Life After Coronavirus: What Major Shifts Can Energy Markets Expect After End of Pandemic? The COVID-19 outbreak has put economies around the world on hold, resulting in millions of layoffs and potentially in recessions on a scale surpassing the 2008 financial crisis in certain countries. 05.04.2020
Iran Accuses US Diplomats of Staging Coups, Arming Terrorists Amid Spat Over Slain Journalist Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of using “agents of terror” disguised as diplomats to carry out assassinations and engage in bomb plots across Europe on Thursday amid reports citing US intelligence that an Iranian hit squad was behind the death of a dissident Iranian journalist in Turkey late last year. 04.04.2020
Putin Prolongs Non-Working Period in Russia Until April 30 as Part of Russia's COVID-19 Response The Russian president made the announcement in a televised address, his second in eight days, as the government introduces additional measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. 02.04.2020
In search of a coronavirus killer: Can existing drugs really turn the tide in the Covid-19 pandemic? With confirmed cases approaching one million and no vaccine yet available, the Covid-19 virus has sparked worldwide panic — yet with the fear has come hope that existing drugs might hold a cure. 01.04.2020
Human life must trump economics in a pandemic. THIS is why China is succeeding in war on Covid-19 and US is on path to disaster By John Ross, senior fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, and former director of economic and business policy for the mayor of London. 31.03.2020
Russian Prime Minister Asks Regions to Consider Coronavirus Measures Similar to Moscow Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday suggested that the regions study the self-isolation measures against the spread of the coronavirus infection tightened in Moscow over the weekend and consider imposing similar rules. 30.03.2020
This is not a war: Coronavirus pandemic presents unique opportunity to rebuild a sense of common good By Michael Marder [ https://www. 29.03.2020
Why East beats West in the war against coronavirus Asian democracies like South Korea, Japan and India are doing a better job than Europe and the US in combating the coronavirus pandemic. 28.03.2020
US overtakes China as country with highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases - Johns Hopkins University The US has topped the list of nations with the most coronavirus cases, as the number of the infected within the country crept past 85,000 cases, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. 27.03.2020
Holiday week, financial support for Covid-19 victims & taxes for rich: Putin lays out emergency virus plan Russians will get a week of paid leave, with a boost to benefits for those most in need, while the wealthiest will have to pay more taxes. 26.03.2020
Do not panic and maintain a positive attitude. Coronavirus Installation The coronavirus pandemic affects not only the human body and the global economy, it harms the psychological health of people. 25.03.2020
China’s first locked-down province of Hubei, where coronavirus originated, to reopen on March 25 Beijing is lifting travel restrictions on Hubei Province on Wednesday, as China’s fight against Covid-19 is yielding positive results. 24.03.2020
Russian military planes with medics & supplies land in coronavirus-hit Italy Seven Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport planes carrying medical supplies and experts to help Italy battle its devastating Covid-19 crisis have landed at the Italian Air Force base Pratica di Mare. 23.03.2020
US Envoy Says Afghan Government, Taliban Discussed Prisoners Swap Via Video Conference The Afghan government and the radical Taliban* movement have discussed the exchange of prisoners in a rare video call format to pave the way for a broader peace agenda, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said. 22.03.2020
Russia Puts 34 OneWeb Satellites Into Orbit Russia has successfully put 34 UK satellites for the OneWeb project into orbit, Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of Russian space agency Roscosmos, said. 21.03.2020
Russia testing MULTIPLE prototype Covid-19 vaccines Russia’s research center of virology and biotechnology, known as the Vector Institute, is testing multiple different vaccine prototypes against the Covid-19 disease in a race to find a cure for the virus behind a global pandemic. 20.03.2020
Global markets continue free fall as US Fed rolls out THIRD emergency program in 2 days & ECB announces €750bn ‘pandemic QE’ The Federal Reserve has introduced yet another emergency measure, injecting liquidity into markets, after interventions by European, Australian, South Korean and Japanese authorities failed to halt the global economic meltdown. 19.03.2020
Russia now bans entry to ALL foreign nationals. What to expect? The emergency measure will last until May 1. 18.03.2020
US halts deployment & recalls troops from NATO’s biggest drill ‘Defender Europe 2020’ due to coronavirus threat The Pentagon has announced it will drastically reduce the “size and scope” of its participation in the NATO ‘Defender Europe 2020’ exercise, stopping just short of calling quits on the much-touted drill set to run until May. 17.03.2020
