2020-04-23: Social Media Postees

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What Can Normalcy Bring?
Victor Grossman | zcomm.org | 2020-04-23
"This must encourage the European Left to free itself from any accommodation with the capitalist system and formulate the goal of a socialist world!"
zcomm.org/znetarticle/what-can-normalcy-bring/

150 years after the birth of V.I. Lenin: Long Live Leninism!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-23
On April 22, 1870 the great Russian revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was born in a small city of Simbirsk near the Volga River. Lenin stood at the forefront of Russia's revolutionary movement, at the helm of the world's first socialist country, and simultaneously brought into being the modern international communist movement. Lenin's thinking and the movement he helped create shook the world, and with our collective efforts, will shape the future. | Lenin's practical and theoretical contributions are legion. He was a profoundly practical person, who made major contributions to Marxist theory. In fact, Lenin to…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/4/22/150-years-after-birth-vi-lenin-long-live-leninism

Monitoring the Public After Coronavirus
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-23
It is too early to say when or even whether the siege initiated by the coronavirus will end, but many Americans and Europeans are speculating over what kind of countries will emerge on the other side. National Security Agency (NSA) …
globalresearch.ca/monitoring-public-after-coronavirus/5710551

Forgotten War Crimes: NATO's 1999 Attack on Serbia's State TV Headquarters "Wiped from the Record"
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-23
This article was originally published in 2018 following its 19th anniversary. Slight modification is made below for its 21st anniversary. | Twenty-one years ago, on 23 April 1999, a NATO missile attack on Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) headquarters killed …
globalresearch.ca/forgotten-war-crimes-nato-1999-attack-serbia-state-tv-headquarters/5625469

Rescue of refugees in the Mediterranean Sea halted
wsws.org | 2020-04-23
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a wretched excuse to halt aid to refugees and abolish the fundamental right to asylum in the European Union.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/23/medi-a23.html

European Union summit argues over corona bonds
wsws.org | 2020-04-23
A bitter struggle is raging between the EU member states over how the trillions should be distributed and who will pay for it.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/23/gipf-j01.html

As US governors rush to reopen businesses, "Excess death" counts begin to reveal true toll of pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-23
A series of reports have shown that the real death toll from the coronavirus in many parts of the United States and Europe is likely at least twice what has been officially reported.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/23/covi-a23.html

Unrest spreads in France in response to police brutality
wsws.org | 2020-04-23
While sparked by the latest act of wanton police violence, the riots are more fundamentally driven by popular anger over social inequality and the right-wing policies of the Macron administration.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/23/unre-a23.html

'I strongly disagree': Trump says Georgia lifting Covid-19 lockdown 'too fast,' but governor REFUSES to back down
rt.com | 2020-04-23
US President Donald Trump said Georgia is scaling back its coronavirus lockdown measures too quickly, voicing disapproval for the state's aggressive timetable for reopening, but Governor Brian Kemp held firm to his plan. | "I told the governor of Georgia that I disagree strongly with his decision to reopen certain facilities… which are in violation of the federal phase one guidelines," Trump told reporters at a White House briefing on Wednesday, adding that the state should "wait a little longer." | Although the president took issue with the Republican governor's decision, which has drawn major backlash from…
rt.com/usa/486609-trump-disagree-georgia-reopening/

What Can Normalcy Bring?
Victor Grossman | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-23
With COVID-19 figures slowly receding, Germany is limping back to some kind of normalcy. Auto and bike shops, book dealers, barbers and most shops less than 800 m2 can now re-open (with customers 5 ft apart). Bigger shops and department stores are squabbling: "Why not us?" So are churches, mosques and synagogues, possibly worried that…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/23/what-can-normalcy-bring/

Germany's right-wing Bild newspaper agitates against China
wsws.org | 2020-04-23
The accusation serves to divert attention away from the ruling elite's failure to deal with the pandemic, while at the same time whipping up public opinion for war with China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/23/bild-j01.html

Hungary's lockdown rules to be in effect until May 3, as govt plans 'restart of economy'
rt.com | 2020-04-23
The Hungarian government will decide next week on the future of lockdown measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as Budapest prepares for a restart of the economy, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday. | Current lockdown rules will be in effect until May 3, and a new set of rules will be implemented thereafter to incrementally allow the economy to get back to normal, Gergely Gulyas said. | The new set of restrictions after May 3 will ensure that those who are the most endangered by the virus are protected when economic activity is recommenced, Gulyas said. The restart of the…
rt.com/newsline/486635-hungary-lockdown-rules-normal/

'Hug Me' goes to Italy's Patologico film festival
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)

COVID-19: Mayo Clinic expert on what it's going to take to reopen the US
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-23
Widespread stay-at-home efforts have forced many businesses to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. As talk of reopening the economy ramps up across the U.S., Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic COVID-19 expert, answers questions about what it's going to take to get to that point. Watch: Dr. Gregory Poland answers questions on reopening after COVID-19 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-mayo-clinic-expert-on-what-its-going-to-take-to-reopen-the-us/

'Can't offer help with one hand & smother with the other': Russia slams West & its allies after anti-sanction draft fails at UNGA
rt.com | 2020-04-23
Moscow has blasted the decision by a group of countries, including the US, to block a draft resolution calling for an end to unilateral sanctions on developing countries gripped by the coronavirus pandemic. | The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) rejected two draft resolutions on Wednesday, aimed at supporting the battle against the Covid-19. Both of the Russia-sponsored and the Riadh-championed drafts received at least one "nay" after they were circulated among the body's members on Wednesday. A single objection is enough for a draft to be defeated in line with the special voting protocol in effect at th…
rt.com/news/486610-sanctions-resoltion-un-coronavirus-russia/

German court opens first Syria torture trial
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
Two suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad's security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read out against them on Thursday in a German court, in what lawyers say is the first trial for war crimes by Syrian government agents.Anwar R., a former intelligence officer who applied for asylum in Germany six years ago after leaving Syria, is charged with 58 murders in a Damascus prison where prosecutors say at least 4,000 opposition activists were tortured in 2011 and 2012.Grey haired, with a bald patch and wearing a moustache, glasses and a dark sweater, he sat calmly behind a glass cubicle erect…
yenisafak.com/en/world/german-court-opens-first-syria-torture-trial-3517747

Glad to be helping: refugee Syrian film-maker turns London hospital cleaner
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
On a coronavirus ward in an east London hospital, award-winning film-maker Hassan Akkad, a refugee from Syria, is working as a cleaner, joining the fight against the pandemic in his adopted home."I'm so glad to be helping," Akkad said in an interview on Zoom.The 32-year old refugee has lived in London for four years. His footage of the journey he made surviving a sinking dinghy from Turkey into Europe and on to the UK, was part of a documentary series which in 2017 won BAFTA and International Emmy awards.With the outbreak of the disease, he saw a way to thank the community that had welcomed him and become "like h…
yenisafak.com/en/world/glad-to-be-helping-refugee-syrian-film-maker-turns-london-hospital-cleaner-3517746

Iran's coronavirus death toll reaches 5,481
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
With 90 new deaths reported in Iran, the death toll from the coronavirus surged to 5,481, state media said on Thursday.A total of 1,030 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 87,026, Iran's state broadcaster reported, citing a statement Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour.Jahanpour said 64,843 people have recovered so far and were discharged from hospitals, while 3,105 patients are in critical condition.After originating in China last December, COVID-19 has spread to at least 185 countries and regions. Europe and the U.S. are currently the worst-hi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/irans-coronavirus-death-toll-reaches-5481-3517739

Traffic light for bathroom break is new normal in coronavirus Italy
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
And he feels lucky to have a job. Only 200 of the 800 workers at the ISA company, which makes refrigerated display cases for bars, restaurants and supermarkets, have so far been able to return to the factory in Italy's Umbria region.The gradual return has been made possible through a combination of solutions ranging from simple to innovative to high tech.Strips taped on the floor create walking lanes and delineate work areas.A yellow and green traffic light system was installed to keep the bathrooms safe. Workers flick a switch as they enter or leave the bathroom and the colour of the light tells those who want t…
yenisafak.com/en/world/traffic-light-for-bathroom-break-is-new-normal-in-coronavirus-italy-3517752

Spain: COVID-19 continues decline amid 440 more deaths
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
Spain reported 440 new deaths on Thursday related to the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 22,157, according to the Ministry of Health.The number of official daily deaths is slightly up from the previous two days, but far below the peak of 950 in early April.Spanish health officials also registered more than 4,600 new contagions on Thursday. The total number of confirmed cases is now 214,535. Nearly 90,000 people have recovered.Despite the numbers, the worst of the crisis appears to have passed in Spain. A general decrease in pressure in both hospitals and funeral servic…
yenisafak.com/en/world/spain-covid-19-continues-decline-amid-440-more-deaths-3517745

'Turkey will have a voice in the new world's order'
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
Turkey will make its voice heard in the new world order after the novel coronavirus outbreak, the country's parliament speaker said on Thursday.Turkish Parliament held a special sitting on the centenary of the first session of the Grand National Assembly National, which coincides with the country's National Sovereignty and Children's Day.In an opening speech, Mustafa Sentop told the lawmakers following the pandemic, countries would discuss how to "evolve" the world, adding that Turkey would protect its rights in the making of the "new world order."Stressing that the global COVID-19 outbreak exposed that the curre…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-will-have-a-voice-in-the-new-worlds-order-3517750

Head of EU delegation to Turkey marks Children's Day
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
The head of the EU delegation to Turkey marked the National Sovereignty and Children's Day Thursday, wishing for a world that ensures the rights and well-being of children.Ambassador Christian Berger and his wife recorded a video message for Anadolu Agency to observe the 100th anniversary of the Turkish parliament on behalf of the delegation.They also shared two "very special" childhood photos of themselves that were taken in Vienna and Athens.Highlighting the importance of the centennial celebrations, Berger said: "A day that was dedicated by the founder of the Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatàºrk, to all child…
yenisafak.com/en/world/head-of-eu-delegation-to-turkey-marks-childrens-day-3517748

Turkey donates emergency food for 3,000 Bangladeshis
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
Turkey on Thursday donated emergency food aid for 3,000 poor households in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on the eve of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan amid the novel coronavirus pandemic."We stand by our brothers and sisters in Bangladesh, who are the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences," said Mustafa Osman Turan, Turkish Ambassador in Bangladesh, in an address to the recipient families at a ceremony.The South Asian nation of more than 165 million has so far reported 127 deaths from COVID-19 so far, with 4,186 confirmed cases and 108 recoveries.The Turkish Cooperation and Co…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-donates-emergency-food-for-3000-bangladeshis-3517743

Turkey's | cutting-edge drones rock military power dynamics in Libya
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-23
Turkey's cutting-edge drones have shifted the strategic balance of military power since the beginning of 2020 in Libya, weakening the eastern-based forces of warlord Khalifa Haftar, French newspaper Le Monde reported.Speaking to the newspaper's correspondent Frédéric Bobin, experts pointed out that Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and advanced technology have had a crucial impact on the military power dynamics in the region."The reason is that Turkish drones and anti-aircraft defense systems installed by Ankara in Tripoli have had an impact on preventing Emirati flights from reaching Tripoli or Misrata…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkeyscutting-edge-drones-rock-military-power-dynamics-in-libya-3517749

Ex-Concentration Camp Prisoners Ask Investigation Committee to Deal With Actions of Finnish Invaders
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-23
Former prisoners of Finnish concentration camps in Karelia have asked Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigation Committee, to look into the actions of the occupation authorities during the Great Patriotic War.
sputniknews.com/russia/202004231079067297-ex-concentration-camp-prisoners-ask-investigation-committee-to-deal-with-actions-of-finnish/

German Government Says UK Requests for Full Europol Database Access 'Not Possible' – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-23
Britain left the European Union on 31 January but UK and EU officials are still negotiating about trade and other matters post-Brexit. One of the issues up for discussion is how much access UK law enforcement agencies will have to EU-wide databases.
sputniknews.com/europe/202004231079066183-german-government-says-uk-requests-for-full-europol-database-access-not-possible—reports/

'I Really Screwed Up': World's Biggest Wealth Fund CEO Apologises for Private Jet Flight
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-23
A high-profile seminar that numerous Norwegian public figures attended has left Norway's Oil Fund in trouble, as both its outgoing and incoming CEOs are facing ethical scrutiny.
sputniknews.com/business/202004231079068236-i-really-screwed-up-worlds-biggest-wealth-fund-ceo-apologises-for-private-jet-flight/

Differences Around WHO's Coronavirus Response Undermine G7 Format – Moscow
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-23
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The G7 format is undermined dramatically by differences on the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVID-19 response, with some leaders first pledging full support to the WHO and then making opposite statements, the deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's foreign policy planning department said on Thursday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202004231079066995-differences-around-whos-coronavirus-response-undermine-g7-format—moscow/

Ex-USSR President Gorbachev Reveals Why He Thinks Perestroika Failed to Achieve Its Goals
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-23
MOSCOW, April 23 (Sputnik) – Perestroika was disrupted as a result of the State Committee on the State of Emergency's actions and those who made use of the situation emerging after the 1991 August coup to tear the country apart, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said on Thursday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202004231079067454-ex-ussr-president-gorbachev-reveals-why-he-thinks-perestroika-failed-to-achieve-its-goals/

EU censures US for refusing to ease sanctions on Iran
Press TV | iranian.com | 2020-04-23
The European Union has censured the United States for refusing to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and blocking an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Iran to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic. "We supported first to soften the sanctions and second, the request by Iran to the International Monetary Fund for financial help," EU foreign …
iranian.com/2020/04/22/eu-censures-us-for-refusing-to-ease-sanctions-on-iran/

Turkey launches new attacks on Kurdish refugee camps
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-04-22
Imperialism & war Refugees & migrants Peter BoyleIssue 1262 Northern Iraq COVID-19 Turkey's war on Kurdistan
greenleft.org.au/content/turkey-launches-new-attacks-kurdish-refugee-camps

Chileans Who Took to Streets Against Inequality & Climate Crisis Say Virus Lockdowns Won't Stop Them
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-22
Months ago, the streets of Santiago and other Chilean cities were alive with a vibrant mass protest movement that drew hundreds of thousands and even led the U.N. climate summit to be relocated to Madrid, Spain, last December. Now the public spaces of Santiago are largely empty as citizens shelter in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But the protest movement against austerity and right-wing President Sebastián Piñera lives on as activists find new ways to organize online. We go to Santiago, Chile, to speak with Angela Valenzuela, a 350.org organizer who has been active both in the country's uprising and in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/22/angela_valenzuela_chile

Video: Russian Fighter Jets Buzz US Spy Planes Off Syrian Coast
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
On April 20, gunmen attacked a vehicle of the US-led coalition moving along the road near the village of Roueished in the province of al-Hasakah. Syrian state media reported that the vehicle was destroyed and several US service members were …
globalresearch.ca/video-russian-fighter-jets-buzz-us-spy-planes-off-syrian-coast/5710390

France and COVID-19: Incompetence and Conceit
Patrick Howlett-Martin | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
On December 31, 2019, the Chinese government informed the World Health Organization of an epidemic of animal origin in Wuhan, reporting similarities to SARS-CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, originally appearing in 2002 in the province of Guangdong) and to MERS-CoV (Middle East Repiratory Syndrome, originally appearing in Saudi Arabia in 2012). On January 12, Chinese scientists shared the completely sequenced genome of this new coronavirus with the entire international scientific community.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/22/france-and-covid-19-incompetence-and-conceit/

France finds smoking may help you RESIST Covid-19… if you don't mind dying of something else
rt.com | 2020-04-22
In a reversal of prevailing Covid-19 wisdom, a French study appears to show smokers are less at risk from the virus, affirming the results of an earlier Chinese study. The data aren't conclusive

South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee reopening as coronavirus deaths mount
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
The actions amount to a death sentence for thousands of working people, and particularly the elderly.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/sout-a22.html

UK coronavirus deaths may have reached 41,000, study finds
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-22
Deaths linked to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the UK may have already reached 41,000, according to new analysis.The Financial Times estimate is more than double the latest total announced by the Department of Health, which stood at 17,337 at 5pm on 20 April.The government's figure is based almost entirely on the deaths of hospital patients who tested positive for Covid-19.Differences in reporting mean this total can include a small number of deaths outside hospital that occurred in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The Financial Times has used separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/22/uk-coronavirus-deaths-may-have-reached-41000-study-finds/

It's Lenin 150th birthday, read his 'Letter to American Workers'
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-22
To mark the 150 birthday, April 22, of the outstanding revolutionary V.I. Lenin, Fight Back News Service is circulating his famous article 'Letter to American Workers.' | Comrades! A Russian Bolshevik who took part in the 1905 Revolution, and who lived in your country for many years afterwards, has offered to convey my letter to you. I have accepted his proposal all the more gladly because just at the present time the American revolutionary workers have to play an exceptionally important role as uncompromising enemies of American imperialism–the freshest, strongest and latest in joining in the world-wide sl…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/4/21/it-s-lenin-150th-birthday-read-his-letter-american-workers

Presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey Discuss COVID-19 Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-22
Presidents Vladimir Putin, Russia; Hasan Rohani, Iran; and Racep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, discussed a partnership to tackle COVID-19 in these countries on Tuesday during a telephone meeting. | RELATED: | 'Russia to Halt Covid-19 in 3 Months at Most', President Putin | The consolidation of efforts in the international community is essential to contain the spread of the virus, the leaders agreed. | During the telephone meeting, they agreed to intensify the in…
telesurenglish.net/news/presidents-of-russia-iran-and-turkey-discuss-about-covid19–20200422-0005.html

Delivery Workers Call for a 24-Hours Strike in Seven Countries
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-22
Delivery workers from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, and Spain Wednesday go on strike to demand that companies increase their wages, set stable work contracts, and provide security supplies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Hundreds of Amazon Workers Strike Over Unsafe Working Conditions | "Although our work is essential during this pandemic, we, the delivery workers, are in a difficult situation. Many of us have been forced to work longer…
telesurenglish.net/news/Delivery-Workers-Call-for-a-24-Hours-Strike-in-Seven-Countries-20200422-0004.html

RAF plane returns from Turkey PPE mission
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-22
An RAF plane, believed to be carrying a delayed consignment of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff, has landed in the UK.Flight tracker RadarBox showed the Airbus A400-M registered ZM416 depart Istanbul and land just after 3.30am on Wednesday at RAF Brize Norton.The plane had been dispatched from the Oxfordshire base, where two other planes are on stand-by to pick up further kit from Turkey, late on Monday.It is not known if the consignment, which was ordered on Thursday and originally due to arrive on Sunday, includes 400,000 badly-needed surgical gowns. | The government has come in for mounting cr…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/22/raf-plane-returns-from-turkey-ppe-mission/

Iran takes delivery of COVID19 test kits bought from France
IRNA | iranian.com | 2020-04-22
Iran took delivery of some six tons consignment of coronavirus test kits bought from France through Sari Su border market, the managing director of Bazargan Customs Office said. Speaking to IRNA, Sadeq Namdar said this is the third pharmaceutical consignment which arrived in Iran with the agreement of Iranian and Turkish border chiefs and through …
iranian.com/2020/04/21/iran-takes-delivery-of-covid19-test-kits-bought-from-france/

Murder or salvation? Southern US states to relax Covid-19 lockdowns amid outcry
rt.com | 2020-04-21
Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina are saying they will start reopening some stores and public spaces shuttered by pandemic fears, triggering partisan outrage and accusations of having a racist death wish. | Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee announced on Monday that he will not extend his stay-at-home order past April 30 and may allow some businesses and state parks to open before that. Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered access to public beaches and some retailers restored starting Tuesday. | Also on rt.com…
rt.com/usa/486392-southern-states-lift-lockdown-outcry/

Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen–The Centennial of His Birth
jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-21
On March 27, 1845 Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen was born in Lennep, Germany. He received his early education in the Netherlands and then studied under Clausius, teacher of Willard Gibbs, in Zurich, Switzerland. At Wàºrzburg he became assistant to Kundt. In 1874 he became privatdozent at Strasbourg University. In 1875 Roentgen was made professor of mathematics and physics at the Agricultural Academy of Hohenheim. He returned to Strasbourg in 1876, where he became extraordinary professor. In 1879 he was appointed ordinary professor of physics and director of the Physical Institute of Giessen, and in 1885 he became p…
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764694

Iran, Russia, Turkey to Discuss Syria Situation
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-04-21
The Iranian, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers plan to hold a meeting via video conference on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in Syria. According to Russian foreign ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian and Turkish counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu will hold the online meeting on April 22, TASS reported. …
iranian.com/2020/04/20/iran-russia-turkey-to-discuss-syria-situation/

'The US Reaction to Pressure to Ease Sanctions Was to Double Down' – CounterSpin interview with Joe Emersberger on sanctions under Covid-19
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2020-04-20
"If there were an opposition movement in countries like Canada and the United States and Europe, the demand wouldn't just be, 'You gotta stop this'; the demand would actually be, 'Hey, we've got to prosecute the people involved with this. This is killing people. This is a crime. People should be facing legal consequences for this.'"
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Where the Skripals Are Today
Eric Zuesse | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-18
On 4 March 2018, both Sergei Skripal and his daughter who was visiting from their shared home country of Russia, Yulia Skripal, were poisoned in Salisbury England, and

Apple and Google Announced a Coronavirus Tracking System. How Worried Should We Be?
Jennifer Stisa Granick | aclu.org | 2020-04-16
Apple and Google last week announced a joint contact tracing effort that would use Bluetooth technology to help alert people who have been in close proximity to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Similar proposals have been put forward by an MIT-associated effort called PACT as well as by multiple European groups., , These proposals differ from…
aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/apple-and-google-announced-a-coronavirus-tracking-system-how-worried-should-we-be

"Terrified to Go to Work": Hundreds of Workers in Meat & Poultry Plants Test Positive for COVID-19
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-14
We look at the spike in coronavirus infections at meatpacking plants. In just one case, Smithfield Foods shut down a plant responsible for 5% of U.S. pork production after more than 350 workers at the facility tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, deaths of slaughterhouse workers have been reported in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Colorado. Many meat processing facilities employ large numbers of immigrants, including undocumented workers. We speak with Wenonah Hauter, executive director and founder of Food & Water Watch, and with Magaly Licolli, executive director of Venceremos, an advocacy group for poultry plant…
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/14/us_meatpacking_facilities_coronavirus

Infected or sick? Infected or ill?
fernando_santamaria | zcomm.org | 2020-03-30
In Spain around 80.000 people are infected, or sick, and around 7000 have been cured. Deads are approximately 8000. There is a big gap between the number of ill people (80,000) and the rest. I don't understand why these 80.000 (infected/sick/ill) ) citizens have barely presence in the media. In my opinion, there should be Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/infected-or-ill-infected-or-sick/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2020-04-23 15:14 GMT (11:14 EST)

2020-04-22: News Headlines

WSWS (2020-04-22). Thousands view online meeting of UK SEP outlining a socialist perspective on the pandemic. wsws.org Around 500 viewers took part in the event with participants from Britain joined by others from Australia, Sri Lanka, Germany, France, Canada and the US—underscoring the international interest in the meeting.

RT (2020-04-22). 'We did not get a cent': Palestinian diplomat says US 'lying' about promised $5mn aid package to hospitals facing Covid-19. rt.com The Palestinian envoy to France said Washington lied about sending millions in aid to beleaguered hospitals in Gaza and the West Bank, insisting the funds were earmarked for favored NGOs unlikely to spend a dime on healthcare. | In a tweet last week, Washington's ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, claimed the US would provide $5 million to "Palestinian hospitals and households to meet immediate, life-saving needs in combating Covid-19," while congratulating the US for being the "world's top humanitarian donor." | I'm very pleased the USA is providing $5M for Palestinian hospitals and households to meet imme…

Robert Fisk (2020-04-22). Russia is About to Face its Biggest Test Yet in Syria. counterpunch.org An American reader tired of corona journalism sent me a plea this week: "There must be plenty of cruelty being unleashed by the gangsters-in-chief across the 'Mideast' that simply isn't making it into the headlines," she wrote. "Trump et al are either ignoring it or silently condoning it." I doubt if Donald Trump is ignoring

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-04-22). "Mask Diplomacy" Might Not be Enough to Save Turkey from Financial Crisis. globalresearch.ca Turkey seems to be getting inspiration from China by engaging in "mask diplomacy" and is helping many coronavirus affected countries. Even though Turkey is being devastated by the pandemic with over 100,000 cases and 2,200 succumbing to the infection, it …

RT (2020-04-22). Spain may start easing lockdown in 2nd half of May — PM Sanchez. rt.com The Spanish government aims to begin winding down the coronavirus lockdown in the second half of May, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday. Restrictions could be reintroduced if the epidemic worsens again in one of the worst-hit nations. | With the world's second-highest number of infections, more than 200,000, and Europe's second-highest death toll, 21,282, Spain has imposed one of the severest lockdowns, Reuters said. The country has taken a few tentative easing steps, including allowing some workers to return from last week and giving permission for children to go outside from next weekend, but mo…

The Canary (2020-04-22). UK coronavirus deaths may have reached 41,000, study finds. thecanary.co Deaths linked to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the UK may have already reached 41,000, according to new analysis.The Financial Times estimate is more than double the latest total announced by the Department of Health, which stood at 17,337 at 5pm on 20 April.The government's figure is based almost entirely on the deaths of hospital patients who tested positive for Covid-19.Differences in reporting mean this total can include a small number of deaths outside hospital that occurred in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The Financial Times has used separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)…

RT (2020-04-22). Netherlands extends ban on major public events until September 1, some schools to re-open in May. rt.com The Netherlands is extending by three months its ban on major public events, including professional sports and music festivals, until September 1, to prevent a resurgence of coronavirus infections. However, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday an "encouraging" slowdown in the spread of the virus would enable elementary schools and daycare centers to partly re-open on May 11. | Limitations on the easing of restrictive measures are necessary to prevent a new wave of Covid-19 cases, according to Rutte. "It's better to be cautious now than to have regrets later," he told a televised press conference. | "I wou…

RT (2020-04-22). Number of Covid-19 cases exceeds 10,000 in Poland, which plans to re-open hotels in May. rt.com The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Poland rose to 10,034 on Wednesday. The death toll among the country's population of 38 million had reached 404, the health ministry tweeted. | On Monday, the government started to relax some of the restrictions that have been imposed during the outbreak. Hotels may be allowed to re-open in May as part of a second phase, Reuters quoted government spokesman Piotr Muller as saying on Wednesday. | "The opening of hotels should be decided in May, including hotels at the seaside," Muller told state broadcaster TVP Info.

RT (2020-04-22). Hosing down corona: WATCH Russian troops disinfect military training center in Serbia. rt.com Russian troops who arrived in Serbia to help the country fight its coronavirus epidemic have already disinfected some 80 sites in the Balkan nation. A fresh video has caught them in action. | Footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defense showed a string of khaki-colored Kamaz trucks veering into the training compound in the city of Pozarevac. After disembarking, the servicemen in full protective gear sprayed the buildings' interiors with a disinfectant. | The soldiers worked hand-in-hand with Serbian chemical defense troops, who took it upon themselves to decontaminate an area adjacent to the training…

The Canary (2020-04-22). RAF plane returns from Turkey PPE mission. thecanary.co An RAF plane, believed to be carrying a delayed consignment of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff, has landed in the UK.Flight tracker RadarBox showed the Airbus A400-M registered ZM416 depart Istanbul and land just after 3.30am on Wednesday at RAF Brize Norton.The plane had been dispatched from the Oxfordshire base, where two other planes are on stand-by to pick up further kit from Turkey, late on Monday.It is not known if the consignment, which was ordered on Thursday and originally due to arrive on Sunday, includes 400,000 badly-needed surgical gowns. | The government has come in for mounting cr…

Patrick Howlett-Martin (2020-04-22). France and COVID-19: Incompetence and Conceit. counterpunch.org On December 31, 2019, the Chinese government informed the World Health Organization of an epidemic of animal origin in Wuhan, reporting similarities to SARS-CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, originally appearing in 2002 in the province of Guangdong) and to MERS-CoV (Middle East Repiratory Syndrome, originally appearing in Saudi Arabia in 2012). On January 12, Chinese scientists shared the completely sequenced genome of this new coronavirus with the entire international scientific community.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-22). New coronavirus test kit cargo arrives in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — A new consignment of coronavirus test kits bought from France arrived in Iran through Sari Su border, northwestern country, on Wednesday morning.

WSWS (2020-04-22). South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee reopening as coronavirus deaths mount. wsws.org The actions amount to a death sentence to thousands of working people, and particularly the elderly.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-22). Germany 'positive' about IMF's loan to Iran: FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that Berlin is not against IMF's $5 billion emergency loan to Iran amid the pandemic.

WSWS (2020-04-22). Germany: Opening Berlin schools risks the lives of teachers, pupils and their families. wsws.org "We must learn to live with the pandemic," Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed.

WSWS (2020-04-22). Germany's Left Party backs multibillion-euro bailout of banks and big business. wsws.org The coronavirus pandemic has thoroughly exposed the class character and political orientation of the Left Party and its pseudo-left satellites.

WSWS (2020-04-22). Kazakhstan: Hospital workers demand resignation of government official over spread of COVID-19. wsws.org Hospital workers demanded that the city's chief public health officer, who accused medical workers of being responsible for the spread of the virus, be removed from office.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-22). COVID-19: Mayo Clinic expert on what it's going to take to reopen the US. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image Courtesy: April 19, 2020 U.S. map / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Widespread stay-at-home efforts have forced many businesses to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. As talk of reopening the economy ramps up across the U.S., Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic COVID-19 expert, answers questions about what it's going to take to …

Fight Back (2020-04-22). It's Lenin 150th birthday, read his 'Letter to American Workers'. fightbacknews.org To mark the 150 birthday, April 22, of the outstanding revolutionary V.I. Lenin, Fight Back News Service is circulating his famous article 'Letter to American Workers.' | Comrades! A Russian Bolshevik who took part in the 1905 Revolution, and who lived in your country for many years afterwards, has offered to convey my letter to you. I have accepted his proposal all the more gladly because just at the present time the American revolutionary workers have to play an exceptionally important role as uncompromising enemies of American imperialism—the freshest, strongest and latest in joining in the world-wide sl…

WSWS (2020-04-22). Oil price plunge continues. wsws.org Trump has indicated government bailout measures for the industry may be forthcoming after his failed attempt to halt the price slide by having Russia and Saudi Arabia cut production.

WSWS (2020-04-22). One Hundred and Fifty Years Since the Birth of Lenin. wsws.org Today marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov in the Russian city of Simbirsk on April 22, 1870. Known in history under the name of Lenin, he was the founder of the Bolshevik Party, leader of the 1917 October Revolution and, undoubtedly, a towering figure in the political and intellectual history of the twentieth century.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-22). 'Life Among War Flags' to go on screen at Visions du Réel Filmfest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — Iranian documentary, 'Life Among Warring Flags' directed by Mohsen Eslamzadeh, will take part at the Visions du Réel Film Festival in Switzerland.

WSWS (2020-04-22). Erdogan opposes lockdown as Turkey's COVID-19 pandemic overtakes China. wsws.org Overtaking China and Iran in terms of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, at 90,000, Turkey has emerged as the country in Asia with the most cases.

yenisafak (2020-04-22). UK PM Johnson under fire over handling of coronavirus crisis. yenisafak.com Johnson initially refrained from approving the stringent controls that other European leaders imposed as the coronavirus spread, but he later closed down the country when projections showed a quarter of a million people could die in the United Kingdom.Since the lockdown, though, the government has given conflicting explanations of why it failed to join a European Union ventilator scheme and admitted there have been problems getting health workers enough protective equipment."Once we are through this crisis, there will of course need to be an independent inquiry to officially review the government's response to th…

yenisafak (2020-04-22). Iran's coronavirus death toll nears 5,400. yenisafak.com With 94 new deaths reported in Iran, the death toll from coronavirus surged to 5,391, state media said on Wednesday. A total of 1,194 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 85,996, Iranian state TV reported Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour as saying. | Jahanpour said 63,113 people have recovered so far and been discharged from hospitals, while 3,311 patients are in critical condition. | The virus has spread to at least 185 countries and regions since emerging in China last December, with the U.S. and Europe now the hardest-hit areas. | There are…

yenisafak (2020-04-22). France's Macron says now not the time for pandemic probe. yenisafak.com French President Emmanuel Macron told the Australian prime minister now was not the time for an international investigation into the coronavirus pandemic and that the urgency was to act in unison before looking for who was at fault, an official said."He says he agrees that there have been some issues at the start, but that the urgency is for cohesion, that it is no time to talk about this, while reaffirming the need for transparency for all players, not only the WHO," an Elysee official told Reuters on Wednesday.Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sought support for an international investigation into th…

yenisafak (2020-04-22). German govt wants to launch tax relief worth 4.5 bln euros. yenisafak.com The federal and state governments in Germany want to provide tax relief worth 4.5 billion euros ($4.89 billion) to help companies battling the coronavirus crisis, the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper reported on Wednesday without citing its sources.It said companies should be able to offset losses that they foresee against advance payments made last year, whereby an upper limit of 15% is planned. ($1 = 0.9203 euros)…

yenisafak (2020-04-22). US coronavirus death toll surpasses 45,000. yenisafak.com The death toll in the U.S. from coronavirus exceeded the 45,000 mark on Wednesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.The university's running tally counted 45,075 deaths and 825,306 cases.The country continues to lead in COVID-19 cases and virus-linked deaths worldwide. It has nearly a double fatalities than Italy's 24,648, and almost quadruple of Spain's 208,389 cases.Meanwhile, almost 75,700 people have recovered, according to the university's Coronavirus Resource Center.New York is the worst-hit state with 19,118 deaths and more than 258,500 cases, followed by New Jersey with 4,753 deaths…

yenisafak (2020-04-22). Serbian envoy to Turkey grateful for aid to fight virus. yenisafak.com Serbian Ambassador in Ankara on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Turkey over sending medical aid to fight against the novel coronavirus, and said country entered the pandemic "well-prepared".Speaking exclusively to Anadolu Agency, Ambassador Zoran Markovic said "We are particularly grateful to Turkey for the aid in diagnostic and protective equipment provided to us, as to a number of other countries in need."Markovic also thanked "for prompt replies to facilitation requests for repatriation of our citizens, some of them traveling from further abroad and having been stranded on their return home."Aside from th…

sputniknews (2020-04-22). Paris Suburbs on Fire for Fourth Consecutive Night Over Alleged Police Brutality – Videos. sputniknews.com The protests in several communities located near the capital erupted over an incident between French police and a 30-year-old motorcyclist, who was severely injured after crashing into a door of a law enforcement car that was allegedly opened on purpose. The incident is currently being reviewed.

yenisafak (2020-04-22). Politicians debate lockdown as Spain sees 435 more deaths. yenisafak.com As Spain's politicians discuss what a partial return to normalcy could look like, the country registered another 435 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total official death toll to 21,717.More than 4,000 new cases were also confirmed, according to the Health Ministry. In total, 209,706 people have tested positive for the virus in Spain and nearly 86,000 people have recovered.Spain remains on a strict lockdown but the government announced that starting this weekend, some restrictions will be lifted on children who have been confined to their homes since March 14.Restrictions have previously been eased on non-essent…

yenisafak (2020-04-22). Turkey repatriating nationals while fighting off virus. yenisafak.com Turkey is working hard to bring back its nationals stranded abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic while working to stem its further spread, said the nation's vice president on Wednesday."Currently we have nearly 26,000 citizens who have applied [for evacuation] from 73 countries," Fuat Oktay told Anadolu Agency.Oktay said that upon their return to home soil, Turkish citizens coming from abroad are spending 14 days in quarantine at 87 student dormitories in 73 of Turkey's 81 provinces.On combating coronavirus, Oktay said: "With its health investments, and city hospitals, Turkey was confident [in fighting the virus]…

yenisafak (2020-04-22). 'I | thought my lungs would explode': | Turkish survivor warns youth to take coronavirus seriously. yenisafak.com A 21-year old Turkish undergraduate who recovered from the coronavirus after being hospitalized for 10 days has warned his peers to heed the warnings of authorities and not be complacent.Even though Mehmet àñzàßetin is physically active, non-smoker and a healthy young man, he did not assume that he was immune or invincible against the deadly coronavirus and self-isolated to protect his family in Turkey's western province of Afyon.àñzàßetin's harrowing ordeal with the deadly disease began fourteen days after his arrival from Turkey's northwestern àáanakkale province when he started…

yenisafak (2020-04-22). Turkey to celebrate 100th anniversary of national assembly. yenisafak.com Turkey on Thursday will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of its Grand National Assembly or parliament as well as National Sovereignty and Children's Day.Established on April 23, 1920, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey paved the way to the foundation of the Republic of Turkey.This makes its foundation one of the most important steps in the history of Turkey's liberation struggle.Following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I, on May 19, 1919 Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, left for the Black Sea province of Samsun to start a national liberation campaign.Then, on…

sputniknews (2020-04-22). From the Arctic to Antarctica: Lenin Monuments Around the World. sputniknews.com Vladimir Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary and the leader of the Bolshevik Party and the October Revolution. He was the first leader of the USSR and the government that assumed power at the end of 1917.

sputniknews (2020-04-22). Lenin Was 'a Genius Who Changed the Course of World History', Veteran Russian Journo Says. sputniknews.com Vladimir Lenin is internationally known as the leader of the 1917 October Revolution in Russia that led to the Bolsheviks coming to power.

sputniknews (2020-04-22). Prince Charles Reveals He Watches Viral Videos During COVID-10 Lockdown. sputniknews.com The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, left self-isolation earlier this month after testing positive for the coronavirus on 25 March. As of 22 April, there are more than 124,000 registered cases of the virus in the United Kingdom, according to the World Health Organisation, and more than 16,000 fatalities.

IRNA (2020-04-22). Iran takes delivery of COVID19 test kits bought from France. iranian.com Iran took delivery of some six tons consignment of coronavirus test kits bought from France through Sari Su border market, the managing director of Bazargan Customs Office said. Speaking to IRNA, Sadeq Namdar said this is the third pharmaceutical consignment which arrived in Iran with the agreement of Iranian and Turkish border chiefs and through …

Paul K. Drain, Nigel Garrett (2020-04-21). [Commentary] SARS-CoV-2 pandemic expanding in sub-Saharan Africa: Considerations for COVID-19 in people living with HIV. thelancet.com In December 2019, a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, started a global pandemic of respiratory illness, termed COVID-19 [1]. The spectrum of COVID-19 has ranged from a mild, self-limiting respiratory tract illness to severe progressive pneumonia, multi-organ failure, and death [2]. Older patients and those with a weaker immune system appear to have a greater risk of death [3]. Thus far, the vast majority of deaths from COVID-19 have occurred in Italy, China, Iran, and Spain—all Northern hemisphere countries with good health care resources and a low HIV prevalence.

South Front (2020-04-21). SARS-CoV-2 Mortality Data Is Distorted. Review of Scientific Research in Germany, U.S., Italy, Spain. globalresearch.ca SouthFront offers a scientific-based survey providing an in-depth look at the real death toll statistics and the spread of SARS-COV-2. | 1. The research issued by the Bonn University Hospital |

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-04-21). Latvia Wanted to Bridge EU with Russia but Is Now in Economic Trouble. globalresearch.ca The transit industry was one of the most important in Latvia and was established during the Soviet era. In the first years of Latvia's independence in the 1990's, it was destroyed. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has significantly lowered Latvia's …

RT (2020-04-21). Murder or salvation? Southern US states to relax Covid-19 lockdowns amid outcry. rt.com Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina are saying they will start reopening some stores and public spaces shuttered by pandemic fears, triggering partisan outrage and accusations of having a racist death wish. | Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee announced on Monday that he will not extend his stay-at-home order past April 30 and may allow some businesses and state parks to open before that. Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered access to public beaches and some retailers Also on rt.com…

RT (2020-04-21). 'No guns in this war, but it's SCARIER:' Medics show RT real coronavirus FRONTLINE in Moscow hospitals (PHOTO, VIDEO). rt.com With the Russian capital gripped by Covid-19, RT has visited Moscow's top hospitals to look into the struggles of the medics during the pandemic and learn why they now compare their job to being on the front lines of a war.

jamanetwork (2020-04-21). Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen—The Centennial of His Birth. jamanetwork.com On March 27, 1845 Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen was born in Lennep, Germany. He received his early education in the Netherlands and then studied under Clausius, teacher of Willard Gibbs, in Zurich, Switzerland. At Wàºrzburg he became assistant to Kundt. In 1874 he became privatdozent at Strasbourg University. In 1875 Roentgen was made professor of mathematics and physics at the Agricultural Academy of Hohenheim. He returned to Strasbourg in 1876, where he became extraordinary professor. In 1879 he was appointed ordinary professor of physics and director of the Physical Institute of Giessen, and in 1885 he became p…

Shane Quinn (2020-04-21). 75 Years Ago: Red Army Encircles Berlin. Analysis of Germany's Failed 1942 Offensive. globalresearch.ca Three-quarters of a century ago, on 21 April 1945 the Soviet Army had encircled Berlin and was unleashing its final attack upon Nazi Germany. | With the Germans having killed more than 10 million Soviet troops since their June 1941 invasion, …

Dr. T. P. Wilkinson (2020-04-21). The Economic War with Russia and China. The Economic and Geopolitical Impacts of the COV-19 Lockdown. globalresearch.ca The major reason for Cuba's travel restrictions- ≠‚Äê- ≠‚Äê always used as grounds for slandering the Cuban state- ≠‚Äê is the extreme difficulty Cuba has maintaining foreign exchange reserves essential for international trade- ≠‚Äê- ≠‚Äê esp. since the end of trade- ≠‚Äêin- ≠‚Äêkind with the COMECON. Every …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2020-04-21). Closedown vs. No Closedown. globalresearch.ca Every country with the exception of Sweden found it necessary to close down at least part of the economy in order to prevent the highly infectious virus from overwhelming their medical care systems. The exponential rate of infection together with …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). Larijani congrats Turkish parl. on 100th establishment anniversary. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a message on Tue. congratulated Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa ≈ûentop on 100th establishment anniversary of the parliament.

Tasnim News (2020-04-21). Iran, Russia, Turkey to Discuss Syria Situation. iranian.com The Iranian, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers plan to hold a meeting via video conference on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in Syria. According to Russian foreign ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian and Turkish counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu will hold the online meeting on April 22, TASS reported. …

Staff (2020-04-20). Headlines for April 20, 2020. democracynow.org U.S. Fatalities Top 40,000; Nursing Homes Hit Hard as Death Tolls Soar | , Trump and Governors at Odds over Coronavirus Testing as Uneven Reopening of States Commences, Right-Wing Groups Organize Anti-Lockdown Protests Around the Country | , New Deal on Relief for Small Businesses Could Be Imminent But May Lack Key Democratic Provisions, Immigrant Prisoners at Otay Mesa Launch Hunger Strike, Denounce Inhumane Treatment | , Michael Cohen to Be Released from Federal Detention as Prisoners Nationwide Face Mounting Coronavirus Risk, Italy Records Lowest Daily Death Toll in a Week; Spain & France Also Show Signs of Pr…

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