COVID19
Preparing for the next pandemic requires public health focused industrial policy
Every time that the world faces a major epidemic outbreak, we are reminded of how ill-prepared we are to effectively deal with the emergence of new infectious diseases. This is despite the fact that we know that another epidemic is…
Debate Over the Release of Patents on Anticovid Vaccines by Marianella Kloka
The debate on the patent release of COVID19 vaccines is open and has intensified in the context of the WHO Assembly, which is taking place these days. Marianella Kloka, from Pressenza’s Greek desk, which has been following this issue closely,…
Independent UN expert calls for Julian Assange’s release, cites prison’s COVID outbreak
Amid a COVID-19 outbreak at London’s Belmarsh prison, an independent UN expert appealed to British authorities on Tuesday to release Julian Assange or to place him under guarded house arrest during extradition proceedings to the United States. “Mr. Assange is…
Report outlines long road to post-COVID recovery for Latin America and Caribbean
Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean will be slower than the return to productivity following the subprime mortgage crisis more than a decade ago, the head of the UN’s office for the region, ECLAC, said…
Scotland joins wave of countries blocking tax haven-tied corporations from receiving Covid-19 bailouts
The Scottish Government has backed a Green Party amendment to exclude corporations registered in tax havens, or with subsidiaries or other arrangements in tax havens from receiving Covid19 bailouts. To date, Wales, France, Belgium, Denmark, Poland and Argentina have all…
Suvrat Raju: Covid19 completely undercuts the premise of nuclear deterrence
On the 23rd of May, 2020, the Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons held its Annual General Meeting online for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic. A large part of the meeting was dedicated to reflecting…
Gino Strada: The Solidarity Virus Which is Spreading Throughout Europe
“Solidarity, the new virus which I hope will infect all Europe” is what Gino Strada, founder of Emergency, said he hoped for during an interview with Diego Bianchi on the program “Propaganda Live” for the Italian TV Channel La7. “I…
Covid-19: Independent Media is Antidote to Chaos, Don’t Censor it
by Gautam Navlakha An independent media and alert citizenry should not be suppressed, abused or slighted. The Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin West in Delhi in March has emerged as the biggest viral spreader of Covid-19 and highlights the failure…
The Only Oxygen Cylinder Factory in Europe is Shut down and Macron Refuses to Nationalize It
By Jérôme Duval for Counterpunch Although no information is circulating about the stock of oxygen cylinders in France, which are very useful in these times of acute health crisis and which Italy cruelly lacks, the only factory capable of producing…
ETFO members committed to supporting students during this uncertain period
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) understands the need for a plan and process for continuous learning for students in Ontario’s public education system during the temporary situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The ongoing well-being and success of…
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