Global Headlines- 1 March, 2020

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Global downturn looms as countries struggle to contain coronavirus outbreak

"Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Lost" As Shipping Rates Collapse Due To "Hugely Disruptive" Virus
World stocks set for worst weekly slump since 2008 as pandemic fears intensify
World prepares for coronavirus pandemic; global recession forecast
Facebook cancels developer conference as tech companies respond to virus

Vietnam lured factories during trade war, but now faces big hit as parts from China stop flowing

## Cut, baby, cut! ##

Fiat Chrysler Cuts 1,500 Jobs At Its Windsor Minivan Plant

## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Bitcoin Has Crashed—Now What?

## Airline death spiral ##
Airline Stocks, Battered by Coronavirus & Boeing 737 MAX, Plunge to Four-Year Low

The airlines are still flying deeper into turbulence.

Airplanes spread diseases quickly – so maybe unvaccinated people shouldn’t be allowed to fly

It’s hard to conceive a more efficient way to spread infectious disease.

Airlines at center of storm as coronavirus spreads

United Airlines suspends some Asia flights due to coronavirus

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
The Pentagon Is Working on a Nuclear Thermal Rocket

Putting nuclear reactors in space near the Earth sounds insane to me (no matter which governments do it). -- RF

Russia successfully test fires Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile

Russia sends two warships armed with cruise missiles to Syria's coast - Ifax

Turkish officials speak with NATO and US leaders, hold emergency meeting after 29 soldiers killed in Syria airstrike

Syria - Deadly Bomb Strike Warns Turkey To End Its Escapades

African Union plans to send 3,000 troops to the Sahel

2,500 US Troops Now Stationed in Saudi Arabia to ‘Deter’ Iran
US presence was long used as recruiting tool by al-Qaeda

Elon Musk: ‘Radical Innovation’ Needed To Beat China Militarily
"The fighter jet era has passed," says Musk. The future, he averred, is "autonomous drone warfare."

Strategic Command boss warns of nuclear ‘point of no return’

## Migrants/refugees ##
As more Turkish troops killed, Ankara says it will not stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe

Turkish media says several hundred migrants walking towards Greek border
Greece Sends 50 Naval Vessels & Commandos To Block Refugee Wave Out Of Turkey

## Energy/resources ##
The US government insurance scheme for nuclear power plant accidents no longer makes sense

## Got food? ##
Running out of time: East Africa faces new locust threat

## Environment/health ##
Mylan warns of possible drug shortages, financial hit due to coronavirus

Oil and Gas Firms Reward Politicians When They Vote Against the Environment, Finds New Study

Who would have thought? -- RF

• Coronavirus

WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment to its highest level: ‘Wake up. Get ready. This virus may be on its way’

5 Mistakes by the CDC and FDA Set Back Virus Testing

Coronavirus Situation Is Quickly Going From Bad To Worse

CENTCOM suspends leave and liberty for troops over coronavirus fears

A dog in Hong Kong tests positive for the coronavirus, WHO officials confirm

Odds of a coronavirus pandemic have doubled to 40%, says Moody’s Analytics

Bill Gates: Coronavirus may be ‘once-in-a-century pathogen we’ve been worried about’

US Spy Agencies Monitor Covid-19 Spread, Warn Of Threat To India's 1BN+ Population

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Firefox turns controversial new encryption on by default in the US

Vatican joins IBM, Microsoft to call for facial recognition regulation

FCC: Cellphone carriers could face $200M in fines for selling data

Documents Show Clearview Is Selling Facial Recognition Tech To Retailers, Fitness Centers, And Human Rights Violators

Is your mugshot on social media? Better read this. -- RF

## Julian Assange ##

Debunking The Smear That Assange Recklessly Published Unredacted Documents

Julian Assange Against the Imperium

Prosecution in Assange Extradition Hearing: US-UK Treaty Does Not Apply To Wikileaks' Publisher

Your Man in the Public Gallery – Assange Hearing Day Four

This Assange “Trial” Is A Self-Contradictory Kafkaesque Nightmare

## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Freedom for Me But Not for Assange (or Thee): The Breathtaking Hypocrisy of CNN’s Christiane Amanpour

## Japan ##
Japan schools may be shut longer depending on coronavirus outbreak: health minister

Tokyo Disneyland to close through mid-March on coronavirus concerns

Self preservation strategies for Japan's train commuters have their limitations

Store shelves stripped of toilet paper amid coronavirus fears
I just visited a large supermarket. Of course they have no masks — they haven't had any for several weeks. But now items like wet tissue, toilet paper, and facial tissue are also sold out. Signs above the gaping empty shelves limit each customer to one item. -- RF

## China ##
New Chinese billionaires outpace US by three to one: Hurun

Big Chinese Oil Trader In Trouble, Sends Ripples Of Worry Across Industry

## UK ##
'The world is on fire,' Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally

Coronavirus: England only has 15 beds for worst respiratory cases

## US ##
The Space Force Becomes a Weapons System, Arms Companies Profit
Think the S&P 500 is in bad shape? Its components look worse
U.S. to invoke powers to boost output of protective gear for coronavirus fight
Democrats press Pompeo over Trump’s ‘failure’ of an Iran policy

Aluminum smelter resurrected on Trump tariffs may close as losses mount

40% of biggest companies say coronavirus caused ‘major decrease’ in demand from China: CFO survey

Supreme Court Says It's OK For Border Patrol Agents To Kill Mexican Citizens As Long As They Die In Mexico