Friedensaktivisten sind entsetzt angesichts der Rüstungsambitionen der Regierung. Inga Blum, Vorstandsmitglied der Organisation IPPNW sprach am Montag gegenüber jW von einem »verheerendes Signal für die Abrüstungsbemühungen«.
Daily Archives: 20. April 2020
Navy and CDC launch investigation into coronavirus outbreak aboard US aircraft carrier
The US Navy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched an investigation into the coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier that has left one sailor dead and saw nearly 700 other crew members test positive for the virus.
CDC’s failed coronavirus tests were tainted with coronavirus, feds confirm
As the new coronavirus took root across America, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent states tainted test kits in early February that were themselves seeded with the virus, federal officials have confirmed.
C.D.C. Labs Were Contaminated, Delaying Coronavirus Testing, Officials Say
(18.04.2020)
Early on, the F.D.A., which oversees laboratory tests, sent Dr. Timothy Stenzel, chief of in vitro diagnostics and radiological health, to the C.D.C. labs to assess the problem, several officials said. He found an astonishing lack of expertise in commercial manufacturing and learned that nobody was in charge of the entire process, they said.
Netanyahu, Gantz Sign Coalition Deal to Form Government
As part of the agreement, Netanyahu will be able to veto the appointments of the next attorney general and state prosecutor. His trial in three corruption cases is set to begin on May 24.
Ganz und Netanjahu vereinbaren Große Koalition
Netanjahu soll als Erster eineinhalb Jahre lang das Amt bekleiden und dann von Ganz abgelöst werden.
Tel Aviv: Thousands of Israelis Protest to Safeguard Democracy Amid COVID19 Crisis
Owen Alterman reports from a ‚Black Flag‘ protest in Tel Aviv‘s Rabin Square, where Israelis are protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu.
Krystal and Saagar: MSNBC guest‘s OUTRAGEOUS smear of COVID protestors as ‚Fox News death cult‘
Krystal and Saagar talk about an MSNBC guest who called protestors advocating to re-open the government apart of a, ‚Fox News death cult.‘
Right now in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Americans are holding an anti quarantine demonstration which is due to go nationwide.
Residents protest coronavirus stay-at-home orders in 5 states
Protests occurred in Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee and Washington.
Governors headed for messy fight over coronavirus restrictions
Governors are heading for a clash with their own citizens and local officials as they weigh how and when to reopen the country‘s economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Watch live: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gives coronavirus update
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is giving an update Monday on the state‘s response to the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, Cuomo said all indications are New York has passed the high point of coronavirus cases and are on the descent.
Prepare for Netanyahu‘s Bribery Trial
When the pandemic erupted and a state of emergency was declared, Justice Minister Amir Ohana was the first of the ministers to act, and in a rather suspicious manner ordered the work of the courts frozen only a few days before the prime minister’s trial was meant to begin. It later emerged that the move was coordinated with Supreme Court President Esther Hayut and the courts administrator, Yigal Marzel. The state of emergency declared for the courts was then extended to May 10.
RCMP officer among 17 confirmed dead in Nova Scotia killing spree
RCMP say 17 people are dead, including one of their officers, after a man who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up cruiser went on a rampage across northern Nova Scotia in one of the deadliest killing sprees in Canadian history.
Coronavirus Round-Up: Denmark scraps millions of inferior face masks
Coronavirus hasn’t led to higher mortality rates
Since the first coronavirus-related death in Denmark on March 14, a total of 4,794 Danes have died. That’s roughly the same amount of people who died over the same period last year and the year before, according to figures from Danmarks Statistik. Over the same period in 2019, 4,498 Danes died, while 5,131 died in 2018. In fact, the mortality rate in Denmark from March 14-April 12 has remained at around 4,500 over the past five years, depending on flu epidemics.
Death rate in Denmark ‚normal‘ over last month: Statistics Denmark
(17.04.2020)
„The total number of deaths over this period has lain at around 4,500 over the past five years, depending to an extent on whether there has been a flu epidemic or not.“
Schwere Rezession ohne rasches Ende
Die Ökonomen der Bundesbank erwarten, dass die Volkswirtschaft in Deutschland wegen der Corona-Krise in eine Rezession stürzt. Wie schnell und stark es danach wieder aufwärts gehe, sei unklar.
Bayern führt Maskenpflicht ein
Nach einigem Hin und Her soll auch in Bayern in Kürze eine Maskenpflicht in Geschäften, Bussen und Bahnen gelten. Noch vor Kurzem hatte Ministerpräsident Söder eine andere Linie vertreten.
Zehntausende blühende Tulpen in Tokio abgemäht
Dort waren Menschen trotz des verhängten Corona-Notstands zusammengekommen, um die Blumen zu bewundern
El Salvador: Ausnahmezustand im Ausnahmezustand
Präsident Nayib Bukele weigerte sich in aller Öffentlichkeit ‒ unter anderem über den Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter ‒, einem Beschluss des Obersten Gerichtshofes zu folgen, wonach niemand mehr verhaftet werden darf, „der die Ausgangssperre aus welchem Grund auch immer missachtet hat“.
Merkel zu Corona-Lockerungen Keine „Öffnungsdiskussionsorgien“
Kanzlerin Angela Merkel hat die Diskussionen über weitergehende Lockerungen der Beschränkungen im Kampf gegen das Coronavirus außergewöhnlich scharf kritisiert.
Deutsches Eck: Ärger über Polizeiwillkür
„Es hängt von der persönlichen Befindlichkeit des deutschen Beamten ab, ob man durchfahren darf oder nicht… “
End the Coronavirus Crackdown, for the Children
“For the children” is often a rallying cry for increasing government power at the expense of liberty. Maybe now it should be a rallying cry for ending the coronavirus crackdown.
House conservatives call to immediately reopen the economy
Conservatives in the House are calling for the country to immediately reopen, raising concerns that the closure of nonessential businesses due to COVID-19 infringes on individuals‘ rights and could have detrimental long-term effects on the economy.