Oil prices see biggest January loss in 30 years
rt.com | 2020-02-01
Crude oil prices slid a painful 15% in January – the biggest January slide since 1991- as the coronavirus claims the death of more than 200 souls and counting. | After a couple weeks of continued slippage, the price of the Brent and WTI benchmarks were trading down 0.98 percent and 0.73 percent on the day, respectively, at 9: 51am as the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. | Also on rt.com | | Feast in time of plague? Trump official says China coronavirus is good for US economy | While the WHO did not recommend any trav…
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Polling: Americans Dissatisfied with the State of the Union
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-01
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Sanders Beats Trump and Trump Throws Dynamite in the Powder Keg
savin and Friedrich Steinfeld | indybay.org | 2020-02-01
With Sander's election as the Democratic Party candidate, the US would have been the only country to have had a free health insurance policy since Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s… The USA and also Turkey have in fact long since left NATO and are following their own interests without taking their previous "partners" into consideration.
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Russia stops processing Chinese work visas & scraps visa-free travel amid coronavirus epidemic
rt.com | 2020-02-01
Moscow has temporarily halted issuing work visas to Chinese citizens and suspended visa-free travel for Chinese tourist groups in response to the coronavirus epidemic in the country. | The travel restriction come into force from Sunday. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who ordered them, stressed that the measures are temporary and are only meant to protect people in Russia from health risks posed by the infection

Death toll at 259 as more coronavirus cases confirmed
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
The death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 259 and the number of confirmed cases of infection has increased to 11,791, Chinese authorities said. | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the virus a global health emergency. However, the vast majority of cases have been in China's Hubei province and its provincial capital, Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak. No deaths have been reported outside China. | Meanwhile, the UK Foreign Office is reportedly withdrawing staf…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/02/01/death-toll-at-259-as-more-coronavirus-cases-confirmed/

'Virus control beyond standards': China warns countries against spreading havoc as more borders shut & flights canceled worldwide
rt.com | 2020-02-01
Beijing has lashed out at countries fanning fears of the novel coronavirus

US Pilots and Flight Attendants Demand Flights to China Stop
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
U.S.-based pilots and flight attendants are demanding their airlines stop flights to China, which have already been substantially reduced over the last week. | RELATED: | Coronavirus Is a Business Opportunity: US Secretary of Commerce | The Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents American Airlines (AA) pilots, cited "serious, and in many ways still unknown, health threats posed by the coronavirus" in a lawsuit filed in Texas. | This legal action was supported by AA flig…
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Germany evacuates 100 from coronavirus-gripped Wuhan
rt.com | 2020-02-01
Over 100 German citizens and family members have been flown from Wuhan to Frankfurt on Saturday. | None of the passengers have manifestations of the disease, which prompted the lockdown of the Chinese city in an attempt to stop the spread of the infection. However, they will be kept in quarantine for a checkup, since the virus may be spread by people without the pneumonia-like symptoms. | Health Minister Jens Spahn bemoaned the dissemination of conspiracy theories about the coronavirus on social media, saying they only "spread uncertainty" about the disease.
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Death toll at 259 as more coronavirus cases confirmed
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
The death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 259 and the number of confirmed cases of infection has increased to 11,791, Chinese authorities said. | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the virus a global health emergency. However, the vast majority of cases have been in China's Hubei province and its provincial capital, Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak. No deaths have been reported outside China. | Meanwhile, the UK Foreign Office is reportedly withdrawing staf…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/02/01/death-toll-at-259-as-more-coronavirus-cases-confirmed/

Panama Canal Declares Security Measures Against Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
The Ministry of Public Health of Panama confirmed the strengthening of security measures to prevent the entry of the Coronavirus 2019-nCoV into the country, which also affects the crossing of its transoceanic canal. | RELATED: | Coronavirus Pneumonia: 9,822 Confirmed Cases Reported Worldwide | Vessels must notify within 30 days before arriving at the isthmus, if they have traveled to ports located in countries that have confirmed cases of the infection, Panama Canal Authorities…
telesurenglish.net/news/panama-canal-dec…

US declares public health emergency over coronavirus, limits flights from China to 7 cities
rt.com | 2020-02-01
The US has declared an ongoing coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency, limiting points of entry to incoming Chinese flights and banning from entry some foreign nationals who traveled to China in the last two weeks. | "I have today declared that coronavirus presents a public health emergency in the United States," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said, announcing the measure on Friday. He stressed that the move was to "complement the work of China and the World Health Organization" that declared a global health crisis on Thursday. | The death toll from the novel virus, which originated in C…
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Coronavirus Has Been Declared a Global Emergency. What's Happening in China
Tom Clifford | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-01
Tom Clifford reporting from Beijing | The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. | "The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries," said …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-declared-global-emergency/5702427

Second Largest Physicians Group Has New Prescription: Medicare for All
Jon Queally | zcomm.org | 2020-02-01
"Major changes are needed," declares the 159,000-member American College of Physicians, "to a system that costs too much, leaves too many behind, and delivers too little."
zcomm.org/znetarticle/second-largest-phy…

Trump administration announces major attack on Medicaid, capping benefits
wsws.org | 2020-02-01
The Trump administration's proposed changes to Medicaid will potentially slash benefits for millions of recipients, while opening the door for a broader assault on other entitlement programs, including Social Security and Medicare.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/01/medi…

Budget 2020-21: Indian Government Allocates Over $615 Million to Combat Air Pollution
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-01
New Delhi (Sputnik): Air pollution in India is regarded as a serious health issue, with 51 percent of it caused by industry, 27 percent by vehicles, eight percent by crop burning, and five percent by festivity-related fireworks. The pollution contributes to the premature deaths of about two million Indians yearly.
sputniknews.com/india/202002011078198607…

Turkish plane lands in Mongolia with evacuees
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-01
A Turkish cargo plane, en route to Turkey on Saturday to evacuate Turkish citizens from Wuhan, the heart of deadly coronavirus outbreak, landed in Mongolia's capital to refuel after three hours flight. Turkish Armed Forces' A400M type cargo plane departed from Wuhan, China on Saturday airlifting 42 people, including the citizens of Turkey and other nearby countries.Passengers' health conditions are good and their oxygen levels as well as body temperature are normal, the officials told Anadolu Agency reporter on board.With 11 military personnel, six health employees, two press members and one Foreign Ministry rep…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkish-plane-lan…

Taiwan confirms 10th case of coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-01
A total of 10 cases of coronavirus that caused pneumonia have been confirmed so far in Taiwan, according to China's news agency.The 10th patient had returned from Wuhan, China, the heart of coronavirus outbreak on Jan. 12, and was later misdiagnosed with flu on Jan. 22, with "no symptoms of pneumonia", Chinese news agency Xinhua on Friday reported, citing Taiwan's epidemic monitoring agency.He went through further medical examination and the infection was confirmed after his wife, the 9th confirmed case, was found Thursday infected by a coronavirus.Additionally, people who have close contacts with the couple were…
yenisafak.com/en/world/taiwan-confirms-1…

Brexit just buried a DWP scandal
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is caught up in another scandal. This time, it involves its contentious assessments. But it appears the story is getting lost amid Brexit. | DWP assessments: | On Saturday 1 February, the Daily Record published a story on DWP assessments. These are where the department sends claimants to a private company. It then looks at the person's health to decide if they can get social security…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/02/01/brexit-just-buried-a-dwp-scandal/

Headlines for January 31, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-31
Senate Poised to Acquit President Trump in Impeachment Trial, World Health Organization Declares International Public Health Emergency, U.S. Special Envoy Warns of International Crisis in Idlib, Syria, Britain Formally Withdrawing from European Union Tonight, Pentagon Deploys 1st Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead-Armed Submarine, Trump Admin Poised to Loosen Restrictions on Use of Landmines, Human Rights Groups Condemn Mexico for Crackdown on Central American Migrants, Mexican Butterfly Conservationist Found Dead, Bolivia's Movement for Socialism Candidate Luis Arce Returns to Bolivia, U.S. Pushes EU to End Ban on Chemic…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/31/headlines

Coronavirus Epidemic: WHO Declares a "Fake" Global Public Health Emergency
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Out of 9600 confirmed cases, approximately 150 cases of infection have been recorded outside China. Moreover, (based on the above data, Jan 30), the 2019 nCoV has a low mortality rate (2.1%) compared to the Seasonal flu.
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-epidemic-who-declares-a-global-public-health-crisis-can-we-trust-the-who/5702360

Headlines for January 31, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-31
Senate Poised to Acquit President Trump in Impeachment Trial, World Health Organization Declares International Public Health Emergency, U.S. Special Envoy Warns of International Crisis in Idlib, Syria, Britain Formally Withdrawing from European Union Tonight, Pentagon Deploys 1st Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead-Armed Submarine, Trump Admin Poised to Loosen Restrictions on Use of Landmines, Human Rights Groups Condemn Mexico for Crackdown on Central American Migrants, Mexican Butterfly Conservationist Found Dead, Bolivia's Movement for Socialism Candidate Luis Arce Returns to Bolivia, U.S. Pushes EU to End Ban on Chemic…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/31/headlines

Coronavirus Epidemic: WHO Declares a Global Public Health Crisis, Can We Trust the WHO?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Out of 9600 confirmed cases, approximately 150 cases of infection have been recorded outside China. Moreover, (based on the above data, Jan 30), the 2019 nCoV has a low mortality rate (2.1%) compared to the Seasonal flu.
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-epidemic-who-declares-a-global-public-health-crisis-can-we-trust-the-who/5702360

Coronavirus Epidemic: WHO Declares a Global Public Health Crisis, Can We Trust the WHO?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
In the course of the last two weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) had already pointed to a possible Global Public Health crisis in relation to China's novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) categorized as a viral pneumonia. The virus outbreak is centred …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-epidemic-who-declares-a-global-public-health-crisis-can-we-trust-the-who/5702360

Union achieves 'historic victory' against 'decades of NHS outsourcing to private contractors'
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Workers from the United Voices of the World ( UVW) union have achieved a "historic victory". According to the UVW, the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is now ending "decades of outsourcing to private contractors". The decision from the Trust's board ended a three-month-long dispute with UVW. | The dispute involved around 200 UVW members and included mass pickets, occupations, blockades and protest at a board meeting. Th…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/01/31/union-achieves-historic-victory-against-decades-of-nhs-outsourcing-to-private-contractors/

Union achieves 'historic victory' against 'decades of NHS outsourcing to private contractors'
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Workers from the United Voices of the World ( UVW) union have achieved a "historic victory". According to the UVW, the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is now ending "decades of outsourcing to private contractors". The decision from the Trust's board ended a three-month-long dispute with UVW. | The dispute involved around 200 UVW members and included mass pickets, occupations, blockades and protest at a board meeting. Th…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/01/31/union-achieves-historic-victory-against-decades-of-nhs-outsourcing-to-private-contractors/

Right-Wing Business Billionaires Launch Attack on Bernie Sanders
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-31
Conservative business executives launched an ad campaign against Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders this week, attacking the democratic socialist on his plans to provide health care to all Americans and clean up the planet with a major public works program. | The wealthy manufacturing, poultry, fast food, and finance magnates, several of whom are Charles Koch allies, have recently donated millions of dollars to (CFGA), the super PAC affiliated with the right-wing political advocacy group
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-busines…

Two Wings, Four Despotisms
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Republican Tyranny, Orange Menace Democracy is trumped in the United States by multiple, overlapping, interrelated and mutually reinforcing forms of despotism. The Trump administration and the Trumpified Republican Party, backed by a cult-like base, embody a creepy, neofascistic variant of the disease. The Republican White House and Senate are currently conducting a tasteless tutorial in…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/two-wings-fo…

China's Coronavirus: A Global Health Emergency is Launched. What are the Facts
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
While this coronavirus is indeed serious and is causing deaths, one wonders if the responses, especially in the West, are reaching out of control. | Canada, with a population about the same as Shanghai, has so far this flu season had …
globalresearch.ca/china-coronavirus-update/5702420

World Health Organisation Officially Declares Coronavirus a "Global Health Emergency"
James Cogan | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday decided to formally declare the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, the new coronavirus first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan, as a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)." The PHEIC classification was only established …
globalresearch.ca/world-health-organisation-officially-declares-coronavirus-global-health-emergency/5702436

China's Coronavirus: A Global Health Emergency is Launched. What are the Facts
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
On January 30, the WHO declared the virus outbreak as a global emergency, an "extraordinary event" that constitutes a risk to other countries and requires a coordinated international response. This was prompted by the rapid rise in reported infections…
globalresearch.ca/china-coronavirus-update/5702420

Video of ER Doctor Confronting Mike Pence Over Trump Medicaid Cuts Goes Viral
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-31
An emergency physician Thursday night confronted Vice President Mike Pence at a restaurant in Iowa over the Trump administration's newly unveiled plan to allow states to block-grant Medicaid, a move that could strip essential healthcare coverage from millions of vulnerable people. | "I work in one of the poorest counties in Michigan and my patients depend o…
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EPA Reapproves Glyphosate, Claims Pesticide Poses No Human Health Threat