Daily Archives: April 29, 2020

2020-04-29: News Headlines

RT (2020-04-29). Not kitten around: Cat that Putin gifted to Japanese governor placed in isolation over coronavirus. rt.com A Siberian cat named Mir that Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted to the Governor of Japan's Akita prefecture has been placed in quarantine over the paw-sibility that it could catch Covid-19. | President Putin gave Norihisa Satake the 11-month-old gray kitten back in 2012, after the governor gifted him an Akita Inu puppy called Yume ('Dream'). The governor's gift was in gratitude for Russia helping Japan deal with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011. | | President Putin and Yume. © Global Look Press | Mir quickly became a be…

RT (2020-04-29). WATCH Russian Tu-160 bombers shadowed by NATO jets in cat-and-mouse game over Baltic Sea. rt.com Flying a routine mission over neutral Baltic waters, a pair of Tu-160s were approached by NATO fighter jets which swarmed so close to the Russian planes that their crew could easily see the small roundels on their chasers' wings. | A one-minute video clip, released by Russia's Defense Ministry, shows the two Tupolev Tu-160 supersonic bombers — painted in identical white nuclear heat-resistant livery — setting off for their eight-hour patrol over the Baltic Sea. | Shrinking civilian traffic has left the skies over Europe empty on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic, but air forces across the continent…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-29). Russia slams US maximum pressure policy against Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Russia has slammed the United States' policy of maximum pressure against the Islamic Republic, saying such measures have negatively affected the global non-proliferation regime and regional security.

teleSUR (2020-04-29). BRICS Countries Seek Ways to Mitigate COVID-19's Impact. telesurenglish.net The BRICS countries discussed on Tuesday night the actions to be taken by the bloc's member nations to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. | RELATED: | The debate took place during the Extraordinary Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BRICS countries, held on the evening of Tuesday 28 April via videoconference. | The virtual meeting was chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | The Ministers of F…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-29). US cannot cite to JCPOA as withdrawn from Iran's nuclear deal: MP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee, Hossein Naghavi Hosseini said that US cannot cite to 2015 nuclear deal, known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with relation to Iran's measures and activities taken in this regard.

Stephen Lendman (2020-04-28). Are the US and China on a Collision Course for Greater Confrontation? globalresearch.ca US policymakers from both right wings of the one-party state want China's rise on the world stage as an economic, industrial, and technological power undermined. | A undeclared Cold War between both countries rages. There's always risk of things turning hot …

Martha Grevatt (2020-04-28). Lenin: Thinker and fighter. workers.org April 22, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin, leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution. This successful socialist revolution was led by the Bolshevik Party, which Lenin had built during the previous 14 years. In establishing a workers' state, also known as a "dictatorship of the . . . |

Consensus911 (2020-04-28). 9/11 Truth and Giulietto Chiesa, 1940-2020. His Legacy Will Live. globalresearch.ca The 9/11 Consensus Panel mourns the loss of the great Italian journalist, Giulietto Chiesa, whose life was devoted to upholding the foundations of democracy, not just in his native Italy, but in Russia and worldwide. | The Consensus Panel was …

teleSUR (2020-04-28). Putin Extends National Paid Leave to May 11. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday extended the national paid leave introduced to contain the spread of COVID-19 to May 11. | RELATED: | "We are now facing a new, perhaps the most intense stage in the fight against the epidemic. The risks of getting infected have reached a climax. The threat, the mortal danger of the virus persists, and this can affect everyone," Putin said in a televised address to the nat…

teleSUR (2020-04-28). BRICS Bank to Allocate $15 Billion to Economic Recovery. telesurenglish.net Russia's RELATED: | "We have decided to create a special credit instrument to finance economic recovery projects in the countries. It is expected t…

graham (2020-04-28). Who will be the winners in a post-pandemic economy? truepublica.org.uk Businesses that use cloud computing will not buckle under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic. Further automation and artificial intelligence will enhance the resilience of supply chains. The shift from cash to digital payments is clearly accelerating. Chair of the sustainable finance committee at UBS highlighted that 31 countries have lifted contactless payment limits this …

RT (2020-04-26). 'The hardest working president in history': Trump goes on Twitter rant against 'fake media' with Nobel Prizes for Russia stories. rt.com US President Donald Trump blasted the media over reports about his laid-back work schedule, and suggested taking Nobel Prizes away from journalists who pushed Russia collusion stories, mistaking the award for the Pulitzer. | "The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history," Trump wrote on Sunday afternoon, kicking off a firestorm of anti-media tweets. | The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history. I don't know about that, but I am a hard worker and have probably gotten more…

Aaron Maté (2020-04-25). US elites use Russiagate playbook to blame China and promote hostility. thegrayzone.com The US establishment is demonizing China over the COVID-19 crisis with a familiar Russiagate playbook of specious claims, fear-mongering, and…

Liubomira Romanova, Charles Stépanoff, Norbert Telmon, Eric Crubézy (2020-04-25). [Correspondence] Health access inequities and magic medicine: the first ancient evidence? thelancet.com Inequities in access to the latest advances in health care and effective drugs constitute public health problems today,1 but was this also the case in ancient societies when practitioners used traditional medicines with limited means? The excavation of frozen graves in Yakutia (present day eastern Siberia, Russia) dating from 1700 CE2 led to the identification of a woman, buried almost naked, covered with a magnificent robe and with half a horse bit in her mouth (figure). The other half of the horse bit was found in the trunk behind her head with her earrings, bracelets, and signet rings.

Pearse A Keane, Eric J Topol (2020-04-25). [Perspectives] Medicine and meteorology: Cloud, connectivity, and care. thelancet.com The evolution of many professions has been driven by technological innovation and the need to overcome real-world challenges. The combination of advanced computing power with large datasets in areas as diverse as baseball, political polling, and economic forecasting has driven both the science of prediction and its practical application. There is much that can be learned from this technology for health care in the coming years, and the field of weather forecasting could be singularly instructive.

Fight Back (2020-04-25). Cuban workers mark Lenin's 150th birthday, May Day plans announced. fightbacknews.org According to April 23 report in Granma, "On Havana's Lenin Hill, a small group of trade union leaders, headed by Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, Party Political Bureau member and general secretary of the Cuban Workers Federation (CTC), dedicated a floral tribute to the legendary Bolshevik, who played a key role in the Russian Revolution, the greatest lesson in the annals of history of what the emancipated working class can achieve in unity of thought and action, guided by socialist principles." | The newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba also reported on the plans for this year's traditionally massive May…

Jon Rainwater (2020-04-23). A Myriad of Ways to Wage Peace During These Times. peaceaction.org As we shelter in our homes to protect ourselves from this global pandemic, we wanted to share some of the many ways you can remain active and impactful in the work for a more peaceful world. Peace Action has long been a leader in organizing international conferences, marches, and rallies around the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty …

Nancy Mitchell (2020-04-22). The role of leadership in revolutionary struggle — Lenin's April Theses. liberationnews.org The 1917 Russian Revolution was the first time in history that the working class seized and held power, organizing a workers state in the interest of the vast majority of toilers rather than a rich minority elite.

Paul Dobson (2020-03-30). Rosneft Dodges US Sanctions by Transferring Venezuela Operations to Russian State Firm. venezuelanalysis.com Moscow insists that its support for the Venezuelan government and role in its oil industry will remain unchanged.

Jason Ditz (2020-02-20). Turkey Kills Over 50 Syrian Troops, Russian Warplanes Intervene to Halt Offensive. theantimedia.com Russia called the situation a "worst case scenario."

Jason Ditz (2020-02-17). DOJ Investigating Former CIA Director's Role in Russiagate. theantimedia.com The Justice Department is investigating the role of John Brennan in the assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

Strategic Culture (2020-02-08). US Deploys 'Mini-Nukes' in Deplorable Threat to World Peace. theantimedia.com These so-called "mini-nukes" represent—despite the diminutive-sounding name—an increased risk of nuclear war.

Tyler Durden (2020-02-08). Iraq and Russia Prepare to Boost Military Ties as US Threatens Sanctions. theantimedia.com Iraq and Russia are preparing for deepening military coordination.

Middle East Eye (2020-02-07). Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes. theantimedia.com Russia accused Israel of "making a total mockery of the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians."

Jon Rainwater (2019-11-07). Take Action — Some actual, SANE legislation. peaceaction.org Trump has plans to spend nearly $2 TRILLION over the next 30 years on unneeded and unnecessary nuclear weapons and delivery systems. This makes no sense. This is insane. That's nearly $100 million wasted every day for thirty years on weapons we are supposed to be getting rid of. To put that amount in perspective, …

yenisafak (2020-04-29). Pompeo says no sign of North Korea's Kim, real risk of famine in country. yenisafak.com The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health closely, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, adding there is a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak.North Korean media has not reported on Kim's whereabouts since he presided over a meeting on April 11, provoking intense speculation about his health and raising concerns about instability in the nuclear-armed country that could affect other North Asian countries and the United States."We haven't seen him. We don't have any information to report today, we'r…

sputniknews (2020-04-29). Inspired by Heroes: Murals Painted on Buildings in Russia in Celebration of WWII Victory. sputniknews.com The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

sputniknews (2020-04-29). Russia Calls on US and Iran to Exercise 'Maximum Restraint' Amid Escalating Tensions in Persian Gulf. sputniknews.com Tensions between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf grew after American troops conducted drills in the region, despite complaining that Iranian boats had "harassed" their vessels.

sputniknews (2020-04-29). Pentagon to Reportedly Redirect Funds for Anti-Russia Projects to Pay for Border Wall Construction. sputniknews.com In February, the Pentagon reportedly notified the US Congress of reducing finds allocated for military programmes, in a move that was aimed at contributing to the construction of a southern border wall with Mexico.

Sputnik News (2020-04-27). Failing to Bring Iran to Its Knees Zarif Tells Pompeo to Stop Dreaming About Return to JCPOA. iranian.com The Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal in 2018, forcing the deal's remaining signatories to scramble to try to save it. On Sunday, US media reported that Secretary of State Pompeo was preparing to argue that Washington was actually still a party to the agreement. Iranian …

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Not kitten around: Cat that Putin gifted to Japanese governor placed in isolation over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-04-29
A Siberian cat named Mir that Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted to the Governor of Japan's Akita prefecture has been placed in quarantine over the paw-sibility that it could catch Covid-19. | President Putin gave Norihisa Satake the 11-month-old gray kitten back in 2012, after the governor gifted him an Akita Inu puppy called Yume ('Dream'). The governor's gift was in gratitude for Russia helping Japan deal with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011. | | President Putin and Yume. © Global Look Press | Mir quickly became a be…
rt.com/news/487191-putin-japan-governor-cat-isolation-coronavirus/

Russia slams US maximum pressure policy against Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-29
TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA)

WATCH Russian Tu-160 bombers shadowed by NATO jets in cat-and-mouse game over Baltic Sea
rt.com | 2020-04-29
Flying a routine mission over neutral Baltic waters, a pair of Tu-160s were approached by NATO fighter jets which swarmed so close to the Russian planes that their crew could easily see the small roundels on their chasers' wings. | A one-minute video clip, released by Russia's Defense Ministry, shows the two Tupolev Tu-160 supersonic bombers

BRICS Countries Seek Ways to Mitigate COVID-19's Impact
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-29
The BRICS countries discussed on Tuesday night the actions to be taken by the bloc's member nations to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. | RELATED: | G20 Summit: BRICS Pushes For 'Democratic International Order' | The debate took place during the Extraordinary Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BRICS countries, held on the evening of Tuesday 28 April via videoconference. | The virtual meeting was chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | The Ministers of F…
telesurenglish.net/news/brics-countries-seek-ways-to-mitigate-covid19s-impact-20200429-0003.html

US cannot cite to JCPOA as withdrawn from Iran's nuclear deal: MP
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-29
TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA)

Lenin: Thinker and fighter
Martha Grevatt | workers.org | 2020-04-28
April 22, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin, leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution. This successful socialist revolution was led by the Bolshevik Party, which Lenin had built during the previous 14 years. In establishing a workers' state, also known as a "dictatorship of the . . . | Continue reading Lenin: Thinker and fighter at Workers.org
workers.org/2020/04/47993/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lenin-thinker-and-fighter

Are the US and China on a Collision Course for Greater Confrontation?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-28
US policymakers from both right wings of the one-party state want China's rise on the world stage as an economic, industrial, and technological power undermined. | A undeclared Cold War between both countries rages. There's always risk of things turning hot …
globalresearch.ca/us-china-collision-course-greater-confrontation/5711102

BRICS Bank to Allocate $15 Billion to Economic Recovery
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-28
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Tuesday announced that the New Development Bank (NDB) will allocate USD15 billion to economic recovery projects. | RELATED: | The Solution to the Libyan War Must Be Political, Russia Says | "We have decided to create a special credit instrument to finance economic recovery projects in the countries. It is expected t…
telesurenglish.net/news/BRICS-Bank-to-Allocate-15-Billion-to-Economic-Recovery-20200428-0006.html

Putin Extends National Paid Leave to May 11
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-28
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday extended the national paid leave introduced to contain the spread of COVID-19 to May 11. | RELATED: | China Issues Warning to U.S. Military Ship in Disputed Waters | "We are now facing a new, perhaps the most intense stage in the fight against the epidemic. The risks of getting infected have reached a climax. The threat, the mortal danger of the virus persists, and this can affect everyone," Putin said in a televised address to the nat…
telesurenglish.net/news/Putin-Extends-National-Paid-Leave-to-May-11-20200428-0015.html

9/11 Truth and Giulietto Chiesa, 1940-2020. His Legacy Will Live
Consensus911 | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-28
The 9/11 Consensus Panel mourns the loss of the great Italian journalist, Giulietto Chiesa, whose life was devoted to upholding the foundations of democracy, not just in his native Italy, but in Russia and worldwide. | The Consensus Panel was …
globalresearch.ca/911-truth-and-giulietto-chiesa-1940-2020/5711047

Who will be the winners in a post-pandemic economy?
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-28
Businesses that use cloud computing will not buckle under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic. Further automation and artificial intelligence will enhance the resilience of supply chains. The shift from cash to digital payments is clearly accelerating. Chair of the sustainable finance committee at UBS highlighted that 31 countries have lifted contactless payment limits this …
truepublica.org.uk/newsbits/who-will-be-the-winners-in-a-post-pandemic-economy/

'The hardest working president in history': Trump goes on Twitter rant against 'fake media' with Nobel Prizes for Russia stories
rt.com | 2020-04-26
US President Donald Trump blasted the media over reports about his laid-back work schedule, and suggested taking Nobel Prizes away from journalists who pushed Russia collusion stories, mistaking the award for the Pulitzer. | "The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history," Trump wrote on Sunday afternoon, kicking off a firestorm of anti-media tweets. | The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history. I don't know about that, but I am a hard worker and have probably gotten…
rt.com/usa/486940-trump-tweets-noble-prize/

US elites use Russiagate playbook to blame China and promote hostility
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-25
The US establishment is demonizing China over the COVID-19 crisis with a familiar Russiagate playbook of specious claims, fear-mongering, and…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/25/us-elites-use-russiagate-playbook-to-blame-china-and-promote-hostility/

[Correspondence] Health access inequities and magic medicine: the first ancient evidence?
Liubomira Romanova, Charles Stépanoff, Norbert Telmon, Eric Crubézy | thelancet.com | 2020-04-25
Inequities in access to the latest advances in health care and effective drugs constitute public health problems today,1 but was this also the case in ancient societies when practitioners used traditional medicines with limited means? The excavation of frozen graves in Yakutia (present day eastern Siberia, Russia) dating from 1700 CE2 led to the identification of a woman, buried almost naked, covered with a magnificent robe and with half a horse bit in her mouth (figure). The other half of the horse bit was found in the trunk behind her head with her earrings, bracelets, and signet rings.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31885-9/fulltext?rss=yes

[Perspectives] Medicine and meteorology: Cloud, connectivity, and care
Pearse A Keane, Eric J Topol | thelancet.com | 2020-04-25
The evolution of many professions has been driven by technological innovation and the need to overcome real-world challenges. The combination of advanced computing power with large datasets in areas as diverse as baseball, political polling, and economic forecasting has driven both the science of prediction and its practical application. There is much that can be learned from this technology for health care in the coming years, and the field of weather forecasting could be singularly instructive.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30813-8/fulltext?rss=yes

Cuban workers mark Lenin's 150th birthday, May Day plans announced
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-25
According to April 23 report in Granma, "On Havana's Lenin Hill, a small group of trade union leaders, headed by Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, Party Political Bureau member and general secretary of the Cuban Workers Federation (CTC), dedicated a floral tribute to the legendary Bolshevik, who played a key role in the Russian Revolution, the greatest lesson in the annals of history of what the emancipated working class can achieve in unity of thought and action, guided by socialist principles." | The newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba also reported on the plans for this year's traditionally massive May…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/4/25/cuban-workers-mark-lenin-s-150th-birthday-may-day-plans-announced

A Myriad of Ways to Wage Peace During These Times
Jon Rainwater | peaceaction.org | 2020-04-23
As we shelter in our homes to protect ourselves from this global pandemic, we wanted to share some of the many ways you can remain active and impactful in the work for a more peaceful world. Peace Action has long been a leader in organizing international conferences, marches, and rallies around the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty …
peaceaction.org/2020/04/23/wage-peace-during-pandemic/

Rosneft Dodges US Sanctions by Transferring Venezuela Operations to Russian State Firm
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-30
Moscow insists that its support for the Venezuelan government and role in its oil industry will remain unchanged.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14829

Pompeo says no sign of North Korea's Kim, real risk of famine in country
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-29
The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health closely, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, adding there is a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak.North Korean media has not reported on Kim's whereabouts since he presided over a meeting on April 11, provoking intense speculation about his health and raising concerns about instability in the nuclear-armed country that could affect other North Asian countries and the United States."We haven't seen him. We don't have any information to report today, we'r…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pompeo-says-no-sign-of-north-koreas-kim-real-risk-of-famine-in-country-3518240

Russia Calls on US and Iran to Exercise 'Maximum Restraint' Amid Escalating Tensions in Persian Gulf
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-29
Tensions between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf grew after American troops conducted drills in the region, despite complaining that Iranian boats had "harassed" their vessels.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202004291079134697-russia-calls-on-us-and-iran-to-exercise-maximum-restraint-amid-escalating-tensions-in-persian-gulf/

Inspired by Heroes: Murals Painted on Buildings in Russia in Celebration of WWII Victory
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-29
The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
sputniknews.com/photo/202004291079131821-murals-painted-in-russia-in-celebration-of-wwii-victory/

Pentagon to Reportedly Redirect Funds for Anti-Russia Projects to Pay for Border Wall Construction
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-29
In February, the Pentagon reportedly notified the US Congress of reducing finds allocated for military programmes, in a move that was aimed at contributing to the construction of a southern border wall with Mexico.
sputniknews.com/us/202004291079134509-pentagon-to-reportedly-redirect-funds-for-anti-russia-projects-to-pay-for-border-wall-construction/

Failing to Bring Iran to Its Knees Zarif Tells Pompeo to Stop Dreaming About Return to JCPOA
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2020-04-27
The Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal in 2018, forcing the deal's remaining signatories to scramble to try to save it. On Sunday, US media reported that Secretary of State Pompeo was preparing to argue that Washington was actually still a party to the agreement. Iranian …
iranian.com/2020/04/27/zarif-tells-pompeo-to-stop-dreaming-about-return-to-jcpoa-after-failing-to-bring-iran-to-its-knees/