Michael Laxer
May 26 Red Daily Newswire
With news from Canada, Australia, Ecuador and elsewhere.

International left news from May 25.
Australia:
Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine
Brazil:
Brazil Records World's Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll
Canada:
Pundits’ Cottage Obsession Shows Their Disconnect From Canadians
Trudeau says he'll seek 10 days of paid sick leave for all workers
NDP claims victory in advance of battle
Premier Doug Ford government gives $500M loan to Ontario Lottery and Gaming
Asian-Canadian boy attacked, blamed for ‘spreading’ coronavirus, says Saskatoon father
Capitalist Coronavirus Crisis:
People are being and will be sacrificed to reopen the economy. These sacrifices are not falling at all equally. It is understandable that people desperately want a return to normalcy, but who will pay the price?
Global report: 'disaster' looms for millions of children as WHO warns of second peak
Colombia:
Another Social Leader Killed in Colombia During COVID-19 Curfew
Ecuador:
Ecuador: Protests Against New Neoliberal Measures Amid Lockdown
Ideas:
Bethune’s Socialized Medicine and the Public Health Crisis Today
Israel / Palestine:
West Bank Annexation Set for July: Netanyahu to Likud MPs
South Africa:
Strike action looming in South Africa as government downgrades lockdown
Spain:
Spain’s guaranteed minimum income scheme set to assist 850,000 families
United States:
New study says Massachusetts coronavirus rates are much higher than reported and could rise steeply
Venezuela:
Venezuela: Iranian Tankers Start Fueling El Palito Refinery