2020-04-22: Social Media Postees

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Russia is About to Face its Biggest Test Yet in Syria
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
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…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/22/russia-is-about-to-face-its-biggest-test-yet-in-syria/

'We did not get a cent': Palestinian diplomat says US 'lying' about promised $5mn aid package to hospitals facing Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-04-22
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…
rt.com/news/486516-us-lied-palestine-aid-ambassador/

Thousands view online meeting of UK SEP outlining a socialist perspective on the pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/onuk-a22.html

"Mask Diplomacy" Might Not be Enough to Save Turkey from Financial Crisis
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
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 …
globalresearch.ca/mask-diplomacy-not-enough-save-turkey-financial-crisis/5710438

New coronavirus test kit cargo arrives in Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

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/

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

Germany: Opening Berlin schools risks the lives of teachers, pupils and their families
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
"We must learn to live with the pandemic," Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/berl-a22.html

Germany 'positive' about IMF's loan to Iran: FM
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

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

Kazakhstan: Hospital workers demand resignation of government official over spread of COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/kaza-a22.html

Netherlands extends ban on major public events until September 1, some schools to re-open in May
rt.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/newsline/486539-netherlands-extends-ban-events/

COVID-19: Mayo Clinic expert on what it's going to take to reopen the US
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-22
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 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-mayo-clinic-expert-on-what-its-going-to-take-to-reopen-the-us/

Number of Covid-19 cases exceeds 10,000 in Poland, which plans to re-open hotels in May
rt.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/newsline/486531-poland-open-hotels-cases/

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

Oil price plunge continues
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/oilp-a22.html

Hosing down corona: WATCH Russian troops disinfect military training center in Serbia
rt.com | 2020-04-22
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…
rt.com/news/486510-serbia-russia-military-disinfection/

One Hundred and Fifty Years Since the Birth of Lenin
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/leni-a22.html

'Life Among War Flags' to go on screen at Visions du Réel Filmfest
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

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/

Erdogan opposes lockdown as Turkey's COVID-19 pandemic overtakes China
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/turk-a22.html

UK PM Johnson under fire over handling of coronavirus crisis
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/en/world/uk-pm-johnson-under-fire-over-handling-of-coronavirus-crisis-3517658

Iran's coronavirus death toll nears 5,400
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/en/world/irans-coronavirus-death-toll-nears-5400-3517644

France's Macron says now not the time for pandemic probe
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/en/world/frances-macron-says-now-not-the-time-for-pandemic-probe-3517649

German govt wants to launch tax relief worth 4.5 bln euros
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/en/world/german-govt-wants-to-launch-tax-relief-worth-45-bln-euros-3517657

US coronavirus death toll surpasses 45,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/en/world/us-coronavirus-death-toll-surpasses-45000-3517656

Serbian envoy to Turkey grateful for aid to fight virus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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…
yenisafak.com/en/world/serbian-envoy-to-turkey-grateful-for-aid-to-fight-virus-3517653

Politicians debate lockdown as Spain sees 435 more deaths
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/en/world/politicians-debate-lockdown-as-spain-sees-435-more-deaths-3517650

Paris Suburbs on Fire for Fourth Consecutive Night Over Alleged Police Brutality – Videos
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-22
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.
sputniknews.com/europe/202004221079053888-paris-suburbs-on-fire-for-fourth-consecutive-night-over-alleged-police-brutality—videos/

Turkey repatriating nationals while fighting off virus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/en/news/turkey-repatriating-nationals-while-fighting-off-virus-3517647

Turkey to celebrate 100th anniversary of national assembly
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary-of-national-assembly-3517651

'I | thought my lungs would explode': | Turkish survivor warns youth to take coronavirus seriously
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/en/news/ithought-my-lungs-would-explodeturkish-survivor-warns-youth-to-take-coronavirus-seriously-3517648

Lenin Was 'a Genius Who Changed the Course of World History', Veteran Russian Journo Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-22
Vladimir Lenin is internationally known as the leader of the 1917 October Revolution in Russia that led to the Bolsheviks coming to power.
sputniknews.com/russia/202004221079053498-lenin-was-a-genius-who-changed-the-course-of-world-history-veteran-russian-journo-says/

From the Arctic to Antarctica: Lenin Monuments Around the World
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-22
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.com/photo/202004221079048263-lenin-monuments-around-the-world/

Prince Charles Reveals He Watches Viral Videos During COVID-10 Lockdown
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-22
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.
sputniknews.com/uk/202004221079053090-prince-charles-reveals-he-watches-viral-videos-during-covid-10-lockdown/

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/

[Commentary] SARS-CoV-2 pandemic expanding in sub-Saharan Africa: Considerations for COVID-19 in people living with HIV
Paul K. Drain, Nigel Garrett | thelancet.com | 2020-04-21
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.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30086-9/fulltext?rss=yes

SARS-CoV-2 Mortality Data Is Distorted. Review of Scientific Research in Germany, U.S., Italy, Spain
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
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 | The research issued by the Bonn University Hospital and made by …
globalresearch.ca/sars-cov-2-mortality-distorted/5710253

Latvia Wanted to Bridge EU with Russia but Is Now in Economic Trouble
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
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 …
globalresearch.ca/latvia-wanted-bridge-eu-russia-now-economic-trouble/5710339

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/

75 Years Ago: Red Army Encircles Berlin. Analysis of Germany's Failed 1942 Offensive
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
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, …
globalresearch.ca/75-years-ago-red-army-encircles-berlin-analysis-germany-failed-1942-offensive/5710245

What can normalcy bring?
Victor Grossman | mronline.org | 2020-04-21
With COVID-19 figures flattening downward, 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?"
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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

'No guns in this war, but it's SCARIER:' Medics show RT real coronavirus FRONTLINE in Moscow hospitals (PHOTO, VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-04-21
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. | …
rt.com/russia/486502-moscow-coronavirus-medics-hospitals/

The Economic War with Russia and China. The Economic and Geopolitical Impacts of the COV-19 Lockdown
Dr. T. P. Wilkinson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
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 …
globalresearch.ca/the-economic-war-with-russia-and-china-the-economic-impacts-of-the-cov-19-lockdown/5710118

Closedown vs. No Closedown
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
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 …
globalresearch.ca/closedown-vs-no-closedown/5710240

Larijani congrats Turkish parl. on 100th establishment anniversary
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-21
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

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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2020-04-21: News Headlines

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). Iran, Russia, Turkey to discuss Syria situation on April 22. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Astana peace process guarantors (Russia, Iran, Turkey) will hold a round of negotiations on Syria via video conference on April 22, according to the Russian foreign ministry.

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 |

Whitney Webb (2020-04-21). As US Shale Oil Plunges, Trump Admin Takes Aim at Venezuela. globalresearch.ca President Trump recently praised a deal reached largely by Saudi Arabia and Russia, two of the top oil producers in the world who together dominate the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), saying that the agreed upon production cuts …

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). Czechs to test 27,000 people for coronavirus antibodies. rt.com The Czech Republic will test 27,000 people for coronavirus antibodies, to gain information on how many came into contact with the infection. The study, wider in scope than others made in European countries and the US in recent weeks, will start on Wednesday and involve all age groups, officials said on Tuesday. | Four regions were picked, from areas that were little affected by the virus to ones highly affected, said Ladislav Dusek, the director of the republic's Institute of Health Information and Statistics. | Results, expected in early May, should give the government a clearer view of how many asymptomatic…

RT (2020-04-21). Covid-19 mutations underestimated, Chinese scientists warn, as DEADLIEST strains grip Europe and US. rt.com Chinese scientists have found that Europe and America's East Coast have been infected by some of the most aggressive Covid-19 strains, as they discovered dozens of virus mutations. These destroy a host's cells faster than others. | The ability of the novel coronavirus to mutate has been previously vastly underestimated, a team from China's Zhejiang University, led by Professor Li Lanjuan, says in a new study. The group found as many as 33 virus mutations in just 11 coronavirus patients they examined in the city of Hangzhou. | The researchers say that 60 percent of the strains they discovered turned out to be e…

RT (2020-04-21). 1,800 refugee minors unaccounted for in Germany — report. rt.com Almost 1,800 refugee children and teenagers have disappeared without a trace in Germany, according to reports circulated by German news agency Funke Mediengruppe, raising concerns over human trafficking. | Europe has seen a significant influx of refugees in recent years — just over 100,000 people had arrived at EU borders by mid-November 2019, according to a recent report A significant proportion of refugees consists of those under the age of 18, and many of thes…

RT (2020-04-21). Donald Trump is the KING OF DEBT — RT's Keiser Report. rt.com The US Federal Reserve said recently that more than half of Americans have no money in their savings accounts. That means they are desperate and will accept whatever is happening with the 'so-called' stimulus, says Keiser Report. | According to show hosts Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert, the current financial system glorifies debt and has no basis for savings to establish the economy with real money, like gold or bitcoin. | "The transition to the fiat world or era was straddled by the Bank of England that tried to preserve the wealth of the monarchy of Europe through the central bank. And then they started the fi…

RT (2020-04-21). Austria to reopen restaurants, churches & some schools from May 15. rt.com Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday that Austria would further loosen its Covid-19 lockdown on May 15 by allowing restaurants and cafes to reopen and religious services to resume. The Alpine republic acted early in its outbreak to close restaurants, bars, theaters, non-essential shops and other potential gathering places more than a month ago. | "We are going faster here than other countries towards something like a new normality," Kurz told reporters, adding that "gastronomy businesses," a term that often includes bars, will be allowed to reopen from May 15 and stay open until 11pm. Religious services c…

RT (2020-04-21). 'We're on the right track': Chancellor Kurz reassures citizens as Austria to reopen schools, churches & restaurants in mid-May. rt.com Vienna has announced its plans to allow school classes and church services as well as to let restaurants reopen their doors for clients starting from May 15, as the nation returns to life following its Covid-19 outbreak. | "We are on the right track," Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told a press conference on Tuesday as he announced new steps in loosening the lockdown imposed over the epidemic. He said that there were "no reasons" not to continue with the "opening up" plans under the slogan "as much freedom as possible, as much restriction as necessary." However, some restrictions will remain mandatory for the comin…

RT (2020-04-21). Denmark to allow gatherings of 500 people from May 10. rt.com Denmark's Ministry of Health has announced it will allow public gatherings of up to 500 people for the foreseeable future, as the country tentatively eases lockdown measures. | Starting on May 10, authorities will lift the ban on gatherings of more than 10 people which had been in place. The new limit will last until at least September 1 this year, reports state broadcaster The Ministry of Health insisted that it would continue to monitor the situation…

RT (2020-04-21). Boy infected with Covid-19 'didn't spread' it to any of his 172 contacts, raising questions about child transmission — study. rt.com A French schoolboy who contracted Covid-19 on a skiing holiday in February didn't infect anyone else he came into contact with despite showing symptoms, a new study reports. It sheds new light on children as virus 'vectors.' | The child had stayed in a ski chalet in Les Contamines-Montjoie, where British coronavirus 'super-spreader' Steve Walsh had also been vacationing. Walsh unwittingly exposed about a dozen of his fellow guests to the disease after picking it up during a business trip to Singapore in January, before traveling on to France. | A Public Health France investigation into the child's case discove…

RT (2020-04-21). Customers wait in line for HOURS at reopened McDonald's drive-thru in still-locked-down France. rt.com Hungry motorists lined up for hours after news of a French McDonald's restaurant re-opening spread like wildfire on social media, causing major traffic jams in a Parisian suburb. | Photos and footage of the tailbacks, which began when the fast food outlet in Moissy opened at 11am on Monday, were shared on social media by stunned onlookers. |

RT (2020-04-21). Fires, rioting & ambushes: Police say Paris suburbs 'BACK TO NORMAL' after month of lockdown (VIDEOS). rt.com Lockdown measures imposed a period of calm on the Paris suburb of Villeneuve-la-Garenne, but a weekend of riots and arson marked a depressing return to normal for the troubled neighborhood after a new police-involved controversy. | France has been under lockdown since March 17, with all non-essential trips from home banned. As such, crime-ridden neighborhoods like Villeneuve-la-Garenne saw a decrease in criminal activity, with drug dealers, thieves and vandals forced to remain indoors. | A weekend of social unrest changed that. As vehicles were lit on fire and police were attacked with fireworks on Monday nigh…

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). PM Conte: Italy to start easing its lockdown from May 4. rt.com Italy will announce before the end of this week its plans for a gradual reopening following a lockdown imposed to fight the coronavirus outbreak from May 4, according to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. | "I wish I could say: let's reopen everything. Immediately. We start tomorrow morning," Conte wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday. "But such a decision would be irresponsible. It would make the contagion curve go up in an uncontrolled way and would nullify all the efforts we have made so far." | The lockdown, closing most Italian businesses and preventing people from leaving their homes for all but essential nee…

RT (2020-04-21). Another 'worst deal ever'? US withdrawal from crucial Open Skies treaty is done deal, Russian FM believes. rt.com Moscow thinks Washington is on the brink of pulling out from a crucial arms-control treaty it once helped develop. Reports about the move have circulated for weeks, with top US lawmakers warning of its dire ramifications. | The decision to depart from the Treaty on Open Skies "has already been taken in Washington," Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the media, citing experts "watching how the situation is developing." | "We believe that these assessments have a significant element of truth," the chief diplomat offered. | We draw nearly the same conclusions based on our contacts with the Americans an…

RT (2020-04-21). Moscow opens new coronavirus hospital built in just a month, as Russia braces for Covid-19 PEAK. rt.com Moscow's brand-new infectious diseases hospital has admitted its first patients, despite construction having begun in mid-March. It comes as Russia recorded over 5,600 Covid-19 cases in a day, with the peak still approaching. | The 800-bed facility's completion is a much-needed antidote to the country's ever-worsening coronavirus crisis. As of Tuesday afternoon, Russia has 52,763 confirmed cases of Covid-19, and more than half of infections are in Moscow and the Moscow Region. With 5,642 cases nationwide confirmed in the last 24 hours, the opening of the hospital could not have been more timely — and, acc…

RT (2020-04-21). At least 11 percent of Swedes may have contracted Covid-19, antibody study suggests. rt.com More than one in 10 people in Sweden may have been infected with the novel coronavirus since the outbreak began, the country's leading medical university has said, citing preliminary results of a new Covid-19 antibody study. | Tests conducted on 200 blood donors by Sweden's Karolinska Institute together with Karolinska University Hospital showed that at least 11 out of 100 of the participants have antibodies to Covid-19. If their results are truly indicative of the viral spread in society, they suggest that for the nation with a roughly 10 million-strong population, more than a million people may have been inf…

RT (2020-04-21). 'Virus may have peaked' in Stockholm, but danger isn't over, Swedish health agency says. rt.com Around one-third of Stockholm's million people will have had the novel coronavirus by the start of May, according to Sweden's public health agency. The disease may have already passed its peak in the capital, it said on Tuesday. Stockholm accounts for around half of Sweden's 15,300 confirmed cases of Covid-19, and a high proportion of its 1,765 deaths, including among very elderly people living in care homes, Reuters said. | The health agency said its modeling suggested the rate of new infections in the city had peaked on April 15, although a decline was not yet evident from its data. "Already a bit more than…

RT (2020-04-21). Turkey targets return to normal life toward end of May — Erdogan. rt.com The coronavirus outbreak in Turkey is starting to reach a plateau and the country aims to return to normal life after the end of Ramadan in late May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Tuesday. | "This pandemic has become the biggest crisis since the Second World War in terms of its economic consequences," Erdogan said at a video conference meeting of his AK Party's officials, according to state-owned Anadolu news agency. | Erdogan said earlier that a four-day lockdown would be imposed in 31 cities from Thursday after similar stay-at-home orders were enforced over the last two weekends. | C…

RT (2020-04-21). UK government accused of lying to public over 'delayed' Turkey PPE shipment, as Covid-19 criticism escalates. rt.com London only made a request to Turkey over the shipment of 84 tonnes of vital protective wear to be used in the fight against the coronavirus on Sunday — despite earlier claiming that was the day it would arrive, Sky News reports.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2020-04-21). Why the OPEC+ Deal is a Many-Splendored Thing. counterpunch.org A perfect deal is where all protagonists get something out of it. All oil-producing countries stand to gain if the oil price rebounds. In bare bones, the OPEC+ group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia finalized, in a nail-biting photo finish on April 12, an agreement to steeply cut oil production by a combined 9.7

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). Rouhani calls for Europe to perform its duties against US illegal measures. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — In a Tuesday telephone conversation with Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the EU and Spain to carry out their duties against the illegal measures of the US.

WSWS (2020-04-21). Global COVID-19 infections, deaths rise amid drive to revive corporate profit-making. wsws.org With COVID-19 cases in US nearing 800,000, Georgia, Tennessee and Vermont joined the list of states and cities announcing the reopening of public venues and businesses.

WSWS (2020-04-21). If Nazism had prevailed: The Amazon series The Man in the High Castle. wsws.org The year is 1962 and the United States, having lost World War II, is partitioned and occupied militarily by Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany. Such is the counterfactual premise of The Man in the High Castle.

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, …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). Foreign demand for Iranian ventilators. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The CEO of an Iranian knowledge-based company told Mehr news on Tuesday that there are some requests from foreign countries, including Russia, Italy, and Spain, for the purchase of Iranian ventilators, under the coronavirus pandemic.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). 'His Shoes' to go to Poland's KINOLUB film festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'His Shoes' directed by Ahmad Seyedkeshmiri will go on screen at KINOLUB Film Festival in Krakow, Poland.

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 …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). US strongly rejected proposal on humanitarian pause amid pandemic, says Lavrov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Washington has strongly rejected a proposal on the exemption of humanitarian supplies from sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). Rouhani, Putin stress strengthening relations of Tehran-Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The Presidents of Iran and Russia described the relations and cooperation between the two countries sincere and strategic, stressing the need to work for the development, strengthening and consolidation of all relations between Tehran and Moscow and accelerating the implementation of the agreements.

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). Prunus scorpia blossoms in Cahrmahahl and Bakhtiari. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The pink and white blossoms of Prunus scoparia have created a unique scenery in the mountainous areas of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, southwest of Iran. Prunus scoparia is a wild almond found in Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. It is a xerophytic shrub and it has been used as a grafting stock for domesticated almonds to provide drought resistance.

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.

yenisafak (2020-04-21). Iran's coronavirus death toll nears 5,300. yenisafak.com With 88 new deaths reported in Iran, the death toll from the new coronavirus surged to 5,297, state media said on Tuesday.The Iranian state TV reported Kianoush Jahanpour, a spokesman for the Health Ministry, as saying that 1,297 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 84,802.Jahanpour said 60,965 people have recovered so far and been discharged from hospitals, while 3,357 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.The…

yenisafak (2020-04-21). Belgium to hire 2,000 coronavirus contact tracers. yenisafak.com Belgian authorities are planning to hire 2,000 investigators to trace whom COVID-19 patients have come in contact with, local media reported Tuesday.The move is expected to help the country ease lockdown restrictions.According to daily L'Echo, regional health ministers discussed the plan of "social mapping" during their meeting on Monday.Healthcare is mainly a regional issue in the federal state of Belgium.The region of Flanders, with the most reported cases, will hire 1,200 investigators, while Wallonia and Brussels will employ 600 and 200, respectively.After attending a short training program, contact tracers w…

yenisafak (2020-04-21). Apple expands services business to markets in Africa and beyond. yenisafak.com Apple Inc on Tuesday said it would expand its App Store, Apple Music and other services to dozens of new markets in Africa, the Middle East and beyond in the biggest geographical expansion of its services in almost a decade.Apple said it would expand the App Store to 20 countries, eight of them in Africa, and will offer its streaming Apple Music service in 52 additional countries and regions. The expansion is the largest since Apple grew what was then called the iTunes Store to India, Russia and more than 50 other countries in 2012.Apple has focused on growing sales from its services segment, which totaled 17.8%…

yenisafak (2020-04-21). Russian Lukoil to make 18% cut as part of OPEC deal. yenisafak.com Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil will reduce its output by 18%, equivalent to more than 40,000 tons per day as part of the new OPEC production cut deal, Russian Interfax news agency said on Monday citing the company's CEO Vagit Alekperov."And I think that we and all other companies will fulfill this amount, which was brought to us by the energy ministry," Alekperov said.Lukoil expects an oil price of $30 per barrel after the start of the agreement.Saudi Arabia-led OPEC and Russia-led non-OPEC oil-producing countries, known as OPEC , agreed on April 12 to lower their collective oil production by 9.7 mil…

yenisafak (2020-04-21). Turkey, Russia hold fifth joint patrol in Idlib, Syria. yenisafak.com Turkish and Russian military forces have carried out another joint patrol along a key highway in northwestern Syria, said Turkey's Defense Ministry on Tuesday."Fifth combined Turkish-Russian land patrol was conducted today by air and ground vehicles on M4 motorway in Syria's Idlib province, as part of the earlier TR-RF agreement," the ministry said on Twitter.The M4 highway, also known as the Aleppo-Al Hasakah road, is about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Turkey's southern border.Last month, Ankara and Moscow agreed on a protocol urging parties to "cease all military actions along the line of contact in the Idlib…

yenisafak (2020-04-21). Britain | desperate for 'life-saving' Turkish medical aid as supplies run | out. yenisafak.com Medics in the U.K, where more than 16,000 people have died of the Covid-19, have warned they could stop treating coronavirus patients to protect their own lives if Turkey's vital delivery of 400,000 surgical gowns is delayed.A Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft was dispatched on late Monday to pick up the shipment of the "live-saving equipment" for NHS staff, The Daily Mail reported.Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers on the frontline are at high risk of infection as many hospitals are running out of essential personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies.Turkish officials had earlier said that the shipment w…

yenisafak (2020-04-21). Turkey will enjoy advantages after pandemic: Official. yenisafak.com "We will not be in the mode of turning on and off the engine [economy] after getting back to normal, as it's now in idle mode," Gà∂ksel Asan, Finance Office chief at the presidency, told Anadolu Agency.He said the world economy is expected to shrink this year due to the virus, but that Turkey will end the year with a more moderate contraction."The most important factor here is management of the pandemic," Asan said, adding that the virus having reached Turkey later than other countries played an important role.Asan underlined Turkey has not closed its economy fully as it managed to maintain production.Asked…

sputniknews (2020-04-21). Paris Suburbs on Fire: New Wave of Violence Spreads Across Communities – Videos. sputniknews.com Despite being falsely reported by some media outlets as "anti-lockdown riots", in fact, the clashes started in the wake of an incident between French police and a 30-year-old motorcyclist. The latter was seriously injured under circumstances that are still being investigated.

sputniknews (2020-04-21). 'Dangerous Position': Will UK Be Forced to Extend Transition Period to Help EU Deal With Pandemic? sputniknews.com Due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, reports have emerged that the UK may have to make significant contributions to Europe's economic recovery from the pandemic if it agrees to extend the Brexit transition period beyond 31 December. So far, Downing Street has not been too keen on prolonging this divorce saga.

sputniknews (2020-04-21). Syria Demined More Than 5 Acres of Land Over Past Day – Russian Defence Ministry. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Syrian Armed Forces have cleared 2.1 hectares (5.1 acres) of the country's territory of explosive devices over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

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. …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-04-20). Though 'Children Need Peace Now More Than Ever,' US and Russia Block UN Efforts to Impose Global Ceasefire. commondreams.org While human rights groups and a number of U.S. allies have expressed support for the U.N.'s call for a global ceasefire during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. and Russia are reportedly standing in the way of an international agreement. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/anti-war_movement_missing_in_action.jpg …

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…

Mike Whitney (2020-04-20). Sweden Is Right. The Economy Should be Left Open. globalresearch.ca Sometimes, the best thing to do, is to do nothing at all. Take Sweden, for example, where the government decided not to shut down the economy, but to take a more thoughtful and balanced approach. Sweden has kept its primary …

Janine Jackson (2020-04-20). 'The US Reaction to Pressure to Ease Sanctions Was to Double Down' – CounterSpin interview with Joe Emersberger on sanctions under Covid-19. fair.org "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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