January 31, 2020 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Erdogan decries ‘treason’ of Arab countries that back Trump’s Middle East plan

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasted a number of Arab nations on Friday for backing Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, condemning it as “treason.” … Read More >Erdogan decries ‘treason’ of Arab countries that back Trump’s Middle East plan

Russia

Russia closes its Far East border with China in attempt to prevent spread of new coronavirus

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order to close the country’s border with China in the Far East, Russia’s largest and most remote region. … Read More >Russia closes its Far East border with China in attempt to prevent spread of new coronavirus

Health

Russia’s Ministry of Health names three drugs that can treat new Chinese coronavirus

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

While experts across the world search for a vaccine to tackle the dangerous new infection, Russian health bosses have identified a trio of existing medicines to combat 2019-nCoV in adults. … Read More >Russia’s Ministry of Health names three drugs that can treat new Chinese coronavirus

Asia & Pacific

China develops rapid Coronavirus test that works in under 15 MINUTES

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

Scientists in China have reportedly developed an express test which can detect the 2019-nCoV novel coronavirus in under fifteen minutes, in a major breakthrough which will hopefully help stem the tide of infection. … Read More >China develops rapid Coronavirus test that works in under 15 MINUTES

USA

US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reform NSA’s Data Collection, Surveillance Program

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

A new, bipartisan-backed bill introduced in the US House of Representatives seeks to limit the National Security Agency’s (NSA) authority to conduct surveillance on Americans’ phone records and collect other associated communications. … Read More >US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reform NSA’s Data Collection, Surveillance Program

Asia & Pacific

Philippines’ President Orders Travel Ban on Chinese Nationals From Hubei – Spokesman

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

The Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has requested an entry ban on Chinese nationals from the Hubei province, where the novel coronavirus originates in, his spokesman said on Friday. … Read More >Philippines’ President Orders Travel Ban on Chinese Nationals From Hubei – Spokesman

Shows

The future of surveillance technology, with Ramesh Srinivasan

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

Joe Biden was recently confronted by an environmental activist who asked him to explain why he deserves the votes of people concerned about climate change. He refused to answer the question in a move that should concern Biden fans. Lee dissects the interaction. Lee sat down this week with Ramesh Srinivasan, an academic whose work focuses on the intersection between technology and social development, and who recently published ‘Beyond The Valley’. … Read More >The future of surveillance technology, with Ramesh Srinivasan

Latin America

Guaido’s ‘World Tour’ for Support an ‘Admission of Defeat’ in Venezuela

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

Venezuela’s self-proclaimed “interim president,” Juan Guaido, has been on a “world tour” in recent weeks. However, one scholar told Sputnik Guaido’s search for support abroad shows the final collapse of his legitimacy in Venezuela, and the US and Canada will soon discard him and find a new puppet for regime change. … Read More >Guaido’s ‘World Tour’ for Support an ‘Admission of Defeat’ in Venezuela

Russia

Coronavirus now in Russia! What are the authorities doing?

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

The last day of January saw the first registered cases of the coronavirus on Russian territory. But a government strategy is already underway to prevent an all-out epidemic, according to official reports. … Read More >Coronavirus now in Russia! What are the authorities doing?

Shows

Trump vs Bernie

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

The 2020 presidential campaign is beginning to look a lot like the 2016 race. But this time around the insurgent is Bernie Sanders – who is not even a member of the Democratic Party. Voters again are not interested in establishment politicians. In fact, they appear to be rebelling against them. Will we see a Trump-Sanders showdown? … Read More >Trump vs Bernie

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