Coronavirus

Spreading the virus of occupation: Spitting as a weapon in the hand of colonial Zionist regime

Apr 17, 2020 14:24

Now that we know that the deadly coronavirus can be transmitted through saliva droplets, the Zionist regime troops and illegal Jewish settlers are working extra hard to spit at as many Palestinians, their cars, doorknobs, and so on, as possible. If this sounds to you too surreal and repugnant, then you might not be as familiar with the particular breed of Israeli colonialism as you may think you are.
‘We’re going down, down, down, down, down’

Apr 17, 2020 14:15

The federal government of the United States is struggling to deliver financial aid to faltering employers — and workers are suffering the consequences. Roughly 10 percent of American workers filed for unemployment benefits in the past three weeks, a wave of job losses that has no precedent in modern American history. Millions more are struggling to submit unemployment claims to overwhelmed state agencies. And still more face the loss of their jobs in the coming weeks.
US auto union official fired for warning fellow workers about COVID-19

Apr 17, 2020 14:12

Travis Watkins, chair of an Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining unit in Wyoming, Michigan in the US was fired March 18 for warning his colleagues about the coronavirus pandemic.
Hopes high in Islamic Iran of triumph of right over might

Apr 17, 2020 14:10

The world seems to be passing through grim times. The fear of the Coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping across the globe with increasing number of fatalities every passing day has emptied all public places, whether religious or temporal, of their usual gatherings. Yet, more than ever, mankind is yearning for deliverance from the crises and injustice, which cannot be achieved except for a Godsend spiritually powerful Messiah.
Coronavirus fears terrify and impoverish migrants in West Asia

Apr 17, 2020 14:04

Advocates for workers say measures the Persian Gulf’s Arab governments have announced to shore up their economies and slow the coronavirus’s spread do not do enough to protect laborers. King Salman of Saudi Arabia announced last month that he would cover the treatment of anyone suffering from COVID-19 in the kingdom, including foreigners. But a $2.4-billion aid package that will partially cover the salaries of private sector workers applies only to Saudi citizens.
Iran identifies COVID-19 genome sequencing data for first time

Apr 17, 2020 13:36

The head of Iran’s Biotechnology Society says Iranian researchers have managed to identify the COVID-19 genome sequencing for the first time in the country.
UK Health Minister: We want mass testing

Apr 17, 2020 13:29

The British government was too slow to react on a number of fronts to the novel coronavirus outbreak that could cause the deaths of 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, a leading public health professor told lawmakers on Friday.
UN Chief calls for protection of Palestinian prisoners amid coronavirus pandemic

Apr 17, 2020 12:48

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded the protection of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails and detention facilities amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus likely to kill at least 300,000 Africans, push 29 million into extreme poverty: UNECA

Apr 17, 2020 12:41

The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said on Friday, calling for a $100 billion safety net for the continent.
Bolsonaro fires Brazil's popular health minister after virus clash

Apr 17, 2020 09:59

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has sparked protests and anger by sacking his popular health minister, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, after the two clashed over Bolsonaro’s highly controversial response to the coronavirus pandemic.