Coughing but winning: Russia's 'unwell' Nepo destroys Chinese rivals & surges into World Chess Candidates lead
rt.com | 2020-03-24
Ian Nepomniachtchi has beaten two Chinese rivals to forge ahead at the World Chess Candidates in Ekaterinburg, despite suffering from a persistent cough. The event may be called off if the Russian tests positive for Covid-19. | The 29-year-old Nepomniachtchi (known as 'Nepo' by fans) played his moves in double-quick time to beat China's Ding Liren in dramatic fashion in round 6 of the Candidates Tournament, opening up a full 1-point lead at 4.5/6 over his nearest rival, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France. If Nepo can retain his lead and win the event, he will challenge Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen for…
rt.com/sport/483928-world-chess-candidates-ian-nepomniachtchi/

The Not-So-Shocking Report on Israeli Weapons Exports
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-24
The Middle East region, battered by wars and adjoining humanitarian crises that have left millions of people stateless, hungry and diseased, is in urgent need for peace, security and reconstruction. Thanks to the US, Russian, French, Israeli and other weapons manufacturers, however, it is now the dumping ground for military hardware, an ominous sign for …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/the-not-so-shocking-report-on-israeli-weapons-exports/

How Films Were Made in Cold War Hollywood
Max Nelson | thenation.com | 2020-03-24
How Films Were Made in Cold War Hollywood…
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Putin to take part in extraordinary G20 summit to discuss coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-24
G20 finance ministers and central bankers agreed during a separate video conference on Monday to develop an "action plan" to respond to the outbreak.
yenisafak.com/en/world/putin-to-take-part-in-extraordinary-g20-summit-to-discuss-coronavirus-3514870

Russian Federal Agency to Provide Online Support to Russian Teachers Globally
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-24
On 24 March, an online conference on the digital transformation of education will be held on the platform Mobile School for teachers at Russian schools abroad, according to the press centre of the Russian Digital Cooperation project.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003241078689774-russian-federal-agency-to-provide-online-support-to-russian-language-teachers-globally/

Russian Military Experts Arriving in Italy for Assisting Coronavirus Fight to Work in Bergamo – MoD
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-24
Earlier, Russian military aircraft arrived in Italy with specialists and equipment for disinfection to help fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
sputniknews.com/europe/202003241078691148-russian-military-experts-arriving-in-italy-for-assisting-coronavirus-fight-to-work-in-bergamo—mod/

Russian President Putin Puts on Hazmat Suit During Visit to Hospital for COVID-19 Patients – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-24
Russia has registered 495 cases of the new coronavirus infection, including 57 new cases in 14 regions over the past 24 hours.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003241078692803-russian-president-putin-puts-on-hazmat-suit-during-visit-to-hosital-for-covid-19-patients—video/

Long Road To Justice: CIA's Allies In Guatemala On Trial For Indigenous Tribes Genocide
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-24
During the Cold War the CIA was obsessed with keeping communism out of Latin America. In the 1970s and 1980s the agency backed right-wing regimes in Guatemala which carried out genocidal attacks in indigenous groups which supported left-wing rebels.
sputniknews.com/world/202003241078689975-long-road-to-justice-cias-allies-inguatemala-on-trial-for-indigenous-tribes-genocide/

'We need joint action, not fake news': Moscow slams HRW chief for touting story on Russia's rich grabbing life-saving ventilators
rt.com | 2020-03-24
Russia's top diplomat in the US has demanded the Human Rights Watch chief stops spreading misinformation about Russia's readiness to fight Covid-19, after he touted an article claiming it's letting the wealthy buy up ventilators. | www.facebook.com/RusEmbUSA/posts/1265573460319708?__tn__=K-R | Anatoly Antonov, Russia's envoy in Washington, has penned a scathing rebuke to the group's executive director, Kenneth Roth, who tweeted that the Kremlin was "doing nothing to stop wealthy Russians from buying up ventilators," all that while "leaving ordinary Russians with a likely shortage of this life-saving eq…
rt.com/news/483907-coronavirus-russia-hrw-ventilators/

Coronavirus: What Newsweek Failed to Mention About "Continuity of Government"
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-23
Though often discussed in relation to nuclear war or a similarly chaotic scenario, "continuity of government" plans can be triggered even by popular, nonviolent opposition to an unpopular war abroad. It exists solely to keep the current system in place, regardless of the cost.
mintpressnews.com/coronavirus-what-newsweek-failed-mention-continuity-government/265954/

Nuclear Lobby's Coronavirus Cash Grab is Shameless
commondreams.org | 2020-03-23
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/03/23/nuclear-lobbys-coronavirus-cash-grab-shameless?cd-origin=rss

Coronavirus: Latest updates from across the world
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-23
Covid-19 has infected hundreds of thousands of people across the globe.Here are the latest updates:

Nuclear Industry Effort to Exploit Coronavirus Crisis for Backdoor Bailout Decried as 'Disaster Capitalism at its Worst'
Andrea Germanos & Jon Queally, staff writers | commondreams.org | 2020-03-23
"The nuclear industry begged for a bailout last fall and is now using coronavirus to try and brazenly grab more cash," warned Friends of the Earth. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/three_mile_island_-_gettyimages-110954022_0_0.jpg …
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Liberal NPCs hate Russia, Conservative NPCs hate China
Caitlin A. Johnstone | mronline.org | 2020-03-21
The frenzied, shrieking hysteria I'm witnessing right now among Trump's base regarding China looks and moves in the exact same way the mental zombification of Russia hysteria looked and moved when it began tearing through rank-and-file Democrats in late 2016 and early 2017. The seething, screaming vitriol I get from the MAGA crowd on social …
mronline.org/2020/03/21/liberal-npcs-hate-russia-conservative-npcs-hate-china/