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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
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CDC- Center For Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html

JOHN HOPKINS
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****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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 Trump Agrees to Provide Israel the Technology it Needs to Take Out Iran

the U.S. State Department approved an Israeli request to buy eight KC-46A Pegasus aerial tankers reports the Middle East Forum. This includes support equipment, spare parts, and training. The entire deal is valued at $2.4 billion. The first aircraft shipment is set to arrive in 2023. The deal “supports the foreign policy and national security of the United States by allowing Israel to provide a redundant capability to U.S. assets within the region, potentially freeing U.S. assets for use elsewhere during times of war,” the State Department’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement. “Aerial refueling and strategic airlift are consistently cited as significant shortfalls for our allies. In addition, the sale improves Israel’s national security posture as a key U.S. ally.”
March 5, 2020

Final election results leave Netanyahu short of parliamentary majority

With the Israeli election results finalized on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again fallen short of a parliamentary majority, extending the country’s year-old political deadlock. Netanyahu had been looking for a decisive victory in Monday’s vote, and initial exit polls had indicated his Likud party and smaller religious and Zionist allies had captured 60 seats, just one short of a majority required to form a new government.
March 5, 2020

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah site, Syrian airport

The air strikes come just days after the IDF thwarted an attempted sniper attack along the Syria-Israel border in the Golan Heights. Syrian air defenses responded to attacks Israel allegedly launched in southern and central Syria on Wednesday night, according to Syrian state news agency SANA. The airstrikes in Homs targeted the Dabaa Military Airfield and a site belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist group, Step News Agency reported. The attacks were launched by Israel from over Lebanese airspace and the Golan Heights and targeted Homs and the Quneitra region of southwestern Syria, according to SANA. Syrian air defenses successfully prevented any of the rockets from hitting their targets, the Syrian military told SANA.
March 5, 2020

Deadly clashes erupt in Syria’s Idlib hours into ceasefire deal

Deadly clashes erupted in southern Idlib on Friday, hours into a ceasefire deal between Russia and Turkey aimed at ending the fighting in the last rebel-held enclave in Syria. A war monitor and a rebel source said the fighting broke out in the Jabal al-Zawiya region between Syrian government forces and jihadist insurgents of the Turkistan Islamic Party. Fifteen people were killed, the Syrian Observatory said. Residents and opposition forces said the violence had abated elsewhere. But the clashes underlined the fragility of Thursday’s deal between Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, and Turkey. Ankara supports rebel fighters but has less sway over hardline jihadists who control large parts of Idlib.
March 5, 2020

Katyusha rockets fired towards Green Zone in Iraqi capital

Three Katyusha rockets were fired late on Thursday towards the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the U.S. embassy and other missions, in the Iraqi capital, police sources said. One rocket landed near the entrance of the Green Zone, the other near the Turkish embassy, the sources said, adding that the damage was unclear. A third rocket landed outside the zone.
March 5, 2020

  Turkey’s Erdogan warns Europe to expect ‘millions’ of migrants after easing border restrictions

Fresh clashes between migrants & police at Turkey-Greece border

Erdogan, whose country hosts more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees, announced last week Turkey was departing from its previous policy of containing refugees and migrants. He has demanded more support from Europe in dealing with the fallout from the Syrian war to its south. “It’s done, the gates are open,” he said Monday, adding that Western leaders were calling him to reverse the border opening. “You will have your share of this burden now.” Soon, “the number of people going to the border will be expressed in millions,” he added. The Turkish leader says his country is unable to cope with a new wave of Syrian refugees, the BBC reported.
March 6, 2020

Suicide attackers strike outside US embassy in Tunis

A double suicide attack shook the Tunisian capital on Friday as assailants wounded six people including police guarding the US embassy, authorities said. An explosion rocked the Berges du Lac district where the embassy is located around midday, causing panic among pedestrians and motorists in the area. Two assailants died in the attack, the first to hit the capital since June 2019, according to officials. Police said one attacker tried to enter the diplomatic mission but was prevented by police guarding it. A policeman who witnessed the attack said a suicide bomber who was travelling on a motorcycle was also killed. Body parts were seen strewn on the ground. “The operation led to the death of two assailants, wounded five police and lightly injured a civilian,” the interior ministry said in a statement without giving further details.
March 6, 2020

   World finance officials to consider how to cushion economies against coronavirus

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the group will hold a conference call at 1200 GMT to discuss the outbreak. But according to the official, who declined to be identified, a statement they are crafting does not detail any fiscal or monetary steps. Global stocks and oil prices have made some recovery afters policymakers indicated willingness to help ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus, while worries about the outcome of the Group of Seven heads’ discussion kept a lid on gains. “This is a tug of war between hope and fear. Central banks are giving hopes with their potential stimulus,” said Vasu Menon, senior investment strategist at OCBC Bank Wealth Management.
March 3, 2020

 WHO: Contaminated Cash May Help Spread Coronavirus- (The Push for a Cashless Society)

Dirty cash may fuel the spread of the novel Chinese coronavirus, which is currently more than three times deadlier than the seasonal flu, the World Health Organization (WHO), a United Nations agency, warned this week. Banknotes may be spreading the new coronavirus so people should try to use contactless payments instead, the World Health Organization has said. Customers should wash their hands after touching banknotes because infectious [coronavirus] may cling to the surface for a number of days, the UN agency said on Monday night. To prevent the spread of the disease, people should use contactless technology where possible, a spokesperson added.
March 4, 2020

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   WHO: CORONAVIRUS IS MORE DEADLY THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT

World Bank commits $12 billion in aid for countries hit by coronavirus, but experts are bracing for a global recession

Russian Biologist and Former U.N. Expert Igor Nikulin: Coronavirus Is a Biological Weapon Used by Global Government to Reduce the World’s Population by 90% (MEMRI)

Cases of infection pass 100,000, and W.H.O. calls for wider action

The World Health Organization has announced that the death rate for those who contract the coronavirus is higher than originally thought.  Even though getting the coronavirus only comes with a 3.4% mortality rate, the virus’ rapid spread could bump that number even higher. Originally, WHO assumed the death rate from those who get infected with the COVID-19 virus, was only 2%.  That has been revised upwards to 3.4%. “Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva.  In comparison, the seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected, he said. Again, it’s not like this is a huge jump considering the number of people who have been infected, yet as this virus lingers, it has the unintended consequence of killing more than previously thought.
March 6, 2020

 7 People Killed by Powerful Tornado in US South

NWS confirms catastrophic Nashville tornadoes as EF-4 and EF-3

A powerful tornado struck the southeastern U.S. city of Nashville, Tennessee and surrounding areas early Tuesday morning, killing at least seven people and causing extensive damage. Video captured the tornado moving through downtown accompanied by occasional flashes of lightning, turning buildings to rubble.  Emergency officials say they responded to reports of at least 40 structure collapses throughout Nashville. Officials opened several emergency shelters to house residents who were forced out of their homes, one of them a farmer’s market on the outskirts of downtown.  The city’s schools were shut down Tuesday.
March 5, 2020

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With all that is currently going on in the world how could people not see something is very wrong? I hear people groaning all the time about how bad things have become in the past few years around our world. We have seen record breaking storms which have caused massive flooding in many places around the world in just the past few weeks. People are scared that nasty coronavirus that is making it’s way around the world will knock at their door. Now governments around the world are watching their economy take steep dives due to the coronavirus scare. Look, it isn’t just people who are groaning to be delivered our Earth is also in the midst of intense groaning. What we are witnessing are signs of the last days as Jesus warned we would see. Read Romans 8:22-24 ²² For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.²³ And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. What you will see below in my report today is only the tip of the iceberg as to what is happening around Planet Earth.  Put on your seat belts because 2020, is going to be a rough year. Why am I saying this? Look what Jesus said in Matthew 24:8. “But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Birth pangs always get worse before a child is born and, this is how Jesus describes what is going to happen to this present generation. In order to see just how bad things have gotten over the years I suggest you read my prophecy book and few the time line which shows you what has been happening over the years to the present day. There you will see for yourself the last days birth pangs are getting stronger and stronger and coming faster and faster. May God help anyone who has not yet taken Jesus Christ as their savior yet. What are you waiting for, a face to face meeting with the coming Antichrist?  

 “And there shall be signs in the sun” (Luke 21:25a).  “The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire.  They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him…Men gnawed their tongues in agony and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done” (Revelation 16:8-11). 

Keep in mind the signs you are seeing now are only the birth pain signs Jesus warned us about in Matthew chapter 24. All of these last day signs will be reaching the max during the tribulation period of which you do not want to be part of! 

Read the facts from news year after year concerning the intense heat in my free book. As we close out the year 2019, we see the intense heat pattern continues.

Scientists Deliver, Once Again, a Horrifying Report About How Hot Earth Is Getting

“These are big numbers for our planet,” one NASA scientist told VICE News.

By Alex Lubben

Jan 15 2020, 12:30pm

In 2019, parts of the planet were hotter than they’ve ever been before, according to NASA and NOAA’s annual temperature report. And scientists are warning the world won’t be able to reverse the damage.

For the first time ever, the average temperature in Alaska was above freezing. And Australia, at more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above normal, was as hot as the UN hopes the world will ever get.

As a whole, 2019 was the second hottest year on record, according to the report, published by government scientists on Wednesday. That caps off the hottest decade in recorded history. The last half of the decade was also one for the record books: All five years, together, were the hottest on record. The cause, the scientists say, is clearly human-emitted greenhouse gases.

“The last ice age, where we had ice covering North America and most of Europe was only five degrees [Celsius] colder than the pre-industrial planet,” Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, told VICE News.

“We’ve warmed up a fifth of that,” he added. “These are big numbers for our planet.”

In addition to Alaska and Australia, Poland and other parts of eastern Europe also broke temperature records, as did Madagascar, New Zealand, parts of Southern Africa, and eastern South America. And on top of the high temperatures, glaciers are melting at record rates in Greenland. Hurricanes and typhoons are becoming more intense. And wildfires are getting bigger and more frequent.

The planet’ has already warmed a full degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels — and scientists say there’s likely no turning back. Just because the planet wasn’t quite as warm in 2019 as it was in 2016 that shouldn’t not be misinterpreted as climate change turning around.

“This whole, ‘Oh, we’ve been cooling since 2016’ point — that’s just bullshit,” Schmidt said.

The temperature increases reported on Wednesday confirm that the warming trend is real and measurable. The numbers follow recent reports from the European Copernicus Climate Change Service and the UK Met Office that also determined 2019 was the second-hottest year on record. The oceans absorbed more heat in 2019 than ever before — the equivalent of five Hiroshima bombs’ worth of heat every minute, continuously, all year.

“We derive no joy from reporting the same story every year,” Schmidt said. “But we’re going to keep doing the same story until we get emissions under control.”

The 2015 Paris Climate agreement was aimed at getting governments to take action to keep global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius. But UN scientists more recently reported that the difference between 1.5 degrees and 2 degrees of warming is significant.

At 1.5 degrees, 350 million people are expected to suffer from water shortages; at 2 degrees, more than 410 million people will lack access to water. At 1.5 degrees of warming, some coral reefs will survive; at 2 degrees, none will.

“I think it’s very, very unlikely that we will stay below 1.5,” Schmidt said. “I think we’re at the point where it’s pretty much impossible — not for physical reasons but for sociological reasons.”

But scientists want to emphasize the figures shouldn’t be misconstrued as an absolute death sentence or that we should just give up.

“There’s no point where it stops being a good idea to make better decisions,” Schmidt said. “Every degree, every tenth of a degree matters.”

Cover image: A man suns himself at Goose Lake Friday, July 5, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Below are the newest reports of mass die off’s in 2020.

February 6, 2020 – Thousands of flamingos dead due to disease in Mazandaran, Iran. Link

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-birdflu-china/china-reports-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-in-hunan-province-idUSL4N2A10GC

February 6, 2020 – 25 turtles found dead every week in Vitoria, Brazil. Link

February 17, 2020 – Hundreds of thousands of mussels cooked to death on New Zealand beach in heatwave, New Zealand.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/18/hundreds-of-thousands-of-mussels-cooked-to-death-on-new-zealand-beach-in-heatwave

February18, 2020 – 6,000 ducks to be killed due to avian flu in Rakovski, Bulgaria. Link

February 18, 2020 – Thousands of dead shrimp wash up on beach in Aguilas, Spain. Link

February 21, 2020 – More than 100 wild animals in China died from poisoning in mass die-off seemingly triggered by coronavirus disinfectant, China. https://www.businessinsider.sg/disinfectant-control-coronavirus-triggers-mass-die-off-animals-china-2020-2

February 24, 2020 – Thousands of dead fish due to drought, an ‘ecological disaster’ in Metztitlan, Mexico. Link

February 25, 2020 – Dozens of dead birds again found in North Wales. Link

February 25, 2020 – 8 dead turtles found washed up in Northern Taiwan. Link

February 27, 2020 – 10 Ton Ikan Keramba di Danau Maninjau Agam Mati akibat Angin Kencang, Indonesia.https://regional.inews.id/berita/10-ton-ikan-keramba-di-danau-maninjau-agam-mati-akibat-angin-kencang

February 26, 2020 – Hundreds of thousands of poultry killed due to avian flu in Vietnam. Link

February 26, 2020 – 100+ dead birds found along road in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, America. Link

February 26, 2020 – 670 dead dolphins washed up this year along coast of France. Link

February 27, 2020 – Mysterious Phenomenon Hundreds of Dead Fish in the waters of North Maluku  https://www.cnnindonesia.com/teknologi/20200227053649-199-478565/fenomena-misterius-ratusan-ikan-mati-di-perairan-maluku-utara

February 28, 2020 – New outbreak of African swine fever kills 3,000 pigs in Indonesia, Indonesia. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/new-outbreak-of-african-swine-fever-kills-3-000-pigs-in-indonesia-12480166

February 29, 2020 – Last Month in Climate Science: More Injury-Related Deaths, Mass Seabird Die-OFF, River Ice Disappearing, https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/29/last-month-in-climate-science-more-injury-related-deaths-mass-seabird-die-off-river-ice-disappearing/

March 2, 2020 – 55,700 livestock dead due to cold weather in Northwestern Mongolia. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/02/c_138835746.htm

March 3, 2020 – Flock of 1,000 birds mysteriously found dead near Missouri town. What killed them?, USA. https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article240833731.html

March 3, 2020 – Hauraki Plains’ drains of death, New Zealand. https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/119959043/hauraki-plains-drains-of-death

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  Israelis go to polls for third time in a year

With only hours to go, turnout surging to historic highs in Israeli elections

Live blog: 3rd elections underway, turnout highest since 1999

Israelis will get an opportunity to try to end the political stalemate when they go to vote in an unprecedented third election in under a year on Monday. Most of the 10,631 polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm, enabling the 6,453,255 eligible voters to cast ballots. There will also be 14 special polling stations for the 5,630 Israelis quarantined due to exposure to the coronavirus. Voting will continue until 10 p.m., with over 18,000 members of the security forces deployed at nation’s 10,840 polling stations. General closure on Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip to remain in place until midnight.
March 2, 2020

Turkey shoots down two Syrian fighter jets over Idlib

Turkey announces war on pro-Assad coalition in Syria

Turkey’s military shot down two Syrian government fighter jets over northwest Idlib, hours after forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad brought down a Turkish drone over the region. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Turkey’s defence ministry said its forces struck two SU-24 aircraft in response to the downing of the drone. Syria’s SANA news agency confirmed the aircraft were hit over northwestern Idlib province, but said no one was hurt in the attack. The pilots used parachutes and landed safely, it added. The shootdowns came as Turkey announced a full-scale military operation dubbed “Spring Shield” against Syrian targets. The Syrian military’s Al-Nayrab airport, on the outskirts of Aleppo city, was hit by air attacks “making it out of service”, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency cited “local sources” as saying.
March 1, 2020

US and Taliban sign historic agreement

3 killed, 11 injured in east Afghanistan blast as Taliban ‘resumes ops’ against Kabul forces

After a week-long “reduction in violence,” the US and Taliban signed a historic agreement Saturday which sets into motion the potential of a full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and could pave the way to ending America’s longest-fought war. The agreement was signed in Doha, Qatar, by US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad — the chief US negotiator in the talks with the Taliban — and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar — the Taliban’s chief negotiator. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo witnessed the signing. Meanwhile, Three people were killed and 11 injured in a blast in east Afghanistan, AFP said on Monday, citing police. The report came as the Taliban said they were resuming offensive operations against Afghan security forces. “The reduction in violence… has ended now and our operations will continue as normal,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the news agency. “As per the [US-Taliban] agreement, our mujahideen will not attack foreign forces but our operations will continue against the Kabul administration forces.”
March 2, 2020

  Thousands Rally in Moscow Against Putin’s Plans to Revamp Political Power in Russia

Thousands of people attended a rally in the Russian capital to commemorate a slain opposition leader in a rebuke to what they see as Vladimir Putin’s plans to stay in power once his final term as president expires. Saturday’s march was the biggest opposition gathering since Mr. Putin’s announced proposals to dilute the power of the president and boost the role of the State Council, a supervisory body that he already heads.
Feb. 29, 2020

Migrant Shot Dead by Greek Police as Border Clashes Grow- Video

Greek border police have shot dead a Syrian migrant attempting to reach Europe as clashes grow following Turkey’s announcement that the border was “open.” The Greek border is being besieged by thousands of migrants convinced they can reach EU welfare havens following Ankara’s decision to stand down. Following clashes that saw migrants pelt police with rocks and other objects, one victim was shot through the mouth and died at the scene. “This is the first reported death among immigrants trying to cross the border from Turkey to Greece,” tweeted journalist Jenan Moussa. “A Syrian man is shot dead by Greek border guards.”
March 2, 2020

North Korea ‘fires two missiles in first test of the year’

North Korea has launched two unidentified projectiles, South Korea’s military says, in its first apparent weapons test of the year. The projectiles were launched from the North’s east coast towards the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said they were “believed to be short-range ballistic missiles”. Last May saw the first missile tests after an 18-month freeze. As the year progressed, many more followed. North Korea, which has historically stepped up missile testing in the spring, carried out its last test in November. Monday’s test comes just days after South Korea and the US announced they were postponing the annual joint drills that anger the North, amid concern over the coronavirus.
March 2, 2020

Wall Street Journal Declares That The COVID-19 Coronavirus Will Likely Cause Major Crashes In Stocks

Companies have endured financial meltdowns, civil wars and natural disasters. But nothing in modern memory has dented both demand and supply so quickly for so many industries as the coronavirus. The virus, which has infected more than 85,000 people, has quickly spread through Asia and Europe, disrupted global travel and hobbled supply chains that churn out everything from smartphones to pharmaceuticals. In days, it went from pockets of woe to the top concern of chief executives world-wide. Conferences are getting canceled, from the Geneva International Motor Show to Facebook Inc.’s F8 developer gathering in California. Disneyland Tokyo is closed. Auto suppliers are warning of parts shortages. Generic drug manufacturers are paying 50% more for some raw materials. The widespread nature of the epidemic and related uncertainty will put a hold on large corporate investments, mergers and hiring, said Stanford University economist Nicholas Bloom, who has researched the impact of uncertainty on business cycles.
March 1, 2020

AOC invokes her faith and Jesus Christ in screed saying religious freedom is used for ‘discrimination’ and ‘bigotry’ against LGBT people

Any religious person whose faith does not align with “progressive” orthodoxy on matters like human sexuality, marriage, or basic human biology has probably heard at some point or another that their beliefs are actually bigoted and that their faith is merely subterfuge for that kind of animus. Well, they would have heard something similar if they tuned into a House Oversight Hearing on religious freedom this week. At the hearing, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) invoked her personal faith, claiming that Jesus Christ would be maligned in Congress, and accused traditional believers of using religious freedom to defend “bigotry and discrimination.” The hearing, “The Administration’s Religious Liberty Assault on LGBTQ Rights,” was designed to “examine the Administration’s actions to erode LGBTQ rights in multiple areas, including healthcare, employment, adoption, and foster care.” “I’m experiencing this hearing and I’m struggling whether I respond or launch into this question as a legislator or from the perspective of a woman of faith,” Ocasio-Cortez began.
Feb. 28, 2020

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  Coronavirus strategy faces new scrutiny after second US death

‘STOP BUYING MASKS’: Health officials beg Americans to stop panic-shopping

Nearly all of Canada’s most recent COVID-19 cases have links to travel from Iran

Coronavirus spreads to Ecuador and the Republic of Ireland

The White House coronavirus task force is expressing “great concern” there will be more person-to-person transmissions of the disease after two deaths on American soil — a message that strongly contrasts with President Donald Trump’s earlier rosy forecasts about the situation. Top administration officials are also going out of their way to show they are ramping up to counter the widening threat as new cases spring up from coast to coast. Trump, for instance, says he plans to meet leaders from the pharmaceutical industry at the White House on Monday to discuss the search for a vaccine. “Progress being made!” the President tweeted. Vice President Mike Pence, who is heading the task force, plans a late afternoon televised briefing.
March 2, 2020

February 6, 2020 – Turtles found dead every week in Vitoria, Brazil. Link

February 6, 2020 – Turtles found dead every week in Vitoria, Brazil. Link

February 10, 2020- 150 dead dolphins wash up this year in Krasnodar, Russia. Link

February 10, 2020- Mass die off of fish wash up in a lake in Northern Grampians Shire, Australia. Link

February 12, 2020- Dead whales wash ashore in Moruga, Trinidad and Tobago. Link

Feb. 15, 2020-  Half a million mussels found dead on New Zealand beach Link

February 15, 2020- Almost 40 tons of fish die in a river in Dong Thap, Vietnam. Link

February 16, 2020- Thousands of dead fish wash up on beaches, ‘a mystery’ in Fuengirola, Spain. Link

February 16, 2020- Thousands of dead fish wash up on a beach in Algeciras, Spain. Link

February 18, 2020- Thousands of dead shrimp wash up on beach in Aguilas, Spain. Link

Feb. 21, 2020- More than 100 wild animals in China died from poisoning in a mass die-off seemingly triggered by coronavirus disinfectant Link 

Feb. 24, 2020- Over 60,000 hens and ducks dead due to bird flu outbreak, Bulgaria. Link 

February 24, 2020- Thousands of dead fish due to drought, an ‘ecological disaster’ in Metztitlan, Mexico. Link

February 25, 2020 – Dozens of dead birds again found in North Wales. Link

February 25, 2020- Dead turtles found washed up in Northern Taiwan. Link

February 26, 2020- Hundreds of thousands of poultry killed due to avian flu in Vietnam. Link

February 26, 2020- Over 100 dead birds found along road in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, America. Link

February 26, 2020- Almost 700 dead dolphins washed up this year along coast of France. Link

February 27, 2020- Ten tons of fish dead in Lake Maninjau, Indonesia. Link

February 27, 2020- Hundreds of dead fish, ‘a mystery’ in North Maluku, Indonesia. Link

February 28, 2020- Three thousand pigs dead due to swine fever in Indonesia. Link

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  Sanders may move US Embassy out of Jerusalem, calls Netanyahu ‘reactionary racist’

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem is “something we would take into consideration,” if he is elected president. Sanders, currently the front-runner in the early going of the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, was responding to a question on the matter at a debate among the candidates which took place in Charleston, South Carolina, ahead of a primary scheduled for Saturday in that state. “I’m very proud of being Jewish. I actually lived in Israel for some months. But what I happen to believe is that right now, sadly, tragically, in Israel, through Bibi Netanyahu, you have a reactionary racist who is now running that country,” Sanders charged.
Feb. 26, 2020

Deal of the Century’ takes off, Israeli-US mapping team tours Samaria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, and the Israeli-American mapping team toured the Ariel area in Samaria on Monday, a preparatory stage toward implementation of President Donald Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ peace plan. The Israeli-American team is mapping Judea and Samaria ahead of the application of Israeli sovereignty in parts of the region, as stipulated by the U.S. president’s peace plan.
Feb. 25, 2020

Iraqi security forces kill protester in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces killed at least one protester in Baghdad on Tuesday and wounded 24 others, police sources told Reuters. The death was due to birdshot fired from a hunting rifle, the sources said, adding that five of the injuries also resulted from birdshot. The remaining injuries were tear gas-related. At least 23 members of the security forces were also injured, the sources said. 
Feb. 26, 2020

Haiti capital’s streets blocked as protests spread

Anti-government protesters barricaded key streets in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday. The blockades came a day after police demanding better working conditions attacked the army headquarters in the city. The government of President Jovenel Moïse called the attack “a coup attempt” and the armed forces spoke of a “war situation”. At least two people died in Sunday’s clashes. On Monday, protesters scattered bricks, burning tyres and overturned ice-cream carts on the streets leading to the home of President Moïse, whose resignation they demand.
Feb 26, 2020

Delhi riots: City tense after Hindu-Muslim clashes leave 23 dead

Delhi remains on edge after a third consecutive night of rioting, with reports of Muslim homes and shops being targeted by violent mobs. Twenty-three people have been killed so far in the deadliest violence the Indian capital has seen in decades. The clashes first broke out on Sunday between protesters for and against a controversial citizenship law. But they have since taken on communal overtones, with reports of many Muslims being attacked. Photographs, videos and accounts on social media paint a chilling image of the last few days – of mostly Hindu mobs beating unarmed men, including journalists; of groups of men with sticks, iron rods and stones wandering the streets; and of Hindus and Muslims facing off.
Feb 26, 2020

    ‘I want to be brave like you’: 9-year-old asks Pete Buttigieg to help him tell the world he’s gay

Pete Buttigieg shared an emotional moment with a young supporter in Denver on Saturday night. “Thank you for being so brave,” the boy, later identified as 9-year-old Zachary Ro, wrote in a question submitted via fishbowl during the presidential hopeful’s Saturday rally, “Would you help me tell the world I’m gay, too? I want to be brave like you.” Zachary, who attended the rally with his parents, joined the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor on stage. He presented Buttigieg with a bracelet, which the Democratic hopeful put on. “I don’t think you need a lot of advice for me on bravery. You seem pretty strong to me,” Buttigieg, who is gay, told Zachary. “It took me a long time to figure out how to tell even my best friend that I was gay, let alone to go out there and tell the world and to see you willing to come to terms with who you are in a room full of 1,000 people, thousands of people you’ve never met that’s, that’s really something.”
Feb. 23, 2020

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Scramble to contain coronavirus as infections spread in Europe

Pentagon says may need additional funding to deal with coronavirus

Limbaugh: Hyping of coronavirus part of effort ‘to bring down Donald Trump’

Coronavirus cases spread in Europe and beyond Wednesday, with Latin America confirming its first patient as the world scrambled to contain the deadly epidemic that has killed thousands worldwide. New cases have emerged across Europe, many linked to the continent’s coronavirus hotspot in northern Italy, amid warnings from health experts to rein in hysteria as the virus continued its march beyond China’s borders. The novel coronavirus has killed over 2,700 people and infected more than 80,000 in 34 countries, although the vast majority of cases remain in China, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). But the WHO said Wednesday more new cases were now being recorded outside China than inside the country, where the deadly virus first emerged in late December.
Feb. 26, 2020

  Emergency declared in Indonesia’s West Java as widespread floods and landslides displace 10,000

Widespread flooding and landslides due to constant rains forced roughly 10 000 people to flee their home in West Java, Indonesia, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The calamities resulted in thousands of homes submerged, ruined establishments, and ravaged rice fields, prompting a declaration of emergency for 14 days. According to BNPB spokesman Agus Wibowo, more than 800 ha (1 977 acres) of rice fields were inundated. Moreover, four establishments were totally destroyed — three school buildings and one mosque. Floods have affected around 47 670 individuals. Wibowo added that evacuations were being carried out, and almost 10 000 people were displaced due to landslides.
Feb. 26, 2020

Severe thunderstorm and worst hailstorm since 2010 wreak havoc across Perth, Australia

Ferocious thunderstorm with damaging winds up to 126 km/h (78 mph) and hailstones the size of tennis balls — about 6 cm (2 inches) in diameter — lashed Perth, Australia on February 25, 2020, wreaking havoc across the city and causing chaos during peak-hour traffic. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecasts another bout of intense storms and more showers for the region in the following days, with severe warnings in place for the city’s southern suburbs. Powerful winds broke through roofs, sending rain and tree branches inside establishments. Uprooted trees also collapsed on top of cars, but no serious injuries were reported. Wind gusts up to 126 km/h (78 mph) were recorded at Kalannie and 106 km/h (66 mph) at Latham.
Feb. 26, 2020

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  Islamic Jihad breaches cease-fire hours after announcing it

The Islamic Jihad terror group in the Gaza Strip announced a unilateral cease-fire on Monday, calling for a halt after two days of intense fighting with Israel, just a week before the country’s national elections. In a short statement, the Iranian proxy said it had completed its “retaliation” for the killing of three of its members. But it vowed to respond to any further Israeli “aggression.” But just hours after the announcement, at least two rockets were fired out of Gaza, raising the prospect of renewed fighting. Previously, Israeli aircraft pounded dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip, while Islamic Jihad militants bombarded southern Israel with heavy rocket fire before the cease-fire announcement Monday evening. Israel also expanded its retaliation to Syria, where some of the Iranian-backed group’s leaders are based, killing two more Islamic Jihad terrorists. There were no reports of civilian casualties on either side.
Feb. 25, 2020

Netanyahu Heads to Abraham’s Tomb to Ask God for Israel’s Salvation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Cave of the Patriarchs on Sunday with his wife, Sara, and several of his ministers. They took the opportunity to recite Psalms and to pray for the sake of the State of Israel. Netanyahu was accompanied by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely, and Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev. Led by Rabbi Hillel Horowitz, the head of the regional council of Hebron, the politicians recited Psalms 121, Psalms 130 (as seen in the video), and recited the Prayer for the Welfare of the State of Israel.
Feb. 25, 2020

   Pentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles for Using AI in War

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield. The new principles call for people to “exercise appropriate levels of judgment and care” when deploying and using AI systems, such as those that scan aerial imagery to look for targets. They also say decisions made by automated systems should be “traceable” and “governable,” which means “there has to be a way to disengage or deactivate” them if they are demonstrating unintended behavior, said Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. An existing 2012 military directive requires humans to be in control of automated weapons but doesn’t address broader uses of AI.
Feb. 24, 2020

   ‘Onward’ introduces the first LGBTQ character in Disney animation history

It’s been a long wait, but a Disney heroine finally has a girlfriend… and it’s not Elsa. Months after The Rise of Skywalker featured the first same-sex kiss in the Star Wars galaxy, the new animated film Onward introduces the first self-identified lesbian character into the Disney-Pixar universe. Her name is Officer Specter, and she’s a Cyclops cop voiced by openly gay screenwriter and actress Lena Waithe. While Specter’s inclusion in Onward is a major first for Disney, it’s treated almost matter-of-factly in the movie itself, which the filmmakers say is by design. “It just kind of happened,” Onward producer Kori Rae tells Yahoo Entertainment. “The scene, when we wrote it, was kind of fitting and it opens up the world a little bit, and that’s what we wanted.” Adds director Dan Scanlon, “It’s a modern fantasy world and we want to represent the modern world.”
Feb. 21, 2020

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     COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak, Cases, Deaths, & Recovered

Recovered Coronavirus Patients Who Have Traces of COVID-19 in Their Bodies Could Infect Others, Doctor Warns

The charts at the link above are updated after the close of the day in GMT+0. Latest data is provisional, pending delayed reporting and adjustments from China’s NHC. 

Feb. 15, 2020-  Half a million mussels found dead on New Zealand beach

Feb. 21, 2020-   More than 100 wild animals in China died from poisoning in a mass die-off seemingly triggered by coronavirus disinfectant

 Large explosion at Popocatepetl volcano, ash to 7.9 km (26 000 feet) a.s.l., Mexico

A large explosion took place at Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano at around 06:20 UTC on February 25, 2020. According to the Washington VAAC, volcanic ash is rising up to 7.9 km (26 000 feet) above sea level. At 11:13 UTC, the volcanic ash cloud was 130 km (80 miles) E of the summit. New emissions after 06:20 UTC were registered moving NE, with the farthest 185 km (115 miles) away and new volcanic ash emission around 46 km (29 miles) from the summit. The farthest emissions are expected to dissipate over the next 6 hours.
Feb. 25, 2020

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Over 50 rockets fired towards Israel on Monday

The hostilities began on Sunday when Israel killed a PIJ terrorist who planted an explosive device and prevented Palestinians from retrieving his body. Israel then came under an intense barrage of 26 rockets, 13 of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. On Sunday night Israel carried out retaliatory airstrikes against PIJ targets in Syria and throughout the Gaza Strip following earlier rocket fire, killing at least six terror operatives. The IDF struck dozens of targets belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Monday as the group fired over 50 rockets during several large barrages from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel in second day of violence with the Iranian-backed terror group.
Feb. 24, 2020

UN envoy says violence continues in West Bank

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov on Monday said violence has continued in the West Bank, as seven Palestinians, including one child, were recently killed by Israeli Security Forces (ISF) and another 206 were injured in various incidents. And 16 Israeli security personnel and seven civilians were injured by Palestinians, Mladenov said while briefing the Security Council at a meeting on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. “On Feb. 5, a Palestinian teenager was killed by ISF after he reportedly threw a Molotov cocktail during clashes in Hebron,” he said. “The following day, a Palestinian man was shot during clashes in Jenin, while in a separate incident, a Palestinian Authority policeman died after reportedly being hit by a live bullet while he was inside a police station.” Mladenov reiterated that violence against civilians, and particularly against children, is unacceptable, and must be condemned by all.
Feb. 24, 2020

  Russia, Turkey plan new round of talks on Idlib, Syria

Russia and Turkey are preparing for a new round of talks on Idlib, the de-escalation zone in Syria, Russia’s foreign minister said on Monday. “Now we are preparing another series of consultations, which, we hope, will lead us to an agreement on how to ensure that this is really a de-escalation zone and that the terrorists do not rule there,” Sergey Lavrov told reporters in Moscow. “I hope that the ongoing contacts between our military and the Turkish military, with the participation of diplomats and security services, will end positively, and we will be able to make sure that terrorists do not take over this part of Syria, as, in fact, they should not take over anywhere else,” he said. Syria has been mired in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests.
Feb. 24, 2020

  Millions of Chinese Firms Face Collapse If Banks Don’t Act

With much of China’s economy still idled as authorities try to contain an epidemic that has infected more than 75,000 people, millions of companies across the country are in a race against the clock to stay afloat. A survey of small- and medium-sized Chinese companies conducted this month showed that a third of respondents only had enough cash to cover fixed expenses for a month, with another third running out within two months. Only 30% of such firms have managed to resume operations due to a complicated local government approval procedure as well as a lack of employees and financing, a government official
Feb. 23, 2020

   Hindu extremists attack 70 Christians traveling home from conference on praying for peace in India

Hindu extremists brutally attacked a group of about 70 Christians, including children, as they traveled home from a national congress focused on praying for peace in India amid escalating persecution. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, three men on motorcycles attacked Christians traveling home from the Third National Congress of the Synod of Pentecostal Churches in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Feb 5. The men verbally threatened the passengers before smashing the windshields of the vehicles, causing injury to the driver and passengers, which included women, children and the elderly. Pastor Paul Raj, one of the passengers, immediately called the police, who arrived at the scene a short time later. A First Information Report, which is necessary to start an investigation, has been registered against the perpetrators and investigations have been initiated. Local sources report that the attack is believed to have been perpetrated by religious extremists who were aware of the national congress and planned the ambush on the Christians.
Feb. 21, 2020

  Presbyterian church burned down by arsonists in civil war-ridden Cameroon

A week after defense forces were accused of killing at least 32 people, including a pregnant woman and 14 children, in Cameroon’s civil war-ridden English-speaking region, a Presbyterian church was burned to ashes. “We outrightly condemn the killing of children, women and the entire household in Ngarbuh – Ntumbaw. We equally denounce the ungodly act of burning a PCC house of worship at Mbufung – Bali,” the Rt. Rev. Fonki Samuel Forba, moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, said in a statement, according to Cameroon-Info.Net. A video of some church ministers weeping at the scene of the incident went viral in the country. The arson attack took place Monday.
Feb. 24, 2020

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   Coronavirus Outbreak Just Took Some Bizarre New Turns

Trump furious Americans infected with coronavirus flew back to US without his permission: report

Agendas Accompanying the Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronavirus pandemic exploding across the globe: South Korea surpasses 600 infections, Italy declares national emergency, Japan infections skyrocketing, nearly 2,000 non-China infections worldwide and doubling every few days

CDC Confirms 53 Cases of Coronavirus in the US

“We are at a turning point in the Covid-19 epidemic,” said Lawrence Gostin, a global health law professor at Georgetown University. “We must prepare for the foreseeable possibility, even probability, that Covid-19 may soon become a pandemic affecting countries on virtually all continents.” 
Feb. 24, 2020

Bulgaria confirms two more bird flu outbreaks

Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) on Monday afternoon confirmed two more outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu in a week. The virus was confirmed in farms for laying hens and ducks in the villages of Trilistnik and Padarsko respectively, only 15 km southwest and 12 km northwest of the town of Rakovski where the previous case was confirmed last Monday, the agency said in a statement on its website. All measures would be taken to eradicate the outbreaks. In particular, 55,437 laying hens and 11,600 ducks in the farms would be culled, the statement said.
Feb. 24, 2020

Earthquake kills at least 9 in Turkey, injures many in Iran

At least nine people including three children are dead in eastern Turkey after an earthquake with its epicentre in neighbouring Iran. At least 37 people were injured after houses collapsed, Turkey’s interior minister said. The magnitude-5.7 quake centred on the Iranian border village of Habash-e Olya. At least 75 were injured and houses damaged in 43 villages in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province. The quake struck at 09:23 (05:53 GMT) in Iran and had a 6km (3.7 miles) depth.
Feb. 23, 2020

Tropical Cyclone “Esther” hits northern Australia, another storm intensifies off WA coast

Tropical Cyclone “Esther” made landfall near the border of Northern Territory and Queensland as a Category 1 system on Monday, February 24, 2020. The storm had sustained winds near the core of 60 km/h (37 mph) with gusts to 95 km/h (59 mph), moving west at 14 km/h (9 mph). According to a bulletin issued by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) at 09:28 UTC, the storm has now weakened into a tropical low while another tropical cyclone was seen strengthening off the coast of Western Australia.
Feb. 24, 2020

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