2020-04-25: News Headlines

WSWS (2020-04-25). Amid warnings of famine and unrest in Venezuela, Maduro renews talks with US-backed opposition. wsws.org The timing of the renewed talks makes it clear that any settlement with US imperialism would be centrally aimed against a challenge from below.

WSWS (2020-04-25). India's BJP and its Hindu-right allies scapegoat Muslims for spread of pandemic. wsws.org The manifest failure of the Modi government to protect the population from the ravages of the pandemic and its economic fallout have led the BJP to vilify and scapegoat Muslims.

Global Research News (2020-04-25). Lets Rid Ourselves of the War Virus. Liberiamoci del Virus della Guerra. IN DIRETTA STREAMING, 3PM ITALY, 9AM EST. globalresearch.ca TRASMESSO DA BYOBLU e PANDORATV | Sabato 25 Aprile 2020 DALLA ORE 15 | In Diretta Streaming, 25 Aprile 2020 | Click to VIEW at 15pm (Italia, CET), 9am (EST, USA, Canada) | April 25, 2020 | *** | Il 25 aprile è una data …

Medea Benjamin (2020-04-24). During Coronvrius: Cuba to the Rescue, But Don't Tell the American people. mintpressnews.com Anti-Cuba zealots in the Trump administration have been enticing Cuban doctors working overseas to defect, paying journalists to write negative stories, slapping sanctions on Cubans in charge of the program, and strong-arming countries to expel Cuban doctors.

teleSUR (2020-04-24). Cuba's Medical Brigade Arrives in Cape Verde to Face COVID-19. telesurenglish.net The Republic of Cape Verde Thursday received 20 Cuban health professionals who will support the African country in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | The first internationalist health brigade "Henry Reeve" in Cape Verde is made up of five doctors, ten nurses, and five hygiene and epidemiology specialists. | Cuba's Ambassador Rosa Olivia Rill and representatives of the Health Ministry received the Cuban collaborators at the Nels…

Paul Craig Roberts (2020-04-24). The Digital Revolution Is Inconsistent With Liberty. thealtworld.com Many have expressed concerns that coronavirus will be used, as 9/11 and the hoax "war on terror" were, to further expand the American police state dystopia. But we were doomed by the digital revolution to a controlled existence regardless of 9/11 and Covid-19. | The digital revolution provides government and corporations with unlimited and unaccountable ability to spy and control populations. Every word, deed, and movement of people can be tracked and a "social credit" dossier built for them. China already has such a control system in place. Those whose profiles are outside acceptable parameters are unable to fun…

Comitato No Nato (2020-04-24). Liberiamoci dal Virus della Guerra. globalresearch.ca Convegno internazionale nel 75 ∞ Anniversario della Liberazione | TRASMESSO DA BYOBLU e PANDORATV | Sabato 25 Aprile 2020 DALLA ORE 15 | In Diretta Streaming, 25 Aprile 2020 | Click to VIEW on | 15pm (Italia, CET), 9am (EST, USA, Canada) | …

teleSUR (2020-04-24). Brazil and Colombia Are Epidemiological Threats to Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's RELATED: | He informed that 95 people have been hospitalized in 'sentinel' hospitals and 10 people…

Staff (2020-04-23). Global Health Doctor: Hire 1000s of Contact Tracers to Stop COVID-19, Save Lives and the Economy. democracynow.org As parts of the United States and Europe consider reopening, most of the world's population remains susceptible to the coronavirus. We look at new efforts to stop the deadly spread of COVID-19 with contact tracing — finding who infected patients have been in contact with so they can get tested and isolated. We'll speak with global health expert Dr. Joia Mukherjee, with Partners in Health, about a contact tracing project she is working on now in Massachusetts.

The Canary (2020-04-23). The WHO says care home residents account for up to half of coronavirus deaths in Europe. thecanary.co Residents in long-term care facilities account for up to half of coronavirus-related deaths in Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. | Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said there was a "deeply concerning picture" emerging of the impact coronavirus (Covid-19) is having on those in care. | He told a press conference on 23 April that the way some care facilities operate is "providing pathways" for the virus to spread within the population. | Dr Kluge said: "According to estimates from countries in the European region, up to half of those who have died from Covid-19 were resident in long-…

teleSUR (2020-04-23). New Cuban Medical Aid Brigade Arrives in St. Lucia. telesurenglish.net Cuba's medical brigade arrived in Saint Lucia to assist COVID-19 patients and prevent the virus from spreading. Biomedical engineers, nurses, and doctors made up the new group that reinforces Cuban medical aid on the Caribbean island. | RELATED: | The Henry Reeve brigade members are assisting at various health institutions across the country.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚&Auml…

Staff (2020-04-22). Bill McKibben on Earth Day at 50: We Must Stop Subsidizing Fossil Fuel Industry Wrecking the Planet. democracynow.org Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, when more than 20 million Americans joined in actions to protect the environment — 10% of the U.S. population at the time. Half a century later, in the middle of a pandemic, protests planned around the world have moved online, and the Trump administration has gutted the Environmental Protection Agency — established not long after Earth Day — rolled back fuel economy standards and eased the enforcement of pollution regulations. "The countries that flattened the coronavirus curve early on are doing far better than those like ours, which delayed," says…

Udi Ofer (2020-04-22). New Model Shows Reducing Jail Population will Lower COVID-19 Death Toll for All of Us. aclu.org The Trump administration optimistically projects that "substantially under" 100,000 people will die from COVID-19 in the United States. Horrific as that statistic is,

Alan Macleod (2020-04-22). Sanctioned Countries Are Now Leading the World in the Fight Against Coronavirus. mintpressnews.com Countries currently facing US sanctions, around a quarter of the world's population, are faring far better than the United States and leading the global fight against COVID-19.

Matt Sedlar (2020-04-22). Tracking COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean. cepr.net The COVID-19 data tracker will be continually updated as the pandemic spreads throughout the region and CEPR experts will be providing regular analysis on The Americas Blog.

news.un (2020-04-21). COVID-19 to cause biggest economic contraction ever in Latin America & Caribbean. news.un.org The COVID-19 pandemic will herald the worst economic contraction in the history of Latin American and the Caribbean, with a projected -5.3 per cent drop in activity this year, according to a report by the UN office for the region, ECLAC, published on Tuesday.

Colin Todhunter (2020-04-21). Coronavirus Capitalism: Entrenching Dispossession and Dependency. dissidentvoice.org There is surprisingly a certain degree of optimism around at the moment, despite virtually entire populations and economies on lockdown. Although things are really bad for millions right now due to the effects of lockdown, economist Mariana Mazzucato believes that the Covid-19 crisis will shine light on societal and economic systems all across the world, …

ACLU (2020-04-17). A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform. aclu.org