Section: US & Canada
COVID-19: New Death Reported In Russia; New Restrictions In Effect In Ukraine
The global death toll from the coronavirus is more than 27,700 with almost 600,000 infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness. Here’s a roundup of developments in RFE/RL’s broadcast countries. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Coronavirus Comes to the Kremlin
Shamil Zhumatov/ReutersAfter months of at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Desperate for Aid, Ukraine First Has to Fight Corruption
As the coronavirus attacks Ukraine’s economy, a critical $5.5 billion package from the I.M.F. is being held up over concerns about graft. …read more Source:: The New York...
‘You have warmed our hearts’
Last month, our print cover paid tribute to the victims of the Flight 752 disaster in Iran, in which the military shot down a Ukraine International Airlines jetliner carrying 57 Canadian citizens and 29 permanent residents. Your March issue is a beautiful gesture that means so much to all of us who are of Iranian heritage and living in Canada, or...
Russia Proposes Grain Export Quota in Response to Coronavirus
Russia’s Agriculture Ministry has proposed to limit grain exports for three months, it said on Friday, prompting concern among traders that the measures by the world’s largest wheat exporter could be extended. In fellow Black Sea exporter Ukraine, the economy ministry on Friday said it was monitoring wheat exports daily and would take...
Fiona Hill: Trump’s Coronavirus Talk Sounds a Lot Like Russia’s
Into an already toxic brew of political discord and hyperventilating social media, a pathogen of foreign origin arrives. To fight it, the country must unite. At the same time, the coronavirus makes us more vulnerable to manipulation, especially if at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Canada to cut number of troops in Ukraine due to COVID-19 pandemic
The soldiers will be returning to Canada as scheduled, though there was no immediate word on what quarantine restrictions the returning troops will be under, including whether they will be allowed to stay in their homes or barracks. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Canada to cut number of troops in Ukraine due to COVID-19
The Canadian Armed Forces plans to withdraw the 200 troops it currently has in Ukraine and replace them with a skeleton force next month, to hold the fort until the COVID-19 pandemic has passed. …read more Source::...
Canadian Forces cuts number of training personnel to Ukraine because of COVID-19
The Canadian Forces is scaling back its training commitment to Ukraine because of the novel coronavirus. Read More …read more Source:: Ottawa...
The Infodemic: Is COVID-19 Only Dangerous for Older People?
Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.Daily DebunkWorld Health Organization COVID-19 PosterClaim: COVID-19 is only dangerous for older people.Verdict: FalseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing 47% of all COVID-19...
