Month: February 2020

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese coronavirus quarantine now just 100 miles from Shanghai, 4 more cities with 21mn people added

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Chinese authorities have extended the country’s internal quarantine to include four additional cities comprising roughly 21 million people in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. … Read More >Chinese coronavirus quarantine now just 100 miles from Shanghai, 4 more cities with 21mn people added

Categories Asia & Pacific

China Sanctions 3 Red Cross Officials Over Mishandling Medical Donations in Hubei

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The government of the central Chinese province of Hubei, the epicentre of deadly 2019-nCoV coronavirus, said on Tuesday that it had fired one and reprimanded two other officials of the Red Cross for failing to adequately distribute publicly donated medical supplies among hospitals in infection-affected areas. … Read More >China Sanctions 3 Red Cross Officials Over Mishandling Medical Donations in Hubei

Categories UK

Simonyan Notes UK Citizens Had to Watch Johnson’s Live Brexit Day Speech on RT, Not on BBC

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RT and Sputnik Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said on Monday that UK residents had to watch Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit Day televised address on Russia’s RT channel and not on the BBC, which refused to broadcast the address live. … Read More >Simonyan Notes UK Citizens Had to Watch Johnson’s Live Brexit Day Speech on RT, Not on BBC

Categories Middle East

Iranian Judiciary Hands Death Sentence and Prison Terms to Three CIA Spies – Spokesman

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In summer of 2019, Iranian media outlets revealed details of a major cyber-espionage ring claimed to be run by US intelligence, saying that a total of 17 CIA-trained spies had been identified, publishing photo and video evidence of alleged US attempts to recruit Iranians to work against their government. … Read More >Iranian Judiciary Hands Death Sentence and Prison Terms to Three CIA Spies – Spokesman

Categories Asia & Pacific

Russia starts production of S-400 missile defense systems for India, ‘all commitments being fulfilled’ despite US pressure

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Russia has kicked off production for a batch of S-400 missile defense systems with India’s name on them, bringing a deal reached in 2018 one step closer to fruition despite fevered protests – as well as threats – from Washington. … Read More >Russia starts production of S-400 missile defense systems for India, ‘all commitments being fulfilled’ despite US pressure

Categories Health

AIDS, Spanish Flu, the PLAGUE? Just how deadly is the coronavirus compared to history’s WORST pandemics?

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As the infection and mortality rates of the novel coronavirus continue to rise, people everywhere are growing increasingly concerned about the threat, but just how bad is the virus relative to past pandemics? … Read More >AIDS, Spanish Flu, the PLAGUE? Just how deadly is the coronavirus compared to history’s WORST pandemics?

Categories Shows

The News with Rick Sanchez – February 03, 2020

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RT America’s Sayeh Tavangar reports on the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Then “Boom Bust” host Christy Ai joins Rick Sanchez to weigh in on its economic impact in China and abroad. Six Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria after being shelled by Syrian government forces. Turkey responded in kind, hitting dozens of targets. RT America’s Michele Greenstein has the details. Then former Pentagon official Michael Maloof joins Rick Sanchez shares his expertise. … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez – February 03, 2020