Seemorerocks: Global news

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
'Unsustainable': Mexico's Pemex buckling under crushing pension debt
The coronavirus domino effect: South Korean tech firms reel as Vietnam links curbed

A lot of leveraged drillers and crude suppliers dependent on prices above $50 will see a credit implosion.

Sovereign Bond Yield Collapse Shows the World Is in Crisis Mode

Coronavirus could erase $211 billion from Asia-Pacific economies: S&P

UBS considers passing negative rates to more clients

## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
A New York Power Plant Is Mining $50K Worth of Bitcoin a Day

## Airline death spiral ##
Qantas cuts flights to Asia amid virus outbreak

Cathay Pacific to close Vancouver cabin crew base, cutting 147 roles

U.S. House panel faults FAA review of Boeing 737 MAX, plane design failures

Coronavirus sends China’s aviation industry into free fall, damaging hopes of becoming global hub

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
To combat the China threat, US Marine Corps declares ship-killing missile systems its top priority

Beyond The Ford: Navy Studies Next-Gen Carriers
The Future Carrier 2030 Task Force, which the service will announce next week, will study how carriers stack up against new generations of stealthy submarines and long-range precision weapons being fielded by China and Russia.

Syria - Another Ceasefire In Idleb - Erdogan Loses On All Points

Europe ship-killing missile passes first firing trial

EUCOM cancels remaining portion of joint Israeli exercise over new coronavirus fears

Putin signs 15-year plan to invest in Arctic with jobs, military upgrades

Twin Suicide Bombings Target US Embassy In Tunisia

## Migrants/refugees ##
Citizen patrols ward off 'invasion' on Greek-Turkish border

Turkey Sends 1,000 Special Forces To EU Border To Prevent Migrant Return

## Energy/resources ##
Mexican Firm Exchanges Corn And Water For Venezuelan Oil

Since there were no cash payments involved in the relationship, there was no danger of violating U.S. sanctions against Venezuela.

## Environment/health ##
Physical activity may stop aging brains from shrinking, study shows

These tiny, plastic-munching caterpillars can clean up our world – but there's a catch
Amazon is secretly working on a cure for the common cold
• Coronavirus

South Korea confirms 196 new coronavirus cases, total 6,284; deaths up by 7 to 42

Ireland reports first coronavirus community transmission, cases hit 13

Australia closes first school after pupil contracts coronavirus

Brazil confirms eighth coronavirus case as it spreads across country

South Korea protests Japan's quarantine plans over coronavirus

Aerial images reveal virus emptying famed sites

India-EU summit postponed due to coronavirus

Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Trump-Aligned Pressure Group Pushes to Stop Medicine Sales to Iran

France to close schools in areas worst hit by coronavirus for 15 days

Coronavirus infects more than 100,000 worldwide, wreaking financial havoc

First Vatican coronavirus patient attended big conference last week

"Unparalleled Disruption": 290 Million Students Around The World Face Weeks At Home

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Where Are The Skripals?

New Mh17 Leak – Dutch Prosecutors Have Received No Us Satellite Evidence Of The Shoot-Down By A Buk Missile

Facebook decides to take down Trump 2020 campaign's 'census' ads

Lawyers for survivors of 9/11 victims accuse Saudi authorities of targeting witnesses
Legal team also reveals that murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi was 'potential witness' in lawsuit

## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Coronavirus: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo switches disease name to ‘Wuhan virus’ as it spreads in the US

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
The Cultural Problem of Cheating & Lying
Widespread dishonesty in the U.S. — exemplified by Trump but coming long before him and going far beyond — threatens key pillars of society.

## Japan ##
Virus forces Japan to cancel ceremony to mark tsunami

Reselling masks in Japan could get you five years in prison under new government ban

Coronavirus crisis taking its toll on Japan's tourist industry

Qantas cuts more flights, including to Tokyo, Sapporo, Osaka

Japan commissions its first submarine running on lithium-ion batteries

Japan to invalidate 2.8 million visas for Chinese amid virus fears
Japan will temporarily nullify 2.8 million visas held by Chinese and 17,000 held by South Koreans to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading in the country, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

## China ##
China first-quarter economic hit from coronavirus looking more severe: Reuters poll

With cries of 'it's fake', Wuhan citizens voice discontent

Coronavirus: China’s trade economy slowly coming back to life, but US$190 billion export hit expected

## UK ##
England to register COVID-19 as 'notifiable disease': BBC
Budget: New law promised to protect poorer communities at risk of becoming 'cash deserts'

Coronavirus: Funerals ‘could be streamed online’ if outbreak becomes pandemic

## US ##
Stop Calling It A “Stutter” : Here Are Dozens Of Examples Of Biden’s Dementia Symptoms

Trump likes that coronavirus has Americans staying home and 'spending their money in the United States'

The virus also keeps foreign tourists at home, instead of visiting the US and spending their money there. Duh. -- RF

New Bill Would Strengthen Protections for Whistleblowers Who Expose Classified Information

Justice Dept sets in motion mass DNA collection from detained immigrants; effort has drawn fierce resistance

Strong Jobs Report is Suspect
Bond Yields Plunge as Coronavirus Outweighs Strong Jobs

What Sequoia Capital’s “Black Swan” Memo Means for Unicorn-Hotspots Like San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Others