2020-03-27: Social Media Postees

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[Perspectives] The suffragette surgeons of Endell Street
Wendy Moore | thelancet.com | 2020-03-28
When war swept through Europe in August, 1914, more than 1000 medical men were mobilised with the British Army to France and several hundred more male doctors signed up to support the Allied war effort. Dozens of British women doctors volunteered their services too. On Aug 14, 1914, just 10 days after Britain declared war on Germany, the UK's Association of Registered Medical Women compiled a list of more than 60 members who declared themselves "willing to serve". Yet their help was bluntly declined.
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[Perspectives] The suffragette surgeons of Endell Street
Wendy Moore | thelancet.com | 2020-03-28
When war swept through Europe in August, 1914, more than 1000 medical men were mobilised with the British Army to France and several hundred more male doctors signed up to support the Allied war effort. Dozens of British women doctors volunteered their services too. On Aug 14, 1914, just 10 days after Britain declared war on Germany, the UK's Association of Registered Medical Women compiled a list of more than 60 members who declared themselves "willing to serve". Yet their help was bluntly declined.
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[Editorial] COVID-19: learning from experience
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-03-28
Over the past 2 weeks, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has marched relentlessly westward. On March 13, WHO said that Europe was now the centre of the pandemic. A few days later, deaths in Italy surpassed those in China. Iran and Spain had also reported over 1000 deaths as of March 23, and many other European countries and the USA reported increasing numbers of cases, heralding an imminent wave of fatalities. Following the sweep of COVID-19 is a series of dramatic containment measures that reflect the scale of the threat posed by the pandemic.
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[Correspondence] COVID-19 cacophony: is there any orchestra conductor?
Antoine Flahault | thelancet.com | 2020-03-28
The first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is currently invading the world, and several countries are now struggling to fight it or trying to delay its start to help smooth its peak size for the purpose of lowering morbidity and mortality, and thereby reduce the overall tension on their health-care system. China's first major outbreaks of COVID-19 happened in January, 2020. Then South Korea, Iran, and Italy entered into this Ravel's Bolero-like epidemic in late February and early March, 2020, and many other countries are preparing to play the same rhythmic pattern in the coming days and weeks.
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Turkey evacuates hundreds of migrants from Greek border amid virus pandemic
rt.com | 2020-03-27
Ankara has sent some 6,000 migrants waiting at the Turkish-Greek border to cross into the European Union to cities inside the country, Reuters reported on Friday, citing the Interior Ministry. The move was part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. | Migrants waiting at the border crossing in Edirne province were transported in buses to state guest houses where they would be quarantined, Anadolu news agency reported. They would be moved to other regions in Turkey at the end of the quarantine, it added. | Thousands of migrants had massed at a border crossing with European Union-member Greece after T…
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The Italian war-like measures to fight coronavirus spreading: Re-open closed hospitals now
Alessandro Miani, Ernesto Burgio, Prisco Piscitelli, Renato Lauro, Annamaria Colao | thelancet.com | 2020-03-27
As recently highlighted by The Lancet, the Covid-19 outbreak started in Northern Italy has shocked Europe, while it has been questioned if China benefits from an authoritarian advantage in disease response [1,2]. In Italy, after the shutdown of the educational system (schools and Universities will remain closed at least for one month) and the collapse of the touristic sector (90% of travels and reservations cancelled), the Government officially locked down residents of all the region of Milan (Lombardia) and other 11 provinces.
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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2020-03-27
Amazon workers in France, metalworkers in Italy, postal workers in Britain and doctors in Zimbabwe are among those taking job action to protest lack of adequate safety measures in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/27/work-m27.html

Corona culture: Europe and the new normal
Dennis Broe | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-27
PARIS–After its outbreak in China, Europe had been called the new epicenter of the disease, and particularly Western Europe, where the responses have varied from the new Socialist-Podemos coalition in Spain nationalizing the country's industry to a total quarantine in France by the neoliberal Macron, criticized for being three weeks too late. Some predict that …
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Russia Is Responding Better Than Everyone Else to World War C
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-27
The largest country in the world is faring surprisingly well when it comes to surviving World War C, which is greatly attributable to Russia's proactive measures in taking COVID-19 as serious as possible, including through border closures and the forthcoming …
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Russia Is Responding Better Than Everyone Else to World War C
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-27
The largest country in the world is faring surprisingly well when it comes to surviving World War C, which is greatly attributable to Russia's proactive measures in taking COVID-19 as serious as possible, including through border closures and the forthcoming …
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Montenegro Being Accelerated to the European Union in a Face-saving Regime
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-27
Italians furious at the lack of help and solidarity from the European Union began removing flags of the Union throughout the country and replaced them with Chinese and Russian ones. As this is happening in a long-time member of the …
globalresearch.ca/montenegro-accelerated-european-union-face-saving-regime/5707759

Russia-gate: the Dead But Undead
Richard Moser | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-27
Attention all Russia-gaters! Under the cover of pandemic, the US finally dropped charges against those dastardly Russian meme-bombers! Just in case you think this is yet another conspiracy led by Trump's Department of Justice to hide something, the case against the troll farm fell apart 2 years ago when Mueller was still in charge. It's…
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Surveying the virus battlefield: Russian military medics inspect Covid-19 health facilities in Bergamo, Italy (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-27
Russian military medics carried out reconnaissance at health facilities in Bergamo, where the elderly are being treated for the coronavirus, before engaging in the fight against the disease on Italian soil. | The Russian experts, sporting full protective gear, inspected four hospitals with their Italian colleagues on Friday. They examined the layout of the buildings and talked to staff to come up with a list of urgent measures needed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and establish the scope of disinfection activities. | The Russian contingent of around 100 servicemen and 22 Kamaz trucks arrived in Italy on…
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Sinking global economy & cheap crude take big bite out of Russia's forex reserves
rt.com | 2020-03-27
Russian gold and foreign currency holdings have shed almost $30 billion or more than five percent in one week in the biggest drop since the global financial crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic and crashing oil prices. | According to the latest data released by the country's central bank, the reserves stood at $551.2 billion as of March 20, down from $581 billion a week earlier. The regulator explained the decline with negative revaluation. | The nation's forex holdings faced almost a similar drop in October 2008, when the reserves shrank by $30.6 billion to $487 billion. Another steep decline occurred in the…
rt.com/business/484229-russia-forex-reserves-fall/

Poll: Russians split down the middle on presidential terms reset as Putin's approval rating falls
rt.com | 2020-03-27
Following a few months of political shocks in Russia, voters have become used to surprises. But opinion seems to be divided on whether restarting the clock on time spent in the Kremlin is worth supporting, says a new survey. | Pollsters at the Levada Center report that 48 percent of their respondents support the nullification of terms, and 47 percent are against, with 5 percent undecided. | Levada also revealed that Putin's approval rating is on the decline: It stood at 69 percent in February but decreased to 63 percent in March. | Named for its founder, the late Yuri Levada, the polling company is regarded by…
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Coronavirus creeps closer to Putin as Kremlin staffer diagnosed with Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-27
With news of Boris Johnson's coronavirus infection and Justin Trudeau's self isolation, it's clear that jobs which involve lots of meetings and shaking hands aren't the safest occupations at present. | Now, in Russia, fears are growing that the disease might have already infiltrated President Putin's closest circle. The anxiety has been fueled by confirmation on Friday that at least one employee of the presidential administration has contracted Covid-19. | Putin's spokesman told reporters he was aware of the situation. However, Dmitry Peskov said the individual concerned did not have direct contact with Putin.
rt.com/russia/484291-kremlin-staffer-covid19-diagnose/

Russia records third coronavirus patient death as number infected surpasses 1,000
rt.com | 2020-03-27
Another person diagnosed with Covid-19 has died in Moscow, bringing the overall death toll in Russia to three people. 196 new cases were announced on Friday, which means the nationwide number of infected now stands at 1,036. | The latest victim was a 70-year-old woman with a number of underlying conditions. She had suffered from diabetes for 20 years and also had terminal renal failure and other diseases. | The two other Russian deaths, announced on Wednesday, also involved elderly patients, aged 88 and 73 respectively. Last week, a 79-year-old woman was initially thought to have succumbed to coronavirus, but…
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Coronavirus: After the EU Failed to Deliver, Italy Looks to Russia for Help
Steven Sahiounie | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-27
The current global political scene is changing rapidly as a result of the coronavirus. New super-powers are emerging and former power-houses are weakening in the face of the crisis.
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Why France Is Hiding a Cheap and Tested Virus Cure
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-27
What's going on in the fifth largest economy in the world arguably points to a major collusion scandal in which the French government is helping Big Pharma to profit from the expansion of Covid-19. Informed French citizens are absolutely furious …
globalresearch.ca/france-hiding-cheap-tested-virus-cure/5707705

France's coronavirus death toll nears 2,000 as 300 more die in Covid-19 pandemic
rt.com | 2020-03-27
The death toll from the Covid-19 outbreak has reached 1,996 in France after the country's health authorities confirmed that 299 more people have died there in a 24-hour period. | Announcing the latest fatalities on Friday evening, France's director-general of health also said that there have been a total of 32,964 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the state, up from 29,155 a day prior. | Earlier Friday, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe warned of "very difficult" days ahead as the country sees a rise in cases, and said the government would extend a raft of nationwide restrictions aimed at curbing the s…
rt.com/news/484323-france-coronavirus-deaths-increase-lockdown/

European stocks sink as spread of coronavirus explodes across continent
rt.com | 2020-03-27
European markets opened significantly lower on Friday, ignoring all the stimulus pledges by governments this week, as the deadly Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread. Europe now accounts for more than half of global infections. | Britain's FTSE 100 is plummeting more than three percent during early trading in London. Stock markets in Germany and France are down over two percent. | The market fall comes as EU leaders fail to come to an agreement over the economic response to the coronavirus pandemic. During a video conference summit on Thursday, the leaders of the 27-member bloc argued over how to pull their e…
rt.com/business/484235-european-markets-crash-coronavirus/

Spain's Covid-19 death toll SPIKES again as 769 die in new single day record
rt.com | 2020-03-27
Spain's health ministry has announced that it has suffered another record breaking day for Covid-19 deaths as 769 people fell victim to the disease in one day. | Health officials revealed on Friday morning that the number of fatalities jumped to 4,858, while the number of confirmed infections in the country has risen from 56,188 to 64,059. | The rate of infection has seemingly slowed, however, with the 7,871 jump in new cases making a 14 percent increase on the previous day. That compares favorably to the 18 percent increase announced on Thursday and Wednesday's 20 percent surge. | Worryingly, however, the mor…
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Europe coronavirus cases dramatically SURGE as worldwide death toll surpasses 25,000
rt.com | 2020-03-27
The worldwide death toll from Covid-19 has surpassed 25,000 and researchers have detected a huge spike in Europe with Spain, Germany and the UK reporting thousands of fresh cases. | The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center noted that the grim milestone had been reached on Friday. Professor Steve Hanke from the university said that Europe has seen a "massive surge" in cases over a 16 hour period with Spain recording over 6,000 fresh diagnoses, Germany racking up over 5,400 and the UK seeing nearly 3,000 new cases. | #BREAKING:…
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Cat contracts coronavirus FROM sick owner in new case of human-to-animal transition
rt.com | 2020-03-27
As scientists around the world battle for a cure or vaccine to Covid-19, a new case of human-to-animal transmission has arisen in Belgium, where health experts say a cat contracted the disease from its coronavirus-stricken owner. | Just one week after the pet owner in Liege, Belgium was diagnosed with Covid-19, their cat also started showing symptoms of the disease, including respiratory problems and diarrhea. | As panic over the outbreak keeps gaining ground, spokesman for Belgium's coronavirus crisis center, Emmanuel Andre, tried to reassure the public that the infected animal was an "isolated case." | "Ther…
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Covid-19: Lithuania on the Brink of a Catastrophe
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-27
COVID-19 expands in Lithuania. Having registered its first official case in February, the country currently has almost 300 infected people and four confirmed deaths. Taking into account that the official numbers tend to differ from the real ones due to …
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Covid-19: Lithuania on the Brink of a Catastrophe
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-27
COVID-19 expands in Lithuania. Having registered its first official case in February, the country currently has almost 300 infected people and four confirmed deaths. Taking into account that the official numbers tend to differ from the real ones due to …
globalresearch.ca/lithuania-brink-catastrophe/5707709

Europe's COVID-19 death toll reaches over 16,000
wsws.org | 2020-03-27
Years of slashing health and social care budgets, together with government inaction, have taken a grim toll, with health workers forced to make decisions as to who lives and dies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/27/euro-m27.html

Coronavirus and the Collapse of Our Imaginations
Jonathan Carp | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-27
Right now, millions of people throughout North America and Europe are living through an unprecedented situation and making unprecedented demands. Formerly meek white-collar workers content to schlep to and from the office every day are demanding the right to telecommute. Blue-collar workers told they are essential are demanding raises- here in Washington, our grocery workers…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/27/coronavirus-and-the-collapse-of-our-imaginations/

Britain, EU negotiators to hold first joint committee talks on Monday
rt.com | 2020-03-27
British and EU negotiators will hold the first meeting of a joint committee as planned on Monday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. The statement came after trade talks were put on hold because of the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reported. | The spokesman said the meeting would be co-chaired by senior British Minister Michael Gove and European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic and would take place remotely rather than in person due to the coronavirus. Video conference and conference calls are among the options being considered. | The joint committee will oversee the implementation, app…
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How austerity and anti-immigrant politics left Italy exposed to viral blitzkrieg
Conn Hallinan | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-27
As the viral blitzkrieg rolls across one European border after another, it seems to have a particular enmity for Italy. The country's death toll has far surpassed China's, and scenes from its hospitals look like something out of Dante's imagination. Why? Italy has the fourth-largest economy in the European Union, and in terms of health …
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COVID-19: Health or Wealth?
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-27
Can the pandemic be separated from the economy? As the pandemic continues in Europe and the United States but seems to be subsiding in Asia, more and more questions are being raised about how to relaunch the economy. The importance of public health is being opposed to opening for business. The battle in the U.S.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/27/covid-19-health-or-wealth/

Orban imposes 2-week lockdown, expects coronavirus peak in Hungary by July
rt.com | 2020-03-27
Hungary is imposing a two-week lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. It is expected to peak in the country in June or July, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. | Citizens will be allowed to go to work, shop and take limited exercise outside during the lockdown, which starts on Saturday. However, they should keep distance from each other, Orban said on public radio. Restrictions would be enforced by police, he added. | Hungary has recorded around 300 coronavirus cases and 10 deaths, Reuters reported. Orban has said the actual number of cases is probably much higher. "Restrictions put…
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Why Is the U.S. So Exceptionally Vulnerable to Covid-19?
Nicolas J. S. Davies | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-27
The United States has become the new center of the global coronavirus pandemic, with over 86,000 cases, more than China or Italy. More than a thousand Americans have already died, but this is surely only the very beginning of this …
globalresearch.ca/why-us-exceptionally-vulnerable-covid-19/5707774

Italy yet to reach coronavirus contagion peak, national health chief warns, as 712 die in one day
rt.com | 2020-03-27
Italy has yet to see the worst of the coronavirus pandemic spreading through the country, a senior health official has warned, a day after more than 700 people died in a single 24-hour period. | "We haven't reached the peak and we haven't passed it," the head of the Superior Health Institute, Silvio Brusaferro, told a press conference on Friday. He noted, however, that there were "signs of a slowdown" in the number of infections, suggesting that the health crisis could turn a corner soon. | Figures released on Thursday showed 712 new Covid-19 deaths, bringing the nationwide total to 8,215. | Brusaferro said th…
rt.com/news/484278-italy-coronavirus-peak-not-reached/

Why is the U.S. so Exceptionally Vulnerable to Covid-19?
Nicolas J.S. Davies | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-27
The United States has become the new center of the global coronavirus pandemic, with over 86,000 cases, more than China or Italy. More than a thousand Americans have already died, but this is surely only the very beginning of this deadly collision between the U.S.'s uniquely inadequate public healthcare system and a real pandemic. On …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/why-is-the-u-s-so-exceptionally-vulnerable-to-covid-19/

Italy's WORST day: Coronavirus death rate highest since start of outbreak with 900+ fatalities
rt.com | 2020-03-27
Italy has experienced its worst day yet in the country's devastating coronavirus epidemic, with 919 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours

Number of US Covid-19 cases smashes past 90,000
rt.com | 2020-03-27
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the United States has surged to nearly 93,000, as the country reclaims its position of having the most cases of Covid-19 in the world. | The tally from Johns Hopkins University indicates that the number of cases in the US hit 92,932 on Friday, a dramatic one-day surge of 7,576 cases on its previous figure. | The increase saw it overtake Italy, which briefly had the most confirmed cases of any country in the world when its official count of infections reached 86,498 on Friday. | Fri…
rt.com/usa/484316-us-coronavirus-case-surge-90000/

Number of US Covid-19 cases smashes past 90,000
rt.com | 2020-03-27
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the United States has surged to nearly 93,000, as the country reclaims its position of having the most cases of Covid-19 in the world. | The tally from Johns Hopkins University indicates that the number of cases in the US hit 92,932 on Friday, a dramatic one-day surge of 7,576 cases on its previous figure. | The increase saw it overtake Italy, which briefly had the most confirmed cases of any country in the world when its official count of infections reached 86,498 on Friday. | Fri…
rt.com/usa/484316-us-coronavirus-case-surge-90000/

'This is low, even for you': Hillary Clinton uses record coronavirus deaths to bash Trump, gets virtual punches herself
rt.com | 2020-03-27
As the US recorded more cases of Covid-19 than any other country in the world, Hillary Clinton used the opportunity to crack jokes about President Trump. The failed presidential candidate was savaged online for her insensitivity. | As of Friday, the United States has recorded more than 94,000 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, passing out China and Italy. More than 1,400 Americans have died, hospitals are approaching capacity, and a record 3.3 million workers have filed for unemployment. | As the US passed this grim milestone, former secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took the o…
rt.com/usa/484325-hillary-clinton-coronavirus-joke/

Total coronavirus cases in United States surge past Italy, China
wsws.org | 2020-03-27
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US has risen tenfold in a week, to 85,594.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/27/usco-m27.html

In the Grip of Disease
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-27
Even more than war, the corona virus pandemic is causing chaos. It is threatening the people of the United Kingdom as well as human beings all over the world. The virus is invisible. It can be everywhere and nowhere. Virus of confusion You turn on the radio or television and the only discussion is about this incomprehensive…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/27/in-the-grip-of-disease/

Over 124,000 patients recover from coronavirus worldwide
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-27
The number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 worldwide surpassed 124,300 on Friday, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.China has the highest number

16-year-old girl in France succumbs to COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-27
A recent revelation on the new coronavirus has come as a grim reminder of the disease's indiscriminate nature as a 16-year-old girl in France has died from COVID-19.Julie A. perished Tuesday evening after only having a cough four days prior. She is the youngest victim yet in the country, and had no other underlying medical conditions. Julie was from Essonne, a suburb to the south of Paris, and was treated at the Necker Hospital in the capital."From the start we were told that the virus doesn't affect young people," her mother Sabine said in a statement to France24 television, adding: "We believed it like everyone…
yenisafak.com/en/world/16-year-old-girl-in-france-succumbs-to-covid-19-3515187

Turkey launches website to share live COVID-19 updates
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-27
The Turkish Presidency launched a website on Friday to announce the latest updates and data worldwide about the coronavirus pandemic.The website, established by the Digital Transformation Office affiliated to the Presidency provides data about the cases, death tolls, and recoveries per country infected with the virus by clicking on the country featured on the world map.The website

Friday Muslim prayers led on TV due to virus in Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-27
With all-important Friday congregational prayers banned in mosques over coronavirus fears, Turkey's top religious authority today led the faithful via television screens.Ali Erbas, head of the Religious Affairs Directorate, delivered a sermon on television to help stem the virus' spread.Just like last week, Friday congregational prayers are prohibited nationwide, with the exception of Bestepe Mosque in the capital Ankara, said the directorate in a statement.On Monday, the directorate announced that congregational prayers had been suspended as a public safety measure during the pandemic.Turkey has confirmed a tota…
yenisafak.com/en/news/friday-muslim-prayers-led-on-tv-due-to-virus-in-turkey-3515180

Erdogan Trust joins Pakistan's fight against COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-27
A hospital Turkey gifted to Pakistan is assisting the government in its battle against coronavirus in the remote areas of northeastern Punjab province. The Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital Trust in Muzaffargarh district, some 380 kilometers (236 miles) from the provincial capital Lahore, has designated its newly-established 250-bed wing for suspected COVID-19 patients.Prime Minister Imran Khan had inaugurated the facility in February this year.The hospital is among the three major facilities treating the coronavirus patients in the southern part of the province. It provides free healthcare to all patients irrespecti…
yenisafak.com/en/news/erdogan-trust-joins-pakistans-fight-against-covid-19-3515179

Hungary to impose curfew amid spread of coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-27
Hungary will impose a curfew as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the country's prime minister said Friday."We are introducing curfew restrictions throughout Hungary between March 28 and April 11," said Victor Orban in an interview with the public broadcaster Kossuth radio.For two weeks, people will only be allowed to leave their homes or places of residence to go to work or to run essential errands, said Orban.He said people over the age of 65 will be allowed to go to grocery shops and pharmacies between 9: 00 a.m. (0800GMT) and 12 p.m. (1100GMT). Others will not be allowed in those shops du…
yenisafak.com/en/world/hungary-to-impose-curfew-amid-spread-of-coronavirus-3515182

EU, 15 WTO members set arrangement for trade disputes
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-27
The EU and 15 World Trade Organization (WTO) members on Friday announced that they have reached a contingency appeal arrangement for trade disputes, according to a statement. The Multiparty Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement will allow the EU and 15 WTO members to bring appeals and solve trade disputes among them despite the WTO Appellate Body not being fully functional.The communique said that the agreement underscores the importance that the participating WTO members

One Coronavirus Case Confirmed in Vladimir Putin's Administration
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-27
There have been three coronavirus-related deaths in Russia as of Friday, with the total number of cases suprassing 1,000. Most cases have been registered in the capital, Moscow.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003271078727186-one-coronavirus-case-detected-in-russian-presidential-administration/

World Ocean Council Expresses Interest in Cooperating With Russian Companies in Arctic
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-27
MOSCOW (Sputnik), Andrei Savenkov – The World Ocean Council (WOC), a global business association promoting corporate ocean responsibility, in an interview with Sputnik voiced interest in developing collaboration with Russian businesses in the Arctic amid increasing exploration and production of hydrocarbons there.
sputniknews.com/world/202003271078726859-world-ocean-council-expresses-interest-in-cooperating-with-russian-companies-in-arctic/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2020-03-27 23:55 GMT (19:55 EST)

2020-03-26: News Headlines

RT (2020-03-26). Germany has 4,954 new Covid-19 cases & 49 deaths — RKI Health Institute. rt.com Nearly 5,000 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute has reported. Forty-nine fatalities over the past 24 hours have brought the death toll to 198. | The number of confirmed cases increased by 4,954 to 36,508 on Thursday. From Tuesday to Wednesday, Germany recorded 4,118 new cases and 35 deaths, according to the health institute. | Germany imposed strict lockdown measures last week in an effort to contain the virus. It currently has one of the highest numbers of confirmed cases in Europe, second only to Italy and Spain. | Cases worldwide have surpassed 470,000, with m…

RT (2020-03-26). Covid-19 deaths pass 4,000 in Spain as Europe passes chilling 250,000 mark of those infected. rt.com Spain has reported a sharp rise in fatalities from coronavirus since the outbreak began. The overall number of infections has also soared by more than 8,000 over the past 24 hours, officials revealed.

RT (2020-03-26). Moscow shuts down all non-essential shops & restaurants to stop spread of Covid-19. rt.com All restaurants, cafes, and shops, except food stores, will be closed in the Russia capital from March 28 to April 5. The mayor also advised Muscovites to refrain from visiting places of worship amid the Covid-19 epidemic. | Restaurants and cafes will still be able to provide take-away food and delivery service, the order by Mayor Sergey Sobyanin read. | The restrictions also include barber shops, spas, massage parlors, as well as baths and saunas. | Access to parks, including Gorky Park and the All-Russian Exhibition Center, will be barred during the upcoming week due to the epidemic. | "I understand the feel…

RT (2020-03-26). Moscow bans all regular, charter flights starting March 27, except those bringing Russians home. rt.com The Russian government is banning all regular and charter international flights starting Friday, except those bringing citizens home, as part of measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. | . | Russia's aerial borders will go on lockdown starting Friday, so far without a resumption date. | The cabinet also requested that the Foreign Ministry assist Russian citizens abroad until their return home. Russian embassies around the world will receive additional funds to provide support. | So far, 652 Covid-19 cases have been registered in Russia, with more than half of those infected in Moscow. | The ban on flig…

RT (2020-03-26). Russia's unexpected advantage in the oil price war. rt.com The global economic downturn due to coronavirus and the breakup of OPEC+ has sent the ruble tumbling, which could give Russia an unexpected advantage in the oil price war. | While the ruble is now at its lowest level against the dollar in four years, the cheaper ruble has a silver lining for Russia's oil producers in the oil price war for market share with Saudi Arabia. The collapse of the OPEC+ deal and oil prices has hit Russia's financial markets and currency, leading to a sharp drop in the ruble versus the US dollar. The lower the ruble slides against the US dollar, the lower the production costs of Russia…

RT (2020-03-26). Russia confirms 182 new Covid-19 cases, bringing total to 840. rt.com Russia has 182 new cases of coronavirus, according to the country's official tally. Most of the new cases were recorded in Moscow. This, as Russia shutters international flights to stop the spread of the virus. | The new infections bring the nation's tally to 840. The vast majority of the new cases, 136, were reported in Moscow. | The Russian government announced on Thursday that it would ban all regular and charter international flights starting Friday. Only flights bringing citizens home from abroad will be allowed. | Non-essential businesses in the Russian capital, including restaurants and cafes, will be c…

RT (2020-03-26). Global stock markets down on expectations of negative US jobs data. rt.com Global market sentiment has declined ahead of the latest US jobless claims data that is expected to show a massive spike in unemployment claims after businesses stateside shut down in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus. | Some experts suggest record unemployment numbers in the US, with Citi as the most bearish, projecting roughly four million claims. | The pan-European Stoxx 600 dropped 1.5 percent in early trade on Thursday, with basic resources tumbling 2.7 percent to lead losses as all sectors and major bourses plunged into negative territory. | Britain's FTSE 100 index shed almost three percent a…

Conn Hallinan (2020-03-26). The Corona Virus & Immigration. zcomm.org How Austerity and Anti-immigrant Politics Left Italy Exposed…

WSWS (2020-03-26). Germany: IG Metall union agrees an industrial truce with the corporations. wsws.org Last week, the IG Metall in North Rhine-Westphalia agreed to a wage freeze, which is to be extended into all areas of the economy.

Conn Hallinan (2020-03-26). How Austerity and Anti-Immigrant Politics Left Italy Exposed. counterpunch.org Italy has the fourth largest economy in the European Union, and in terms of health care, it is certainly in a better place than the US. Per capita, Italy has more hospital beds—so-called "surge capacity"—more doctors and more ventilators. Italians have a longer life expectancy than Americans, not to mention British, French, Germans, Swedes and Finns. The virus has had an especially fatal impact on northern Italy, the country's richest region. There are a number of reasons why Italy has been so hard-hit, but a major one can be placed at the feet of former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini of the xenopho…

WSWS (2020-03-26). Warnings that hundreds of thousands of Indonesians may already have COVID-19. wsws.org There are fears that the archipelago may become "the Italy of south-east Asia," with experts warning that 135 million may be infected by mid-May.

teleSUR (2020-03-26). 8 Nations Address Letter to UN Chief Urging Sanctions Be Lifted. telesurenglish.net Venezuela has joined Wednesday China, Russia, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Cuba, and Nicaragua in their plea to United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to urge the United States (U.S.) to remove its illegal economic sanctions on these countries amid the coronavirus global pandemic. | RELATED: | "Today we have a common enemy. As you've already recognized, it's a time to prepare, to step up and incre…

George Stacey (2020-03-26). Who will win the US presidential election 2020: A prediction as to the winner through surveys and other data analytic tools. nationofchange.org There is no doubt that Bernie will give a tough competition to Trump but if Russia provides any kind of data support to trump, he will outplace Bernie.

WSWS (2020-03-26). Strikes mount across Europe against official response to coronavirus pandemic. wsws.org There is growing mistrust and social anger among workers against governments, trade unions and financial markets trying to force them back to work amid the pandemic.

Nancy Mancias (2020-03-26). Black Rock Profits in a Time of Crisis. counterpunch.org With little government support and corporate accountability, humanitarian aid workers are scrambling to address the refugee crisis in the wake of the global pandemic, COVID-19 (coronavirus). The outbreak of the coronavirus comes at a time when there is a great influx of war and economic refugees migrating to Europe. Despite Turkey's efforts to host millions

yenisafak (2020-03-26). UN sends humanitarian aid to Idlib, NW Syria. yenisafak.com The UN on Thursday dispatched a total of 51 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Idlib, a northwestern Syrian city where millions of people are in desperate need of assistance.Trucks entered the city through the Cilvegozu border gate in southern Hatay province of Turkey bordering Idlib.The humanitarian aid items are going to be distributed to the needy people struggling to live in Idlib and nearby rural areas.Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests.Hundreds of thousands of people have since been killed and more than 10 mil…

yenisafak (2020-03-26). INFOGRAPHIC: Over 487,600 coronavirus cases recorded globally. yenisafak.com Confirmed cases from the novel coronavirus across the world have reached 487,648 on Thursday, according to figures compiled by U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.The virus known as COVID-19, which emerged in Wuhan, China last December, has spread to at least 175 countries and regions around the globe, while a total of 21,571 people have died.In all, 117,749 people diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered from the disease.Italy, Spain, China and Iran continue to be the most affected countries.Although China has the most confirmed cases with 81,782, Italy recorded the most deaths with 7,503 fatalities in over 74,300…

yenisafak (2020-03-26). Nearly 2,000 people under quarantine after returning from Europe set to go home in Turkey. yenisafak.com Nearly 2,000 Turkish nationals put under two-week quarantine after returning from Europe are set to go home on March 30, barring any signs of coronavirus.The group of 1,955 arrived in Turkey on March 17 from various European countries and was placed in three student dormitories in Istanbul to guard against any spread of the virus.Next Monday, the group is set to go through a final checkup before going home if they face no medical problems.With checkups every day, so far reportedly no problem has come up.In Turkey, COVID-19 has so far claimed 59 lives, while 2,433 have tested positive.After first appearing in Wuha…

yenisafak (2020-03-26). 'Bonebreaker' vultures get a new lease on life. yenisafak.com A captive breeding program to protect one of the four European vulture species is continuing successfully, according to the head of an international organization working on vulture conservation. "Our captive breeding program for the bearded vulture species currently has 178 birds and 70 pairs. It is unique in the sense that it is managed entirely for conservation purposes so that the birds can be reintroduced into the wild," Jose Tavares, head of the Vulture Conservation Foundation, told Anadolu Agency.Founded in 2009, the foundation is an international nongovernmental organization working for the conservation of…

yenisafak (2020-03-26). COVID-19: Belgium's death toll at 220, cases top 6,000. yenisafak.com The coronavirus death toll in Belgium has risen to 220 after 42 more fatalities were reported across the country, health authorities said on Thursday. | A total of 1,298 COVID-19 cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 6,235, according to a statement by the Federal Public Service of Health. | It said 536 people were hospitalized over the past 24 hours. | In a radio show, Health Minister Maggie De Block said Belgium's National Security Council will convene on Friday to discuss further measures to stem the virus' spread. | Meanwhile, a Belgian company announced that it has developed a rap…

yenisafak (2020-03-26). Turkey holds first tender related to Istanbul canal project. yenisafak.com Turkey held its first tender on Thursday to prepare to build a huge canal on the edge of Istanbul, a Transport Ministry spokesman said, signaling progress on the project despite widespread criticism over its cost and environmental impact.The tender was for the planning phase of reconstructing two historic bridges located in the area where the 45-km (28 mile) Kanal Istanbul, championed by President Tayyip Erdogan, is expected to run.The canal will connect the Black Sea north of Istanbul with the Marmara Sea to the south and is estimated to cost 75 billion lira ($11.6 billion). The government says it will ease ship…

yenisafak (2020-03-26). Official warns of virus' impact on global community. yenisafak.com Coronavirus outbreak across the world should not be allowed to impede cooperation and transform countries into isolated structures, the communications director of Turkey said on Thursday.Fahrettin Altun on Twitter commented on the possible effects of coronavirus on the international community and what sort of steps should be taken into consideration in a bid to minimize its damage."We must not allow this virus to push countries to erect new borders that would impede global cooperation. We must not allow it to turn nations into isolated societies," Altun said."President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan has been working very…

yenisafak (2020-03-26). Syrian volunteers make masks for Turkey. yenisafak.com The women are working at a vocational training center in the southeastern Sanliurfa province which is operated by the Turkish charity Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH).They are using silk fabric in the masks which can be reused."Our brothers and sisters in Turkey so far have done a lot for us. This is a small gesture of our thankfulness," said Muhammed Saha, who heads the center.Turkey is hosting more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees, more than any other country in the world.Elif Musa, one of the volunteers working at the center, said they spend a lot of time working with other women."We voluntarily produce as…

yenisafak (2020-03-26). COVID-19: 'Sleep deprivation reduces killer cells'. yenisafak.com Sleep deprivation reduces the number of natural killer cells which fight tumors and viral infections, a Turkish professor said, adding that a healthy immune system is your best bet against coronavirus."Healthy sleep is key for the proper functioning of immune system," said Levent Ozturk, a physiology expert at Trakya University in Turkey's Edirne province."Staying up for even only one night reduces the number and activity of the natural killer lymphocytes, which are crucial for the fight against viruses," Ozturk stressed.Ozturk added that the natural killer cells provide defense against the infections and they do…

sputniknews (2020-03-26). European Parliament Holds Extraordinary Session on COVID-19 Pandemic – Video. sputniknews.com As the COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, Europe has become a hotspot for the deadly virus, with Italy and Spain being hit the hardest.

sputniknews (2020-03-26). Russian Military Doctors to Start Treating Coronavirus Patients in Bergamo From 27 March. sputniknews.com The day before, Russian military specialists arrived in the Italian city of Bergamo to start deploying the Italy-Russia coronavirus response centre in a move to slow the spread of COVID-19.

sputniknews (2020-03-26). Putin: Russia May Defeat Coronavirus in Less Than 3 Months. sputniknews.com Russia enacted a series of comprehensive measures to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak in recent weeks, instituting travel restrictions, quarantine for infected individuals, and efforts to make an effective vaccine available following testing.

sputniknews (2020-03-26). No Need for Hard Quarantine in Russia So Far – WHO. sputniknews.com There are currently less than 900 officially confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia, but the country's government has recently introduced a number of self-isolation measures to prevent the rapid spread of the disease.

sputniknews (2020-03-26). Aerobatic Group Takes to the Skies in Moscow to Support Fight Against COVID-19 – Video. sputniknews.com The team will skytype messages such as "stay at home" and "resist this" to morally support people during the global fight against the new coronavirus pandemic.

sputniknews (2020-03-26). Watch Russian Biological, Chemical Protection Troops Conduct Training. sputniknews.com As the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, the Russian Defence Ministry has put all its efforts into dealing with the deadly virus in Russia. Thus, earlier in the day, the Russian Defence Ministry stated that it would build 16 modular-type centres for treating infectious diseases by 15 May.

sputniknews (2020-03-26). 84-Year-Old Man is First UK Prisoner to Die of COVID-19 – Report. sputniknews.com The president of the Prison Governors Association recently warned that prisoners will start dying from COVID-19 due to the overcrowded and supbar conditions throughout the prison estate in England and Wales. Meanwhile WHO Europe released new guidelines which warn that prisoners are especially vulnerable to the illness.

Anadolu Agency (2020-03-26). Iraq: France withdraws forces in anti-ISIS coalition. iranian.com France has withdrawn its troops from Iraq, deployed as part of a U.S.-led coalition against the Daesh/ISIS terror group, according to local Iraqi media. The French forces' departure came after agreements with Baghdad, Iraq's official news agency INA quoted Abdel-Karim Khalaf, a spokesman for Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, as saying. Khalaf did not …

Staff (2020-03-25). Madrid's Ice Rink Turned to Morgue as Spain Exceeds China in Coronavirus Deaths. democracynow.org We go to Madrid, Spain, one of the epicenters of the pandemic in Europe, where health workers account for nearly 14% of the country's infections. Many face limited availability of protective equipment. So many people have died that Madrid's municipal funeral home has stopped collecting bodies. A large ice rink is now being used as a makeshift morgue, and the government plans to extend the state of emergency by another 15 days in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. "If Madrid was a country, it would actually be fifth in terms of death rate in the entire world," says María Carrión, journalist and former De…

RT (2020-03-25). Pompeo's focus on blaming China for coronavirus derails joint G-7 statement. rt.com G-7 leaders reportedly balked at US insistence that Covid-19 be called the 'Wuhan virus' and blaming China for a "disinformation campaign" about it, letting the group's conference call end without a joint statement. | Following the hours-long teleconference with the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK — since the physical meeting of the group has been canceled due to the pandemic — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured reporters that everyone was on board with his view of things. | "Every one of the nations that were at that meeting this morning was deeply aware of the di…

Steve Sweeney (2020-03-25). Italian workers to strike after bosses put profits over health with coronavirus loopholes. peoplesworld.org Metalworkers in Italy's Lombardy region are set to walk out for 24 hours on Wednesday. The region's three main metalworker unions—FIOM, FIM, and UILM—warned that bosses are exploiting loopholes and exceptions in a government decree that forces businesses to close due to the coronavirus. They said that the government list "has been excessively extended, covering …

RT (2020-03-25). Volkswagen reaches for brass ring of coronavirus virtue-signaling with 'social distancing' ad (but no cars). rt.com Volkswagen has coopted "social distancing" for an ad, complete with a cutesy "distant" VW logo. Struggling to sell cars amid coronavirus-related factory shutdowns, the company seems to hope corporate virtue will find more buyers. | Appealing to its customers to "follow the rules of conduct and hygiene with a lot of discipline," the car company posted a 55-second spot earlier this week, glossing over exactly whose rules the viewer ought to follow in the spartan-looking ad. The company began shutting down its factories in Europe last week, and its Chinese plants are only now coming back online, so it's not clear…

Staff (2020-03-25). Headlines for March 25, 2020. democracynow.org Senate and White House Reach Agreement on $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill, NY Governor Blasts Trump's Coronavirus Response, Asking "Where Are the Ventilators?", Two Georgia Medical Workers Die of COVID-19 Amid Critical Shortage of Protective Gear, California Seeks to Add 50,000 Hospital Beds Ahead of COVID-19 Peak, Washington to Inspect Nursing Homes After 37 Die of Coronavirus at Life Care Center, Minnesota Lt. Gov.'s Brother Dies of COVID-19; Sen. Klobuchar's Husband Hospitalized, Defying Medical Advice, Trump Calls for Return to Normal and "Packed Churches" on Easter Sunday, U.S. Immigration Agencies Quara…

South Front (2020-03-25). Video: SDF Releases Tens of ISIS Members in Eastern Syria. Turkey, Russia Struggle with Idlib De-escalation. globalresearch.ca On March 23, Russian and Turkish forces carried out a second limited joint patrol in southern Idlib. The patrol involved six armoured vehicles and took place along a short chunk of the M4 highway west of the government-controlled town of …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-03-25). Poland Sabotages Russian Coronavirus Relief Efforts for Italy. globalresearch.ca Russia has encountered problems in delivering humanitarian aid to Italy, with assistance struggling to be reached quickly due to the hostilities of many European Union/NATO countries towards Russia. Yesterday it was revealed that Poland did not let Russian planes pass …

teleSUR (2020-03-25). France to Withdraw Forces From Iraq Due to COVID-19. telesurenglish.net UPDATE 4: 00 pm | France will withdraw all stationed troops in Iraq until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Armed Forces Ministry said Wednesday. | "France has taken the decision to repatriate until further notice its personnel deployed in operation Chammal in Iraq," the ministry said, adding about 100 hundred soldiers were concerned. | The army said it would continue air operations against Islamic State. | The Iraqi military said Wednesday that the French forces within the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) militant group had withdrawn from Iraq, official Iraqi News Agency (I…

Staff (2020-03-25). To Confront Coronavirus, We Need an Emergency Wealth Tax. truthout.org It's very hard to predict how long the coronavirus is going to be with us and how much money is going to be needed to defeat it. | The number of confirmed cases in Italy, Spain, the U.K., the United States and Iran are all on the same exponential growth trajectory; they have just started their first infections on different dates. | The easiest way to describe how steeply cases are accelerating is to say that, generally speaking, each country at least doubles its number of cases every four days. | In the early day…

teleSUR (2020-03-25). Spain's COVID-19 Death Toll Overtakes China's. telesurenglish.net Spain's coronavirus death toll surpassed Wednesday that of China, where the disease originated, as the country struggles to cope with an accelerating health crisis. | RELATED: | With 3,445 deaths, Spain now has the second-highest number of deaths globally after Italy's 7,503. The country has reported over 47,000 cases, with Madrid and the semi-autonomous region of Catalonia becoming the hotspots of the virus. | "There has been a 20 pe…

Staff (2020-03-25). Madrid's Ice Rink Turned Into Morgue as Spain Exceeds China in COVID-19 Deaths. truthout.org We go to Madrid, Spain, one of the epicenters of the pandemic in Europe, where health workers account for nearly 14% of the country's infections. Many face limited availability of protective equipment. So many people have died that Madrid's municipal funeral home has stopped collecting bodies. A large ice rink is now being used as a makeshift morgue, and the government plans to extend the state of emergency by another 15 days in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. "If Madrid was a countr…

teleSUR (2020-03-25). Russia Suspends Constitutional Referendum to Fight Covid-19. telesurenglish.net Russia's President Vladimir Putin Wednesday postponed the referendum on the amendments to the constitution and called on the people to stay home to quickly curb the Covid-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | "It is now extremely important to abort the threat of a rapid spread of the disease," Putin said in a televised message to the nation. | Although Russia closed its border with China in late January, the coronavirus has managed to sne…

Melvin Goodman (2020-03-25). The Coronavirus and the Urgent Need to Redefine National Security. counterpunch.org For far too long, the United States has been wastefully spending its precious budgetary resources on a nineteenth-century military strategy and a strategic arms policy that has brought no advantages to the American people. For the past three decades, our national security policies have been ineffectual and irrelevant to the genuine threats we face today. These threats do not emanate from Russia or China. Rather, they stem from an underfunded and highly vulnerable public health system, a cyber world that is out of control, and a crumbling infrastructure. In 2017, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave a grad…

≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá (2020-03-25). 21 Years Since the Beginning of NATO Aggression against Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca On the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the beginning of NATO's armed aggression against Serbia (the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), representatives of the Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals and the Club of Generals and Admirals of …

teleSUR (2020-03-25). Turkey Prosecutor Indicts Saudi Suspects for Khashoggi Killing. telesurenglish.net Istanbul prosecutors said Wednesday they had prepared an indictment against 20 suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including a close aide to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a former deputy head of general intelligence. | RELATED: | The indictment accuses former deputy head of Saudi Arabia's general intelligence Ahmed al-Asiri and former royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani…

Susan Price (2020-03-25). Spanish state: Amid spiralling COVID-19 death toll, demands grow for complete lock down. greenleft.org.au

Manlio Dinucci (2020-03-25). Doctor Strangelove Takes Care of Our Health. The Real Scenario is Nuclear War? "Senator, I am a Fan of Flexible First-use Policy" globalresearch.ca The real purpose of Defender Europe 20 was to sow tension and feed the idea of the enemy. The exercise prospected scenario could never occur, because an armed clash between NATO and Russia would also be inevitably nuclear. This is the real scenario which US forces are training in Europe for.

Bitta Mostofi (2020-03-25). Nowruz: A season of renewal, and the time to get counted. iranian.com Every spring, Iranians around the globe join with family and friends to invite the coming of a New Year or Nowruz. Nowruz is the first day of spring, historically rooted in Zoroastrianism but celebrated by Iranians of all religious persuasions as well as Afghans, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis, Kurds, and many others. The celebrations on and …

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