(2020-10-08). Spain Unveils Economic Recovery Plan Amid Pandemic. popularresistance.org Spain's prime minister unveiled a major plan Wednesday to boost his country out of recession by spending 140 billion euros ($162 billion) of European Union aid to reshape the economy, with the aim of creating 800,000 jobs over the next three years. | The program is a response to the sharp downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic and its worldwide disruption of economies. The plan focuses primarily on getting Spain to transition to green energy and a digital economy, which will take up about 70% of the financing.
(2020-10-08). The regional dimensions of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. peoplesdispatch.org Except for Turkey, no other regional or global power has declared its direct involvement in the conflict. However, it has all the ingredients of turning into a major conflict unless negotiations take place…
(2020-10-08). Pence Looks Normal Only in Comparison to Trump. thenation.com Pence Looks Normal Only in Comparison to Trump…
(2020-10-08). Kamala Harris Called Out Covid Lies and Guilty Men. thenation.com Kamala Harris Called Out Covid Lies and Guilty Men…
(2020-10-08). Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi released from jail. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi released from jail | Activist had been serving a minimum 10-year sentence for 'forming and managing an illegal group' | Thu, 10/08/2020 – 08: 51 | Iranian opposition human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, at the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Tehran (AFP/File photo) | Prominent Iranian human rights activists Narges Mohammadi has been released from prison,…
(2020-10-08). There's a 'reasonably good chance' experimental Regeneron antibody therapy worked for Trump, Fauci says. rt.com 
An experimental antibody therapy by Regeneron Inc has likely helped US President Donald Trump fight coronavirus and "made him much better," the country's top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has said. | The treatment, which has been touted by the president as an ultimate cure for coronavirus, might actually have worked, Fauci told MSNBC on Thursday. | "There is a reasonably good chance that, in fact, it made him much better," Fauci said. While Trump "certainly looks good and apparently feels good", a "reversal" in his condition is still possible, Fauci warned. | "One of the issues that we all hav…
(2020-10-08). US war on terror has displaced more than 37 million people. greenleft.org.au …
(2020-10-08). 'Be one with the fish': aquarium yoga among Hong Kong Ocean Park's new offerings. yenisafak.com Against the vivid backdrop of a giant aquarium filled with sharks, manta rays and other aquatic life, a yoga group on Thursday performed side planks, chair poses and lunges, their arms outstretched to the ceiling.Hong Kong's cash-strapped Ocean Park has begun offering fitness activities such as yoga, meditation and dance classes to keep its flagging business afloat and offset deep losses due to coronavirus restrictions that have battered tourism in the Asian financial hub.Yoga instructor Jessica Lee said the fish in the aquarium were a calming presence during her class. "It's really nice to be almost at one with…
(2020-10-08). What you need to know about the coronavirus right now. yenisafak.com
(2020-10-08). Azerbaijani forces destroy 10 more Armenian tanks. yenisafak.com During ongoing operations to liberate territories under Armenian occupation, the Azerbaijani army has destroyed or disabled 10 more Armenian tanks, said an official statement Thursday.Also destroyed in armed clashes on Oct. 7 were six D-20 howitzers, one Akatsia self-propelled artillery, and 30 different types and models of military vehicles, said Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry in a statement.The latest data says that since the Armenian army attacked on Sept. 27, it lost 260 tanks and armored vehicles, 277 artillery and rocket systems, 60 air defense systems, one S-300 long-range air defense system, 11 command and…
(2020-10-08). COVID-19 changed online shopping forever: Survey. yenisafak.com The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed online shopping behaviors, according to a survey of about 3,700 consumers in nine emerging and developed economies, the UN Trade and Development Agency (UNCTAD) said Thursday.The survey, entitled "COVID-19 and E-commerce," examined how the novel coronavirus has changed the way consumers use e-commerce and digital solutions.It covered Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, and Turkey."The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift towards a more digital world."The changes we make now will have lasting effects as the world economy be…
(2020-10-08). Russia registers nearly 11,500 new virus cases. yenisafak.com Russia on Thursday reported 11,463 new cases and 191 fatalities, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases to 1.26 million and the death toll to 22,056, according to health authorities.The total number of recoveries in the country topped 1 million mark as 7,054 more patients recovered from the virus over the past 24 hours.The capital Moscow has seen 3,323 new cases over the last 24 hours, with a cumulative toll of 318,111.In the last 24 hours, 439,000 tests were carried out throughout the country with the total number of tests exceeding 49 million.Russia saw the highest daily number of cases on May 11 when 1…
(2020-10-08). Turkish Cypriot town of Maras reopens partially after 46 years. yenisafak.com The abandoned town of Maras in the Turkish Cypriot city of Gazimagusa partially reopened for public use on Thursday.Around 200 visitors came before the opening at 12.00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), according to an Anadolu Agency correspondent in the field.The visitors were allowed to a public street called Demokrasi and a part of the coastline of the town, which is within the borders of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and has been closed for 46 years.At the entrance, the visitors were asked to keep social distance and wear masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Maras had so far been a ghost town where e…
(2020-10-08). China shakes off virus blues as millions mark holiday. yenisafak.com China's Wuhan city is abuzz with tourists nowadays, a far cry from the desolated look it wore when rising to global infamy last December as the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.The reason is the eight-day holiday, or Golden Week, currently underway in China, which has seen millions travel within the country since Oct. 1, state-run daily Global Times reported on Thursday.This year, the National Day holiday, which marks the founding of the People's Republic of China, has coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival.According to the Culture and Tourism Ministry's estimates, nearly 618 million domestic tourists travel…
(2020-10-08). Iran reports record high 4,392 new coronavirus cases. yenisafak.com Iran has registered a record high 4,392 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 488,236, the Health Ministry reported on Thursday.Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV that there were 230 new deaths, with the total rising to 27,888 in the worst-hit country in the Middle East.
(2020-10-08). Turkish Cyprus seeks equitable revenue sharing in E.Med. yenisafak.com Turkish Cypriots are seeking equitable revenue sharing in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday."What Turkish Cypriots are asking is very fair. Equitable revenue sharing. They made proposals in 2011, 2012, and 2019," Mevlut Cavusoglu said during the Bratislava Global Security Forum in Slovakia."We urge everybody to [accept] equitable sharing and delimitation. But unfortunately [we were] constantly refused," he added."Greece has maximalist claims," Cavusoglu said, citing the so-called Seville Map, under which small Greek islands near the Turkish shore are seen as having huge contine…