GPA Project Headlines September 1-7, 2020

TOP HEADLINES

• Renters in U.S. cannot be evicted through the end of the year due to coronavirus, CDC order states
• US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, aide
• UN warns first coronavirus-induced famines to hit countries soon
• Putin ready to take joint efforts with China on ensuring global stability
• Bank of England Governor wants to ensure stablecoins don’t lead to return of wild-west
• Chinese region plans digital yuan cross border use
• 'US embassy coordinating assassinations of Iraqi activists'
• US is world's top telecom spy while bluffing with 'China threat': FM
• Unsustainable US debt level a cause for concern
• China may ditch US Treasuries as decoupling risk looms: Global Times
• Eight Russian jets scramble to intercept three US bombers over Black Sea

GLOBAL

Russia – Nord Stream 2 vs. Poisoning of Alexei Navalny

USA’s Plans for a Global Conflict

The 2020 Election: Bourgeois Democracy Meets Global Governance

Is the UN Preparing for the “Second Covid Lockdown”? Oppressive Measures Worldwide, Obedience and Acceptance…

Video: Covid-Gate, The Political Virus

UN Forced to Admit Gates-funded Vaccine Is Causing Polio Outbreak in Africa

Navalny Poisoning – The Real Target Is Russian-German Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

German Politicians Want to Stop Nord Stream 2 Due to Assassination Attempt of Russian Opposition Leader

World food prices reach highest level since February

UN warns first coronavirus-induced famines to hit countries soon

Time to Vote: Will WHO Cannabis Recommendations Be Accepted?

More Australians back legalizing cannabis and 57 per cent support pill testing, national survey shows

Police hunt for man in Birmingham after stabbings leave one dead, seven injured

We are Entering into a War Period – Catherine Austin Fitts

Assange's legal fight to avoid U.S. espionage trial resumes in London

Tech

Technology growing increasingly fast in modern world, says Putin

MIT researchers develop double-barreled syringe for subcutaneous biologics injections

Iran Inaugurates Plant to Produce Insulin Pen

China builds over 480,000 5G base stations with over 100m terminals

World-Wide AI Spending Expected to Double in Next Four Years

Coca Cola bottling co invests in digital asset payments for vending machines

Japan’s SBI plans blockchain digital stock exchange in Osaka

U.S. court: Mass surveillance program exposed by Snowden was illegal

Russian government to allocate $163.4 mln to support small IT companies

Government of Bermuda Pilots Stimulus Token in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

NTT Data to trial COVID-19 blockchain health certificates

Korea’s Internet Security Agency readies blockchain identity app for employees

Coinplug, HP Retail launch blockchain decentralized identity app to access unmanned stores in Korea

US Navy eyes permanent solution for post-pandemic collaboration tools

U.S. Seeks to Expand Biometric Data It Collects From Immigrants

National Guard cyber exercise to increase focus on information operations

AMERGINT buys space-based optics business following UTC-Raytheon merger

Amazon Gets U.S. Approval for Drone Fleet, a Package-Delivery Milestone

U.S. Justice Department's Google lawsuit expected in weeks ahead: sources

Facebook Still Banning Purported “Fake Sites” To Support US Fake Stories

Bio-News

First batch of COVID-19 vaccine arrives in three Moscow clinics

Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine effective against any dose of the virus, says developer

Scientists publish results of first two phases of Sputnik V clinical trials

China's top respiratory disease specialist Zhong Nanshan selected as a member of a panel appointed by WHO

Trump Administration Asks States to Be Ready for Vaccine by November

Moldovan leader plans to be vaccinated against coronavirus during trip to Russia

Post-registration phase of coronavirus vaccination to begin in Moscow on September 5-7

Russia ready to provide all data on its coronavirus vaccine to WHO

FiercePharmaPolitics—FDA would consider COVID-19 vaccines before phase 3 trials finish, commissioner says

Former FDA Commissioner Questions Hahn’s COVID-19 Vaccine Fast-Track Statement

LDPR leader among world’s first persons injected with COVID-19 vaccine

Third COVID vaccine candidate starts phase 3 trial in US

After another Kevzara fail in COVID-19, Sanofi and Regeneron shift their attention elsewhere

IL-6 Inhibitor Kevzara Flops in Second Phase III COVID-19 Study

First day back to school in the new reality of coronavirus

Planning to quit, U.S. says it will not pay what it owes WHO this year

Chinese vaccine firms show COVID-19 candidates at Beijing tradeshow

Chinese partners may begin making Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in November

What is CRISPR? The gene-editing technology carries much promise – and peril – amid pandemic

USA

US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, aide

Revealed: Pompeo asked aides to find a way to push through weapons sale

Crash involving US armored vehicle kills four in South Korea

US does not have proof of Navalny’s poisoning, says Trump

US-China tensions: Korean war was a miscalculation. It could happen again with Taiwan

China-India border tension: US ready to help resolve dispute, Trump says

Lawmakers Tackle Spending Deadline, Look to Revive Coronavirus Aid Talks

President Trump calls on CNN to fire host Chris Cuomo following ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ segment

Blowout! Pelosi says salon owes her an apology for ‘setting me up’

Suspect in Portland shooting killed by police during arrest

Portland mayor to leave home targeted by protesters

Trump's threat to defund cities 'unconstitutional,' mayors say

Defying critics, U.S. security chief pushes Trump's law-and-order message

Portland police make over 50 arrests, use tear gas as protesters throw fire bombs

Rival groups square off at Kentucky Derby, Rochester police use tear gas

Portland police arrest 27 as U.S. city nears 100 days of protests

Dem Marxist Plans, Evil Revealed Everywhere, No Stimulus Deal

Judgment is Coming for America – Michael Snyder

Trump blasts media, Democrats over report he disparaged U.S. troops

Trump’s cards ‘limited’ in trade conflict

Several boats sink at Trump parade on Texas lake

National Guard rescues dozens trapped by California wildfire

US Navy searching Arabian Sea for missing sailor

Hurricane Laura death toll in Louisiana rises to 25

'Fire on all sides': California wildfires prompt evacuations

California governor declares state of emergency in five counties due to fire

Bill to decriminalize marijuana at federal level up for House vote next month

Pennsylvania State Leaders Make Their Case For Legal Cannabis

Russia

Russia considers US armed forces’ actions in Estonia to be extremely dangerous

Over 40 injured in wildfires in southern Russia

Eight Russian jets scramble to intercept three US bombers over Black Sea

NATO plans to redeploy more US forces to Poland, says Russian defense minister

Russian MiG-31 jets intercept Norway’s Orion aircraft over Barents Sea third day in a row

West’s reaction to Navalny situation looks as though prepared in advance -Russian diplomat

Germany claims blogger Navalny was poisoned with Novichok class agent

Lavrov says Western allegations of no investigation of Alexey Navalny’s incident untrue

German businesses warn against imposing sanctions on Russia over Navalny’s case

Russia to open probe into possible bid to murder Navalny: Report

German lawmaker warns against hasty conclusions about Moscow’s involvement in Navalny case

German military toxicologists find poison trace in Navalny’s blood, urine, skin — report

Navalny’s tests not requested by German doctors after his transfer to Berlin, says expert

Belarusian data on alleged faked poisoning of Navalny handed over to FSB — Kremlin

Russia first treated Navalny for suspected poisoning then U-turned: doctor

Russia wants to outline ‘red lines’ for Belarus in dialogue with the US, says expert

Single currency not discussed at talks of Russian PM and Belarusian president

In Beslan, Russian Special Forces had to act spontaneously

DPR/LNR

Hedgehog, Wench-bird and Sleep-grass appear on commemorative coins by DPR Central Bank

DPR People’s Militia provides details on combine harvester explosion

DPR to work on railway link with Russia after COVID-19 related pause – Pushilin

DPR-LPR border might be opened shortly – Pushilin

Ukraine violates additional ceasefire control measures on contact line with DPR once over 24 hours – JCCC

Ukraine

KIEV CHANGED ITS VECTOR: UKRAINE DECIDED TO EXTRADITE AN AMERICAN MILITANT TO THE US

Ukraine has proved Donbass was right to separate from it

Russia’s expanded clout in Belarus dangerous for Ukraine — foreign minister

Belarus

Lukashenko says Minsk intercepted chat proving Navalny’s poisoning was utter fabrication

German politician questions credibility of accusations hurled at Russia over Navalny case

Germany dismisses Lukashenko’s claims Navalny’s poisoning was faked as untrue

Belarus state TV releases recording of Warsaw-Berlin phone call on incident with Navalny

Current developments set Belarus’ relations with Europe back by many years — top diplomat

Lukashenko appoints new KGB and Security Council chiefs

EU stance on Belarus violates principle of non-interference in domestic affairs — diplomat

Lukashenko claims turned to West because of no understanding in Russia

Neighbors of Belarus try to involve entire EU in "anti-Lukashenko platform" - top diplomat

Baltic states ban entrance to Lukashenko, 29 more Belarusian officials

Belarussian Interior Minister denies arrival of Russian forces in the country

Russian, Belarusian top diplomats to have talks in Moscow on September 2

“IT WILL BE A MASSACRE”: LUKASHENKO SAID WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF “JAILBIRDS & HANGERS-ON” COME TO POWER

LUKASHENKO WAS ADDED TO UKRAINE’S “MIROTVORETS” DATABASE

Lukashenko must be persuaded that he cannot be president, US OSCE envoy says

EU won’t blacklist Lukashenko due to German stance — Die Welt

China

US intends to force China to 'fire first shot' over Taiwan

Philippines says will not comply with US sanctions on China

Don’t be fooled by US claims of Chinese military superiority

China's defense ministry denounces Pentagon report for hyping ‘Chinese military threat theory’

Reciprocity never crosses the US' mind: Global Times editorial

All Chinese projects in Philippines to continue as planned: Ambassador

PLA capable of handling US military provocations and threats

US is world's top telecom spy while bluffing with 'China threat': FM

US attempt to create 'new order' aimed at maintaining hegemony

Pompeo wants to see China’s Confucius Institutes gone from US by end of year

US elections: Trump’s Republican heirs show China critics are here to stay

Washington should talk the talk and walk the walk: Global Times editorial

West's lies on Uygur population seek to incite ethnic hatred in Xinjiang

The Chinese researchers caught in a US academic no-man’s land

Semiconductor as natl plan a ‘counterattack’ on US

China’s yuan gains foothold in iron ore deals, could increase Chinese self-reliance, analysts say

China to implement countervailing measures against US originated n-propanol

Amid rising tensions, China likely to reduce US debt holdings

BRI thoroughfare connecting Gansu, Qinghai in NW China starts asphalt paving

Chinese factory activities record biggest rise in a decade in August

Hong Kong Just Opened its First CBD Cafe

Israel

Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis in Tel Aviv

Gantz: Thousands of IDF soldiers will go to 'red zones'

Ehud Olmert to 'Post': Israel's divisions have reached near-violent levels

Under ultra-Orthodox Pressure, Netanyahu Backs Off Coronavirus Lockdown for ‘Red’ Cities

Night curfews in 41 locales instead of lockdown of covid-19 hotbeds

National Security Council discussed closure of Temple Mount to worshipers

Liberman: The Right must rid itself of Netanyahu if it wants annexation

Yair Lapid agrees to Yesh Atid primary in 2021

Jerusalem Police Clash With anti-Netanyahu Demonstrators as Protest Enters 11th Week

Trump and Netanyahu’s Barefaced Gaslighting on the Israel-Kosovo Deal

Serbia to establish embassy in Jerusalem. Kosovo may follow

Israel to ask US for advanced weapons after F-35 jets sale to UAE: Report

Iran

Reminiscent of a bull in a china shop: Lavrov lambasts Washington’s policy on Iran

Pompeo’s ‘ticking clock’ on Iran is broken

JCPOA parties unanimously reject US as participant to deal

Iran Grants U.N. Watchdog Access to Suspected Nuclear Sites

Spokesman: Iran Not to Change Policies as Long as US Continues Economic Terrorism

Iran’s Judiciary Chief Raps US, Europe for Sheltering Terrorists

Iran: Drug Traffickers Backed by US, Europe

27 achievements of Army Air Defense Force to be unveiled

Air defense prevents entrance of enemies' drones to Iran

How to End America’s Destructive Hegemony

Middle East

US, Israel spy services blew up Beirut port: Lebanese party

Beirut blast: signs of life found under rubble a month after deadly Lebanon explosion, says rescuer

Israeli citizens indicted for planning bomb attack for Hamas

Hamas and Hizballah leaders meet in Beirut

Yemen's Ansarullah targets Saudi airport with drone

US charges three over collecting monetary aid for war-torn Yemen

Saudi-Led coalition destroys explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen's Houthis - SPA

Al-Qaeda joining Saudi-led forces in Ma'rib province: Yemeni govt.

Houthi drones target Saudi Arabia amid allegations of Qatari backing

Syria thwarts fresh Israeli missile attack on T4 airbase

Syrian Air Defenses Intercept Missiles Fired by Israeli Warplanes: Video

Russia's Lavrov Lands in Syria for Talks With Assad

'US embassy coordinating assassinations of Iraqi activists'

Iraqis march against US in Karbala carrying pictures of Soleimani +video

Iraqi parliament committee rejects direct negotiations with Turkey amid PKK operation

King Salman of Saudi Arabia called Donald Trump for permission to invade Qatar

Turkey stages military drills in north Cyprus amid tensions with Greece

ECONOMIC

Unsustainable US debt level a cause for concern

Renters in U.S. cannot be evicted through the end of the year due to coronavirus, CDC order states

U.S. Debt Is Set to Exceed Size of the Economy Next Year, a First Since World War II

Business and Personal Bankruptcy Filings in the U.S. Slowed in August

Blackstone, GIP Make Takeover Bid for Kansas City Southern

Costco Reports Another Month of Double-Digit Sales Growth In August

Pelosi, Mnuchin informally agree on stopgap bill to avoid U.S. government shutdown: ABC News

Fed Official Says Economy Faces High Uncertainty, Prominent Risks

California lets more businesses open, but for some it's too late

Deal likely to fund U.S. government to early December, Mnuchin says

IKEA's shopping centers arm buys San Francisco mall in its first US real estate deal

Permanent Economic Damage – Danielle DiMartino Booth

Fed’s Powell Says Economy Likely Will Need More Government Spending, Low Interest Rates

United Plans to Cut More Than 16,000 Staff

Ford Looks to Trim 1,400 Salaried Employees in U.S. Through Buyouts

Software Maker Security First Files for Bankruptcy

Bankrupt Intelsat Buys Gogo In-Flight Wi-Fi Business for $400 Million

Juul to Cut More Than Half of Its Workforce

Virgin Atlantic plans 1,150 more job cuts after completing rescue deal

A Practical Utopian’s Guide to the Coming Collapse

Recovering Dollar Dents Gold and Silver Prices

Silver At $140: Can It Really Happen?

CBDC/Crytpo

• The Crypto-Dollar Surge and the American Opportunity
• Sorry, Governments, We’re Entering the Era of Private Money
• Bank of England Governor wants to ensure stablecoins don’t lead to return of wild-west
• Bank of England Governor Wants Global Regulations as Stablecoins Pick Up Steam
• What will China’s central bank digital currency mean for Alipay and WeChat Pay?
• Brazil’s Central Bank may be ready for digital currency by 2022
• Analysis: Life after JP Morgan for the Quorum blockchain
• China’s sovereign digital currency plans must be globally compatible to internationalise the yuan, analysts say
• Cryptos Earned from Microtasks are Taxable: IRS
• Russian legal proposal aims to restrict cryptocurrency circulation
• Digital Bank Revolut Expands Crypto Buying and Selling Service to Australia
• CFTC Greenlights LedgerX Request to Move Beyond Digital Currency Products

Russia can join ranks of top five global economies this year, presidential aide says

China must reform financial markets to ward off US financial sanctions, think tank urges

China to overtake US as world’s top economy in 2032 despite Washington hostilities, state think tank predicts

China remains the only middle-income economy in top 30 on global innovation index

CSRC approves more businesses for foreign banks

China may ditch US Treasuries as decoupling risk looms: Global Times

China’s rare earth exports to the US could fall by a third as global demand drops 5 per cent this year amid coronavirus, analysts say

First Abu Dhabi Bank wants to restart talks to buy Bank Audi's Egypt unit, say sources

Brazil's GDP shrinks with record 9.7 pct in Q2

Australian economy faces dim outlook

ENERGY

U.S. LNG Exports Record First Year/Year Decline Since January 2016 as Pandemic Reverberates

Blackjewel Settles With Workers Over Coal Producer’s Sudden Collapse

Alabama-Based FM Coal Files for Bankruptcy

Colorado Natural-Gas Driller Ursa Piceance Files for Bankruptcy

Denbury Resources Cleared to Exit Bankruptcy

Shell's optimisation software could cut LNG fleet's carbon footprint

A Glut of Refineries Is the Oil Industry’s Next Problem

Oil Major Exxon Considers Global Job Cuts

Big Oil faces fall-out for disappointing deals

World’s Largest Oilfield Services Provider Sells U.S. Fracking Business

The U.S. Energy Storage Boom Is About To Begin

Why No One Is Buying Up Shale Assets

Russian economy’s dependence on oil and gas revenues declining gradually, says Kremlin

Germany hashes over Nord Stream 2 sanctions with US administration

Gazprom supplied 1 bln cubic meters of gas to China at prices higher than European in Q2

Two more Yamal LNG gas carriers near delivery

Kremlin describes calls to put Nord Stream 2 in mothballs over Navalny case as 'emotional'

Moscow, Minsk addressing redirection of petroleum products supplies from Lithuanian ports

The World’s Top Oil Importer Is Turning Its Back On Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports To The U.S. Slump To Lowest Level In Decades

Kuwait Looks To Ease Dependence On Saudi Arabia With New Oil Development

Saudi Aramco Slows Diversification Plans Amid Industry Downturn

Venezuela Faces The Real Possibility Oil Production Dropping To Zero

Iran Ramps Up Production At Supergiant South Pars Gas Field

Iran divesting world’s largest gas condensate refinery

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

Army to get two new ground station prototypes in 2022

Ball’s in Russia’s court on New START extension, says DoD official

US Army pursues new mid-range missile, as tactical missile upgrade hits delay

Two hypersonic weapons complete new developmental milestone

US Air Force and Raytheon Are Studying How Distributed Ledgers Could Help Command the Skies

Pentagon Affirms Microsoft Award of JEDI Cloud Computing Contract

HOW MANY “TSIRKON” MISSILES WILL BE NEEDED TO NEUTRALISE A US NAVY CARRIER STRIKE GROUP

Russia wards off spy jets as US deploys tanks near border

Russia may develop 6th-generation fighter jet under MiG-Sukhoi brand

Russia offers its newest Su-57 jet for exports

Eastern Nations Prefer Russian Weapons to US Ones

Eight Russian jets scramble to intercept three US bombers over Black Sea

Russia to equip Iraqi armored brigade

China moves toward new ‘intelligentized’ approach to warfare, says Pentagon

China may outmatch American military in missile development and shipbuilding, says US Defence Department report

China’s Shandong aircraft carrier leaves port for latest aerial drill

Chinese military expels US destroyer from territorial waters in S.China Sea

Pentagon report shows China's nuke strength key deterrence

China's two aircraft carriers in apparent simultaneous exercises for 1st time: reports

DM: Iran to Increase Range of Air-Based Cruise Missiles

Iranian Missiles Have Unique Features: Commander

Commander Terms Iran Drone Production Pole in Region

Turkey begins developing its first surface-to-surface, laser-guided missile

Ukraine and Turkey in talks to bolster industrial cooperation