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Reinventing History a US Specialty. The Role of the Soviet Union In Defeating Nazi Germany
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-11
The power of endlessly repeated propaganda gets most people to believe almost anything

Victory in Europe Day: These American Corporations Aided Nazi Germany
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-11
May 8 marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied armies' victory in Europe, the day when they accepted the formal surrender of Nazi Germany after a bitter, six-year-long struggle that saw tens of millions killed in fighting, famines or …
globalresearch.ca/victory-europe-day-american-corporations-aided-nazi-germany/5712411

Bombshell: Crowdstrike admits 'no evidence' Russia stole emails from DNC server
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-05-11
Crowdstrike, the firm behind the Russian email hacking allegation at the core of Russiagate, makes a bombshell admission: "We did…
thegrayzone.com/2020/05/11/bombshell-crowdstrike-admits-no-evidence-russia-stole-emails-from-dnc-server/

Hundreds of COVID-19 infections in German meatpacking plants
wsws.org | 2020-05-11
Immigrants from Romania, who are the main workers in the German meatpacking industry, are now being struck down by COVID-19.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/11/geme-m11.html

Chomsky, Sanders, Others Launch Progressive International
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-11
A coalition of left-leaning intellectuals, activists, and political leaders from around the world officially launched Monday the Progressive International with the support of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 and the Sanders Institute. | RELATED: | COVID-19: Seeds of Revolution Grown on Capitalism's Corpse? | "Never before has international solidarity been more necessary–and more absent," General Coordinator of the PI David Adler said, adding that "only a common internat…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chomsky-Sanders-Others-Launch-Progressive-International–20200511-0012.html

UK: Johnson Criticized for Opening Economy Amid Pandemic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-11
The United Kingdom union leader Keir Starmer criticized on May 10 the opening of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic that has affected the world. | RELATED: | Indigenous, Activists Protest as KXL Pipeline Construction Begins | Johnson announced a progressive quarantine relaxation plan and economic, productive, and leisure activities resumption this week. The United Kingdom decreed an emergency quarantine on March 23 due to the virus outbreak. | "I think what the count…
telesurenglish.net/news/uk-johnson-criticized-for-economic-restart-amidst-pandemic-20200511-0002.html

UK: Johnson Criticized for Opening Economy Amid Pandemic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-11
The United Kingdom union leader Keir Starmer criticized on May 10 the opening of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic that has affected the world. | RELATED: | Indigenous, Activists Protest as KXL Pipeline Construction Begins | Johnson announced a progressive quarantine relaxation plan and economic, productive, and leisure activities resumption this week. The United Kingdom decreed an emergency quarantine on March 23 due to the virus outbreak. | "I think what the count…
telesurenglish.net/news/uk-johnson-criticized-for-economic-restart-amidst-pandemic-20200511-0002.html

New Article Published: Does socialism really lead to economic failure? The USSR and COMECON Eastern Europe before 1989
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-05-11
Based on important new figures from the Maddison Project Database, it refutes the claim that the countries of Eastern Europe were economic failures when they were still ruled by (ostensibly) communist regimes.
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Dying industry? German coffin makers appeal for govt support to shield from foreign competition during Covid-19 pandemic
rt.com | 2020-05-11
Coffin manufacturers in Germany say they're struggling to make money despite serving a crucial public health role, because the market has been flooded with cheaper imports from Eastern Europe. | The country's casket producers are calling for financial aid to help prop up Germany's dwindling coffin making industry, while pointing out that safe and hygienic burials are particularly important during the coronavirus pandemic. | Just 20 percent of the 950,000 caskets needed annually in Germany are made there, with local producers saying the market has been flooded by cheaper imports from Eastern Europe. | The Feder…
rt.com/news/488380-german-coffin-makers-industry-aid/

'European virus': Cuomo goes all-in on Covid-19 language gymnastics in standoff with Trump
rt.com | 2020-05-11
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called Covid-19 the "European virus," to zero pushback from the press that gave President Donald Trump no end of trouble back when he called it a "Chinese virus." | Outlining a plan to reopen some parts of the state for business

Macron Government Ending France's Coronavirus Lockdown Beginning this Monday
Alex Lantier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-11
In a televised address on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe and five other ministers confirmed that President Emmanuel Macron had given the order for an end to confinement and the reopening of the economy on May 11. The government's …
globalresearch.ca/macron-government-ending-coronavirus-lockdown-beginning-monday/5712417

France Begins Deconfinement with Strict Measures for Paris
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-11
France has started to progressively lift the quarantine measures imposed almost two months ago to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, as the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths are slowing down. | RELATED: | France: Violent Confrontations Between Police and Parisians | According to French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's announcement, deconfinement in France, which begins on Monday, will be tightened in Paris, where there are still a high number of COVID-19 infect…
telesurenglish.net/news/france-begins-deconfinement-with-strict-measures-for-paris-20200511-0006.html

Get your kit off: World Naked Bike Ride organizers say all-day exposure for NUDE cycling is 'best thing that could happen' (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-05-11
As mass activities worldwide fall victim to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the world's foremost bare-biking gathering are planning to turn their annual stripped cycle into a day-long event open to even more pedaling nudists. | While the Tour de France was forced to postpone its launch by more than two months as mass gatherings were outlawed to meet health guidelines around the COVID-19 pandemic, another key date for cycling enthusiasts will go ahead on the tour's original start date of June 27

For collective strike action against the end of the COVID-19 lockdown!
wsws.org | 2020-05-11
The mass opposition of workers against the return to work in France and internationally, which threatens millions of lives, must be politically mobilized.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/11/frel-m11.html

Verdict published in NSU trial: German court protects neo-Nazi André Eminger
wsws.org | 2020-05-11
From the outset the intention of the NSU trial in Munich was to cover up the involvement of Germany's domestic intelligence service and other security agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/11/nsut-m11.html

German media watchdog rejects Browder's complaint against Spiegel over Magnitsky story report, says his own narrative lacks proof
rt.com | 2020-05-11
Bill Browder's complaint against Der Spiegel for questioning the story he used to push for anti-Russian sanctions has backfired, with Germany's Press Council concluding his own position is far from being an "indisputable fact." | "We cannot agree with your analysis, in which you criticize the allegations made by the author," the German Press Council

Asparagus getting more attention than U.S. nukes in Germany
Victor Grossman | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-11
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China, South Korea and Germany report new COVID-19 outbreaks
wsws.org | 2020-05-11
In all three countries, the new coronavirus cases have come after the partial lifting of lockdown measures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/11/covi-m11.html

Iran: Military Vessel Accident Leaves 19 Dead and 15 Injured
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-11
Iran's army confirmed on Monday that 19 people were killed and 15 injured after an accident on May 10 aboard the Iranian military vessel Konarak. | RELATED: | Iran Sent Medical Supplies to Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Germany | The ship was participating in a military exercise in the waters off the port of Jask in the Gulf of Oman. | Of those 15 people, 12 were hospitalized and three more, with minor injuries, received medical assistance. | "The circumstances of the incident are c…
telesurenglish.net/news/iran-military-vessel-accident-leaves-19-dead-and-15-injured-20200511-0004.html

'Don't Worry' to vie at Corona Short Filmfest. in Germany
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-11
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA)

Right-wing ideologues in Germany demand sacrifice of human lives in coronavirus pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-05-11
Three-quarters of a century after the end of the most brutal war in world history, the German ruling elite is returning to authoritarian and ultimately fascist policies to enforce militarism and inequality.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/11/rech-m11.html

China, South Korea and Germany report new COVID-19 outbreaks
wsws.org | 2020-05-11
In all three countries, the new coronavirus cases come after lockdown measures in each country had been partially lifted.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/11/covi-m11.html

Antifascists demand that May 8 become a holiday in Germany
John Spohr | indybay.org | 2020-05-11
The real goal is a nationwide public holiday anyway, as demanded in the petition. The Berlin Senate could also lobby for such a gesture, that May 8 is considered the day of liberation from National Socialism.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/08/18832925.php

Suspected 'ISIS-inspired' terrorist cell members arrested in Poland over attack plot
rt.com | 2020-05-11
Four Tajik nationals have been detained in Poland for allegedly recruiting Muslim converts with the aim of carrying out terrorist activities, according to the spokesman of the minister coordinator for special services. | According to the minister's spokesman, Stanislaw Zaryn, Poland's Internal Security Agency found evidence showing that the four suspects sympathized with, and supported, the activities of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), although they were not members. | The four were allegedly planning to recruit people to join their terrorist cell and were arrested on May 7. "They were inspired by ISIS," Za…
rt.com/news/488385-poland-tajik-terrorist-suspects/

Spring cleaning takes on a new importance during COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-11
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released reopening guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools and homes. Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert, suggests taking a practical approach to spring cleaning. If no one in your household has been infected, he says standard spring cleaning practices …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/spring-cleaning-takes-on-a-new-importance-during-covid-19-pandemic/

May 9th World War II Commemoration: Russian Victory, NATO Defeat
Christopher Black | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-11
This article was originally published on New Eastern Outlook in July 2015. | On February 2nd, 1943, the 6th German Army, under the command of Field Marshall Von Paulus, and elements of the 4th Panzer Army, surrendered to the Red Army …
globalresearch.ca/may-9th-commemoration-russian-victory-nato-defeat/5712413

China: New COVID-19 Outbreak Spreads Concern
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-11
A new coronavirus outbreak in Shulan, a Chinese city near the Russian border, and a spate of cases in Wuhan has prompted fears of a fresh wave of infections in China. | RELATED: | China: Middle School Students Return to Classes in Wuhan | According to Chinese authorities, Shulan is at high risk. A family cluster was diagnosed with COVID-19, after having contact with a woman with no known history of travel or exposure to the virus. | The news were given a week after China designated a…
telesurenglish.net/news/china-new-covid19-outbreaks-spreads-concern-20200511-0008.html

Pompeo Likens Iran To Nazis On 2nd Anniversary Of US Nuclear Deal Exit
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-05-11
Perhaps attempting to ensure the anti-Iran 'maximum pressure' campaign remains front and center, even in the midst of a pandemic and historic unemployment, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has resorted to the one of the most common

Shtayyah calls for world recognition of Palestine
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-11
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday called for international recognition of the Palestinian state if Israel annexed the occupied West Bank. | Speaking at a press conference ahead of a cabinet meeting, Shtayyeh said the Jordan Valley, which Israel plans to annex, makes up 28% of the West Bank. | "The Jordan Valley is considered a 'vegetable basket' for Palestine and our connecting point with Jordan and the world," he said. | He said a strong position by the Arab world, Africa and Europe "would be sufficient to rein in Israel". | Israel is expected to carry out the annexation on July 1, as agreed…
yenisafak.com/en/news/shtayyah-calls-for-world-recognition-of-palestine-3519183

Bosnia report exposes institutions, individuals who deny Srebrenica genocide
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-11
Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday released a report on denial of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, in which over 8,300 Muslims were killed by Serbian forces. | The report, written by historian Monica Hanson Green, includes many details about the war in Bosnia in 1992-1995, subsequent war crimes trials, and the media outlets and people who deny the genocide. | Emir Suljagic, head of the Srebrenica Memorial Center, which published the report, said that the problem of genocide denial is very important. | "We took a new responsibility to raise awareness of the genocide. This report is the first step in this," said Suljagi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/bosnia-report-exposes-institutions-individuals-who-deny-srebrenica-genocide-3519174

'Pure provocation': Moscow fumes as Czech media names diplomat a ricin courier in alleged assassination plot
rt.com | 2020-05-11
The Czech media has outed an employee of a Russian foreign aid agency as a suspect in an assassination plot against Prague officials. The agency called the allegations "pure provocation." | "Our representative is a young man fluent in Czech, who is fond of the country and loves it," Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Eleonora Mitrofanova told Ria Novosti. "This is baseless pure provocation on the part of the Czech authorities." | Mitrofanova's agency acts to further cultural ties and humanitarian projects. But one of its employees, Andrey Konchakov, is now at the center of a diplomatic scandal between Russia and the C…
rt.com/news/488345-prague-ricin-courier-outed/

Bees and the "Eternally Not Talked About"
Prof Susan Babbitt | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-11
Dostoevsky said former seminarians (which included many Russian radicals then) were "too complete, too hostile, too sharp and therefore too limited." That is, they were limited precisely by being too complete, by fitting all the pieces together, in a tight-fitting …
globalresearch.ca/bees-eternally-not-talked-about/5712422

China: New COVID-19 Outbreak Spreads Concern
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-11
A new coronavirus outbreak in Shulan, a Chinese city near the Russian border, and a spate of cases in Wuhan has prompted fears of a fresh wave of infections in China. | RELATED: | China: Middle School Students Return to Classes in Wuhan | According to Chinese authorities, Shulan is at high risk. A family cluster was diagnosed with COVID-19, after having contact with a woman with no known history of travel or exposure to the virus. | The news were given a week after China designated a…
telesurenglish.net/news/china-new-covid19-outbreaks-spreads-concern-20200511-0008.html

New House Documents Sow Further Doubt That Russia Hacked the DNC
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-11
For two and a half years the House Intelligence Committee knew CrowdStrike didn't have the goods on Russia. Now the public knows too. | Ray McGOVERN | House Intelligence Committee documents released Thursday reveal that the committee was told two and half years ago that the FBI had no concrete evidence that Russia hacked Democratic National Committee computers to filch the DNC emails published by WikiLeaks in July 2016. | The until-now-buried, closed-door testimony came on Dec. 5, 2017 from Shawn Henry, a protege of former FBI Director Robert Mueller (from 2001 to 2012), for whom Henry served as head of the Burea…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/05/11/new-house-documents-sow-further-doubt-that-russia-hacked-dnc/

Quadrilateral coop. on anti-terrorism measures in Iraq
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-11
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA)

US practically in total isolation on JCPOA in IAEA Board of Governors: Ulyanov
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-11
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA)

Richard Spencer Is Trying to Stage a Comeback Using a Russian Payment Platform
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-11
While a lot of ink has been spilled about the " fall of the 'alt-right'" after the "Unite the Right" catastrophe in 2017, organized white nationalism's recent decline may ultimately prove to be only a temporary setback. The "alt-right" (white nationalist) movement in the U.S. has been punctuated by starts and stops, and fascist thought leaders like Richard Spencer have always found ways back into t…
truthout.org/articles/richard-spencer-is-trying-to-stage-a-comeback-using-a-russian-payment-platform/

Moscow reports a sharp rise in 'excess' April deaths as Covid-19 continues to spread in Russia
rt.com | 2020-05-11
As the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of abating, grim April statistics from Russia's capital show an 18% rise in deaths from the same month last year, and a 10% increase compared to the corresponding period in 2018. | The preliminary figures from Moscow's Civil Registry Office show that 11,846 people died in April 2020, compared to 10,005 twelve months previously, and 10,825 the year before that. The
rt.com/russia/488368-moscow-rise-covid-deaths/

Iran to export corona serology kits to Turkey next week: official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-11
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA)

'Open anti-Semitism': Leaked letter shows Ukrainian police demanded Jews' names & addresses 'to fight organized crime'
rt.com | 2020-05-11
Outrage is brewing in Ukraine after the leak of an inquiry letter in which the national police demanded the Jewish community in a small city disclose the names and addresses of its members, supposedly to fight organized crime. | The letter was apparently sent in mid-February by a senior police official to Yakov Zalishchiker, the Jewish leader in the city of Kolomyya in the western Ivano-Frankivsk region. The official said he needed to know the names, phone numbers, and addresses of Orthodox Jews and university students "of Jewish ethnicity" who belong to the community. | The data was said to be necessary to fi…
rt.com/news/488339-ukraine-police-list-jews/

Keir Starmer Rejects Calls for Brexit Transition Period Extension
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-11
The United Kingdom is set to end the transition period and fully leave the European Union at the end of the year. But as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic spreads across the country, opposition figures are pressuring the government to seek an extension.
sputniknews.com/uk/202005111079270149-keir-starmer-rejects-calls-for-brexit-transition-period-extension/

Spanish Police Say Detained Cybercriminals Involved in Embezzlement of $2.6Mln
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-11
MADRID (Sputnik) – Spain's National Police Corps said on Monday that it detected a criminal group, the members of which were involved in embezzlement of 2.4 million euros ($2.6 million) in various countries of the world via the internet.
sputniknews.com/europe/202005111079269794-spanish-police-say-detained-cybercriminals-involved-in-embezzlement-of-26mln/

4.0-Magnitude Quake Hits North Korea – EMSC
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-11
The quake was registered at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
sputniknews.com/asia/202005111079269578-40-magnitude-quake-hits-north-korea—emsc/

Germany urged to 'Use its Weight' in Confronting Beijing on Rights Record at EU-China Leipzig Summit
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-11
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a crucial EU-China summit slated for September in Leipzig had been touted as an opportunity for the sides to stake a stride towards an enhanced economic and strategic relationship, yet the global health crisis and accusations leveled at Beijing over its handling of the epidemic might thwart these hopes.
sputniknews.com/world/202005111079269873-germany-urged-to-use-its-weight-in-confronting-beijing-on-rights-record-at-eu-china-leipzig-summit/

MH17 Trial: Russian Phantom Buk in Ukraine
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-11
MH17 flew out of reach of all anti-aircraft known to Dutch military intelligence, leaked documents show. This may have consequences for those who are being tried in The Netherlands for having downed the passenger plane with a Russian Buk-TELAR.
sputniknews.com/columnists/202005111079268352-mh17-trial–russian-phantom-buk-in-ukraine-/

'Obamagate': Trump Calls Out 'Biggest Political Crime' in US History Over Michael Flynn Case
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-11
Michael Flynn is one of the few Trump associates who have been convicted as part of the Mueller investigation into an alleged conspiracy between the US president and Russia. That probe, which dominated the headlines for more than two years, failed to establish a link between Trump and Moscow.
sputniknews.com/us/202005111079270175-obamagate-trump-calls-out-biggest-political-crime-in-us-history-over-michael-flynn-case/

Russian President Putin Holds Meeting on the Coronavirus Situation in Russia – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-11
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on the coronavirus situation in the country via videoconference.
sputniknews.com/russia/202005111079267947-russian-president-putin-holds-meeting-on-the-coronavirus-situation-in-russia—video/

EU says ready to act against Israel's W.Bank annexation
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-11
Should Israel continue its illegal annexation of the West Bank, the EU will take action, EU foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano said on Monday. | "Annexation is not in line with international law. If it goes ahead, the EU will act accordingly," he told the European Commission's daily press briefing. | The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported on Sunday that EU foreign ministers are considering sanctions against Israel if the country goes ahead with its plan to annex further parts of the occupied West Bank. | Israeli daily Isreal Hayom confirmed the report, adding that EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell h…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eu-says-ready-to-act-against-israels-wbank-annexation-3519182

UK's coronavirus death toll rises 210 to 32,065
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-11
The figures, collated by government agency Public Health England and equivalents in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, comprise deaths in all settings following positive coronavirus tests and cover the period up to 1600 GMT on Sunday.
yenisafak.com/en/world/uks-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-210-to-32065-3519188

Turkish agency aids people in Switzerland amid pandemic
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-11
A Turkish state agency and Turkish civil society groups in Switzerland are distributing aid to needy people, including the elderly, as the world is grappling with the novel coronavirus.In a statement, Turkey's Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) said that they are working together with the Switzerland branch of Union of International Democrats (UID) as part of the Diaspora COVID-19 Support and Coordination Program to help people in need by distributing aid packages containing food and personal care products. With the program, launched by the YTB, Turkish citizens living abroad and Turkish n…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-agency-aids-people-in-switzerland-amid-pandemic-3519180

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2020-05-10: News Headlines

Juan Arreseigor (2020-05-10). Bank of England Is Predicting the Biggest Contraction Since the 1709 'Great Frost,' Here Is What Happened Then. anti-empire.com In the first months of 1709, Europe froze and stayed that way for months. People ice-skated on the canals of Venice, church bells broke when rung, and travelers could cross the Baltic Sea on horseback. This freakish winter ultimately claimed the lives of a vast number of Europeans and disrupted two major wars—but to this day, there is no conclusive theory for its cause. | IT HAPPENED LITERALLY overnight in the first few days of 1709. On January 5, temperatures plummeted—not, perhaps, a surprise in European winter. But 1709 was no ordinary cold snap. Dawn broke the next morning on a continent that had…

Marko Marjanoviƒá (2020-05-10). Belarus Telegraph Agency — This Is How Sensible, Non-Sensationalist Reporting on Coronavirus Looks Like. anti-empire.com An update from the 6,050 coronavirus recoveries reported in Belarus: | MINSK, 9 May (BelTA) — As many as 6,050 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered and have been released from hospitals as of 9 May, the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry told BelTA. | As many as 22,052 people in Belarus have tested positive for COVID-19. As many as 251,771 coronavirus tests have been performed so far. | As many as 126 patients, who tested p…

RT (2020-05-10). Trump to blame — again! Atlanta mayor pins controversial shooting of Ahmaud Arbery on WH 'rhetoric' giving 'permission to racists'. rt.com Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has used the controversial shooting of Ahmaud Arbery to attack the "rhetoric" being used by US President Donald Trump and his administration. | "It's 2020 and this was a 'lynching' of an African American man," Bottoms told CNN on Sunday about the case of Arbery, a black jogger who was allegedly chased and killed by two white men in Georgia at the end of February. | Arbery's case has gained national attention mainly due to the fact that murder charges were not filed until a cellphone video showing the 25-year-old man being confronted went viral in recent days. Gregory McMichae…

The Canary (2020-05-10). Jay-Z leads call from musicians for swift action in Ahmaud Arbery case. thecanary.co The social justice arm of Jay-Z's Roc Nation entertainment company has called for state officials to take quick action in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who authorities say was killed by two white men as he ran through a neighbourhood in Georgia.Musicians Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Alicia Keys, Mario "Yo Gotti" Mims, Robert "Meek Mill" Williams and two lawyers signed Team Roc's open letter, which was published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and directed at state officials. | Open letter to Georgia elected officials appearing in the Atlantic Journal-Constitution today, calling for justice to be served in t…

RT (2020-05-10). Russia breaks 200,000 mark on total Covid-19 cases with over 11,000 newly registered infections. rt.com A total of 11,012 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Russia on Sunday afternoon. Officials in Moscow say the surge in the numbers there is due to increased testing. | The country has now seen the daily number of newly-recorded coronavirus infections exceed 10,000 for eight consecutive days. Overall, there are 209,688 patients who have tested positive for the deadly disease. | Almost two thirds of the new cases reported on Sunday were registered in Moscow area, which remains the country's worst infection hotspot. | Some 88 people have died across Russia over the past 24 hours, bringing the Covid-19 death to…

RT (2020-05-10). Elon Musk resorts to insults in RUSSIAN to defend capitalism. rt.com As Elon Musk sues Californian authorities for stopping a Tesla factory from reopening, he has found a somewhat novel way of dealing with his critics — dismissing them with short Russian insults. | The target of Musk's Cyrillic ire is Robert Reich, an economist and labor secretary under the Clinton administration. A well-known proponent of fairer distribution of wealth, Reich shared a story about the Tesla CEO's plans for legal action in the Golden State with the comment: "Elon Musk threatens to take away people's jobs unless he's allowed to risk their health. Capitalism at its worst." | t.co/Faiv…

Stephen Lendman (2020-05-10). The End of World War II. From the Scourge of Fascism to America's Imperial "Fantasy Democracy" globalresearch.ca WW II had nothing to do with defeating the scourge of fascism, far from it. | Its belligerent face in the US, West, Israel, and their imperial allies resembles earlier versions in Germany, Japan and Italy with nationality and cultural differences….

Peoples Dispatch (2020-05-10). Victory Day and the continuing battle against Fascism. peoplesdispatch.org Victory Day marks the surrender of Nazi Germany during World War II. However, today, Neo-Nazi movements continue to thrive in Europe even as there are concerted attempts to deny the role of the Soviet Union in the defeat of Germany. The people, however, are in the forefront of the struggle against these groups.

en.mehrnews (2020-05-10). Three drug smuggling gangs dismantled in NW Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — Police forces of West Azerbaijan Province, Northwest of Iran, have dismantled three drug-trafficking bands in Khoy city in the last week.

Francesc Badia i Dalmases (2020-05-10). After the pandemic, will we return to business as usual? zcomm.org After the catastrophe of the Covid-19 pandemic, we can seriously ask if the "new normal" will be business as usual or is this an opportunity to seriously start changing the paradigm of our civilisation…

John Spohr (2020-05-10). Antifascists demand that May 8 become a holiday in Germany. indybay.org The real goal is a nationwide public holiday anyway, as demanded in the petition. The Berlin Senate could also lobby for such a gesture, that May 8 is considered the day of liberation from National Socialism.

James A. Lucas (2020-05-10). U.S. Regime Has Killed 20-30 Million People Since World War II. globalresearch.ca Originally published on March 22, 2018. May 8, 2020 commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany, May 8, 1945, 75 years ago. | Introduction | After the catastrophic attacks of September 11 2001 monumental sorrow and a feeling of desperate and understandable anger …

Swiss Propaganda Research (2020-05-10). Italy's Biased COVID-19 "Estimates". Figures and Analysis of Italy's National Health Institute (ISS). globalresearch.ca According to the

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-10). Spring cleaning takes on a new importance during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released reopening guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools and homes. Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert, suggests taking a practical approach to spring cleaning. If no one in your household has been infected, he says standard spring cleaning practices …

en.mehrnews (2020-05-10). US continuing macho delusions: Iran envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — Referring to the unilateral withdrawal of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran's Ambassador to Sweden Ahmad Masoumifar said that the US still continues macho delusions.

Paul Robinson (2020-05-09). State Department's Odd Way of Commemorating WWII. anti-empire.com Co-signed by the foreign ministers of a bunch of Eastern European states, including Hitler's one-time allies Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania, the

RT (2020-05-09). Global coronavirus cases soar past 4mn as US accounts for THIRD of confirmed infections — JHU. rt.com The total number of people infected with Covid-19 has passed another somber milestone, exceeding four million, with more than 1.3 million of those hailing from the US, Johns Hopkins University reported. | Globally, 4,004,244 people have already tested positive for coronavirus, the university reported in its latest tally update late on Saturday. | Almost every third person who has fallen ill with the virus comes from the US, where some 1,305,199 cases have been registered to date. | In terms of the number of confirmed cases, the US is followed by early hotspots of the disease in Europe — Spain and Italy &#…

Marko Marjanović (2020-05-09). Europe's Freest Nation Holds the Continent's Only Victory Day Parade (VIDEO). anti-empire.com

"Even just the thought of betraying the traditions…is unthinkable for us."

Stephen Lendman (2020-05-10). The Great Russiagate Hoax Exposed. Geopolitical Transition to Chinagate… globalresearch.ca Hoaxes are easy to detect. When accusations lack credible supportive evidence, they baseless. | Not a shred of evidence about alleged Russian US election meddling was ever presented by Washington's intelligence community, the House, Senate, or farcical Robert Mueller probe. | Russiagate …

yenisafak (2020-05-10). Portugal to take up to 60 unaccompanied migrant children from Greek camps. yenisafak.com Portugal is to take up to 60 unaccompanied children from Greek refugee camps, according to Socialist Party lawmaker Isabel Santos, as concern mounts over the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the vulnerable group.The children are expected to arrive in Portugal within the next few weeks, Santos was cited by local news agency Lusa as saying during an online conference to celebrate Europe Day. The member of the European Parliament did not specify a date.At least 5,200 unaccompanied minors live in Greece, many of them under harsh conditions in camps on islands in the Aegean.Human Rights Watch said the Greek autho…

sputniknews (2020-05-10). Colombian Company Designs Hospital Bed That Turns Into Coffin Amid COVID-19 Spread. sputniknews.com The South American country has a relatively small number of coronavirus cases (10,495) and deaths (445) compared with Europe and the West, but the pandemic has already put pressure on the nation's healthcare and funeral systems.

sputniknews (2020-05-10). 'Italy's Beauty Won't Be in Quarantine': Giuseppe Conte Suggests Early Lockdown Lifting. sputniknews.com Late last month, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pledged to ease the country's lockdown on 4 May as the nation recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. There are currently more than 217,000 confirmed cases in Italy, according to the World Health Organisation.

sputniknews (2020-05-10). European Debt Collector's Share Buyback Reportedly Unnerves Investors as Coronavirus Crisis Persists. sputniknews.com Late in April, Standard & Poor's downgraded the debt collection company Intrum AB from BB+ to BB, warning that the rating may be cut even further as the COVID-19 crisis shows no sign of ceasing.

sputniknews (2020-05-10). Putin: Russia is 'Absolutely Reliably Defended' Against Any Foreign Intervention. sputniknews.com Russia recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII, in which the country participated as a part of the Soviet Union. The USSR, which was suddenly attacked by Germany in 1941 lost 27 million people in the fight against fascism.

sputniknews (2020-05-10). Pirates Kidnap at Least Three Russian Nationals in West Africa – Russian Embassy. sputniknews.com The incident occurred in the Gulf of Guinea, with at least two ships attacked by pirates, according to Russian diplomats.

sputniknews (2020-05-10). Elon Musk Drops 'Idiot' Remark in Russian Over Being Called Out for His Plan to Reopen Tesla Plant. sputniknews.com Elon Musk has been pushing for his San Francisco Bay area-based electric car factory to resume operations, following several weeks of quarantine and lockdown measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, he's, however faced a no-go order from the health authorities.

yenisafak (2020-05-10). Swiss back-to-school angst illustrates worries around easing lockdowns. yenisafak.com Getting children back into classrooms may seem like a reassuring step toward normalcy after weeks of coronavirus lockdown but for some parents in Switzerland like Audrey Razama, it's a source of anxiety.Swiss schools start reopening on Monday and Razama's 5-year-old daughter is due to join classmates. Razama, from the western town of Vevey, is instead opting for home schooling, worried that her daughter could bring home the virus and infect her younger sister, who has a heart murmur.Last month, parents in Denmark experienced similar angst: schools re-opened to many empty desks. France, Germany, the Netherlands, a…

yenisafak (2020-05-10). Coronavirus spread accelerates again in Germany. yenisafak.com New coronavirus infections are accelerating again in Germany just days after its leaders loosened social restrictions, raising concerns that the pandemic could once again slip out of control.The Robert Koch Institute for disease control said in a daily bulletin the number of people each sick person now infects – known as the reproduction rate, or R – had risen to 1.1. When it goes above 1, it means the number of infections is growing.Chancellor Angela Merkel, bowing to pressure from leaders of Germany's 16 federal states to restart social life and revive the economy, announced on Wednesday measures that included…

yenisafak (2020-05-10). Avalanche kills skier in northern Italy. yenisafak.com A skier was killed in an avalanche on Saturday morning in the Dolomites near the ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo in northern Italy, Italy's alpine rescue corps said. The victim was a 23-year-old Italian man who was skiing with a group, including his brother, when the avalanche hit, said the rescue corps spokesman, Walter Milan. His body was retrieved by helicopter and taken to Cortina, a ski resort in the Veneto region, which was severely hit by the coronavirus outbreak that emerged in Italy in late February.More than 30,000 people have died as a result of the coronavirus in Italy since the crisis started, the th…

yenisafak (2020-05-10). Turkey: Auto production at 352,000 in Jan-April 2020. yenisafak.com Automakers in Turkey manufactured 352,309 vehicles

Jon Hellevig (2020-05-09). Russia Shot Itself in the Foot With the Corona Hysteria, but the Economic Fallout Will Be Far Less Than in the West. anti-empire.com In a global comparison, Russia's corona epidemic response has been very strong. The best and most foolproof indicator is the fatality rate. Russia has experienced the lowest Covid-19 mortality among all countries in the Northern Hemisphere, significantly lower than nearly all Western countries. Presently the fatality rate in Russia is 10 per 1 million, compared to 684 in Belgium, 544 (Spain), 483 (UK), 481 (Italy), 386 (France), 274 (Sweden) and 211 (USA). | Russia's initial decisive response helped reduce the spread. The Russian healthcare system proved superior to most other countries in terms of adequate fa…

Staff (2020-05-09). HBO Docuseries Points To Many Suspects In Atlanta Child Murders, Including The Klan. therealnews.com Atlanta's mayor re-opened the 40-year-old case of 30 missing and murdered Black children in Atlanta. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation operated a secret investigation that pointed towards a Klan member for at least one of the murders.

Franziska Kleiner (2020-05-09). On the frontlines: Red Army veteran Moritz Mebel talks about his battles against fascism. peoplesdispatch.org On the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, which commemorates the surrender of Hitler's Germany in World War II, we bring you the recollections of Red Army veteran Moritz Mebel who took part in grueling campaigns against the Nazis from the gates of Moscow to the Czech Republic…

I.V. Sta (2020-05-09). Eyewitness: Russia's 70th V-Day. liberationnews.org In addition to beautiful parades, fireworks and concerts, I was able to witness multitudes of people sharing with each other something wholly priceless: the gratitude of being alive thanks to those who fought fascism.

RT (2020-05-09). ICU death trap: One patient dies, 300 evacuated after fire breaks out at Covid-19 hospital in Moscow (VIDEOS). rt.com At least one person has died and dozens were evacuated following a fire at a Moscow hospital which has been treating coronavirus patients. | The fire broke out at Moscow's Hospital No.50 late on Saturday. Footage from the scene shows a massive plume of gray smoke billowing from the building. | Mask-wearing police have been preventing anyone but emergency services from entering the area. | The hospital is said to have some 800 beds specifically for coronavirus patients. The fire prompted the evacuation of some 295 people from the building, both patients and medical workers. | According to media reports…

RT (2020-05-09). Russian drone mini-sub plants memorial in WORLD'S DEEPEST Mariana Trench — all by its lonesome robotic self. rt.com A fully autonomous Russian drone has dived over 10 kilometers deep, reaching the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean. It even planted a buoy-like V-Day memorial to forever sway in the deep. | The deepest point of the plunge was registered at 10,028 meters, according to Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects, a defense research body that funded the creation of the drone. It technically means that the submersible could have gone deeper if it were to descend into the Challenger Deep, the lowest part of the trench, that's around 11 kilometers from the surface, but the tea…

RT (2020-05-09). WATCH Russia's active-duty pilots fly over Syria for V-Day parade in stunning GoPro FOOTAGE. rt.com Not to be outdone by their peers back at home, the Russian military pilots keeping jihadists in check in Syria have pulled off their own Victory Day parade — and there's this amazing footage to prove it. | The aircraft, which took off from Russia's Khmeimim Airbase in western Syria, included Su-24 bombers and Su-34 jet fighters, as well as the 'flying radar' A-50, military transport planes and helicopters. | Also on rt.com | | One Su-2…

Muhammed Shabeer (2020-05-09). "Georgia should return to the socialist path of development" peoplesdispatch.org Temur Pipia, leader of the Unified Communist Party of Georgia, talks on the legal proceedings against him, the campaign against the left in the country and the challenges before communists…

Fight Back (2020-05-09). FRSO demands justice for Ahmaud Arbery. fightbacknews.org The Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the brutal murder Ahmaud Arbery, a young African American man in southern Georgia, who was killed by racist vigilantes on February 23. | Similar to the Trayvon Martin murder at the hands of racist vigilante George Zimmerman in 2012, this horrific murder highlights the savage and vicious nature of white supremacy in the Black Belt South, home to the African American nation and the majority of African Americans living in the United States. Brunswick, Georgia near where Ahmaud was murdered, is located on the southeastern edge of the Black Belt; it is a city of around…

Fight Back (2020-05-09). On the passing of Michael Lucas, immigrant organizer and friend of Soviet people. fightbacknews.org Michael Lucas, editor of Northstar Compass and leader of the International Council for Friendship and Solidarity with the Soviet People, died in Toronto on May 4. He was 94. | Lucas was a fixture of the Canadian left for decades, especially among communities of progressive immigrants from Eastern Europe and Russia. He was longtime head of the Society of Carpatho-Russian Canadians. A musician, Lucas was deeply committed to preserving and sharing the culture and traditions of his people. Throughout his long life, he was a staunch supporter of socialism and the anti-fascist traditions of the Soviet Union. | "He work…

WSWS (2020-05-09). Protests erupt over police violence and state cover-up of murder in Indiana and Georgia. wsws.org Protests erupted over police killings in Indianapolis and the ten-week cover-up of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery by a former officer and his son in Brunswick, Georgia.

Gabriel M Danovitch (2020-05-09). [Correspondence] The Global Kidney Exchange programme. thelancet.com In their favourable review of the ethics of the Global Kidney Exchange (GKE), Francesca Minerva and colleagues1 gloss over a key point: the absence of transparency in the selection of the compatible donor—recipient pairs in the low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is precisely this transparency and the promotion of ethical and effective organ donor and allocation that the Council of Europe's Committee on Organ Transplantation2 and the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group3 strive to attain.

Mauro Chiarito, Jorge Sanz-Sánchez, Francesco Cannata, Davide Cao, Matteo Sturla, Cristina Panico, Cosmo Godino, Damiano Regazzoli, Bernhard Reimers, Raffaele De Caterina, Gianluigi Condorelli, Giuseppe Ferrante, Giulio G Stefanini (2020-05-09). [Articles] Monotherapy with a P2Y12 inhibitor or aspirin for secondary prevention in patients with established atherosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. thelancet.com Compared with aspirin monotherapy, P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy is associated with a risk reduction for myocardial infarction and a comparable risk of stroke in the setting of secondary prevention. The benefit of P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy is of debatable clinical relevance, in view of the high number needed to treat to prevent a myocardial infarction and the absence of any effect on all-cause and vascular mortality.

Luca Valera, María Alejandra Carrasco (2020-05-09). [Correspondence] The Global Kidney Exchange programme. thelancet.com Francesca Minerva and colleagues1 recently presented an ethical solution to kidney failure, in response to the low numbers of transplantations in high-income countries (HICs) and low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is the Global Kidney Exchange (GKE) programme, which matches donor—recipient pairs across HICs and LMICs.

Marta López-Fraga, Beatriz Domínguez-Gil (2020-05-09). [Correspondence] The Global Kidney Exchange programme. thelancet.com We read the Health Policy about the Global Kidney Exchange programme by Francesca Minerva and colleagues1 with interest.

Peter Singer, Francesca Minerva, Julian Savulescu (2020-05-09). [Correspondence] The Global Kidney Exchange programme — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Marta López-Fraga and Beatriz Domínguez-Gil make their point about our Health Policy on the ethics of the Global Kidney Exchange (GKE) programme1 by asking us to imagine that Alyson, an Ohio farmer, is willing to donate a kidney to her daughter but unable to afford the surgery. Medicare pays for kidney transplantation surgery in the USA, even for people younger than 65 years, so there is no way in which GKE could prevent Alyson's daughter from receiving a kidney from her mother. Kidney transplantations are covered by national health services or insurance in every other high-income country (HIC) too.

WSWS (2020-05-09). NHS staff condemn UK health worker deaths and government herd immunity strategy. wsws.org The UK has registered the highest number of fatalities in Europe from the virus, including at least 200 health and social care workers.

WSWS (2020-05-09). Macron government ending coronavirus lockdown beginning this Monday. wsws.org The government's reckless decision, in line with similar measures underway across Europe and the US, puts countless lives at risk.

Ryan Cristián (2020-05-09). "Gene-Edited" Future Justified By COVID-19 & France Admits Athletes Infected At Wuhan Military Games. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/8/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

WSWS (2020-05-09). Germany reopens schools, endangering thousands of lives. wsws.org Schools are being reopened in nearly all federal states and the risky measure is meeting with growing opposition from teachers.

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