2020-03-13: Social Media Postees

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Frontex agency sends more guards to Greece to help protect EU's border
rt.com | 2020-03-13
The European border protection agency, Frontex, says it has deployed another 100 guards to Greece to help protect the EU's frontier there from the pressure of migrants. | Warsaw-based Frontex said on Friday the deployment of guards from 22 member states is part of a rapid border intervention requested by Athens. The assistance will also include vessels, maritime surveillance aircraft and thermal-vision Vehicles, for the Frontex maritime Rapid Border Intervention task, Aegean 2020, AP reports. | Greece has been trying to stop a massive wave of migrants pushing in from Turkey, in a crisis that erupted last month…
rt.com/newsline/483073-frontex-greece-eu-border/

Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin, Ariel Gold | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-13
This week, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia's 34-year-old de facto ruler, was on a tear. He arrested members of his own royal family and initiated an oil price war with Russia that has sent the price of oil–and the world's stock markets–plummeting. Behind the headlines, however, another critical event will take place…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/13/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/

Nurses protest weakening of coronavirus (Covid-19) guidance by CDC
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-13
The impeached President Donald J. Trump just held a national press conference and declared that he is suspending all travel from Europe to the United States starting tomorrow for the next 30 days, but the restrictions will not apply to the United Kingdom for some reason. The Trump administration sees the coronavirus as a PR disaster for his administration, instead of a health crisis and has been trying to downplay the seriousness of the spreading pandemic. The impeached President Trump has also just falsely claimed that the US is better prepared to fight against the coronavirus than any other nation on the planet…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/11/18831446.php

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2020-03-13
The Efling union has sold out a three week strike by municipal workers in Iceland while hospital workers in Lebanon protest the government's inept response to the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/13/work-m13.html

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2020-03-13
The Efling union has sold out a three week strike by municipal workers in Iceland while hospital workers in Lebanon protest the government's inept response to the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/13/work-m13.html

Spain: An emergency social and political plan against COVID 19
Anticapitalistas | zcomm.org | 2020-03-13
The goal of these measures is to win the war against the coronavirus, empower the people and the working classes, strengthen their rights, weight the financial effort on those who have the most, lead and provide a political solution to popular anger and protest and cut off right-wing populist demagoguery.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/spain-an-emergency-social-and-political-plan-against-covid-19/

Germany Launches Plan Against the Economic Impacts of Covid-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz Friday indicated that his government will implement an "unlimited" loan program to avoid liquidity problems in companies, a tax reduction to avoid bankruptcies, and a "safety net" to help maintain employment levels. | RELATED: | Canada: Trudeau Isolated After Wife Tested Covid-19 Positive | "We are going to put all the weapons on the table from the beginning," Scholz said when presenting the plan against the economic consequences of Covid-19…
telesurenglish.net/news/Germany-Launches-Plan-Against-the-Economic-Impacts-of-Covid-19-20200313-0002.html

Denmark & Poland close borders to combat coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Denmark and Poland said they will close their borders to all non-citizens in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. | The move comes as Denmark recorded its 800th case of the deadly illness on Friday, and Poland its 68th. Elsewhere in Europe, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine have closed their borders to foreigners, while a number of other countries – the latest among them Albania – have restricted travel to and from virus hotspots like Italy and Spain. Cyprus joined the list on Friday, denying entry to non-Europeans. | Germany and France, however, have stuck by their commitment to keep…
rt.com/newsline/483097-denmark-poland-borders-coronavirus/

Crypto AG leaks: German and American spy agencies snooped on 120 countries
wsws.org | 2020-03-13
Under the code names "Rubicon" and "Minerva," Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) together with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had monitored the encrypted government communications of almost half the countries on earth for decades.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/13/cryp-m13.html

Crypto AG leaks: German and American spy agencies snooped on 120 countries
wsws.org | 2020-03-13
Under the code names "Rubicon" and "Minerva," Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) together with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had monitored the encrypted government communications of almost half the countries on earth for decades.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/13/cryp-m13.html

Russia restricts air travel to EU over coronavirus, leaving only select few flights open
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Russia is limiting flights to and from EU member countries, Norway and Switzerland over the COVID-19 pandemic now raging in Europe, exempting only regular flights from Moscow to their capital cities and charter evacuation trips. | Temporary flight restrictions will go into effect starting March 16, said the government's center for combating the spread of the infection. | However, regular flights to capitals of EU member nations, as well as Oslo and Geneva, will continue through Terminal F of Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport. Charter flights bringing Russians back to the homeland and repatriating the…
rt.com/russia/483090-russia-restricts-flights-europe-coronavirus/

Venezuela: Two Covid-19 Cases Are Confirmed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
In the early hours of Friday, two cases of coronavirus in Venezuela were confirmed, according to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. | RELATED: | Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is Covid-19 Positive | The affected people are a 42-year-old woman who was traveling through the European Union and a 52-year-old man who was in Spain. | The two infected patients, who reside in the Miranda state, are duly isolated and in mandatory quarantine. | The epidemiological fence around their direct contac…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Two-Covid-19-Cases-Are-Confirmed-20200313-0007.html

Editorial: Fed takes action to save Wall Street, not the people
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-13
The U.S. Federal Reserve has pledged $1.5 trillion to calm Wall Street's worries as the COVID-19 pandemic rattles stock markets and wealthy investors. | But what the people need is more testing done for free, and health care for all. What workers need are unemployment benefits and income support for the self-employed. Working people need protection from eviction and relief from debts. What nurses and other medical workers need is more masks and other protective equipment. | With more than 1500 confirmed infections in the United States, the novel coronavirus is not a foreign threat from Europe, as Trump seems to b…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/12/editorial-fed-takes-action-save-wall-street-not-people

Solar system mystery finally solved, thanks to salty space rock
rt.com | 2020-03-13
A space puzzle that has long left scientists scratching their heads has finally been solved thanks to the salty surface of a comet and to some diligent researchers. | Investigations have long shown that comets appear to have 10 times less nitrogen than they ought to, based on scientific understanding of how they form. This has confounded boffins and sparked a search for the missing element. | The secret was given up by a comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko which was orbited by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft. The probe captured a trove of pictures from the comet and an analysis found that some…
rt.com/news/483089-nitrogen-comet-mystery-solar-system/

Global stock markets' wild ride continues after historic collapse
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Equities around the world traded wildly on Friday after suffering one of the worst crashes of all time as global panic over the coronavirus outbreak spread to investors. | Asian stock markets were mixed with Indian and Australian stocks showing the biggest rebound with gains of over four percent. China's Shanghai Composite Index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng were down over one percent, while Japan's Nikkei was closed after dropping over six percent on Thursday. | After suffering the worst crash in history, with losses of 10 to 12 percent, European markets opened mixed on Friday with the London FTSE up over two per…
rt.com/business/483017-stock-markets-wild-ride/

'Europe Is Now Epicenter of Coronavirus Pandemic', WHO Warns
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
The World Health Organization (WHO) director Tedros Adhanom Friday declared Europe the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, as it is no longer increasing exponentially in China. | RELATED: | Brazil's Bolsonaro is Covid-19 Positive in His First Test | The WHO official commented that more cases are reported on the European continent every day than were confirmed in China…
telesurenglish.net/news/Europe-Is-Now-Epicenter-of-Coronavirus-Pandemic-WHO-Warns-20200313-0012.html

Stock market crushed after Trump's speech
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-13
San José, CA – U.S. stocks fell almost 10% Thursday, March 12, the day after President Trump called for a travel ban on Europe. This was the largest drop since the stock market crash of October 1987 and put the broader S&P 500 as well as the tech heavy NASDAQ stock market indices in bear market territory as all three major indices are down more than 20%. | Trump did nothing to address the growing economic worries as more and more industries are being affected by COVID-19, now officially a pandemic. In fact, his travel ban only added to economic and social disruption as Americans tried to return and plane tickets…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/12/stock-market-crushed-after-trump-s-speech

Watch Labour legend Tony Benn nail the US medical system's inadequacy to deal with the coronavirus
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2020-03-13
The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak is a global pandemic. While the US seems to be less affected than Europe, the Trump administration's response has so far been almost comically inept. But having a semi-literate buffoon in the White House is not the only problem; the US has a structural problem that long predates Trump's election to the presidency. And from b…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/03/13/watch-labour-legend-tony-benn-nail-the-us-medical-systems-inadequacy-to-deal-with-the-coronavirus/

Italy sees a one-day record of 250 Covid-19 DEATHS, officials say
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Italy has reported 250 new deaths due to the Covid-19 virus

Friday the 13th strikes as Snapchat down across Europe and eastern US
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Hundreds of users on both sides of the Atlantic are reporting that popular multimedia messaging app Snapchat has stopped working, with snapchatters unable to send and receive messages or update their feeds. | According to crowdsourcing outage tracker DownDetector.com, the outages began shortly after 2: 30pm GMT (9: 30am ET). Within a matter of minutes the number of reports spiked to over 500. | | © DownDetector | The areas worst affected appear to be north-western Europe and the UK, and the area surrounding New York City. | | © DownDetector | Irate users took to Twitter to vent their frustration at…
rt.com/news/483065-snapchat-outage-us-europe/

The Rise of the Far Right in France's Poorest Cities
Cole Stangler | thenation.com | 2020-03-13
The Rise of the Far Right in France's Poorest Cities…
thenation.com/article/world/france-perpignan-national-rally-election/

France bans gatherings of over 100 people as government battles to stem coronavirus outbreak
rt.com | 2020-03-13
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced that all gatherings of more than 100 people are now prohibited in France in an attempt to delay a spike in the Covid-19 pandemic. | PM Phillipe said on Friday that the latest government measure was being implemented to try to slow down the spread of the deadly virus. He warned that more measures could follow. | It's because we are at the beginning of the acceleration that we take measures to slow it down. Our aim is to postpone as long as possible the spike and we have hope. | The move comes a day after President Emmanuel Macron announced that all schools wo…
rt.com/news/483047-france-bans-gatherings-coronavirus/

Patients denied care as Macron announces coronavirus lockdown in France
wsws.org | 2020-03-13
French health authorities have already announced that they will try to deny testing and care to many of those they suspect to be infected with the coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/13/macr-m13.html

Romania's interim PM Orban to enter quarantine after coronavirus contact
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Romania's Interim Prime Minister Ludovic Orban will place himself in quarantine, after coming into contact with one of his party's senators who was later confirmed Covid-19-positive. | Orban, the leader of the Liberal Party, was supposed to attend consultations with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis later on Friday in a new attempt to form a government and get parliament's approval next week, Reuters reported. | Orban, his cabinet and Liberal Party leaders were entering self-quarantine and testing was underway, he said. | Earlier this month, Romania shut down all schools and suspended flights to and from Italy…
rt.com/newsline/483026-romania-pm-quarantine-party/

Ankara switches migration summit to teleconference, Erdogan to hold talks with French & German leaders
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks about solving a brewing migration crisis, with French and German leaders next week, by teleconference rather than at a summit as originally planned, according to a Turkish official. | The decision comes as countries grapple with the spread of Covid-19. Erdogan has postponed his own foreign visits for an unspecified period of time, Reuters reported, citing his spokesman. | Earlier this week, Erdogan said he would convene a summit on the migrant issue, to be held in Istanbul on March 17 with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron…
rt.com/newsline/483060-turkey-migration-erdogan-eu/

'We'll come through this': Homebound residents across Italy sing together to stave off virus lockdown blues (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-13
The prospect of a coronavirus-induced lockdown is a truly daunting one but, through the magic of the internet, we have seen some truly inspirational moments, including beautiful, communal singalongs from across an Italy in crisis. | With more than 1,000 killed and 12,400 infected, Italy has been the country hardest hit by Covid-19 outside China. The country has been on lockdown since March 10, with police patrolling the streets to ensure the rate of infection slows as people self-isolate. | To stave off boredom and cabin fever, Italians across the country have taken to their balconies and begun singing to and…
rt.com/news/483028-italian-residents-sing-during-lockdown/

Life in lockdown Italy
Claire Provost | zcomm.org | 2020-03-13
Reading the news, you'd think that everything is closed, that everyone is sick or scared. The reality where I live, in Turin, is more confusing…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/life-in-lockdown-italy/

Sports stars vs coronavirus: What are famous athletes doing amid the pandemic? (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-13
After swathes of international sports events were canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, sport stars have taken to social media to share videos to battle the doom and gloom caused by the pandemic. | Many athletes whose competitive schedule has been seriously affected by the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease continue to train in the hopes that the pandemic will be over soon. | READ MORE: 'Ready to lend a hand': Russia willing to host more games at Euro 2020 as coronavirus pandemic threatens tournament…
rt.com/sport/483081-sport-stars-coronavirus-outbreak/

Flares & crazy moves: Russia's Little Big disco-inspired Eurovision clip becomes most viewed among all contenders (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Disco vibes, flare pants, a chorus in Spanish and serious faces, while performing the freakiest of dance moves

Bulgaria bans travel to Iran, raises risk on travels to 11 countries
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-13
Bulgaria's foreign ministry on Friday banned all travel to Iran and advised Bulgarians to cancel all non-urgent travel to Spain and South Korea in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.Bulgarians were to avoid any non-urgent travel to certain areas in France, Germany and Japan. Travel to Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States should be undertaken only after careful checks of the situation there.The Balkan country has already banned Bulgarians from travelling to China and told them to avoid visiting Italy.
yenisafak.com/en/news/bulgaria-bans-travel-to-iran-raises-risk-on-travels-to-11-countries-3513909

France to close all public institutions from Monday
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-13
France will close all churches, kindergartens, schools, high schools, colleges, and universities for an indefinite period starting Monday in order to stem the coronavirus outbreak.The announcement came during a televised address by President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday night where he sent a strong message of support to the nation.France has so far reported 61 deaths from coronavirus, with 2,860 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).Macron thanked the health workers calling them "heroes in white coats"."Health is priceless. The government will take all necessary means, whatever the cost…
yenisafak.com/en/news/france-to-close-all-public-institutions-from-monday-3513905

Turkey postpones domestic, int'l trade fairs
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-13
Turkey on Friday announced postponement of all domestic and international trade fairs in the country scheduled between March 16 and April 30 amid coronavirus fears.The decision was made in line with Turkey's scientific commission recommendations in Thursday's meeting, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to a press release issued by the Trade Ministry.
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-postpones-domestic-intl-trade-fairs-3513900

Traffickers behind Syrian toddler death get 125 year jail sentence in Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-13
Three organizers of the human trafficking ring which led to the death of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi, in a case which made headlines worldwide, were sentenced in Turkey Friday to 125 years in prison each.The 2015 death of 3-year-old Kurdi, and five other refugees who shared a boat on the Aegean with him, shocked the international community and came to symbolize the plight of desperate Syrian refugees.The traffickers, fugitives from justice, had been captured by Turkish security forces this week in the southern province of Adana.The lifeless body of Kurdi ≠– one of 14 Syrian refugees, including eight chil…
yenisafak.com/en/news/traffickers-behind-syrian-toddler-death-get-125-year-jail-sentence-in-turkey-3513897

Turkey says agreed with Russia on details of Idlib ceasefire
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-13
Turkish and Russian officials have agreed on the details of a ceasefire in northwest Syria's Idlib region and joint patrols along the key M4 highway will begin on Sunday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar was cited as saying on Friday.State-owned Anadolu news agency quoted him as saying there were signs that migration in the region had stopped and returns had begun. He said Turkey and Russia will establish joint coordination centres to monitor implementation of the agreement after the conclusion of talks with Russian officials in Ankara.
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-says-agreed-with-russia-on-details-of-idlib-ceasefire-3513910

Death toll from coronavirus climbs to 514 in Iran
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-13
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose to 514, state TV reported on Friday.Authorities said 85 people had died in the last 24 hours, while 1,289 new cases emerged, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 11,364, Iran's state TV quoted Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour as saying.A total of 3,529 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the virus, Jahanpour added.Most of the new cases, he added, were in the provinces of Tehran, Qom, Gilan, Isfahan and Mazandaran.Turkey, which has only two confirmed cases of coronavirus, closed its land borders and…
yenisafak.com/en/world/death-toll-from-coronavirus-climbs-to-514-in-iran-3513906

Romania's Interim Prime Minister Enters Quarantine After COVID-19 Contact
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-13
CHISINAU (Sputnik) – Romania's interim Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Friday he had decided to enter quarantine due to contacting a lawmaker who had tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
sputniknews.com/europe/202003131078557159-romanias-interim-prime-minister-enters-quarantine-after-covid-19-contact/

Greek Olympic Committee Cancels Olympic Torch Relay Within Greece
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-13
On 11 March, Japanese organising committee board member Haruyuki Takahashi told The Wall Street Journal that the 2020 Summer Olympics may be postponed for one or two years over the COVID-19 outbreak, but not cancelled.
sputniknews.com/sport/202003131078558078-greek-olympic-committee-cancels-olympic-torch-relay-within-greece/

4.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Mongolia Near Russian Border
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-13
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake was registered on 13 March in northern Mongolia near the Russian border, the regional branch of the Geophysical Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported.
sputniknews.com/asia/202003131078556995-48-magnitude-earthquake-hits-mongolia/

Russian Health Ministry Says 8 Discharged After Recovering From Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-13
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Eight people who had been diagnosed with coronavirus in Russia have been discharged completely recovered, Russian Health Ministry said in a statement Friday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003131078558233-russian-health-ministry-says-8-discharged-after-recovering-from-coronavirus/

EU to Offer Migrants in Greece US$2,225 to Voluntarily Go Home
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
The European Union (EU) announced Thursday it would offer US$2,225 (‚Ǩ2,000) to each migrant in overpopulated camps on the Greek islands if they decide to go back to their home countries voluntarily. | RELATED: | Greece Blocks 35,000 Migrants in a Week, Will Deport Hundreds | EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said the scheme was "a window of opportunity for a targeted group," adding that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) would handle t…
telesurenglish.net/news/EU-to-Offer-Migrants-in-Greece-US2225-to-Voluntarily-Go-Home-20200312-0021.html

EU to Offer Migrants in Greece US$2,225 to Voluntarily Go Home
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
The European Union (EU) announced Thursday it would offer US$2,225 (‚Ǩ2,000) to each migrant in overpopulated camps on the Greek islands if they decide to go back to their home countries voluntarily. | RELATED: | Greece Blocks 35,000 Migrants in a Week, Will Deport Hundreds | EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said the scheme was "a window of opportunity for a targeted group," adding that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) would handle t…
telesurenglish.net/news/EU-to-Offer-Migrants-in-Greece-US2225-to-Voluntarily-Go-Home-20200312-0021.html

Greece: Covid-19 Case in Lesbos Spreads Fear Among Migrants
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Greece's health authorities reported a first Covid-19 case on the Lesbos island where thousands of refugees are overcrowded in unsanitary conditions. | RELATED: | Turkey to Keep Its Border Open for Refugees to Go to the EU | The infected patient is a 40-year-old woman who had recently traveled to Israel and Egypt as a member of a pilgrimage group to the Holy Land. | Over the last week, more than 1,700 new ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚&Auml…
telesurenglish.net/news/Greece-Covid-19-Case-in-Lesbos-Spreads-Fear-Among-Migrants-20200312-0012.html

Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-12
This week, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia's 34-year-old de facto ruler, was on a tear. He arrested members of his own royal family and initiated an oil price war with Russia that has sent the price of oil–and the world's stock markets–plummeting. Behind the headlines, however, another critical event will take place …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/

Video: Great Idlib "Rebranding" and Al Qaeda "Turkish Victories" over Russian Air Defense
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
Terrorist groups operating in Idlib are preparing for a new rebranding under Turkish patronage. According to Syrian sources, Hayat Tarir al-Sham (formerly the official Syrian branch of al-Qaeda), the Turkistan Islamic Party (an al-Qaeda-linked group), the National Front for Liberation …
globalresearch.ca/video-great-idlib-rebranding-turkish-victories-russian-air-defense/5706145

Video: Great Idlib "Rebranding" and Al Qaeda "Turkish Victories" over Russian Air Defense
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
Terrorist groups operating in Idlib are preparing for a new rebranding under Turkish patronage. According to Syrian sources, Hayat Tarir al-Sham (formerly the official Syrian branch of al-Qaeda), the Turkistan Islamic Party (an al-Qaeda-linked group), the National Front for Liberation …
globalresearch.ca/video-great-idlib-rebranding-turkish-victories-russian-air-defense/5706145

The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is "Agenda ID2020"
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
WHO has most likely received orders from "above", from those people who also manage Trump and the "leaders" (sic) of the EU, European Union. The final decision to go ahead NOW with COVID-19 pandemic, was taken in January 2020 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos – behind very much closed doors.
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-causes-effects-real-danger-agenda-id2020/5706153

Trump Calls COVID-19 "Foreign Virus" as Lack of Universal Healthcare Makes the Pandemic Worse
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-12
After downplaying the threat of coronavirus for days, President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, calling COVID-19 a "foreign virus" and announcing an unprecedented travel ban from most of Europe to the U.S. He also said he will expand sick leave. This comes as Senate Republicans blocked paid sick leave legislation. Robert Pollin, distinguished university professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, says the lack of universal healthcare in the U.S. is exacerbating the coronavirus crisis due to "the ab…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/12/coronavirus_medicare_for_all

Italy's "Darkest Hour": Life Grinds to a Halt Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, as Death Toll Spikes
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-12
We get an update from Italy, where 60 million people are under an unprecedented nationwide lockdown and the death toll has increased to at least 827, rising by 31% in just 24 hours. Authorities ordered all shops closed except food markets and pharmacies. Italy's economy has all but ground to a halt, with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte describing the outbreak as the country's "darkest hour." Italian journalist Antonella Serrecchia joins us from Milan, where she is a reporter for the online magazine The Vision.
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/12/italy_coronavirus_lockdown

Dow Sinks 8% as Sell-Off Slamming Global Markets Deepens
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-12
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New U.S. Travel Restrictions Drop Oil Prices by More Than 5%
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-12
Oil prices fell by more than 5% on Thursday after the United States announced without warning restrictions on most flights from Europe to contain the spread of the new coronavirus in the country. | RELATED: | Oil Falls 30% As Saudi Arabia Slashes Prices, Sparks Price War | The sudden decision "caused a loss of confidence in governments and increased uncertainty about the real impact of the virus on the economy," the head of oil markets at energy consulting firm Rystad Bjoernar T…
telesurenglish.net/news/new-us-travel-restrictions-drop-oil-prices-by-more-than-5–20200312-0014.html

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2020-03-13 22:44 GMT (18:44 EST)

2020-03-12: News Headlines

RT (2020-03-12). 'Ability to help may reach limit': Italian doctor says medics 'exhausted' helping isolated patients amid coronavirus pandemic. rt.com If the number of the infected keeps rising, patients with better chances of survival will have to be prioritized, an ER doctor at the epicenter of the Italian outbreak told RT's Ruptly video agency. | In the city of Piacenza, in the heart of northern Italy's coronavirus outbreak, overworked medical personnel are reaching their breaking point — and there seems to be no sign that the epidemic is letting up. With a population of just over 100,000, the city was placed on lockdown on Sunday, after suffering 50 deaths and more than 630 coronavirus diagnoses. | Visibly tired and with bags under his eyes, Davide…

Staff (2020-03-12). Italy's "Darkest Hour": Life Grinds to a Halt Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, as Death Toll Spikes. democracynow.org We get an update from Italy, where 60 million people are under an unprecedented nationwide lockdown and the death toll has increased to at least 827, rising by 31% in just 24 hours. Authorities ordered all shops closed except food markets and pharmacies. Italy's economy has all but ground to a halt, with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte describing the outbreak as the country's "darkest hour." Italian journalist Antonella Serrecchia joins us from Milan, where she is a reporter for the online magazine The Vision.

RT (2020-03-12). Global markets crash as US bans European flights over CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. rt.com Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on the world's financial markets after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a pandemic, and the US banned all European flights. | European stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday with the London FTSE down over five percent. Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce led the losses, as the company's shares were down 13 percent, and airline stocks were also hit hard. | German shares were also down, with the DAX dropping five percent to hit its lowest level since 2016. Meanwhile, the French CAC 40 lost over seven percent. Stocks in Italy, the worst-affected country by coronavirus…

RT (2020-03-12). Italians won't eat 'smooth' pasta. Westerners won't eat Chinese food. Coronavirus panic spreads to culinary preferences. rt.com With global panic buying in full swing, Italians have set up a fanpage to defend the one item still not flying off shelves: 'Smooth' pasta. Meanwhile, panicked Westerners are snubbing Chinese food — but pizza is still on the menu. | Desperate times call for desperate measures, but in Italy the coronavirus pandemic has seemingly not been enough to force people to eat 'penne lisce' — a smooth variety of pasta without ridges which does not hold onto the sauce as well. | Photos quickly appeared on social media showing empty shelves — except for stacked boxes of the much-hated penne lisce. Even th…

RT (2020-03-12). Italy to close terminal of Rome's main airport, Fiumicino, as well as ENTIRE Ciampino air hub hosting low-costers. rt.com Rome's Ciampino airport, which hosts popular budget airlines, is set to close, as well as the main terminal in the city's central airport, Italian authorities have announced. The move comes as coronavirus devastates air traffic. | Ciampino, known for hosting discount airlines such as Ryanair, will close its doors on March 14. A terminal at Fiumicino airport will also stop operations started from March 17. | The decision comes as Italy has closed schools and businesses in hopes of containing the spread of coronavirus. However, it appears the move was also motivated by financial realities: a wave of flight cance…

RT (2020-03-12). Czech govt shuts borders to travelers from Germany & Austria. rt.com The Czech Republic will close its borders to travelers coming from Germany and Austria to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday. | The country will ban the entry of foreigners coming from other affected nations. | Citizens will also be barred from traveling to those areas. Among other measures, the government has banned public events attended by more than 30 people, and has closed places such as sport centers and spas. | Restaurants must close by 8pm, Reuters reported, citing the announced measures.

RT (2020-03-12). 'Tsunami has arrived': Coronavirus likened to natural disaster and even METEORITE HIT in Spain. rt.com Spanish hotels are battling to survive, with occupancy rates falling drastically and having received "no new bookings" due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a top official at Spain's hotels federation. | CEHAT Secretary General Ramon Estalella told Reuters on Thursday that the impact of coronavirus on his industry was so bad that the crisis had reached existential levels for Spanish hotels and tourist accommodation. | A tsunami has arrived. A meteorite has fallen on us and we have to see how we survive. | Estalella called on the Spanish government to take bold measures to avoid highly damaging bankruptcie…

RT (2020-03-12). Trump suspends ALL travel from Europe for 30 days starting Friday as he addresses nation on coronavirus. rt.com US President Donald Trump has announced that all travel from Europe to the United States will be temporarily halted for a period of 30 days, in the most significant measure yet taken to stem the spread of the lethal coronavirus. | In an address to the nation on Wednesday night, the president said the 30-day travel ban will take effect on Friday at midnight, noting that the United Kingdom would be exempt from the new restrictions. | "After consulting with our top government health professionals, I have decided to take several strong but necessary actions to protect the health and wellbeing of all Americans," Tr…

RT (2020-03-12). Brussels 'assessing' US restrictions on travel from Europe — official. rt.com The European Union says it will assess President Donald Trump's decision to restrict travel from Europe to the United States amid deep concern over the move's economic impact. | "We will assess the situation today. Economic disruption must be avoided," European Council President Charles Michel, who chairs summits of EU presidents and prime ministers, tweeted on Thursday. | Michel stressed that "Europe is taking all necessary measures to contain the spread" of coronavirus. | Trump said all European travel would be cut off. However, Homeland Security officials later clarified that the new restrictions apply only…

RT (2020-03-12). Saudi Arabia halts all travel, grounds flights to EU & other virus-stricken countries — state media. rt.com Saudi Arabia has suspended all travel for residents and grounded flights to a number of coronavirus hotspots across Europe and Asia, Saudi state media reported on Thursday. | One the kingdom's most significant steps yet to stem the lethal outbreak, the move will cut off travel to the whole of the European Union, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Sudan and South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Djibouti, Somalia and the Philippines, according to an Interior Ministry source cited by the Saudi Press Agency. | All passenger traffic through border crossings with Jordan was also halted, with the exception of…

Staff (2020-03-12). Dow Sinks 8% as Sell-Off Slamming Global Markets Deepens. truthdig.com NEW YORK — The sell-off bludgeoning financial markets around the world got even worse Thursday as the economic pain caused by the coronavirus became more painfully clear. Worries are rising that the White House and other authorities around the world can't or won't help the weakening economy soon. | After the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed in a bear market for the first time in more than a decade, President Donald Trump said late Wednesday he would restrict travel to Europe in hopes of containing the virus. It's the latest hit for an airline industry already battered by frightened travelers cancelling p…

RT (2020-03-12). Trump says trade will 'in no way' be affected by Europe travel ban in apparent about-face after markets crash. rt.com US President Donald Trump said that trade in "no way" will be impacted by the 30-day Europe travel ban, despite saying less than an hour earlier the restrictive measures would apply to a "tremendous amount of trade and cargo." | Trump has baffled traders and ordinary netizens after he took to Twitter in the wake of his national address earlier on Wednesday to assure the public that his order to suspend all travel from Europe pertains only to the movement of people, but not goods. | Hoping to get the payroll tax cut approved by both Republicans and Democrats, and please remember, very important for all countrie…

RT (2020-03-12). European Union disapproves of 'unilateral US travel ban' — statement. rt.com The EU said on Thursday it disapproved of the US decision to impose a travel ban on European countries, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel said. | "The EU disapproves of the fact that the US decision to improve a travel ban was taken unilaterally and without consultation," the statement said, adding that the EU is taking "strong" measures to limit the spread of the virus, Reuters reports. | The statement follows US President Donald Trump's announcement to impose a 30-day ban on travel from mainland Europe, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Staff (2020-03-12). Trump Calls COVID-19 "Foreign Virus" as Lack of Universal Healthcare Makes the Pandemic Worse. democracynow.org After downplaying the threat of coronavirus for days, President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, calling COVID-19 a "foreign virus" and announcing an unprecedented travel ban from most of Europe to the U.S. He also said he will expand sick leave. This comes as Senate Republicans blocked paid sick leave legislation. Robert Pollin, distinguished university professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, says the lack of universal healthcare in the U.S. is exacerbating the coronavirus crisis due to "the ab…

RT (2020-03-12). UEFA set to suspend Champions League and Europa League amid coronavirus pandemic — reports. rt.com The current Champions League and Europa League campaigns are set to be suspended amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic, according to reports emerging from Spanish media. | Marca has reported that UEFA will take the measure to suspend all European tournament fixtures in efforts to protect the health of players, staff and fans alike, after the coronavirus outbreak has played havoc with the 2020 sporting calendar. | UEFA has yet to formalize the move but is expected to do so after a teleconference with various bodies next week. | JUST IN: UEFA set to suspend the Champions League and Europa League— The Spe…

RT (2020-03-12). Turkish FM hits back at Greek counterpart as Ankara & Athens clash over Erdogan's 'Nazi' comments. rt.com Turkey's foreign minister has doubled down on Ankara's claim that Greece is using Nazi-like tactics against migrants, tweeting a widely-cited NY Times article at his Greek counterpart. Athens insists the article is untrue. | Mevlut Cavusoglu appeared to be unmoved by Athens' condemnation of remarks made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who compared Greece's treatment of migrants to atrocities carried out by Nazi Germany. | The senior Turkish diplomat tweeted at Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in which he included a New York Times article alleging that Greece abuses migrants. "Have you seen this?

RT (2020-03-12). Turkey, Russia 'largely reach' consensus on Syria's Idlib — Ankara. rt.com Turkish and Russian experts engaged in talks in Ankara have largely reached a consensus on the Idlib issue, Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday. | "Talks with a Russian military delegation continue. A consensus has largely been reached," Anadolu news agency quoted him as saying. | On March 10, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey would patrol areas north of Syria's M4 highway and Russia would carry out patrol missions south of it, TASS reported. | Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed at talks in Moscow on March 5 that a ceasefire would be declared i…

RT (2020-03-12). 'A Jackie Chan challenge': Emmanuel Adebayor red-carded for brutal kung-fu kick to opponent's head (VIDEO). rt.com Veteran striker Emmanuel Adebayor has never been a stranger to controversy throughout his rollercoaster career – and he's at it again. | From banging in spectacular goals for Arsenal, completing a bitter transfer to Manchester City, a topsy-turvy spell at Real Madrid, refusals to play, public family disputes and everything else – he's never been dull. | And after seemingly fading away following a couple of years in Turkey, he's now back in the spotlight with his new team in Paraguay, Club Olimpia. | The Togolese star has only been there since February and South American fans were probably wondering why the big…

RT (2020-03-12). Russia-Saudi revenge against shale oil threatens to crush entire US financial system, Professor Wolff tells Boom Bust. rt.com Global stock markets hit bear territory this week, with oil prices experiencing their biggest plunge since the 1991 Gulf War. | Boom Bust is joined by Professor Richard Wolff of the Economic Update to discuss the ongoing oil crisis. He explains that the US, which wanted "energy independence," decided 10-20 years ago to go into the fracking business simply because it was profitable. | "Fracking is very expensive… but everything was premised on the notion that the price of oil would stay very high," Wolff says. "The Saudis and the Russians were hurt by the emergence of the American fracking industry; they've h…

RT (2020-03-12). Religious procession in Russia against Coronavirus is CANCELED due to Coronavirus. rt.com In times of great worry, many people turn to God. But some faithful who'd been hoping for divine intervention to sort out the Covid-19 crisis might be out of luck. | In Lipetsk, about 400km from Moscow, a religious procession to ward off Covid-19 was canceled for the exact reason it was planned — because of the virus. Christian devotees from the city were disappointed to discover that their planned ceremony was dropped due to Lipetsk's strict quarantine regime. On March 11, rules were introduced to combat the spread of coronavirus. Like in some other Russian cities, such as Moscow, mass gatherings of over…

RT (2020-03-12). Good news: Russia develops 15-minute Covid-19 test, Bad news: won't be available until fall. rt.com Rapid control of coronavirus depends on discovering a cheap and practical testing method, and Russian scientists may have found a solution; an especially useful tool, when efforts are focused on detection, delay, and containment. | While the medical community continues its work on a Covid-19 vaccine, researchers have developed a way to trace the infection that can provide an express result in just 15 minutes. What's more, the device could be available to the public as early as autumn, according to news agency TASS. | The new test uses an isothermal polymerase chain reaction and needs a smear from the nose or t…

RT (2020-03-12). Anti-Vaxxing hysteria comes to Russia — WHOOPING COUGH rates up 40%. rt.com You may have thought anti-vax panic was mainly an American thing, but there are growing signs that rejecting science has now gone worldwide — and Russia is not immune. | In 2019, the number of whooping cough cases in the world's largest country increased by almost 40% — with the majority being in Moscow. The chief epidemiologist of the Ministry of Health, Nikolai Briko, believes one of the main reasons is the refusal of parents to vaccinate their children. | "When analyzing the statistics, it was found that, in the first year of life, less than 50% of children were vaccinated on time between 2014 a…

RT (2020-03-12). Soft as women's skin: Russian furniture maker grilled for comparing its leather with different human races. rt.com "Are they using human skin for their sofas?" online commentators wondered after seeing an ad, in which models of different races were compared to various colors of leather upholstery. | The bizarre collage was posted by Home Collection furniture maker on its Russian VKontakte social network page in January, but only made headlines this week after being discovered by one of the popular Telegram channels. | It featured a group portrait of six models of different skin color paired with samples of leather hide coverings, used by the company for its sofas and armchairs. | Such a questionable creative solution was b…

teleSUR (2020-03-12). Greece: Covid-19 Case in Lesbos Spreads Fear Among Migrants. telesurenglish.net Greece's health authorities reported a first Covid-19 case on the Lesbos island where thousands of refugees are overcrowded in unsanitary conditions. | RELATED: | The infected patient is a 40-year-old woman who had recently traveled to Israel and Egypt as a member of a pilgrimage group to the Holy Land. | Over the last week, more than 1,700 new ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚&Auml…

Lynda Carson (2020-03-12). Nurses protest weakening of coronavirus (Covid-19) guidance by CDC. indybay.org The impeached President Donald J. Trump just held a national press conference and declared that he is suspending all travel from Europe to the United States starting tomorrow for the next 30 days, but the restrictions will not apply to the United Kingdom for some reason. The Trump administration sees the coronavirus as a PR disaster for his administration, instead of a health crisis and has been trying to downplay the seriousness of the spreading pandemic. The impeached President Trump has also just falsely claimed that the US is better prepared to fight against the coronavirus than any other nation on the planet…

South Front (2020-03-12). Video: Great Idlib "Rebranding" and Al Qaeda "Turkish Victories" over Russian Air Defense. globalresearch.ca Terrorist groups operating in Idlib are preparing for a new rebranding under Turkish patronage. According to Syrian sources, Hayat Tarir al-Sham (formerly the official Syrian branch of al-Qaeda), the Turkistan Islamic Party (an al-Qaeda-linked group), the National Front for Liberation …

Staff (2020-03-12). Headlines for March 12, 2020. democracynow.org World Health Organization Declares Coronavirus Pandemic, Top Italian Health Official Among 827 Coronavirus Dead as Italy Faces "Darkest Hour", Iran Condemns U.S. Sanctions as "Medical Terrorism" as Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 429, President Trump Announces Europe Travel Ban in Error-Laden Oval Office Speech, U.S. Labs Face Shortage of Supplies Needed to Test for Coronavirus, Sen. Lamar Alexander Blocks Quick Passage of Paid Sick Leave Bill, School Closures from Coronavirus Affecting Over 1 Million K-12 Students Nationwide, Bernie Sanders Promises to Question Biden Over Progressive Policies at Next Debate, Joe Bid…

Peter Koenig (2020-03-12). The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is "Agenda ID2020" globalresearch.ca WHO has most likely received orders from "above", from those people who also manage Trump and the "leaders" (sic) of the EU, European Union. The final decision to go ahead NOW with COVID-19 pandemic, was taken in January 2020 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos – behind very much closed doors.

WSWS (2020-03-12). Italy's coronavirus epidemic surges as mass layoffs announced. wsws.org Not a single European Union country has responded to Italy's appeal for desperately-needed emergency medical supplies.

Robert Roth (2020-03-12). The Final Chapter Has Still Not Been Written: Remembering The 2004 Coup in Haiti. counterpunch.org On February 29, 2004, the democratically elected government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti was overthrown by a violent coup. This was the second U.S.-sponsored coup against a popularly elected Aristide government, the first one taking place in 1991 after he had served only eight months in office. Orchestrated by the United States, France and

The Canary (2020-03-12). Call to cancel dirty coal plant projects worldwide as clean renewables 'out-compete' on cost. thecanary.co Coal power developers risk wasting hundreds of billions of pounds as new renewables are now cheaper than new coal plants around the world, a report warns. | In all major markets from the US to Europe, China, India and Australia, it already costs less to generate power from installing new wind or solar farms than new coal plants, the latest study from think tank Carbon Tracker found. | And it could be cheaper to generate electricity by building new renewable facilities than to run existing coal-fired power stations in all markets by 2030, the researchers predict. | Already, four fifths (82%) of the UK's remaining…

teleSUR (2020-03-12). Ecuador: EU, UN Launch Anti-Gender Violence Initiative. telesurenglish.net The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) launched on Tuesday in Quito, Ecuador, their RELATED: | During the launch ceremony, held two days after the worldwide observation of International Women's Day, the EU and UN unveiled their ac…

Staff (2020-03-12). Trump Calls COVID-19 "Foreign Virus" as US Fails to Curtail Its Spread. truthout.org After downplaying the threat of coronavirus for days, President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, calling COVID-19 a "foreign virus" and announcing an unprecedented travel ban from most of Europe to the U.S. He also said he will expand sick leave. This comes as Senate Republicans blocked paid sick leave legislation. Robert Pollin, distinguished university professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts…

WSWS (2020-03-12). On coronavirus, Merkel tells Europe: "Drop dead" wsws.org Merkel stated that a central priority of her government is to ensure the health care system does not become "overloaded" by the task of caring for coronavirus patients.

teleSUR (2020-03-12). Turkey, Russia Reach Consensus on Syria's Idlib. telesurenglish.net Turkish and Russian military delegations who have been discussing the ceasefire in Idlib since Tuesday have reached an agreement "to a large extent," Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday. | RELATED: | "The attacks have halted, and the ceasefire continues at the moment. We are carefully and sensitively following the field," Akar said during a visit to Turkey's defense company ASELSAN. | There is no change…

Conn Hallinan (2020-03-12). Turkey's Failed Gamble in Syria. counterpunch.org Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's latest gamble in Syria's civil war appears to have come up snake eyes. Instead of halting the Damascus government's siege of the last rebel held province, Idlib, Turkey has backed off, and Ankara's Syrian adventure is fueling growing domestic resistance to the powerful autocrat.

Raouf Halaby (2020-03-12). Biden and His Supporters: "Shape Without Form, Shade Without Color" counterpunch.org Who needs Russian interference in the American Presidential race when the Clintons, Obama, MSNBC, CNN, the NYT, The Atlantic and their numerous henchmen/women are covertly and overtly interfering in the Democrat's Presidential election? For well over a year now the Democrat leadership (those corrupt and bought dealing/wheeling political bosses and their corporate masters and sweethearts)

WSWS (2020-03-12). As oil prices plunge and coronavirus spreads, Russian oligarchy seeks to keep Putin in power indefinitely. wsws.org The Russian ruling class is trying to prepare for massive social and political unrest.

sputniknews (2020-03-12). Italian Streets Go Empty as Authorities Tighten Lockdown Due to Coronavirus Outbreak – Video. sputniknews.com Italy is currently facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak in Europe, with over 12,000 confirmed cases of the disease. Of those, 827 people have died and 1,045 have recovered.

sputniknews (2020-03-12). Rome Closes Passenger Terminals of Ciampino, Fiumicino Airports From 14 and 17 March. sputniknews.com GENOA (Sputnik) – A passenger terminal of Ciampino Airport and Terminal 1 of Fiumicino Airport in Rome will be temporarily closed starting 14 March and 17 March respectively because of the coronavirus emergency, Airports of Rome said in a statement on Thursday.

sputniknews (2020-03-12). Syria's Envoy to Russia Says Erdogan Using Refugee Crisis as Leverage Against European States. sputniknews.com Previously, Ankara stopped preventing Middle Eastern refugees from trying to breach through its borders with neighbouring European states, specifically Greece, thus violating an agreement that Turkey signed with the EU back in 2016.

sputniknews (2020-03-12). Putin's Participation in 2024 Depends on Various Factors – Kremlin. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin's participation in the 2024 election will depend on a number of factors, including the situation in the world economy, the consequences of coronavirus and conflicts, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

sputniknews (2020-03-12). World Athletics Fines Russian Athletics Federation $10 Million Over Doping Scandal. sputniknews.com …

sputniknews (2020-03-12). Russian Ruble Weakens to 4-Year Low, Trading at Over 75 Per US Dollar. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian ruble weakens against US dollar and euro on Thursday, slipping to a four-year low of more than 75 per US dollar amid weak oil prices, according to the Moscow Exchange data.

sputniknews (2020-03-12). OPEC+ Deal Breakdown Not at Russia's Initiative, Moscow Offered Extension – Prime Minister. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The demise of the OPEC+ agreement did not take place at Russia's initiative, indeed Russia offered to extend the oil cut deal beyond its March 31 deadline, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday.

Sputnik News (2020-03-12). Russia Hands to Iran Coronavirus Diagnostic Systems Designed for 50,000 Tests — Watchdog. iranian.com Iran has received from Russia coronavirus diagnostic systems designed for 50,000 tests, Russian consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said. "Due to the deteriorating epidemiological situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran because of the spread of the novel coronavirus infection, Rospotrebnadzor provided free of charge test systems for laboratory diagnosis of the new coronavirus infection in …

yenisafak (2020-03-12). Turkey 'neutralizes' 8 YPG/PKK terrorists in N. Syria. yenisafak.com The Turkish army "neutralized" 8 YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syrian territories, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday."Our heroic commandos neutralized 8 PKK/YPG terrorists, who were found plotting attacks on our troops in the Operation Peace Spring area," the ministry said on Twitter.Turkish authorities generally use the word "neutralized" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terrorist operations across its border into northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable peaceful settle…

yenisafak (2020-03-12). Death toll from coronavirus climbs to 429 in Iran. yenisafak.com The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose to 429, the state TV reported on Thursday.Authorities said 75 people died in the last 24 hours, while 1,075 new cases were revealed, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 10,075, Iran's state TV quoted Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour as saying.A total of 3,276 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the virus, the official added.Turkey, which has just a single confirmed case of coronavirus, closed its land borders and suspended air travel to Iran last month.Besides China, Italy, and South Korea, Iran is among…

yenisafak (2020-03-12). Coronavirus claims first victim in Austria. yenisafak.com Coronavirus has claimed its first victim in Austria, a 69-year-old patient who died in the capital Vienna, health authorities announced Thursday. | According to Vienna's Medical Emergency Department, the patient had underlying health problems and contracted the virus during a visit to Italy last month. | The patient died early on Thursday at Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital. | The number of cases in the country is at 302, and four people have made recoveries. | The worldwide death toll from the virus is over 4,600, with more than 124,500 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which on Wedne…

yenisafak (2020-03-12). French state says ready to help Air France weather coronavirus storm. yenisafak.com PARIS, March 12 (Reuters) – The French state is ready to help Air France weather the coronavirus storm as it and other airlines counted the mounting costs of the coronavirus outbreak, France's finance minister said on Thursday.Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he regretted U.S. President Trump's travel ban for Europeans, adding it had come without any consultation.Le Maire said he had spoken with Air France-KLM group chief executive Ben Smith and that the government "had all the means necessary at our disposal" to help. He gave no further details.Shares in Air France-KLM fell sharply on Thursday morning to tra…

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