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Russia

Washington fails to provide proof for alleged Moscow-backed Covid-19 disinformation campaign – Russian Foreign Ministry

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Russian diplomats called on their US counterparts to provide some actual evidence of allegations circulated by American media and officials that Moscow is waging a coronavirus-themed fake news campaign – but have received none. … Read More >Washington fails to provide proof for alleged Moscow-backed Covid-19 disinformation campaign – Russian Foreign Ministry

Iran releases ‘political prisoners’ amid Covid-19 outbreak, while virus-stricken UK keeps Assange behind bars

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Tehran has released an Iranian national seen as a political prisoner in the UK as it fights the coronavirus. British activists and media rushed to say Iran’s move was not enough – while being blind to a bigger problem at home. … Read More >Iran releases ‘political prisoners’ amid Covid-19 outbreak, while virus-stricken UK keeps Assange behind bars

World

Colonialism & coronavirus: 800,000 Haitians may die of COVID-19

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Gutted by US-allied, neoliberal governments which have controlled the country since 2004, Haiti’s healthcare sector braces for a potential catastrophe. … Read More >Colonialism & coronavirus: 800,000 Haitians may die of COVID-19

US weekly unemployment claims jump by 6.6 million, bringing 3-week total to more than 16 MILLION

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

The US Labor Department reported on Thursday that the jobless rolls continued to grow due to the Covid-19 lockdown, with 6.6 million Americans filing first-time unemployment claims in the week ending April 4. … Read More >US weekly unemployment claims jump by 6.6 million, bringing 3-week total to more than 16 MILLION

Russia

How Western media colludes with tiny Navalny-linked group of doctors to weaponize Russia’s Covid-19 battle

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

If you know the country well, you will know this: There are two Russias – the one 146 million people live in, and the fantasy version Western media outlets describe. … Read More >How Western media colludes with tiny Navalny-linked group of doctors to weaponize Russia’s Covid-19 battle

Russia

Russia’s coronavirus tally surpasses 10,000 after record daily surge, 13 more deaths

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has broken the 10,000 barrier in Russia, with 1,459 more people testing positive in the past 24 hours, the national disease response team revealed on Thursday morning. … Read More >Russia’s coronavirus tally surpasses 10,000 after record daily surge, 13 more deaths

World

Tired of social distancing? Experts warn we could be stuck with it for TWO YEARS

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Extreme measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic have many people questioning how long lockdown will last. Now, a new study estimates that social distancing efforts will need to continue in some form for a year – or more. … Read More >Tired of social distancing? Experts warn we could be stuck with it for TWO YEARS

‘We have to wait for a patient to die so others can use his bed & ventilator’ – doctor in hardest-hit Ecuador city to RT

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Shortages of beds, drugs, ventilators, and protective gear have seen medical staff in Guayaquil, Ecuador fighting a losing battle against Covid-19, a local doctor told RT, calling on the international community to intervene. … Read More >‘We have to wait for a patient to die so others can use his bed & ventilator’ – doctor in hardest-hit Ecuador city to RT

EU

‘Mere insinuation offends me’: Italy’s PM Conte blasts suggestion of ulterior motive behind Russian coronavirus aid

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has called any suggestion that Russia had an ulterior motive in sending coronavirus aid to Italy “an insult to the Italian government,” warning that the pandemic poses an existential threat to the EU. … Read More >‘Mere insinuation offends me’: Italy’s PM Conte blasts suggestion of ulterior motive behind Russian coronavirus aid

Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as Covid crisis rages

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Regime change-hungry HRW is proudly taking credit for crushing new US sanctions on Nicaragua while pushing to escalate Washington’s economic war on Venezuela. The Grayzone presents a deep dive into the “human rights” arm of US empire. … Read More >Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as Covid crisis rages