(2021-04-18). Third Pfizer Jab 'Likely' Needed Within 12 Months. eurasiareview.com The head of Pfizer has said that people will "likely" need a third dose of his company's Covid-19 shot within six to 12 months of vaccination, while defending the relatively higher cost of the jab, Al Jazeera CEO Albert Bourla also said annual vaccinations against the coronavirus may well be required. | "We need to see what would be the sequence, and for how often we need to do that, that remains to be seen," Bourla told broadcaster CNBC in an interview aired on Thursday, April 15.
(2021-04-18). Azerbaijan: President Ilham Aliyev Attends International Conference Held At ADA University — OpEd. eurasiareview.com On April 10 – 13, 2021, the ADA University hosted an international conference entitled: "New Vision for South Caucasus: Post-Conflict Development and Cooperation". In this historic event the President of Azerbaijan H. E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev has participated and delivered a keynote speech to the international audience that consisted of university leaders, international diplomats, experts in global affairs and renowned journalists. The Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC) provided a media coverage to this international conference that has made significant contributions in understanding the current geopolitics of…
(2021-04-18). Syrian Refugees In Germany Want Citizenship And Political Representation — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Even though Syrian refugees have been integrated relatively faster in Germany, social integration continues to be a challenge in the labour market.: | By Anchal Vohra* | Tareq Alaows, a Syrian who studied law and international affairs in Damascus, ended up as a refugee in Germany. Along with hundreds of thousands of others, Alaows protested against the Syrian government and called for an end to political repression, better education, and economic opportunities. But along with 5.5 million compatriots, he had to flee his home country. | Like the million-plus Syrian refugees in Europe, Alaows had hoped fo…
(2021-04-18). Bolton Says he's 'Proud' to be Barred from Entering Russia. orinocotribune.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday said he was "proud" to be barred from entering Russia after Moscow's decision to include him on a list of individuals who will be denied entry to the country. | "I have been named on a list of individuals barred from Russia in retaliation for sanctions," Bolton
(2021-04-17). US escalates in Ukraine battleground. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Moscow-based international affairs analyst Mark Sleboda about recent developments in Ukraine. Sleboda provides an in-depth explanation of the history leading to up to the current situation and analyses domestic factors in Ukraine that are pushing the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to pursue a more bellicose posture towards Russia.
(2021-04-17). A Worldwide Workers' Revolt Against Amazon Has Begun. zcomm.org Bessemer was just the beginning. Amazon workers from Italy to India are uniting to form a global movement that may have found Jeff Bezos's Achilles heel…
(2021-04-17). US Escalates In Ukraine Battleground. popularresistance.org Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Moscow-based international affairs analyst Mark Sleboda about recent developments in Ukraine. Sleboda provides an in-depth explanation of the history leading to up to the current situation and analyses domestic factors in Ukraine that are pushing the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to pursue a more bellicose posture towards Russia.
(2021-04-17). A School for Spooks: The London University Department Churning Out NATO Spies. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Macleod — Apr 16, 2021 | Alan Macleod uncovers the deep links between the British security state and the Department of War Studies at King's College London, responsible for training a large number of British, American, and European agents and defense analysts. | London — Last week, MintPress
(2021-04-17). NATO nations train, arm Ukrainian military for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO nations train, arm Ukrainian military for war with RussiaRick Rozoff As the Ukrainian government and pro-government press is busily and dutifully terrorizing the domestic populace, and equally attempting to stampede the Western public into a "humanitarian intervention" moral panic, with headlines like Over 103,000 Russian troops currently stationed near border with Ukraine and Russia …
(2021-04-17). U.S. Instructors Spotted On Donbass Frontlines: Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | The press officer of the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Ivan Filiponenko claimed that instructors from the United States had taken part in the training of Ukrainian artillerymen in Eastern Ukraine. The claim was made during the daily briefing on April 17. | According to Filiponenko, the training of Ukrainian forces took place near the village of Pokrovske."The trainings of the UAF 40 separate artille…
(2021-04-17). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On April 17, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | UAF targeted DPR positions in Aleksandrovka with RPGs and a BMP | UAF shelled Donetsk city with 120-mm artillery | UAF targeted Donetsk airport with 120-mm artillery | UAF shelled Staromikhaylovka with 120-mm and 122-mm artillery | UAF targeted DPR positions in Veseloe with grenade launchers | DPR forces shelled UAF positions near Novhorodske, Marinka and Opytne with 120-mm artillery | DPR forces targeted UAF positions near Vodiane with grenade launchers | DPR f…
(2021-04-17). Military Situation In Syria On April 17, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 16, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 27 times: 5 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 9 — in Hama province, 2 in Aleppo province | On April 16, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa | On April 16, Russian warplanes targeted ISIS positions in the Bushri mountain more that 30 times | On April 16, 2 SAA members were killed by an IED blast in Um Batnah are…
(2021-04-17). ISIS Claims Its Cells Foiled Aerial Landing, Killed Two Russian Soldiers In Central Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On April 17, ISIS claimed that its fighters had killed two Russian special forces operatives during clashes in Syria's central region. | In a statement released by the Amaq news agency, the group claimed that two operatives were killed during a failed air landing in the outskirts of the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern countryside of Homs. | The operatives' unit landed from a helicopter and engaged in a heated battle with a group of ISIS terrorists who were at…
(2021-04-17). Russian Navy To Guard Iranian Oil Supplies To Syria Under Strategic Agreement — Report. southfront.org 
A Russian Navy assault team from the Russian Federation ship Severromorsk land by helicopter on the deck of the Italian Ship San Marco, the NATO flag ship to Operation Ocean Shield, during a NATO-Russia counter piracy exercise in the Gulf of Aden. | Russia, Iran and Syria have established a joint operation room that would work to guarantee the security and stability of oil and wheat supplies to Syrian ports through the Mediterranean Sea, Sputnik reported on April 17. | According to the agency, a series of intensive meetings be…
(2021-04-17). U.S. maneuvers threaten war with Russia. workers.org 
On April 9, the Turkish officials announced to Russian counterparts that Washington, as it must by treaty, had informed them that in the following week the U.S. would send two warships to the Black Sea, which also borders Russia and Ukraine. This is part of the extended framework of tension . . . |
(2021-04-17). In Video: Russian Forces Used Dozens of Lancet Drones Against Militants In Syria. southfront.org 
Lancet-3, screen grab from Russia-24 report. | Russian forces have used dozens of
(2021-04-17). Dozens dead as migrants' boat capsizes off Tunisia coast. middleeasteye.net 
Dozens dead as migrants' boat capsizes off Tunisia coast | UN calls for expanded state-led search and rescue operations as number of migrants leaving Tunisia for Europe triples | Sat, 04/17/2021 – 10: 09 | The bodies of migrants are recovered at a Tunisian port after a shipwreck in December 2020 (AFP) | At least 41 people, including a child, drowned when a boat capsized off the Tunisian co…
(2021-04-17). The Heat: U.S.-Asia issues. america.cgtn.com 
Talks on climate change take center stage, as China's President Xi Jinping pledges greater cooperation with France and Germany to tackle the effects of global warming. The leaders of China, Germany and France held a virtual meeting Friday with a commitment to work together on …
(2021-04-17). Ireland: Study of COVID-19 Deaths. globalresearch.ca Objectives | The goal of this study is not to impress academics …
(2021-04-17). PM Sánchez Reaffirms Government Support For Spanish COVID-19 Vaccine. eurasiareview.com Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the installation of the pharmaceutical company HIPRA in Amer (Girona), where he saw first-hand the progress in the research for the vaccine against COVID-19 being performed by this Spanish multinational – one of the most advanced in its development in the country, which plans to hold clinical trials in June and produce 400 million doses in 2022. | Sánchez described the visit as "inspirational" and underlined that the government will continue to offer its full support in the hope of obtaining a Spanish vaccine against the virus. | Research and innovation, Sánchez arg…
(2021-04-17). Journalists Learn They Spread A CIA Fraud About Russia. popularresistance.org That Russia placed "bounties" on the heads of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was one of the most-discussed and consequential news stories of 2020. It was also, as it turns out, one of the most baseless — as the intelligence agencies who spread it through their media spokespeople now admit, largely because the tale has fulfilled and outlived its purpose. | The saga began on June 26, 2020, when The New York Times announced that unnamed "American intelligence officials" have concluded that "a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in…
(2021-04-17). Indefatigable efforts continue to maintain JCPOA: Austrian FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Austrian Foreign Ministry revealed the continuation of intensive talks in Austrian capital Vienna to keep Iran's nuclear deal, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), alive.
(2021-04-17). Venezuela Border Conflict Mixes Drug Trafficking And Regime-Change. popularresistance.org Beginning in mid-March, Venezuelan army units have been attacking and expelling Colombian operatives active in Apure state. These have long used Venezuela's border region to prepare cocaine arriving from Colombia and ship it to the United States and Europe. The fighting has subsided; eight Venezuelan troops were killed. Seeking safety, 3,500 Venezuelans crossed the Meta River—an Orinoco tributary—to Arauca in Colombia. | The bi-national border is unmonitored and long enough, at 1367 miles, to encourage smuggling and the undocumented passage of cross-border travelers, in this instance the embattled Col…
(2021-04-17). Non-European dramatic short award of ECU for 'Weekend'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — 'Weekend' directed Ario Motevaghr won the Non-European Dramatic Short prize at 2021 European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU).
(2021-04-17). JCPOA talks have progressed in Vienna: Mora. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Deputy Secretary-General of European Union (EU) for External Action Service said that negotiations of the Joint Commission of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have progressed considerably.
(2021-04-17). Reality Check: The 'Miracle Recovery' Narrative — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Over the last few weeks, we've been constantly bombarded by news reports and "expert" analyses celebrating an incredible global economic recovery. They're not even presented as projections or expectations anymore, but as a fact, as though the return to vibrant growth is already underway. Stock markets certainly seem to agree, going from record high to record high, while all the political and institutional leaders congratulate themselves on a job well done. | Although this is largely the consensus in most Western economies, this jubilant, victorious mood feels most bizarre in Europe. Celebrating a recovery duri…
(2021-04-17). Xi attends China-France-Germany climate summit. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Video Summit on Climate between China, France and Germany in Beijing on Friday.
(2021-04-17). [Articles] Guided versus standard antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis. thelancet.com Guided selection of antiplatelet therapy improved both composite and individual efficacy outcomes with a favourable safety profile, driven by a reduction in minor bleeding, supporting the use of platelet function or genetic testing to optimise the choice of agent in patients undergoing PCI.
(2021-04-17). Germany: The "Dictatorship of Democracy" Secretly Transformed into an "Open Dictatorship" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on November 22, 2020 | Author's Note and Update | On 13 April 2021, the government of the Federal Republic of Germany amended or tightened the Infection Protection Act ( ß 28b IfSG). It is the draft of …
(2021-04-17). Fresh 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland spoil peace on 23rd anniversary of Good Friday Agreement. peoplesdispatch.org Pro-British groups carried out violent attacks in cities across Northern Ireland in the first week of April, threatening the hard earned peace in the region…
(2021-04-17). JCPOA meeting participants satisfied with progress made. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — In two consecutive tweets on Sat. Russia's Permanent Representative to the Intl. Organizations announced the JCPOA Joint Commission participants are satisfied with the progress made so far.
(2021-04-17). Have US Sanctions Been Effective? — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Studies reveal that despite the increasing popularity of sanctions as a US foreign policy tool, their effectiveness is in serious doubt: | On Thursday, April 15, US President Joe Biden imposed a new round of sanctions against Russia. The Treasury Department blacklisted six Russian technology companies that supported the cyber program run by Russia's intelligence services. Eight persons and entities associated with Russia's actions in Crimea were also sanctioned as were 32 entities and individuals who had allegedly carried out Russian government-directed attempts to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential…
(2021-04-17). War And Peace At Stake At Likely US-Russia Summit — Analysis. eurasiareview.com US-Russia relations are at rock bottom. Name-calling over recent weeks, combined with events around eastern Ukraine, required a sudden gesture by US President Joe Biden to call his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss a potential summit and a host of other bilateral security issues. | The Biden administration, not yet in office for 100 days, got caught by the bear trap in Ukraine after failing to react fast enough. Russia is taking advantage of that "gap," which is allowing Moscow to advance its interests quickly and effectively without immediate pushback by America or its allies. It is par…
(2021-04-17). Iranian, Serbian FMs hold high-profile talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Serbian Foreign Minister, Nikola Selakoviƒá, who has traveled to the Islamic Republic of Iran to hold talks with high-ranking Iranian authorities, met and held talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sat.
(2021-04-17). FM Zarif to host Serbian counterpart to discuss bilateral tie. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will host his Serbian counterpart Nikola Selakoviƒá in Tehran on Sat. to discuss bilateral talks.
(2021-04-17). Iran, Serbia FMs ink coop. document to broaden bilateral ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Foreign ministries of Iran and Serbia signed cooperation document in Tehran on Saturday for the development and enhancement of bilateral relationship.
(2021-04-17). [World Report] Turkey withdraws from treaty on violence against women. thelancet.com Activists object to Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, amid wider conservative ire over women's rights and attitudes towards gender. Kaya Genàß reports from Istanbul.
(2021-04-16). Putin, Navalny, and the left: The coming political crisis in Russia. therealnews.com 
From Alexei Navalny's return to mass protests and COVID-19, new TRNN contributor Radhika Desai sits down with world-renowned sociologist and activist Boris Kagarlitsky to discuss the tectonic shifts taking place in Russian politics—and what Western media gets wrong about Russia.
(2021-04-16). Biden Sanctions Russia for Cyber Espionage While Remaining Silent over Israeli Cyberattack on Iran. democracynow.org 
The United States has imposed new sanctions on Russia and expelled 10 Russian diplomats after the Biden administration accused Moscow of being involved in major cyberattacks. The Treasury Department claimed Russia interfered in the 2020 election and was behind the SolarWinds hack, which compromised the computer systems of nine U.S. government agencies and scores of private companies. The sanctions target 32 Russian entities and individuals and bar U.S. banks from purchasing Russian government debt. Russia vowed to retaliate against the new sanctions and accused the Biden administration of degrading bilateral rela…
(2021-04-16). German billionaires enrich themselves in the pandemic. wsws.org The accumulation of outrageous wealth at the top of society is particularly evident in Germany. The number of billionaires rose by 29 last year, from 107 to 136, putting Germany in the lead in Europe.
(2021-04-16). Italy Approves 40 Billion Euro Aid Package. telesurenglish.net Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday passed additional borrowing worth 40 billion euros to finance a new package of measures to help businesses and households hit by the coronavirus pandemic. | RELATED: | The package was signed off separately in a cabinet meeting early afternoon, along with the Economic and Financial Document (DEF) 2021, the spending plan outlining the country's public finance and economi…
(2021-04-16). Letters From Minsk: the Warsaw Ghetto. counterpunch.org 
This is the sixth in a series about train and bicycle rides from Switzerland to Belarus, in those carefree days before pandemic lockdowns. From the Katyn Museum I biked to a Warsaw Ghetto memorial and the nearby Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Along the way, I found a small stretch of the
(2021-04-16). Venezuela border conflict mixes drug trafficking and regime-change ambitions. peoplesworld.org 
Since mid-March, Venezuelan army units have been attacking and expelling Colombian operatives active in Apure state, in western Venezuela. Colombians have long used the border regions to prepare cocaine arriving from Colombia and ship it to the United States and Europe. Fighting has subsided; eight Venezuelan troops were killed. Seeking safety, 3,500 Venezuelans crossed the …
(2021-04-16). Selected Articles: Biden Declares National Emergency: U.S. and NATO Brand Russia an International Pariah. globalresearch.ca 
By The thirty-member North Atlantic Council, the political decision-making body of NATO consisting of the ambassadors of all member states, posted a…
(2021-04-16). Vaccination Plan Advances: Venezuela Receives Fourth Shipment of Sputnik-V. orinocotribune.com 
Early in the morning of Thursday, April 15, the fourth shipment of the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine arrived in Venezuela. These vaccines will be used to carry forward the Venezuelan immunization plan initiated on February 18. | The shipment was dispatched from Moscow, capital of the Russian Federation, and was carried by the Russian airline Azur Air. | To date, Venezuela has received 300,000 doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine, considered to be the most efficient vaccine in the world against COVID-19. | Moreover, Venezuela has included other COVID-19 vaccines in its vaccination plan, namely the Russian EpiVacCorona and t…
(2021-04-16). 40 Years Late: Turkish Drone Targets House In Kobane Where PKK àñcalan Once Lived (Video). southfront.org 
Screen grab from the Hawar News Agency (ANHA) video. | Early on April 16, a Turkish combat drone struck a house in northeastern Syria where Abdullah àñcalan, the leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), once lived. | The house is located in the village of Alblur, 5 km to the west of the town of Kobane in northeastern Aleppo. The house is located only few kilometers away from the border line with Turkey."The targeted house is the house the commander stayed in during 1979 while crossing from northern Kur…
(2021-04-16). Russia Begins Construction Of Over-The-Horizon 'Voronezh' Radar Station In Crimea. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A project for the construction of a new missile early warning system "Voronezh" was approved in Crimea."Soon, work will begin on the construction of the station's foundation," a source at the office of the EWS General Designer On July 3, 2020, the Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation, Sergei Surovikin, announced that the creation of a new radar station near Sevastopol would be completed in 2…
(2021-04-16). NATO Activities In Ukraine And Near Its Borders — Russian MFA Briefing. southfront.org 
M. Zakharova. Source: www.mid.ru | A part of NATO Activities In Ukraine And Near Its Borders: | The United States and its NATO allies continue accusing Russia of building up its military units and equipment near the border…
(2021-04-16). In Photo: ISIS Militant Uses Russian-made ORSIS T-5000 Sniper Rifle Against Iraqi Forces. southfront.org 
This article was originally published on SouthFront in January 2020. | The ISIS news agency Amaq released a photo showing an ISIS militiant with a Russian-made ORSIS T-5000 sniper rifle. The militant was allegedly involved in attacks on Iraqi forces. The T-5000 is a bolt-action sniper rifle developed by ORSIS and produced in its Moscow factory. | ORSIS T-5000 rifles were officially delivered to the Iraqi Armed Forces. They are employed by the Iraqi Special Operations Forces, and were spotted in the hands of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units that likely received them from the military. | The ORSIS T-5000 sni…
(2021-04-16). Russia to expel ten American diplomats & limit staff, also considering 'painful' measures aimed at US businesses — FM Lavrov. rt.com 
Ten US diplomats will have to leave Russia in response to Washington's expulsion of Russian diplomats, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, adding that Moscow is looking at other sanction options if unfriendly steps continue. | Lavrov announced the news at a press conference on Friday, adding that Moscow would ban US funds and NGOs from interfering in Russia's internal affairs. Lavrov added that, with the US currently employing 450 diplomatic staff in Russia, and Russia employing 350 in the US, "the Americans will be asked to bring the number of employees in Russia in line with the number of Russians in th…