(2020-02-11). Indian PM Modi's party concedes defeat in New Delhi after anti-establishment AAP win. rt.com 
India's ruling Bharatiya Janata party has suffered a major defeat in another key state election, after failing to win over voters in New Delhi. The anti-establishment Aam Aadmi party (AAP), which has governed the capital for the past five years, is on course to win 62 seats in the 70-seat assembly, the Guardian reported. | AAP's agenda centers on anti-corruption, healthcare and education, which have seen huge improvements during its time in power. The BJP is expected to take eight seats, only a small increase from the three seats it held previously, after a campaign that played heavily on its Hindu nationalist…
(2020-02-11). Trump budget cuts trillions from Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Congressional Democrats, progressive groups, and defenders of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid all blasted President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Two top government worker unions chimed, in, too, slamming Trump for proposing only a 1% raise for calendar 2021, far below inflation and below this year's 3.1%, …
(2020-02-11). 'Too perfect': Iowa Dem Party sign falls off podium as chair struggles to explain caucus flop, Twitter sees a metaphor. rt.com 
An Iowa Democratic Party sign fell to the floor as the party chairman tried to account for a disastrous caucus plagued by tech failures and bad math, creating what many netizens dubbed a perfect allegory for the botched primary. | As state party chair Troy Price fielded questions on Monday about "rounding errors" found in Iowa's Democratic primary results — which placed 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg ahead of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders by a margin of 0.1 percent — a party banner gave way mid-sentence, interrupting the chair as it awkwardly crashed on the ground. | Now we take you live to the Iowa De…
(2020-02-11). Why the Buttigieg Campaign Tried to Have Me Arrested for Handing Out Information About Medicare for All. counterpunch.org You'd think that a presidential campaign backed by 40 billionaires and untold numbers of bundled rich people wouldn't worry about just one leaflet on Medicare for All. But minutes after Pete Buttigieg finished speaking in an auditorium at Keene State College in New Hampshire on Saturday, a Pete for America official confronted me outside the
(2020-02-11). Meeting of top scientists underway to slow coronavirus spread. news.un.org Deaths from the coronavirus epidemic have surpassed 1,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Tuesday, as hundreds of health experts began meeting at its headquarters in Geneva to help halt the spread of the disease, now officially known as COVID-19.
(2020-02-11). Trump's New Budget Is Not Only Immoral — It's Also Unaffordable. truthout.org With the release of the president's latest budget request on Monday, it would be fair to expect a rash of tough, analytical coverage examining how affordable the president's proposals are. | Take any strong progressive proposal ≠ ≠ ≠— like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, or free college tuition — and the constant refrain from critics is a question about how we could possibly pay for it. And as the presidential election comes into full swing, this question is asked with increasing frequ…
(2020-02-11). In New Hampshire and Beyond, Medicare for All Is Fueling Sanders's Rise. truthout.org When Democratic Party voters cast their ballots in New Hampshire today, many of them will be doing so under the crushing weight of the current health care system. New Hampshire has been severely ravaged by the opiate crisis, and its Medicaid system has Sen. B…
(2020-02-11). ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Consumers Challenge Trump Administration Rule That Threatens Insurance Coverage for Abortion. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-02-11). The Trump Administration Wants Health Insurance Companies to Drop Abortion Coverage from Your Insurance Plan. aclu.org From denying | access to abortion | for unaccompanied immigrant minors, to gutting | the Title X | family planning program, to trying to roll | back the Affordable Care Act's requirement that employers and universities cover | contr…
(2020-02-11). Trump Told the Truth Where It Counted…for His Reelection. counterpunch.org Much of the liberal commentary on Donald Trump's State of the Union address a few days ago has focused on the outright lies he made, especially his saying that his administration was promoting the interest of people with pre-existing conditions from the medical insurance companies seeking to disqualify them. Yes, he lied, and he lied
(2020-02-11). Evo Morales Travels to Cuba for Medical Treatment. telesurenglish.net Former Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived Monday in Havana, Cuba, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, as part of an unscheduled trip for health reasons. | RELATED: | The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla confirmed on his Twitter account the arrival of the former president to the Caribbean island, where he has traveled on other occasions to attend to his health issues with Cuban doctor…
(2020-02-11). China: Wuhan Expands Controls by Closing Residential Complexes. telesurenglish.net China's health authorities Tuesday strengthened the quarantine in Wuhan by closing all existing residential complexes inside the city. | RELATED: | According to the municipal government's new guidelines, all urbanizations will be sealed to minimize the flow of people among the various areas of the city. | To achieve the above, the urbanizations will be surrounded by fences that will impede traffic but will not preve…
(2020-02-11). $683 million appeal to deliver reproductive health services, where they're most needed. news.un.org With more than half of all maternal deaths occurring in countries affected by humanitarian crises and fragility, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for greater international support to provide life-saving reproductive health and protection services in these locations.
(2020-02-11). How to Yellow-Cake a Tragedy: the NY Times Spreads the Virus of Hatred, Again. counterpunch.org "In the end, the plague touched us all…it was not confined….breeding in a compost of greed and uselessness and murder…promising life and delivering death…[serving] as furnished rooms for ideology." —Pete Hamill, liner notes to Blood on the Tracks The 2019 Novel Coronavirus, first detected late last year in the hub city of Wuhan, China is
(2020-02-11). Russia Sends 2Mln Face Masks as Humanitarian Aid to Coronavirus-Hit China. sputniknews.com BARNAUL Russia (Sputnik) – Russia has sent two million disposable masks in humanitarian aid to China struggling with a coronavirus-caused outbreak of pneumonia and other severe respiratory diseases, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on Tuesday.
(2020-02-11). British Scientists Begin Testing Potential Vaccine for Novel Coronavirus on Mice. sputniknews.com A group of British scientists at Imperial College London have started testing a vaccine on mice for COVID-19, the 2019 novel coronavirus that originated in China's Hubei Province.
(2020-02-11). Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond. yenisafak.com Here are the latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak: * China reported 108 more deaths on Tuesday, taking the total toll in the country to 1,016.* There were 2,478 new confirmed cases on the mainland on Feb. 10, down from 3,062 on the previous day, bringing the total to 42,638, the National Health Commission said.* China's Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, reported 2,097 new cases and 103 new deaths on Feb. 10, the local health authority said.* The coronavirus outbreak is hitting a peak in China this month and may be over by April, the government's senior medical adviser said on Tuesday.*…
(2020-02-11). Coronavirus outbreak may be over in China by April: expert. yenisafak.com The coronavirus outbreak is hitting a peak in China this month and may be over by April, the government's senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, in the latest assessment of an epidemic that has rattled the world.In an interview with Reuters, Zhong Nanshan, an 83-year-old epidemiologist who won fame for combating the SARS epidemic in 2003, shed tears about the doctor Li Wenliang who died last week after being reprimanded for raising the alarm.But Zhong was optimistic the new outbreak would soon slow, with the number of new cases already declining in some places.The peak should come in middle or late February, fol…
(2020-02-11). 'Outrageous and Un-American,' Sanders Says of City in Kansas Jailing People for Unpaid Medical Debt. commondreams.org The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate denounced the fact that people in the U.S. "are being thrown in jail for being unable to pay their medical bills." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-02-11). Just as Trump Slashes Global Health Funds, Experts Warn Coronavirus Could Infect 60% of World Population. commondreams.org The coronavirus which originated late last year in Wuhan, China and has infected tens of thousands of people so far could eventually spread to 60% of the world population, a prominent health expert in Hong Kong warned Tuesday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2020. democracynow.org Coronavirus Deaths Soar as First U.S. Citizen Succumbs to Disease, Iowa Dem. Party Officially Gives Buttigieg the Lead as Candidates Prepare for New Hampshire Vote, Trump Budget Seeks Boost to Military and Nuclear Spending, Cuts to Social Programs and EPA, Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Trump Fires Key Impeachment Figures Following Acquittal, Thai Soldier Kills 29 People in Shooting Rampage, Brazilian Police Kill Hitman Suspected of Involvement in Marielle Franco's Assassination, Temperature Reaches Record-Breaking 65 Degrees in Antarctica, Extinction Rebellion Activists Demand New York Divest from Foss…
(2020-02-10). President Xi Vows to Win People's War Against New Coronavirus. telesurenglish.net General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping stressed Monday resolutely winning the people's war against the pneumonia epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus. | RELATED: | Wearing a mask, Xi, also China's president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited a residential community, a hospital and a district center for disease control and prevention in Beijing. | The inspe…
(2020-02-10). Trump outlines massive cuts in Medicaid and Medicare in 2021 budget plan. wsws.org The Trump administration is scheduled to release a 2021 budget plan on Monday that includes deep reductions in entitlement programs and other mandatory spending while increasing funding for the military and the Department of Homeland Security.
(2020-02-10). Hospitals in Yemen attacked, disrupting healthcare for thousands of vulnerable civilians. news.un.org Attacks on health facilities in Yemen's Marib province, East of the capital Sana'a, have left some 15,000 people — many of them displaced from other parts of the country — with severely limited options for medical care, the UN said on Monday.
(2020-02-10). Coronavirus containment is the key, as infections tick up: Tedros. news.un.org Governments should continue to treat containment of the coronavirus as a priority, the head of the UN health agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday.
(2020-02-07). Coronavirus: demand for face masks creates shortfall for those in real need. news.un.org Unprecedented global demand for face masks and other protective equipment fuelled by the coronavirus epidemic, has created potentially dangerous shortages for those who need them most, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.
(2020-02-06). Central African Republic: One year after peace deal, a 'long, steep' road ahead to ensure child rights protections. news.un.org A year since the signing of a peace deal between the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 armed groups, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday that millions of children across the country remain threatened by violence and a lack of access to food, health care and other basic needs.
(2020-02-03). Laurie Garrett on How Trump Has Sabotaged America's Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic. democracynow.org 
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, the United States has declared a public health emergency and is barring foreign nationals who have recently traveled to China from entering the country. So far, there are 11 confirmed cases of the virus in the U.S. The virus has claimed at least 361 lives in China. A 44-year-old man in the Philippines became the first casualty of the disease outside of China Saturday, and over the weekend the number of confirmed cases worldwide rose to at least 17,205 across more than two dozen countries, with most of those cases occurring in China. U.S. citizens who have visited H…