Russia's workers sent back to factories as coronavirus continues to spread
wsws.org | 2020-04-10
Industrial and manufacturing enterprises are reopening in Russia, even as thousands of new infections are reported daily.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/10/russ-a10.html
EEU regards US sanctions on Iran amid COVID-19 'irrational'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-10
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA)
Exporters like Russia won as Covid-19 fears pushed grain market up, but now veggies may get sliced & diced
rt.com | 2020-04-10
Coronavirus tanked global markets, but for grain producers like Russia, the pain was eased by a surge in prices. More bad news is on the horizon, however, as virus-induced labor shortages threaten the fruit and vegetable supply. | The Covid-19 pandemic caused a worldwide economic slowdown, sending the prices of oil and many other commodities into free fall. Grain prices went sharply against this trend, surging in the second half of March and prompting observations in Russia that carbohydrates were becoming more valuable than hydrocarbons. | This provided an unexpected economic boon for Russia, the world's numb…
rt.com/business/485396-grain-markets-coronavirus-surge/
Number of coronavirus cases in Russia rises by 1,786 to 11,917
rt.com | 2020-04-10
The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 1,786 in the past 24 hours, the country's largest daily rise so far, the crisis center said in a statement on Friday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Russia to 11,917. | It added that coronavirus patients had been identified for the first time in southern Siberia's Tuva region. "A total of 11,917 coronavirus cases have so far been recorded in 82 Russian regions, up by 17.6 percent," the center said. | "As many as 97 people were discharged from hospitals in the past 24 hours. Eighteen coronavirus patients died in the past 24 hours, taking the…
rt.com/newsline/485459-cases-rise-russia-tuva/
Syrian chemical dossier: Russia slams misinformation in OPCW team's report on alleged Ltamenah incidents in 2017
rt.com | 2020-04-10
The Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) of the world's chemical weapons watchdog has released its initial report on the three alleged chemical incidents in the Syrian village of Ltamenah on March 24, 25 and 30 in 2017. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was difficult to expect anything else from the body, set up by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), after the report said that "there are reasonable grounds to believe" that in all three instances, chemical weapons were used by the Syrian Air Force. | The relevant Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) requires the mandatory dis…
rt.com/newsline/485461-syria-opcw-chemical-russia/
President Putin Says Russia to Continue Contact with US on Space Exploration and COVID-19 Fight
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-10
The statement comes as the Russian president held a videocall with astronauts on the International Space Station from his Novo-Ogaryovo residence.
sputniknews.com/world/202004101078906428-president-putin-says-russia-to-continue-contact-with-us-on-space-exploration-and-covid-19-fight/
Russian Genomic Engineer Has Theory About When COVID-19 Patient Zero Was Infected
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-10
As the planet continues to reel from the health-related and economic ramifications of the new coronavirus, scientists have continued their search to find out more about the first case of the virus's transmission to a human being.
sputniknews.com/science/202004101078907833-russian-genomic-engineer-has-theory-about-when-covid-19-patient-zero-was-infected/
'Russia Believes Price Stability Requires Global Effort that Can't be Taken by OPEC Alone' – Scholar
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-10
OPEC members have agreed to reduce oil production by about 10% amid a slump in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Oil output will be cut in May and June by 10 million barrels per day, to be gradually eased until April 2022.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202004101078905858-russia-believes-price-stability-requires-global-effort-that-cant-be-taken-by-opec-alone—scholar/
Rossiya Segodnya, COVID-19 News Centre Launch Joint Project About Doctors Fighting Disease
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-10
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Rossiya Segodnya International News Agency, the Russian information centre on the coronavirus and the stopcoronavirus.rf website are launching a special project to share stories of doctors and medical staff who are fighting the disease on a daily basis.
sputniknews.com/russia/202004101078906310-rossiya-segodnya-covid-19-news-centre-launch-joint-project-about-doctors-fighting-disease/
NATO Still Seeks Expansion in Ukraine and Georgia Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-09
While NATO countries are mostly being devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, a statement by the Alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about deepening partnerships with Ukraine and Georgia demonstrates that pressure on Russia will continue unabated and remains a priority. Despite …
globalresearch.ca/nato-still-seeks-expansion-in-ukraine-and-georgia-despite-coronavirus-pandemic/5709177
'We have too many ships at sea': Pentagon says more Theodore Roosevelt-level coronavirus outbreaks are possible
rt.com | 2020-04-09
New large-scale coronavirus outbreaks within the US military are certainly possible given the amount of assets it has deployed worldwide, the Pentagon has said, adding it was getting ready to operate in the "Covid environment." | "I think it is not a good idea to think that the [Theodore Roosevelt outbreak] is a one of a kind issue," Air Force General John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a press briefing on Thursday. | We have too many ships at sea, we have too many deployed capabilities. There's 5,000 sailors on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. To think it will never happen a…
rt.com/usa/485411-pentagon-more-coronavirus-outbreaks/
Iran, Russia discuss pandemic situation in Syria
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-09
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA)
Trump says he had 'a very good call' with Putin & Saudi King, says OPEC+ 'getting close' to historic deal
rt.com | 2020-04-09
US President Donald Trump said that he had a "very good talk" with his Russian and Saudi counterparts amid reports oil producers are about to reach a deal to cut output. Trump warned of major layoffs if it falls flat. | "The conversation was very good. They're getting close to a deal." the president said at a White House briefing on Thursday, adding that an announcement on the talks could come sometime in the next day. | Trump did not specify what oil price would be needed to keep the American shale oil industry afloat, however, stating only that "we need a minimum number so these companies don't go out of bus…
rt.com/news/485437-trump-opec-deal-oil-price/
How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin's Leadership–and the System He Created
Stephen F. Cohen | thenation.com | 2020-04-09
How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin's Leadership–and the System He Created…
thenation.com/article/world/coronavirus-russia-putin/
US boasts of intercepting 2 Russian military planes on routine training flight far off Alaska
rt.com | 2020-04-09
The US Air Force has reported intercepting two Russian scout planes that entered its "defense identification zone" off Alaska. Moscow says it was a training flight and the planes came nowhere near US airspace. | US F-22 Raptor fighters, supported by an aerial refueling KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and an early warning E-3 AWACS plane, were mustered to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Bering Sea on April 8, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported in a series of tweets on Thursday. | The intercept happened north of the Aleutian Islands, which stretch from the coast of Alaska far…
rt.com/usa/485433-us-intercept-russian-military-planes/
As Russia Sends Aid, US and NATO Sneer and Smear
Ulson Gunnar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-09
When Russian military planes and trucks arrived in Italy to provide relief for communities hit by the Covid-19 outbreak, the Italian government, elected into power by the Italian people, was thankful for the assistance offered by Moscow. | Named officials within …
globalresearch.ca/as-russia-sends-aid-us-and-nato-sneer-and-smear/5709204
Iran to Unveil 122 Nuclear Achievements
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-04-09
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) was going to mark the National Nuclear Technology Day on Wednesday by unveiling 122 new achievements of the country's nuclear scientists, but decided to postpone the ceremony due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, a spokesman said. Speaking to IRINN on Wednesday, AEOI spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi said President …
iranian.com/2020/04/09/iran-to-unveil-122-nuclear-achievements/
Covid-19 Is the Crisis Radical 'Traditionalists' Have Been Waiting For
Benjamin Teitelbaum | thenation.com | 2020-04-08
Covid-19 Is the Crisis Radical 'Traditionalists' Have Been Waiting For…
thenation.com/article/politics/covid-traditionalist-bannon-putin/
New COVID-19 project will use the power of smartphones to search for treatments
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-08
Imperial researchers will look for potential new treatments for COVID-19 using the computing power of people's smartphones.
imperial.ac.uk/news/196733/new-covid-19-project-will-power-smartphones
Iran Welcomes Putin's Idea for Green Corridor in Coronavirus Fight
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-04-08
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif welcomed a proposal from Russian President Vladimir Putin to create a green corridor for the global battle with the coronavirus pandemic. "In order to contain the situation of coronavirus, different countries have closed their geographical borders, but opened them to provide assistance," Zarif said in a tweet on Wednesday, …
iranian.com/2020/04/08/iran-welcomes-putins-idea-for-green-corridor-in-coronavirus-fight/
Imagining a Department of Actual Defense in a Time of Coronavirus
David Swanson | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-06
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[Correspondence] COVID-19 gives the lie to global health expertise
Sarah L Dalglish | thelancet.com | 2020-03-26
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak began spreading in Europe and the USA, a chart started circulating online showing ratings from the 2019 Global Health Security Index, an assessment of 195 countries' capacity to face infectious disease outbreaks, compiled by the US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health's Center for Health Security. The USA was ranked first, and the UK second; South Korea was ranked ninth, and China 51st; most African countries were at the bottom of the ranking.
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