April 2020 – Page 50 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Peak globalism?

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

As the world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, it is timely to reassess the nature of globalism. How should we think about trade, open borders and the financialization of the economy? Have we reached peak globalism? … Read More >CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: Peak globalism?

USA

New York confirms record 731 coronavirus deaths in one day

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

Death toll in the US state of New York has jumped by record 731 over the last 24 hours reaching 5,489, Governor Andrew Cuomo has confirmed. The number of new hospitalizations in the state gripped by Covid-19 also almost doubled. … Read More >New York confirms record 731 coronavirus deaths in one day

USA

Acting US Navy secretary RESIGNS amid scandal over coronavirus-hit USS Theodore Roosevelt

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

A day after issuing a formal apology for appearing to call the ousted captain of Covid-19-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt “too naive or too stupid” for command, acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has resigned. … Read More >Acting US Navy secretary RESIGNS amid scandal over coronavirus-hit USS Theodore Roosevelt

USA

Rand Paul says he’s volunteering at Kentucky hospital after testing negative for Covid-19 (PHOTO)

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has revealed he has been retested for Covid-19 and is negative, and is now volunteering at a local hospital in Kentucky to help coronavirus-infected patients. … Read More >Rand Paul says he’s volunteering at Kentucky hospital after testing negative for Covid-19 (PHOTO)

USA

Target becomes latest retail giant hit by wave of Covid-19 walkouts over ‘insultingly low pay’ & on-the-job hazards

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

Delivery workers at US megachain Target have walked off the job, demanding paid sick leave, personal protective equipment and hazard pay, following wildcat strikes at Amazon, Whole Foods and Instacart. … Read More >Target becomes latest retail giant hit by wave of Covid-19 walkouts over ‘insultingly low pay’ & on-the-job hazards

World

Pope Francis accused of comparing convicted child abuser cardinal to Jesus after controversial comments

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

Pope Francis has faced fierce criticism online after appearing to compare Cardinal Pell, recently acquitted of five child sexual abuse offenses during the 1990s, to Jesus Christ himself. … Read More >Pope Francis accused of comparing convicted child abuser cardinal to Jesus after controversial comments

Journalism & Mass media

No Covid-19 fake news on RT, EU accusations are ‘problematic’ – UK watchdog

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

Claims by the EU diplomatic service that RT is spreading fake news about the coronavirus pandemic are misleading and based on bad methodology, according to a duo of Manchester researchers focused on monitoring the channel. … Read More >No Covid-19 fake news on RT, EU accusations are ‘problematic’ – UK watchdog

Health

US, UK & Italy may suffer majority of coronavirus deaths, study reveals

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

The US is expected to suffer the most coronavirus deaths, a new study shows. The UK is likely to have the second-biggest death toll, overtaking Italy and becoming the worst-affected nation in Europe. … Read More >US, UK & Italy may suffer majority of coronavirus deaths, study reveals

World

WhatsApp limits message-forwarding worldwide after influx of fake news amid Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

Online instant messaging service WhatsApp said it will limit its users’ ability to forward messages, in a bid to curb the spread of fake news at the time of the global coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >WhatsApp limits message-forwarding worldwide after influx of fake news amid Covid-19 pandemic

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‘Aggressive expropriation attempt’: Russia blasts Trump’s order declaring space up for grabs by Americans

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

The US has declared outer space a legal equivalent of the Wild West, and Russia believes it may lead to the grimmest of consequences like many policies of territorial expansion did in the past. … Read More >‘Aggressive expropriation attempt’: Russia blasts Trump’s order declaring space up for grabs by Americans

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