Turkish FM hits back at Greek counterpart as Ankara & Athens clash over Erdogan's 'Nazi' comments
rt.com | 2020-03-12
Turkey's foreign minister has doubled down on Ankara's claim that Greece is using Nazi-like tactics against migrants, tweeting a widely-cited NY Times article at his Greek counterpart. Athens insists the article is untrue. | Mevlut Cavusoglu appeared to be unmoved by Athens' condemnation of remarks made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who compared Greece's treatment of migrants to atrocities carried out by Nazi Germany. | The senior Turkish diplomat tweeted at Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in which he included a New York Times article alleging that Greece abuses migrants. "Have you seen this?
rt.com/news/482896-turkey-greece-nazi-migrant-fight/

Greece: Covid-19 Case in Lesbos Spreads Fear Among Migrants
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Greece's health authorities reported a first Covid-19 case on the Lesbos island where thousands of refugees are overcrowded in unsanitary conditions. | RELATED: | Turkey to Keep Its Border Open for Refugees to Go to the EU | The infected patient is a 40-year-old woman who had recently traveled to Israel and Egypt as a member of a pilgrimage group to the Holy Land. | Over the last week, more than 1,700 new ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚&Auml…
telesurenglish.net/news/Greece-Covid-19-Case-in-Lesbos-Spreads-Fear-Among-Migrants-20200312-0012.html

Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-12
This week, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia's 34-year-old de facto ruler, was on a tear. He arrested members of his own royal family and initiated an oil price war with Russia that has sent the price of oil–and the world's stock markets–plummeting. Behind the headlines, however, another critical event will take place …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/

Nurses protest weakening of coronavirus (Covid-19) guidance by CDC
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-12
The impeached President Donald J. Trump just held a national press conference and declared that he is suspending all travel from Europe to the United States starting tomorrow for the next 30 days, but the restrictions will not apply to the United Kingdom for some reason. The Trump administration sees the coronavirus as a PR disaster for his administration, instead of a health crisis and has been trying to downplay the seriousness of the spreading pandemic. The impeached President Trump has also just falsely claimed that the US is better prepared to fight against the coronavirus than any other nation on the planet…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/11/18831446.php

The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is "Agenda ID2020"
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
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

Italy's "Darkest Hour": Life Grinds to a Halt Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, as Death Toll Spikes
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-12
We get an update from Italy, where 60 million people are under an unprecedented nationwide lockdown and the death toll has increased to at least 827, rising by 31% in just 24 hours. Authorities ordered all shops closed except food markets and pharmacies. Italy's economy has all but ground to a halt, with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte describing the outbreak as the country's "darkest hour." Italian journalist Antonella Serrecchia joins us from Milan, where she is a reporter for the online magazine The Vision.
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/12/italy_coronavirus_lockdown

Trump Calls COVID-19 "Foreign Virus" as Lack of Universal Healthcare Makes the Pandemic Worse
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-12
After downplaying the threat of coronavirus for days, President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, calling COVID-19 a "foreign virus" and announcing an unprecedented travel ban from most of Europe to the U.S. He also said he will expand sick leave. This comes as Senate Republicans blocked paid sick leave legislation. Robert Pollin, distinguished university professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, says the lack of universal healthcare in the U.S. is exacerbating the coronavirus crisis due to "the ab…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/12/coronavirus_medicare_for_all

Russia-Saudi revenge against shale oil threatens to crush entire US financial system, Professor Wolff tells Boom Bust
rt.com | 2020-03-12
Global stock markets hit bear territory this week, with oil prices experiencing their biggest plunge since the 1991 Gulf War. | Boom Bust is joined by Professor Richard Wolff of the Economic Update to discuss the ongoing oil crisis. He explains that the US, which wanted "energy independence," decided 10-20 years ago to go into the fracking business simply because it was profitable. | "Fracking is very expensive… but everything was premised on the notion that the price of oil would stay very high," Wolff says. "The Saudis and the Russians were hurt by the emergence of the American fracking industry; they've h…
rt.com/business/482947-russia-saudi-revenge-shale/

Video: Great Idlib "Rebranding" and Al Qaeda "Turkish Victories" over Russian Air Defense
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
Terrorist groups operating in Idlib are preparing for a new rebranding under Turkish patronage. According to Syrian sources, Hayat Tarir al-Sham (formerly the official Syrian branch of al-Qaeda), the Turkistan Islamic Party (an al-Qaeda-linked group), the National Front for Liberation …
globalresearch.ca/video-great-idlib-rebranding-turkish-victories-russian-air-defense/5706145

'Tsunami has arrived': Coronavirus likened to natural disaster and even METEORITE HIT in Spain
rt.com | 2020-03-12
Spanish hotels are battling to survive, with occupancy rates falling drastically and having received "no new bookings" due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a top official at Spain's hotels federation. | CEHAT Secretary General Ramon Estalella told Reuters on Thursday that the impact of coronavirus on his industry was so bad that the crisis had reached existential levels for Spanish hotels and tourist accommodation. | A tsunami has arrived. A meteorite has fallen on us and we have to see how we survive. | Estalella called on the Spanish government to take bold measures to avoid highly damaging bankruptcie…
rt.com/uk/482955-spain-hotels-bookings-coronavirus/

Global markets crash as US bans European flights over CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
rt.com | 2020-03-12
Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on the world's financial markets after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a pandemic, and the US banned all European flights. | European stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday with the London FTSE down over five percent. Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce led the losses, as the company's shares were down 13 percent, and airline stocks were also hit hard. | German shares were also down, with the DAX dropping five percent to hit its lowest level since 2016. Meanwhile, the French CAC 40 lost over seven percent. Stocks in Italy, the worst-affected country by coronavirus…
rt.com/business/482905-global-markets-crash-coronavirus/

Italy's coronavirus epidemic surges as mass layoffs announced
wsws.org | 2020-03-12
Not a single European Union country has responded to Italy's appeal for desperately-needed emergency medical supplies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/12/ital-m12.html

Italy to close terminal of Rome's main airport, Fiumicino, as well as ENTIRE Ciampino air hub hosting low-costers
rt.com | 2020-03-12
Rome's Ciampino airport, which hosts popular budget airlines, is set to close, as well as the main terminal in the city's central airport, Italian authorities have announced. The move comes as coronavirus devastates air traffic. | Ciampino, known for hosting discount airlines such as Ryanair, will close its doors on March 14. A terminal at Fiumicino airport will also stop operations started from March 17. | The decision comes as Italy has closed schools and businesses in hopes of containing the spread of coronavirus. However, it appears the move was also motivated by financial realities: a wave of flight cance…
rt.com/news/482923-italy-to-shutter-rome-ciampino-airport/

More prisoners reported dead after police repression of revolts in quarantined Italian jails
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-03-12
Revolts have been taking place in prisons across Italy after the Italian state announced limitations on family visits. The riots broke out on 8 March, and have reportedly involved 6,000 prisoners at "facilities around the country". | The state has said the restrictions, which includes bans, on family visits…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/03/12/more-prisoners-reported-dead-after-police-repression-of-revolts-in-quarantined-italian-jails/

Italy's coronavirus epidemic surges as mass layoffs announced
wsws.org | 2020-03-12
Not a single European Union country has responded to Italy's appeal for desperately-needed emergency medical supplies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/12/ital-m12.html

Italians won't eat 'smooth' pasta. Westerners won't eat Chinese food. Coronavirus panic spreads to culinary preferences
rt.com | 2020-03-12
With global panic buying in full swing, Italians have set up a fanpage to defend the one item still not flying off shelves: 'Smooth' pasta. Meanwhile, panicked Westerners are snubbing Chinese food

'Ability to help may reach limit': Italian doctor says medics 'exhausted' helping isolated patients amid coronavirus pandemic
rt.com | 2020-03-12
If the number of the infected keeps rising, patients with better chances of survival will have to be prioritized, an ER doctor at the epicenter of the Italian outbreak told RT's Ruptly video agency. | In the city of Piacenza, in the heart of northern Italy's coronavirus outbreak, overworked medical personnel are reaching their breaking point

The Final Chapter Has Still Not Been Written: Remembering The 2004 Coup in Haiti
Robert Roth | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-12
On February 29, 2004, the democratically elected government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti was overthrown by a violent coup. This was the second U.S.-sponsored coup against a popularly elected Aristide government, the first one taking place in 1991 after he had served only eight months in office. Orchestrated by the United States, France and…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/12/the-final-chapter-has-still-not-been-written-remembering-the-2004-coup-in-haiti/

As oil prices plunge and coronavirus spreads, Russian oligarchy seeks to keep Putin in power indefinitely
wsws.org | 2020-03-12
The Russian ruling class is trying to prepare for massive social and political unrest.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/12/russ-m12.html

Soft as women's skin: Russian furniture maker grilled for comparing its leather with different human races
rt.com | 2020-03-12
"Are they using human skin for their sofas?" online commentators wondered after seeing an ad, in which models of different races were compared to various colors of leather upholstery. | The bizarre collage was posted by Home Collection furniture maker on its Russian VKontakte social network page in January, but only made headlines this week after being discovered by one of the popular Telegram channels. | It featured a group portrait of six models of different skin color paired with samples of leather hide coverings, used by the company for its sofas and armchairs. | Such a questionable creative solution was b…
rt.com/russia/482957-furniture-leather-racism-women/

Galactic epidemic: Russia & Europe put the brakes on joint Mars mission due to coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-12
The global impact of coronavirus has now affected mankind's space ambitions, after it was announced that a joint program between Russia and the European Space Agency to send a probe to Mars has been postponed. | The ExoMars mission, which was designed to determine if there had ever been life on the Red Planet, was set to launch this summer. Preparations for the ambitious project have been put on hold, however

Good news: Russia develops 15-minute Covid-19 test, Bad news: won't be available until fall
rt.com | 2020-03-12
Rapid control of coronavirus depends on discovering a cheap and practical testing method, and Russian scientists may have found a solution; an especially useful tool, when efforts are focused on detection, delay, and containment. | While the medical community continues its work on a Covid-19 vaccine, researchers have developed a way to trace the infection that can provide an express result in just 15 minutes. What's more, the device could be available to the public as early as autumn, according to news agency TASS. | The new test uses an isothermal polymerase chain reaction and needs a smear from the nose or t…
rt.com/russia/482936-russia-quick-coronavirus-test/

Turkey, Russia Reach Consensus on Syria's Idlib
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Turkish and Russian military delegations who have been discussing the ceasefire in Idlib since Tuesday have reached an agreement "to a large extent," Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday. | RELATED: | Syria: Sporadic Attacks Continue After the Ceasefire Agreement | "The attacks have halted, and the ceasefire continues at the moment. We are carefully and sensitively following the field," Akar said during a visit to Turkey's defense company ASELSAN. | There is no change…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkey-Russia-Reach-Consensus-on-Syrias-Idlib-20200312-0008.html

Biden and His Supporters: "Shape Without Form, Shade Without Color"
Raouf Halaby | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-12
Who needs Russian interference in the American Presidential race when the Clintons, Obama, MSNBC, CNN, the NYT, The Atlantic and their numerous henchmen/women are covertly and overtly interfering in the Democrat's Presidential election? For well over a year now the Democrat leadership (those corrupt and bought dealing/wheeling political bosses and their corporate masters and sweethearts)…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/12/biden-and-his-supporters-shape-without-form-shade-without-color/

Religious procession in Russia against Coronavirus is CANCELED due to Coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-12
In times of great worry, many people turn to God. But some faithful who'd been hoping for divine intervention to sort out the Covid-19 crisis might be out of luck. | In Lipetsk, about 400km from Moscow, a religious procession to ward off Covid-19 was canceled for the exact reason it was planned

Czech govt shuts borders to travelers from Germany & Austria
rt.com | 2020-03-12
The Czech Republic will close its borders to travelers coming from Germany and Austria to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday. | The country will ban the entry of foreigners coming from other affected nations. | Citizens will also be barred from traveling to those areas. Among other measures, the government has banned public events attended by more than 30 people, and has closed places such as sport centers and spas. | Restaurants must close by 8pm, Reuters reported, citing the announced measures.
rt.com/newsline/482945-czech-borders-germany-austria/

On coronavirus, Merkel tells Europe: "Drop dead"
wsws.org | 2020-03-12
Merkel stated that a central priority of her government is to ensure the health care system does not become "overloaded" by the task of caring for coronavirus patients.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/12/merk-m12.html

Ecuador: EU, UN Launch Anti-Gender Violence Initiative
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) launched on Tuesday in Quito, Ecuador, their Spotlight Initiative, a program aimed at combating violence against women and girls in this Andean country. | RELATED: | Chile Denounces Government Repression During Feminist Strike | During the launch ceremony, held two days after the worldwide observation of International Women's Day, the EU and UN unveiled their ac…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-EU-UN-Launch-Anti-Gender-Violence-Initiative-20200312-0001.html

Trump Calls COVID-19 "Foreign Virus" as US Fails to Curtail Its Spread
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-12
After downplaying the threat of coronavirus for days, President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, calling COVID-19 a "foreign virus" and announcing an unprecedented travel ban from most of Europe to the U.S. He also said he will expand sick leave. This comes as Senate Republicans blocked paid sick leave legislation. Robert Pollin, distinguished university professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts…
truthout.org/video/trump-calls-covid-19-foreign-virus-as-us-fails-to-curtail-its-spread/

Trump says trade will 'in no way' be affected by Europe travel ban in apparent about-face after markets crash
rt.com | 2020-03-12
US President Donald Trump said that trade in "no way" will be impacted by the 30-day Europe travel ban, despite saying less than an hour earlier the restrictive measures would apply to a "tremendous amount of trade and cargo." | Trump has baffled traders and ordinary netizens after he took to Twitter in the wake of his national address earlier on Wednesday to assure the public that his order to suspend all travel from Europe pertains only to the movement of people, but not goods. | Hoping to get the payroll tax cut approved by both Republicans and Democrats, and please remember, very important for all countrie…
rt.com/usa/482893-coronavirus-europe-ban-trade-markets/

Trump suspends ALL travel from Europe for 30 days starting Friday as he addresses nation on coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-12
US President Donald Trump has announced that all travel from Europe to the United States will be temporarily halted for a period of 30 days, in the most significant measure yet taken to stem the spread of the lethal coronavirus. | In an address to the nation on Wednesday night, the president said the 30-day travel ban will take effect on Friday at midnight, noting that the United Kingdom would be exempt from the new restrictions. | "After consulting with our top government health professionals, I have decided to take several strong but necessary actions to protect the health and wellbeing of all Americans," Tr…
rt.com/usa/482889-trump-cororavirus-adress-measures/

Call to cancel dirty coal plant projects worldwide as clean renewables 'out-compete' on cost
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-12
Coal power developers risk wasting hundreds of billions of pounds as new renewables are now cheaper than new coal plants around the world, a report warns. | In all major markets from the US to Europe, China, India and Australia, it already costs less to generate power from installing new wind or solar farms than new coal plants, the latest study from think tank Carbon Tracker found. | And it could be cheaper to generate electricity by building new renewable facilities than to run existing coal-fired power stations in all markets by 2030, the researchers predict. | Already, four fifths (82%) of the UK's remaining…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/12/call-to-cancel-dirty-coal-plant-projects-worldwide-as-clean-renewables-out-compete-on-cost/

Dow Sinks 8% as Sell-Off Slamming Global Markets Deepens
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-12
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On coronavirus, Merkel tells Europe: "Drop dead"
wsws.org | 2020-03-12
Merkel stated that a central priority of her government is to ensure the health care system does not become "overloaded" by the task of caring for coronavirus patients.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/12/merk-m12.html

'A Jackie Chan challenge': Emmanuel Adebayor red-carded for brutal kung-fu kick to opponent's head (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-12
Veteran striker Emmanuel Adebayor has never been a stranger to controversy throughout his rollercoaster career – and he's at it again. | From banging in spectacular goals for Arsenal, completing a bitter transfer to Manchester City, a topsy-turvy spell at Real Madrid, refusals to play, public family disputes and everything else – he's never been dull. | And after seemingly fading away following a couple of years in Turkey, he's now back in the spotlight with his new team in Paraguay, Club Olimpia. | The Togolese star has only been there since February and South American fans were probably wondering why the big…
rt.com/sport/482963-emmanuel-adebayor-jackie-chan-red-card/

Turkey's Failed Gamble in Syria
Conn Hallinan | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-12
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's latest gamble in Syria's civil war appears to have come up snake eyes. Instead of halting the Damascus government's siege of the last rebel held province, Idlib, Turkey has backed off, and Ankara's Syrian adventure is fueling growing domestic resistance to the powerful autocrat.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/12/turkeys-failed-gamble-in-syria/

Turkey 'neutralizes' 8 YPG/PKK terrorists in N. Syria
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-12
The Turkish army "neutralized" 8 YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syrian territories, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday."Our heroic commandos neutralized 8 PKK/YPG terrorists, who were found plotting attacks on our troops in the Operation Peace Spring area," the ministry said on Twitter.Turkish authorities generally use the word "neutralized" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terrorist operations across its border into northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable peaceful settle…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-neutralizes-8-ypg-pkk-terrorists-in-n-syria-3513820

Sweden bans gatherings exceeding 500 people
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-12
Sweden has introduced a ban on gatherings of more than 500 people due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government statement.The ban includes Friday prayers in mosques with capacity of more than the said number.Sport events will also see no fans due to new restrictions and breaches may cause punitive action of up to 6 months of imprisonment, according to the statement.Fittja Ulu Camii, one of the biggest mosques in Stockholm belonging to Presidency of Turkish Religious Affairs (Diyanet), has also temporarily closed its doors for Friday prayers.Mosque's President Ismail Okur told Anadolu Agency that they…
yenisafak.com/en/world/sweden-bans-gatherings-exceeding-500-people-3513823

Coronavirus claims first victim in Austria
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-12
Coronavirus has claimed its first victim in Austria, a 69-year-old patient who died in the capital Vienna, health authorities announced Thursday. | According to Vienna's Medical Emergency Department, the patient had underlying health problems and contracted the virus during a visit to Italy last month. | The patient died early on Thursday at Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital. | The number of cases in the country is at 302, and four people have made recoveries. | The worldwide death toll from the virus is over 4,600, with more than 124,500 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which on Wedne…
yenisafak.com/en/news/coronavirus-claims-first-victim-in-austria-3513826

Death toll from coronavirus climbs to 429 in Iran
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-12
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose to 429, the state TV reported on Thursday.Authorities said 75 people died in the last 24 hours, while 1,075 new cases were revealed, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 10,075, Iran's state TV quoted Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour as saying.A total of 3,276 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the virus, the official added.Turkey, which has just a single confirmed case of coronavirus, closed its land borders and suspended air travel to Iran last month.Besides China, Italy, and South Korea, Iran is among…
yenisafak.com/en/news/death-toll-from-coronavirus-climbs-to-429-in-iran-3513824

EU's industrial output slips in January
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-12
EU's industrial production slipped 1.5% in January from the same month of last year, the bloc's statistical office announced Thursday.Eurostat said the calendar-adjusted industrial production index reached 101.7 in January 2020, down from 103.3 in January 2019."In the EU27, production of energy fell by 5.8%, capital goods by 2.0% and intermediate goods by 1.5%," it said. Meanwhile, production of durable consumer goods rose 2.6% during the same period.Among member states, Luxembourg recorded the largest fall with 8.1% over the same period, followed by Croatia (-5.5%) and Latvia (-4.5%).The highest rises were seen…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eus-industrial-output-slips-in-january-3513831

French state says ready to help Air France weather coronavirus storm
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-12
PARIS, March 12 (Reuters) – The French state is ready to help Air France weather the coronavirus storm as it and other airlines counted the mounting costs of the coronavirus outbreak, France's finance minister said on Thursday.Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he regretted U.S. President Trump's travel ban for Europeans, adding it had come without any consultation.Le Maire said he had spoken with Air France-KLM group chief executive Ben Smith and that the government "had all the means necessary at our disposal" to help. He gave no further details.Shares in Air France-KLM fell sharply on Thursday morning to tra…
yenisafak.com/en/world/french-state-says-ready-to-help-air-france-weather-coronavirus-storm-3513834

EU to assess Trump's Europe travel ban due to coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-12
The EU will assess the U.S. president's decision to restrict all travel from Europe in a bid to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, the head of the European Council said on Thursday."Economic disruption must be avoided," said Charles Michel on Twitter, adding that EU is taking "all necessary measures" to contain the spread of the coronavirus.Addressing the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening, Trump announced that the U.S. will restrict all travel from Europe with the exception of the U.K. starting later this week in an effort to curtail the spread of the novel.The restrictions are similar to those…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eu-to-assess-trumps-europe-travel-ban-due-to-coronavirus-3513822

Turkey marks 99th anniversary of national anthem
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-12
Turkey on Thursday marked the 99th anniversary of the Istiklal Marsi, or March of Independence, Turkey's national anthem.Mehmet Akif Ersoy's poem was enshrined as the national anthem by the Turkish Grand National Assembly or parliament on March 12, 1921.Nearly a year after the assembly was established on April 23, 1920 and the Turkish people declared sovereignty, the idea of writing a national anthem emerged to marshal the excitement of the people following World War I and stress patriotism at a time when Anatolia was still being occupied.This idea was supported by how other countries have their own anthems and s…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-marks-99th-anniversary-of-national-anthem-3513825

Italian Streets Go Empty as Authorities Tighten Lockdown Due to Coronavirus Outbreak – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-12
Italy is currently facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak in Europe, with over 12,000 confirmed cases of the disease. Of those, 827 people have died and 1,045 have recovered.
sputniknews.com/europe/202003121078546852-italian-streets-go-empty-as-authorities-tighten-lockdown/

World Athletics Fines Russian Athletics Federation $10 Million Over Doping Scandal
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-12
sputniknews.com/sport/202003121078548285-world-athletics-fines-russian-athletics-federation-10-million-over-doping-scandal/

Syria's Envoy to Russia Says Erdogan Using Refugee Crisis as Leverage Against European States
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-12
Previously, Ankara stopped preventing Middle Eastern refugees from trying to breach through its borders with neighbouring European states, specifically Greece, thus violating an agreement that Turkey signed with the EU back in 2016.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202003121078547732-syrias-envoy-to-russia-says-erdogan-using-refugee-crisis-as-leverage-against-european-states/

OPEC+ Deal Breakdown Not at Russia's Initiative, Moscow Offered Extension – Prime Minister
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-12
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The demise of the OPEC+ agreement did not take place at Russia's initiative, indeed Russia offered to extend the oil cut deal beyond its March 31 deadline, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003121078546592-opec-deal-breakdown-not-at-russias-initiative-moscow-offered-extension—prime-minister/

Putin's Participation in 2024 Depends on Various Factors – Kremlin
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-12
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin's participation in the 2024 election will depend on a number of factors, including the situation in the world economy, the consequences of coronavirus and conflicts, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003121078547103-putins-participation-in-2024-depends-on-various-factors/

Russian Ruble Weakens to 4-Year Low, Trading at Over 75 Per US Dollar
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-12
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian ruble weakens against US dollar and euro on Thursday, slipping to a four-year low of more than 75 per US dollar amid weak oil prices, according to the Moscow Exchange data.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003121078547847-russian-ruble-weakens-to-4-year-low-trading-at-over-75-per-us-dollar/