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    Germany Flies In Seasonal Farm Workers Amid Strict COVID-19 Restrictions
    Apr10

    Germany Flies In Seasonal Farm Workers Amid Strict COVID-19 Restrictions

    BERLIN (AP) — Two planes carrying Eastern European farmhands arrived Thursday in Germany as an ambitious government program to import thousands of seasonal agricultural workers got underway amid strict precautions to protect both the laborers and the country from the new coronavirus. The flights to Berlin and Duesseldorf were arranged to address...

    2020 Time Capsule #13: The Struggle is Over
    Apr10

    2020 Time Capsule #13: The Struggle is Over

    This week Donald Trump announced the departure of a press secretary who differed from all predecessors in a basic way: She didn’t do the job.In more than eight months in office, this press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, appeared frequently on Fox programs but never once held a White House briefing for reporters. Three of her predecessors in...

    How A Border Wall Fundraiser Jumped Head-First Into The International Medical Supply Game
    Apr10

    How A Border Wall Fundraiser Jumped Head-First Into The International Medical Supply Game

    On March 3, Brian Kolfage tried to reach the U.S. government — through Instagram. The triple-amputee Air Force veteran, who’s best known for running the crowd-funded border wall project “We Build The Wall,” had found a new line of work: Medical supply middleman. Before the sudden change, Kolfage had spent tens of millions of dollars...

    Fauci: Uncertain That Warm Weather Will Limit Coronavirus Threat
    Apr09

    Fauci: Uncertain That Warm Weather Will Limit Coronavirus Threat

    The top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Thursday it is uncertain whether the threat of the coronavirus sweeping the world will fade as the weather turns warmer in the Northern Hemisphere in the coming weeks.Fauci told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that with other infections like influenza, when the weather...

    Russian Trolls Hype Coronavirus and Giuliani Conspiracies
    Apr09

    Russian Trolls Hype Coronavirus and Giuliani Conspiracies

    Suspected Russian government trolls are trying to pin the COVID-19 pandemic on the Pentagon; hyping Rudy Giuliani’s conspiracy theories about collusion between Democrats and Ukraine; and trying to meddle in European elections, an investigation by The Daily Beast reveals.Working with researchers from the disinformation-tracking firm...

    Germany Flies in Seasonal Farm Workers to Help Agriculture Sector Hit by Coronavirus Travel Bans
    Apr09

    Germany Flies in Seasonal Farm Workers to Help Agriculture Sector Hit by Coronavirus Travel Bans

    (BERLIN) — Two planeloads of Eastern European farmhands arrived Thursday in Berlin and Duesseldorf amid strict precautions to protect the country from the new coronavirus, as an ambitious German program to import thousands of seasonal agricultural workers got underway. Seasonal workers had been caught up in the country’s ban on travel after...

    Germany Flies in Seasonal Farm Workers Amid Virus Measures
    Apr09

    Germany Flies in Seasonal Farm Workers Amid Virus Measures

    Two planeloads of Eastern European farmhands arrived Thursday in Berlin and Duesseldorf amid strict precautions to protect the country from the new coronavirus, as an ambitious German program to import thousands of seasonal agricultural workers got underway.Seasonal workers had been caught up in the country’s ban on travel after the...

    Germany flies in seasonal farm workers amid virus measures
    Apr09

    Germany flies in seasonal farm workers amid virus measures

    BERLIN (AP) — Two planeloads of Eastern European farmhands arrived Thursday in Berlin and Duesseldorf amid strict precautions to protect the country from the new coronavirus, as an ambitious German program to import thousands of seasonal agricultural workers got underway. Seasonal workers had been caught up in the country’s ban on travel...

    On The Front Line In Ukraine, Soldiers Brace To Fight A Silent, Deadly Enemy
    Apr09

    On The Front Line In Ukraine, Soldiers Brace To Fight A Silent, Deadly Enemy

    Fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed militants has raged on, despite a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus and Western calls for a “global cease-fire” during the pandemic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Saudi-Led Coalition Adopts Coronavirus Cease-Fire in Yemen
    Apr09

    Saudi-Led Coalition Adopts Coronavirus Cease-Fire in Yemen

    The Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen for five years declared a two-week cease-fire starting Thursday in response to United Nations calls for peace as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic.After making his appeal last month, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reported last week that parties to conflicts...