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Trudeau Says Over 44,000 Canadian Businesses Apply in One Day for COVID-19 Wage Subsidy

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

At least 44,000 Canadian businesses hit by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have applied for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) since it was rolled out on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday. … Read More >Trudeau Says Over 44,000 Canadian Businesses Apply in One Day for COVID-19 Wage Subsidy

Asia & Pacific

Fed Up With FONOPS: China ‘Expels’ US Warship From South China Sea, Urges Focus on COVID-19

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

In an echo of rhetoric deployed against Beijing for months, Chinese warships drove a US Navy destroyer out of contested waters, urging Washington to focus on combating the COVID-19 outbreak that has killed more than 50,000 Americans … Read More >Fed Up With FONOPS: China ‘Expels’ US Warship From South China Sea, Urges Focus on COVID-19

Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin Addresses Nation on COVID-19 Situation – Video

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering an address to the nation via a video conference on Tuesday on the situation around the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. … Read More >Russian President Vladimir Putin Addresses Nation on COVID-19 Situation – Video

USA

Almost 80% Americans Oppose Trading Privacy for COVID-19 Surveillance, Study Finds

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

According to a fresh survey, the vast majority of respondents are concerned about pandemic-induced surveillance measures continuing well after the outbreak ends. … Read More >Almost 80% Americans Oppose Trading Privacy for COVID-19 Surveillance, Study Finds

Russia

Putin prolongs nationwide paid leave and partial lockdown until May 11 as daily Covid-19 infections surge

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

Russians will have to self-isolate until May 11, President Vladimir Putin has said, as the country braces itself for the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic, which has infected over 95,000 people nationwide. … Read More >Putin prolongs nationwide paid leave and partial lockdown until May 11 as daily Covid-19 infections surge

Business

US unemployment may be as high as 40 MILLION – national poll

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

The soaring jobless rate in the US due to the Covid-19 outbreak may be far worse than the official data shows, as millions of Americans have been unable to file for unemployment insurance, a poll finds. … Read More >US unemployment may be as high as 40 MILLION – national poll

World

Gunshots ring out and cars are set ablaze in Haiti as police officers protest against government corruption (VIDEO)

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

Rioting cops stormed the Finance Ministry in the capital over complaints about their pay and working conditions, as Covid-19 rips through the impoverished Caribbean nation. … Read More >Gunshots ring out and cars are set ablaze in Haiti as police officers protest against government corruption (VIDEO)

World

No more delays: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to be CANCELLED if coronavirus not under control by 2021, organizing committee head says

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

If the global coronavirus crisis isn’t brought under control by next year, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – already re-scheduled for July 2021 – will be cancelled, the president of the organizing committee said in an interview. … Read More >No more delays: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to be CANCELLED if coronavirus not under control by 2021, organizing committee head says

USA

‘What’s the US hiding?’ Beijing slams Washington’s Covid-19 response & ‘desperate’ attempts to pin blame on China

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

Beijing has called on Washington to address the concerns of its own citizens about the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, while condemning American politicians for shifting blame for the crisis squarely onto China’s shoulders. … Read More >‘What’s the US hiding?’ Beijing slams Washington’s Covid-19 response & ‘desperate’ attempts to pin blame on China

USA

New Anti-China Propaganda Uses Russiagate Playbook

Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020By Editor

A rabid anti-China propaganda campaign has spread through the media since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The hysteria seems to be just as contagious as the virus, as Americans are bombarded with anti-China stories from the pages of The New York Times to segments on Fox News. … Read More >New Anti-China Propaganda Uses Russiagate Playbook

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