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China
Euroviews. Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View
The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites...
USA
Euroviews. Joining up the dots shows the true depths of Trump’s dangerous narcissistic pathology ǀ View
There has only been one headline worth printing since Donald Trump was elected president. That headline is "Donald Trump suffers from a dangerous incurable narcissistic disorder which makes him incapable of empathy and reason. He is a grave danger to the US and the world."
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Iran
Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: Should Iran make a direct plea for sanctions relief? ǀ View
Against the backdrop of overwhelming international calls for the easing of sanctions that have obstructed Iran’s humanitarian trade, some US officials have claimed that Iran never asked for sanctions relief. By this, they probably mean a direct plea to the US government to obtain the relief.
World News
Euroviews. The EU should learn lessons from Germany’s coronavirus protocols so life can return to normal ǀ View
Lockdown probably worked well during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic - but not now. Lockdown probably helped China, but it does not fit all countries. We are looking forward to seeing the European Commission helping its member countries to ease their lockdowns as soon as possible.
World News
Euroviews. Leaders need to act now to lift barriers to a post-coronavirus recovery for distillers ǀ View
The interconnected nature of our countries (which allowed this virus to spread so quickly) will ironically be the antidote to the disastrous economic implications we can expect. International trade is the accelerant that will get our economies moving again.
USA
Euroviews. Coronavirus revealed Trump favours economy over elderly people ǀ View
The truth is, all of us — whatever our ages — should take precautions. By implying that this is primarily an older person's problem, we ignore the real risks to younger people, and we reinforce the ageism that already persists in our society.
Iran
Euroviews. Punishing sanctions against Iran are turning the coronavirus pandemic into a massacre ǀ View
Hundreds of lives have been lost because of the sanctions that not only mean it is often impossible to get basic medicines but that a Coronavirus app, launched by the Iranian government to assist vulnerable citizens, was recently pulled by Google from its app store.
USA
Euroviews. This high-tech way to try to slow the coronavirus spread has low-tech problems ǀ View
As federal, state and local governments increasingly contemplate big tech and mass surveillance as a tool to combat the spread of the deadly virus, we must guard against surveillance opportunists who will endanger public health and the health of our democracy.
