India 06:05 GMT 19.03.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, headed by ascetic chief Yogi Adityanath, ordered the closure of schools, universities and public places in a bid to arrest the spread of COVID-19. The state has the third highest number of confirmed cases of the viral infection, with 17 people currently in treatment, while five have recovered. Despite the massive […]
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pushed back hard on Chris Cuomo when the CNN host argued that his campaign was conflating voters supporting 2020 rival Joe Biden with the party “establishment.” During a segment on the eve of the critical Michigan primary, Sanders forcefully rejected the idea that he or his campaign are trying to minimize or disappear the groundswell of voter support that has consolidated […]
Virologist and MSNBC science contributor Dr. Joseph Fair claimed on Monday that 80 percent of the U.S. population would survive, with a 15 to 20 percent mortality rate if the coronavirus becomes widespread. “We’re honestly behind the curve,” Fair claimed, adding that “getting testing up and running is the most essential step.” “Getting testing up and running in every place we can, in every city, in […]
Tim O’Brien, senior advisor to Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, acknowledged that political critics have some legitimate gripes with the campaign’s social media content. As O’Brien spoke to CNN’s John Avlon on Sunday about how to go toe-to-toe with President Donald Trump, he was asked about criticism the campaign has received for airing a “doctored” clip from Bloomberg’s appearance at the Las Vegas Democratic Debate. The video, […]
Julian Assange’s extradition to the US would sound a death knell for both investigative journalism and the rule of law, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters told RT ahead a march organized in support of the WikiLeaks publisher. With his extradition proceedings set to begin Monday, Assange faces 175 years in an American prison cell under the Espionage Act for his work with WikiLeaks, which has published […]
The United States blacklisted five Iranian officials on Thursday, accusing them of preventing free and fair elections a day before a parliamentary vote that it branded a “sham”, according to a report by Reuters. Iran’s election campaign ended on Thursday, ahead of the vote seen as a popularity test for the clerical establishment at a time when relations with Washington are at their worst since the […]
David Becker/Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) 2020 presidential campaign manager Faiz Shakir claimed even Fox News has been “more fair” to the campaign than MSNBC, Tuesday. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Shakir said MSNBC have “been among the last to acknowledge that Bernie Sanders’s path to the nomination is real,” and claimed even Fox News has been “more fair than MSNBC.” “That’s saying something,” […]
The pound sinks to session lows as Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator David Frost said democracy would “snap – dramatically and finally” if Britain is forced to follow European Union law after Brexit, reported The Telegraph. Britain demands an open and fair competition based on a free trade agreement with the EU, Frost said, adding that EU trade rules are “absurd.” Sir David Frost public speech in […]
The power players at Condé Nast, the privately owned glossy and digital magazine publisher controlled by the media-centric Newhouse family, moved swiftly Thursday night to shoot down internal speculation that Vanity Fair Editor in Chief Radhika Jones is headed for the exit. “There is absolutely no truth to the rumors,” said a spokesperson for Condé Nast, which—like other print media outlets—has suffered declining ad pages and […]