July 21, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russia

‘Nothing sensational. Fake-shaped Russophobia’: Moscow brushes aside UK report on Russian interference

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

Russian officials have dismissed a new British parliamentary report on Moscow’s alleged clandestine interference in UK politics, saying it lacks proof and is laced with Russophobia. … Read More >‘Nothing sensational. Fake-shaped Russophobia’: Moscow brushes aside UK report on Russian interference

US puts $5 MILLION bounty on president of Venezuela’s supreme court, accusing him of ‘corruption’

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

Washington is offering $5 million for the arrest of the presiding judge of Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice, accusing Maikel Moreno of accepting bribes in criminal cases and of being a “crony” of President Nicolas Maduro. … Read More >US puts $5 MILLION bounty on president of Venezuela’s supreme court, accusing him of ‘corruption’

World

Just a glitch? Google hides conservative & alt-media websites from search results for hours

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

Google excluded major conservative and alt-media outlets from its search results for hours, hiding hits for sites like Breitbart and RedState even in searches for the outlets’ names – only to mysteriously revert to normal later. … Read More >Just a glitch? Google hides conservative & alt-media websites from search results for hours

UK

UK parliament’s intelligence report claims Russia tried to ‘influence’ Scottish referendum, says spy agencies should probe Brexit

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

A report on alleged Russian interference in UK politics claims Moscow tried to meddle in the 2014 Scottish referendum and said spy agencies should probe “potential interference” in the Brexit vote. Moscow denies the allegations. … Read More >UK parliament’s intelligence report claims Russia tried to ‘influence’ Scottish referendum, says spy agencies should probe Brexit

Israeli farmers sue the military over its Iron Dome air defense system, alleging ‘radiation exposure’ and a ‘land grab’

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

The Iron Dome intended to protect Israel from Hamas missiles launched sporadically from the Gaza Strip has led to a lawsuit by farmers, who say they’ve suffered from its radiation and from ‘occupation’ of their agricultural lands. … Read More >Israeli farmers sue the military over its Iron Dome air defense system, alleging ‘radiation exposure’ and a ‘land grab’

Op-ed

Grab a shovel, America! This election season the fake news, hoaxes and tell-all books are flowing fast down the pipe

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

Amid an epic political battle for the White House, Americans can no longer believe what they read and hear in the media. This is a dangerous reality for the nation, which needs accurate information to meet a flurry of challenges. … Read More >Grab a shovel, America! This election season the fake news, hoaxes and tell-all books are flowing fast down the pipe

BRICS countries bet on digital technologies to boost development of small and medium-sized businesses

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has held an online roundtable discussion on the support and development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within the five-member BRICS trade alliance. … Read More >BRICS countries bet on digital technologies to boost development of small and medium-sized businesses

World

5G wars: China could sanction Nokia & Ericsson in response to EU ban on Huawei

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

Beijing is considering sanctions against two major European telecoms-equipment manufacturers, should EU members follow the lead of the US and UK in barring China’s Huawei from 5G networks, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. … Read More >5G wars: China could sanction Nokia & Ericsson in response to EU ban on Huawei

Russia

US sanctions Chechen leader Kadyrov, his wife & daughters over ‘gross human rights violations’

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

Washington has added the head of the Russian southern republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to its sanctions blacklist, accusing him of “numerous” human rights violations. Restrictions were also imposed against his family. … Read More >US sanctions Chechen leader Kadyrov, his wife & daughters over ‘gross human rights violations’

Russia

Most of Russia’s Covid-19 cases came from Europe, and NOT China, say leading researchers

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

A study by Moscow’s prestigious Skoltech Institute has found that coronavirus was mainly imported to Russia from other parts of Europe. This is despite the disease first emerging in China, with which Russia shares a long border. … Read More >Most of Russia’s Covid-19 cases came from Europe, and NOT China, say leading researchers