October 28, 2021 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Iran agrees to return to nuclear deal talks by end of November – deputy FM

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Tehran has agreed to return to the negotiating table in Vienna after months of stalled talks with world powers on its nuclear program. The decision was announced by Iran’s deputy foreign minister, but no date was set. … Read More >Iran agrees to return to nuclear deal talks by end of November – deputy FM

Nuclear arms race ‘stupid,’ Beijing will make sure it can destroy US just ‘ONCE’ – Chinese media boss

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Matching the number of nuclear weapons with Washington is a fool’s errand, when all it takes for a successful deterrent is having enough to obliterate the US once, said the editor-in-chief of China’s state-run Global Times daily. … Read More >Nuclear arms race ‘stupid,’ Beijing will make sure it can destroy US just ‘ONCE’ – Chinese media boss

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Green Pass compromised? Adolf Hitler gets a Covid certificate, as media speculate on whether EU security keys were STOLEN

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

An apparently functional EU Digital Covid Certificate bearing the name of Adolf Hitler has circulated online this week, before being invalidated. The incident raises questions about the security of the ‘vaccine passport’ system. … Read More >Green Pass compromised? Adolf Hitler gets a Covid certificate, as media speculate on whether EU security keys were STOLEN

Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry summons Lebanon’s ambassador over criticism of Saudi Arabia & UAE in Yemen conflict

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Lebanon’s ambassador to Bahrain was summoned by the kingdom’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and handed a letter of protest over remarks made by a Lebanese minister about the role of the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the civil war in Yemen. … Read More >Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry summons Lebanon’s ambassador over criticism of Saudi Arabia & UAE in Yemen conflict

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Denying port entry & tightened checks: France unveils list of potential sanctions against UK over fishing licenses row

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

France has published a list of sanctions it could impose from November 2 unless progress is made in an ongoing post-Brexit fishing row with the UK. The measures include closing ports to British vessels, and tighter border checks. … Read More >Denying port entry & tightened checks: France unveils list of potential sanctions against UK over fishing licenses row

Pakistan will treat banned Islamist party as militant group, govt says as 4 police officers killed, hundreds injured in clashes

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

At least four police officers have been killed and hundreds more injured in massive clashes that erupted in Pakistan’s north-eastern Punjab province, as law enforcement sought to stop an Islamist protest march on Islamabad. … Read More >Pakistan will treat banned Islamist party as militant group, govt says as 4 police officers killed, hundreds injured in clashes

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15 vehicles TORCHED in night of violence in Alencon, France after teen’s arrest for allegedly dealing drugs

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Over a dozen vehicles were left burnt out on Tuesday night in France’s Alençon and police and firefighters came under fire from incendiaries and other projectiles, after a 16-year-old was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs. … Read More >15 vehicles TORCHED in night of violence in Alencon, France after teen’s arrest for allegedly dealing drugs

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Where it hurts: Poland must pay 1 million euro PER DAY in rule-of-law row with EU, top European court rules

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

The European Court of Justice has said on Wednesday that it ordered Poland to pay a million euro (around $1.2 million) every day until it brings its judicial system in line with European Union standards. … Read More >Where it hurts: Poland must pay 1 million euro PER DAY in rule-of-law row with EU, top European court rules

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German teachers’ union begs for return of mask mandates, wants to avoid school closures ‘at all costs’

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Germany’s teachers’ union chief has urged a return to mask requirements for elementary schools as the country is seeing a rise in Covid-19 infections among young children. … Read More >German teachers’ union begs for return of mask mandates, wants to avoid school closures ‘at all costs’

Brazilian senators vote to charge President Jair Bolsonaro with crimes against humanity for his handling of Covid pandemic

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Brazilian senators voted on Tuesday to recommend that the country’s Prosecutor-General Augusto Aras charge President Jair Bolsonaro over the government’s ‘errors’ during the Covid pandemic, which led to more than 600,000 deaths. … Read More >Brazilian senators vote to charge President Jair Bolsonaro with crimes against humanity for his handling of Covid pandemic