Coronavirus

Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, wants your donations to help Amazon employees

Mar 26, 2020 04:31

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s first centibillionaire, a man who vies with Bill Gates, American business magnate and software developer, for the title of the planet’s richest individual, is asking the public for donations to provide basic support to his 800,000 employees who are suffering in poverty in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Federal Sick Leave Law fails to protect many workers from COVID-19 threat

Mar 26, 2020 04:27

American workers who are directly affected by the new coronavirus can expect purportedly more generous income replacement – but only briefly. If they are under government-ordered quarantine or isolation, self-isolating at the instruction of a health care provider or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis, they can make use of the new Federal Sick Leave Law for up to two weeks. During this time, they should receive their usual pay, capped at $511 per day.
China reports zero local coronavirus transmissions, but new imported ones +World updates

Mar 26, 2020 04:11

China has managed to prevent local transmissions of the new coronavirus for a second consecutive day, while reporting an increase in cases of infection coming in from abroad.
Zarif: Even pandemic won’t stop US propaganda against Iran

Mar 26, 2020 03:54

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blasted his American counterpart Mike Pompeo for keeping up a “third-rate propaganda” barrage against Tehran even at a time when the world is busy fighting a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
G7 countries oppose fellow-member US’s attempt to label coronavirus as Chinese

Mar 26, 2020 02:58

The latest meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) countries has ended in disarray because of attempts by the United States to include language in a draft final statement that linked the new coronavirus to China.
US marks deadliest day in reported coronavirus deaths

Mar 26, 2020 02:48

The United States has reported over 200 new deaths from the coronavirus outbreak, marking the deadliest day since the pandemic began in the country.
US military restricts movement for thousands of personnel due to coronavirus

Mar 26, 2020 02:39

The fast-spreading coronavirus has forced the US military to restrict the movement of thousands of personnel in the regions overseas most exposed to the virus: Asia, Europe and West Asia, US military commands tell Reuters.
IRGC launches biodefense drill

Mar 26, 2020 01:42

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force started a biological defense exercise across Iran with the participation of modern warfare units.
Iran does not rule out MSF offer on coronavirus fight: Minister

Mar 26, 2020 01:04

Iran’s Health Minister Saeid Namaki says the Islamic Republic has not totally ruled out using staff and equipment offered by Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym as MSF.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis of Capitalism

Mar 25, 2020 15:26

Climate change, war, genocide, economic exploitation, famine and curable disease take more victims daily than COVID-19 will in its entire reign. Because these phenomena are foundational to the status quo, victimizing those subjected to it rather than those who subject others to it, they aren’t shocking but routine.