Seemorerocks: Global headlines

News Links, May 15, 2020

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Asian stocks drop as virus recovery begins to look distant

Intelsat files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

From Opera To Bread Line: Italy's Surge In The 'New Poor'

Jeff Bezos could become world's first trillionaire, and many people aren't happy about it

Panic Sets In: Fed Promotes More Free Money

Australia saw overseas visitors fall 99% in April amid coronavirus lockdown

Fresh Crisis Looms for India Shadow Banks After Fund Shuts

## Airline death spiral ##
Narita Airport saw record-low number of travelers during Golden Week

Temperature checks, masks the new normal for air travel, says Dubai airport CEO

Delta, others wrestle with too many planes, too many pilots

Delta to retire Boeing 777s as pandemic dims outlook for international travel

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Japan could carry the day in a US-China conflict

China, Australia edge towards Covid-19 trade war

If this is about China's handling of the virus epidemic in China, then Australia should investigate the US, whose handling of the crisis has been abysmal from the get-go. -- RF

US Space Force To Begin Warfare Training For Operators

World Spent $73 Billion on Nuclear Arms in 2019; US Spent Half of That

Trump On F-35: 'We Should Make Everything' In US

Trump says he doesn't want to talk to Xi right now, could even cut China ties

## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Protester with ax involved in clash at Michigan rally against stay-at-home orders
Protesters rally against Israel government

## Energy/resources ##
Is EIA Data Disguising A Disastrous Decline In U.S. Shale?

Oil Prices: Is OPEC In A Death Spiral? Coronavirus Continues To Drain Industry
Renewable Energy Sector Sheds 600,000 Jobs In Pandemic

US fossil fuel giants set for a coronavirus bailout bonanza

## Got food? ##
Millions of older Americans face food insecurity

Ag Nightmare Could Result In "Corn Mountain" As Prices Collapse

## Environment/health ##
Fruits, tea, red wine may help fend off Alzheimer's disease

Amazon Could Be Next Virus Hot Zone: Scientist

Americans should start preparing their lawsuits against Brazil. -- RF

• Coronavirus

Simply talking in confined environments could lead to coronavirus transmission, researchers say

By using lasers, scientists found that one minute of talking loudly can produce more than 1,000 virus-containing droplets that could linger in the air for over 8 minutes.

Drugmaker Roche in talks with UK government to roll out coronavirus antibody test kits

Kawasaki disease-like symptoms identified in Italian children with COVID-19

'Superbugs' are a hidden danger in the fight against coronavirus, says former CDC director

Coronavirus transmissible between domestic cats, Japan-U.S. study shows

'This virus may never go away,' WHO says
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

COVID-19 at least 10 times deadlier than typical flu, analysis finds

Second waves are plaguing Asia's virus recovery

Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by this time next year, says EU drugs agency

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##

NYT Falsely Blames Russia For Cyberattack Committed By British Hacker
Worker monitoring tools see surging growth as companies adjust to stay-at-home orders

Rapture: Top 6 Reasons Trump & Pompeo are Blessing Israel's new Annexationist Government

The Senate just voted to let the government keep surveilling your online life without a warrant

US military offers condolences over Iran accident killing 19

Rank hypocrisy. -- RF

FBI Accidentally Unmasks Saudi Link to 9/11 Hijackers
Trump carries on the obstruction, as victims' families fight tooth and nail to expose the Kingdom's complicity.

The US concealment attempt itself appears to be complicity in 9/11. There's still plenty of room to ask more questions. Instead of attaching the label "crackpot conspiracy theorist" to people who suspect American involvement, we should make this a legitimate area of inquiry and see where it leads. -- RF

Virus-tracing apps must not be used for mass surveillance: EU says

COVID-19 contact-tracing apps must only be used during the pandemic and will need to be automatically de-activated once the crisis is over, EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders said on Thursday in a bid to allay concerns over state surveillance.

France to impose digital tax this year regardless of any new international levy

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
F-35 pilot's helmet costs as much as a supercar

## Japan ##
Police: Number of illegal drone flights soars to record heights

Japan Panel Approves Plans to Lift Virus Emergency for 39 Prefectures

Coronavirus concerns overwhelming Japan's suicide hotlines

Tokyo begins sewage study for signs of COVID-19 spread

Japan economy watcher sentiment hits record low in April amid pandemic

Japanese Firms in Unprecedented Crisis due to Coronavirus

## China ##
Global funds invest more in China as coronavirus spreads to the rest of the world

China considers retaliation for US coronavirus lawsuits, Global Times says

After coronavirus pandemic, Chinese students grapple with first economic downturn of their lives

## UK ##
Lloyd's of London to pay up to $4.3 billion in coronavirus claims