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Europe coronavirus cases dramatically SURGE as worldwide death toll surpasses 25,000

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

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. … Read More >Europe coronavirus cases dramatically SURGE as worldwide death toll surpasses 25,000

Maduro Refutes US Accusations That Venezuelan Authorities Have Links to Drug Trafficking

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has refuted the US accusations that the government of the Bolivarian Republic has links to drug trafficking. … Read More >Maduro Refutes US Accusations That Venezuelan Authorities Have Links to Drug Trafficking

‘New way of staging a coup’: Venezuelan FM blasts US for narco-terrorism charges against Maduro

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

Washington’s decision to indict Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on drug charges is “a new form of coup d’etat,” as well as a move to win over hispanic voters in Florida, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has claimed. … Read More >‘New way of staging a coup’: Venezuelan FM blasts US for narco-terrorism charges against Maduro

USA

‘Models don’t match reality’: White House coronavirus chief rejects doomsday predictions as US tops Covid-19 case count

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

Even as the US overtook China in the official number of Covid-19 cases, the top physician leading the White House effort urged Americans not to panic, as models predicting the death of millions keep being proven wrong everywhere. … Read More >‘Models don’t match reality’: White House coronavirus chief rejects doomsday predictions as US tops Covid-19 case count

USA

Troubled F-35 becomes latest coronavirus casualty after Pentagon puts the brakes on further tests

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

Tests being carried out on the delayed and over-budget F-35 have been suspended as part of a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Pentagon has announced. The fighter plane has already suffered a string of pricey setbacks. … Read More >Troubled F-35 becomes latest coronavirus casualty after Pentagon puts the brakes on further tests

World

Fear triggered by coronavirus hype may kill its victims faster than the pandemic

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

Irrational and all-encompassing fear of the coronavirus pandemic is racking up its own body count, sometimes faster than the disease. An Italian nurse has joined the growing ranks of coronavirus-triggered suicides. … Read More >Fear triggered by coronavirus hype may kill its victims faster than the pandemic

Hard pass on the Noriega remix? US narcotrafficking charges against Maduro straight out of Panama playbook

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

The US indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his subordinates on narcotrafficking charges echoes the rationale used to invade Panama and kidnap its leader – and Americans aren’t exactly thrilled with the reprise. … Read More >Hard pass on the Noriega remix? US narcotrafficking charges against Maduro straight out of Panama playbook

Health

Better dead than vegan: The foods panic buyers ignore even during a viral pandemic

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

Panic-stricken shoppers have stripped supermarket shelves bare across the western world, ignoring ‘social distancing’ rules to snap up supplies. But there are apparently some foods not even a global pandemic can make appetizing. … Read More >Better dead than vegan: The foods panic buyers ignore even during a viral pandemic

EU

‘Too timid’: Italy rejects EU economic proposal, says it doesn’t go far enough as coronavirus deaths surge past 8,000

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the European Union proposal to mitigate the economic fallout of the Covid-19 outbreak was nowhere near enough, and that more was needed to help the country hardest-hit by the virus. … Read More >‘Too timid’: Italy rejects EU economic proposal, says it doesn’t go far enough as coronavirus deaths surge past 8,000

USA

Can social distancing hide Biden from voters until November?

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

Democratic Party front-runner Joe Biden has rejected the possibility of holding a televised debate with challenger Bernie Sanders, raising questions about his campaign’s strategy going forward. … Read More >Can social distancing hide Biden from voters until November?