2020-03-15: Social Media Postees

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South Africa declares Covid-19 national emergency
rt.com | 2020-03-15
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. So far, 61 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the country. | The president warned that the epidemic might have a significant and "potentially lasting" effect on the country's economy, which is already in recession. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization classified the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. Over 160,000 people have contracted the disease worldwide, while more than 6,400 died.
rt.com/newsline/483191-south-africa-covid-disaster/

Guinea to go to polls on March 22
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-15
Guinea will hold legislative elections and a constitutional referendum on March 22, local media reported Saturday.The electoral campaign will start on March 15 to 20, local media said, quoting a presidential decree.The decision was taken in consideration of the opinion of the Constitutional Court and the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission, it said.The commission is required to take all material and regulatory provisions for the combined organization of the legislative election and the constitutional referendum.The High Communication Authority, Defense Ministry and Security and Territorial Ad…
yenisafak.com/en/world/guinea-to-go-to-polls-on-march-22-3514024

Eastern-Based Libyan National Army Hits Tripoli's Mitiga Airport Killing Turkish Servicemen
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-15
Turkey has been sending troops to war-torn Libya to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord. According to Turkish President Erdogan, Ankara seeks to protect the GNA from being overthrown by the Libyan National Army, which supports the eastern-based interim government in the port city of Tobruk.
sputniknews.com/africa/202003151078571761-eastern-based-libyan-national-army-hits-tripolis-mitiga-airport-killing-turkish-servicemen/

Palestinian Issue and Public Opinion Hinder Revival of Morocco-Israel Ties – Activist
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-15
Morocco enjoys strong economic and military ties with Israel, thinks the founder of the Israel-Morocco Friendship Association. But the road to full diplomatic relations is bogged down by the stalemate on the Palestinian front.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202003151078571235-palestinian-issue-and-public-opinion-hinder-revival-of-morocco-israel-ties—activist-/

South Sudan: UN chief commends 'spirit of compromise and collaboration' as new cabinet is unveiled
news.un.org | 2020-03-14
Following the unveiling of a new unity cabinet in South Sudan on Thursday, the UN Secretary-General has commended the "spirit of compromise and collaboration" shown by President Salva Kiir and rival-turned-top deputy, Riek Machar, on what has been a rocky road towards forging lasting peace.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1059451

Krugman Disses Sanders and Embraces Biden While Distorting the Obama Record
Rick Baum | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-13
Paul Krugman, a past winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, wrote a recent New York Times column with the title "Bernie Sanders is Going for Broke." He criticizes Sanders for his politics which are characterized as a "go-for-broke maximalism" "without compromise" described as:…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/13/krugman-disses-sanders-and-embraces-biden-while-distorting-the-obama-record/

Many Mozambicans still struggling to get back on their feet, one year after cyclone
news.un.org | 2020-03-13
Many of the people who lost everything when Cyclone Idai swept through central Mozambique a year ago, continue to face devastating hardship, the UN food relief agency said on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1059411

Gaza: Murdering Children for Sport
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
Ayman Mohyeldin was an Egyptian reporter for al-Jazeera English who had covered dozens of major events in the Middle East for many American and other networks. His reputation was enormous, and his reporting on the Israeli assault on Gaza was …
globalresearch.ca/murdering-children-sport/5706188

China Steadily Continues to Promote Influence on the African Continent
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
Every day the news about Chinese investments in the Africa are highlighted in newspapers around the world. On the one hand, western critics believe that Beijing is seeking to expand its area of influence outside Asian territory, and on the …
globalresearch.ca/china-steadily-continues-promote-influence-african-continent/5706141

China Steadily Continues to Promote Influence on the African Continent
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
Every day the news about Chinese investments in the Africa are highlighted in newspapers around the world. On the one hand, western critics believe that Beijing is seeking to expand its area of influence outside Asian territory, and on the …
globalresearch.ca/china-steadily-continues-promote-influence-african-continent/5706141

The Government Has a Secret Plan to Track Everyone's Faces at Airports. We're Suing
Ashley Gorski | aclu.org | 2020-03-12
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration are putting us on an extraordinarily dangerous path toward the normalization of face surveillance. But because key facts about this surveillance are still secret, the public lacks the information it needs to hold these agencies to account. We're suing to bring some much-needed transparency., , Over the past few years, CBP and the TSA have dramatically expanded their use of facial recognition technology at the airport and other U.S. ports of entr…
aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/the-government-has-a-secret-plan-to-track-everyones-faces-at-airports-were-suing

More support key for counter-terrorism in Africa, where 'misogyny is at the heart of so many' groups
news.un.org | 2020-03-11
The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for greater international support to African countries in their continued fight against terrorism and violent extremism, particularly in parts of the Sahel, the Lake Chad Basin region and the Horn of Africa.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1059211

Burundi election countdown amid 'deteriorating' human rights situation
news.un.org | 2020-03-10
Two months ahead of Burundi's planned local and presidential elections, senior UN-appointed independent rights investigators have urged the Government to reopen the "democratic, civil and political space" there.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1059131

Join the Palm Sunday rallies for refugees on April 5
Duncan Roden | greenleft.org.au | 2020-03-06
Refugees & migrants Kerry SmithIssue 1257 AustraliaMarch 6, 2020There are still 400 refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. With the US deal close to exhausted, those remaining have few hopes of resettlement. After almost seven years their situation is increasingly desperate. | Those in PNG have been moved into…
greenleft.org.au/content/join-palm-sunday-rallies-refugees-april-5

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2020-03-14: News Headlines

teleSUR (2020-03-14). Covid-19 Updates: Chinese Delegation Approves Italy's Measures. telesurenglish.net Update: 9: 30 | MOROCCO: meetings with more than 50 people are prohibited. | The Interior Ministry announced that all public agglomerations with more than 50 people are prohibited to prevent the Covid-19 spread. | Air and sea traffic with Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, China, and Algeria was also suspended. | So far, Morocco has 17 Covid-19 confirmed cases, including five Moroccans who entered the country from Spain. | As of March 16, face-to-face classes will be suspended at all educational levels. | Update: 8: 30 | SPAIN: The government restricts the movement of people.

WSWS (2020-03-14). The response of the ruling elite to the coronavirus pandemic: Malign neglect. wsws.org Governments around the world are making a deliberate decision to minimize their response to the pandemic, threatening the lives of millions of people.

yenisafak (2020-03-14). Qatar overcomes Gulf crisis despite 1,000-day blockade. yenisafak.com Doha continues to flourish and overcome economic difficulties despite a blockade that has been underway for more than 1,000 days."At the end of February 2020, the unfair besiege completed 1,000 days, it was an era of failure, confusion, and moral downfall for the countries of the blockade," Qatar's Ambassador to Turkey, Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi told Anadolu Agency. "But for Qatar, it was 1,000 days of pride and steadfastness."In mid-2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt all abruptly severed ties with Doha, accusing it of supporting terrorist groups.Qatar, for its part, has vociferousl…

yenisafak (2020-03-14). Canadian woman and Italian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso have been released: UN. yenisafak.com A Canadian woman and Italian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso in December 2018 have been released to the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in neighbouring Mali and appear to be in good health, a mission spokesman said on Saturday.Edith Blais and Italian Luca Tacchetto went missing while travelling through Burkina Faso, a country where jihadist groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State are active.U.N. mission spokesman Olivier Salgado told Reuters that Blais and Tacchetto were received by peacekeepers on Friday evening and would be handed over to Malian authorities later on Saturday.It is not known who was r…

yenisafak (2020-03-14). Rwanda confirms first case of coronavirus: health ministry. yenisafak.com Rwanda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, an Indian citizen who arrived in the East African nation from Mumbai on March 8, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.He had no symptoms on arrival but presented himself to a health facility on March 13, the ministry said. Rwanda is the 19th African nation to report the presence of coronavirus.

news.un (2020-03-13). Many Mozambicans still struggling to get back on their feet, one year after cyclone. news.un.org Many of the people who lost everything when Cyclone Idai swept through central Mozambique a year ago, continue to face devastating hardship, the UN food relief agency said on Friday.

Rick Baum (2020-03-13). Krugman Disses Sanders and Embraces Biden While Distorting the Obama Record. counterpunch.org Paul Krugman, a past winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, wrote a recent New York Times column with the title "Bernie Sanders is Going for Broke." He criticizes Sanders for his politics which are characterized as a "go-for-broke maximalism" "without compromise" described as: "a maximalist agenda on all fronts: complete elimination of private health

Larry Romanoff (2020-03-12). Gaza: Murdering Children for Sport. globalresearch.ca Ayman Mohyeldin was an Egyptian reporter for al-Jazeera English who had covered dozens of major events in the Middle East for many American and other networks. His reputation was enormous, and his reporting on the Israeli assault on Gaza was …

Ashley Gorski (2020-03-12). The Government Has a Secret Plan to Track Everyone's Faces at Airports. We're Suing. aclu.org U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration are putting us on an extraordinarily dangerous path toward the normalization of face surveillance. But because key facts about this surveillance are still secret, the public lacks the information it needs to hold these agencies to account. We're

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-03-12). China Steadily Continues to Promote Influence on the African Continent. globalresearch.ca Every day the news about Chinese investments in the Africa are highlighted in newspapers around the world. On the one hand, western critics believe that Beijing is seeking to expand its area of influence outside Asian territory, and on the …

news.un (2020-03-11). More support key for counter-terrorism in Africa, where 'misogyny is at the heart of so many' groups. news.un.org The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for greater international support to African countries in their continued fight against terrorism and violent extremism, particularly in parts of the Sahel, the Lake Chad Basin region and the Horn of Africa.

Manouchehr Hosseinzadeh (2020-03-11). The Odyssey of US Iranian Relations: From Solidarity to Imperialism. iranian.com So wide and deep is the gap between the United States and Iran (at every level) that any prospect of normalization of ties, governmental or non-governmental seems dim at the best. One can mostly credit this to President Donald Trump and his dark antagonizing rhetoric and reckless policies, but there are also deeper scars that …

news.un (2020-03-10). Burundi election countdown amid 'deteriorating' human rights situation. news.un.org Two months ahead of Burundi's planned local and presidential elections, senior UN-appointed independent rights investigators have urged the Government to reopen the "democratic, civil and political space" there.

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