Day: March 24, 2020

Categories World

Sanctions on Iran & others should be ‘urgently re-evaluated’ amid coronavirus pandemic, UN human rights chief says

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Sanctions should be revisited or suspended altogether during the Covid-19 crisis, the UN human rights chief has said, arguing that they might cause healthcare in affected countries to collapse, and harm the situation globally. … Read More >Sanctions on Iran & others should be ‘urgently re-evaluated’ amid coronavirus pandemic, UN human rights chief says

Categories Shows

A coronavirus Patriot Act & the economics of a pandemic

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As the coronavirus sweeps across the US, the Justice Department has asked Congress for emergency powers while states’ job losses hit a new low. Then, Dan Kovalik, author of ‘No More War’, discusses his book, the US’ so-called humanitarian interventions, and the impact of sanctions in a time of pandemics. … Read More >A coronavirus Patriot Act & the economics of a pandemic

Categories EU

EU left Italy ‘practically alone’ to fight coronavirus, so Rome looked for help elsewhere, incl Russia – ex-FM Frattini to RT

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The EU’s initial response to the massive outbreak of coronavirus in Italy was largely “inadequate,” and a lack of European solidarity opened the doors for Russia and China, former Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told RT. … Read More >EU left Italy ‘practically alone’ to fight coronavirus, so Rome looked for help elsewhere, incl Russia – ex-FM Frattini to RT

Categories Russia

‘We need joint action, not fake news’: Moscow slams HRW chief for touting story on Russia’s rich grabbing life-saving ventilators

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Russia’s top diplomat in the US has demanded the Human Rights Watch chief stops spreading misinformation about Russia’s readiness to fight Covid-19, after he touted an article claiming it’s letting the wealthy buy up ventilators. … Read More >‘We need joint action, not fake news’: Moscow slams HRW chief for touting story on Russia’s rich grabbing life-saving ventilators

Categories EU

Scale of current economic downturn unprecedented since 1929 Great Depression, French economy minister says

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France is facing an economic crisis that can only be compared to the Great Depression of 1929, the minister of the economy and finance, Bruno Le Maire, warned as he laid out government plans to mitigate the damage. … Read More >Scale of current economic downturn unprecedented since 1929 Great Depression, French economy minister says