Download The Last Chronicles of Planet Earth February 9, 2020 Edition written by Frank DiMora
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Arab MK Proposes Cancelling the Ingathering of the Exiles
Aida Touma-Suleiman, a member of the Knesset from the Joint Arab List, spoke to Reshet Bet Radio on Sunday. In the interview, Touma-Suleiman, a Christian Arab, declared that the pre-Messiah process of the Ingathering of the Exiles was complete. “The Knesset has decided to annihilate democracy and to focus on the Jews,” Touma-Suleiman said in the interview.”There is a problem, an internal and basic conflict, in the definition. As a citizen of Israel, I want to feel equal precisely like every Jew in this country. It is not acceptable that a Jew who chose to live in the United States has a privilege to be an Israeli more than I.” “But first you have to decide what is a Jew. That is for you to decide.” “I don’t think the Law of Return is necessary. Anyone who wanted to return to Israel has already arrived. Anyone who chose to be in the US or to be French – has chosen. The law is superfluous. It is now time to rethink many things.”
March 8, 2020
Israel advances plans for West Bank ‘sovereignty road’ to bypass E1 area
Kushner: US to approve annexation if Palestinians don’t negotiate
The Defense Ministry has green-lighted planning for what it called a “sovereignty road” that would allow Palestinian traffic to bypass Israeli settlements in the E1 area of the West Bank. “We’re applying sovereignty in deeds, not words,” Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday, as he made a subtle dig at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not having already annexed all of the West Bank settlements, including the area outside of Jerusalem where the road is located. As part of his re-election campaign, Netanyahu last month agreed to advance plans for 3,500 new homes in an unbuilt area of the Ma’aleh Adumim settlement, known as E1. To make the project tenable for area Palestinians, roads are needed that would allow them to bypass that area, so that they could have continuous travel between their communities. The overall transportation project has been called the “fabric of life” road.
March 9, 2020
Lebanon to default on $1.2 billion debt, prime minister says
Lebanon’s prime minister announced on Saturday that the country will seek to restructure its massive debt rather than pay a $1.2 billion Eurobond due Monday. Hassan Diab made a televised address to the nation, which is gripped by a financial crisis and dwindling cash reserves, that it was necessary to default on the debt in order to secure the basic needs of its population. This is the first time Beirut has defaulted on its nearly $90 billion debt. According to Financial Times, the country was spending about half its government revenues on interest alone.
March 7, 2020
Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Iraq During Counter-ISIS Mission
Two U.S. service members were killed in north central Iraq while accompanying Iraqi security forces on an mission targeting Islamic State, the U.S. military said in a statement on Monday attributing the deaths to “enemy forces.” The two U.S. military members, killed on Sunday, were not being publicly identified until their families could be notified, the Combined Joint Task Force for Operation Inherent Resolve said in the statement released by the command. The deaths highlight that despite losing its territorial caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State can still pose a threat.
March 9, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan to Meet with EU Leaders Over Migrant Agreements
Turkey sends 650 military vehicles, hundreds of soldiers to Syria: war monitor
Germany said on Monday that the EU is considering accepting up to 1,500 migrant children presently sheltered in Greek camps. “A humanitarian solution is being negotiated at the European level for a ‘coalition of the willing’ to take in these children,” the government said in a statement. “We want to support Greece in the difficult humanitarian situation of about 1,000 to 1,500 children on the Greek islands.” The statement came after German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a cabinet meeting with governing coalition partners to discuss the migrant crisis and the COVID-19 health emergency. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan is expected to meet with senior European Union officials in Brussels Monday to discuss the influx of migrants into Turkey. “I hope I will return from Belgium with different outcomes,” Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul Sunday, amid calls from his government urging Greece to open its borders.
March 9, 2020
Blasts in Afghanistan as presidential rivals hold oath ceremonies
Islamic State Claims Rocket Attack Targeting Afghan Inauguration
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack targeting the inauguration of Ashraf Ghani as Afghan president in Kabul on Monday, the group said in a statement on an affiliated Telegram channel without giving evidence. Ghani’s ceremony was disrupted by the sound of two rockets hitting the edge of the compound of the presidential palace compound in the capital Kabul, Reuters witnesses said, but there was no word of any casualties and he continued his speech.
March 9, 2020
N. Korea fires 3 unidentified projectiles toward East Sea
North Korea fired three unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Monday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, a week after the communist regime fired two short-range projectiles. The projectiles were fired northeastward from areas near its eastern town of Sondok in Hamgyong Province, the JCS said in a brief release. Other details, including their type, flight range and altitude, were not immediately available. “Our military is monitoring the situation in case of additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture,” the JCS said. Last Monday, the communist country fired two projectiles from a super-large multiple rocket launcher after a three-month hiatus. It was believed to be part of its artillery strike drill for the wintertime exercise.
March 9, 2020
Crude Oil Daily Forecast – Crude Dives as Low as $27 as OPEC Fails to Cut Output
Fed to step up cash injections for banks to guard against market pressure
Oil prices continue to fall, with staggering losses over 22% in the Monday session. OPEC failed to implement a proposed cut in output, and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia could lead to even lower prices. Oil prices have been falling in recent weeks, as the coronavirus has caused economic turmoil in China and has since spread to Europe and the United States. Saudi Arabia has responded to Russia’s cold shoulder by launching a price war against Moscow, as it slashed oil prices by $6 to $8 dollars on the weekend. Crude fell 10% on Friday, and has plunged a staggering 22% in the Monday session. Earlier in the day, U.S crude fell to $27.34, its lowest level since February 2016.
March 9, 2020
Coronavirus Fear Cancels Events Across Asia, Striking at Economy
Major Events Shutting Down Worldwide Amid CoronaVirus Spread
Cancellations of events, from school field trips to giant international trade shows, are gouging out service economies around Asia as organizers fear that bringing too many people together would allow the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Spiked events now threaten to flood Europe, where the coronavirus is growing in countries such as Italy and France, analysts believe. Cancellations hurt sponsors, hotels, airlines, catering and venues behind the events. Cancellations breed more cancellations as well, because organizers hope not to be seen as risk-taking outliers. The trend is expected to last at least through April or May, depending on containment of the virus. “Event organizers are either being told by governments or voluntarily cancelling their events for health-safety reasons because there have been a couple of incidents where there have been conferences which had created clusters of coronavirus cases,” said Rajiv Biswas, the Asia-Pacific chief economist at IHS Markit.
March 9, 2020
UN Official Ahmad Shaheed: Use of religious beliefs to justify rights violations must be outlawed
“I firmly reject any claim that religious beliefs can be invoked as a legitimate ‘justification’ for violence or discrimination against women, girls or LGBT+ people”, said Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, noting that “the right to freedom of religion protects individuals and not religions as such.” In his report, the UN expert urges States to repeal gender-based discrimination laws, including those enacted with reference to religious considerations that criminalize adultery; criminalize persons on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity; criminalize abortion in all cases; and facilitate religious practices that violate human rights. “Women and LGBT+ people experience discrimination and violence inflicted in the name of religion by State and non-State actors that impedes their ability to fully enjoy their human rights, including their right to freedom of religion or belief,” said Mr. Shaheed.
March 2, 2020
Dem bill to ban boys’ and girls’ toy, clothing aisles introduced in California
World’s first transgender doll has gone on sale in a Russian toy shop
In what may be an unprecedented next step in the drive to erase distinctions between the sexes, legislation is currently pending in California that would forbid retailers from placing children’s merchandise in separate aisles for boys and girls. Introduced by Democrat Assemblyman Evan Low, Assembly Bill 2826 would force stores to stock children’s toys, clothes, and childcare items in “gender-neutral” aisles, under the theory that “keeping similar items that are traditionally marketed either for girls or for boys separated makes it more difficult for the consumer to compare the products and incorrectly implies that their use by one gender is inappropriate.”
March 6, 2020
St. Paul Minnesota City Council Celebrates ‘Abortion Providers Appreciation Day’
The St. Paul, Minn., city council adopted a controversial resolution this week declaring March 10 as Abortion Providers Appreciation Day and celebrating the “courage” and “dedication” of abortion doctors. It passed, 7-0. Council members approved the resolution the same week the U.S. Supreme Court heard a major abortion case that pro-choice groups fear will lead to the dismantling of Roe v. Wade. “The Supreme Court of the United States now contains a majority of Justices who may not interpret the Constitution to provide protection for the right to end a pregnancy and may overturn or severely limit Roe v. Wade, which includes the threat of patients and abortion providers being arrested and sent to jail,” the resolution says. The Minnesota Sun posted text from the document.
March 6, 2020
WHO- World Health Organization
https://who.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/c88e37cfc43b4ed3baf977d77e4a0667
CDC- Center For Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html
JOHN HOPKINS
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
****As you can clearly see- no organizations have the same numbers. The CDC shows only 164 people in the US have the Coronavirus, whereas John Hopkins shows 566 in the US have the virus. The WHO and John Hopkins are also showing differing total cumulative cases (111,363 vs 109,577). Even the death rates vary.
**compare this photo from Feb. 4, 2020 to today’s photo above (35 days later)
Sixteen million people to be quarantined in northern Italy
Is coronavirus really like the flu? Here’s a comparison
Novel Coronavirus, 2019‐nCoV, is Highly Contagious and More Infectious Than Initially Estimated
Israeli coronavirus cases jump, one of ‘unknown origin’ particularly worrisome
First coronavirus case detected at EU Commission
Emergency in New York State as covid-19 cases spiral to 76
Italy ordered a virtual lockdown across a swathe of its wealthy north on Sunday, including the financial capital Milan, in a drastic new attempt to try to contain a rapidly growing outbreak of coronavirus. The unprecedented restrictions, which will impact some 16 million people and stay in force until April 3, were signed into law overnight by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The new measures say people should not enter or leave Lombardy, Italy’s richest region, as well as 14 provinces in four other regions, including the cities of Venice, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and Rimini. Conte said nobody would be allowed to move in or out of these areas, or within them, unless they had proven, work-related reasons for doing so, or health issues.
March 8, 2020
At least 27 killed, 56 injured as very heavy rains hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Continuous heavy rains claimed the lives of at least 27 people and injured 56 others across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, as of March 9, 2020. Widespread rain, strong winds, and thunderstorms are expected to continue across many parts of the province (population 35 million) in the days ahead. On March 8, the government has declared a week-long Extreme Weather Emergency. At least 87 homes were partially damaged and 11 destroyed since rains started on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. In addition, at least one educational building was damaged. The worst affected is the Mardan district where 6 people were killed, including 4 children, and 9 other injured. 4 people were killed in Swat district, 2 each in Peshawar, Nowshera and Charsadda, and 1 in Buner, as of March 8.
March 8, 2020
Cluster of 10 earthquakes rattles northern California coastal towns. Largest is 5.8
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake reported Sunday 53 miles west of Petrolia, California, was one of 10 recorded in the area in 24 hours, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The other nine ranged from a 2.5-magnitude quake to a 4.9, and people from hundreds of miles away reported feeling them, the survey said. Mapping showed the first nine occurred in an elliptical shape that was growing to the west. The 5.8 quake happened around 8 p.m. Sunday and more than 2,600 people reported feeling light to strong shaking, according to a survey page set up to take reports. Petrolia is a coastal town about 270 miles northwest of Sacramento. Experts say the epicenter of the 5.8-magnitude quake was 1.3 miles beneath a part of the Pacific where multiple tectonic plates scrape against each other, according to a report by the Berkeley Seismology Lab. The other nine quakes ranged in depth from a half mile to nearly six miles from the surface, the USGS said.
March 9, 2020
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