Thursday, April 23, 2020

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  Australian Food News



  • The Olympics may have been postponed, but the highest rated American single malt – Westward Whiskey – has still managed to take home gold at the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits...
  • ​In the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Australian consumers have ensured their ​pantries are packed with food essentials.​ But new Nielsen Homescan research...

    • In time for Mother’s Day, CADBURY Roses has collaborated with renowned local illustrator, Sarah Hankinson, to design a limited-edition gift box, encouraging Australians to...

  • When it comes to COVID-19, most Americans seem to be gravitating toward one of two extremes.  Some are treating this pandemic like it is the end of the world, while many others are dismissing...
  • Top health officials and the mainstream media keep insisting that “the worst is behind us”, but is that actually true?  According to Worldometers.info, 2,804 new coronavirus...

    • For better or worse, COVID-19 has become the most important political issue of the 2020 election.  And it is very unfortunate that this pandemic has erupted in an election year, because...

  • Here's our first look at the regular Escalade's bigger brother.
  • If you entered your banking information with the IRS and still can't see your status, these are some possible explanations.

    • The cast, the plot, the universe and Baby Yoda: Here are the details about Jon Favreau's Star Wars show, which is getting a second season in October.

  • by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy, Apr. 20, 2020 April 22, 2020 I know it’s stiff competition, but hear me out. The threat of nuclear apocalypse is higher...
  • by Gaither Stewart Writer, Dandelion Salad Rome, Italy Previously published August 8, 2011 April 21, 2020 The Historical Gastonia Textile Mill Strikes Are Not Forgotten When in...

    • by Ellen Brown Writer, Dandelion Salad The Web of Debt Blog, Apr. 19, 2020 April 20, 2020 A central bank-financed UBI can fill the debt gap, providing a vital safety net while preventing...

  • Even before COVID-19 became the biggest public health crisis to hit the globe in decades, enormous swarms of locusts the size of major cities were devouring crops throughout eastern...
  • What the head of the UN’s World Food Program just said should be making front page headlines all over the globe.  Because if what he is claiming is true, we are about to see global food...

    • The insanity that we are currently witnessing in the financial markets is difficult to believe.  Personally, even though I operate a website called “The Economic Collapse Blog”...

  • By William L. Anderson* Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States became a very public event, the one The post Anthony Fauci: When Politics Trumps Science – OpEd appeared...
  • By Gwilym David Blunt* The coronavirus pandemic has produced a surge in philanthropic giving from some of the world’s wealthiest people. Bill The post COVID-19: Why We Should...

    • By Jim Garamone US Defense Department officials are in full agreement with President Donald J. Trump’s warning to the Iranian The post US Defense Officials Express Agreement With...

  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org How much longer can the current state of civilization be maintained? More and more information is coming to light regarding events and...
  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Populations all over the globe are now facing changes and challenges that were formerly unimaginable to most. What agendas and objectives...

    • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Societal lockdowns are greatly impacting us all while simultaneously eclipsing the wider horizon of abrupt climate and biosphere...

  • The two main intelligence agencies of Belgium have published a declassified report in which they warn that domestic groups on the far left and far right of the political spectrum are...
  • Officials in South Korea and China have cast doubt on rumors circulating in recent days that North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un may be dead or close to dying...

    • The White House is considering a plan to pull back Central Intelligence Agency officers from stations across Afghanistan, in a last-ditch effort to boost prospects for a peace deal...

      Joniopolis



  •          Someday we'll all being able to creep back outside, inch by inch, still wearing masks but tiptoeing out into the world again.          And eventually this will...

  • Hairy Times

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  •           The quarantine has spawned a hilarious problem. At least I find it hilarious: Roots.  Salons are closed and women are discovering just what color their hair really...

    •           I’ve told you before that the LDS church does a really cool thing. We minister to each other by assignment. Each of us is given three or four (or more) people to watch over...

  • Live animal markets and wildlife trade continue in Asia amid growing calls for crackdown George Knowles, Louise Boyle, Independent, Apr 22 2020 In a bustling meat market on a tourist...
  • UK government urged to ban import of Chinese cotton ‘made using Uighur Muslim forced labour’ Adam Withnall, Independent, Apr 23 2020 The UK government is being urged to ban the...

    • European Union summit argues over corona bonds Peter Schwarz, WSWS, Apr 23 2020 The European Union (EU) and its member states have already mobilised €3.4t to cover the economic...

      Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service



  • The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), described as an integral part of its highly-ambitious development agenda, may be in deep trouble. Aimed at addressing some of...
  • PRESS RELEASE The post Rohingya refugees stranded at sea show urgent need for regional response appeared first on Inter Press Service.

    • Rev Liberato C. Bautista is assistant general secretary for United Nations and International Affairs of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. He also serves as president...

  • Abe is quality family entertainment, with a simple and straightforward story that will bring anybody together. It is now available to rent or purchase on Vudu, Amazon, and other...
  • Thirty days after Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested that we give the virus containment efforts “a few more days or weeks…after that let’s go back to work and go back to living…”...

    • The parking lot of Citifield, the home of the New York Mets, sits empty. AP Photo/John Minchillo Murray Edelman, Seton Hall University CC BY-ND Some politicians, media figures and...

  • Here’s the coronavirus death toll through April 22. Something worth noting is that it’s now clearer than ever that the growth rate of COVID-19 is asymmetrical. That is, it goes...
  • Rep. Peter King (R-NY) laid into Senate Majority Mitch McConnell after the top Senate Republican suggested cash-strapped states struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic should...

    • Though President Donald Trump has been not big in the empathy department during the coronavirus pandemic—he more often talks about his own TV ratings than the tens of thousands...

      RSS Feed for Author: Paul Craig Roberts



  • In Florida pressure to reopen beaches, vacation rentals, arcades, and restaurants is coming from the tourist industry. Nationally, oil interests are lobbying hard as the price...
  • We must prevent selfish agendas from using disease to the disadvantage of the health and rights of the public. Politically weaponizing the virus, as has been done, is irresponsible...

    • Irving's Hitler's War was published in 1977. Irving was an archaeologist digging in history who located and dug up previously unknown documents and archives. He lets the factual...

      The Watchers - Editor's Picks



  • The United States Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute, has released the Unified Geologic Map of the Moon-- the first time the entire...
  • A moderate explosive eruption of the Strombolian and sometimes Vulcanian types continues at Russian Klyuchevskoy volcano. The Aviation Color Code remains Orange. On April 18...

    • The European Sentinel-2 satellite acquired first clear sky images of Indonesian Anak Krakatau volcano after strong eruption on April 11, 2020. The activity level of the volcano...

  • The study included the health records of 5,700 COVID-19 patients hospitalized between March 1 and April 4 at facilities overseen by Northwell Health, New York State's largest health...
  • ST-segment elevation, often a ticket to the cath lab, may not indicate STEMI as reliably as before hospitals started to fill with COVID-19 patients, who may have other ST-segment-elevating...

    • A new trial will ask whether an old arthritis drug can prevent serious COVID-19 complications.

  • Reading Time: 6 minutes The daughter of the late Uzbek dictator finds out there are some things that even she cannot get away with. The post Extortion and Money Laundering Land Dictator’s...
  • Reading Time: 6 minutes A publicity stunt by the lead singer of a popular band led Norway to become the world’s electric-vehicle leader. The post Norway and the A-ha Moment That Made...

    • Reading Time: 2 minutes The End of Public Education ; The Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2019 ; and More Picks 4/22 The post Earth Day’s Gone Digital. Here’s Where to Find It. appeared...

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