2020-01-26: News Headlines

RT (2020-01-26). German police probe sale of 'Nazi beer' bearing Third Reich symbols. rt.com Police in Germany have launched an investigation after beer branded with Nazi-era symbolism was discovered on sale. The inflammatory alcohol was priced at an eyebrow-raising ‚Ǩ18.88. | The probe was opened after conservative politician Gotz Ulrich spotted the 'Deutsches Reichsbräu' (German Reich Brew) on sale in the small town of Bad Bibra in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The drink's label features a Nazi-esque eagle clutching a flared cross. | www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2667958006653168&set=pcb.2667972309985071&type=3&theater | Ulrich said he was ashamed to see the pr…

RT (2020-01-26). 'Every 2nd Jew in Germany wishes to leave': Berlin to seek EU-wide criminalization of Holocaust denial. rt.com Jews in Germany feel threatened to such an extent that almost half have thought about emigration, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, demanding a harsher response to anti-Semitism, not only in his country but across the EU as well. | Jews in Germany are "openly attacked" on the streets and face threats and abuse online on a daily basis, the minister wrote, in a guest

RT (2020-01-26). 1st 'presumed case' of coronavirus confirmed in Austria, number of infected in France rises to 3. rt.com A Chinese flight attendant has been hospitalized in Vienna with symptoms of flu, the city's authorities have confirmed. The woman has recently traveled to Wuhan — the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, and is suspected of having contracted the disease. | France remains the only European country so far where cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been confirmed. The number of infected persons there has recently increased to three, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. | The total number of infections globally has surpassed 2,000. Most of them are in China,…

RT (2020-01-26). 'I can see the light': WATCH rescuers save 2yo girl & her mother after they spent 24 HOURS trapped under rubble in Turkey. rt.com An injured mother and her baby girl spent nearly a whole day buried under debris after a deadly earthquake struck several cities in eastern Turkey. | Rescuers heard the woman's faint voice coming from deep under the rubble on Saturday, nearly 24 hours after a multi-story apartment complex in Elazig, eastern Turkey was demolished by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake. Ayse Yildiz told the first response team that she and her two-year-old daughter Yusra were trapped and could not get out on their own. "I can see the light. Please, be quick," the woman was quoted as saying as rescuers rushed to clear the debris. | Luckil…

RT (2020-01-26). Russian Orthodox Church's former spokesman collapses & dies in Moscow, aged just 51. rt.com An ex-spokesman of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vsevolod Chaplin, has died suddenly in Moscow. The ultraconservative cleric was known for his controversial statements, often made during frequent appearances in the Russian media. | Chaplin reportedly felt ill when he was sitting on a bench near the church he was serving in on Sunday. He then slumped to the ground, and by the time the ambulance arrived it was too late. According to the media reports, the arch-priest suffered an asthma attack, although the exact cause of death is still unknown. | Chaplin had just concluded mass at the well-known, central Moscow,…

RT (2020-01-26). EU carbon tax more about political wrangling than tackling climate change, analysts tell RT. rt.com The new European Commission president has been trying to make fighting climate change the hallmark of her presidency. However, her proposals could further split the bloc and backfire, hurting the EU itself, analysts believe. | Since taking office in December, Ursula von der Leyen has been pushing for the Green Deal, aiming to make Europe the "world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050." The approach includes tax on imports from non-EU countries with less-strict ecological rules. By doing this, Brussels claims it wants to prevent so-called carbon leakage, so importers from countries with "lower ambition fo…

sputniknews (2020-01-26). Store Selling 'Nazi Beer' Comes Under Police Investigation in Eastern Germany. sputniknews.com The investigators from the neighbouring state of Thuringia, where the sale of the controversial beer was launched, said that they did not find any legal violation with regard to the brand.

The Canary (2020-01-26). Concentration camp survivor turns 100 on Holocaust Remembrance Day. thecanary.co For Marija Frlan, it's as symbolic as it can get: A survivor of a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War, the Slovenian woman turns 100 years old on Monday, the international Holocaust Remembrance Day.Frlan, who was held at the Nazis' Ravensbruck camp in northern Germany for more than a year in 1944-45, will join other survivors and officials in Poland on Monday for ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp.Ahead of the ceremonies, Frlan told the Associated Press that one could talk at length about what it was like in the Ravensbruck camp, but that only tho…

Khalid Amayreh (2020-01-26). Gaza: The Auschwitz of our Time. globalresearch.ca International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz, January 27, 2020 | *** | First published in August 2007 | In 1940, several months after invading Poland in September 1939, the Nazis forced about 500,000 Jews into the Warsaw Ghetto, …

sputniknews (2020-01-26). Transition to Energy Cooperation Between Turkey and Somalia Seems Almost Inevitable – Researcher. sputniknews.com The Somali invitation to Turkey to develop oil exploration has put the prospects and risks of such an initiative on the agenda for Ankara.

The Canary (2020-01-26). Turkish earthquake rescue efforts go on as the death toll rises. thecanary.co Rescue teams in eastern Turkey continued to pull survivors from collapsed buildings on Sunday, more than a day and a half after a powerful earthquake hit the country's east, killing at least 35 people.The magnitude 6.8 quake injured 1,556 people and 45 people have been pulled from the rubble so far, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said.As overnight temperatures dropped to minus five C (23F), emergency teams set up more than 9,500 tents for displaced residents and distributed some 17,000 hot meals.People gather around fires after their houses in Elazig, eastern Turkey, were destroye…

Staff (2020-01-26). In Secret Recording, Trump Admits Fear of Clinton Picking Sanders as VP in 2016. truthout.org In a nearly 90-minute audio recording of a private dinner that took place with numerous individuals and President Donald Trump in 2018 and that was made public Saturday evening by the legal team of Lev Parnas, a close associate of the president's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, the president can be heard saying "take her out" in reference to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch—a key witness in the impeachment trial now in the U.S. Senate. | Trump also says in the reco…

sputniknews (2020-01-26). Over 200 Amateur Fishermen Evacuated From Ice Floe Off Russia's Sakhalin – Video. sputniknews.com YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK (Sputnik) – The incident took place near Cape Svobodny in Mordvinov Bay. About 600 ice fishing lovers got cut off from the shore because of an ice crack. Some of them left the ice floe on their own, while the rest were brought ashore by rescuers.

sputniknews (2020-01-26). Israeli Detained in Russia for Drug Trafficking Pleads Pardon From President Putin. sputniknews.com Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously filed a plea for mercy from the Russian head of state to release the Israeli citizen. Putin, who has met with the mother of the detained woman, has stated that "everything is going to be fine".

RT (2020-01-26). 'Sod off to Canada': Hugh Grant lambasted for saying Britain's 'FINISHED' thanks to Brexit. rt.com Hugh Grant sees no hope for his home country of Great Britain in the wake of the controversial Brexit decision — and the actor is now being slammed for his apocalyptic attitude. | Grant, star of films such as 'Two Weeks Notice' and 'About a Boy,' has been vocal for quite some time about his displeasure with Britain's decision in 2016 to leave the European Union, but he kicked things up a notch in a recent interview by saying his country is "finished." | Speaking with the Associated Press to promote his film 'The Gentlemen,' Grant was asked about Brexit and Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the actor made…

yenisafak (2020-01-26). Death toll from Turkey's earthquake rises to 35. yenisafak.com The death toll from Friday's powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey rose to 35, the country's vice president said on Sunday.Fuat Oktay was speaking to reporters in the capital Ankara.The 6.8-magnitude quake shook Turkey's eastern Elazig province late Friday. Tremors were also felt in neighboring countries including Syria and Georgia.

yenisafak (2020-01-26). Over 31,000 civilians flee Syria's Idlib. yenisafak.com Around 31,600 more civilians have fled their homes in Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria over the last two days due to attacks by the regime and its allies.According to Syria's Response Coordination Group, the displaced civilians headed to areas near the Turkish border due to the attacks that violate a cease-fire agreement between Turkey and Russia.Mohammad Hallaj, the director of the group, told Anadolu Agency that the civilians left their homes in Darat Izzah, Atarib, Haiian, Hraytan, Anadan, Qasimiye, Sallum, Khan Tuman, Khan al-Asal, Kafr Naya, and Ayn Jara due to attacks supported by Russian airstrikes.As a r…

yenisafak (2020-01-26). Industrial flour products can generate $1B for Turkey. yenisafak.com Turkey's main flour exports reached its limits in 2019 and income from exports in this sector can be doubled by selling industrial flour products, such as biscuits and frozen dough, said the director of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia.Last year, the country's flour exports rose to $1.05 billion from $1 billion in the previous year in the value-basis, while exports dropped by around 50,000 tons to 3.3 million tons in the quantity-basis, Eren Gunhan Ulusoy told Anadolu Agency.The country is the largest flour exporter and the second-largest pasta exporter in the world, said Ulusoy,…

yenisafak (2020-01-26). Syrian regime forces capture towns in advance on opposition-held Idlib. yenisafak.com Syrian government forces have taken control of several towns in northwestern Idlib province, a war monitor and Syrian state media reported, amid a renewed push by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture the last opposition stronghold.Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Idlib in recent weeks amid stepped up air strikes by Russian and Syrian forces aimed at clearing the opposition from its last redoubt after almost nine years of civil war.The Syrian Observatory, a war monitor, said on Sunday that six towns in the Idlib countryside had fallen to Syrian government forces in the past 24 hours.The Observatory said…

The Canary (2020-01-25). Death toll rising after earthquake in eastern Turkey. thecanary.co The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey has climbed to 21 — with more than 1,000 people injured, emergency officials said.Rescue workers were continuing to search for some 30 people buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Elazig province and neighbouring Malatya, said Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.He warned that the death toll could rise.Emergency workers and security forces distributed tents, beds and blankets as overnight temperatures dropped below freezing in the affected areas.A collapsed building in the eastern Turkey (DHA via AP)Mosques, schools, sports halls and s…

RT (2020-01-25). Long-time Putin aide Vladislav Surkov leaving Kremlin 'over Ukraine course shift,' reports claim. rt.com Russian media is all abuzz with reports that Vladislav Surkov, former Deputy PM, the ex-deputy head of the presidential administration and Vladimir Putin's long-time influential aide, has exited government service. | The reports cite Surkov's close associate Alexey Chesnakov who, writing on his Telegram Channel, said Surkov left his post, as an advisor to President Vladimir Putin, "in connection with the change of course in policy towards Ukraine." He noted that Surkov himself promised to reveal the details and talk about his future career plans next month. | Chesnakov later said that the President himself wil…

RT (2020-01-25). US Space Force logo may look like a Star Trek rip-off, but only if you miss the obvious 'RUSSIAN connection'. rt.com With the launch of a new logo for the US Space Force, cadets might think they've signed up to serve the Federation of Planets of Star Trek lore, but internet sleuths have uncovered another hidden connection — to Moscow, of course.

RT (2020-01-25). Triumph of Tutberidze: Russian female figure skaters sweep the podium at 2020 European Championship (VIDEO). rt.com Russia's renowned coach Eteri Tutberidze has celebrated yet another international triumph after three of her skaters swept the podium at the 2020 European Championship in Graz, Austria. | Alena Kostornaia who won the women's short program a day earlier managed to retain her lead claiming the first ever European title. | The 16-year-old delivered a solid performance on Saturday nailing…

WSWS (2020-01-25). French "yellow vests" protest for Assange outside Belmarsh prison in London. wsws.org The protests point to the deeply-rooted opposition among workers internationally to US and European governments' relentless campaign to destroy Assange.

Aaron Maté (2020-01-25). Suing Hillary Clinton, Tulsi Gabbard stands up to the Russiagate smear machine. thegrayzone.com As Bernie Sanders ignores Hillary Clinton's attacks, Tulsi Gabbard is fighting back. Gabbard has filed a $50 million defamation suit…

WSWS (2020-01-25). The significance of Italy's Sardines movement. wsws.org In less than two months, the Sardines movement, a social media initiative, has mobilized thousands of protesters against the right-wing former deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini.

teleSUR (2020-01-25). Protests in Madrid Against Visit of Venezuelan Lawmaker Guaido. telesurenglish.net In front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid, the solidarity movement with the Bolivarian Revolution repudiated on Saturday the visit to Spain of RELATED: |

WSWS (2020-01-25). Strikers march across France as Macron moves to impose pension cuts. wsws.org A poll this week found 61 percent opposition to the cuts, and that 82 percent of Frenchmen believe they are worse off since Macron took office in 2017.

teleSUR (2020-01-25). Turkey Rescuers Dig for Survivors After Quake Kills at Least 29. telesurenglish.net Rescuers searched Saturday for survivors trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey late on Friday, killing 29 people and injuring more than 1,400. | RELATED: | "We are doing everything we can as the state and nation, and we will continue to do so. Our efforts at all rescue sites will continue," Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, adding state ho…

Staff (2020-01-25). Pompeo Lashes Out at Journalist; NPR Defends Its Reporter. truthdig.com The top U.S. diplomat, accused of cussing and demanding Mary Louise Kelly point to Ukraine on unmarked map, unleashes angry, direct attack.

Ralph Lopez (2020-01-25). Bush Grandpa's Ties to Nazis Clearer on 75th Auschwitz Memorial. globalresearch.ca International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Commemorating the Liberation of Auschwitz (January 27th, 2020) | . | "The Friends of Zion Award' in Jerusalem was presented to president Vladimir Putin on behalf of the Russian Federation, for the role played by the Soviet Union …

The Canary (2020-01-25). Eight refugees rescued from English Channel by French authorities. thecanary.co French authorities have rescued a boat containing eight refugees in the English Channel. | The French coastguard said it was alerted to a group of people near the seaside resort of Stella Plage, near Le Touquet in northern France, in the early hours of 25 January. | At around 1.55am, the eight were found in a boat with a damaged engine, according to Premar Manche, which monitors the Channel. | [

RT (2020-01-25). Impeachment: Democrats cry 'dictator' while Team Trump cries 'election interference'. rt.com After three days of Democrat offensive, President Donald Trump's defense team have laid out their arguments. The Democrats, they said, are trying to commit their own brand of election interference by removing Trump from office. | The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump opened on Tuesday, and the Democrats' chosen team of prosecutors, or impeachment managers, spent much of this week reiterating their long-standing argument: Trump abused his office by withholding military aid for Ukraine to pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky into reopening a corruption investigation into the business activities of Joe…

RT (2020-01-25). Leave Pale or Remain Bitter? Yorkshire brewery creates Brexit ALE as UK's EU departure day looms. rt.com Whether you're looking for a tipple to toast the future or if you want to drown your sorrows over the course Britain has taken, a Yorkshire brewery has the perfect drink for you on Brexit day. | After years of legal and political wrangling the UK will finally leave the European Union on January 31. The day will be marked with celebrations across Britain as the politics-weary country finally completes the withdrawal phase of the lengthy divorce process. | The historic day has been a source of inspiration for a brewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, which has created a 'Brexit Ale' in commemoration. Master brewe…

The Canary (2020-01-24). New strikes and protests as France unveils retirement bill. thecanary.co French unions are holding further strikes and protests around the country as the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning the national retirement system.Travellers faced renewed disruptions on regional trains and the Paris subway, and some schools and other public services also faced walkouts.The number of striking workers and halted trains dropped considerably this week after the government made a series of concessions. But unions hope the actions will revive opposition to president Emmanuel Macron's signature reform.Demonstrators stand on top of a vandalised car with flares (AP/Daniel Cole)His government…

RT (2020-01-24). Social justice comes for the boardroom: Goldman Sachs declares war on the straight, white, male corporate board. rt.com Investment bank Goldman Sachs won't underwrite companies' initial public offerings unless their boards have at least one "diverse" member. Social justice pandering or canny business move? | "Starting on July 1st in the US and Europe, we're not going to take a company public unless there's at least one diverse board candidate, with a focus on women," Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "And we're going to move towards 2021 requesting two," he added. | Solomon's understanding of the word "diverse" is ill-defined. Presumably, a "diverse" candidate is…

Staff (2020-01-24). Law Professor: Trump Could Also Have Been Impeached for War Crimes, Assassinations & Corruption. democracynow.org Democratic lawmakers are continuing to lay out their case for removing the president from office in the final day of opening arguments by Democrats in the historic impeachment trial of President Trump. Republicans will begin their opening arguments on Saturday. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. On Thursday, House impeachment manager Jerrold Nadler made the case that a president can…

Staff (2020-01-24). Recording Links Trump to Ouster of Ukraine Ambassador. truthdig.com ABC News reports that the president can be heard saying, "Get rid of her!" in reference to Marie Yovanovitch in a taped 2018 conversation.

RT (2020-01-24). Lee Camp straightens out 'sewage' NYT article that claims Russian bots 'sowed confusion' in South America (VIDEO). rt.com American comedian Lee Camp issued a scathing retort to a New York Times piece alleging that Russian bots stoked tensions in South America, jokingly noting that it would take several years to fully dissect the baseless report. | The host of Redacted Tonight marveled at how the piece, titled "As Protests in South America Surged, So Did Russian Trolls on Twitter, US Finds," was based on data provided by not-very-objective State Department 'analysts'. For Camp, this raised a number of obvious red flags. | He argued that, contrary to the US government-sourced piece, Washington and its cheerleaders in the media are…

Staff (2020-01-24). I've Seen Firsthand the Heartbreak of ICE Detention. This Must End. truthout.org Five hours into the dark, rainy drive, Ana Hernandez and Edwin Loredo laugh about how they've never seen the sun in Georgia. It's their third trip in as many months, and every time, it storms the whole way — nearly nine hours — from their home in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. | Ana's younger brother, Carlos Hernandez, was transferred to Stewart Detention Center in Georgia shortly after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on August 13, 2019, and although this is Ana's an…

Fight Back (2020-01-24). President plans to expand travel ban to more countries. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The Wall Street Journal reported this week that President Trump wants to expand his travel ban to Nigeria, Sudan, Belarus, Myanmar, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Eritrea. January 27 will be the third anniversary of Trump's first executive order, which was his first attempt at a Muslim ban. AP, BuzzFeed, CNN and other media outlets have previously reported that the White House could announce a dramatic expansion of the ban on or around that date. | The MN Anti-War Committee organized multiple protests, including one of 15,000 people in downtown Minneapolis in January 2017, to protest the Trump's Musli…

teleSUR (2020-01-24). France: 7th National Strike Against Macron's Pension Reform. telesurenglish.net France's General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the Unitary Federation of Trade Unions (FSU) and other organizations called on citizens to join the 51st day of protests against RELATED: | Today, the seventh national strike will include torch marches that w…

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-01-24). Turkish Intervention in Libya: Another Erdogan Reckless Attempt to Revive Neo-Ottoman Empire. globalresearch.ca With Turkey failing to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power in their drive to forge a regional hegemonic order under their rulership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set his eyes on other Eastern Mediterranean issues, primarily aggression against …

Ralph Nader (2020-01-24). Pelosi's Choice: Enough for Trump's Impeachment but not going All Out for Removal. counterpunch.org House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her reasons for limiting her impeachment articles to offenses stemming from the abuses and violations related to Ukraine. Unfortunately, she declined to pursue a broader impeachment approach that recognizes multiple provable, serious violations of the Constitution. Speaker Pelosi overruled Chairs of Committees, including the Judiciary Committee, and other senior lawmakers

South Front (2020-01-24). Video: Turkey's Military Industrial Complex. globalresearch.ca Turkey is working to develop its national industry and reequip its armed forces with modern military equipment. The worth of projects in this field is estimated to be around $77 billion. Ankara is paying special attention to the modernization and …

South Front (2020-01-24). Video: Syrian Army Reportedly Suffers Huge Casualties in Idlib. What's Going On? globalresearch.ca Intense clashes between the Syrian Army and Idlib militants resulted in large casualties among both sides, according to statements by the Syrian and Russian defense ministries. | On January 23, the Syrian military reported that its forces had repelled a large-scale …

The Canary (2020-01-24). National Trust warns 73% of special natural sites threatened by climate crisis. thecanary.co Almost three-quarters of special natural areas cared for by the National Trust are under threat from the climate crisis.The trust has conducted its first climate audit of 101,000 hectares (250,000 acres) of priority habitat across England, Wales and Northern Ireland including rivers, fens, and saltmarshes.It discovered that 73% of the land, ranging from upland oak woods to globally rare peatland, was considered to be sensitive or highly sensitive to increasingly turbulent weather events, rising seas and higher temperatures.The trust is calling for immediate action to cut emissions, restore natural habitats and de…

James Graham (2020-01-24). From Paris, With Tear Gas… counterpunch.org Coming from the south on Avenue d'Italie on foot or bike things were obviously out of the ordinary, impossible as it may be to define ordinary in France at this moment. Long lines of cars pressed together, red and white tape strung everywhere it wasn't five minutes before, sidewalks lined with gargantuan tour buses, their

teleSUR (2020-01-24). Coronavirus Arrives in France, Health Minister Admits Cases. telesurenglish.net France confirmed on Friday its first two cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, with one patient being hospitalized in Paris and the other in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. | RELATED: | Earlier, the charity SOS Medecins said it ha…

Peter Koenig (2020-01-24). Switzerland Funds Biased and Fake OPCW Chemical Weapons' Reporting. globalresearch.ca Why does Switzerland, neutral by her Constitution, fund, support and reward the partial and I dare say, western-biased and corrupted Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and their fake reporting — with a donation of CHF 300,000 (US$ …