April 23, 2020 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

US recession contracted from China’s Covid cover-up?

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

Provisions in the coronavirus relief bill allow for banks and private lenders to snatch stimulus checks from people with outstanding loans. This, while large corporations have been quick to deplete federal funding that was supposed to go toward keeping small businesses afloat. … Read More >US recession contracted from China’s Covid cover-up?

Russia

21 Russian regions to adopt QR-code system to RESTRICT MOVEMENT during quarantine

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

As Moscow goes, so goes the nation – at least when it comes to coronavirus. When the capital shut down, the country quickly followed. Now, some Russian regions are copying another Moscow initiative – digital passes to go outside. … Read More >21 Russian regions to adopt QR-code system to RESTRICT MOVEMENT during quarantine

USA

‘Americans won’t stand for it’: Outrage and protests as mother arrested for letting children play in park

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

The case of a mother in Meridian, Idaho, who was arrested after police say she violated a city order by letting her children play in a playground has sparked a furious backlash and protests against Covid-19 restrictions. … Read More >‘Americans won’t stand for it’: Outrage and protests as mother arrested for letting children play in park

USA

MILLIONS infected? Cuomo says NY antibody tests suggest Covid-19 less fatal than previously thought

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

Early antibody testing for the coronavirus in 19 New York counties suggests up to 2.7 million people could have been infected in the state alone, meaning the real death rate may be much lower, Governor Andrew Cuomo has revealed. … Read More >MILLIONS infected? Cuomo says NY antibody tests suggest Covid-19 less fatal than previously thought

USA

US media schtum on Assange’s plight despite 3 years of ‘flamboyant devotion’ to protecting press freedom – Greenwald

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

Award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald has criticized the US media for its deafening silence on the ongoing persecution of Julian Assange, despite the years it has spent railing against the Trump administration. … Read More >US media schtum on Assange’s plight despite 3 years of ‘flamboyant devotion’ to protecting press freedom – Greenwald

Asia & Pacific

Working dead? Seoul says ‘no unusual signs’ from North Korea & Kim carrying on duties despite reports of ‘grave illness’

Posted on April 23, 2020By Editor

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apparently keeps up a busy schedule, penning letters to foreign leaders – that is, despite being placed on his death bed by some media, but Seoul says it has yet to detect any “unusual signs.” … Read More >Working dead? Seoul says ‘no unusual signs’ from North Korea & Kim carrying on duties despite reports of ‘grave illness’

Regions don’t decide, retailers open all at once: France to unveil nationwide plan to lift Covid-19 lockdown next week

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

Lifting the coronavirus lockdown in France will not be done region by region, and state representatives will be key in deciding the reopening on the ground, latest statements from Paris reveal ahead of next week’s final exit plan. … Read More >Regions don’t decide, retailers open all at once: France to unveil nationwide plan to lift Covid-19 lockdown next week

Asia & Pacific

Meddling will ‘not succeed’: Beijing rebukes Pompeo’s charge of ‘exploiting’ Covid-19 crisis to boost influence in South China Sea

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

China’s foreign ministry has dismissed the US’ accusation that it’s using the pandemic to divert attention from Hong Kong and “bully” its neighbors in the South China Sea. Beijing sees this as interference in its internal affairs. … Read More >Meddling will ‘not succeed’: Beijing rebukes Pompeo’s charge of ‘exploiting’ Covid-19 crisis to boost influence in South China Sea

USA

Pompeo hints US may NEVER restore WHO funding…as China ponies up an extra $30mn amid still-raging Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

The US may never resume funding the World Health Organization, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned, after President Donald Trump pulled his support. China has stepped into the breach with an extra $30 million. … Read More >Pompeo hints US may NEVER restore WHO funding…as China ponies up an extra $30mn amid still-raging Covid-19 pandemic

Middle East

US warships will be DESTROYED if they threaten ANY Iranian vessel – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

Iran will not hesitate to retaliate against the US Navy if it attacks any Iranian vessel, Tehran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander has warned, responding to a similar threat by Trump. … Read More >US warships will be DESTROYED if they threaten ANY Iranian vessel – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief

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