(2022-04-10). Trade-off between death and wealth disproved by China's COVID measures. ecns.cn "Nothing is ending, neither the COVID-19 nor the pandemic," said Debora MacKenzie, a leading science journalist who currently lives in France. She addressed the false narratives about COVID-19 during an interview with GDToday, saying, "Lots of governments in the west use slogans such as 'living with COVID' to make their citizens happy but we need to make sure that people have access to the truth."
(2022-04-10). Polls open in first round of France's presidential election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) — French voters head to the polls for the first round of presidential elections on Sunday.
(2022-04-10). Chinese tunnel boring machine to make Portugal debut. ecns.cn The Chinese tunnel boring machine (TBM) passed an acceptance test in Portugal and will be exported to the country in May, said the Tianjin branch of China Railway Engineering Equipment Group on Thursday.
(2022-04-10). Who sows seeds of confrontation and reaps profits from turmoil?>. ecns.cn In early spring of 2022, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine fiercely shocked the world order. | During this conflict, which has now lasted for more than a month, millions of Ukrainian refugees flooded into Western Europe. This is the most serious geopolitical crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War. It might reshape the EU's policy choices in the following years and even decades — and might even reshape the world order.
(2022-04-10). Row in Greece Over Neo-Nazi Zelensky Co-Speaker. orinocotribune.com An Azov Battalion fighter addressed Greek lawmakers during the Ukrainian president's teleconference | A number of Greek politicians have expressed outrage after a member of the far-right Azov Battalion gave a speech during a teleconference between the Greek Parliament and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday. | During his address, Zelensky thanked Athens for the sanctions it has imposed on Russia and pleaded for more support, asking the Greeks to use their influence in the EU to help save "our shared heritage" in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. | However, after the first part of his address, in…
(2022-04-10). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 metrics improve, expert still urges caution. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 continue to decline, leading to some optimism about the way forward from pandemic to endemic. But experts still urge caution as the omicron subvariant, named BA.2, has quickly become the dominant strain in the U.S. "When you look around the nation, all of the metrics, with the exception of BA.2, have fallen precipitously," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "But we need to be very cautious about…
(2022-04-10). Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Argentina's Wrong Vote. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Boron — Apr 7, 2022 | This Thursday [April 7] the UN General Assembly approved a resolution suspending Russia's participation in the UN Human Rights Council. The result of the vote disappointed the United States government, the promoter of the initiative, because Washington hoped that the overwhelming majority support for two resolutions voted in March and condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine would be repeated. On that occasion, 141 countries voted in favor of the first one and 140 did so a few days later. | Extreme vagueness | On this occasion, however, Washington's proposal was supported by…
(2022-04-10). Standing on the right side of history the only way to resolve Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn The spillover effects of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine are spreading across the globe, posing new and serious challenges to an already troubled world.
(2022-04-10). The U.S. proxy war in Ukraine. mronline.org 
There are two prongs to U.S. imperial grand strategy, one as geopolitical expansion and positioning, including the enlargement of NATO, the other as the U.S. drive for nuclear primacy.
(2022-04-10). Russia hopes to end operation in Ukraine 'in foreseeable future:' Kremlin. ecns.cn Russia hopes that its special military operation in Ukraine will end "in the foreseeable future," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
(2022-04-10). Former NATO Military Analyst Blows the Whistle on West's Ukraine Invasion Narrative. scheerpost.com 
Jacques Baud, intelligence and security consultant and former NATO military analyst | By Jacques Baud / PART ONE: ON THE ROAD TO WAR: | For years, from Mali to Afghanistan, I worked for peace and risked my life for it. It is therefore not a question of justifying the war, but of understanding what led us to it. I note that the "experts" who take turns on the television sets analyze the situation based on dubious information, most often hypotheses turned into facts, and therefore we no…
(2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.
(2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…
(2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.
(2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…
(2022-04-09). Iran to open business center in Armenia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) — Hamed Forouzan the Director-General of the Ministry of Labor and Cooperatives for International Affairs of Iran announced that Iran will open a business center in Armenia as a permanent exhibition.
(2022-04-09). NATO holds training course in Azerbaijan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyApril 9, 2022 NATO training course held in Baku BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 9. A NATO training course was held in Baku, Trend reports citing Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. The Military Public Affairs training course was conducted at the War College of the Armed Forces by the Brunssum Allied Joint Forces Command Mobile Training Group, …
(2022-04-09). Power in the world: Turkey boasts of role in Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine wars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 9, 2022 Fahrettin Altun: "We have made feel our strength in returning of Azerbaijani territories" "We have made feel all aspects of our…field and behind-the-scenes strength in protecting our rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, ending the atrocities of the rebels in Libya and returning the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. We …
(2022-04-09). Russia complains to Turkey over drones sales to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — Russia has complained to Turkey over its sale of Bayraktar TB2 armed drones to Ukraine, a high-level Turkish bureaucrat said on Friday, but added the sales were by a private Turkish company and not state-to-state deals.
(2022-04-09). Iranian film awarded in Yunus Emre Short Film Competition. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — Written and directed by Reza Fahimi, the Iranian film 'White Clad' has been awarded a $10,000 prize in the International Yunus Emre Short Film Competition in Turkey.
(2022-04-09). NATO HQ: new Georgian FM initiated, meets with Ukrainian, Turkish counterparts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 7, 2022 Georgian FM Attends NATO Ministerial Freshly appointed Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili attended today the NATO Foreign Ministerial in Brussels, where he also held face-to-face meetings with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and top diplomats of the Netherlands and Turkey. The Georgian FM participated in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council …
(2022-04-09). A powerful 5.2 magnitude quake hits eastern Turkey: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — A powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey on Saturday but no casualties or serious damage were immediately reported, the country's disaster service said.
(2022-04-09). Biden signs sanctions bills targeting Russian oil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — US President signed bills, passed by Congress earlier, on suspension of normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, as well as on prohibition of energy import from Russia over the situation in Ukraine.
(2022-04-09). Europe is Sleepwalking into Another World War. orinocotribune.com By Boaventura de Sousa Santos — Apr 4, 2022 | More than 100 years after World War I, Europe's leaders are sleepwalking toward a new all-out war. In 1914, the European governments believed that the war would last three weeks; it lasted four years and resulted in more than 20 million deaths. The same nonchalance is visible with the war in Ukraine. The dominant view is that the aggressor should be left broken and humbled. Then, the defeated power was Germany. Some dissenting voices, such as John Maynard Keynes, felt that the humbling of Germany would be a disaster. Their warnings went unheeded. Twenty-one years…
(2022-04-09). Who is Blocking the Supply of Oil Needed by Europe? journal-neo.org 
The global energy crisis and the US anti-Russian sanctions due to the special operation in Ukraine have led to the fact that Europe is now spending about 10% of GDP on energy resources, according to analysts of Black Rock, one of the world's largest investment companies. The last time the Old World spent this much …
(2022-04-09). Finland, Sweden: NATO to double membership since 1999. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CNNApril 9, 2022 Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, prompted by Russian war in Ukraine Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, moves that would likely infuriate Moscow…. NATO officials told CNN that discussions about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc have gotten extremely serious since Russia's invasion, and US senior State Department officials …
(2022-04-09). Germany has emptied arsenals supplying Ukraine, will have to manufacture more arms. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleApril 9, 2022 Germany: Bundeswehr arms deliveries to Ukraine 'reached a limit' Germany's defense minister says there's hardly any possibility left to supply Ukraine with weapons from the German military arsenal, and further deliveries would have to be made through the arms industry. Berlin has so far delivered military gear such as anti-tank, anti-aircraft …
(2022-04-09). Germany, Japan boost military alliance against Russia and China, push Asia-Pacific bloc. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 9, 2022 German Chancellor Scholz eyeing Japan visit in late April: source German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is planning to visit Japan in late April to hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how to manage China's rise likely to top the agenda, a government source said Saturday. …
(2022-04-09). Britain, Germany jointly pledge to pour more weapons into Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bloomberg NewsApril 8, 2022 Germany, UK offer more weapons for Ukraine in show of unity Germany and Britain vowed to send Ukraine more weapons and work together to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, downplaying differences over imposing tougher sanctions on Moscow. Speaking after talks in Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the …
(2022-04-09). Scholz: Germany and NATO will be so equipped militarily that no one will dare attack us. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 9, 2022 Putin lives in realities of past centuries — Scholz German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has once again harshly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin…. That, he noted, is why the unity of Germany with its friends and allies in the EU and NATO is so important. "And we say: Germany and NATO will be …
(2022-04-09). U.S. trains Kosovo's fledgling NATO army. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Exit NewsApril 1, 2022 Kosovo Security Forces Conduct Joint Training with US Army Soldiers from Kosovo Security Forces (FSK) and the US Army are conducting joint training exercises in Prishtina, the US Department of Defense has stated. "US Army soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group and Kosovo security forces participate in a training exercise …
(2022-04-09). Lithuania joins Ukraine, domestic war party in undermining Georgian government. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 8, 2022 Lithuania MPs Slam Georgian Govt Over Ukraine Rhetoric, Russia, StalinSeimas Foreign Committee Nevertheless Backs Georgia's EU, NATO Aspirations The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lithuanian Seimas has a adopted a statement on Georgia, that while firmly backing Georgia's EU and NATO aspirations, criticizes the ruling Georgian Dream party and the government …
(2022-04-09). U.S. Congress joins those "warning" Georgia, backs LOOT. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com LOOT/LOROT: Liberation of occupied territories/liberation of Russian-occupied territories. See reference to Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine below. Civil GeorgiaApril 7, 2022 U.S. House Foreign Committee Adopts Georgia Support Act "[It] is critical that the Georgian Government speak with one, unified voice." The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted the Georgia Support Act, introduced in February 2021 …
(2022-04-09). Who should be tried for war crimes? workers.org 
President Joe Biden has invoked the International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague, Netherlands, and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes. This book reports on the findings of a popular tribunal of U.S. war crimes in Iraq. As so often with Biden's statements, it is hard for . . . |
(2022-04-09). Russian Units Push Towards Kramatorks Amid Collapse Of Defense Of Kyiv Forces In Mariupol. southfront.org 
Mariupol | Units of the Russian Armed Forces, the Donetsk People's Republics and the Lugansk People's Republics have been developing the military operation in Ukraine. As of April 9, the most intense fighting is ongoing in Donetsk and Lugansk Regions as well as in the south of Kharkiv Region in the east of Ukraine. | In Mariupol, units of the Russian Armed Forces and the DPR enter the port area of the city. Some sources claim that they have already established control of most of the port area. Intense fighting is still…
(2022-04-09). First Footage From Seaport Of Mariupol: Russian Forces Gained Strategic Position, Secure Evacuation Of International Crews. southfront.org 
On April 8, first footage from the port of Mariupol confirmed that the Armed Forces of the DPR and the…
(2022-04-09). Ukrainian Tochka-U Missile Killed Dozens At Kramatorsk Train Station. popularresistance.org Of note is that so far all Russian attacks on train junctions were reported to have happened at night time. | As Russia has already interrupted the train lines west of Kramatorsk, and thereby stopped resupplies to it, it has no need to attack Kramatorsk station at all. | It is therefore almost assured that it was a Ukrainian missile that today hit Kramatorsk station. It was either aimed badly, went off course or was intentionally aimed at it for propaganda purposes. (The 'for the children' marking in Russian on the booster section may point to the later cause.) | We have no further information for us to decide wh…
(2022-04-09). The Birth of a 'New World Order' from the Ukrainian Battlefield. orinocotribune.com By Elijah J. Magnier — Apr 4, 2022 | There is a lot of speculation about the birth of a "new world order" from the womb of the battle in Ukraine between America and Russia. The Middle East, Asia and Africa are awaiting the results of this battle, its implications and what will be the outcome to form new alliances once the dust has settled. A new world will inevitably be born after long labours and punctuated by direct wars, countries' occupations, proxy wars and illegal unilateral sanctions which have exhausted the world's population. What will the "New World Order" look like, and will it be better or wor…
(2022-04-09). British trade unions enrol in Johnson government's war drive. wsws.org The union rally in London is a politically filthy event, lending support to the right-wing Ukrainian government as a means of lining up behind the US, Britain and other NATO powers whose proxy war against Russia it is fighting.
(2022-04-09). US-NATO's Response to the Istanbul Ukraine-Russia Peace Initiative: "Escalate the Conflict" through Weapons Deliveries. globalresearch.ca In order to scuttle the Ukraine-Russia peace initiative to Ukraine announced at the Istanbul talks on March 29, halting Russian military campaign north of the capital and focusing on liberating the Russian-majority Donbas in east Ukraine, practically spelling an end …
(2022-04-09). Suddenly, Peak Oil and Gas! The Cataclysmic Result of Sanctions against Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2022-04-09). West's actions could led to US-Russia military confrontation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — Actions of the West in Ukraine are dangerous and could lead to 'military confrontation' between the US and Russia, Moscow's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, has warned.
(2022-04-09). Fire breaks out in shopping mall in Russia's Usinsk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — A fire broke out in the Severynoye Siyaniye shopping mall in the Russian city of Usinsk, Komi Region, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced Saturday.
(2022-04-09). The United States and Ukraine Started the War—Not Russia. covertactionmagazine.com For eight years, Ukraine terrorized the people of Eastern Ukraine with U.S. weapons but this was never reported on. Here …
(2022-04-09). Russian Airstrikes Hit Militant Frontline Positions In Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On April 9, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out at least eight airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the towns of Fleifel and al-Fatterah in the southern Idlib countryside. Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and its allies maintain a ne…
(2022-04-09). U.S. Congress calls on Biden to provide Turkish combat drones to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 9, 2022 US lawmakers urge Biden to boost Ukraine's drone capacity A bipartisan group of American deputies [representatives] urged President Joe Biden to send more arms to Ukraine to help Kyiv in the face of Russia's invasion, with emphasis on a combat-drone system made by Turkish defense firm Baykar. The letter, dated April …
(2022-04-09). In Video: Russian Fighter Jets Continue To Hunt Down Ukrainian Air-Defense, Radar Systems. southfront.org 
File image. | Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) fighter jets continue to hunt down Ukraine's remaining air-defense systems and radar stations. | On April 9, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Su-30SM and Su-35S fighter jets of the VKS had destroyed a Ukrainian Buk-M1 air-defense system and a radar station with air-to-ground missiles."The crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces' warplanes engaged in the mission detected, targeted and destroyed a radar station and a Buk-M1 missile system," the statem…
(2022-04-09). U.S. Cyber Command backs Ukraine's war efforts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsApril 7, 2022 US Cyber Command reinforces Ukraine and allies amid Russian onslaught U.S. Cyber Command has played a pivotal role in shielding networks and critical infrastructure stateside and abroad in the run up to and during Russia's attack on Ukraine, its leader told Congress this week. Along with tasking teams with identifying cyber …
(2022-04-09). Unanswered questions about the Kramatorsk missile strike. wsws.org But it is entirely possible – even probable – that the Ukrainian military, with its ruthless fascist contingents, launched the attack, knowing that it will fuel the atrocity propaganda that is playing such an important role in NATO's war against Russia.
(2022-04-09). Russian Warship Targets Ukrainian Forces In Mariupol City With Unique Rocket System (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | On April 8, Russian sources released a video showing a large landing ship of the Russian Navy shelling Ukrainian forces in the city of Mariupol from the Taganrog Bay. | In the video, the landing ship can be seen firing a salvo of 122 mm rockets from the naval version of the Grad rocket system, the A-215 Grad-M, at the remaining positions of Ukrainian troops, Azov nationalists and foreign mercenaries in Mariupol. | This video reportedly shows a Russian large landing ship firing A-215 Grad-M MLRS at Mariup…
