2020-04-27: Social Media Postees

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Capitalism Can\'t Be Repaired, Coronavirus Shows Its Huge Weaknesses
Richard D. Wolff | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
Consider this absurdity: The U.S. government\'s policy in the face of the current capitalist crash is to \"return the economy to the pre-coronavirus normal.\" What? In that \"normal\" system, private capitalists maximized profits by not producing the tests, masks, ventilators, beds, etc., needed when coronavirus hit. Profit-driven capitalism proved extremely inefficient in its response to the virus…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/capitalism-cant-be-repaired-coronavirus-shows-its-huge-weaknesses/

Capitalism Can\'t Be Repaired, Coronavirus Shows Its Huge Weaknesses
Richard D. Wolff | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
Consider this absurdity: The U.S. government\'s policy in the face of the current capitalist crash is to \"return the economy to the pre-coronavirus normal.\" What? In that \"normal\" system, private capitalists maximized profits by not producing the tests, masks, ventilators, beds, etc., needed when coronavirus hit. Profit-driven capitalism proved extremely inefficient in its response to the virus…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/capitalism-cant-be-repaired-coronavirus-shows-its-huge-weaknesses/

Capitalism Can\'t Be Repaired, Coronavirus Shows Its Huge Weaknesses
Richard D. Wolff | zcomm.org | 2020-04-27
Might the interactions now among capitalism, coronavirus, and a new worker-coop-based socialism prove similar to those among feudalism, the Black Death and capitalism so long ago?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/capitalism-cant-be-repaired-coronavirus-shows-its-huge-weaknesses/

Application for delay in Assange extradition hearing as COVID-19 sweeps through UK prisons
wsws.org | 2020-04-27
The vindictive suspension of the COVID-19 prisoner release programme demonstrates the criminal disregard of the British ruling class for the lives of prisoners.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/27/assa-a27.html

The Ongoing Travesty of the Attempted Extradition of Julian Assange
Glenn Greenwald | zcomm.org | 2020-04-27
The indictment pertains solely to those widely celebrated 2010 disclosures that revealed rampant war crimes, systemic corruption and official deceit by numerous governments around the world…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-ongoing-travesty-of-the-attempted-extradition-of-julian-assange/

Video: The Criminal Indictments against Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
Colonel Ann Wright | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
Last year we met in Florence on the 7th of April, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the founding of NATO. The theme of our conference last year was NATO EXIT. | On April 25, 2020, Commemorating the Liberation of Italy. …
globalresearch.ca/video-the-criminal-indictments-against-julian-assange-and-chelsea-manning/5710973

Julian Assange\'s extradition hearing postponed amid Covid-19 pandemic, earliest available date November
rt.com | 2020-04-27
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange\'s US extradition hearing in London has been delayed, potentially till November, due to the coronavirus pandemic with his defense arguing it made the proceedings \"medically dangerous.\" | Assange\'s extradition case has been delayed again after his defense lawyers said the coronavirus outbreak made his trial \"impossible\" and \"medically dangerous.\" | A hearing, held by video link at Westminster Magistrates Court, heard that the case could be postponed until as late as November 2, the earliest date where three consecutive weeks are available. | Judge Vanessa Baraitser vacated the…
rt.com/news/486993-assange-extradition-hearing-postponed-covid19/

Dissident British ex-diplomat Craig Murray indicted for blog posts in Kafkaesque case
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-27
Craig Murray, a former UK diplomat turned anti-war activist, has been charged with contempt of court for writing blog posts….
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/27/craig-murray-indicted-blog-posts/

The Era of Mass Strikes Begins on May 1, the First Day of General Strike Campaign
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
On Friday, May 1, an ongoing General Strike campaign begins. This campaign could become the most powerful movement in the United States and reset the national agenda. It comes when the failures of the US political system have been magnified …
globalresearch.ca/mass-strikes-begin-may-1-first-day-general-strike-campaign/5710926

The Likely Democratic Party Candidate for the Senate Opposing McConnell is a Militarist Who is Not Much of an Alternative
Rick Baum | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
Given the 2018 election results, one might expect a wave of more liberally-minded peace candidates. In one race for the senate, that is definitely not happening. I live in California. A couple of weeks ago, I received a fundraising letter from Amy McGrath who is running for the Kentucky seat in the U.S. Senate against…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/the-likely-democratic-party-candidate-for-the-senate-opposing-mcconnell-is-a-militarist-who-is-not-much-of-an-alternative/

The Likely Democratic Party Candidate for the Senate Opposing McConnell is a Militarist Who is Not Much of an Alternative
Rick Baum | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
Given the 2018 election results, one might expect a wave of more liberally-minded peace candidates. In one race for the senate, that is definitely not happening. I live in California. A couple of weeks ago, I received a fundraising letter from Amy McGrath who is running for the Kentucky seat in the U.S. Senate against…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/the-likely-democratic-party-candidate-for-the-senate-opposing-mcconnell-is-a-militarist-who-is-not-much-of-an-alternative/

Local-Level Fossil Fuel Fights Face Violent Retaliation From Industry
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-27
Fighting fossil fuel companies can be dangerous business. The people of County Mayo, Ireland, found that out when they rose up against Shell Oil in the early 2000s. The uprising lasted 15 years. Protesters were beaten and jailed. But they delayed the refinery\'s opening by 10 years, cost Shell billions of dollars and caused the company a public relations nightmare, as a new book by Fred Wilcox, Shamrocks and Oil Slicks, recou…
truthout.org/articles/local-level-fossil-fuel-fights-face-violent-retaliation-from-industry/

Local-Level Fossil Fuel Fights Face Violent Retaliation From Industry
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-27
Fighting fossil fuel companies can be dangerous business. The people of County Mayo, Ireland, found that out when they rose up against Shell Oil in the early 2000s. The uprising lasted 15 years. Protesters were beaten and jailed. But they delayed the refinery\'s opening by 10 years, cost Shell billions of dollars and caused the company a public relations nightmare, as a new book by Fred Wilcox, Shamrocks and Oil Slicks, recou…
truthout.org/articles/local-level-fossil-fuel-fights-face-violent-retaliation-from-industry/

Incarceration Is Killing Us
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-27
Kelly Hayes talks with Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands. | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. Copy may not be in its final form. | Kelly Hayes: Welcome to Movement Memos, a Truthout podcast about things you should know if you want to change the world. I\'m your host Kelly Hayes. | Tensions are high in the U.S. as lockdowns continue in some states, while others have begun to ease restrictions. Gun-toting right-wing protesters have staged astroturf protests, demanding the economy be reo…
truthout.org/audio/incarceration-is-killing-us/

Anti-Lockdown Rallies Are Providing an Opening for the Proud Boys and Other Far-Right Extremists
Cassie Miller | splcenter.org | 2020-04-27
Protests against state-imposed stay-at-home orders have exploded across the country and attracted a wide array of right-wing supporters, including the Proud Boys.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/04/27/anti-lockdown-rallies-are-providing-opening-proud-boys-and-other-far-right-extremists

The Restoration of Self-Rule in South Yemen Is the Next Step Towards Independence
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
South Yemen\'s Southern Transitional Council declared self-rule over the vast regions of the country that they claim as their own in response to the Saudi-backed Hadi government\'s repeated violations of last year\'s Riyadh Agreement that was aimed at de-escalating tensions …
globalresearch.ca/restoration-self-rule-south-yemen-next-step-towards-independence/5710922

Bernie Sanders and the Future of the Movement
James L Cowan | indybay.org | 2020-04-27
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indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/25/18832641.php

US House Speaker Pelosi endorses Biden for president
rt.com | 2020-04-27
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Joe Biden for president. The endorsement of the Democratic Party presidential candidate follows that of US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Al Gore. | In a video statement released on Monday, Pelosi cited Biden\'s experience in government, including his role in passing the Affordable Care Act. She said Biden is well-positioned to lead the country amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. \"As we face coronavirus, Joe has been a voice of reason and resilience, with a clear path to lead u…
rt.com/newsline/486997-us-pelosi-endorses-biden/

Pompeo, Gantz and the End of the Two-State Solution
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
Michael Richard Pompeo is becoming almost as hypnotic as Donald Trump. What he lacks in lunacy, he makes up for in wilful ignorance or just good old plain hypocrisy. You might blame Trump for mental incapacity when he hands over the Middle East to his dumbo son-in-law; Pompeo, however, knows what he\'s doing. So there…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/pompeo-gantz-and-the-end-of-the-two-state-solution/

China Slams Hostile US Actions, America\'s Failed System
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
In pursuit of its imperial aims, the US needs enemies. None exist so they\'re invented. | Iran is US public enemy No. 1 in the Middle East, China considered Washington\'s leading adversary globally

Trump Regime Pushing for Confrontation with Iran?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
Since Iranians ended a generation of CIA-installed fascist dictatorship in 1979, the US has been at war on the Islamic Republic by other means. | The Trump regime escalated it way beyond where its predecessors went, risking confrontation by accident or …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-pushing-confrontation-iran/5710975

Unsolicited Advice on Terrorism to UVa Basketball Player Austin Katstra
David Swanson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
Dear Mr. Katstra, First of all, thanks for your terrific work on the greatest team ever which I think we are all safe in assuming would have repeated last year\'s championship this year if the season hadn\'t been shut down. Maybe I\'m biased. The point is I\'m a fan and an alumnus who found very…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/unsolicited-advice-on-terrorism-to-uva-basketball-player-austin-katstra/

Unsolicited Advice on Terrorism to UVa Basketball Player Austin Katstra
David Swanson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
Dear Mr. Katstra, First of all, thanks for your terrific work on the greatest team ever which I think we are all safe in assuming would have repeated last year\'s championship this year if the season hadn\'t been shut down. Maybe I\'m biased. The point is I\'m a fan and an alumnus who found very…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/unsolicited-advice-on-terrorism-to-uva-basketball-player-austin-katstra/

Unsolicited Advice on Terrorism to UVa Basketball Player Austin Katstra
David Swanson | zcomm.org | 2020-04-27
This is a time to recognize what\'s needed and what services are actually a service…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/unsolicited-advice-on-terrorism-to-uva-basketball-player-austin-katstra/

The Farce and Diabolical Agenda of A \"Universal Lockdown\"
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
First comes the farce, an (almost) universal government lie around the globe about a deadly virus, WHO named COVID-19. The decision for a global lockdown

COVID-19, We Are Now Living the \"Lock Step Scenario\"
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
The 25th of April is an important date in Italy\'s history. It commemorates the 75th anniversary of Liberation, which is also the Anniversary of the Resistance. | On April 25, 2020, Commemorating the Liberation of Italy. We express our solidarity with …
globalresearch.ca/rid-ourselves-war-virus/5710882

\"Never Rarely Sometimes Always\": New Film Follows Teenager\'s Perilous Journey to Access Abortion
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-27
As multiple states have moved to further restrict access to abortions during the pandemic, a powerful new dramatic film follows a 17-year-old girl as she travels from her small town in Pennsylvania to New York City to get an abortion without having to notify her parents. \"Never Rarely Sometimes Always\" director and writer Eliza Hittman joins us to discuss the making of the film, which is being distributed online while cinemas remain closed in most states due to the pandemic.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/27/eliza_hittman_never_rarely_sometimes_always

COVID-19: UN expert urges US to free detained migrants
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-27
The US must urgently use available alternatives for the detention of migrants held in overcrowded and unsanitary administrative centers in order to counter the risk of a novel coronavirus outbreak, a UN human rights expert said Monday.\"It is very difficult to keep the necessary physical distance in overcrowded detention facilities,\" said the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe Gonzalez Morales.\"Significantly reducing the number of detained migrants by releasing them into alternative settings can easily solve this,\" he said in a statement.Gonzalez Morales said that UN human rights expert…
yenisafak.com/en/news/covid-19-un-expert-urges-us-to-free-detained-migrants-3518019

Judge\'s Decision to Postpone Julian Assange\'s Extradition Case is \'Very Wise\', His Father Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-27
Julian Assange\'s lawyers renewed their application to adjourn the second part of his extradition proceedings on the basis that it would be impossible to have a fair hearing without the lawyers and the defendant being physically present in court as due to their inability to consult with their client during the COVID-19 lockdown.
sputniknews.com/interviews/202004271079108866-judges-decision-to-postpone-julian-assanges-extradition-case-is-very-wise-his-father-says/

A people\'s call for healthcare not warfare
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-04-27
Imperialism & war Independent and Peaceful Australia NetworkIssue 1263 Australia Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) COVID-19…
greenleft.org.au/content/peoples-call-healthcare-not-warfare

Scientific American: As Trump Touts Dangerous Cures, Here\'s What We Know About COVID-19 Drug Tests
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-27
President Trump dangerously suggested injecting disinfectants could help patients sick with the coronavirus, then said he was being \"sarcastic.\" But his remarks led to a spike in calls to helplines about taking disinfectants. We look at \"What We Know About the Most Touted Drugs Tested for COVID-19\" with Tanya Lewis, associate editor for health and medicine at Scientific American.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/27/tanya_lewis_covid_19_drugs

\"Unconscionable\": Planned Parenthood Pres. Condemns States Using Pandemic to Limit Abortion Access
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-27
As much of the U.S. remains on lockdown, abortion rights are under attack nationwide. We get an update on the fight for abortion access with Alexis McGill Johnson, acting president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. \"Our bodies have literally been deemed essential,\" she says, \"and yet the control of our bodies and the right to control our own bodies has not.\"
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/27/coronavirus_us_abortion_access_texas_alabama

\"Never Rarely Sometimes Always\": New Film Follows Teenager\'s Perilous Journey to Access Abortion
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-27
As multiple states have moved to further restrict access to abortions during the pandemic, a powerful new dramatic film follows a 17-year-old girl as she travels from her small town in Pennsylvania to New York City to get an abortion without having to notify her parents. \"Never Rarely Sometimes Always\" director and writer Eliza Hittman joins us to discuss the making of the film, which is being distributed online while cinemas remain closed in most states due to the pandemic.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/27/eliza_hittman_never_rarely_sometimes_always

America\'s Super-Rich See Their Wealth Rise by $282 Billion in Three Weeks of Pandemic
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-27
America\'s billionaires have accrued more wealth in the past three weeks alone than they made in total prior to 1980. | MPN– A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies found that, while tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, America\'s ultra-wealthy elite have seen their net worth surge by $282 billion in…

America’s Super-Rich See Their Wealth Rise by $282 Billion in Three Weeks of Pandemic

As Food Banks Struggle to Cope with Demand, Desperate Farmers Dump Unsellable Produce
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
Even as food banks nationwide are inundated with hungry Americans, many of the country\'s farmers are dumping or destroying their harvests. Amidst a pandemic that has seen tens of millions of workers laid off, the nation\'s food banks have …
globalresearch.ca/food-banks-struggle-cope-demand-desperate-farmers-dump-unsellable-produce/5710935

A Soft Power Ploy? Cuba Continues to Aid the Poorest and Least Influential Nations
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-27
As the coronavirus pandemic grows worse in many countries, Cuba has answered an urgent South African request for aid, sending 217 medical personnel to the country.
mintpressnews.com/medical-internationalism-cuba-sends-217-doctors-aid-south-africa-coronavirus/267036/

US Beefs Up Gunship Presence In Persian Gulf Ready To Back Trump\'s Iran \'Red Line\'
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-04-27
American forces in the Persian Gulf have greatly bolstered their ability to respond to Iran at a moment President Trump has renewed trading threats and barbs with the Islamic Republic, ordering the US Navy \"to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.\" This includes the Pentagon …
iranian.com/2020/04/26/us-beefs-up-gunship-presence-in-gulf-ready-to-back-trumps-iran-red-line/

Saudi-led coalition urges Yemen\'s separatist group to rescind self-rule declaration
rt.com | 2020-04-27
The Saudi-led coalition currently engaged in Yemen urged on Monday for a leading separatist group that has declared self-rule in the south to rescind its move. The decision of the separatist Southern Transitional Council threatens to renew conflict between the STC and the Saudi-backed government

US billionaires increase wealth by $280 billion since March, as millions unable to get unemployment benefits
wsws.org | 2020-04-27
The wealth of the ultra-rich has surged since the March stock market slump, as the Trump administration\'s response to the pandemic further concentrates the wealth of society.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/27/rich-a27.html

Germany: Daimler and VW boost production and demand billions in taxpayers\' money
wsws.org | 2020-04-27
Although around 2,500 people in Germany are being infected with the coronavirus every day, Daimler and Volkswagen both restarted car production this week.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/27/daim-a27.html

Estimated £515 monthly loss to UK households due to COVID-19 the tip of the iceberg
wsws.org | 2020-04-27
Households will suffer an overall £43 billion loss–equating to a 17 percent reduction in monthly household disposable income.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/27/inco-a27.html

Satellite launch proved sanctions to be ineffective: IRGC spox
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-27
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA)

US anti-Iranian sanctions in violation of human rights: Rouhani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-27
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA)

How the Fight Against Covid-19 Has Brought Us a Step Closer to an Orwellian Nightmare
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
For many years, we in the alternative media have been warning that when a new crises emerges, a future of social engineering and control would bring us closer to George Orwell\'s predictions right to our doorstep. Since the start of …
globalresearch.ca/how-fight-against-covid-19-brought-step-closer-orwellian-nightmare/5710916

Syrians Remember the Armenian Genocide as Turkey Threatens Again
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
April 24, 2020, marks the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, which was the first genocide of the 20th century. The starting date is held to be April 24, 1915, in a premeditated and systematic campaign to exterminate …
globalresearch.ca/syrians-armenian-genocide-turkey-threatens-again/5710879

Saudi Arabia: What Happens When the Oil Stops
David Hearst | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
Saudi Arabia\'s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) can no longer plead youth or inexperience. | That time has passed. | What you see is what you get. The misrule, blunders and war associated with him as crown prince will only continue …
globalresearch.ca/saudi-arabia-what-happens-when-oil-stops/5710941

WHO to Receive $30 Million from China to Fight COVID-19
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
The World Health Organization (WHO) will receive a $30 million grant from the government of China to use these resources for the containment of COVID-19. | The announcement of the donation was made Thursday by the Chinese Foreign Ministry\'s spokesperson Hua …
globalresearch.ca/who-receive-30-million-china-fight-covid-19/5710946

The Unbearable Lightness of China
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
As a living embodiment of how East and West shall meet, Mahbubani is immeasurably more capable to talk about Chinese-linked intricacies than shallow, self-described Western \"experts\" on Asia and China. | Especially now when demonization-heavy hybrid war 2.0 against China is …
globalresearch.ca/unbearable-lightness-china/5710984

A Swiss Doctor on Covid-19
Swiss Propaganda Research | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
A Swiss medical doctor provided the following information on the current situation in order to enable our readers to make a realistic risk assessment. (Below you will find regular, but not daily, updates on medical and political developments.) | ***…
globalresearch.ca/swiss-doctor-covid-19/5707642

What Does Post-COVID19 China Look Like? Mutual US-China Mistrust is the \"New Normal\"
Tom Clifford | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
Beijing is not back to normal but there is an air of normality. The Beijing Subway has 23 lines but only one runs on a north-south axis. This is Line 5, the busiest. In February and March its carriages were …
globalresearch.ca/what-does-post-covid19-china-look-like/5710921

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2020-04-26: News Headlines

RT (2020-04-26). 'How do you prosecute Assange and not prosecute journalists everywhere?' — Greenwald to RT on threat to journalists worldwide. rt.com The US\' request to extradite and prosecute Julian Assange sets a dangerous precedent, the Intercept\'s founder Glenn Greenwald has told RT, warning that it puts journalists around the world in danger. | The most \"amazing\" fact about Assange\'s case, as far as Greenwald is concerned, is that the US government is seeking to charge him for violating the Espionage Act. But the WikiLeaks founder \"is not an American citizen, he never worked with a media outlet in the United States, [and] none of the alleged crimes he committed took place on American soil,\" he said during former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa\'s sho…

RT (2020-04-26). Yemen\'s southern separatists declare self-rule, putting Saudi-brokered 2019 peace deal in jeopardy. rt.com The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is based in the southern Yemeni port of Aden, declared a state of emergency and announced that from now on it will \"self-govern\" the territories it controls. The separatists accused the Saudi-backed government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi of corruption and mismanagement. | Hadi\'s government said that the STC\'s decision amounts to a \"complete withdrawal\" from the Saudi-brokered peace, which was signed in November 2019. Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadhrami warned that the separatists will face \"dangerous and catastrophic consequences.\" | The UAE an…

James L Cowan (2020-04-26). Bernie Sanders and the Future of the Movement. indybay.org Online…

Stephen Lendman (2020-04-26). Trump Regime Aims to Suppress Iranian Truth-Telling. globalresearch.ca US hostility toward Iran is all about its sovereign independence — free from US control. | It\'s also because of its large hydrocarbon resources the US seeks control over, along with wanting Israel\'s main rival neutralized. | Hostile US policy toward Iran …

Stephen Lendman (2020-04-26). She\'s Back: Nikki Haley\'s Anti-China Rage: \"Stop Communist China\" globalresearch.ca Neocon hardliner Haley is a \"hawk\" on the far-right fringe of US politics. She\'s militantly hostile toward sovereign states on the US target list for regime change. | As former Trump regime UN envoy, she was an embarrassment to the …

Peter Koenig (2020-04-26). The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is \"Agenda ID2020\" globalresearch.ca WHO has most likely received orders from \"above\", from those people who also manage Trump and the \"leaders\" (sic) of the EU, European Union. The final decision to go ahead NOW with COVID-19 pandemic, was taken in January 2020 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos – behind very much closed doors.

RT (2020-04-26). Plan B? Branson reportedly mulls selling Virgin Atlantic as he waits for bailout. rt.com Billionaire Richard Branson wants to find a buyer for Virgin Atlantic by the end of May as talks to save the airline from the coronavirus-spurred collapse have still not resulted in success, the Sunday Telegraph reported. | The troubled UK-based airline has reportedly hired investment bank Houlihan Lokey to secure the deal. The lender already has over a hundred potential bidders, with around half of them asking for more information about the offer. | According to the news outlet, hedge fund Lansdowne Partners, Singapore wealth fund Temasek and Northill Capital, as well as US based firms Centerbridge Partners a…

RT (2020-04-26). Politico has to correct its article as report about Trump \'owning millions\' to Bank of China denied by… Bank of China. rt.com Apparently in a rush to expose a sinister link between US President Donald Trump and Beijing, Politico reported that Trump has an outstanding debt to the Bank of China, only to quietly correct itself after the bank spoke out. | In its \"scoop\" on Friday, Politico Around $211 million from a nearly $1 billion loan came from the Bank of China,…

RT (2020-04-26). We\'re opening businesses on May 4, but don\'t expect \'full freedom for all\': Italy\'s Conte outlines way out of lockdown. rt.com In just over a week, Italy plans to reopen some of the previously closed export-oriented businesses, but Italians should not expect any major changes in terms of freedom of movement, the prime minister said. | Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave an overview of how his country, the first in Europe to take a serious blow from the Covid-19 pandemic, plans to return to some level of normalcy. Starting May 4, his government will allow some of the businesses closed six weeks ago to curb the spread of the disease to reopen, he said. | Export-oriented manufacturing that risks being cut out of supply chains, con…

RT (2020-04-26). \'European race to allow tourist travel again leads to unacceptable risks\' — German foreign minister. rt.com German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned that it is still too dangerous to rush to reopen European countries for tourists. He cited the example of a Covid-19 outbreak at an Austrian ski resort. | \"The European race to who will be the first to allow tourist travel again leads to unacceptable risks,\" Maas told Bild am Sonntag. | We have already seen what a cluster of infections at a popular resort can do in tourists\' home countries. We can\'t let this happen again. | Maas was referring to the Alpine ski resort Ischgl, which became Austria\'s biggest Covid-19 hotspot in March. It is believed that many tourist…

RT (2020-04-26). \'Just calm down\': Pelosi fails to reassure with message for state and local governments battling Covid-19 and its economic fallout. rt.com As small businesses and state governments struggle amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Nancy Pelosi has dismissed accusations that she made an error by supporting an interim relief package, telling critics to \"just calm down.\" | Speaker of the House Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have received heavy criticism from progressives following their support of an interim coronavirus relief bill that did not include financial support for state and local governments, originally a sticking point for their party. | A second CARES Act has been promised, which will be a more expansive relief bill, though the inter…

RT (2020-04-26). \'I never said it was a hoax!\' Trump unloads on media in fiery rant, says coronavirus briefings \'not worth the time and effort\'. rt.com US President Donald Trump fired off a scathing broadside at the mainstream media, accusing them of peddling the false claim that he called the coronavirus a hoax, and suggesting the Covid-19 briefings are a waste of time. | \"What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately,\" the president tweeted on Saturday evening. | What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accu…

RT (2020-04-26). China boosts oil imports from Russia, while slashing purchases from Saudi Arabia. rt.com Shipments of Russian crude oil to China increased more than 30 percent in March compared to a year earlier while Saudi imports of the commodity sank, Reuters reported, citing Chinese customs data. | As crumbling demand for crude and lack of storage space have been wreaking havoc on the oil market, China has been boosting oil exports in a move seen as taking advantage of record low oil prices. Covid-19 has severely cut the demand of one of the top global importers, but in March China purchased 9.68 million barrels per day (bpd), that is 4.5 percent more than it did during the same period in 2019. | Also on rt.c…

RT (2020-04-26). \'They should study Shakespeare, not science\': Sen. Cotton claims China could be using visa students to STEAL US Covid-19 vaccine. rt.com Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton believes China is \"actively\" trying to steal a coronavirus vaccine from the US and could be using foreign students to do so. As such, he has urged the government to limit what they can study. | \"The Chinese Communist Party has been stealing America\'s intellectual property for decades and they\'re not going to magically stop in the middle of a pandemic,\" Cotton told Fox News\' \'Sunday Morning Futures\'. | \"In the middle of a pandemic, what\'s the most valuable intellectual property in the world? It\'s the research that our great laboratories and life science companies are doing on prophyl…

RT (2020-04-26). Parisians defy Covid-19 lockdown with outdoor DANCE PARTY that prompts police raid (VIDEOS). rt.com Dozens of people gathered in a posh historic district of Paris for an impromptu street party, dancing to music blasted by a resident from his balcony amid the coronavirus lockdown. The party triggered a rapid police response. | The footage from the 18th arrondissement of Paris which includes Montmartre shows a group of people swaying and spinning to Dalida\'s \'Let me dance\', with a crowd of onlookers gathering. | Le 18ème vient officiellement de s\'auto-déconfiner (et il aimerait qu\'on le laisse danser).

RT (2020-04-26). What distancing? Revelers defy coronavirus lockdown in tightly PACKED house party in Chicago (VIDEOS). rt.com Scores of people have shown up for a big house party overnight in Chicago, defying the coronavirus lockdown and ban on large gatherings. The party came as the US Covid-19 tally approached the 1 million cases mark. | The party was held overnight somewhere in Chicago, Illinois. Footage from the scene that has been streamed online by the revelers shows a house packed with young people dancing and chatting. |

| Some revelers were apparently aware of the whole coronavirus pandemic that is plaguing the globe, as they were seen wearing face masks — or the protective implements dangled around their faces…

Tom Coburg (2020-04-26). Top BMA clinician accuses government of deceit, demands Johnson and Hancock resign. thecanary.co A senior BMA (British Medical Association) clinician has accused the UK government of deceit in the way it has handled the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. He also demands that prime minister Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock resign. | \"A national scandal\": | BMA (British Medical Association) honorary vice president Dr Kallash Chand has published a video in which he says that Johnson and Hancock have \"handled the [coronavirus] crisis lazily, negligently and dishonesty (sic)\": |

RT (2020-04-26). 'Here's my favorite swimwear!' Russian Olympic champ Alla Shishkina shows off tiny outfits she wore in swimming showpieces (VIDEO). rt.com Two-time Olympic hero Alla Shishkina has given her followers a glimpse of some of her costumes and kept her creativity flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic, producing a new video to satisfy fans keen to see her favorite outfits. | A gold medalist for Russia in the women\'s team synchronized swimming at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, Shishkina still cherishes her competition outfits, and opted to showcase eight of them in response to requests from some of her 28,000 fans on Instagram. | The Moscow-based athlete demonstrated some of the rhythm and style that has helped her to secure those glories, smiling and b…

RT (2020-04-26). Russia\'s Covid-19 epidemic tops 80,000 cases as authorities hope to turn the tide during May holidays. rt.com The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Russia has risen by 6,261 since Saturday and reached almost 81,000, according to the latest national update. The disease has claimed 66 more lives, pushing the death toll to 747. | The current figures are a promising sign that Russia will not see an explosive spread of the coronavirus, but making sure it doesn\'t happen will require discipline from the public, head of the Russian sanitary regulator Anna Popova said in an interview on Sunday. | \"We don\'t have any explosion. Preventing one was one of our tasks and we see it coming to fruition,\" she said. \"That is, unless…

RT (2020-04-26). The show goes on: Ring girls in MASKS and social distancing in the crowd as boxing event goes ahead in Nicaragua (PHOTOS). rt.com A \"Bufalo Boxing\" event in Nicaragua went ahead as planned in the nation\'s capital of Managua as organizers adopted various safety measures to keep competitors and fans safe during the COVID-19 pandemic | The eight-fight card went ahead following weigh-ins on Friday that saw the fighters go face to face while wearing face masks. | That visual statement was continued into fight night itself as the organizers looked to showcase how they could run an event while still responsibly doing what they can to keep those at the event safe. | | © Reuters / Oswaldo Rivas | | © Reuters / Oswaldo Rivas | All fa…

RT (2020-04-26). Iran eyes reopening mosques in coronavirus-free regions. rt.com Tehran will allow religious sites to reopen in certain areas — the so-called \'white zones\' — across the country that have been consistently coronavirus-free, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday. The country has been divided into red, yellow and white zones, corresponding with the magnitude of the outbreak, the president explained. | Religious sites were closed across Iran after the country was hit with a major Covid-19 outbreak. Public gatherings have been banned while movement of people across the country has been restricted. | Iran is among the worst coronavirus-affected nations. It has ov…

The Canary (2020-04-26). Mother fears coronavirus while shielding disabled son. thecanary.co A facilities manager at a rehabilitation centre, who is having to isolate from her disabled son for weeks at a time, has said she fears she may never see him again if she catches coronavirus.Lisa Lax-Harding, 45, made the \"awful\" decision to leave her family home in Sheffield to protect four-year-old Finlay, who has mosaic Edwards\' syndrome and is vulnerable to catching the virus.Mrs Lax-Harding released an emotional video of her reunion with Finlay after her first four weeks spent away from him while working at the Steps Rehabilitation centre.Lisa Lax-Harding with her son Finlay and daughter Abbie (Family Handou…

The Canary (2020-04-26). Some nations inch toward reopening as virus deaths rise. thecanary.co US states and nations around the world are taking divergent paths on when to reopen their economies and communities.The number of deaths officially attributed to coronavirus topped 200,000 globally, a figure widely believed to understate the actual total.A second US Navy ship, a destroyer off the coast of South America, reported an outbreak on board.(PA Graphics)As aides develop plans to shift US President Donald Trump\'s public emphasis from the virus to addressing the economic crisis it has caused, Dr Anthony Fauci at the US National Institutes of Health warned against moving too quickly.\"You hear a lot about th…

The Canary (2020-04-26). Plea for mother with terminal cancer to be allowed to travel to US for treatment. thecanary.co A mother with terminal cancer is asking for permission to travel to the US amid the coronavirus lockdown so that she can receive potentially life-saving treatment.Sarah Wright, nee Gray, 33, was told her breast cancer had metastasised and was incurable, in August last year, the month after she gave birth to her daughter Everleigh.Mrs Wright, a finance assistant from Ashford, Kent, has now been accepted on to a trial for a promising new drug, leronlimab, which could save her life if she can travel to a San Francisco clinic in California.However, as of March 16 travel to the US from the UK has been severely limited…

RT (2020-04-26). \'Embassy has no official info on whether N. Korean leader is ill, I spoke to them this morning\' — Russian Communist MP. rt.com A Russian lawmaker has asked the North Korean embassy about Kim Jong-un\'s health, amid speculation about the leader\'s wellbeing following his lengthy absence from the public eye. | Russia\'s Communist Party (KPRF) lawmaker Kazbek Taysayev, who leads a group of MPs responsible for relations with Pyongyang, said that he had recently contacted North Korean diplomats. | \"I have spoken with the [North Korean] embassy today. As you know, there were some reports [regarding Kim\'s health],\" Taysayev told Russian media. | We only deal with official information, and there is no official information about the [North Korean…

RT (2020-04-26). \'I haven\'t heard anything directly\': Lindsey Graham makes headlines by weighing in on Kim Jong-un death rumours, but knows nothing. rt.com Media outlets keep sharing Senator Lindsey Graham\'s opinion on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un\'s health, even though there is no official information on the matter, and despite the fact Graham hasn\'t provided any evidence. | The South Carolina Republican senator, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, admitted to Fox News\'s Jeanine Pirro he has no direct knowledge of Kim\'s health — but weighed in anyway, calling North Korea a \"cult.\" | \"It\'s a closed society. I haven\'t heard anything directly, but I\'ll be shocked if he\'s not dead or in some incapacitated state, because you don\'t let rumors like this…

RT (2020-04-26). North Korea\'s Kim sends letter to construction workers amid reports his TRAIN was spotted at coastal resort. rt.com Rumors about the North Korean leader\'s whereabouts and health have swirled — but Kim Jong-un himself seems to be having none of it, praising workers of a major construction project, according to state media. | As the world watches the unfolding drama starring the North Korean leader with bated breath — with conflicting reports fueling speculation that he has either died or is in serious condition — Kim was reported by state newspaper Rodong Sinmun to have sent greetings to the staff working on the construction of Samjiyon city, one of the most ambitious development projects underway in the recl…

yenisafak (2020-04-26). Turkish Red Crescent delivers Ramadan aid in N. Syria. yenisafak.com The Turkish Red Crescent distributed on Sunday 1,000 food parcels among the poor in northwestern Syria as part of its Ramadan campaign.The aid agency, also known as Kizilay, distributed food parcels in Rasulayn and Tel Abyad districts of northern Syria, which were cleared of terrorists with Operation Peace Spring, according to the governorship of Sanliurfa.The agency is also planning to distribute another 1,000 food parcels for Ramadan feast toward the end of the holy month.The Turkish Red Crescent is the largest humanitarian organization in Turkey, with an international network to help nations in need.Turkey is…

yenisafak (2020-04-26). Germany says China sought to encourage positive COVID-19 comments. yenisafak.com Chinese diplomats approached German government officials in an attempt to encourage them to make positive statements on how Beijing is handling the coronavirus pandemic, the German interior ministry said in a letter this month.\"The German government is aware of individual contacts made by Chinese diplomats with the aim of effecting positive public statements on the coronavirus management by the People\'s Republic of China,\" said the letter, seen by Reuters on Sunday.\"The federal government has not complied with these requests.\"The letter was dated April 22 and was sent to Green Party member of parliament Margarete…

yenisafak (2020-04-26). Afghan men reject social distancing for religious gathering amid coronavirus. yenisafak.com Afghan authorities are struggling to implement lockdowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in a province bordering Iran where the outbreak is widening due to an influx of Afghan returnees and men refusing to adhere to social distancing. Herat, the country\'s third largest city and a bustling province in eastern Afghanistan, has reported a high number of coronavirus cases.The country is grappling with acute shortages of testing facilities at a time when violent clashes between government forces and the Taliban insurgents show no signs of decline.The medical and security crisis has worsened in the province as…

Elijah Magnier (2020-04-26). Iraq facing a great US threat: China, al-Hashd and Iran out, or else! (2/2). thealtworld.com No country could fail to be shaken by the kind of profound struggle between all its political groups that currently prevails in Iraq. The US does not need to make any great effort to sow discord between the parties because they are currently intrinsically fragmented. The removal of Major General Qassim Suleimani from the Iraqi scene— whose personal objective had been to bring the various political parties together — was a major event, but not a game-changer. It did not profoundly modify the Iraqi political scene because he had already failed, two months before his assassination by the US, to persuade…

RT (2020-04-26). Ukraine busts \'human trafficking ring\' that sold BABIES to Chinese \'single men of certain orientation\'. rt.com Ukrainian police have raided a private reproductive clinic that has been allegedly \"selling babies\" to China. While the suspects are accused of \"human trafficking,\" surrogate motherhood is a legal gray area in Ukraine. | The scandalous case was brought to light by the country\'s interior ministry late on Saturday. The police broke up a \"human-trafficking\" ring that was centered at a private reproductive clinic in Kiev. | Further details on the case were

Steve Topple (2020-04-26). Sunday\'s Andrew Marr Show was even more of a clusterf*ck than usual. thecanary.co It was quite the Sunday morning for the Andrew Marr Show. Because it managed to let a Tory minister off the hook, treat the Scottish First Minister completely differently, and leave it to a scientist to warn about the government\'s Nicola Sturgeon: cool, calm, collected: | First out of the blocks was Nicola Sturgeon. Some people on social media thought her appearance showed that of a \"true leader\"; the \"best\" in the UK apparently: | Nicola Sturgeo…

RT (2020-04-26). \'The hardest working president in history\': Trump goes on Twitter rant against \'fake media\' with Nobel Prizes for Russia stories. rt.com US President Donald Trump blasted the media over reports about his laid-back work schedule, and suggested taking Nobel Prizes away from journalists who pushed Russia collusion stories, mistaking the award for the Pulitzer. | \"The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history,\" Trump wrote on Sunday afternoon, kicking off a firestorm of anti-media tweets. | The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history. I don\'t know about that, but I am a hard worker and have probably gotten more…

RT (2020-04-26). On the comeback trail? Players to return to courts for the first time in almost TWO MONTHS as NBA 'gives green light to train'. rt.com The NBA is set to take a huge step towards resuming its season by announcing that players will be allowed to return to training bases on Friday where state laws allow them to — giving some stars their first court time since March.

RT (2020-04-26). Referee: Maradona could have been SENT OFF for SWEARING while the anthems were being sung before the 1990 World Cup final (VIDEO). rt.com The referee who took charge of the 1990 World Cup final between West Germany and Argentina said he could have sent off Argentinian legend Diego Maradona before a ball had even been kicked in the Italia \'90 finale. | Edgardo Codesal, who bossed Argentina\'s loss to West Germany, has revealed that he is still targeted with vile abuse and was accused by Maradona of being bribed by FIFA, calling the icon \"one of the worst people I have ever met.\" | Maradona was booked by Codesal two minutes after the official awarded West Germany their 85th-minute penalty in Rome, providing the only goal of the game as Argentina\'s…

RT (2020-04-26). WATCH Russian paratroopers in world\'s FIRST-EVER 10km group jump… in the ARCTIC. rt.com Russian Airborne Troops practiced their high-altitude parachuting skills in one of Earth\'s most extreme environments — above a freezing Arctic wasteland. An exercise of this kind has never been attempted before. | A Russian commando unit has conducted a so-called HALO parachuting operation, a mass jump which saw them dropping out of a high-flying transport plane and free diving to a reasonably low altitude before opening their chutes. This is a challenge in itself, but the paratroopers faced added risks thanks to the location of the jump. The Alexandra Land is an island well beyond the 80th parallel nort…

Gordon Duff (2020-04-26). Russia\'s Love of Trump, But Why? Trump is Burying the United States, Just Like Nikita Promised. thealtworld.com Over the past year, since Russiagate has blown over for the most part, Sputnik News and Russia Today, the two major government controlled media operations (controlled by the same person) have embarrassingly fawned over Trump. | More than that, their slant has been decidedly racist, anti-Semitic (expressing virulent hatred for America\'s liberal Jewish majority), anti-Hispaic/African American/Islamic America and anti-intellectual. | They have also been anti-science but their real bias has been an ongoing smear campaign against any democratic politician or anyone that isn\'t a pure Deep State sludge eater. | Above al…

Robert Fantina (2020-04-26). Suffering in Kashmir and Palestine. globalresearch.ca While the world is pre-occupied with coronavirus and its impact on lives and the international economy, one must not forget that suffering due to oppression knows no season and has no vaccine, but is not without a cure. Sadly, for …

Caitlin Johnstone (2020-04-26). Hilarious Kim Jong Un Jokes, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Ha ha ha let\'s all laugh about rumors that Kim Jong Un might be dead because he runs a crazy backwards regime where the media are a propaganda arm of the state and the public is oppressed and surveilled and people are imprisoned for exposing the truth about the government. | ~ | \"I sure hope those North Koreans get to have democracy someday like we have here. Lemme log off this search engine algorithmically stacked toward billionaire CIA-tied media and ponder whether I want Donald Trump or Joe Biden to continue the wars and oligarchic exploitation.\" | ~ | The US needs to constantly bully the world, drop bombs, pa…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-26). Iran needs ‚Ǩ5bn investment in power plant industry annually. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — Vice Chairman of Board of Directors of Iran Electricity Industry Syndicate [IEIS] Payam Bagheri said that the Islamic Republic of Iran requires ‚Ǩ5 billion worth of investment in its power plant\'s industry per annum.

Mike Davis (2020-04-26). Reopening the Economy Will Send Us to Hell. zcomm.org Heeding the siren call of the MAGA demonstrators, puppets on strings manipulated by hedge funds and billionaire casino owners, to \"reopen the economy\" would only result in tragedy…

No Vacancy CA (2020-04-26). Fill Hotels Not Graves — raising funds to shelter unhoused folks. indybay.org California has neglected its catastrophic housing affordability and homelessness crisis for years. Meanwhile, our civic leaders prioritize large scale hotel developments, offering billions in incentives to developers. With the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus grounding the entire world, hundreds of thousands of hotel rooms sit empty while the government continues to deny thousands of unhoused Californians the right to shelter in place. They seem to just want us to die.

Staff (2020-04-26). Don\'t Bail Out Oil and Gas — Use the Money for Environmental Cleanup Instead. truthout.org This story is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. | Despite the evidence that the fossil fuel industry in the U.S. is

Ecology Center in Berkeley (2020-04-26). How to use Social Media to Drive Environmental Change: Climate Change. indybay.org Online via Livestream…

Climate One (2020-04-26). Empowering Women: The Climate Solution We Don\'t Talk About (Climate One). indybay.org Online…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2020-04-26). The Digital Revolution: Unlimited Ability to Spy and Control Populations. The Creation of a Police State Dystopia. globalresearch.ca Many have expressed concerns that coronavirus will be used, as 9/11 and the hoax \"war on terror\" were, to further expand the American police state dystopia. But we were doomed by the digital revolution to a controlled existence regardless of …

Andrew Fishman (2020-04-26). Brazil Justice Minister Resigns Over Bolsonaro\'s Interference in Investigations. zcomm.org Impeachment Talk Ramps Up…

Follow The Bylaws Committee (2020-04-26). KPFA LSB Secretary Wofley\'s Effort To Cancel Local Station Board Meeting. indybay.org KPFA Local Station Board Secretary Carol Wolfley in alliance with the losers on the Local Station Board in the Pacifica corporate bylaw changes is now cancelling KPFA Local Station Board meetings. The supporters of the coup at WBAI and the corporate bylaws that were voted down by two to one are now flagrantly violating the bylaws by refusing to have meetings for many months. This allows the management of KPFA to operate without any oversight or transparency with the elected station board.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-26). Zarif, Guterres underline dispatch of humanitarian aid to Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — In a telephone conversation on Sunday, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscored the vitality of dispatching humanitarian aid cargoes to Yemen, amid coronavirus outbreak.

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Yemen\'s southern separatists declare self-rule, putting Saudi-brokered 2019 peace deal in jeopardy
rt.com | 2020-04-26
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is based in the southern Yemeni port of Aden, declared a state of emergency and announced that from now on it will \"self-govern\" the territories it controls. The separatists accused the Saudi-backed government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi of corruption and mismanagement. | Hadi\'s government said that the STC\'s decision amounts to a \"complete withdrawal\" from the Saudi-brokered peace, which was signed in November 2019. Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadhrami warned that the separatists will face \"dangerous and catastrophic consequences.\" | The UAE an…
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Yemen\'s southern separatists declare self-rule, putting Saudi-brokered 2019 peace deal in jeopardy
rt.com | 2020-04-26
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is based in the southern Yemeni port of Aden, declared a state of emergency and announced that from now on it will \"self-govern\" the territories it controls. The separatists accused the Saudi-backed government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi of corruption and mismanagement. | Hadi\'s government said that the STC\'s decision amounts to a \"complete withdrawal\" from the Saudi-brokered peace, which was signed in November 2019. Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hadhrami warned that the separatists will face \"dangerous and catastrophic consequences.\" | The UAE an…
rt.com/newsline/486908-yemen-southern-separatists-emergency/

She\'s Back: Nikki Haley\'s Anti-China Rage: \"Stop Communist China\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
Neocon hardliner Haley is a \"hawk\" on the far-right fringe of US politics. She\'s militantly hostile toward sovereign states on the US target list for regime change. | As former Trump regime UN envoy, she was an embarrassment to the …
globalresearch.ca/nikki-haley-anti-china-rage/5710813

The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is \"Agenda ID2020\"
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
WHO has most likely received orders from \"above\", from those people who also manage Trump and the \"leaders\" (sic) of the EU, European Union. The final decision to go ahead NOW with COVID-19 pandemic, was taken in January 2020 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos – behind very much closed doors.
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-causes-effects-real-danger-agenda-id2020/5706153

Bernie Sanders and the Future of the Movement
James L Cowan | indybay.org | 2020-04-26
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/25/18832641.php

Trump Regime Aims to Suppress Iranian Truth-Telling
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
US hostility toward Iran is all about its sovereign independence

Suffering in Kashmir and Palestine
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
While the world is pre-occupied with coronavirus and its impact on lives and the international economy, one must not forget that suffering due to oppression knows no season and has no vaccine, but is not without a cure. Sadly, for …
globalresearch.ca/suffering-kashmir-palestine/5710799

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 news briefing with Dr. Greg Poland
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
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 current outbreak numbers, why there may be a second wave of infections, and research on a vaccine. Click the player below: Mayo Clinic Q&A is …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-news-briefing-with-dr-greg-poland/

\'Equality, Sincere Assistance Maneuver\' in Bojnurd
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
BOJNURD, Apr. 26 (MNA)

\'They should study Shakespeare, not science\': Sen. Cotton claims China could be using visa students to STEAL US Covid-19 vaccine
rt.com | 2020-04-26
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton believes China is \"actively\" trying to steal a coronavirus vaccine from the US and could be using foreign students to do so. As such, he has urged the government to limit what they can study. | \"The Chinese Communist Party has been stealing America\'s intellectual property for decades and they\'re not going to magically stop in the middle of a pandemic,\" Cotton told Fox News\' \'Sunday Morning Futures\'. | \"In the middle of a pandemic, what\'s the most valuable intellectual property in the world? It\'s the research that our great laboratories and life science companies are doing on prophyl…
rt.com/usa/486939-cotton-china-coronavirus-vaccine/

We\'re opening businesses on May 4, but don\'t expect \'full freedom for all\': Italy\'s Conte outlines way out of lockdown
rt.com | 2020-04-26
In just over a week, Italy plans to reopen some of the previously closed export-oriented businesses, but Italians should not expect any major changes in terms of freedom of movement, the prime minister said. | Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave an overview of how his country, the first in Europe to take a serious blow from the Covid-19 pandemic, plans to return to some level of normalcy. Starting May 4, his government will allow some of the businesses closed six weeks ago to curb the spread of the disease to reopen, he said. | Export-oriented manufacturing that risks being cut out of supply chains, con…
rt.com/news/486927-italy-lifting-lockdown-roadmap/

Former Jamaican Prime Minister Applauds Cuba\'s Generosity
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-26
The former Prime Minister of Jamaica Percival James Patterson acknowledged Cuba\'s international assistance in tackling the global COVID-19 pandemic, he said in a statement issued last Wednesday by the PJ Patterson Center for Africa-Caribbean Policy Advocacy of the University of the West Indies (UWI). | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors Head to South Africa to Help Fight COVID-19 | \"Former Prime Minister Patterson applauds the generosity of the government and people of Cuba by sending hundred…
telesurenglish.net/news/Former-Jamaican-Prime-Minister-Applauds-Cubas-Generosity–20200426-0004.html

Scotland should consider social and economic reform post-virus, Sturgeon says
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-26
Scotland should \"look seriously at social and economic reform\" in its planning for recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, Nicola Sturgeon has said. | The first minister said the virus has fundamentally changed everyday life but has given an opportunity to shape a different kind of future. | Stressing that lockdown measures are vital to suppress the spread of coronavirus, and could continue in their current form beyond this three-week period, she called on people to work together to develop ways Scotland can emerge stronger from the crisis. | Writing in the Herald on Sunday, she said: \"When things come apart [mda…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/26/scotland-should-consider-social-and-economic-reform-post-virus-sturgeon-says/

What distancing? Revelers defy coronavirus lockdown in tightly PACKED house party in Chicago (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-04-26
Scores of people have shown up for a big house party overnight in Chicago, defying the coronavirus lockdown and ban on large gatherings. The party came as the US Covid-19 tally approached the 1 million cases mark. | The party was held overnight somewhere in Chicago, Illinois. Footage from the scene that has been streamed online by the revelers shows a house packed with young people dancing and chatting. |

| Some revelers were apparently aware of the whole coronavirus pandemic that is plaguing the globe, as they were seen wearing face masks

Spain To Open Up Society After COVID-19 Case Reduction
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-26
As of this Sunday, almost six million children under 14 years of age began to walk on roads and public spaces in Spain, in a relief from the confinement to which they have been subjected to for more than 40 days due to the coronavirus pandemic. | RELATED: | Europe COVID-19 Updates: Italy – Spain – UK – Germany – More | In accordance with the provisions of the authorities, as of this Sunday, up to three children can walk for one hour and for one kilometer with adult supervision.
telesurenglish.net/news/Spain-To-Open-Up-Society-After-COVID-19-Case-Reduction-20200426-0001.html

The show goes on: Ring girls in MASKS and social distancing in the crowd as boxing event goes ahead in Nicaragua (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-04-26
A \"Bufalo Boxing\" event in Nicaragua went ahead as planned in the nation\'s capital of Managua as organizers adopted various safety measures to keep competitors and fans safe during the COVID-19 pandemic | The eight-fight card went ahead following weigh-ins on Friday that saw the fighters go face to face while wearing face masks. | That visual statement was continued into fight night itself as the organizers looked to showcase how they could run an event while still responsibly doing what they can to keep those at the event safe. | | © Reuters / Oswaldo Rivas | | © Reuters / Oswaldo Rivas | All fa…
rt.com/sport/486925-boxing-nicaragua-ring-girls-masks-social-distancing-photos-covid-19/

Cuban Doctors Head to South Africa to Help Fight COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-26
A new Cuban medical brigade is scheduled to arrive in South Africa on Sunday to join another group of Cuban colleagues, who are already working in the African country to reinforce the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Argentina Welcomes Cuban Medical Aid, Slams US Blockade | In the framework of the solidarity cooperation offered by the island at the international level, the 24 specialized medical brigade of the Cuban internationalist contingent Henry Reeve, responded t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-Doctors-Head-to-South-Africa-to-Help-Fight-COVID-19-20200426-0003.html

Life goes on in Tehran amid coronavirus pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)

\'Equality, Sincere Assistance Maneuver\' in Qazvin
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
QAZVIN, Apr. 26 (MNA)

Connecting Patients: New habits I\'ve learned from COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
Have you created new patterns or behaviors in your daily life, while staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Are there things you\'ve changed or learned about yourself that you\'d like to continue in the future? Bring your ideas to the Mayo Clinic Connect conversation: New Habits from COVID-19 and the New Normal__________________________________________ Shared from a …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/connecting-patients-new-habits-ive-learned-from-covid-19/

\'Here\'s my favorite swimwear!\' Russian Olympic champ Alla Shishkina shows off tiny outfits she wore in swimming showpieces (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-04-26
Two-time Olympic hero Alla Shishkina has given her followers a glimpse of some of her costumes and kept her creativity flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic, producing a new video to satisfy fans keen to see her favorite outfits. | A gold medalist for Russia in the women\'s team synchronized swimming at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, Shishkina still cherishes her competition outfits, and opted to showcase eight of them in response to requests from some of her 28,000 fans on Instagram. | The Moscow-based athlete demonstrated some of the rhythm and style that has helped her to secure those glories, smiling and b…
rt.com/sport/486918-alla-shishkina-olympic-costumes/

COVID-19: Finding safety when there is abuse at home
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
As cities across the globe began to lock down because of the?COVID-19?pandemic, reports of domestic abuse began to rise. In Seattle, one of the earliest U.S. cities to endure an outbreak,?police reported?a 21% increase in?domestic violence?in March.? \"Many of us understand how incredibly stressful it can be to be in our home all of the …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-finding-safety-when-there-is-abuse-at-home/

Millions more children at risk with immunization services disrupted amid COVID-19 pandemic
news.un.org | 2020-04-26
Last year, over 13 million children received no vaccines at all, and the UN Children\'s Fund (UNICEF) is calling on governments to step up, warning disrupting immunization services amid the COVID-19 pandemic could leave even more of the world\'s most marginalized children without access to life-saving vaccines.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1062622

Iran, Venezuela discuss cooperation in COVID-19 battle
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)

\'They should study Shakespeare, not science\': Sen. Cotton claims China could be using visa students to STEAL US Covid-19 vaccine
rt.com | 2020-04-26
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton believes China is \"actively\" trying to steal a coronavirus vaccine from the US and could be using foreign students to do so. As such, he has urged the government to limit what they can study. | \"The Chinese Communist Party has been stealing America\'s intellectual property for decades and they\'re not going to magically stop in the middle of a pandemic,\" Cotton told Fox News\' \'Sunday Morning Futures\'. | \"In the middle of a pandemic, what\'s the most valuable intellectual property in the world? It\'s the research that our great laboratories and life science companies are doing on prophyl…
rt.com/usa/486939-cotton-china-coronavirus-vaccine/

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Apocalypse or Opportunity?
IFCSS | indybay.org | 2020-04-26
Zoom Meeting | ID: 810 1058 4289 | PW: 007751 | Call-in numbers available: us02web.zoom.us/zoomconference | Please note that the invitation SAYS 10: 30, however, the meeting will be opened up at 10: 15 for anyone to join and discuss technical matters, catch up with each other, say Hi, etc.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/24/18832627.php

From bustling streets to lockdown: Bangladesh and the UN mobilize to fight COVID-19: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
news.un.org | 2020-04-26
The UN is working closely with the authorities, civil society and the private sector in Bangladesh, as the south Asian country braces for the COVID-19 pandemic. By the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Mia Seppo.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1062552

Turkish Red Crescent delivers Ramadan aid in N. Syria
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-26
The Turkish Red Crescent distributed on Sunday 1,000 food parcels among the poor in northwestern Syria as part of its Ramadan campaign.The aid agency, also known as Kizilay, distributed food parcels in Rasulayn and Tel Abyad districts of northern Syria, which were cleared of terrorists with Operation Peace Spring, according to the governorship of Sanliurfa.The agency is also planning to distribute another 1,000 food parcels for Ramadan feast toward the end of the holy month.The Turkish Red Crescent is the largest humanitarian organization in Turkey, with an international network to help nations in need.Turkey is…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkish-red-crescent-delivers-ramadan-aid-in-n-syria-3517941

Germany says China sought to encourage positive COVID-19 comments
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-26
Chinese diplomats approached German government officials in an attempt to encourage them to make positive statements on how Beijing is handling the coronavirus pandemic, the German interior ministry said in a letter this month.\"The German government is aware of individual contacts made by Chinese diplomats with the aim of effecting positive public statements on the coronavirus management by the People\'s Republic of China,\" said the letter, seen by Reuters on Sunday.\"The federal government has not complied with these requests.\"The letter was dated April 22 and was sent to Green Party member of parliament Margarete…
yenisafak.com/en/world/germany-says-china-sought-to-encourage-positive-covid-19-comments-3517953

Afghan men reject social distancing for religious gathering amid coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-26
Afghan authorities are struggling to implement lockdowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in a province bordering Iran where the outbreak is widening due to an influx of Afghan returnees and men refusing to adhere to social distancing. Herat, the country\'s third largest city and a bustling province in eastern Afghanistan, has reported a high number of coronavirus cases.The country is grappling with acute shortages of testing facilities at a time when violent clashes between government forces and the Taliban insurgents show no signs of decline.The medical and security crisis has worsened in the province as…
yenisafak.com/en/world/afghan-men-reject-social-distancing-for-religious-gathering-amid-coronavirus-3517944

COVID-19: New daily routines for medications
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
Schedules and routines are being affected as people stay-at-home during the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, it might be difficult to stay on track with taking medications when you\'re not doing the things you usually do, according to Dr. Robert Bright, a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist. Dr. Bright says it\'s especially important for people who have mental …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-new-daily-routines-for-medications/

Scotland should consider social and economic reform post-virus, Sturgeon says
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-26
Scotland should \"look seriously at social and economic reform\" in its planning for recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, Nicola Sturgeon has said. | The first minister said the virus has fundamentally changed everyday life but has given an opportunity to shape a different kind of future. | Stressing that lockdown measures are vital to suppress the spread of coronavirus, and could continue in their current form beyond this three-week period, she called on people to work together to develop ways Scotland can emerge stronger from the crisis. | Writing in the Herald on Sunday, she said: \"When things come apart [mda…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/26/scotland-should-consider-social-and-economic-reform-post-virus-sturgeon-says/

Infographic: Understanding COVID-19 testing
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
For the latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic, check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. For more information and COVID-19 coverage, go to the Mayo Clinic News Network and mayoclinic.org.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/infographic-understanding-covid-19-testing/

\'Just calm down\': Pelosi fails to reassure with message for state and local governments battling Covid-19 and its economic fallout
rt.com | 2020-04-26
As small businesses and state governments struggle amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Nancy Pelosi has dismissed accusations that she made an error by supporting an interim relief package, telling critics to \"just calm down.\" | Speaker of the House Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have received heavy criticism from progressives following their support of an interim coronavirus relief bill that did not include financial support for state and local governments, originally a sticking point for their party. | A second CARES Act has been promised, which will be a more expansive relief bill, though the inter…
rt.com/usa/486933-pelosi-just-calm-down-coronavirus/

Moral injury and the pandemic of violence
Robert Koehler | zcomm.org | 2020-04-26
In recent years, \"post-traumatic stress disorder\" emerged, which kept the matter in isolation: a \"disorder\" to be fixed. It\'s your problem, not ours. But the term \"moral injury\" opens up everyone\'s conscience and begins to make the matter collective…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/moral-injury-and-the-pandemic-of-violence/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How public health measures can help reopen the country
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, efforts are underway to find a new normal and begin to reopen the country and the economy. While people are eager for strict social distancing rules to end, public health measures, including testing and tracing for the virus, will be important tools needed to control the spread of the virus …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-how-public-health-measures-can-help-reopen-the-country/

United Nations Warns of Famine, Urges Debt Relief and Calls for New Debt Process to Confront the Coronavirus Pandemic
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-04-26
Over the last 48 hours, United Nations agencies warned the coronavirus could spread famine to hundreds of millions, called for new debt relief processes and the UN\'s chief urged expanding debt relief and aid to more countries.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/23/18832593.php

COVID-19: Mayo Clinic expert on what it\'s going to take to reopen the US
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
Widespread stay-at-home efforts have forced many businesses to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. As talk of reopening the economy ramps up across the U.S., Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic COVID-19 expert, answers questions about what it\'s going to take to get to that point. Watch: Dr. Gregory Poland answers questions on reopening after COVID-19 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-mayo-clinic-expert-on-what-its-going-to-take-to-reopen-the-us/

Mountain in Swiss lit up with a projection of Iran\'s flag
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)

Hilarious Kim Jong Un Jokes, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-26
Ha ha ha let\'s all laugh about rumors that Kim Jong Un might be dead because he runs a crazy backwards regime where the media are a propaganda arm of the state and the public is oppressed and surveilled and people are imprisoned for exposing the truth about the government. | ~ | \"I sure hope those North Koreans get to have democracy someday like we have here. Lemme log off this search engine algorithmically stacked toward billionaire CIA-tied media and ponder whether I want Donald Trump or Joe Biden to continue the wars and oligarchic exploitation.\" | ~ | The US needs to constantly bully the world, drop bombs, pa…

Hilarious Kim Jong Un Jokes, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

North Korea\'s Kim sends letter to construction workers amid reports his TRAIN was spotted at coastal resort
rt.com | 2020-04-26
Rumors about the North Korean leader\'s whereabouts and health have swirled

\'I haven\'t heard anything directly\': Lindsey Graham makes headlines by weighing in on Kim Jong-un death rumours, but knows nothing
rt.com | 2020-04-26
Media outlets keep sharing Senator Lindsey Graham\'s opinion on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un\'s health, even though there is no official information on the matter, and despite the fact Graham hasn\'t provided any evidence. | The South Carolina Republican senator, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, admitted to Fox News\'s Jeanine Pirro he has no direct knowledge of Kim\'s health

The Digital Revolution: Unlimited Ability to Spy and Control Populations. The Creation of a Police State Dystopia
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
Many have expressed concerns that coronavirus will be used, as 9/11 and the hoax \"war on terror\" were, to further expand the American police state dystopia. But we were doomed by the digital revolution to a controlled existence regardless of …
globalresearch.ca/digital-revolution-inconsistent-liberty/5710803

Imports of basic goods at 2.5fold growth despite sanctions
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-26
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA)

The Gates Foundation and the \"War on Cash\": \'Financial Inclusion\' in an Age of Neoliberalism
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-26
Back in November 2016, the Indian government decided to remove all 500- and 1000-rupee notes from circulation overnight without prior notice. This effectively removed 86% of cash in a country that was almost 90% cash reliant. | The notes became worthless …
globalresearch.ca/gates-foundation-war-cash/5710801

Reopening the Economy Now Will Send Us Deeper Into Hell
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-26
This story was originally published at Labor Notes. | As we head into the fifth month of the outbreak millions of working families feel like they have been kidnapped and sent to hell. | As unemployment (officially reported) soars toward 30 percent or more, an estimated 20 million more people will fall helplessly below the poverty line. In a recent Pew poll, 60 percent of Latinos reported losing jobs or wages, as did more than half of all workers below the age of 30. In add…
truthout.org/articles/reopening-the-economy-now-will-send-us-deeper-into-hell/

On the comeback trail? Players to return to courts for the first time in almost TWO MONTHS as NBA \'gives green light to train\'
rt.com | 2020-04-26
The NBA is set to take a huge step towards resuming its season by announcing that players will be allowed to return to training bases on Friday where state laws allow them to

Some nations inch toward reopening as virus deaths rise
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-26
US states and nations around the world are taking divergent paths on when to reopen their economies and communities.The number of deaths officially attributed to coronavirus topped 200,000 globally, a figure widely believed to understate the actual total.A second US Navy ship, a destroyer off the coast of South America, reported an outbreak on board.(PA Graphics)As aides develop plans to shift US President Donald Trump\'s public emphasis from the virus to addressing the economic crisis it has caused, Dr Anthony Fauci at the US National Institutes of Health warned against moving too quickly.\"You hear a lot about th…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/26/some-nations-inch-toward-reopening-as-virus-deaths-rise/

Mother fears coronavirus while shielding disabled son
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-26
A facilities manager at a rehabilitation centre, who is having to isolate from her disabled son for weeks at a time, has said she fears she may never see him again if she catches coronavirus.Lisa Lax-Harding, 45, made the \"awful\" decision to leave her family home in Sheffield to protect four-year-old Finlay, who has mosaic Edwards\' syndrome and is vulnerable to catching the virus.Mrs Lax-Harding released an emotional video of her reunion with Finlay after her first four weeks spent away from him while working at the Steps Rehabilitation centre.Lisa Lax-Harding with her son Finlay and daughter Abbie (Family Handou…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/04/26/mother-fears-coronavirus-while-shielding-disabled-son/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 research task force
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-26
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread worldwide, a race began to develop testing protocols and ramp up research. Mayo Clinic\'s COVID-19 research task force is studying the virus, predicting hot spots, and working towards effective treatments and a vaccine. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Andrew Badley, chair of Mayo Clinic\'s COVID-19 research task force, …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-covid-19-research-task-force/

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