Month: April 2020

Categories Russia

Russian authorities announce temporary halt on flights bringing citizens back from abroad over coronavirus fears

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Amid fears that returnees may be responsible for spreading Covid-19 more widely, Russia has decided to halt repatriation airlifts for the time being, the government’s task force to fight the virus has confirmed. … Read More >Russian authorities announce temporary halt on flights bringing citizens back from abroad over coronavirus fears

Categories USA

US reports record 1,300+ Covid-19 deaths & 30,000+ new cases in 24hrs as New York braces for ‘D-Day’

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With little sign of the curve flattening, the US has confirmed over 1,300 Covid-19 deaths in a single day, as well as more than 30,000 new cases, as New York City sounds alarms that its hospitals will soon run out of ventilators. … Read More >US reports record 1,300+ Covid-19 deaths & 30,000+ new cases in 24hrs as New York braces for ‘D-Day’

Categories USA

Isn’t that ‘Medicare for all’? Trump administration rolls out interesting plan for funding Covid-19 treatments in US

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The Trump administration has said it intends to pay providers treating coronavirus patients at ‘Medicare rates’ and prohibit additional billing – in effect, testing a flagship progressive proposal for nationalized healthcare. … Read More >Isn’t that ‘Medicare for all’? Trump administration rolls out interesting plan for funding Covid-19 treatments in US

Categories UK

No idea when coronavirus-positive Boris Johnson will come out of isolation, UK health minister says

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It is unclear whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson will emerge from self-isolation today, UK Health Minister Matt Hancock has said. The British leader was due to end his quarantine on April 3, but he is still showing symptoms. … Read More >No idea when coronavirus-positive Boris Johnson will come out of isolation, UK health minister says

Categories USA

Coronavirus Aid for Regime Change: Washington’s 13 Point Plan for Venezuela

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The State Department released what it called its “democratic transition framework for Venezuela” this week; a 13-point plan for the removal of Nicolas Maduro and a radical overhaul of the country’s political system. The principal and most fundamental change Washington proposes is to “restore all powers to the National Assembly,” the one branch of government the right-wing pro-US opposition coalition currently holds. … Read More >Coronavirus Aid for Regime Change: Washington’s 13 Point Plan for Venezuela

Categories USA

What Does the Pandemic Mean for the U.S. Election in November?

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If the U.S. can ride through the crisis with a mortality rate of less than 1 percent or so, a strong economic recovery may still happen in the short term: Then President Donald Trump will likely be reelected. That is especially the case if the Democratic candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden maintains his Invisible Man profile of the past few weeks. … Read More >What Does the Pandemic Mean for the U.S. Election in November?

Categories Shows

Ex-UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon on coronavirus- West must aid global south in coronavirus fight!

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. He discusses the coronavirus pandemic causing chaos around the world, the difference between the Ebola epidemic and coronavirus pandemic, how global governance has declined since the Ebola epidemic … Read More >Ex-UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon on coronavirus- West must aid global south in coronavirus fight!