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European tourism losing €1 BILLION a month as holiday makers stay home due to coronavirus Fears over the spread of Covid-19 are rising across Europe, threatening its tourism industry. Data shows the sector has already taken a serious hit and could be hurt even more. According to EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, tourism is one of the sectors likely to be hit hardest financially as the coronavirus continues to spread. The sector is already losing €1 billion ($1.11 billion) a month because of the disease, he said. The European Travel Commission has announced that 10 percent of European GDP is derived from tourism while in some EU member states, including Spain and Italy, that figure is as much as 14 percent. A...

‘Greta Thunberg is a nice girl, but she’s spewing unjustified panic’ – ‘anti-Greta’ Naomi Seibt to RT The media have invented the ‘anti-Greta’ label to portray her as an “evil Right antichrist,” but it only attracted more people to her ideas, Naomi Seibt, who says the human effect on climate change is vastly exaggerated, told RT. Seibt calls herself a “climate realist” and bluntly rejects the term “climate change denier,” which is another label, used to describe her and her supporters by the opposing side. It implies that “we’re just selfish and ignorant,” but it’s not the case, she pointed out. “We’re about being scientific sceptics and looking into more sensible ways to improve the environment to be more in line with our values when it comes to inte...

Man’s sick friend: First reported case of human-to-animal transmission suggests people may infect dogs with Covid-19 You’ve heard of animal-to-human coronavirus transmission, but how about the other way around? In a world first, a case has been reported of a dog possibly infected with coronavirus – who seems to have contracted it from its owner. Initial reports of a possible canine case of coronavirus began to emerge from Hong Kong last week, and at that point it was announced that the dog in question would be quarantined for a fortnight. Swab tests from the pet’s oral and nasal cavities were tested and turned up a “weak positive” for coronavirus. Thankfully, almost a week after first testing positive, the dog is reported as not yet having any symptom...

California reports 1st coronavirus death, putting US total at 11 The first death from the COVID-19 coronavirus has been reported in California, upping the death toll in the US to 11. The victim was an elderly person who got exposed to the virus on a cruise ship. Health officials in Placer County, northeast of the state capital of Sacramento, said the victim was the second person in the county to test positive for the virus, and had other health problems that contributed to the death. “While most cases of COVID-19 exhibit mild or moderate symptoms, this tragic death underscores the urgent need for us to take extra steps to protect residents who are particularly vulnerable to developing more serious illness, including elderly persons and those with unde...

Maine called for Biden after close battle with Sanders Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has come out on top in Maine’s primary, having been declared the winner more than 12 hours after polls closed. He narrowly edged out the expected victor Bernie Sanders. The two candidates were neck-and-neck as votes were counted overnight, with Biden finally pulling far enough ahead (with 94 percent of precincts reporting) for the AP to declare him the winner on Wednesday afternoon. The former vice president netted 34.1 percent of votes, putting him less than one whole point ahead of second-place finisher Sanders. The Vermont senator had been expected to win the state, a close neighbor of his home base. BREAKING: Joe Biden wins the Democratic ...

WATCH: Fistfight breaks out in Turkish parliament after lawmaker lashes out at Erdogan over Idlib soldier deaths Turkey’s parliament descended into a chaotic fistfight after an opposition lawmaker accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of disrespecting Turkish soldiers killed recently in Idlib, Syria. During a closed session about the country’s operations in Idlib, opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) member Engin Ozkoc said Erdogan disrespected the dead troops and had also acted irresponsibly by sending them into conflict without air cover.  The accusations quickly escalated into a huge brawl inside the chamber between government and opposition politicians, with punches thrown and lawmakers slapping and kicking each other. ?Meclis ...

'Out of his depth': Barcelona stars already losing faith in new boss Quique Setien – reports Barcelona's galaxy of stars appear to be harboring series doubts about new boss Quique Setien just seven weeks after his appointment as Ernesto Valverde's successor at Camp Nou, according to a reports in the local media. A group of the club's top players are understood to doubt the Spaniard's temperament and ability to handle the a club of the magnitude of Barcelona, says Catalunya Radio show 'El Club de la Mitjanit'.  The program alleges that several players in the club have been overheard saying that "these guys (referring to Setien and his coaching staff) don't know how to steer this ship" and that "they're out of their depth." It comes after Real Madrid le...

Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Juventus training day after dash to Portugal to visit mother in hospital Juventus have confirmed that star striker Cristiano Ronaldo returned to training on Wednesday, a day after jetting back to his Portuguese homeland to visit his mother in hospital after she suffered a stroke. “It should be noted that Cristiano Ronaldo took part regularly in today's training,” Juventus wrote on their website. Ronaldo is back in Turin after rushing home to Portugal to visit his mother Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, 65, who was taken to hospital on the island of Madeira on Tuesday to undergo urgent surgery having fallen ill earlier that morning. Also on rt.com Cristiano Ronaldo jets back to Portugal t...

The ‘implied-truth effect’: Why labelling things as ‘fake news’ simply doesn’t work how Big Tech wants Ever since the shock outcomes of the 2016 US presidential election and Brexit referendum, Big Tech has vowed to stamp out fake news once and for all. However, a new study indicates they may have missed the point entirely. Despite employing hordes of fact-checkers whose sole-purpose is to differentiate the 'truth' from the plague of Fake News™, the unintended consequences of this war on disinformation are that it doesn't necessarily increase critical thinking among the general population on social media, rather it sends people into the arms of the next great swindler who has yet to be found out by the heroic fact checkers.  In other words, marking one...

A Brexit Day holiday? Tory MP presents parliament with ‘United Kingdom Day’ proposal & ignites remainers’ fury (VIDEO) An ardent Brexiteer lawmaker has put forward a parliamentary Bill that, if passed, would see ‘United Kingdom Day’ become a new bank holiday in honor of Brexit, provoking pro-EU remainers’ ire on social media. Pro-Brexit Tory backbencher Peter Bone introduced his eye-catching proposals in the House of Commons on Wednesday, asking “Why don’t we celebrate our United Kingdom?” before reeling off – somewhat ironically – a number of EU nations that celebrate their national day. Bone proposed that the new UK public holiday should fall on the nearest Friday to June 23 – the date of the 2016 EU referendum, adding that it could be a day to ...