A UN human rights expert called on Tuesday for lifting international sanctions against countries ranging from Iran to North Korea and Venezuela to ensure that food supplies reach hungry populations during the coronavirus pandemic, reports Reuters. Iran, under sweeping US sanctions for its nuclear and missile programmes, is among the hardest-hit by the new pathogen. Venezuela has notified 113 cases to the World Health Organization (WHO), […]
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Israel has begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine prototype on rodents at its bio-chemical defence laboratory, a source said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR), in rural Ness Ziona, to join the fight against the coronavirus pandemic on February 1, prompting an easing of its secrecy as it cooperates with civilian scientists and private firms. In a statement, Netanyahu’s […]
How the once-in-a-generation COVID-19 pandemic is shifting the way we think and talk about different parts of the crypto industry – from bitcoin (BTC) to DeFi to stablecoins. On Jan. 28, Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal tweeted, “Notable overlap on here between the most alarmist people tweeting about the virus and those who are obsessed with the size of the Fed balance sheet.” There is no doubt the […]
Berlin-based blockchain startup Spherity has developed a decentralized identity prototype that would help people get the medicines they need while maintaining proper social distance. “We see a big opportunity when it comes to social distancing to get decentralized ID out the door,” said Spherity CEO Carsten Stocker. “Humans interact with smartphones, but governments and doctors’ offices interact with legacy infrastructure – so that means we need […]
Another Tourism Is Possible By Ranjan Solomon, Popular Resistance. March 30, 2020 Another Tourism Is Possible2020-03-302020-03-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/03/maya-bay-beach-ban-e1585580688534.jpg200px200px Above photo: Maya Bay in Thailand, which has been damaged by tourism. From Condé Nast Traveller. Tourism Alert and Action Forum Statement on Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis The members of the Tourism Alert and Action Forum come from organizations around the world that have joined in solidarity to oppose exploitative forms […]
The federalist structure as we’ve always known it is under real strain, and the prospect of armed officers patrolling internal borders is emerging fast. If that sounds alarmist, consider that President Trump is currently considering imposing an “enforceable quarantine” in New York, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut—and that Rhode Island is currently “hunting” for New Yorkers who are seeking refuge from a plague-infested Gotham. To […]
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe climbed to over 600,000 on Saturday, according to figures compiled by US-based Johns Hopkins University, Anadolu reports. The disease known as COVID-19, which emerged in Wuhan, China last December, has spread to at least 177 countries and regions around the globe, while a total of 27,862 people have died and confirmed cases hit 601,478. In all, 131,777 […]
Viral 23:14 GMT 28.03.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107874/54/1078745438_0:0:1280:720_1200x675_80_0_0_235cc5fcc578d46e8602fb5761df29ec.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202003281078744860-i-had-way-dirtier-things-in-my-mouth-coronavirus-challenge-star-details-toilet-licking-stunt/ Recently, a video posted by a 21-year-old social media celebrity went viral after she recorded herself licking an open toilet seat in an airplane bathroom as part of an attention-grabbing and potentially dangerous ‘Coronavirus Challenge’ stunt. TikTok and Instagram content-maker Ava Louise, who claims that she seeks to become “Insta-famous”, was confronted in […]
An Iraqi parliamentary committee on Saturday warned of a “famine” in the country over curfews imposed in several provinces as part of the fight against coronavirus, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Arshad al-Salhi, head of the Human Rights Committee, said Iraqis are left with insufficient daily sustenance due to the absence of salaries. “The government is required to draft a strategy to immediately distribute foodstuffs immediately, […]
The number of COVID-19 cases in Israel has reached 3,460 after 425 more people are diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the statement by the country’s health ministry, Anadolu reports. 50 of the patients are in critical condition and 89 have recovered, the statement added. Until now, COVID-19 claimed the lives of 12 in the country. As part of measures, all schools have been closed in the […]
Palestinian groups in Gaza cancelled mass rallies planned for next week along the border with Israel amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus in the densely-populated territory, organizers said on Saturday, Reuters reports. The rallies were called for March 30 to mark the second anniversary of the so-called “Great March of Return” which had prompted weekly protests by Palestinians seeking to regain access to land, now […]
28 Mar, 2020 22:46 Over 2,000 people succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 disease in the US, as the country has grown into the global epicenter of the pandemic with over 120,000 confirmed cases, according to the data by Johns Hopkins University. Source
In only a matter of days, the economic collapse brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has completely changed everything about our lives. In many ways, the growing crisis has laid bare the already existing contradictions which threatened to pull this society into open class conflict; from low paying jobs, increasing austerity, brutal police, the quickening of ecological collapse, an out of control housing crisis, and a […]
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential still-candidate Bernie Sanders has recently made it clear that he sees a political opportunity in the coronavirus pandemic, an opportunity that will do nothing but increase the chances that Donald Trump will be reelected. Former Vice President Joe Biden absolutely crushed Sanders in the last several rounds of primaries, and currently holds a twenty-point national lead […]
An infant younger than one year old has died in Chicago, after testing positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. The child is possibly the first infant in the US to die of the deadly disease. The child’s death was reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Saturday. Though Covid-19 has not yet been named as the conclusive cause of death, the child was diagnosed […]
In addition to being tasked with negotiating a Middle East peace plan, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner earlier this month formed his own task force to assist the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kushner “shadow taskforce”–comprised of government officials and private sector advisors–is primarily focused on expanding access to coronavirus testing, but has the coalition been violating federal laws aimed […]
Qatar on Saturday confirmed the first death in the country due to the coronavirus, Anadolu reports. A Bangladeshi national, who was suffering from chronic diseases, died of the virus, known as COVID-19, the country’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 509, as 28 more people tested positive, while 45 patients have so far recovered and been discharged from hospitals since […]
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he may implement a short-term enforced quarantine on “hotspots” of the novel coronavirus, including New York state, New Jersey, and some parts of Connecticut—though it’s not clear he has the power to do so. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo quickly hit back Saturday, saying “I don’t know what that means,” and asserting that the president had not discussed the […]
Puppies from the Atlanta Humane Society got free reign at the Atlanta Aquarium — which is closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic — and are spreading terminal cuteness through viral videos of their escapades. Amid the stress and misery of the coronavirus pandemic, there are few better treatments for the soul than emergency puppies, as evidence by the adventures of Odie and Carmel, […]
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After the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments decided to close mosques and for the first time ever, Palestinians cannot perform Friday prayers in Gaza March 28, 2020 at 1:32 pm Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor] Gaza mosques close over coronavirus, on 27 March 2020 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor] Gaza: Facemask in style Related Source
The Israeli occupation government has reopened a nuclear bunker in Jerusalem Hills as part of its fight against the outbreak of the coronavirus, Israeli officials revealed on Thursday. The bunker, called the “National Management Centre”, was built more than a decade ago out of concern over Iran’s nuclear programme and missile attacks from Hezbollah and Hamas. According to the Israeli officials, the bunker includes living rooms […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden stopped himself from giving out his personal phone number on live television while discussing grief during the coronavirus pandemic in a moving highlight of CNN’s town hall Friday night. After an hour in which the former veep took questions from CNN viewers across the country about the Covid-19 crisis and laid out his own vision for managing the catastrophe, host Anderson […]
As the deadly infection spreads across the US, the demand for gold, the all-time safe-haven metal, has skyrocketed, but there is not enough of it in local coffers to satisfy buyers’ appetites, according to The Wall Street Journal. While dealers are reportedly out of the coveted commodity, and some were even forced to shut down. Swiss bank Credit Suisse, which has been minting gold bullions since […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images Trump personal attorney and confidant Rudy Giuliani posted a tweet featuring misinformation about the coronavirus and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, which was then deleted by Twitter because it violated the platform’s rules. On Friday, Giuliani tweeted direct quotes from dedicated Trump supporter Charlie Kirk, rather than retweeting him for some reason. “Hydroxychloroquine has been shown to have a 100% effective rate treating COVID-19 […]