‘F***ing petrifying’: London hospital declares ‘critical incident’ as Covid-19 crisis cranks up pressure on UK healthcare system

A hospital in north west London has declared a “critical incident” as it counts those requiring a high level of care, revealing that it doesn’t have enough space to treat such people, due to an escalation in coronavirus patients. … Read More >‘F***ing petrifying’: London hospital declares ‘critical incident’ as Covid-19 crisis cranks up pressure on UK healthcare system

Italy and UK Rely on Help From Cuba, China, Venezuela to Fight Coronavirus – as US Steps up Brutal Sanctions

Italy requested doctors from China, Cuba, and Venezuela to contain the coronavirus, while Cuba rescued a ship of British citizens. Meanwhile, US sanctions worsen the toll of the Covid-19 crisis in Iran and Venezuela. … Read More >Italy and UK Rely on Help From Cuba, China, Venezuela to Fight Coronavirus – as US Steps up Brutal Sanctions

Washington Post breaks ranks with other US & UK media, ADMITS polls show Crimeans prefer to be part of Russia

One of the curious things about Western media coverage of Crimea since 2014 has been the consistent narrative that Russia’s reabsorption of the peninsula was carried out against the will of locals. … Read More >Washington Post breaks ranks with other US & UK media, ADMITS polls show Crimeans prefer to be part of Russia

Italy and UK rely on help from Cuba, China, Venezuela to fight coronavirus – as US steps up brutal sanctions

Italy requested doctors from China, Cuba, and Venezuela to contain the coronavirus, while Cuba rescued a ship of British citizens. Meanwhile, US sanctions worsen the toll of the Covid-19 crisis in Iran and Venezuela. … Read More >Italy and UK rely on help from Cuba, China, Venezuela to fight coronavirus – as US steps up brutal sanctions

UK Could Face Economic Woes as Consumer Buying May Drop Amid Panic Over Coronavirus – Report

The ongoing spread of the COVID-19 virus is causing panic inside the UK, reducing consumer buying across the board, especially in the tourism industry. The latter could potentially lead to a drop in the country’s GDP and prevent the British economy’s swift recovery from coronavirus shocks in 2020, The Telegraph reported citing economists, industry leaders, and statistic data. … Read More >UK Could Face Economic Woes as Consumer Buying May Drop Amid Panic Over Coronavirus – Report

George Galloway: US govt’s persecution of Chelsea Manning is medieval punishment, the cutting out of tongues, the murder of truth

The US government’s efforts to punish truth-tellers like Chelsea Manning is in part vengeance, but the ultimate goal is to terrify, to ensure there will never be another Manning or Julian Assange. … Read More >George Galloway: US govt’s persecution of Chelsea Manning is medieval punishment, the cutting out of tongues, the murder of truth