lead to the deaths of tens of thousands.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/19/bang-m18.html

The Covid-19 Crisis Shows Why Food Should Be a Human Right
Paul J. Baicich | zcomm.org | 2020-05-18
With lines at food banks stretching for miles, the need has never been clearer to guarantee food to all U.S. residents…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-covid-19-crisis-shows-why-food-should-be-a-human-right/

Mayo Clinic receives $26 million from BARDA for COVID-19 convalescent plasma expanded access program
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Mayo Clinic was awarded a $26 million contract today from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The financial support is for the Expanded Access Program (EAP) for convalescent plasma to fight COVID-19. …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-receives-26-million-from-barda-for-covid-19-convalescent-plasma-expanded-access-program/

The last resort of the EU fighting refugees in Greece–armed force and COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Greek soldiers used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber bullets and live ammunition against refugees stranded in the no-man\'s-land between Greece and Turkey.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/gree-m18.html

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Mayo Clinic expands in-person care
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and clinics were forced to postpone nonessential appointments and surgeries in March and April. Thanks to social distancing and executive stay-at-home orders which helped flatten the curve of the COVID-19 outbreak, Mayo Clinic is prepared now, not only to meet the projected needs of COVID-19 patients, but safely treat …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-mayo-clinic-expands-in-person-care/

Mayo Clinic\'s comprehensive COVID-19 research
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinics-comprehensive-covid-19-research/

Convalescent plasma advocate donates at Mayo Clinic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
A recovered COVID-19 patient who has become a strong nationwide advocate for the Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Program made a plasma donation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Chaim Lebovits became involved with the program in March and since then has rallied thousands, who have also recovered, to donate.The initiative, which Mayo Clinic is leading, studies …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/convalescent-plasma-advocate-donates-at-mayo-clinic/

Mayo Clinic expands in-person care on all campuses
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Mayo Clinic will expand in-person care on all of its campuses as COVID-19 executive orders are lifted for elective procedures by governors in Arizona, Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin. \"Our patients\' health and safety is always our top priority,\" says Amy Williams, M.D., Mayo Clinic Executive Dean for Practice. \"We have taken several extra precautions to …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-expands-in-person-care-on-all-campuses/

UK COVID-19 Death-toll now exceeds 61,000
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-05-18
The public, according to incessant government polling and monitoring of the public mood through focus groups and mass data has confirmed that the nation is quickly being \'traumatised\' by the UK\'s experience of the pandemic.
mronline.org/2020/05/18/uk-covid-19-death-toll-now-exceeds-61000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-covid-19-death-toll-now-exceeds-61000

Ontario government ignored workers\' complaints at poultry plant hit by fatal COVID-19 outbreak
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Maple Lodge Farms workers complained about unsafe conditions two weeks before a COVID-19 outbreak that killed one worker and sickened more than 25 others.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/poul-m18.html

New collaboration on COVID-19 response to include new serology test
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced it will expand its response to the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a total antibodies test in collaboration with WuXi Diagnostics and Mayo Clinic. The new test is the result of ongoing collaboration between all three organizations, including clinical evaluation and support from Mayo Clinic. Thermo Fisher will seek U.S. FDA …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-collaboration-on-covid-19-response-to-include-new-serology-test/

German Defence Ministry plans to wage international drone warfare
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Germany\'s ruling elite is responding to the mounting tensions between the major powers triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic by intensifying its drive to war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/dron-m18.html

Covid-19 crisis closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings
news.un.org | 2020-05-18
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, International Museum Day, revealing that nearly 90 per cent of the treasured cultural institutions have had to close their doors, while almost 13 per cent are under serious threat of never reopening.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/05/1064362

Trump unveils plan that would see Big Pharma reap massive profits from COVID-19 vaccine
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-05-18
President Trump has revealed a plan to mobilize the US military to deliver mass vaccinations across the country, coupled with Operation Warp Speed, a \"Manhattan project-style\" race to produce a COVID-19 vaccine.
mronline.org/2020/05/18/trump-unveils-plan-that-would-see-big-pharma-reap-massive-profits-from-covid-19-vaccine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-unveils-plan-that-would-see-big-pharma-reap-massive-profits-from-covid-19-vaccine

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The \"Quarantine 15\"
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-18
It\'s being called the \"Quarantine 15\" online

Modi promotes \"herd immunity,\" vows \"quantum jump\" in pro-investor reforms
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
As the Modi government expands its reckless back-to-work drive, India reported yesterday its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases to date.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/inco-m18.html

\'An Experience I Wouldn\'t Wish My Worst Enemy to Undergo\'
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-05-18
\'An Experience I Wouldn\'t Wish My Worst Enemy to Undergo\'…
thenation.com/article/society/migrant-voices-cameroon-asylum/

Revealed: The Secret US-Iran Deal that Installed Kadhimi in Baghdad
David Hearst | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Tehran ordered Shia factions to back prime minister in return for Washington \'looking the other way\' over release of assets targeted by sanctions, Iraqi officials tell MEE | *** | The nomination of Mustafa al-Kadhimi as Iraqi prime minister was the result …
globalresearch.ca/secret-us-iran-deal-installed-kadhimi-baghdad/5713223

The Dem\'s $3 Trillion Dollar HEROES Act Can Not Brace Us for the Coming Shock
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-18
As the Trump show continues and each side of the political aisle takes aim at each other, the economy\'s freefall is quickly reaching catastrophic levels.
mintpressnews.com/democrats-heroes-act-can-not-brace-us-coming-shock/267687/

US Fed report reveals depth of financial crisis it helped create
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
A Foreign Policy article noted that with its asset holdings predicted to reach $9 trillion by the year\'s end, the Fed is pumping money into the financial system at the rate of $1 million every second.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/fede-m18.html

Britain Warned Against \'Coup-mongering\' in Venezuela After Embassy Discovery
Steve Sweeney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Venezuela has warned Britain against \"coup-mongering\" after the discovery of a \"Venezuelan reconstruction unit\" in the Foreign Office. | Demanding an urgent explanation, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreeaza lodged a formal complaint with ambassador Duncan Hill, who the minister said confirmed …
globalresearch.ca/britain-warned-against-coup-mongering-venezuela-after-embassy-discovery/5713225

Coordination Beyond the Corporation with Sanjukta Paul
Maxximilian Seijo | mronline.org | 2020-05-18
In this episode, Maxx and Scott speak with legal scholar Sanjukta Paul about imagining alternative and more just forms of economic association in ways that denaturalize the 20th-century monopolistic firm. The key, Paul argues, is to reveal and contest the public \"coordination rights\" that legally structure all economic activity. Sanjukta Paul is Assistant Professor of …
mronline.org/2020/05/18/coordination-beyond-the-corporation-with-sanjukta-paul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coordination-beyond-the-corporation-with-sanjukta-paul

Guaido Was the \'Commander in Chief\' of the Failed Mercenary Operation Against Venezuela
Patricio Zamorano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
New information divulged this week reveals that Juan Guaidó was designated as \"commander and chief\" of the mercenary operation that completely unraveled on the shores of Venezuela. The 41 page contract that formed the basis of the already known eight …
globalresearch.ca/guaido-commander-chief-failed-mercenary-operation-against-venezuela/5713228

COVID Mask of the Beast and \"Deadly Distancing\"
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Have you experienced a sense of unease when witnessing a group of individuals wearing masks and/or keeping strictly two meters apart? If so, that\'s good news, because it means you\'re still sufficiently human to be able to respond to life\'s …
globalresearch.ca/mask-distancing/5713262

Attack on Cuban Embassy in Washington Brings Complicit Silence From U.S. Government
Raúl Capote | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla discussed the April 30 attack on the country\'s embassy in Washington with the press yesterday, stating: \"Here is the attacker, an AK-47 rifle, 32 shell casings, 32 bullet holes and a statement

Beware of The Globalists\' \"New World Order\"
Will Kesler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
This article was originally published by The Aspen Times in 2011. | Eisenhower\'s legendary warning that the industrial-military complex could engender a \"disastrous rise of misplaced power\" has obviously come true. Notably, in the same speech, Eisenhower also advised of \"equal …
globalresearch.ca/beware-of-the-globalists-new-world-order/5713207

The Deepening US Health Care Affordability and Coverage Crisis
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
The current pandemic is wreaking havoc with the US and global economy, accelerating and deepening the general economic crisis–and threatening to provoke a global financial crisis that will exacerbate the decline and usher in a great depression no doubt even …
globalresearch.ca/health-care-affordability-coverage-crisis-america/5713237

Twenty Years After the Unconditional Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon, What Has Been Achieved?
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
\"We were Hezbollah trainers. It is an organisation that learns quickly. The Hezbollah we met at the beginning (1982) is different from the one we left behind in 2000\". This is what the former Chief of Staff and former Minister …
globalresearch.ca/twenty-years-after-unconditional-israeli-withdrawal-from-lebanon/5713216

Military Spending and the Pandemic
Dispatches from the Edge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
\"There have been as many plagues as wars in history, yet plagues and wars take people equally by surprise\" –Albert Camus | \"The Plague\" | Camus\' novel of a lethal contagion in the North African city of Oran is filled with characters …
globalresearch.ca/military-spending-pandemic/5713212

Prisons and class war
Mirinda Crissman | workers.org | 2020-05-18
This is a slightly edited version of a talk given during the \"What Road To Socialism?\" webinar held by Workers World Party on May 16. Abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore lays out in her book, \"Golden Gulag,\" the political climate in the state of California that gave rise to prison expansion. . . . | Continue reading Prisons and class war at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/05/48732/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prisons-and-class-war

The Bouficha Appeal
Abdallah El Harif | zcomm.org | 2020-05-18
Universal Call for Humanity to End Militarism and Stop War…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-bouficha-appeal/

The Coming Nuclear Menace: Hypersonic Missiles
Karl Grossman | zcomm.org | 2020-05-18
These weapons need to be outlawed, not produced and purchased en masse…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-coming-nuclear-menace-hypersonic-missiles/

Jerusalem Charity Closed for \"Violating Israeli Sovereignty\"
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-05-18
Israeli police invaded the \"Volunteer for Hope\" charitable organization in Jerusalem, on Sunday, ordering it\'s closure for a total of six months, Quds News Network reported. The charity, located in Beit Hanina village, in occupied East Jerusalem is said to be associated with the Palestinian Authority (PA). The order included …
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Israeli Colonist Stabs A Palestinian Teen In The Neck, In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-05-18
An Israeli colonialist settler stabbed, on Sunday evening, a Palestinian teenage boy in the neck, in occupied East Jerusalem, causing a mild-to-moderate injury. Eyewitnesses said the colonist assaulted the teen, Mohammad Natsha, 17, and stabbed him with a sharp object in his neck. They added that the Israeli assailant is …
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Soldiers Assault A Palestinian Before Abducting Him In Jenin
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-05-18
Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Monday at dawn, a young Palestinian man in Misilyah town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted him after searching and ransacking his home. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the town, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked the home of …
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Israeli Colonists Chop Down 80 Olive Trees In Nablus, Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-05-18
Several fanatic illegal Israeli colonists invaded, Sunday, a Palestinian olive orchard, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and cut more than 40 olive trees. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel\'s illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the colonists stormed an olive orchard …
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Israeli Army Bulldozers Raze Palestinian Farm Land in Tulkarem
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-05-18
In the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Israeli troops reportedly attacked Palestinian farm land, earlier on Monday, and army bulldozers began razing olive trees in an area estimated at four acres in size. Local Palestinian sources said that the farm land razed is located between the Kafa and Shoufa villages, …
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Israeli Colonists Hurl Stones At Teqoua\' Town Council
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-05-18
Several Israeli colonists hurled stones, Sunday, at the building of the Local Municipal Council of Teqoua\' town, east of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Salem Abu Mfarreh, the mayor of Teqoua\', said the colonists stopped their car in front of the Local Council\'s building, before jumping …
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Israeli Military Court Extends Detention of a Palestinian Teen Boy
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-05-18
The Israeli military court of Salem, near Jenin city in the West Bank, ordered on Monday, the extension of the detention of Palestinian teenager, Qasem Abu Baker, 17, from the Palestinian village of Y\'abad, south of Jenin city. The mother of Qasem, told media outlets that Monday\'s extension is the …
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Wisconsin court decision has some singing pandemic blues
David Fields | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-18
Too much of what is happening in Wisconsin reminds me of the folk song \"1919 Influenza Blues\": It was nineteen hundred and nineteen; Men and women were dying, With the stuff that the doctor called the flu. People were dying everywhere, Death was creepin\' all through the air, And the groans of the rich sure …
peoplesworld.org/article/wisconsin-court-decision-has-some-singing-pandemic-blues/

Over There Is Now Over Here: America\'s Pandemic Role Reversal
Karen J. Greenberg | zcomm.org | 2020-05-18
The world watches us as we lose Americans by the thousands on an almost daily basis…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/over-there-is-now-over-here-americas-pandemic-role-reversal/

COVID-Related Strikes Hit Washington\'s Apple Sheds
David Bacon | zcomm.org | 2020-05-18
Demands for safer working conditions and extra hourly hazard pay during the pandemic are powering a strike wave in the Yakima Valley…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/covid-related-strikes-hit-washingtons-apple-sheds/

Opening During a Pandemic
Hilary Allison | thenation.com | 2020-05-18
Opening During a Pandemic…
thenation.com/article/politics/opening-during-a-pandemic/

Emerging From the Pandemic With a Climate Plan
Kumar Venkat, Susan Cholette | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars and air travel add up to more than 15% of net US national emissions. We could put a significant dent in passenger transport emissions if many white collar employees continue to work from home all or part of the time and if businesses replace a large part of air travel with video conferences. (Photo: Danielle Scott/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cars-traffic.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/18/emerging-pandemic-climate-plan?cd-origin=rss

First came interesting times–then came the mother of all curses
Thomas Magstadt | nationofchange.org | 2020-05-18
Taking a look at the pandemic through a different kind of lens–here\'s a serious point the mainstream media has overlooked for the most part.
nationofchange.org/2020/05/18/first-came-interesting-times-then-came-the-mother-of-all-curses/

350 Action on Biden\'s Commitment to Revoke Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/05/18/350-action-bidens-commitment-revoke-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit?cd-origin=rss

On \"This Week\" news show, Sanders urges supporters to vote for Biden
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Sanders used the national platform afforded him to once again urge his supporters to vote for the right-wing Democratic candidate.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/sand-m18.html

Freedom Rider: New attacks on Venezuela
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-05-18
The Democratic Party\'s \"left\" wing is mute on the latest US aggression against the people and government of Venezuela, thus giving assent to Trump by their silence.
mronline.org/2020/05/18/freedom-rider-new-attacks-on-venezuela/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freedom-rider-new-attacks-on-venezuela

An all-too-familiar occurrence
Editor | workers.org | 2020-05-18
Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician in Louisville, Ky., was killed by eight police bullets as she lay in her bed at 1 a.m. on March 13. Breonna Taylor This tragic incident is an all-too-familiar event. Another young Black person has died at the hands of the shoot-first, ask-questions-later . . . | Continue reading An all-too-familiar occurrence at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/05/48750/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-all-too-familiar-occurrence

On anniversary of historic bombing: MOVE\'s message is \'Free Mumia!\'
Betsey Piette | workers.org | 2020-05-18
Philadelphia May 13 was an historic and emotionally charged day as the city of Philadelphia took time to commemorate the horrific bombing of the MOVE family 35 years ago. Police dropped a C4 military-grade bomb on their west Philadelphia home, killing six adults and five children. City officials, including then . . . | Continue reading On anniversary of historic bombing: MOVE\'s message is \'Free Mumia!\' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/05/48744/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-anniversary-of-historic-bombing-moves-message-is-free-mumia

Climate Music To Soothe And Terrify You
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-05-18
Imagine if the climate crisis was a musical composition oscillating between musical highs and lows, between hope and despair. The ClimateMusic Project, in collaboration with Richard Festinger, a music composer and educator, has written the \"science-guided\" musical composition \"Icarus in Flight\" using environmental datasets spanning two centuries. | The composition was recently performed by San Francisco\'s Telegraph Quartet to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). | \"Icarus in Flight\" premiered in 2018…
therealnews.com/columns/icarus-in-flight-climate-music-to-soothe-and-terrify-you

Colombia\'s most infamous far-right group \'founded by important personalities\'
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-18
Presumed members of Colombia\'s far-right group \"Aguilas Negras\" said Saturday they were founded by \"important national personalities\" in a death threat sent to politicians, a unionist and a journalist. In…
colombiareports.com/colombias-most-infamous-far-right-group-founded-by-important-personalities/

North Colombia paramilitaries had access to classified US counternarcotics documents: report
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-18
A paramilitary group from northern Colombia had access classified information from Colombian and international counternarcotics agencies allowing it to avoid drug seizures, according to Noticias Uno. According to the the…
colombiareports.com/north-colombia-paramilitaries-had-access-to-classified-us-counternarcotics-documents-report/

Colombia protecting general who worked for guerrillas for 18 years
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-18
Colombia\'s military has been so busy covering up corruption, it never filed criminal charges against an army general who worked for guerrillas and FARC dissidents for more than a decade….
colombiareports.com/colombia-protecting-general-who-worked-for-guerrillas-for-18-years/

Colombia\'s most infamous far-right group \'founded by important personalities\'
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-18
Presumed members of Colombia\'s far-right group \"Aguilas Negras\" said on Saturday they were founded by \"important national personalities\" in a death threat sent to politicians, a unionist and a journalist….
colombiareports.com/colombias-most-infamous-far-right-group-founded-by-important-personalities/

North Colombia paramilitaries had access to classified US counternarcotics documents: report
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-18
A paramilitary group from northern Colombia had access to classified information from Colombian and international counternarcotics agencies allowing it to avoid drug seizures, according to Noticias Uno. According to the…
colombiareports.com/north-colombia-paramilitaries-had-access-to-classified-us-counternarcotics-documents-report/

Bolstering Case for Nationwide Vote-by-Mail, New Study Shows Wisconsin In-Person Election Exploded New Covid-19 Infections
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
A new study published Monday showed a strong correlation between last month\'s in-person primary election in Wisconsin and increase in coronavirus infections in the state, prompting new calls for a national vote-by-mail system. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1209376615_1_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/18/bolstering-case-nationwide-vote-mail-new-study-shows-wisconsin-person-election?cd-origin=rss

As Invasive Covid-19 Tracing Technologies Loom, ACLU Unveils Guidelines to Guard Against Overreach
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
As workers, employers, and elected officials continued to grapple with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns nationwide, the ACLU on Monday released a set of principles to help guide federal, state, and local policies governing the use of digital contact tracing technologies that could help curb the spread of Covid-19 but have generated serious privacy concerns. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12121888761.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/18/invasive-covid-19-tracing-technologies-loom-aclu-unveils-guidelines-guard-against?cd-origin=rss

\'Not Just Bad, It\'s Pathological\': While Pushing Big Oil Bailouts, Trump Slaps Wind and Solar Industry With $50 Million in Old Rent Bills
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
While giving fossil fuel companies access to relief funds ostensibly meant for small businesses struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration on Monday slapped solar and wind power firms with retroactive rent bills dating back two years. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/grrr_0.jpeg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/18/not-just-bad-its-pathological-while-pushing-big-oil-bailouts-trump-slaps-wind-and?cd-origin=rss

\'Save the News\' Campaign Urges Immediate Covid-19 Relief Funds to Sustain Local Journalism in Time of Crisis
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
In response to the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the news industry—forcing tens of thousands of layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts in recent months—the nation\'s largest labor union for media workers launched a new \"Save the News\" campaign on Monday and urged Congress to provide relief to an industry that should be considered an essential service in a democracy. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/save-the-news-2.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/18/save-news-campaign-urges-immediate-covid-19-relief-funds-sustain-local-journalism?cd-origin=rss

Arundhati Roy and Bill McKibben Argue Covid-19 an Opportunity for Humanity to Get Off Dangerous Path
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
If the world is able to \"flatten the carbon curve\" in the same way it is now desperately trying to flatten the infection rate curve \"then people might look back in 50 years at this time and thank us, you know, instead of curse us.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/roy_mckibben.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/18/arundhati-roy-and-bill-mckibben-argue-covid-19-opportunity-humanity-get-dangerous?cd-origin=rss

Global Health Experts Caution Against \'Vaccine Nationalism\' as Scientists Search for Solution to Pandemic
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
Public health experts from around the world called on the WHO global assembly to take a firm stand against \"vaccine nationalism\" which would keep countries from immunizing people once an effective vaccine is discovered, putting the entire world at risk for continuing outbreaks. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1211365747_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/18/global-health-experts-caution-against-vaccine-nationalism-scientists-search-solution?cd-origin=rss

Climate Campaigners Applaud Biden on Vow to Pull Plug on Keystone XL Permit
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-18
\"We\'ll need just this kind of climate ambition to make way for a livable planet in the next four years.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden_climate_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/18/climate-campaigners-applaud-biden-vow-pull-plug-keystone-xl-permit?cd-origin=rss

Indian Equities Give Thumbs Down to PM Modi\'s $266 Bln COVID Stimulus, Sensex Crashes 800 Points
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
New Delhi (Sputnik): India\'s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a $266 billion stimulus package on 12 May. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the proposals in a series of press conferences until 17 May.
sputniknews.com/india/202005181079336042-indian-equities-give-thumbs-down-to-pm-modis-266-bln-covid-stimulus-sensex-crashes-800-points/

Selected Articles: Who Is Behind the Failed Invasion of Venezuela?
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Lying is a money making activity and lies are commodities. There is a profitable global market for media and public figures committed to spreading disinformation. | Needless to say, \"Telling the Truth\", on the other hand, Is Not a Money-Making Proposition. …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-behind-failed-invasion-venezuela/5713287

US unable to block Iran gasoline shipments to Venezuela: Source
Press TV | iranian.com | 2020-05-18
A senior source within the Iranian petroleum industry says the United States would be practically unable to block shipments of gasoline from Iran to Venezuela at a time the two countries need to cooperate to mitigate the impacts of American sanctions on their energy sectors. Hamid Hosseini, who serves as the spokesman of the Iranian …
iranian.com/2020/05/17/us-unable-to-block-iran-gasoline-shipments-to-venezuela-source/

Detainees call for their release from Mantra prison
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-05-18
Refugees & migrants Chloe DS and Chris SleeIssue 1266 Australia COVID-19 Mantra Hotel detainees MelbourneMay 1…
greenleft.org.au/content/detainees-call-their-release-mantra-prison

Detainees call for their release from Mantra prison
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-05-18
Refugees & migrants Chloe DS and Chris SleeIssue 1266 Australia COVID-19 Mantra Hotel detainees MelbourneMay 1…
greenleft.org.au/content/detainees-call-their-release-mantra-prison

Covid Chaos: From Lockdown to Body Bags
Rob Woodward | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
The national Covid strategy managed by the government is now in disarray. The mood in Tory HQ is migrating away from its beloved Brexit leader. The mainstream media are now causing confusion, the country is heading towards chaos. | What is …
globalresearch.ca/covid-chaos-lockdown-body-bags/5713230

Brexit and the Sovereignty Delusion
Megan Sherman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Brexit is nothing if not exclusive and elitist. The government and Conservative party are united in contempt for the sovereignty of parliament, and the sovereignty of the people. The Remain campaign may have been one of the most vibrant and …
globalresearch.ca/brexit-sovereignty-delusion/5713260

Profiting From Coronavirus
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-18
Much has been written about the possibility for a new and better kind of world to emerge after coronavirus. Yet our governments cannot conceive of any model for fighting this threat to the whole world, other than the capitalist, money-making model. The much-touted \"race to develop a vaccine\" is not a race to save lives. It is a race to make billions.
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/05/18/profiting-from-coronavirus/

New Covid-19 testing site opens May 18, at Allen Temple Baptist Church
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/18/18833105.php

Music-Mix Parade In The Era Of Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
The Era Of The Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/17/18833094.php

World Health Assembly Wrestles with Coronavirus
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
As the global coronavirus death toll tops 300,000 people, the leaders of the World Health Organization (WHO) prepare to hold their leadership meetings virtually from May 18th – 19th.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/15/18833051.php

Jail Tesla Billionaire Elon Musk & Defend Health & Safety: Workers Speak Out At Tesla
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
Workers spoke out against the bullying and intimidation of billionaire Elon Musk who has started his Tesla factory violating a shelter in place law. He challenged the Fremont police and Governor Newsom to arrest him but they are allowing him to open without any CA-OSHA inspections. Newsom has continued the destruction of CA-OSHA and there are less than 200 inspectors for the 18 million workers in California and only 1 doctor and 1 nurse at CA. OSHA.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/16/18833088.php

Tribal Leader Red-Tagged in Philippines During COVID-19 Crisis
Billie Pierre | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
00: 21.42 Length. Hi, this is Billie Pierre with Media Coop, in so-called Canada. Today is May 17, 2020, and we\'ll be hearing from a tribal indigenous land defender Windel Bolinget from the Cordillera People\'s Alliance in the Northern Philippines. Himself and his children are currently being smeared in a dangerous disinformation campaign through social media.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/17/18833104.php

Worldwide Webinar: Civil Society Response to COVID-19 in Prisons & Jails Globally
INCLO | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
Online via zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/16/18833085.php

United We Dream: Immigrants, COVID-19, Jobs & Healthcare Virtual Town Hall
United We Dream | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/16/18833087.php

The war metaphor in the Corona crisis
Johannes Haver | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
Instead of a positive elimination of conditions, a social regression could also occur: intensified competition in the fight for market share, \"exclusive solidarity\" (Klaus Dà∂rre) in the fight for jobs and welfare benefits. Will governments master the crisis? Will world society cannibalize itself?>…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/17/18833096.php

Santa Cruz Needs Community Control of Surveillance
Tracy Rosenberg | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
Santa Cruz has a community control of surveillance law in front of the City Council. We need transparency, advanced notice and joint decisionmaking about pervasive surveillance everywhere. Sign the petition (from ACLU) action.aclu.org/petition/cn-santa-cruz-surveillance-petition…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/16/18833086.php

Citizens\' Climate Lobby: Virtual Climate Conference 2020 (Day 1)
Citizens\' Climate Lobby | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
Online/virtual conference…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/15/18833048.php

Citizens\' Climate Lobby: Virtual Climate Conference 2020 (Day 2)
Citizens\' Climate Lobby | indybay.org | 2020-05-18
Online/virtual conference…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/15/18833049.php

How Will COVID-19 Change the World?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-18
Pandemics, like revolution, war and economic crises, are key determinants of historic change. We look at the history of epidemics, from Black Death to smallpox to COVID-19, and discuss how the coronavirus will reshape the world with leading medical historian Frank Snowden, author of Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present. He is a professor emeritus at Yale University who has been in Italy since the pandemic began, and himself survived a COVID-19 infection. | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may n…
truthout.org/video/how-will-covid-19-change-the-world/

Imagine a World Where All Workers Are \"Essential,\" But Not All Leaders Are
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-18
Among the myriad contradictions revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most suggestive is the difference between \"essential\" and \"nonessential\" workers and the work they do. While there seem to be significant differences about who falls into which group, what\'s interesting is the apparent ease with which most people take the categories themselves for granted. What makes it possible

The Stay-at-Home Orders Trump Mocked Likely Saved Nearly a Quarter Million Lives
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-18
Social distancing and stay-at-home measures instituted across the country may have saved hundreds of thousands of lives, according to the findings of one study. | Researchers at the Urban Health Collaborative at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University sought to find out how many lives were affected in a positive way due to social distancing rules that were implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the nation\'s 30 highest populated cities. According to their findin…
truthout.org/articles/the-stay-at-home-orders-trump-mocked-likely-saved-nearly-a-quarter-million-lives/

New Postmaster General\'s Focus on Modernization Likely Means Job Losses at USPS
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-18
Much of the criticism of new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has centered on his $2 million in contributions to the Trump campaign and other Republican causes since 2016. DeJoy is in charge of fundraising for the Republican National Convention in Charlotte. | These facts are cause for worry, but postal workers should be even more alarmed at his 35 years\' experience in labor analytics

Hiscox faces legal action from companies pursuing coronavirus payouts
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-18
A group of angry Hiscox policyholders have been given the go-ahead to launch legal action against the insurance giant. | The Hiscox Action Group

EU calls for independent probe of the WHO\'s pandemic response
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-18
The European Union and other countries have called for an independent evaluation of the World Health Organisation\'s (WHO) response to the coronavirus pandemic \"to review experience gained and lessons learned\". | The resolution has the support of more than half of the WHO\'s member countries and will be discussed this week at the decision-making body of the UN health agency, being held virtually this year. | The proposal is intended to initiate \"a stepwise process of impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation\" of the WHO\'s efforts to coordinate the international response to Covid-19, including the function…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/05/18/eu-calls-for-independent-probe-of-the-whos-pandemic-response/

Loss of smell or taste added to NHS Covid-19 symptoms list
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-18
A loss or changed sense of taste or smell are to be added to the NHS coronavirus symptoms list, weeks after experts first raised concerns that Covid-19 cases are being missed.Anyone suffering loss of taste or smell, or a noticeable change, should now self-isolate for seven days to reduce the risk of spreading the infection, England\'s deputy chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said.If the symptomatic person lives with others, they should stay at home for seven days, while all other household members should stay home for 14 days even if they do not have symptoms.The move means loss of smell or taste w…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/05/18/loss-of-smell-or-taste-added-to-nhs-covid-19-symptoms-list/

Liz Truss trumpets benefits of UK-US trade deal for \'workers, consumers and farmers\'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-18
The UK and US hope trade talks can proceed at an \"accelerated pace\" to deliver a \"comprehensive\" deal, Liz Truss said after the first round of transatlantic negotiations. | The International Trade Secretary said both sides wanted a deal to deliver benefits for workers, consumers and farmers. | Critics have warned that striking a deal will require Britain to accept looser US food and environmental standards, as well as opening up the NHS to American firms

Labour brands new immigration legislation a \'threat to national interest\'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-18
Ministers have been accused of \"rank hypocrisy\" over their attitude to key workers as Labour claimed new immigration legislation would make it harder to fill NHS roles.The government\'s measures to replace European Union freedom of movement rules in the UK face their first Commons hurdle on Monday.The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) bill is part of the move towards the government\'s new points-based immigration system, to be introduced from 2021, although it does not set out the details on this. | These will be fleshed out in the immigration rules, which will explain the future system…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/05/18/labour-brands-new-immigration-legislation-a-threat-to-national-interest/

Left-winger smashes the idea that establishment centrists offer a \'safe electoral choice\'
Slava Zilber | thecanary.co | 2020-05-18
Anti-war left-winger Shahid Buttar is campaigning to unseat powerful establishment Democrat Nancy Pelosi. And speaking to The Canary recently, he smashed the establishment argument that corporate centrists offer a \'safe electoral choice\'. | \"More of the same\" is not a reasonable option: | Buttar stressed that: | Sometimes, what we perceive as safe choices are, unfortunately, simply choices for more of the same. And I think if there\'s anything that the pandemic,…
thecanary.co/feature/2020/05/18/left-winger-smashes-the-idea-that-establishment-centrists-offer-a-safe-electoral-choice/

MSc virologists explore infections and cell biology in new virtual laboratory
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-05-18
As the College continues remote learning, MSc Molecular Biology & Pathology of Viruses students are trialling remote research in a \'virtual lab\'.
imperial.ac.uk/news/197193/msc-virologists-explore-infections-cell-biology

Imperial donate excess food to local food banks and community projects
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-05-18
Imperial\'s Catering team have donated excess food and drink to support those in need during COVID-19.
imperial.ac.uk/news/197600/imperial-donate-excess-food-local-food

\'I\'m still here\': Trump reveals he\'s been taking Hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-05-18
US President Donald Trump shocked reporters by revealing that he has been taking the anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine as a preventative against the coronavirus, following the advice of the White House physician. | \"I\'ve been taking it for about a week and a half now and I\'m still here,\" he said on Monday, following a meeting with governors at the White House. \"I was just waiting to see your eyes light up when I said this,\" he told the reporter asking the question. | Asked what evidence he had that the drug was helpful, Trump said \"I get a lot of positive calls about it,\" before adding, \"What do you have to…
rt.com/usa/489021-trump-taking-hcq-coronavirus/

Pompeo throws yet another accusation at WHO for being pro-China, after delays to Taiwan getting observer status
rt.com | 2020-05-18
By delaying the decision to grant Taiwan observer status, the World Health Organization (WHO) is further undermining its credibility and exposing its pro-China bias, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed. | WHO member nations unanimously voted to postpone the decision to grant Taiwan observer status until later in the year, in order to avoid shifting the focus away from the Covid-19 pandemic. This was in spite of the country having previously participated in a non-voting observer capacity between 2009 and 2016. | According to Pompeo, by delaying this decision, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebre…
rt.com/news/489007-who-taiwan-china-pompeo-coronavirus/

Italian lawmaker demands Bill Gates be ARRESTED for \'crimes against humanity\'… But WHY?
rt.com | 2020-05-18
An Italian lawmaker has managed to bring the conspiracy blame-game to an entirely new level, exercising her parliamentary privilege to blast Bill Gates as a \"vaccine criminal\" and globalist tool. | Bill Gates and his latest anti-coronavirus efforts have been at the center of the wildest theories that explore possible sinister motives behind the billionaire\'s activities. In arguably the most high-profile outcry last week, an Italian MP for Rome Sara Cunial delivered a speech rarely (if ever at all) heard in any parliament. | In her passionate address, Cunial called upon fellow lawmakers to defy any plans for…
rt.com/news/488912-italy-parliament-bill-gates-coronavirus/

France & Germany suggest €500 BILLION fund to help Europe recover from Covid-19 epidemic
rt.com | 2020-05-18
France and Germany have agreed on establishing a joint European recovery fund amounting to €500 billion (US$543 billion) that will be given out as grants to the economic sectors and regions most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. | German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have announced a joint initiative aimed at helping the European Union recover from the devastation the novel coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on its economy. The plan involves allocating a vast sum for the specialized recovery fund within the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)

\'Equipment on its way\': US to send 200 ventilators to Russia after Moscow dispatches a planeload of aid to New York
rt.com | 2020-05-18
The US has sent 200 ventilators to Russia, where the number of new coronavirus cases continues to ebb. The assistance comes more than a month after Moscow sent medical supplies to America in a similar move. | The California-manufactured equipment was donated on orders from President Donald Trump, who was responding to the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a US administration official told TASS. The life-saving equipment is being delivered free of charge, the official added. | Although Russia has recently seen a decrease in the number of daily infections – that have dropped below 10,000 for two days…
rt.com/news/489022-us-ventilators-sent-russia-covid/

Beijing says it\'s premature \'to immediately begin investigation\' into coronavirus origins
rt.com | 2020-05-18
China\'s Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was premature to immediately launch an investigation into the origins and spread of the coronavirus. Spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing that the vast majority of countries in the world believe the pandemic is not yet over. | The ministry also said separately that President Xi Jinping will give a video speech for the opening ceremony of the World Health Assembly later on Monday. | Health ministers from around the world are expected to call for an independent evaluation of the World Health Organization\'s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic during a WHO meetin…
rt.com/newsline/488937-china-premature-who-investigation/

Spain may reopen borders to tourists in late June, transport minister says
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Spain aims to reopen borders to visitors around the end of June as its coronavirus lockdown fully winds down, Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos said on Monday. Madrid last week surprised its EU partners by imposing a two-week quarantine on all overseas travelers and effectively keeping borders closed, Reuters said. | Spain then explained that the measures were needed to avoid importing a second wave of the Covid-19 disease. However, the move was meant to be temporary and the transport minister said it would be phased out in parallel with travel being allowed within Spain, whose regions are easing restriction…
rt.com/newsline/488953-spain-reopen-borders-tourism/

\'THIS WILL KILL YOU\': Media goes into anti-HCQ panic mode after Trump says he\'s taking the drug to fend off Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Media outlets rushed to denounce hydroxychloroquine after President Donald Trump revealed he was taking it as a prophylactic against the coronavirus. Pundits called the drug dangerous and ineffective based on selected studies. | \"I\'ve been taking it for about a week and a half now and I\'m still here,\" Trump said Monday during an event at the White House, adding he had heard good things about the drug from medical professionals. | Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto immediately reacted by bringing up one long-documented side effect of the drug, used for decades to treat malaria and lupus. | \'I cannot stress this enough…
rt.com/usa/489024-hcq-trump-media-panic/

Erdogan LOCKS DOWN Turkey for Eid holidays over fears Muslim celebrations may turn into Covid-19 disaster
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Turkey\'s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a strict four-day nationwide lockdown during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The move comes in an effort to prevent a possible spike in coronavirus cases. | The decision was announced by Turkey\'s leader on Monday. The lockdown will come into effect on May 23, when Muslims worldwide will start celebrating the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. | \"I hope that after the holiday we\'ll be in a situation when such restrictions are not needed,\" Erdogan stated. | The Eid al-Fitr is a major holiday in Turkey, where Sunni Muslims are a majority, and peo…
rt.com/news/489014-turkey-holiday-coronavirus-lockdown/

\'S**t show of dynamic proportions\': UK govt admits NHS Covid-19 tracing app still \'weeks\' away from launch despite mid-May pledge
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Downing Street has admitted that the NHS Covid-19 tracing app is still \"weeks\" away from being rolled out nationwide

Iraqi govt considers imposing full lockdown in Baghdad areas amid uptick in coronavirus cases
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the new health minister said on Monday, as in coronavirus cases have jumped in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. | The new government under PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi was sworn into power just two weeks ago following a five-month leadership vacuum. Ministers have to respond to the pandemic and a severe economic crisis brought on by falling oil prices. | Areas of Baghdad believed to play a role in spreading the virus will face a full lockdown as of Wednesday for a period of two weeks, Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi said in a statement.
rt.com/newsline/488993-iraq-full-lockdown-baghdad/

Saudi-backed Yemen\'s govt accuses Houthis of covering up coronavirus outbreak, calls for global assistance
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Yemen\'s Saudi-backed government accused the Houthi movement of covering up a big outbreak of coronavirus in areas it holds. The Aden-based government also called for urgent global assistance to help Yemen\'s war-ravaged health sector deal with Covid-19, Reuters said. | The United Nations warned that the country could suffer a \"catastrophic\" food security situation due to the pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the virus is spreading undetected among the population in the country, control of which is divided between the government in the south and the Houthi group in the north. | The government ha…
rt.com/newsline/488936-yemen-houthis-outbreak-assistance/

Is that Big Brother behind the medical mask? Bill Gates to co-fund South Korean research of next-gen quarantine methods
rt.com | 2020-05-18
South Korea\'s biggest telecom firm is banding with Bill Gates to develop next-generation quarantine methods. The $10-million project may stir uncomfortable thoughts in those who suspect the billionaire of having a sinister agenda. | KT, the Seongnam-based multinational giant, plans to use its expertise and access to communications data to identify early and predict the spread of infectious diseases. Smartphones could be used, for example, to measure body temperature with a sensor and to collect other sympto…
rt.com/news/488938-bill-gates-korea-surveillance/

\'Take the red pill\': Elon Musk sends Twitter into Matrix meltdown, gets Ivanka Trump\'s praise… & \'f*** you both\' from Wachowski
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Elon Musk has yet again triggered an online storm, urging the public to \"take the red pill.\" The Matrix reference got him showered in praise from conservatives, but the creators of the iconic movie were not amused. | The new cryptic message from the billionaire, who has been repeatedly tweeting out bizarre things lately, arrived on Sunday afternoon. Unlike the lengthy and even less coherent threads Musk produced in the past, this time he stuck to a short form worthy of a true masterpiece. | \"Take the red pill,\" he stated, posting a red rose emoji. | Take the red pill üåπ– Elon Musk…
rt.com/usa/488913-musk-red-pill-wachowski/

Dump the dollar: Russia has now gotten rid of over 96% of its US debt holdings
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Moscow has continued to sell off US Treasury securities, cutting its stockpile by US$8.73 billion in March, according to the latest data from the US Department of the Treasury. | Russia\'s holdings of US state debt amounted to $3.8 billion in March, compared with $12.5 billion a month earlier. Three years ago, the amount stood at $105 billion. Moscow has liquidated over 96 percent of its holdings in that period. The country\'s long-term US Treasury securities decreased by $928 million, while short-term securities plunged by $7.8 billion to just $473 million. | Japan remains the biggest holder of US state debt si…
rt.com/business/488928-russia-dumps-us-dollar-debt/

Covid-19 pandemic fuels knee-jerk anti-China sentiment just in time for Trump\'s reheated trade war
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Two in five Americans won\'t buy products made in China, according to a recent survey, and nearly three-quarters blame Beijing for the Covid-19 pandemic

A huge fleet of 117 tankers is bringing super cheap crude to China
rt.com | 2020-05-18
While the rest of the world is tentatively coming out of lockdowns, China is taking advantage of the cheapest crude oil in years to stock up as demand is starting to return in the world\'s largest oil importer. | At present, a total of 117 very large crude carriers (VLCCs)

Saudi pilot who went on gun rampage at Florida naval base linked to \'Al-Qaeda operative\'
rt.com | 2020-05-18
The FBI has found evidence linking the perpetrator of the December 2019 Pensacola naval airbase shooting, a trainee pilot of the Royal Saudi Air Force, to a suspected operative of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. | The gun attack at the Naval Air Station Pensacola left three victims dead and eight others injured. The gunman, Second Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, was killed by responding police forces. The incident was a major embarrassment for both nations involved. | Attorney General William Barr announced on Monday that FBI investigators discovered evidence of \"significant ties\" to Al-Qaeda in the Arabia…
rt.com/usa/488988-saudi-pensacola-shooting-alqaeda/

Two asteroids to approach Earth on Monday, one of them BIGGER than STATUE OF LIBERTY
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Just in case anyone was getting too comfy, NASA\'s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies is warning that two asteroids are heading towards Earth this Monday. Another one is expected to come close to us early on Tuesday. | All three of the near-Earth asteroids are expected to make close approaches at some point between Monday May 18 and Tuesday May 19, at speeds of between 13,000 and 31,000 miles per hour. | The first of the week\'s incoming asteroids, 2020 JE2, boasts a diameter of 56 feet, or the equivalent of two London buses one in front of the other, and will fly past us at roughly 2: 19 pm EDT, at a mercifull…
rt.com/news/488935-three-asteroids-headed-towards-earth/

Personal pods, \'bumper tables\' & pool noodle hats? Inventive \'social distancing\' enforcers ensure New Normal is anything but
rt.com | 2020-05-18
As populations emerge from Covid-19 lockdown, businesses are scrambling to comply with the onerous social-distancing regulations still in place, deploying everything from repurposed pool noodles to hula hoops to keep people apart. | Schools and \'non-essential\' businesses like restaurants and bars are preparing to reopen after lengthy lockdowns, but many governments are insisting on the need for continued \"social distancing\" – keeping people six feet apart at all times to prevent the spread of Covid-19. After months all but trapped in their homes, many people want nothing more than human contact. How to prevent…
rt.com/news/489016-social-distancing-enforcement-inventions-pods/

\'Idiotic & unimplementable\': Chief of Europe\'s largest lowcoster Ryanair slams UK response to Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-05-18
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O\'Leary has blasted the British government for mismanaging the Covid-19 crisis, and hit out at fresh measures for quarantining travelers coming from abroad. | \"It\'s idiotic and it\'s unimplementable. You don\'t have enough police in the UK,\" O\'Leary told BBC radio. | \"This [is] the same government that has… mismanaged the crisis for many weeks. | Last week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that all travellers arriving in Britain will be quarantined for 14 days. The measure is expected to take effect in the end of the month. | O\'Leary had previously criticized the idea of q…
rt.com/uk/488919-uk-government-ryanair-idiotic/

Russia at its finest? BEAR ATTACKS man & chases cars in city streets (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-05-18
If you still believe Russian cities are full of bears roaming the streets freely and attacking people, well, you\'re probably not wrong. At least that\'s exactly what some rare footage from one of Russia\'s cities would suggest. | The bizarre incident occurred overnight in the central Russian city of Yaroslavl, located some 260km (162 miles) from Moscow. An adolescent bear took to the streets and had a close encounter with an (un)lucky local, CCTV footage shows. | Spotting the bear, the man whipped out his smartphone, trying to film the animal. The ferocious beast, however, was apparently not in the mood for snap…
rt.com/russia/488982-russia-city-bear-attack/

The Heat: China\'s War on Poverty
Anand Naidoo | america.cgtn.com | 2020-05-18
China\'s war on poverty. Personal stories, extraordinary access and how China is eradicating poverty.
america.cgtn.com/2020/05/18/the-heat-chinas-war-on-poverty

\"We owe our success in fight against COVID-19 to Leader\'s support.\": Rouhani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

West to pay high price for sanctions during pandemic: Russian FM
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iran enters \'containing phase\' of coronavirus pandemic: govt. spox
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Iran records 2,294 new cases, 69 deaths on Monday
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Confirmed worldwide Covid-19 death toll passes 316,000
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

VIDEO: Russian envoy talks of Iran, Russia bilateral relation, regional issues
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Iran, Pakistan, China, Russia emphasize on holding comprehensive inter-Afghan talks
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Iran\'s electricity export to neighboring states up 27% last year
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Al-Kazemi govt. in charge of ousting occupiers: Al-Nujaba official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Iran to give crushing response to protect its security: Hatami
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Saudi-led coalition violates Yemen truce 66 times in 24 hours
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA)

Iran vows \'retaliation\' in case its oil tankers seized by US
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Headlines of Iranian dailies on May 18
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

India\'s FILMSAAZ to host two Iranian titles
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Details of anti-Zionism motion adopted by Iranian Parliament
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA)

Parl. ratifies outlines of a motion to counter Zionist regime\'s hostile moves
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Russia sends three batches of fabric for face masks to Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) –Russia has delivered to Iran three batches of fabric for manufacturing face masks, a press attache of the Russian diplomatic mission Andrei Ganenko said.
en.mehrnews.com/news/158816/Russia-sends-three-batches-of-fabric-for-face-masks-to-Iran

Zionist regime disturbing region by its hostile activities: Larijani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Political stability in Iraq important for region
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Iran\'s preparedness should be one step ahead of enemy\'s threats: MP
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Abdullah thanks FM Zarif\'s support for political accord in Afghanistan
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

\'The Unseen\' to go on screen at Krakow Film Festival
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Iranian mills produce 2.3mn tons of steel ingot in one month
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

US policy on Iran not well-calculated: Ulyanov
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Iran chides EU\'s impracticality towards US hostile anti-Iranian actions
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Russia terms US struggles to retain JCPOA rights \'groundless\'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

VIDEO: Canadian acrobatic jet crashes during flyover
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA)

How did Afghan government reach an agreement? External pressure or internal consensus?
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

At least 7 killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan\'s Ghazni
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-18
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA)

Coronavirus; US Election; Venezuela
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
Join George Galloway on the new home for the Mother of All Talk Shows – this week we talk all about coronavirus and US election…
sputniknews.com/radio-moats/202005181079341724-coronavirus-us-election-venezuela/

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Downturn Will Last Until Late 2021, Warns of Second Coronavirus Wave
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
As a number of states have moved to partially lift the COVID-induced protection measures, the US Federal Reserve chief insists there will be no economic rebound unless medical data improves.
sputniknews.com/us/202005181079340229-fed-chair-jerome-powell-says-downturn-will-last-until-late-2021-warns-of-second-coronavirus-wave/

Keeping Virus at Bay: How People Across the Globe Respect Social Distancing Rules
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
In less than half a year, the whole of humanity has been upended due to the coronavirus pandemic and the world outside of our dwellings has become an entirely new place with new rules. However, respecting these rules is a key to get our lives back to normal, including by respecting social distancing.
sputniknews.com/photo/202005181079340004-keeping-virus-at-bay-how-people-across-the-globe-respect-social-distancing-rules/

UK, US \'Hope for Accelerated Trade Talks\' Amid Reports of Discord Over London\'s Projects With China
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
A trade deal with the US is regarded by many British politicians as the Holy Grail that will boost the country\'s economy. This is particularly important now when the coronavirus pandemic has shuttered the global economy, with UK heading towards its worst recession in 300 years. Opponents say by striking it, the UK will accept lower food standards.
sputniknews.com/world/202005181079338227-uk-us-hope-for-accelerated-trade-talks-amid-reports-of-discord-over-londons-projects-with-china/

Italian MP Claims Bill Gates Should Be Tried for \'Crimes Against Humanity\' in Jab at COVID Vaccine
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
Bill Gates has already injected hundreds of millions of dollars, including $100 million via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, into the development of COVID-19 vaccines and testing, part of an international effort to tackle the coronavirus crisis.
sputniknews.com/europe/202005181079340375-italian-mp-claims-bill-gates-should-be-tried-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-jab-at-covid-vaccine/

NYC-Based Private Equity Firm Invests $868 Mln in Asian \'Richie Rich\' Mukesh Ambani\'s Reliance Jio
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian telco Reliance Jio, headed by business tycoon Mukesh Ambani, has managed to attract foreign investments worth billions from US-based companies despite the coronavirus-caused global economic slowdown.
sputniknews.com/india/202005181079340395-nyc-based-private-equity-firm-invests-868-mln-in-asian-richie-rich-mukesh-ambanis-reliance-jio/

Putin, Erdogan Discuss Coronavirus Response, Situation in Syria and Libya
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed cooperation on the coronavirus fight and the situation in Syria, both the Kremlin and the office of the Turkish president said Monday.
sputniknews.com/world/202005181079341632-putin-erdogan-discuss-coronavirus-response-situation-in-syria-and-libya/

Brazil\'s Bolsonaro Flouts Social Distancing Rule Posing for Rally Pics With Children
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
Although keeping a face mask on, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has continued to defy the key WHO rule to curb the spread of the novel virus – social distancing, as he mingled with the crowd during a recent rally near the presidential palace in the country\'s capital.
sputniknews.com/society/202005181079340941-brazils-bolsonaro-flouts-social-distancing-rule-posing-for-rally-pics-with-children/

Traditional Beer Gardens in Munich Welcome First Visitors After Lockdown Restrictions Eased – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
Since late April, Germany has started scaling back some of the coronavirus-related restrictions imposed on public life amid a declining COVID-19 infection rate.
sputniknews.com/europe/202005181079337307-traditional-beer-gardens-in-munich-welcome-first-visitors-after-lockdown-restrictions-eased—video/

WHO\'s Hesitation to Granting Taiwan Observer Status \'Further Damages\' Its Credibility, Pompeo Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
The World Health Organisation\'s member states agreed during the virtual World Health Assembly to postpone the discussion on granting Taiwan observer status in the agency, despite mounting pressure from the United States.
sputniknews.com/world/202005181079341338-whos-hesitation-to-granting-taiwan-observer-status-further-damages-its-credibility-pompeo-says/

China\'s Oppo Inks Pact With UK\'s Vodafone to Push 5G Adoption Worldwide Starting With Spain, Germany
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
New Delhi (Sputnik): In a bid to compete globally, countries around the world are making plans and taking actions to boost their high speed 5G capabilities. South Korea, Turkey, Sweden, Japan, and China are just a few of the countries already deploying and testing the fifth generation of super fast connectivity.
sputniknews.com/india/202005181079337870-chinas-oppo-inks-pact-with-uks-vodafone-to-push-5g-adoption-worldwide-starting-with-spain-germany/

Huawei Slams \'Unjustified\' US Tech Rules, Vows To \'Survive, Move Forward\' Amid Renewed US Trade War
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
A major keynote speech from a high-ranking official in the world\'s largest telecoms equipment addressed concerns on tensions in the US trade war on China, which skyrocketed in following the Trump Administration\'s renewed ban on US firms doing business with the Chinese firm.
sputniknews.com/business/202005181079341980-huawei-slams-unjustified-us-tech-rules-vows-to-survive-move-forward-amid-renewed-us-trade-war/

Old Faces, New Positions: Who\'s Who in Israel\'s 35th Government
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
After a year and a half of political turmoil, Israel\'s 35th government was finally sworn in on Monday. Featuring 34 ministers and half a dozen deputies, amid an economic crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19, the coalition has become the most expensive in the history of the country, stirring criticism from left, right, and centre.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005181079338571-old-faces-new-positions-whos-who-in-israels-35th-government/

Controversy as Identities of 4 K-Pop Idols Who Visited Itaewon Week Before COVID Breakout Revealed
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
At the beginning of May, South Korea, which effectively contained the spread of COVID-19, reported dozens of news cases after an infected person visited a party district in Seoul.
sputniknews.com/viral/202005181079340783-controversy-as-identities-of-4-k-pop-idols-who-visited-itaewon-week-before-covid-breakout-revealed/

Six of Russian State Duma Members Diagnosed With COVID-19 – Speaker\'s Aide
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Six of 450 members of the State Duma, the Russian parliament\'s lower house, have been diagnosed with COVID-19, Anastasia Kashevarova, an aide to the State Duma Chairman, said on Monday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202005181079342663-six-of-russian-state-duma-members-diagnosed-with-covid-19—speakers-aide/

US Attorney General Barr Accuses Apple of Cooperating With Chinese, Russian Governments
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
Earlier, Apple refused to help American law enforcement unlock data on its smartphones, namely the one possessed by a Saudi cadet responsible for a mass shooting at a Pensacola military base in 2019. However, there is no evidence that the tech giant ever provided such services to either Moscow or Beijing.
sputniknews.com/us/202005181079342821-us-attorney-general-barr-accuses-apple-of-cooperating-with-chinese-russian-governments/

US Official Claims IG\'s Firing May Be Linked to Trump\'s $8 Bln Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
US President Donald Trump reportedly fired the State Department inspector general in a letter sent to Congress late on Friday, saying that he no longer had the \"fullest confidence\" in Steve Linick, who had been in charge of the oversight office of Washington\'s diplomatic arm since his appointment in 2013 by President Barack Obama.
sputniknews.com/us/202005181079342308-us-official-claims-igs-firing-may-be-linked-to-trumps-8-bln-weapons-sale-to-saudi-arabia/

FBI Found Evidence Linking Al Qaeda to 2019 Shooting at US Military Base in Florida
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
On 6 December 2019, a Saudi trainee pilot opened fire at US Naval Air Station Pensacola, killing three American sailors and wounding eight others before being shot dead.
sputniknews.com/us/202005181079341803-fbi-found-evidence-linking-al-qaeda-to-2019-shooting/

Tehran Pledges \'Decisive Response\' to Possible US Attempts to Intercept Iranian Tankers
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
On Saturday, Iran\'s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif slammed alleged plans by the US Navy to intercept Iranian tankers as \"illegal, dangerous, and provocative\" acts, which he said look like \"an act of piracy\".
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005181079341509-tehran-warns-us-may-face-repercussions-over-possible-interception-of-iranian-tankers/

Easy as Pie: Russian MoD Releases Video Showing Air-to-Air Refuelling of Sukhoi Fighter Jets
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-18
The process itself was carried out by an Ilyushin-78 four-engine tanker, which is capable of refuelling up to ten jets during a single flight. Additionally, more than 20 Su-24M, Su-34, and Su-30 jets practiced air combat manoeuvring.
sputniknews.com/military/202005181079340722-easy-as-pie-russian-mod-releases-video-showing-air-to-air-refuelling-of-sukhoi-fighter-jets/

Fast in, first out: Denmark leads lockdown exit
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
Four weeks after Denmark began easing its lockdown, Danes on Monday returned to cafes and restaurants, confident that the coronavirus outbreak is under control.Denmark last month became the first country in Europe to reopen schools, day-care centres and smaller businesses. It did not see a subsequent rise in COVID-19 cases.\"The quick shutdown and the fact that Danes actually listened to messages from authorities about good hygiene and social distancing are the main reasons we\'ve come this far,\" said Hans Jorn Kolmos, a professor in clinical microbiology at the University of Southern Denmark.Contrary to the French…
yenisafak.com/en/world/fast-in-first-out-denmark-leads-lockdown-exit-3529808

Voluntary groups in Kashmir battle invisible enemy
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
As the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 has spread rapidly across Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, many volunteer groups have joined to combat the pandemic which has so far killed 15 people and infected more than 1,200.Since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the region on March 18, hundreds of volunteers have been working tirelessly to help stem the spread of the infection.Hakim Mohammad Ilyas, general secretary of Ehsaas International, a non-government organization that mainly works to impart education to downtrodden, was moved with the news of deaths taking place across the globe due to the pandemic…
yenisafak.com/en/world/voluntary-groups-in-kashmir-battle-invisible-enemy-3529804

Kuwait\'s coronavirus death toll rises to 118
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
Kuwait confirmed six fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Monday, according to the country\'s Health Ministry. | A ministry spokesman said 841 people have tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours, the official KUNA news agency reported. | The Gulf state\'s death toll now stands at 118 and 15,691 infections, the spokesman said. | He said 161 patients are still in intensive care, while a total of 4,339 have recovered. | Since the virus emerged in Wuhan, China last December, it has spread to 188 countries and regions. | The global death toll from the novel coronavirus has exceeded 315,000, with…
yenisafak.com/en/world/kuwaits-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-118-3529809

\'Some solidarity, little unity against COVID-19\'
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
The secretary-general of the UN said on Monday that the world had shown limited solidarity, yet very little unity in facing the novel coronavirus.Antonio Guterres was speaking at the opening of the first virtual World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) held over two days with a focus on the coronavirus.\"Despite the enormous scientific and technological advances of recent decades, a microscopic virus has brought us to our knees,\" said Guterres via video-link from New York to the WHO.\"We do not yet know how to eradicate, treat or vaccinate against COVID-19. We have no i…
yenisafak.com/en/world/some-solidarity-little-unity-against-covid-19-3529807

Loss of smell, taste added to UK COVID-19 symptoms list
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
The UK government updated its COVID-19 advice on Monday, adding the loss of smell and taste to the list of symptoms induced by coronavirus.\"From today, all individuals should self-isolate if they develop a new continuous cough or fever or anosmia,\" the government statement said.\"Anosmia is the loss or a change in your normal sense of smell. It can also affect your sense of taste as the two are closely linked.\"We have been closely monitoring the emerging data and evidence on Covid-19 and after thorough consideration, we are now confident enough to recommend this new measure.\"The individual\'s household should also…
yenisafak.com/en/life/loss-of-smell-taste-added-to-uk-covid-19-symptoms-list-3529802

WHO chief to review its pandemic handling, vows transparency
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday an independent evaluation of the global coronavirus response would be launched as soon as possible, and China backed such a review.Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made his promise during a virtual meeting of the WHO\'s decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, at which Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his country\'s own handling of the crisis.U.S. President Donald Trump has fiercely questioned the WHO\'s performance during the pandemic and led international criticism of China\'s handling of the early stages of the crisis.Tedros, who has…
yenisafak.com/en/life/who-chief-to-review-its-pandemic-handling-vows-transparency-3529801

Bangladesh may see coronavirus peak next week: Experts
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
As the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus continues to rise in Bangladesh, experts say the South Asian nation may see a peak in infections in the next two weeks. The country on Monday registered 1,602 new infections of COVID-19, with 21 deaths, marking the single day record in the country of around 165 million population.\"Bangladesh may see a peak in COVID-19 cases in next two weeks or so,\" said Dr. Bijon Kumar Sil, leader of a Bangladeshi research team at Gonoshasthaya Kendra Hospital that invented a $3 test kit that can detect the coronavirus in less than 15 minutes.Since the first positive case…
yenisafak.com/en/world/bangladesh-may-see-coronavirus-peak-next-week-experts-3529813

Qatar reports new 1365 coronavirus infections
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
The ministry said the number of recoveries rose by 529 to reach 4,899, the official QNA news agency reported.Qatar\'s virus-linked death toll now stands at 15.The ministry said 19 patients were admitted to intensive care due to complications resulting from the infection, bringing the total number of cases receiving care in the ICU to 172.Qatar reported its first coronavirus cases on Feb. 29.Since the virus emerged in China last December, it has spread to 188 countries and regions.The global death toll from the novel coronavirus has exceeded 315,600, with more than 4.73 million confirmed cases, and recoveries toppi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/qatar-reports-new-1365-coronavirus-infections-3529814

Coronavirus pushes Swedish deaths to highest since 1993 in April
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
More Swedes died in April than in any one month since 1993, figures from the Statistics Office showed on Monday, as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pushed the death toll higher.Sweden, which has stopped short of the strict lockdown measures enforced by many countries, has suffered a higher death rate during the coronavirus pandemic than its Scandinavian neighbours.In Sweden, the pandemic has caused around 3,700 deaths since the first reported fatality in March, but has not been as deadly as some seasonal flu over the last three decades, when the toll in December 1993 and January 2000 was higher, the Statist…
yenisafak.com/en/world/coronavirus-pushes-swedish-deaths-to-highest-since-1993-in-april-3529812

Turkey condemns pig\'s-head vandalism of German mosque
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
An Islamophobic incident in which a pig\'s head was mounted onto the door of mosque in southern Germany drew condemnation from Turkey on Monday.\"Even during the holy month of Ramadan and the epidemic, racism and hostility against Islam continues in Europe. The ugly attack on our mosque in Germany is the latest example of this,\" Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tweeted on Monday.Denouncing the perpetrators\' \"sick mentality,\" he urged that they be caught immediately.The incident took place Saturday at the Fatih Mosque in the city of Vaihingen, run by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs. The incident too…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-condemns-pigs-head-vandalism-of-german-mosque-3529803

Germany hopes to end global travel warning in June, but no return to normal
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-18
Germany is hoping to replace a travel warning that is in place for all touristic trips abroad until June 15 with softer guidelines, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday, but warned there would be no quick return to holidays as usual.\"June 15 is not the starting date for taking holidays – June 15 is the date when we need to make a decision on whether we will lift the global travel warning and we\'re working on replacing this travel warning with travel guidelines,\" Maas said.He said he wanted summer holidays to be possible but stressed that this needed to be done in a responsible way and added that it was too…
yenisafak.com/en/world/germany-hopes-to-end-global-travel-warning-in-june-but-no-return-to-normal-3529811

Down and Out in Portland: Retired in Style in Waldport, OR
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-18
The irony of this quote from the Dustin Hoffman movie, The Graduate, is not wasted on Duane Snider:

SEIU pushes through sellout contract after blocking strike by Illinois nursing home workers
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
The Service Employees International Union pushed through a deal with poverty wages and no guarantee of health and safety measures as the deadly coronavirus continues its rampage.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/nurs-m18.html

Little Rock, Arkansas transit workers laid off amidst COVID fears
wsws.org | 2020-05-18
Due to heavy absenteeism over concerns of coronavirus infection, Rock Region Metro has announced service cuts and the layoff of 23 drivers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/18/tran-m18.html

COVID Coercion: Boris Johnson\'s Psychological Attack on the UK Public
Mike Robinson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-18
Coercion: the practice of forcing another party to act in an involuntary manner by use of threats or force. | Over the course of the Covid-19 \'crisis\', scientific advice to the UK Government has been co-ordinated by the Scientific Advisory Group …
globalresearch.ca/covid-coercion-boris-johnson-psychological-attack-uk-public/5713233

Big Oil Takes $1.9 Billion in CARES Act Tax Breaks Intended for Small Businesses
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-17
Sen. Bernie Sanders was among critics outraged that the fossil fuel industry is using tax breaks in the CARES Act meant to help businesses keep workers employed to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes

Video: Syrian Army Suffers Casualties in Daraa. Militants Attack Russian-Turkish Patrol
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
The security situation has been escalating in southern Syria. Over the past 24 hours, at least 3 pro-government fighters and a civilian have been killed in attacks by gunmen in al-Musayfrah and Saida-al-Taebah. The attacks followed the March 14 and …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-suffers-casualties-daraa-militants-attack-russian-turkish-patrol/5713174

Attempts to whitewash the military coup of April 2002 in Venezuela
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2020-05-17
Given the overwhelming support opposition voices have been given in western media since Hugo Chavez was first elected in 1998, it is unsurprising that some would have had the audacity to attempt at least a partial whitewash of what the opposition and its foreign allies did in April of 2002. I\'ll address some of those Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/attempts-to-whitewash-the-military-coup-of-april-2002-in-venezuela/

Remembering Palestine on Nakba Day: Use the Hashtag COVID1948
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
Palestinians worldwide have an annual day of remembrance called Nakba Day. Nakba comes from the Arabic al-Nakbah and means \"disaster\" or \"catastrophe.\" It takes place on May 15th, the day after the Gregorian calendar date for Israeli …
globalresearch.ca/remembering-palestine-nakba-day/5713135

Boisterous Nakba Day car rally rolls through Minneapolis suburb
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-05-17
Columbia Heights, MN – Just outside city limits from Northeast Minneapolis, Central Avenue was awash with Palestine flags during Friday rush hour as Palestinian-Americans and solidarity activists commemorated Al-Nakba. Nakba Day, held each year on May 15, remembers the 1948 ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of indigenous Palestinians from their national homeland by Zionist settlers. Around 60 cars and dozens of families drove in a long caravan through the heavily Arab-American neighborhood, with chants of \"From the river to the sea…\" echoing for blocks. The protest was one of many actions that happened…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/5/17/boisterous-nakba-day-car-rally-rolls-through-minneapolis-suburb

Boisterous Nakba Day car rally rolls through Minneapolis suburb
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-05-17
Columbia Heights, MN – Just outside city limits from Northeast Minneapolis, Central Avenue was awash with Palestine flags during Friday rush hour as Palestinian-Americans and solidarity activists commemorated Al-Nakba. Nakba Day, held each year on May 15, remembers the 1948 ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of indigenous Palestinians from their national homeland by Zionist settlers. Around 60 cars and dozens of families drove in a long caravan through the heavily Arab-American neighborhood, with chants of \"From the river to the sea…\" echoing for blocks. The protest was one of many actions that happened…
fightbacknews.org/2020/5/17/boisterous-nakba-day-car-rally-rolls-through-minneapolis-suburb

The sad story of Colombia\'s Supreme Court judge who only accidentally gets people in legal trouble
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-17
Colombia\'s Supreme Court magistrate Cristina Lombana seems to have a special gift to accidentally get her allegedly criminal former army buddies in legal trouble. Since President Ivan Duque swore in…
colombiareports.com/the-sad-story-of-colombias-supreme-court-judge-who-only-accidentally-gets-people-in-legal-trouble/

Venezuela: Guaido\'s Leadership in Question Following Failed Coup Attempt
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-05-17
A letter from Silvercorp\'s lawyers demanding payment has cast doubt on Guaido\'s denials of involvement in a recent paramilitary operation.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14876

Why U.S. Must Be Prosecuted for Its War Crimes Against Iraq
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
The reason why the U.S. Government must be prosecuted for its war-crimes against Iraq is that they are so horrific and there are so many of them, and international law crumbles until they become prosecuted and severely punished for what …
globalresearch.ca/why-u-s-must-prosecuted-war-crimes-against-iraq/5713149

Chinese Ambassador To Israel Found Dead, Sparking Avalanche Of Rumors Amid Tensions
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-05-17
China\'s Ambassador to Israel has been found dead inside his home near Tel Aviv Sunday morning, Israel\'s Foreign Ministry has confirmed. 57-year old ambassador Du Wei had only assumed his post in February 2020 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, due to which he entered a two week mandatory self-quarantine upon his arrival. He\'d previously been China\'s envoy to …
iranian.com/2020/05/17/chinese-ambassador-to-israel-found-dead-sparking-avalanche-of-rumors-amid-tensions/

AU and UN appeal for \'stable and peaceful environment\' for Burundi elections
news.un.org | 2020-05-17
Ahead of presidential and local elections in Burundi on Wednesday, the African Union (AU) Commission and the United Nations (UN) urged the authorities to provide a safe and secure environment for citizens to cast their votes.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/05/1064242

Secretive Right-Wing Nonprofit Plays Role in COVID-19 Organizing
Alex Kotch | commondreams.org | 2020-05-17
A right-wing protester holds a sign which reads \"Be like Sweden\" while another called the coronavirus pandemic a \"fake crisis\" during an April anti-lockdown demonstration in Minnesota. (Photo: AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/be_like_sweden_0.jpg …
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America\'s Newest Wedge Issue and the Tale of the Bizarre 2020 Presidential Elections
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-17
The answer to 1776 is not 1984 and if anything needs to be protested it would be any efforts by the government to make elections \"go digital\". Ironically such a move would actually be the way that the Chinese and Russians could actually get the guy they want in the Oval Office.
strategic-culture.org/video/2020/05/17/americas-newest-wedge-issue-and-tale-bizarre-2020-elections/

[Letter] COVID-19 and Healthcare worker\'s families: behind the scenes of frontline response
Amine Souadka, Hajar Essangri, Amine Benkabbou, Laila Amrani, Mohammed Anass Majbar | thelancet.com | 2020-05-17
During the COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare professionals are exposed to a high-risk of infection and mental health problems [1], but also fear of contagion and spreading the virus to their families [2]. In fact, considering them as individuals implies looking beyond their function as frontline responders and taking into account their societal role as parents, spouses and offspring.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30117-6/fulltext?rss=yes

[Letter] Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing surgeries during the incubation period of COVID-19 infection. What are the implications for the commencement of elective surgery?
Gary L Ross | thelancet.com | 2020-05-17
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30129-2/fulltext?rss=yes

[Commentary] Serosurveys and convalescent plasma in COVID-19
Cristina Pérez-Cameo, Juan Marín-Lahoz | thelancet.com | 2020-05-17
The current pandemic is not only overwhelming the health systems of the affected countries but also is killing thousands of other ways healthy adults. Convalescent plasma has been proposed [1] and approved to treat COVID-19 based on the experience acquired treating other viral diseases such as influenza, Ebola, and SARS [2]. It is considered a safe treatment (at least its side effects and contraindications are well known) and it has proven to be efficacious in several viral infections for more than a century.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30114-0/fulltext?rss=yes

[Letter] Author\'s reply
Shaoqing Lei, Zhong-Yuan Xia, Zhengyuan Xia | thelancet.com | 2020-05-17
We thank Tuech et al. and Dr. Ross for their letters in response to our recent study [1]. At the very beginning of the epidemic, we encountered some patients who had no symptoms before surgery but quickly developed COVID-19 pneumonia after surgery. During the period of the research, the participating hospitals performed approximately 15,000 elective surgeries. Our focus was to report those we believe and confident that the surgeries were performed during incubation period. Thus, any infection long after surgery (say, 10 to 14 days after surgery) or those who contacted with confirmed cases of COVID-19 after surger…
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30130-9/fulltext?rss=yes

[Letter] Can we operate our patients without fear during the period of COVID-19 infection?
Jean-Jacques Tuech, Lilian Schwarz | thelancet.com | 2020-05-17
We read the paper by Shaoquin LEI and colleagues [1] with great interest. The authors reported 34 patients in whom the infection was revealed after surgery was performed. In this group of patients 15 (44.1%) needed ICU care and 7 (20.5%) died. This retrospective cohort study is the first one to describe the outcome of operative patients with SARS-Cov-2 infection.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30126-7/fulltext?rss=yes

[Commentary] COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities in the care sector
Paulina Cecula, Sir David Behan, Mahiben Maruthappu | thelancet.com | 2020-05-17
Covid-19 has spread around the world at a tremendous pace. On April the 12th, the total number of cases in the UK reached 84,279 including 10,612 deaths [1]. The UK Government introduced measures to reduce the spread of disease and the NHS is operating at full capacity to manage the demand. Meanwhile, more than 2000 care homes in England reported Covid-19 cases, which are underrepresented in national statistics [2]. Charities are calling for urgent action to support older people and the care sector.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30134-6/fulltext?rss=yes

[Commentary] The imperative for universal healthcare to curtail the COVID-19 outbreak in the USA
Alison P. Galvani, Alyssa S. Parpia, Abhishek Pandey, Charlotte Zimmer, James G. Kahn, Meagan C. Fitzpatrick | thelancet.com | 2020-05-17
The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States is growing steeply and spreading widely. As of March 26, national incidence surpassed every other country, and as of April 28 has reported over a million cases. The COVID-19 crisis is exposing the systemic frailties in our healthcare system. More than 78 million people in America do not have access to adequate health insurance [1]. Given that health insurance in the US is typically provided by employers, millions more are at risk of losing their healthcare coverage as unemployment surges.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30124-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Section 230: Protecting Internet Speech, The Censors and Censorship
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
With a better world on the horizon, the old order is desperately asserting its last vestige of power. What the perpetrators of the coronavirus event were not counting on was that the pandemic would usher in a new era of …
globalresearch.ca/section-230-protecting-internet-speech-the-censors-and-censorship/5713160

Are the Democrats Dead (Again)?
Ted Morgan | commondreams.org | 2020-05-17
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a news conference with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at the U.S. Capitol January 25, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Zach Gibson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pelosi_schumer_coronavirus.jpg …
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Alternatives to Killing People for the Economy
Cynthia Kaufman | commondreams.org | 2020-05-17
A sign warns residents to take steps to contol the coronavirus outbreak at the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn on March 19, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Victor J. Blue/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/nyc_corona.jpg …
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Grading the States\' Coronavirus Control
Jim Naureckas | fair.org | 2020-05-17
I recently wrote a Twitter thread ( 5/12/20) about another New York Times graphic feature that was a good idea, strangely executed. | The good idea, which appears on the Times\' \"Coronavirus in the US\" page, is to sort states in terms of how well they\'re controlling the coronavirus outbreak, using graphs of the daily count of new cases in each state. This seems like a good cho…
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Pandemic Scales Up Cases of Mental Illnesses
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
The global pandemic of the new coronavirus worsens day after day worldwide, bringing with it a series of harms for humanity. As it is known, in addition to the simple infection by the virus, the pandemic causes problems in society …
globalresearch.ca/pandemic-scales-up-cases-mental-illnesses/5713162

ISIS Terrorists Confess that They Have Carried Out Many Operations in Coordination with US Occupation Forces in Al-Tanf Base
Basma Qaddour | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
During a security operation carried out with the help of the Syrian Badia\'s residents, an ambush was set up against an ISIS terrorist group composed of 6 members where 3 of them were killed and the remaining ones were arrested….
globalresearch.ca/isis-terrorists-confess-carried-out-many-operations-coordination-us-occupation-forces-al-tanf-base/5713158

Civil Disobedience, Billionaire-Style
Sam Pizzigati | commondreams.org | 2020-05-17
Musk forced Tesla workers into the same lose-lose bind that faces meatpacking workers in states like Nebraska. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/elonmusk_0.jpeg …
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Corporate Media Setting Stage for New Cold War With China
Gregory Shupak | commondreams.org | 2020-05-17
Corporate media distortions and bombast are priming the American public to see China as a treacherous villain that has to be forcefully confronted, perhaps with violence. (Photo: Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/china_0.png …
commondreams.org/views/2020/05/17/corporate-media-setting-stage-new-cold-war-china?cd-origin=rss

Chinese Ridicule Trump\'s China \'Cut-Off\' Threat
Global Times | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
\"Is Trump totally insane?\" Experts and the international community couldn\'t help but ask this question after US President Donald Trump threatened to \"cut off the whole relationship\" with China on Thursday in an interview with FOX Business. Observers said that …
globalresearch.ca/chinese-ridicule-trump-china-cut-off-threat/5713132

China Declares the U.S. an Enemy: Sea-Change in World Affairs
Eric Sommer | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
For a long period the Chinese regime has vacillated between seeking accommodation with the U.S.-led imperialist forces to \'do business\' with the western world, and defending itself against the attempted economic, political, and military encirclement and strangulation of China by …
globalresearch.ca/china-declares-u-s-enemy-sea-change-world-affairs/5713141

1000 rally in Brunswick, Georgia demanding justice for Ahmaud Arbery
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-05-17
Brunswick, GA

1000 rally in Brunswick, Georgia demanding justice for Ahmaud Arbery
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-05-17
Brunswick, GA

Video: Three ISIS-Daesh Terrorists Confess to Perpetrating a Number of Operations in Cooperation with US
SANA | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
Three Daesh terrorists confess to perpetrating a number of operations in cooperation with US occupation forces in al-Tanf. | …
globalresearch.ca/video-three-daesh-terrorists-confess-perpetrating-operations-cooperation-us/5713167

Laura Veirs: I Was a Fool
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-17
counterpunch.org/2020/05/17/laura-veirs-i-was-a-fool/

Indian migrant workers killed in road accident while returning home
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-17
24 laborers who were on their way home from India\'s capital city of New Delhi were killed when a truck carrying migrant workers rammed the vehicle they were on…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/17/indian-migrant-workers-killed-in-road-accident-while-returning-home/

Tunisian President Reiterates Support for Palestinian Cause
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-05-17
Tunisian President, Qais Said, reportedly said, on Saturday, that his country continues to support the Palestinian people and their cause of justice. The president\'s remarks came on the sidelines of a Ramadan breakfast banquet, he held for various Arab and Islamic ambassadors to Tunisia. \"We in Tunisa are still dedicated …
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How Biosecurity Is Enabling Digital Neo-Feudalism
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
Italian master thinker Giorgio Agamben has been on the

How Big Wireless Lobbied Governments to Build 5G for Citizen Data Collection and Surveillance
Derrick Broze | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
While selling 5G technology to the public as a means for faster downloads, Big Wireless

The Online Double-bind. \"Digital Revolution, …. Many More People are Crazy\"
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
The trap was set at least twenty-five years ago and the mice jumped at the smell of the cheese. I am referring to the introduction of the computer as a mass necessity and the Internet that followed. I was slow …
globalresearch.ca/online-double-bind/5713138

Jews to Palestinian Whose Home They Occupy: What Do You Want?
Najwan Simri | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
\"On the anniversary of the Nakba… a tour through depopulated Palestinian villages within Israel … and rare meetings between the owners of the original Palestinian homes and their current Jewish residents\"

A Nation of Sheep
Judge Andrew Napolitano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-17
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.\"

The Online Double-bind
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-17
The trap was set at least twenty-five years ago and the mice jumped at the smell of the cheese. I am referring to the introduction of the computer as a mass necessity and the Internet that followed. I was slow to enter the trap, \"forced\" finally in 2007 by the college where I was teaching. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/the-online-double-bind/

Armed Israeli Settlers Uproot 40 Olive Trees, South of Nablus
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-05-17
Armed Israeli colonists reportedly uprooted, early on Sunday morning, forty olive trees, owned by local Palestinian farmers, south of Nablus city, in the occupied West Bank. Ghassan Daghlas, Palestinian chief for the Israeli settlements\' file in the northern West Bank, told media outlets that dozens of armed Israeli settlers invaded …
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Israeli Forces Abduct Child, Two Young Men in West Bank Raids Sunday
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-05-17
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank, early Sunday morning, before dawn, and attacked Palestinians in their homes, including a child. The troops then abducted the Palestinians and took them to unknown locations for interrogation. According to local sources, Israeli troops abducted 14-year-old Ammar Thawabteh while he was asleep in his …
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The Pandemic Has Shown That We Need a Public Option for Banking Services
Ra√∫l Carrillo | commondreams.org | 2020-05-17
The Federal Reserve Board Building located at 20th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C. (cc/AgnosticPreachersKid) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/955px-marriner_s._eccles_federal_reserve_board_building_0.jpg …
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Blockbuster: A monologue by Dr. Preston James with Gordon Duff (classified/partially redacted)
Gordon Duff | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-17
G, here is my take on the CV op. Your articles, especially the one today are excellent. Sad thing is that few are capable of accepting much truth ever so most goes on deaf ears since you have burst many false hopes in T and most cannot live without hope, they would rather believe a lie and feel better. Pandemic Exposes US as Only Bioweapons Superpower | Years ago I was briefed by several high ranking former Intel who knew how these ops were conducted. The most surprising part was that the cover up teams are usual…

Blockbuster: A monologue by Dr. Preston James with Gordon Duff (classified/partially redacted)

Stuck in Colombia? Our home is your home until you\'re repatriated
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-17
Colombia may maintain its ban on international travel. Your embassy will inform you about repatriation. Meanwhile, our home is your home. President Ivan Duque\'s consideration is not unique. Because Latin…
colombiareports.com/stuck-in-colombia-our-home-is-your-home-until-youre-repatriated/

Operation Baton: Colombia\'s most epic military corruption probe in history?
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-17
Colombia\'s army is so corrupt, one general was even selling classified information to guerrillas, a counterintelligence operation discovered before its findings mysteriously disappeared. Operation Baton was meant to purge the…
colombiareports.com/operation-baton-colombias-most-epic-military-corruption-probe-in-history/

Eric Trump Goes on Fox News to Claim That Coronavirus Lockdowns Being Used to Hurt His Father\'s Re-Election Bid
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-17
MSNBC\'s Stephanie Ruhle wondered why, in that case, the interview was not being held face-to-face. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/eric.png …
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\'Reality is Radicalizing\': As Pandemic Pushes Biden to Embrace Progressive Ideas He Once Spurned, Left Says We Told You So
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-17
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden_3.jpg …

Google Play Removes Iranian App Used against Coronavirus
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-05-17
The anti-Iran sanctions imposed by the \"Wild West\" have forced Google to remove Iranian mobile application \'Mask\', developed to tackle the novel coronavirus and warn people to avoid high-risk areas, from its Play Store, a health official said. Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson Kianoosh Jahanpoor said in a post on his Twitter account that the homegrown …
iranian.com/2020/05/16/google-play-removes-iranian-app-used-against-coronavirus/

Why East Beat West on COVID-19
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-17
East Asia has handled and contained the pandemic far better than the West on nearly all metrics | Andrew SALMON | Perhaps the most startling trend visible in the global Covid-19 pandemic is the vast differential separating East Asia from the West when it comes to the disease\'s impact. | The chasm is visible

A New Pandemic? Two Trailblazing COVID-19 Researchers Dead in a Month
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-17
Academia does not really have a reputation for being riddled with violence and sudden unexplained deaths. Yet at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, two young pioneering researchers from the same obscure field of study met with mysterious ends. | Outside of academic circles, Dr. James Taylor and Dr. Bing Liu were relative unknowns. Inside of the scientific community, however, the two had achieved something like rock-star status. And now, within a period of 30 days, both young men are dead at a time when their talents are needed most. | James Taylor, 1979-2020 | Let\'s first consider the life and work of James Taylo…
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Trump Goes on Offense Against Obama
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-17
If Donald Trump wants to get re-elected as President of the U.S. he\'s going to have to take out former President Barack Obama. At this point Obama is the person who most stands in his path for a second term. | Former Vice President Joe Biden may well wind up being the nominee but that\'s only because he is Obama\'s stand in since Obama can\'t run for a third term thanks to the only part of the U.S. Constitution anyone seems to give a damn about anymore. | But, make no mistake, the current flap about the unmasking of Trump\'s first (and short-lived) National Security Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn is all about Trump final…
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Ahmaud Arbery\'s Murder Shows Lynching Remains a Reality for Black America
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-17
On May 4, Ida B. Wells received a posthumous Pulitzer award. The Pulitzer board shared that she was awarded for \"her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching.\" The news rang out internationally and was widely celebrated. A Financial Times headline said…
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COVID-19 Exposes Systemic Devaluation of Elderly and Dementia Patients
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-17
I hold my breath when I see my friends from the nursing home have texted. How many cases today? Are there any new fatalities? | I left the nursing home nearly six years ago, but I worry about my friends who still w…
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Formerly Incarcerated People Should Be Compensated for Telling Their Stories
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-17
During the 19th-century emancipation movement, some of the most important voices were those of Black abolitionists. \"This was especially true of those who had experienced slavery,\" Roy E. Finkenbine told NPR. | When they told their stories it \"disabused listeners and readers of the notion that slaves were contented or well-treated,\" Finkenbine said, and even \"unlettered fu…
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Missouri GOP Votes to Gut Anti-Gerrymandering Reform Approved by Voters
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-17
This article was produced by Sludge, an independent, ad-free investigative news site covering money in politics. Click here to support Sludge. | While most people are focused on their health and livelihoods amid the pandemic, Republican legislators in Missouri are working to overturn a voter-approved measure meant to make legislativ…
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How a Lobbying Campaign Pushed the CDC to Relax Protective Gear Guidelines
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-17
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. | Rick Lucas\' cellphone chimed, alerting him to an emergency in the acute care unit. He wondered whether it would be another case of COVID…
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BMJ damns UK government for mishandling coronavirus outbreak and ignoring science
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2020-05-17
An editorial in the prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) condemns the Johnson-led government for the way it has handled the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and for ignoring the science. It amounts to possibly the most damning criticism of the government\'s management of the pandemic so far. | Moreover, a set of slides seen by The Canary reveals that the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) referenced a document, issued in 2019, that provided detailed projections for a major UK epidemic. Yet, this doesn\'t seem to have informed the government\'s response to the crisis. | Early failings: | The…
thecanary.co/discovery/2020/05/17/bmj-damns-uk-government-for-mishandling-coronavirus-outbreak-and-ignoring-science/

A hospital pharmacist says lockdown has been eased too soon
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-17
As a pharmacist working in a busy London hospital, Arvinder Sarai is concerned that the public needs to be \"vigilant\" about the spread of the coronavirus.As well as maintaining her usual post as a pharmacist at St Mary\'s Hospital in Paddington, Sarai has been campaigning for free transport for NHS staff continuing to work throughout the pandemic.In a series of profiles looking at workers on the front line of the battle against coronavirus (Covid-19), Sarai told the PA news agency about her experiences.How has it been, personally and emotionally, working on the front line?: You can read a patient\'s notes, t…
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Johnson\'s ratings plummet and he\'s warned early lockdown will \'fracture\' UK
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-17
Boris Johnson has been warned he may cause a fracturing of national unity if he fails to listen to regional concerns about the easing of lockdown restrictions.Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham spoke out as a poll reported public support for the UK government\'s handling of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis had slipped.Meanwhile, only 39% of Britons approve of the Government\'s response

COVID-19 vaccine secures new government investment
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-05-17
Imperial researchers have received a further £18.5 million in government support as they develop a coronavirus vaccine.
imperial.ac.uk/news/197573/covid-19-vaccine-secures-government-investment

DHS & FBI fear more attacks on 5G infrastructure fueled by Covid-19 conspiracies
rt.com | 2020-05-17
The Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies are worried that conspiracy theories, bizarrely linking the Covid-19 pandemic to the 5G technology rollout, could inspire more vandalism and violence in the US. | The DHS, FBI and the National Counterterrorism Center issued a joint warning to US law enforcement officials about the growing threat this week, while a separate DHS intelligence report, obtained by ABC News, noted that the widening online \"misinformation…
rt.com/usa/488881-dhs-fbi-5g-attacks-coronavirus/

\'Guard of dishonor\': VIDEO shows nurses & doctors giving ICY welcome to Belgian PM over govt\'s Covid-19 response
rt.com | 2020-05-17
Belgium\'s PM Sophie Wilmes has visited one of the nation\'s hospitals battling the pandemic

Boozing by letter: Alcohol sales rationing based on SURNAMES could soon be a thing in South Africa as it eases its \'dry\' law
rt.com | 2020-05-17
South Africa, which has some of the toughest Covid-19 restrictions, is set to relax them, including a ban on alcohol sales. To avert a feared onslaught of booze buyers, retailers are proposing what seems an outlandish scheme. | Alcohol is expected to rain on the arid market of South Africa from June 1, when the government is set to partially lift its coronavirus-related restrictions. The blanket ban on alcohol and tobacco sales was implemented late in March. | The government draft plan would allow liquor stores to operate from Monday to Wednesday between 8am and 12pm. Retailers, however, fear that the stores m…
rt.com/news/488910-alcohol-lines-surnames-south-africa/

Putin calls Russia a \'distinct civilization\' that needs to be SAVED with homegrown high-tech
rt.com | 2020-05-17
President Vladimir Putin has compared his multi-ethnic and multi-faith nation to an entire civilization, saying that if Russia is to maintain its independent status, it has to develop its own cutting-edge technologies. | In an interview that aired on Sunday, Putin told the Rossiya-1 channel that Russia was \"more than merely a country, but truly a distinct civilization.\" Being \"a multi-ethnic country with many traditions, cultures and faiths,\" the nation has to maintain its status and power by nurturing modern tech, he said. | I…
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Trump: Letting Big Corporations Get Away with Whatever They Want
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-05-16
President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office after attending a ceremony at the South Portico of the White House on Thursday, September 26, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald_trump_0_2.png …
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Missing the Context of De Blasio\'s \'Jewish Community\' Tweet
Ari Paul | fair.org | 2020-05-16
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio\'s tweet ( 4/28/20) to \"the Jewish community.\" | Time for a Yiddish lesson: Shanda, meaning a shame or disgrace; a scandal. | Right-wing voices throughout the media thought they found one with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio\'s tweet ( 4/28/20) about a Hasidic funeral that violated Covid-19 social-distancing rules. But their shoddy coverage was the real shanda. | The background is this: Some Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn, members of a strictly Ort…
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On Nakba Day, Palestinians vow to continue resistance
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-16
May 15 is the anniversary of the Nakba, which means catastrophe or disaster. The day marks the forced exodus of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes during the formation of Israel in 1948. This year, despite the COVID-19 quarantine, Palestinians across the world will mark the Nakba. Despite Netanyahu\'s apartheid policies and Trump\'s fradulent deal of the century, the resistance of the people of Palestine continues.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/16/on-nakba-day-palestinians-vow-to-continue-resistance/

The ŸêAnnexation After Seventy-Two Years Of Continuous Nakba
Staff | imemc.org | 2020-05-16
By: Marwan E. Toubassi, Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Greece:…
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Rania & Anya Show: Venezuela invasion, Bolivia coup, China conspiracies w/ Wyatt Reed
Rania Khalek | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-16
Rania Khalek and Anya Parampil discuss the attempted mercenary invasion of Venezuela, conspiracies about China and Covid-19, and the aftermath of the US-backed military coup against Bolivia\'s democratically elected government, with journalist Wyatt Reed, who was on the ground in Bolivia reporting on the violent repression.

Rania & Anya Show: Venezuela invasion, Bolivia coup, China conspiracies w/ Wyatt Reed

Daesh terrorists Confess Terrorism Done In Coordination With US Occupation Forces
Eva Bartlett | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-16
SANA, May 14: | \"Through a security operation, that was launched in cooperation with Syrian citizens in al-Badyah (Syrian semi-desert), an ambush has targeted a group from Daesh terrorist organization, including 6 persons. | The security operation ended up with killing three of the groups and arresting the three others. | …The three terrorists, in a program broadcast on the Syrian TV on Thursday, confessed to perpetrating different terrorist operations, inducing acts of killing, execution, abduction, acts of sabotage and destruction of public and private properties…

Daesh terrorists Confess Terrorism Done In Coordination With US Occupation Forces

Techno-Tyranny: How the U.S. National Security State is Using Coronavirus to Fulfill an Orwellian Vision
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-16
Whitney WEBB | LAST YEAR, A GOVERNMENT COMMISSION CALLED FOR THE US TO ADOPT AN AI-DRIVEN MASS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FAR BEYOND THAT USED IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN ORDER TO ENSURE AMERICAN HEGEMONY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. NOW, MANY OF THE \"OBSTACLES\" THEY HAD CITED AS PREVENTING ITS IMPLEMENTATION ARE RAPIDLY BEING REMOVED UNDER THE GUISE OF COMBATING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. | Last year, a U.S. government body dedicated to examining how artificial intelligence can \"address the national security and defense needs of the United States\" discussed in detail the \"structural\" changes that the American economy and socie…
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Iran: Socialist, Internationalist, Powerful and Determined
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-16
I refuse to describe Iran as a victim. It is not. It is one of the most influential and strong-minded nations on Earth. When facing mortal danger, its people unite, harden themselves and get ready to face invaders, no matter how threatening they might be. Iran determined despite attacks Iran is home to one of …
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Revolutionary Boiling Point, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-16
Still mad at China\'s brutal authoritarian government for imprisoning Julian Assange after his journalism exposed Chinese war crimes. | ~ | Arresting people for future crimes is called \"pre-crime\", and it\'s the stuff of dystopian horror fiction. | Violently dominating an entire planet because another country might hurt yours in the future is called \"US foreign policy\", and it\'s the stuff of mainstream news punditry. | ~ | Saying a US politician is bad on foreign policy but good on domestic policy is a bit like saying \"Yeah my boyfriend murders hitchhikers, but he cooks.\" | ~ | Dominant revolutionary thought…

Revolutionary Boiling Point, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Israeli Forces Shoot, Assault and Injure 5 Palestinian Protestors near Nablus
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-05-16
Israeli forces attacked a peaceful protest, on Friday, and wounded five Palestinians in the village of As-Sawiya, south of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. Quds News Network correspondent stated that dozens of Palestinians held a peaceful protest, waving Palestinian flags, to express their opposition to Israel\'s illegal settlement …
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Exploiting Pandemic, Trump Admin Weighs Banning Immigration Indefinitely
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-16
Earlier this week, the Trump administration started hinting that the president\'s \"temporary\" ban on immigration, rushed into effect in late April as a part of the pandemic response, was about to be extended indefinitely. | With the country entirely preoccupied by the public health and economic catastrophes, and with protest all but impossible given the dangers of congregating in large crowds, Tr…
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[Editorial] Reviving the US CDC
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-05-16
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen in the USA with 1 ∑3 million cases and an estimated death toll of 80‚Äà684 as of May 12. States that were initially the hardest hit, such as New York and New Jersey, have decelerated the rate of infections and deaths after the implementation of 2 months of lockdown. However, the emergence of new outbreaks in Minnesota, where the stay-at-home order is set to lift in mid-May, and Iowa, which did not enact any restrictions on movement or commerce, has prompted pointed new questions about the inconsistent and incoherent national response to the COVID-19…
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[Comment] Offline: Don\'t let COVID-19 divert us completely
Richard Horton | thelancet.com | 2020-05-16
Dr Robert Spencer, a trustee of Dr Edward Jenner\'s House, Garden and Museum in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, UK, wrote to me last week on the 40th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox (May 8). He was polite but disappointed: \"On this day in 1980 the WHO announced the eradication of smallpox from the world. This infection, which probably caused more deaths than any other disease, was finally condemned to the history books. Sorry to see you had no space in this week\'s edition of The Lancet to commemorate this milestone, especially at a time of COVID-19 pandemic.\" Dr Spencer was right to admonish me.
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Can Britain Survive Boris Johnson?
Gary Younge | thenation.com | 2020-05-16
Can Britain Survive Boris Johnson?
thenation.com/article/world/uk-labour-johnson-coronavirus/

The Race to Replace a Dying Neoliberalism
Walden Bello | commondreams.org | 2020-05-16
Empty toilet paper shelves in an Australian supermarket after panic buying due to the Coronavirus. (Photo/Chris Putnam/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/toilet-paper-wars_0.jpg …
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Ecuador\'s pandemic: Rightist regime fails to confront crisis
Michael Otto | workers.org | 2020-05-16
Ibarra, Ecuador May 9

Trump Wants to Cut Off China in Guilt-Projection Meltdown
Finian Cunningham | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-16
China involved in pandemic cover-up? That\'s the most audacious American guilt-projection since the \"War on Terror\". | So President Trump, the self-declared business genius, wants to cut off the whole relationship with China and \"save America $500 billion a year\". That\'s what he told Fox News this week in an interview referring to the US trade deficit with China. The fault of the chronic US trade deficit with China (and much of the world), like that of the Covid-19 crisis in America, is classic 3-D Trump: dissembli…

Trump Wants to Cut Off China in Guilt-Projection Meltdown

Johnson lies to parliament about care homes lockdown
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-16
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain\'s parliament on Wednesday that his government moved swiftly to protect the country\'s vulnerable care homes. Under increasing pressure to defend his record on fighting Covid-19, he said: \"We brought in the lockdown in care homes ahead of the general lockdown.\" An examination by Reuters of the guidance issued to …
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How Huxley\'s X-Club Created Nature Magazine and Sabotaged Science for 150 Years
Matthew J. L. Ehret | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-16
Amidst the storm of controversy raised by the lab-origin theory of COVID-19 extolled by such figures as Nobel prize winning virologist Luc Montagnier, bioweapons expert Francis Boyle, Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and the head of Iran\'s Revolutionary Guard, an elaborate project was undertaken under the nominal helm of Nature magazine in order to refute …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/how-huxleys-x-club-created-nature-magazine-and-sabotaged-science-for-150-years/

Cultivating a taste for traditional crops in Hawaii
news.un.org | 2020-05-16
Hundreds of millions of people go hungry around the world, and there are fears the COVID-19 pandemic could make matters worse. In Hawaii, researchers think that bringing back overlooked, traditional crops, could help feed many vulnerable people. As part of an ongoing series focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals and ahead of International Day of Biodiversity marked annually on 22 May, UN News travelled to Hawaii with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to see how researchers are trying to cultivate a taste for indigenous crops.
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U.S. blocks vote on UN\'s bid for global ceasefire amid COVID-19
teleSUR Desk | mronline.org | 2020-05-16
The U.S. veto trashes the UN\'s efforts to convince armed factions in more than a dozen countries to call for temporary truces as the world battles the pandemic.
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Lack of Empathy Equates to a Lack of Leadership Skills
Wayne Madsen | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-16
Trump never has and never will experience empathy and thousands of Americans and others have died and are dying because of it, Wayne Madsen writes. | U.S. Army Field Manual 6-22, titled \"Leadership Development,\" states that the ability to show empathy toward others is a key factor in exhibiting Army leadership qualities. Donald Trump, who is ordering all 1000 graduating U.S. Army cadets at West Point back to campus on June 13 from sheltering at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, does not possess the leadership skills that have been drilled into each of the new Army Second Lieutenants who will be present for Tr…

Lack of Empathy Equates to a Lack of Leadership Skills

UK COVID-19 Death-toll now exceeds 61,000
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-16
By TruePublica: The public, according to incessant government polling and monitoring of the public mood through focus groups and mass data has confirmed that the nation is quickly being \'traumatised\' by the UK\'s experience of the pandemic. The lies, misinformation and propaganda is not helping. Saturday\'s newspaper headlines was a visible lesson is how to …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/uk-covid-19-death-toll-now-exceeds-61000/

Trump Appoints Big Pharma Exec Connected to Bill Gates to Head Vaccine Developments
Derrick Broze | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-05-16
On Friday, Donald Trump announced his appointment of Moncef Slaoui, a former executive with vaccine manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, to lead \"Operation Warp Speed\", Trump\'s plan to fast track the development of vaccines for COVID-19. Slaoui will serve in a volunteer position, assisted by Army Gen. Gustave Perna, the commander of United States Army Materiel Command. According …
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How Covid-19 Is Affecting Military Families
Andrea Mazzarino | thenation.com | 2020-05-16
How Covid-19 Is Affecting Military Families…
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This U.S. State Has Already Established Legal Means for Mandatory Vaccinations
Derrick Broze | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-05-16
While the U.S. government and global health \"authorities\" debate how quickly they can roll out Contact Tracing surveillance programs and fast track vaccines, Americans are left wondering and debating over whether the vaccinations programs for COVID-19 might end up being mandatory. It is true that Donald Trump has acknowledged that, \"We are looking for a …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/top-news/this-us-state-already-established-legal-means-mandatory-vaccinations/

Leftists jump the Corporate Democratic ship, leaving Sanders behind
Glen Ford | mronline.org | 2020-05-16
History may record that the corporate duopoly dike was finally broken in the Time of Plague, with the defection of Bernie\'s former sheep from the Democratic Party.
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It\'s time for a basic, guaranteed income for all
Stewart Lansley | thecanary.co | 2020-05-16
The pandemic crisis has laid bare the multiple flaws in the British system of social support. With the economy shrinking and unemployment soaring, the government has been forced to support falling incomes through wage subsidies and the easing of Universal Credit rules. While these are welcome, millions are missing out, opening up a new divide between those protected by government measures and those who are not. But there is another way to support everyone.
thecanary.co/feature/2020/05/16/its-time-for-a-basic-guaranteed-income-for-all/

Israeli Forces Isolate Ya\'bad Town, Assault Disabled Palestinian Man
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-05-16
Israeli forces blocked all entrances to Ya\'bad town, west of Jenin city, on Friday morning, after several days of military invasions into the northern West Bank town. On Tuesday, a 21-year old Israeli soldier was killed during a pre-dawn invasion of the town, the military has since invaded the town …
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Israeli Hospital Guards Kill Epileptic Palestinian Man
Staff | imemc.org | 2020-05-16
Security guards at a Tel Aviv hospital on Wednesday killed an epileptic Palestinian man in front of his mother. He was killed at the entrance to the hospital where he frequently received treatment for his epilepsy. Mustafa Younis, from Aara town, was killed by the guards after an argument at …
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Israeli Courts Extend Detention of 47 Palestinian Prisoners
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-05-16
Two Israeli military courts reportedly extended, on Saturday, the detention of 47 Palestinian prisoners. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Prisoners\' Society (PPS) said, early this morning, that the Israeli military courts of Ofer and Salem, extended the detention of 47 Palestinian prisoners, under some pretexts. The PPS noted that the courts\' decisions …
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Israeli Troops Throw Fire Bombs, Burn Palestinian Homes, Farm Land in Hebron
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-05-16
Israeli troops reportedly fired, on Friday evening, fire bombs in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, causing Palestinian-owned farm lands to be set ablaze. Palestinian sources in Yatta village, south of Hebron, said that Israeli troops fired some torch bombs in the sky over Hebron, which burned half …
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Trump\'s Lesser Economy
Dan Lieberman | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-16
How many times a day, and in how many different presentations, has President Donald Trump suddenly departed from script to exclaim, \"This was the greatest economy we ever had, the greatest in the world, the greatest ever, and it all went down because of a pandemic?\" A large part of the United States electorate has …
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States sue Trump EPA for suspending environmental regulations during pandemic
Tiffany Duong | nationofchange.org | 2020-05-16
Polluters are allowed, at their sole discretion, to stop monitoring and reporting air emissions and water pollution levels during the outbreak.
nationofchange.org/2020/05/16/states-sue-trump-epa-for-suspending-environmental-regulations-during-pandemic/

Marc Lamont Hill: \'Outside the logic of the prison\' on Mumia\'s birthday
| workers.org | 2020-05-16
By Marc Lamont Hill These slightly edited remarks were given April 24 at the \"U.S. Empire vs. Political Prisoners\" webinar teach-in sponsored by Mobilization4Mumia and held in honor of the 66th birthday of political prisoner and revolutionary Mumia Abu-Jamal, incarcerated for 39 years by the U.S. state. Marc Lamont Hill . . . | Continue reading Marc Lamont Hill: \'Outside the logic of the prison\' on Mumia\'s birthday at Workers.org…
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Rashid Johnson: \'Prison has always served a particular political function\'
a guest author | workers.org | 2020-05-16
Remarks were given April 24 at the \"U.S. Empire vs. Political Prisoners\" webinar teach-in sponsored by Mobilization4Mumia and held in honor of the 66th birthday of political prisoner and revolutionary Mumia Abu-Jamal, incarcerated for 39 years by the U.S. state. Kevin Rashid Johnson, currently incarcerated in the Pendleton Correctional Facility . . . | Continue reading Rashid Johnson: \'Prison has always served a particular political function\' at Workers.org…
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Sekou Odinga: \'The right to struggle by any and all means\'
| workers.org | 2020-05-16
These slightly edited remarks were given April 24 at the \"U.S. Empire vs. Political Prisoners\" webinar teach-in sponsored by Mobilization4Mumia and held in honor of the 66th birthday of political prisoner and revolutionary Mumia Abu-Jamal, incarcerated for 39 years by the U.S. state. By Sekou Odinga I\'m a representative of . . . | Continue reading Sekou Odinga: \'The right to struggle by any and all means\' at Workers.org…
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Big Oil Taking $1.9 Billion in CARES Act Tax Breaks Aimed at Helping Small Businesses in \'Stealth Bailout\': Report
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-16
\"In the name of \'small business,\' we\'re shoveling out billions of dollars to big corporations and rich guys.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/cash-in-covid-big-oil_0.jpg …
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\'We Can and Must Do Better\': House Passes Massive $3 Trillion Relief Package, But Progressives Say More Must Be Done
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-16
\"We must give people real relief and certainty before this crisis gets worse—because if we fail to do so, it will.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pelosi_7.jpg …
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\'Slow Moving Coup\': Outrage After Trump Quietly Fires State Department Inspector General Friday Night
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-16
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Lenin, 150 years on
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-05-16
Socialism Julian CoppensIssue 1266 Australia Paris Commune Social Democratic Labour Party of RussiaMay 16, 2020For Stalinists and liberals, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known…
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Covid Chaos: From lockdown to body bags
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-16
By Rob Woodward

Lack of Empathy Equates to a Lack of Leadership Skills
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-16
U.S. Army Field Manual 6-22, titled \"Leadership Development,\" states that the ability to show empathy toward others is a key factor in exhibiting Army leadership qualities. Donald Trump, who is ordering all 1000 graduating U.S. Army cadets at West Point back to campus on June 13 from sheltering at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, does not possess the leadership skills that have been drilled into each of the new Army Second Lieutenants who will be present for Trump\'s commencement address. In fact, Trump\'s overly-acquiescent Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, had to issue a waiver for the cadets to travel because…
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Architects Of American Carnage
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-16
Who cares what the Neocons think? They have no moral authority to police the bounds of allowable opinion | John A. BURTKA IV | The banner of principled conservatism is now being carried by the architects of American carnage. By \"principled conservatives\" all they mean is that they are conservatives who oppose the Republican president. If they have principles–foreign policy interventionism and neoliberal economics–they are bad ones. After The Weekly Standard closed its doors, Bill Kristol and his gang moved on to start new web publications like The Bulwark and The Dispatch. From their new perches, they…
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House Passes $3 Trillion Relief Package, But Progressives Say More Must Be Done
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-16
The Democrat majority House of Representatives passed a massive, $3 trillion coronavirus relief stimulus package known as the HEROES Act roughly along party lines on Friday night despite progressive concerns over the bill\'s provisions. | \"The truth is that while a significant step in the right direction, the bill does not go far enough to provide urgently needed economic relief to the millions of people who lost their income and whose families are now standing in food lines,\" Ana Maria Archi…
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Whistleblower Says Systemic Mortgage Fraud Has Returned to Wall Street
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-16
Among the toxic contributors to the financial crisis of 2008, few caused as much havoc as mortgages with dodgy numbers and inflated values. Huge quantities of them were assembled into securities that crashed and burned, damaging homeowners and investors alike. Afterward, reforms were promised. Never again, regulators vowed, would real estate financiers be able to fudge numbers and threaten the entire economy. | Twelve yea…
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Senior police officer accused of \'one rule for him, and one rule for the rest of us\' after travelling to family home
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-16
A senior British Transport Police (BTP) officer has come under fire after he travelled from Glasgow to his family home in Yorkshire during lockdown.BTP confirmed chief superintendent Eddie Wylie returned to Yorkshire from his rented flat in Glasgow on two occasions between 21 March and 13 May, but said he did not breach Covid-19 regulations.It said that on both occasions he travelled home alone and by car to minimise any possible exposure to others.But Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard said the journeys suggest Wylie \"believes there is one rule for him, and one rule for the rest of us\", and the officers has…
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Venezuela calls on UK government to \'abandon coup-mongering plans\' after The Canary\'s investigation
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2020-05-16
Following an investigation by The Canary, the Venezuelan government has formally called on the UK to \"abandon Washington\'s coup-mongering plans and any destabilizing initiative\". | Venezuela Reconstruction Unit: | On 13 May, The Canary revealed the existence of a specialist unit within the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) dedicated to the \'reconstruction\' of Venezuela. Files obtained un…
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Biggest change in 231 years: Citing Covid-19, US House of Representatives adopts proxy votes & remote meetings in party-line vote
rt.com | 2020-05-16
The US House of Representatives will allow members to cast votes for up to 10 others and hold hearings remotely. Billed as temporary due to the coronavirus outbreak, the rule change is the most radical in over two centuries. | The new rules passed on Friday evening in a 217-189 vote, with three Democrats and one Independent joining the Republicans in bipartisan opposition. | Democrats, who currently control the chamber, pushed for the change this week, calling it \"a common-sense solution to an unprecedented crisis that demands our ingenuity and adaptability as an institution,\" in the words of House Majority Le…
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House Democrats push through $3 TRILLION Covid-19 relief bill as GOP puts up resistance to \'progressive wishlist\'
rt.com | 2020-05-16
Democratic lawmakers have passed a massive $3 trillion coronavirus aid package, the largest bill to ever move through Congress, but the Senate is likely to block the law, with Republicans deeming it a progressive \"wishlist.\" | The 1,800-page bill passed 208-199 on Friday in a vote largely along party lines, with all but 14 Democrats voting in its favor, joined by a single GOP rep

\'Camera off, mask off?\' CNN reporter blasted for removing mask seconds after end of WH press briefing
rt.com | 2020-05-16
CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins has been accused of Covid-19 theatrics, as she was caught hastily removing her face mask after a White House briefing. Collins has criticized Donald Trump for not wearing masks in public. | Despite the president\'s \'masks are optional\' policy at White House briefings, the CNN journalist, like most of her colleagues, wore one during the press event on Friday. | However, when Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany walked off the podium, Collins wasted no time in taking off the protective item as she brushed past other people in the room

Trump vows to strip \'radical left\' of \'TOTAL COMMAND\' over FB, IG, Twitter & Google
rt.com | 2020-05-16
President Donald Trump has vowed to break the \"radical left\'s\" apparent control of social media platforms. Earlier, the president thanked his \"keyboard warriors\" for their support, as they accused the tech firms of censorship. | \"The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google,\" Trump tweeted on Saturday. \"The Administration is working to remedy this illegal situation. Stay tuned, and send names & events.\" | The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google. The Administration is working to remedy this illegal situation. Stay tun…
rt.com/usa/488860-trump-left-censorship-social-media/

Study: Coronavirus Has Been a Massive Boon for America\'s Billionaires
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-15
A new study found that in the past eight weeks alone, the country\'s super wealthy have added a further $368.8 billion to their already enormous fortunes.
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