Tag: Coronavirus

Categories EU

Germans decry ‘out of proportion’ Covid-19 lockdown measures with multiple protests with ‘social distancing’

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German citizens expressed their anger with what they call extreme Covid-19 lockdown measures in several demonstrations that included cages, empty chairs and sit-ins, yet all were carried out to keep safe distances. … Read More >Germans decry ‘out of proportion’ Covid-19 lockdown measures with multiple protests with ‘social distancing’

Categories Asia & Pacific

Neither ‘lab’ nor ‘wet market’? Covid-19 outbreak started months EARLIER and NOT in Wuhan, ongoing Cambridge study indicates

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The novel coronavirus may have first passed to humans somewhere in southern China months before the outbreak in the city of Wuhan, a new study found, cutting against widely held theories about the origins of the pandemic. … Read More >Neither ‘lab’ nor ‘wet market’? Covid-19 outbreak started months EARLIER and NOT in Wuhan, ongoing Cambridge study indicates

Categories World

WHO first? It’s time to revamp global institutions and prepare for a new post-Covid world order

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With the WHO under attack for alleged complacency in dealing with Covid-19, the roles of other international organizations could be put under the spotlight, too. Is this a chance to rethink how global institutions should function? … Read More >WHO first? It’s time to revamp global institutions and prepare for a new post-Covid world order

Categories Russia

Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference is reviewing the publications of foreign media about the fight against coronavirus in Russia

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“Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia’s Internal Affairs receives information about the incorrect coverage of our country’s actions to combat coronavirus infection by some Western media … Read More >Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference is reviewing the publications of foreign media about the fight against coronavirus in Russia

Categories World

Mike Pompeo Claims Nations Will Rethink Use of Huawei Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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Earlier this week, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources, that Huawei was shifting the production of chips away from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd to Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, in anticipation of new US restrictions. … Read More >Mike Pompeo Claims Nations Will Rethink Use of Huawei Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Categories USA

Pentagon Readying Force to Deploy in Streets of Washington, DC to Enforce Martial Law – Reports

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Department of Defence officials and civilian authorities have repeatedly played down fears that the US National Guard could be called in to enforce martial law in one or more jurisdictions of the United States in response to the coronavirus pandemic, dismissing claims to the contrary as “false” and akin to “conspiracy theories. … Read More >Pentagon Readying Force to Deploy in Streets of Washington, DC to Enforce Martial Law – Reports