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Despite the siege, Venezuela controls the coronavirus
May 03, 2020 18:01Venezuela is under siege. The USA and its allies unleashed unjust economic sanctions against the country that have resulted in Venezuela unable to sell its oil that is its main source of revenue, and to buy food or medicine in the international market. It has stopped airlines traveling to Venezuela and the country is unable to make financial transactions in international banks. The loss to Venezuela’s economy is calculated at $130 billion and rising.
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Bali’s mysterious immunity to Covid-19
May 02, 2020 04:33Indonesian tourist island has relatively few cases while the disease rips through other areas of archipelagic nation. Nearly three months into the Covid-19 pandemic and there is little to suggest that the Indonesian resort island of Bali is in the grip of a pending public health disaster with only 86 cases and two deaths.
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US scuppers G20 coronavirus statement on strengthening WHO
May 02, 2020 04:20US hostility to the World Health Organization (WHO) scuppered the publication of a communique by G20 health ministers on Sunday (19 April ) that committed to strengthening the WHO’s mandate in coordinating a response to the global coronavirus pandemic.
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America’s super-rich see their wealth rise by $282 billion in three weeks of coronavirus pandemic
May 02, 2020 04:14Amid the coronavirus pandemic, US billionaires have accrued more wealth in the past three weeks alone than they made in total prior to 1980.
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Trump demands postal service increase prices fourfold for customers
May 01, 2020 15:16US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to withhold all future COVID-19 relief funding from the U.S. Postal Service unless the federal agency dramatically raises its shipping prices — a demand that critics say is ludicrous given the economic calamity the American people and the post office are now facing. The Postal Service warned earlier this month that without an infusion of cash, the agency could soon face a complete collapse due to revenue loss related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Study finds protective masks can be effectively disinfected at home
May 01, 2020 04:17Researchers concluded that homemade masks and some medical masks can withstand simple disinfection without significantly reducing their effectiveness. A new study has found that disinfecting homemade masks by heating them may not significantly reduce their effectiveness — and that some medical masks can undergo this process and still be effective.
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Biden should let Trump self-destruct
May 01, 2020 04:09Some criticized television networks for airing the daily coronavirus task force press briefings, which the US president sometimes treats as campaign rallies. Those criticisms may hold some merit, but the truth is that these appearances are better than any advertisement the Democratic National Committee could pay for. Each press briefing reminds voters how fundamentally broken Americans' leadership in the White House has become and why the nation needs someone else in command.
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Israel did worst job of all in confronting COVID-19
Apr 29, 2020 05:16With Israeli regime completely neglecting millions of Palestinians in its response to the novel coronavirus’ pandemic, one can only draw the conclusion that it has effectively done the worst job of all at dealing with the outbreak. To put it in perspective, this sort of reaction to the outbreak amongst Palestinians and its continued brutalization of Palestinians, could amount to its acting as accessory to genocide if the virus mutated and began to have a much higher kill rate.
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Disinfectant riff is latest of many Trump science clashes
Apr 29, 2020 05:11Recently, US President Donald Trump raised the idea of injections of disinfectant to fight the coronavirus, which health officials warned would be dangerous. The president later claimed he was being sarcastic, although the transcript of his remarks suggests otherwise. Trump also suggested ultraviolet light, even internal light, could be a possible preventative measure, contrary to scientific advice.
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US deaths could surpass the 60,000 projected if states open now, experts warn
Apr 28, 2020 18:11Current projections on the virus predict around 60,000 Americans may die from COVID-19 by August. Those numbers were revised down from an earlier projection of 100,000 to 240,000 potential deaths in the country, with the newer numbers being praised by the president.