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USA

‘Happily surprised’? Trump says Russia sent US ‘very, very large’ aid package to combat Covid-19

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump has praised Moscow for sending a ‘very large planeload of things’ to help fight the spread of the coronavirus and treat sickened patients, noting that China and other nations had also chipped in. … Read More >‘Happily surprised’? Trump says Russia sent US ‘very, very large’ aid package to combat Covid-19

USA

Pentagon confirms first US Army death from Covid-19

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

A New Jersey Army National Guardsman is the first member of the US military to die of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the US Department of Defense has confirmed. … Read More >Pentagon confirms first US Army death from Covid-19

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US coronavirus death toll exceeds 3,000, doubling in just 3 days, as Trump mulls ‘tougher’ lockdowns

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

The lethal coronavirus has killed more than 3,000 Americans, data collected by Johns Hopkins University shows, with the US death toll doubling in a period of only three days as all 50 states scramble to cope with outbreaks. … Read More >US coronavirus death toll exceeds 3,000, doubling in just 3 days, as Trump mulls ‘tougher’ lockdowns

USA

US military will send ‘MORTUARY services’ staff to New York to cope with Covid-19 deaths as FEMA deploys mobile morgue trucks

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

The Pentagon will station a team of mortuary workers in New York to deal with the state’s fast-climbing coronavirus death toll, while FEMA plans to send some 85 trucks to free up space in its crowded morgues. … Read More >US military will send ‘MORTUARY services’ staff to New York to cope with Covid-19 deaths as FEMA deploys mobile morgue trucks

Russia

Visas for Foreigners in Russia Will Be Extended by 90 Days Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

Visas for foreigners in Russia will be extended by 90 days due to COVID-19, regardless of the purpose of their visit, the Russian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. … Read More >Visas for Foreigners in Russia Will Be Extended by 90 Days Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Pompeo behind corona? Iran’s foreign ministry employs PHOTOSHOP to take a not-so-subtle jab at US sanctions (PHOTO)

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

Iranian diplomats have yet again taken aim at ongoing US sanctions which are hampering the country’s efforts to battle the coronavirus outbreak, this time showing off decent photo-editing skills. … Read More >Pompeo behind corona? Iran’s foreign ministry employs PHOTOSHOP to take a not-so-subtle jab at US sanctions (PHOTO)

USA

As Washington privatized pandemic preparation, the national security state left Americans defenseless against Coronavirus

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

It’s time to face down the national security state that wasted trillions on imperial wars and abandoned Americans to fight Coronavirus alone … Read More >As Washington privatized pandemic preparation, the national security state left Americans defenseless against Coronavirus

EU

Marine Le Pen Says It’s Reasonable to Question If COVID-19 Was ‘Lab-Produced

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

Citing the example of an artificial, lab-developed virus, the National Rally leader has asserted that it makes sense to doubt any statements about the place of origin of COVID-19. … Read More >Marine Le Pen Says It’s Reasonable to Question If COVID-19 Was ‘Lab-Produced

Russia

Almost half of new Covid-19 patients in Moscow are between 18 and 40 – disease response team

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

The prevailing narrative suggests younger people are less susceptible to Covid-19 symptoms than older folks. However, Moscow data shows that almost half of new coronarvirus cases in the past 24 hours involved patients under 40. … Read More >Almost half of new Covid-19 patients in Moscow are between 18 and 40 – disease response team

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Mandatory self-isolation: With Moscow in partial lockdown, Russian PM urges rest of country to follow suit

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

As Covid-19 spreads, enforcing a nationwide shutdown across the world’s largest country isn’t easily done, in practical terms. With this in mind, it seems the Russian government has reached for the carrot rather than the stick. … Read More >Mandatory self-isolation: With Moscow in partial lockdown, Russian PM urges rest of country to follow suit