GPA Project Headlines July 7-14,2020

GLOBAL


Russia is concerned about bubonic plague infections in China, Mongolia — ex-PM Medvedev
US biological laboratories in third countries raise suspicions — ex-PM Medvedev

For First Time Since The Great Depression, Americans Must Wait In Line For The Most Basic Essential Items
Record Temps, Long Lines, & Increasing Scarcity Will Greatly Test Americans' Patience This Summer
New York Times has double standards & serves woke mob? Bari Weiss’ shocking resignation letter only states the obvious
Bari Weiss Quits New York Times, Excoriates Paper As 'Performance Space' For Woke 
Olympics
Black lives matter - BS

WHO-"Failures to stop countries’ spiraling outbreaks mean there would be no return to normal “for the foreseeable future.”
COVID-19's "Inconsistent Nature" Confuses Us All
The Dangers Of Keeping The Schools Closed
The Compulsory wearing of masks Law is nothing to do with safety or science and everything do with cash and PR

Russia’s Vektor research center completes pre-clinical trials of anti-coronavirus vaccine
20 tons of pig feet appear on beach in S.China’s Guangdong Province
High pork price benefits hog breeders amid ASF concern, heavy rainfall
China-developed monoclonal antibody treatment targeting COVID-19 completes subject dosing in phase 1 trial
U.S. researchers identify gene in antibodies promising for COVID-19 vaccine design

Governor declares State of Emergency, authorizes 1,000 National Guard troops to Atlanta
Violent month in Portland continues with teen girl gunned down in broad daylight
Portland Rioters Surround Car and Driver Shoots His Way Out
Record Numbers of Americans Try to Buy Guns
Shot Twice in the Head and KILLED for Saying "All Lives Matter"

New U.S. CDC school reopening guidelines promised after Trump complains
US President Donald Trump signs Hong Kong Autonomy Act, and ends the city’s preferential trade status
Google faces $5 BILLION lawsuit over tracking users' activities even in ‘private’ mode

Putin says worsened ties with Ukraine not linked to Crimea’s reunification
Return to INF Treaty impossible after US withdrawal — Russian deputy foreign minister
Russian-US relations hit rock bottom, Kremlin says
Foreign spy services in Russia constantly on the prowl, notes Kremlin
Humanoid clerk helps to cut red tape in Russia

China to impose sanctions on US citizens, organizations after Trump’s executive order
5,000 semiconductor lines begin production in Xinjiang
Huawei's revenue up 13.1% in H1 amid pandemic and US crackdown
China orders more than 4 million tons of US soybeans in June: export council
China says it is not afraid of any U.S. sanctions over South China Sea


ECONOMIC

Southwest Airlines will no longer accept cash in the U.S.
Kroger Stops Giving Customers Change As Nationwide Coin Shortage Worsens
'Death Cross' strikes U.S. dollar as COVID-19 cases grow

What Will The Next COVID Stimulus Bill Look Like?
El-Erian Warns "Financial Stress From COVID Is Far From Over"
Banks Use COVID As Cover To Shutter Branches Across America
The "Biblical" Default Wave Arrives: Here Is The Avalanche Of Bankruptcies Unleashed By Coronavirus

The Dollar "Has Us By The Throat": Chinese Official Urges Gradual Decoupling Of Yuan Ahead Of "Full-Blown Escalation"
Amazon founder’s ex-wife become US’s richest woman
Bitcoin Is Going to Hit $100,000 and Will Destroy Anyone Who Gets in Its Way: Max Keiser

Banks Brace For A Historic Crash With Record Loss Provisions

China’s central bank announces recruitment for R&D of sovereign digital currency: report
China's financial watchdog warns against risks as loan defaults rise in wake of pandemic

Apex Linen, Unraveled by Covid-19, Files for Bankruptcy
Nordstrom Tells Landlords To Expect Just Half Their Rent Until January 2021
Wells CEO Is "Extremely Disappointed" With First Quarterly Loss Since 2008; Massive Dividend Cut
Higher Education Bust - Vermont College Goes On Auction Block With $3 Million Bid

Russian Gold Exports Top Natural Gas For First Time Ever
Russia managed to stave off explosion of unemployment, says Putin
Russia: Crimes involving bank cards up 500% since beginning of 2020
Study reveals 31% of bank card holders in Russia encountered fraud


ENERGY

Has Saudi Once More Made a Catastrophic Oil Blunder?
OPEC+ countries to begin to restore oil production on August 1
Egyptian oil pipeline fire injures 17

Coal-Fired Sandy Creek Power Plant in Talks on Debt Restructuring
Oil Price Crash Forces Refiners To Consolidate Or Die
Oil And Gas Drilling Set For A Multi-Decade Low In 2020

Russia’s Urals oil costs more than Brent but high demand for it weakens in July — Platts
Nord Stream 2 AG cannot start pipelaying due to possible appeal, says regulator
The Race To Complete The World’s Most Controversial Pipeline


OTHER DEVELOPMENTS


Trump: Something Big Will Happen With Venezuela & "We'll Be Very Much Involved"
21 hospitalized with injuries from fire, explosion on USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego
US Air Force Prepares to Test ‘Golden Horde’ Bomb Networking Technology
US military networks vulnerable to cyberattacks: Top commander

‘Heightened risk’ of military conflict over South China Sea, observers warn
Inciting confrontations in S.China Sea part of US ‘isolate China’ strategy
Chinese researchers develop new gene editing system

Azerbaijani general killed in armed clashes on border with Armenia
Gazprom Armenia reports damaged pipeline near border with Azerbaijan

Kremlin concerned by clashes on Azeri-Armenian border
Two terrorist drones downed near Russian base at Syria’s Hmeymim
Militants collecting data on Russian military facilities detained in Syria
Russian Northern Fleet warships strike enemy missiles in Arctic drills
Estonia delivers 2400 Soviet-made 9mm Makarov pistols to Ukraine

Eastern Libyan parliament calls for Egypt ‘to directly intervene’ in conflict

Yemeni army launches fresh retaliatory attacks on Saudi Arabia
Yemeni forces strike strategic positions in Saudi Arabia with drones, missiles

Iran general on US navy ship blaze: Tough days await America, Israel

Russia is concerned about bubonic plague infections in China, Mongolia — ex-PM Medvedev

https://tass.com/society/1177021

The authorities of the Bayannur city district of the Inner Mongolia autonomous district in northern China announced on Sunday the regime of heightened epidemiological risk after a local hospital admitted a patient with symptoms normally observed in bubonic plague patients.

MOSCOW, July 10. /TASS/. 

Russia is concerned about the incidence of bubonic plague in humans in China and Mongolia, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday during a meeting on intensifying international interaction on fighting COVID-19 and other epidemic diseases.

"Not long ago, as it is known, there were instances of people contracting bubonic plague in Mongolia, in northern China. This is our border, and it, of course, causes certain concerns," he noted. "We must think how to react to this sort of threats," added Medvedev.

The authorities of the Bayannur city district of the Inner Mongolia autonomous district in northern China announced on Sunday the regime of heightened epidemiological risk due to the potential threat of local plague outbreaks. This decision was made after a local hospital admitted a patient with symptoms normally observed in bubonic plague patients. Two confirmed cases of plague and one suspected infection in Mongolia had also been reported.

US biological laboratories in third countries raise suspicions — ex-PM Medvedev

https://tass.com/politics/1177017

Earlier, Moscow repeatedly voiced its concerns over US biological labs in Georgia and Ukraine.

MOSCOW, July 10. /TASS/

Operation of US laboratories in third countries raises suspicions, while this should not be the case, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev noted Friday. Speaking during a meeting on international cooperation on countering the COVID-19 infection and other epidemics, Medvedev noted that Russia advocates international cooperation during laboratory research.

"Unfortunately, not everyone adheres to the same position. This is not the case for a number of our colleagues, and I mean the position the United States takes when it works in laboratories deployed in certain countries that border us or are even members of the Eurasian Economic Union," the deputy chairman underscored.

"In any case, such an activity may even be beneficial, but it must raise no suspicions," Medvedev said. "Unfortunately, such suspicions arise in the modern world."


Earlier, Moscow repeatedly voiced its concerns over US biological laboratories in Georgia and Ukraine. Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich noted the lack of transparency in these enterprises, including those, which Ukrainian and Georgian authorities have only limited control over. The diplomat recalled leaks in the media, suggesting that these laboratories, under the guise of fight with infectious diseases, conduct classified experiments with highly dangerous pathogens, including plague and hemorrhagic fevers causative agents.