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Crores of lives so far: Why Industrial Animal Farming is the Biggest threat to humanity

Coronavirus, Bird Flu, Swine Flu and many more spread due to industrial animal farming The outbreak of Coronavirus has already claimed thousands of lives and lakhs are suffering from the pandemic. The world has come to a screeching halt with almost half of the humanity under lockdown. There has been lot of discussion about the virus that originated from China and the global community must hold the Asian giant accountable for it. But little discussion about the live wet markets from where the virus originated took place. In the last few decades, with the rising population, Intensive Animal Farming or industrial livestock production has grown exponentially. With the rise in demand of meat, the companies started production of meat on industrial scale, just like any other goods or service- without any empathy for the living beings. Today, meat is a major diet in countries around the world. The average per meat consumption in the United States is 120 kg per person which means an av

40,000 might have died in Wuhan only due to Coronavirus: We are not saying this, the Urns of the dead say

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The reliability of Chinese figures for the death due to Covid-19 and the number of reported cases is repeatedly being questioned. China fired journalists from American media houses like New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post for questioning the reliability of government figures. After that, Tencent mistakenly reported the correct figures and threw all Chinese government efforts under the bus. Now, a Chinese investigative media outlet named  Caixin  has reported that after the mortuaries in Hubei- the capital of Wuhan- was opened, people had to wait for hours to collect remains of their loved ones. As per the official reports, only 2,535 people in Wuhan have died due to Coronavirus. However, as per  Caixin , outside one funeral home, tucks shipped 2,500 urns on both Wednesday and Thursday. Another picture by the same website showed 3,500 urns stacked on the ground inside. As per the  report  by the investigative media outlet, “Wuhan has seven other mortuarie

Colombian warlord: Release of death squad boss 'El Mono' from U.S. prison has Canadian victims seeking truth

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When Salvatore Mancuso was shipped from Colombia to a U.S. cell, he said, ‘they extradited the truth.’ But his sentence ends today and he has secrets to tell For weeks, locals had been quietly fleeing the northern Colombian town of El Salado. They were afraid, they told neighbours, of the arrival of the AUC, a death squad led in their region by a tall, imposing figure named Salvatore Mancuso, known as “El Mono.” By the year 2000, El Salado, a farming community nestled in Colombia’s Montes de María mountains, had become a coveted target in a brutal conflict between two irregular armies. On one side were the Marxist guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who had been at war with the Colombian state since 1964. On the other was Mancuso’s United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC), a paramilitary death squad that colluded with corrupt elements of the Colombian military and did their dirty work. As it did for the FARC, Colombia’s cocaine trade bankrolled

Fake News Turns Fatal: Over 400 Die In Iran After Drinking Methanol Amid Rumours That it Cures COVID-19

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Tehran, March 27:  More than hundreds of people in Iran reportedly died after consuming methanol, thinking that it would cure the noval coronavirus disease. Reports state that almost 480 people have died till now, while 2,850 people are still ill. Earlier, people in Iran beleived this rumour and at that time around 27 people lost their lives. Also Read |  Italy Records 1,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Highest in a Day: Coronavirus Outbreak Live News Updates on March 27, 2020 With the total toll of coronavirus cases in Iran touching 32,332 and more than 2,378 already dead, people in Iran are desperatively looking for a cure for the coronavirus. In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, families in Iran are looking for fake remedies -- circulated in social media, and are consuming alcohol which is banned in the Islamic Republic.   COVID-19 in Iran: After Rumours That Drinking Alcohol Help to Cure Coronavirus, 27 People Died Drinking Methanol. Accoring to reports, published in the  Inde

PKK forces terrorists with coronavirus to become suicide bombers

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The Qandil area in northern Iraq, where PKK terrorists' camps are located. (IHA File Photo) The terrorist PKK/YPG group has been forcing members showing symptoms of the coronavirus to become suicide bombers or leaving them to die, according to security forces. The new coronavirus was detected in the terrorist group’s camps in Iran, Iraq and Syria, sources told Milliyet daily, adding that the unhygienic sanitary conditions in their camps led to the quick spread of the virus. While terrorist leaders do not allow militants to receive treatment, they tell them that they can either become suicide bombers or die, according to the testimony of surrendered terrorists. So-called physicians of the terrorists also refuse to examine terrorists with symptoms, sources said. A significant number of terrorists have fled the PKK and surrendered. More than 235 terrorists surrendered to Turkish security forces in 2019 alone. Once the terrorists surrender, they are provi

Brazil Mafia Gangs Enforce '8 PM Curfew' in Rio de Janeiro to Curb Coronavírus Transmission, Feel Govt Not Doing Enough

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Rio de Janeiro, March 27:  The mafia gangs operating in Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro have taken matters in their own hand to combat the coronavirus outbreak. Known for their firm grip in the densely populated "favelas" or slums of the city, the groups have called for an "8pm curfew". Throughout the day, vans of the criminal groups patrolling the slums issue a warning to locals against stepping out of their houses after 8 pm.  Catch live news updates on coronavirus outbreak in India and other parts of the world . Also Read |  Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore Called Off: Coronavirus Outbreak Live News Updates on March 27, 2020 The extraordinary measure taken by the gangsters come amid an alleged lackadaisical approach shown by the government. President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed the pandemic as a "little flu", adding that not much would be affected by it in Brazil.  Bolsonaro Slams 'Scorched-Earth' Coronavirus Quarantines . The slums