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Rocket blast near US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone in first such incident in WEEKS – reports At least one rocket fell near Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the US Embassy and other diplomatic compounds in Iraq, according to reports, possibly marking the first attack on the facility in weeks. The explosion set off sirens at the US Embassy compound on Tuesday morning, local media said, noting the rocket may have been fired from Baghdad’s west. No casualties have been reported in the incident. Sounds of explosions heard in Baghdad’s Green Zone. Sirens triggered. #Iraq— Baxtiyar Goran (@BaxtiyarGoran) May 18, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Though the sprawling Green Zone complex and the surrounding...

‘THIS WILL KILL YOU’: Media goes into anti-HCQ panic mode after Trump says he’s taking the drug to fend off Covid-19 Media outlets rushed to denounce hydroxychloroquine after President Donald Trump revealed he was taking it as a prophylactic against the coronavirus. Pundits called the drug dangerous and ineffective based on selected studies. “I've been taking it for about a week and a half now and I'm still here,” Trump said Monday during an event at the White House, adding he had heard good things about the drug from medical professionals. Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto immediately reacted by bringing up one long-documented side effect of the drug, used for decades to treat malaria and lupus. 'I cannot stress this enough, this will kill you...

‘Equipment on its way’: US to send 200 ventilators to Russia after Moscow dispatches a planeload of aid to New York The US has sent 200 ventilators to Russia, where the number of new coronavirus cases continues to ebb. The assistance comes more than a month after Moscow sent medical supplies to America in a similar move. The California-manufactured equipment was donated on orders from President Donald Trump, who was responding to the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a US administration official told TASS. The life-saving equipment is being delivered free of charge, the official added. Although Russia has recently seen a decrease in the number of daily infections - that have dropped below 10,000 for two days in a row, down from around 11,00...

‘Masks are Sharia-lite!’ Explosive conservative host compares Covid-19 orders to ‘ISIS & TALIBAN policies’ on Rush Limbaugh Show Conservative author Mark Steyn has taken criticism of Covid-19 lockdown orders to a new level by comparing the measures to terrorist policies and mask-wearing rules to the Sharia law. Filling in for conservative Rush Limbaugh on his radio show on Monday, Steyn began his lockdown critique by comparing the canceling of live musical performances to performers being killed and banned in the Middle East by none other than Islamic State (IS, ISIS/ISIL) terrorists.  “You know the last time I was writing about societies banning music it was ISIS and the Taliban,” Steyn said. “I’m creeped out by the fact that we’re basically adop...

‘I’m still here’: Trump reveals he’s been taking Hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19 US President Donald Trump shocked reporters by revealing that he has been taking the anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine as a preventative against the coronavirus, following the advice of the White House physician. “I've been taking it for about a week and a half now and I'm still here,” he said on Monday, following a meeting with governors at the White House. “I was just waiting to see your eyes light up when I said this,” he told the reporter asking the question.  Asked what evidence he had that the drug was helpful, Trump said “I get a lot of positive calls about it,” before adding, “What do you have to lose?” #Breaking President Trump says he has bee...

Erdogan LOCKS DOWN Turkey for Eid holidays over fears Muslim celebrations may turn into Covid-19 disaster Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a strict four-day nationwide lockdown during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The move comes in an effort to prevent a possible spike in coronavirus cases. The decision was announced by Turkey’s leader on Monday. The lockdown will come into effect on May 23, when Muslims worldwide will start celebrating the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. “I hope that after the holiday we’ll be in a situation when such restrictions are not needed,” Erdogan stated. The Eid al-Fitr is a major holiday in Turkey, where Sunni Muslims are a majority, and people often gather in large groups with family...

'We are praying for him to return': Khabib confirms father Abdulmanap is in serious condition with coronavirus heart problems Khabib Nurmagomedov has confirmed his father Abdulmanap remains in serious condition after suffering heart problems arising from a coronavirus infection, as the UFC lightweight champion spoke for the first time on the issue. In a video post on Instagram in Russian, Khabib said: "A lot has been written about my father on the Internet. "He's in the hospital now, he's in a very serious condition. He had heart complications stemming from the virus. This virus has very seriously affected his heart, since he had a heart operation a year ago. "He's had surgery again. He's in a difficult situation, very difficult.  "We ask Allah to r...

US Covid-19 deaths exceed 90,000 with 1.5 MILLION infected as states continue relaxing lockdown restrictions The Covid-19 death toll in the US has surpassed 90,000 people as of Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University. Still the epicenter of the pandemic, the country has more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of the virus. Some 1,500,753 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the US as of Monday, JHU’s coronavirus resource center reported. A total of 90,312 people have died with the virus - more than a quarter of the global casualty count, and more than twice as many as the next worst-hit country, the UK. Also on rt.com Group that TRACKED protesters' cell phones accuses them of spreading Covid-19 across US... eve...

France & Germany suggest €500 BILLION fund to help Europe recover from Covid-19 epidemic France and Germany have agreed on establishing a joint European recovery fund amounting to €500 billion (US$543 billion) that will be given out as grants to the economic sectors and regions most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have announced a joint initiative aimed at helping the European Union recover from the devastation the novel coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on its economy. The plan involves allocating a vast sum for the specialized recovery fund within the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – a seven-year program regulating annual EU budgets. ...