California to Apologize for Internment of Japanese Americans
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-16
SACRAMENTO, Calif.

øGolpista venezolano Ricardo Hausmann escenificó una falsa renuncia al BID para conservar su cómodo trabajo en Harvard?
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-16
Atrapado en un conflicto de intereses con su empleador en Harvard, en septiembre pasado Ricardo Hausmann renunció públicamente a su…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/16/golpista-venezolano-ricardo-hausmann-falsa-renuncia-bid-harvard/

Gracias Chelsea Manning & Julian Assange for Exposing Bush\'s War Crimes
orion the elder | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
Fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830662.php

Gracias Chelsea Manning & Julian Assange for Exposing Bush\'s War Crimes
orion the elder | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
Fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830662.php

U.S. Sanctions: The Weaponization of the Global Financial System
Monterey Peace and Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
Monterey Peace and Justice Center | 1364 Fremont Boulevard | Seaside, CA 93955…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/13/18830660.php

One Billion Rising: V-Day and Campaign to End Sexual Violence
Eve Ensler & Taína Asili | zcomm.org | 2020-02-16
This Valentine\'s Day, people around the world took to the streets to protest violence against women and girls…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/one-billion-rising-v-day-and-campaign-to-end-sexual-violence/

American Citizens Killed and Tortured by Israel?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
One of the principal functions of a United States Embassy overseas is to provide citizen services, which includes coming to the assistance of Americans who are treated badly by the local government. It is a responsibility that most embassies take …
globalresearch.ca/american-citizens-killed-tortured-israel/5703783

2013 Law Suit: Israel Tried and Found Guilty of War Crimes and Genocide
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
In November 2013, the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal (KLWCT) found Israel guilty of war crimes and genocide as defined under the 1948 convention dealing with this highest of high crimes. More on this below. | *** | There\'s no ambiguity about …
globalresearch.ca/israel-tried-found-guilty-war-crimes-genocide/5703766

Tulsi Gabbard: A Political Postmortem
William Kaufman | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-16
The all-or-nothing New Hampshire gamble of Tulsi Gabbard has come up snake eyes. As I write, with 98 percent of the vote tallied, she is in seventh place, with a meager 3.3 percent of the vote, behind Tom Steyer. It is hard to imagine any path forward for her. And, frankly, one must acknowledge that …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/tulsi-gabbard-a-political-postmortem/

First Coronavirus Death Reported in Taiwan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-16
The first person to die from the coronavirus in Taiwan has been reported by the local authorities, putting the death toll closer to 2,000 since the start of the new year. | RELATED: | \'Countries Must Prepare for the Coronavirus Arrival\' WHO Warns | According to the Taiwanese authorities, a taxi driver has died from the coronavirus, marking the first such death on the island and the fifth fatality outside mainland China from an epidemic that has curbed travel and disrupted global…
telesurenglish.net/news/First-Coronavirus-Death-Reported-in-Taiwan–20200216-0004.html

First Coronavirus Death Reported in Taiwan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-16
The first person to die from the coronavirus in Taiwan has been reported by the local authorities, putting the death toll closer to 2,000 since the start of the new year. | RELATED: | \'Countries Must Prepare for the Coronavirus Arrival\' WHO Warns | According to the Taiwanese authorities, a taxi driver has died from the coronavirus, marking the first such death on the island and the fifth fatality outside mainland China from an epidemic that has curbed travel and disrupted global…
telesurenglish.net/news/First-Coronavirus-Death-Reported-in-Taiwan–20200216-0004.html

Mass Delay in Dominican Elections Due to Polling Stations
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-16
The municipal elections in Santo Domingo, the first that are held separately from the general since 1968, began with delays and failures in the automated voting system, the spokespersons of several political parties announced. | RELATED: | Dominican Elections To Receive 118 International Observers | Dozens of polling stations nationwide continue to present delays at the beginning of the voting process two after the formal start of the elections. | The members of the JCE are meetin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mass-Delay-in-Dominican-Elections-Due-to-Polling-Stations-20200216-0003.html

Baghdad\'s Green Zone Comes Under Rocket Fire
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-16
As many as four rockets were fired overnight into the U.S.-occupied Green Zone of central Baghdad, three of them landed inside the heavily fortified zone, which houses the U.S. embassy, the Iraqi military said on Sunday. | RELATED: | NATO Resumes Military Operations Without Iraq\'s Consent | According to the media office affiliated with the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC), the attack took place late on Saturday night when unknown militants fired the rockets, but one of the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Baghdads-Green-Zone-Comes-Under-Rocket-Fire-20200216-0002.html

Saudi Airstrikes Kill 31 Civilians in Northern Yemen
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-16
TheSaudi-led Coalition carried out a deadly attack over northern Yemen on Saturday, killing over 30 civlians inside the Al-Jawf province. According to Yemen\'s Houthi movement, the airstrikes were carried out in retaliation for the downing of a Saudi warplane in the same province. | RELATED: | UAE Withdraws Some Troops From Yemen, Sudan Plans the Same | The United Nations office in Yemen said preliminary field reports indicated that \"as many as 31 civilians were killed and 12…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-Airstrikes-Kill-31-Civilians-in-Northern-Yemen-20200216-0001.html

\'Millions\' with flu symptoms may need to \'self-isolate\' due to coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-16
\"Millions\" of Britons with flu-like symptoms could be told by authorities to \"self-isolate\" by staying at home for a fortnight if the UK\'s number of coronavirus cases rises passed 100, it has been reported.The Sunday Telegraph said senior NHS managers have been told that the service will stop testing for the strain known as Covid-19 \"once around 100 cases have been confirmed\" across Britain.Eight of the nine people diagnosed with the virus in the UK have since left hospital after two negative tests for Covid-19, with the paper reporting hospitals have in the last week made \"isolation pods\" to keep those being tes…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/02/16/millions-with-flu-symptoms-may-need-to-self-isolate-due-to-coronavirus/

From clothes to condoms: Coronavirus is threatening global consumption in ways you never knew were possible
rt.com | 2020-02-16
China\'s status as the world\'s manufacturing powerhouse means the coronavirus epidemic\'s effects are being felt in some odd places. We\'ve come to terms with no new iPhones, but weirder shortages could upend people\'s daily lives. | Plummeting iPhone production and a lack of new cars rolling off the assembly line dominated early discussion of coronavirus-induced shortages. But the epidemic currently sweeping China and making determined inroads into over two dozen other countries has forced hundreds of factories to close, affecting dozens of industries. If nothing else, coronavirus has made the world realize that…
rt.com/news/480901-coronavirus-shortages-unexpected-factories-china/

Medicare for All Would Save $450 Billion and Prevent 68,000 Deaths Every Year
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-16
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday applauded a new study published today by a team of epidemiologists in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet, which found that Medicare for All will save Americans $450 billion and prevent 68,000 unnecessary deaths each and every year. | \"This study confirms that Medicare for All will save the American people $450 billion on health ca…
truthout.org/articles/medicare-for-all-would-save-450-billion-and-prevent-68000-deaths-every-year/

Can Moscow finish Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline despite US sanctions? \'Never say never\' says Gazprom
rt.com | 2020-02-16
Russia\'s $10 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline – which will pump gas more than 1,200 km to Germany – has been sanctioned by Washington, with US officials claiming Moscow can\'t finish the project. \"Never say never,\" Gazprom replied. | The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a joint project between Russian energy giant Gazprom and five European firms, was sanctioned by the US Congress in December. The State Department followed this with an ultimatum to the European firms working on the project: \"immediately cease construction-related activity.\" | The warning was enough to scare away Swiss pipelaying firm Allseas Group SA, and…
rt.com/business/480981-gazprom-nord-stream-never/

Bakery workers target Pancake Tuesday in strike over pay
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-16
Workers have vowed to halt Pancake Tuesday in Northern Ireland during strike action at one of the UK\'s largest bakeries.Bakers at Allied Bakeries in east Belfast walked out early on Sunday morning for the first time in decades in a row over a 3% pay claim.The factory makes products such as Kingsmill bread.This is one of the busiest weeks of the year at the site, which is part of Associated British Foods.The multinational company owns a series of brands, including clothes retailer Primark, and posted profits of around £1.4 billion last year.A Kingsmill lorry stopped at the gates where dozens of workers carry…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2020/02/16/bakery-workers-target-pancake-tuesday-in-strike-over-pay/

War Criminal Hillary, Bloomberg\'s Choice for Running Mate
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
I figured as much. The moment Mike Bloomberg announced his intention to spend part of his billions–like Trump before him–to gain the presidency, I thought: this is the perfect opening for Hillary Clinton. | Clinton will be Bloomberg\'s running mate, …
globalresearch.ca/war-criminal-hillary-bloomberg-choice-running-mate/5703774

Sanders Applauds New Medicare for All Study: Will Save Americans $450 Billion and Prevent 68,000 Unnecessary Deaths Every Year
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2020-02-16
Medicare for All will save Americans $450 billion and prevent 68,000 unnecessary deaths each and every year. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-05-07_at_1.35.52_pm.png …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/15/sanders-applauds-new-medicare-all-study-will-save-americans-450-billion-and-prevent?cd-origin=rss

The Embassy Defenders: Mistrial in US Federal Court Is a Win for Venezuela\'s Sovereignty
Leonardo Flores | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
A jury of 12 Washington D.C. residents were deadlocked over the issue of the embassy defenders on February 14, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial in a blow to the federal government and to a judicial system that stacked …
globalresearch.ca/mistrial-federal-court-win-venezuela-sovereignty/5703758

Painting a True Christ
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
There\'s an early scene in Terrence Malik\'s masterful new film

Is China Capitalist?
Marc Vandepitte | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-16
Judging by what has been said or written about China, both on the right and on the left, socialism there is finished. The country is assumed to have capitulated and become capitalist, whatever the Chinese leadership itself may say. It …
globalresearch.ca/china-capitalist/5703795

UN body says it will take months to verify \'record\' Antarctica temperatures
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-16
Record high temperatures reportedly measured in Antarctica will take months to verify, the UN weather agency has said.A spokesman for the World Meteorological Organisation said the measurements made by researchers from Argentina and Brazil earlier this month have to undergo a formal process to ensure that they meet international standards.\"A formal decision on whether or not this is a record is likely to be several months away,\" said Jonathan Fowler, the WMO spokesman.Scientists at an Argentine research base measured a temperature of 18.3C (nearly 65F) on February 6 on a peninsula that juts out from Antarctica to…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2020/02/16/un-body-says-it-will-take-months-to-verify-record-antarctica-temperatures/

UN body says it will take months to verify \'record\' Antarctica temperatures
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-16
Record high temperatures reportedly measured in Antarctica will take months to verify, the UN weather agency has said.A spokesman for the World Meteorological Organisation said the measurements made by researchers from Argentina and Brazil earlier this month have to undergo a formal process to ensure that they meet international standards.\"A formal decision on whether or not this is a record is likely to be several months away,\" said Jonathan Fowler, the WMO spokesman.Scientists at an Argentine research base measured a temperature of 18.3C (nearly 65F) on February 6 on a peninsula that juts out from Antarctica to…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2020/02/16/un-body-says-it-will-take-months-to-verify-record-antarctica-temperatures/

James Baldwin Won the Battle, but William F. Buckley Won the War
John Timpane | truthdig.com | 2020-02-16
\"The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America\" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | On Feb. 18, 1965, three days before the assassination of Malcolm X, a few weeks before the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, and six months before the Watts riots, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. debated before the Cambridge Union Society at Cambridge University. | The proposition: that \"the American Dream is at the expense of the American Ne…
truthdig.com/articles/james-baldwin-won-the-battle-but-william-f-buckley-won-the-war/

UN deputy envoy to Libya at Munich conference: Ceasefire hangs by thread & arms embargo is a \'joke\'
rt.com | 2020-02-16
The fragile truce in Libya is at risk of falling apart, and efforts to stop the flood of weapons into the war-torn country have been completely ineffective, the deputy head of the UN mission to Libya warned on Sunday. | Stephanie Williams told attendees at the Munich Security Conference that the ceasefire between Khalifa Haftar\'s Libyan National Army (LNA) and the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) is perilously close to collapsing. She added that an arms embargo put in place by the UN Security Council to prevent the flow of weapons into Libya \"has become a joke.\" | Noting that the economic situ…
rt.com/newsline/480960-libya-munich-crisis-embargo-ceasefire/

Houthis say Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen killed at least 30 people, including women & children
rt.com | 2020-02-16
Strikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Saturday left at least 30 dead, according to the health ministry in the Houthi-controlled Al-Jawf province. Women and children were among the casualties, the ministry told a local TV channel according to Reuters. The alleged attack came shortly after the Houthis claimed to have downed a coalition warplane on Friday. Meanwhile, according to Saudi state news agency SPA, a spokesman for the coalition said that a Tornado jet had \"crashed.\" He added that a rescue operation had been launched but declined to go into detail about what may have caused the crash…
rt.com/newsline/480956-yemen-30-killed-houthi-saudi/

Rockets slam into US Embassy Compound in Iraq, as Base with US Troops also Comes under Fire
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-02-16
Trump has threatened to destroy the Iraqi economy with severe sanctions if the Iraqi executive follows through on parliament\'s decree that US troops must leave…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/rockets-slam-into-us-embassy-compound-in-iraq-as-base-with-us-troops-also-comes-under-fire/

US-led coalition military base \'impacted\' after multiple rockets fired at Baghdad\'s Green Zone
rt.com | 2020-02-16
The US-led coalition has confirmed its base in Iraq was hit after the heavily fortified Green Zone came under rocket fire on Saturday night, with multiple blasts reported in the vicinity of the US Embassy. | The US-led coalition says its base in Baghdad was \"impacted\" by \"small rockets\" around 3: 24am local time. An investigation into the incident is underway, it added. | The attack did not result in any casualties, Col. Myles Caggins, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Resolve (CJTF-OIR), stated on Twi…
rt.com/news/480947-embassy-baghdad-explosions-attack/

Marxism and the Climate Crisis: African Eco-Socialist Alternatives
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-02-16
There is a rich inheritance of emancipatory Marxism in Africa, which includes Frantz Fanon, Ruth First, Samir Amin, Sam Moyo, Harold Wolpe and many others. Today, Satgar argues, the challenge is to defeat carbon capitalism accelerating the climate crisis and fomenting exclusionary nationalisms and for this there has to be a return to Marx. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/16/marxism-and-the-climate-crisis-african-eco-socialist-alternatives/

The climate and the fat tail risk
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-02-16
My gap year ends in August, but it doesn\'t take a college degree in economics to realise that our remaining 1,5 ∞ carbon budget and ongoing fossil fuel subsidies and investments don\'t add up. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/16/112445/

War Is an Enormous Threat to the Climate Movement
Sarah Lazare | zcomm.org | 2020-02-16
U.S. wars have historically been used to beat back and repress exactly the kind of left movements that we need to tackle the climate crisis…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/war-is-an-enormous-threat-to-the-climate-movement/

The climate and the fat tail risk
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-02-16
My gap year ends in August, but it doesn\'t take a college degree in economics to realise that our remaining 1,5 ∞ carbon budget and ongoing fossil fuel subsidies and investments don\'t add up. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/16/112445/

Ceremonial Groundbreaking and Photo Opportunity for George Mark Children\'s House Restoration
Denise Lamott | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
George Mark Children\'s House (GMCH), the first freestanding pediatric palliative care center in the United States, will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony and photo opportunity with generous-hearted contractors, local politicians and civic leaders to commemorate a new Restorative Garden on Thursday, February 20.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830678.php

Scooter Red Alert: The Oakland Lime Strike Is Crashing the Company
Spunky Peons | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
On the evening of February 10th, the Lime scooter company cut pay for contractors by 30% without warning. Many if not most contractors immediately responded by refusing to charge the company\'s electric scooters. It\'s likely that there are more uncharged scooters in the streets now than charged scooters. It\'s getting so bad that countless scooters are beginning to crash, along with prospects for the company in Oakland.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830684.php

Record-breaking floods across England as Storm Dennis lashes UK (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-02-16
Storm Dennis has sparked a record number of flood warnings across England after barreling through the UK and releasing more than a month\'s worth of rainfall in just 48 hours. | The storm blasted parts of northern Europe with fierce winds and torrential downpours over the weekend. With the worst of the storm finally having passed, authorities and residents across Britain have been left to pick up the pieces, as some parts of the country have been left submerged in floodwater. | The situation in South Wales was said to be \"life-threatening\", prompting the UK Met Office to issue a red warning due to heavy rain…
rt.com/uk/480971-storm-dennis-record-floods-video/

The Irony of The Centrist-Progressive Debate
Jim Hightower | zcomm.org | 2020-02-16
Moderates consistently warn that progressive ideas can\'t win \"the middle.\" But just look at the polls…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-irony-of-the-centrist-progressive-debate/

In the Revolutionary Vanguard of the Civil War: Harriet Tubman, Fighter for Black Freedom
Spartacist League | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
First Congregational Church | 2501 Harrison St., Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/15/18830709.php

In the Revolutionary Vanguard of the Civil War: Harriet Tubman, Fighter for Black Freedom
Spartacist League | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
First Congregational Church | 2501 Harrison St., Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/15/18830709.php

Scooter Red Alert: The Oakland Lime Strike Is Crashing the Company
Spunky Peons | indybay.org | 2020-02-16
On the evening of February 10th, the Lime scooter company cut pay for contractors by 30% without warning. Many if not most contractors immediately responded by refusing to charge the company\'s electric scooters. It\'s likely that there are more uncharged scooters in the streets now than charged scooters. It\'s getting so bad that countless scooters are beginning to crash, along with prospects for the company in Oakland.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830684.php

Desperate much? Biden takes a dig at Sanders for not distancing himself ENOUGH from \'supporters\' attacking a Latino union
rt.com | 2020-02-16
Hoping to bounce back from dismal early election results, former VP Joe Biden chastised Senator Bernie Sanders for not disowning supporters that harassed members of a Nevada Latino-majority union

Desperate much? Biden takes a dig at Sanders for not distancing himself ENOUGH from \'supporters\' attacking a Latino union
rt.com | 2020-02-16
Hoping to bounce back from dismal early election results, former VP Joe Biden chastised Senator Bernie Sanders for not disowning supporters that harassed members of a Nevada Latino-majority union

Proposed Alaska Legislation Would Recognize Existence of Tribes
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-16
A bill before the Alaska House Tribal Affairs Committee is simple: \"The state recognizes all tribes in the state that are federally recognized …\" | The legislation gets more complicated after that line. | There are disclaimers about what the legislation doesn\'t do. There would be no changes to state jurisdiction. Or the status of land. And it does not create any new state responsibilities. Nor does the proposal diminish the federal government\'s trust responsibility or other obligations, specifically ack…
truthout.org/articles/proposed-alaska-legislation-would-recognize-existence-of-tribes/

US-Linked South African \"Crisis Pregnancy Centers\" Spread Harmful Misinformation
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-16
A senior South African health official has today vowed action as openDemocracy reveals how vulnerable women and girls are being fed misinformation in US-backed \"crisis pregnancy centres\" across the world. | Supported by US Christian campaigners who claim close links to the Trump White House, around the world these centres appear to offer pregnant women unbiased \"advice…
truthout.org/articles/us-linked-south-african-crisis-pregnancy-centers-spread-harmful-misinformation/

Insurers Are Bankrupting Patients by Charging Unexpectedly for Preapproved Care
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-16
The more than $34,000 in medical bills that contributed to Darla and Andy Markley\'s bankruptcy and loss of their home in Beloit, Wisconsin, grew out of what felt like a broken promise. | Darla Markley, 53, said her insurer had sent her a letter preapproving her to have a battery of tests at the Mayo Clinic in neighboring Minnesota after she came down with transverse myelitis, a rare, paralyzing illness that had kept her hospitalized for over a month. But after the tests found she also had…
truthout.org/articles/insurers-are-bankrupting-patients-by-charging-unexpectedly-for-preapproved-care/

New Film Showcases How the Rainbow Coalition\'s Struggle for Justice Lives On
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-16
One of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton\'s most famous quotes is: \"You can kill a revolutionary, but you can\'t kill the revolution.\" Unfortunately, as the new documentary The First Rainbow Coalition demonstrates, the movement can be set back decades when a revolutionary of Hampton\'s magnitude is k…
truthout.org/articles/new-film-showcases-how-the-rainbow-coalitions-struggle-for-justice-lives-on/

Africa\'s largest oil nation could see production drop 35%
rt.com | 2020-02-16
Africa\'s largest oil producer could see oil production fall by 35 percent as low oil prices and regulatory uncertainty threaten to prompt oil majors to postpone final investment decisions. | OPEC member Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and it pumped 1.776 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in January 2020, according to OPEC\'s secondary sources in its monthly report published this week. Adding condensate production, Nigeria\'s total oil output exceeds 2 million bpd. | However, three deepwater projects offshore Nigeria, operated by oil majors Exxon, Shell, and Total, could see their start-up dates…
rt.com/business/480857-nigeria-oil-production-drop/

Daredevil routine at 1,300ft almost goes DISASTROUSLY WRONG for Russian paraglider & aerial gymnast (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-02-16
Russian paraglider Alexander Orlov and world champion aerial gymnast Anzhela Kulagila performed a daredevil routine in Vietnam, making jaw-dropping acrobatics moves at 400m (1,300ft)

Gracias Chelsea Manning & Julian Assange for Exposing Bush\'s War Crimes
orion the elder | indybay.org | 2020-02-15
Fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830662.php

Mistrial in Trump admin\'s biased case against Venezuelan embassy protectors is win for sovereignty
Leonardo Flores | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-15
The Trump administration\'s case against Venezuelan embassy protectors was severely biased, but ended up with a hung jury. The mistrial…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/14/mistrial-trump-case-venezuelan-embassy-protectors/

Mistrial declared in case of anti-coup activists arrested in DC police raid on Venezuelan Embassy
rt.com | 2020-02-15
Jurors who heard the case of four activists who were invited by Caracas to protect the Venezuelan Embassy in the US capital

U.S. Sanctions: The Weaponization of the Global Financial System
Monterey Peace and Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-02-15
Monterey Peace and Justice Center | 1364 Fremont Boulevard | Seaside, CA 93955…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/13/18830660.php

\'One democracy will settle it & you know which one\': Indian FM tells US senator after he suggests Kashmir can be resolved amicably
rt.com | 2020-02-15
India\'s external affairs minister made a pointed correction to US Senator Lindsey Graham after the latter suggested the Kashmir issue should be resolved between \"two democracies.\" The minister argued it\'s only up to one. | Commenting on international conflicts and whether they could be resolved by way of democracy at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Graham expressed hope that \"two democracies\" would bring the situation in Kashmir to a peaceful resolution, apparently referring to India and its rival neighbor Pakistan. Both lay territorial claims to the whole of the Kashmir region. | \"When it comes to K…
rt.com/news/480914-india-settle-kashmir-graham/

Mexican Women Protested Femicides at National Palace
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-15
A large group of women demonstrated in front of the National Palace and other places of Mexico City to protest about femicides, such as Ingrid Escamilla\'s, allegedly carried out by her partner, Erick Francisco, EFE News Agency reported. | RELATED: | Trump Asks $3.8 Billion From Military for Mexico Border Wall | The protests began early on Friday morning outside the National Palace, where President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lives, and where he daily delivers his morning confere…
telesurenglish.net/news/mexico-women-protested-at-national-palace-for-femicides-20200214-0017.html

Scuffles between police & protesters break out as Munich Security Conference takes place (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-02-15
German riot police used brute force to push back against a throng of protesters who gathered in Munich where the high-profile security conference is taking place. The overnight stand-off was caught on film. | Numerous protesters, among them members of the German Antifa movement, scuffled with police on Friday night. Some of them aggressively pushed the officers away, while others held firecrackers and waved flags. | Protesters say the conference is \"a meeting of war strategists\" where weapon manufacturers negotiate deals, local media reports. | This year\'s Munich Security Conference will gather more than 35…
rt.com/news/480915-munich-security-conference-protests/

Shut Down Canada Until it Solves its War, Oil, and Genocide Problem
David Swanson | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-15
Indigenous people in Canada are giving the world a demonstration of the power of nonviolent action. The justness of their cause

John Pilger\'s The Dirty War on the National Health Service screening on Australia\'s SBS this Sunday
wsws.org | 2020-02-15
The WSWS urges all our readers to watch this powerful documentary on SBS television, at 8.30 p.m. Sunday night, February 16.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/15/pilg-f15.html

Turkey warns it will take action over Idlib flare-up if diplomacy fails
rt.com | 2020-02-15
Ankara seeks a diplomatic resolution to an uptick in fighting in Idlib, Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said, but it is prepared to take other steps if talks with Russia fall through. | A Turkish delegation will arrive in Moscow on Monday to hold talks over the crisis in Idlib, Cavusoglu told reporters during the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. The senior Turkish diplomat said he will also meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | Ankara is \"working to maintain diplomacy\" regarding the situation in Idlib, Cavusoglu claimed, while warning that necessary steps will be taken…
rt.com/news/480926-turkey-russia-idlib-fighting-talks/

US assassinated Suleimani to quash Iran\'s talks with Gulf monarchies
wsws.org | 2020-02-15
The murder of the top Iranian general was carried out to shore up Washington\'s crumbling Middle East alliances.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/15/iran-f15.html

\'TROJAN HORSES\' for Beijing intelligence: Pompeo takes aim at Huawei & other Chinese tech companies
rt.com | 2020-02-15
Tech firms that receive support from Beijing serve as instruments of Chinese intelligence, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has alleged, in the latest verbal volley aimed at Huawei and other Chinese companies. | \"Huawei and other Chinese state-backed tech companies are Trojan horses for Chinese intelligence,\" Pompeo said in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. The US secretary of state took on the Chinese tech giant while speaking about what he believes are the biggest threats to modern security. | Mirroring Pompeo\'s sentiments, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told the conference that Wa…
rt.com/news/480920-pompeo-trojan-horses-chinese-huawei/

Hundreds of people contacted as coronavirus case emerges after bus summit
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-15
Health officials have contacted more than 200 people who attended a conference in central London after it emerged one delegate is suffering from coronavirus.Public Health England (PHE) sent a letter to those who were at the UK Bus Summit at the QEII Centre in Westminster on February 6, including several MPs, two of whom have now decided to stay mostly at home.The person taken ill is one of the nine people diagnosed with coronavirus in the UK.Dr Yimmy Chow, consultant in health protection at PHE, said: \"One of our main priorities has been to identify any people who we think have been in close contact with confirme…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/02/15/hundreds-of-people-contacted-as-coronavirus-case-emerges-after-bus-summit/

Chinese tourist dies in France, becomes first coronavirus fatality in Europe – French health minister
rt.com | 2020-02-15
Marking the first fatality on European soil, an 80-year-old Chinese tourist succumbed to the coronavirus at a Paris hospital, Health Minister Agnes Buzin reported as the death toll of the epidemic has surpassed 1,500. | The elderly Chinese man had been hospitalized in Paris, Buzin told journalists on Saturday. He was put into quarantine, but his condition \"had deteriorated rapidly,\" the minister told local media. She said the 80-year-old arrived in France from the virus-hit province of Hubei. | The patient\'s daughter, also suffering from the 2019-nCoV, as the virus is officially called, was also hospitalized,…
rt.com/news/480923-first-coronavirus-death-europe/

Coronavirus cases continue to increase and spread internationally
wsws.org | 2020-02-15
The World Health Organization is alarmed about the implications of the virus taking hold in areas where the medical system is vastly ill-prepared.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/15/viru-f15.html

China\'s Economy Is Powerful, But Deeply Vulnerable
Walden Bello | zcomm.org | 2020-02-15
China\'s rapid growth has reduced poverty and produced prosperity

Shifting rationales: White House memo says Soleimani strike was \'response\' to past attacks instead of \'imminent\' threat
rt.com | 2020-02-15
The US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general was ordered in retaliation for previous attacks, the White House said in a memo, contradicting earlier claims that an \"imminent\" threat justified the assassination. | Now over a month removed from the targeted killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, the White House on Friday has offered yet another rationale for the operation, the latest in a series of alternating arguments offered by the president and Pentagon officials. | \"The president directed this action in response to an escalating series of attacks in preceding months by Iran and Ir…
rt.com/news/480911-white-house-memo-soleimani/

Ceremonial Groundbreaking and Photo Opportunity for George Mark Children\'s House Restoration
Denise Lamott | indybay.org | 2020-02-15
George Mark Children\'s House (GMCH), the first freestanding pediatric palliative care center in the United States, will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony and photo opportunity with generous-hearted contractors, local politicians and civic leaders to commemorate a new Restorative Garden on Thursday, February 20.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830678.php

Untold – UnSold Black, Brown,Red, Broke & Disabled Voices in Black History Month Book Tour
Angel Heart | indybay.org | 2020-02-15
POOR press is the poor people-led publishing arm of the grassroots, homeless and poor people-led movement, known as POOR Magazine, which has been dedicated to publishing and producing the books, art, education and culture of very low, no-income, homeless, Indigenous, disabled and incarcerated youth, adults and elders since 1996.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/13/18830641.php

On the fast track: Russian speed skater Pavel Kulizhnikov earns World Championship sprint gold
rt.com | 2020-02-15
The leader of the Russian speed skating team Pavel Kulizhnikov has proved again he is one of the world\'s fastest sprinters by winning the men\'s 500m gold at the World Championships in Salt Lake City in the US. | The 25-year-old clocked a time of 33.72 seconds, which was enough to claim gold on the shortest speed skating distance. | READ MORE: Shot down: Russia set to lose top spot in Sochi Olympics medals table AGAIN after biathlete Ustyugov accused of doping | Fellow Russian Ruslan Muras…
rt.com/sport/480924-pavel-kulizhnikov-world-championship-gold/

Shot down: Russia set to lose top spot in Sochi Olympics medals table AGAIN after biathlete Ustyugov accused of doping
rt.com | 2020-02-15
In a well-worn story with more ups and downs that a playground seesaw, Russia could again lose top spot in the 2014 Sochi Olympics medals table after biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov was reportedly found guilty of doping violations. | The International Biathlon Union (IBU) confirmed earlier in the week that Ustyugov, who won gold at the Sochi Games as part of the men\'s relay, had been charged with doping violations based on results from the period 2010 to F…
rt.com/sport/480919-ustyugov-doping-russia-lose-top-spot-medals-sochi/

Brother/Sister Can You Spare a Warm Shelter?
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-15
On the Streets The tip of the proverbial iceberg when it comes to homelessness is what the average person sees on Newport\'s streets

From SAS to Alamo: 8 times SELF-HATING West renounced its own history
rt.com | 2020-02-15
Rewriting or removing bits of history that don\'t align with modern PC standards is a recurring theme in the West, as these days religious leaders proclaim \"shame\" in their country and SJWs fight to remove monuments to the past. | Even the most glorious history has its dark spots

Disruption warning as Storm Dennis hits Scotland
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-15
Widespread disruption has been predicted this weekend as Scotland is hit by a second storm in under a week. | The Scottish Government and Police Scotland have issued weather warnings, with Storm Dennis expected to bring gales and heavy rain. | A Met Office amber warning for heavy rain across central southern Scotland will be in place from noon until 11pm on Saturday. | On Sunday, a yellow warning for wind and rain will remain in place for the rest of southern Scotland, the central belt, the west coast and parts of the north-west from 7am until 8pm on Saturday. | An AMBER warning for rain is in place for Dumfries…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/02/15/disruption-warning-as-storm-dennis-hits-scotland/

Scooter Red Alert: The Oakland Lime Strike Is Crashing the Company
Spunky Peons | indybay.org | 2020-02-15
On the evening of February 10th, the Lime scooter company cut pay for contractors by 30% without warning. Many if not most contractors immediately responded by refusing to charge the company\'s electric scooters. It\'s likely that there are more uncharged scooters in the streets now than charged scooters. It\'s getting so bad that countless scooters are beginning to crash, along with prospects for the company in Oakland.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/14/18830684.php

Painting A True Christ
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-15
There\'s an early scene in Terrence Malik\'s masterful new film

Sajid Javid\'s removed as UK chancellor as Johnson readies offensive against working class
wsws.org | 2020-02-15
Javid\'s ignominious exit confirms the essential agenda of the Johnson government is one of escalating the class-war offensive against workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/15/rish-f15.html

Emily Thornberry eliminated in Labour leadership race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-15
Emily Thornberry has been eliminated from the Labour leadership contest after narrowly failing to secure the nominations she needed to make it into the final ballot of party members. | At the midnight Friday deadline, the shadow foreign secretary had 31 nominations from local constituency parties

Art of the deal? Trump boasts Facebook supremacy over Modi ahead of India visit to ink trade & weapons sales
rt.com | 2020-02-15
US President Donald Trump has claimed he is more popular than PM Narendra Modi on Facebook, ahead of his upcoming trip to India. A coy political maneuver or standard social media banter from the US leader? | The president announced on Twitter that it was a \"great honor\" to be \"number one\" on Facebook

Turkey destroys 903 mines, 1,720 explosives in N.Syria
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
Turkish security forces have destroyed 903 mines and 1,720 improvised explosives in areas under its latest anti-terror operation in northern Syria, the country\'s National Defense Ministry said on Saturday.On Oct. 9, Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from northern Syria east of the Euphrates River in order to secure Turkey\'s borders, aid in the safe return of Syrian refugees, and ensure Syria\'s territorial integrity.The ministry said in a statement children were often the victims of mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by PKK/YPG terrorists in the Operation Peace Sprin…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-destroys-903-mines-1720-explosives-in-nsyria-3512084

Turkey, Turkish Cypriots reject deadlock on Cyprus
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
The people of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will not accept deadlock as the fate of the long-divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, said Turkey\'s vice president on Saturday.Fuat Oktay\'s remarks came during a meeting on the legal, political and economic aspects of reopening the abandoned town of Maras

Turkey to take steps if talks with Russia on Syria\'s Idlib fail
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
Turkey wants to solve issues with Russia over the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib through diplomacy but will take other steps if necessary, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.Turkey and Russia back opposing sides in the conflict, but have collaborated to reach a political solution. A Syrian regime offensive disrupted Ankara and Moscow\'s fragile cooperation, after 13 Turkish troops were martyred in two weeks.Speaking to reporters during the Munich Security Conference, Cavusoglu also said a Turkish delegation would go to Moscow on Monday to hold talks over Idlib, adding that he would also meet…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-to-take-steps-if-talks-with-russia-on-syrias-idlib-fail-3512089

\'Turkey has fulfilled responsibilities in Syria\'s Idlib in line with agreements\'
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
Turkey has fulfilled its responsibilities in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib in line with the agreements it made with Russia and Iran, Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Saturday, after violence spiked in recent weeks.Turkey and Russia back opposing sides in the conflict, and agreed in 2018 to set up a de-escalation zone in the region. A Syrian regime offensive disrupted Ankara and Moscow\'s fragile cooperation, after 13 Turkish soldiers were martyred in the past two weeks.Oktay told broadcaster NTV that Turkey was determined to stop the Syrian regime advances in Idlib, repeating a threat that Ankara would…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-has-fulfilled-responsibilities-in-syrias-idlib-in-line-with-agreements-3512075

Turkey says Libya\'s Haftar violating ceasefire, must be stopped
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar on Saturday of constantly violating a ceasefire in the country, saying he \"must be stopped\" so a political solution could be found.Turkey backs the internationally-recognised government of Fayez al-Serraj in Libya and has sent military personnel to the country in support of Serraj. President Tayyip Erdogan has also warned that Ankara may deploy troops there if necessary.Speaking at a news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the Munich Security Conference, Cavusoglu said that Haftar, who is based in east Li…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-says-libyas-haftar-violating-ceasefire-must-be-stopped-3512088

Turkish delegation to go to Moscow for talks on Idlib
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
A Turkish delegation will visit Russia next week to hold talks on clashes in Idlib, Syria, Turkey\'s foreign minister said on Saturday.\"The Turkish delegation on Monday will attend talks in Moscow [on Idlib, Syria],\" Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters after a meeting with his German counterpart Heiko Maas on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.For his part, Maas urged Russia to use its influence on the Assad regime to \"stop attacks in Idlib.\"In September 2018, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.But more than 1,800 civilians…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-delegation-to-go-to-moscow-for-talks-on-idlib-3512081

\'The West is winning\', US\' Pompeo tells China, Russia
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday defended the United States\' global role and launched a scathing attack on China and Russia, vowing that the West\'s ideals and values would prevail.\"I\'m happy to report that the death of the transatlantic alliance is grossly exaggerated. The West is winning, and we\'re winning together,\" Pompeo said in a speech at the Munich Security Conference.
yenisafak.com/en/news/the-west-is-winning-us-pompeo-tells-china-russia-3512086

Civilians in NW Syria await aid amid harsh winter
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
Syrian civilians fleeing airstrikes by the Bashar al-Assad regime and its allies await humanitarian aid while facing harsh winter conditions in the Idlib de-escalation zone in the country\'s northwest.Around 30,000 displaced people are fighting to survive amid freezing cold and snowfall in southwest Idlib.While some tents have collapsed due to piling snow, civilians are searching for warmth against the biting winter.Some families have even taken to burning some of the garments they brought with them, in the hopes of mitigating the cold for their children.- Some tents collapsedOne of the residents of a refugee cam…
yenisafak.com/en/world/civilians-in-nw-syria-await-aid-amid-harsh-winter-3512076

France confirms first coronavirus death in Europe
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
An 80-year-old Chinese man has died from the coronavirus in France, French health authorities said Saturday.The announcement of the first death due to the fatal virus in Europe was made by Health Minister Agnes Buzyn.The man, a tourist originally from Hubei Province, China, has been hospitalized at the Bichat Hospital in Paris since Jan. 25.This is the first reported coronavirus death both in Europe, as well as outside Asia.
yenisafak.com/en/world/france-confirms-first-coronavirus-death-in-europe-3512082

Four killed in attacks in Iraq
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
Four people were killed in two separate attacks in eastern Iraq on Saturday, according to a local police officer.Daesh/ISIS militants attacked a police checkpoint in Buhriz, south of Diyala province, killing two policemen, captain Habib al-Shimari told Anadolu Agency.He said a husband and his wife were also found dead inside their home in the same area.Iraqi authorities have launched an investigation to determine the group behind the killing.In mid-2014, Daesh/ISIS overran roughly one-third of Iraq.By late 2017, the Iraqi army

Russia detains Ukrainian vessel in Sea of Azov
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said it detained a vessel with four Ukrainian nationals in the Sea of Azov on Saturday.Upon inspection, the crew was found to lack the necessary identification and licenses to fish in the area, it said in a statement.\"The ship\'s captain failed to comply with the border patrol\'s legal requirement to stop and attempted to escape,\" it said, noting that more than 290 specimens of flounder-kalkan fish were found, as well as an illegal fishing net.The vessel and its crew were delivered to the port of Kerch for further investigation, it added.
yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-detains-ukrainian-vessel-in-sea-of-azov-3512080

Pangolins still under global threat in 2020
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
Although all eight species of pangolins are banned from international trade, the \"scaly anteater\" population is still under deadly threats as they continue to be the world\'s most trafficked mammals.Pangolin or its original Malay word \"pengguling,\" which means \"rolling up,\" as the mammal use it as a defense system against predators or other threats, has unique characteristics and is under very dangerous threats.Since every third Saturday in February is observed annually to raise awareness about these unique mammals, the pangolin population is rapidly declining in Asia and Africa.On the occasion of the World Pangol…
yenisafak.com/en/life/pangolins-still-under-global-threat-in-2020-3512077

NATO chief warns against EU defense ambitions
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-15
NATO\'s secretary general warned European members of the alliance against undermining transatlantic ties by their plans to build a European military.In a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Jens Stoltenberg welcomed EU plans to boost defense capabilities and spending, but also cautioned allies against duplicating military efforts and alienating the U.S.\"Some say that the answer is more Europe, and I agree. But this is only part of it because more Europe cannot mean Europe alone,\" he stressed.\"Any attempt to distance Europe from North America not only weakens the transatlantic bond and our ability…
yenisafak.com/en/news/nato-chief-warns-against-eu-defense-ambitions-3512079

Ilhan Omar\'s Ex-Husband Learned She Was Cheating on Him When He Walked In On PJ-Clad Lovers – Report
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-15
The families of Ilhan Omar and Ahmed Hirsi have reportedly reached a deal giving the US Congresswoman\'s ex-husband tens of thousands of dollars if he does not speak publicly about their split.
sputniknews.com/us/202002151078322547-ilhan-omars-ex-husband-learned-she-was-cheating-on-him-when-he-walked-in-on-pj-clad-lovers—report/

Indian Home Ministry Denies Claims Amit Shah is Going to Meet Anti-CAA Protesters in Delhi
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-15
New Delhi (Sputnik): India has been witnessing countrywide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, which came into effect in December 2019. The law provides a path to Indian citizenship for illegal immigrants of six \"persecuted\" minorities from three neighbouring Islamic countries, while not giving the same eligibility to Muslims.
sputniknews.com/india/202002151078323122-indian-home-ministry-denies-claims-amit-shah-is-going-to-meet-anti-caa-protesters-in-delhi/

Pentagon Chief Says Afghan President Ghani Fully Committed to Peace Deal
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-15
MUNICH (Sputnik) – US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was fully committed to peacefully resolving the conflict with the Taliban radical group.
sputniknews.com/world/202002151078322729-pentagon-chief-says-afghan-president-ghani-fully-committed-to-peace-deal/

Affaire Mila: French Elites Defend \'Right to Blasphemy\' in Row Over Schoolgirl Who Criticised Islam
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-15
A 16-year-old French girl has earned fame and infamy after a live-stream on Instagram in which she called Islam a \"religion of hatred\". The teen is staying home from school and has been put under police protection.
sputniknews.com/europe/202002151078323411-affaire-mila-french-elites-defend-right-to-blasphemy-in-row-over-schoolgirl-who-criticised-islam/

\'He Must Be Stopped\': Turkish Foreign Minister Claims LNA\'s Haftar \'Constantly\' Violating Ceasefire
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-15
On 19 January, an international conference on Libyan reconciliation took place in Berlin and was attended by 16 states and entities, including Russia, Turkey and the US.
sputniknews.com/africa/202002151078322225-he-must-be-stopped-turkish-foreign-minister-claims-lnas-haftar-constantly-violating-ceasefire/

\'Revenge Highlights\': Ivanka Trump Gets Roasted Online Over Her Hair
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-15
Commenting on Ivanka Trump\'s new hairstyle, many social media users argued that it appears somewhat outdated, arguing that it was popular a couple of decades ago but probably not today.
sputniknews.com/viral/202002151078323270-revenge-highlights-ivanka-trump-gets-roasted-online-over-her-hair/

Spokesman for Saudi-Led Coalition Confirms Military Plane Has Crashed in Yemen
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-15
The statement comes a day after Yemen\'s Houthi militia reported downing a Saudi-led coalition Tornado warplane with a surface-to-air missile.
sputniknews.com/world/202002151078322846-spokesman-for-saudi-led-coalition-reportedly-says-military-plane-has-crashed-in-yemen/

Nevermind Coronavirus Outbreak: St Valentine\'s Day Celebrations in Asia
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-15
The new coronavirus outbreak in China showing no signs of abating (the latest figures say that the infection has claimed the lives of 1,523 people in China, one person in the Philippines and another one in France), but life does not stop, even in the worst-affected regions.
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