April 24, 2020 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

US SNUBS launch of WHO-led initiative aimed at making Covid-19 vaccine globally & generally available

Posted on April 24, 2020By Editor

World leaders have taken part in the launch of a global initiative to ensure equal access to the future vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The event, hosted by the World Health Organization, was notably snubbed by the US. … Read More >US SNUBS launch of WHO-led initiative aimed at making Covid-19 vaccine globally & generally available

Amazon will be fined €100,000 for EVERY ‘non-essential’ delivery in France after court rejects appeal in worker safety dispute

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020By Editor

Amazon will face a fine each time it delivers non-essential goods in France until it improves the safety conditions of its workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The company earlier closed its warehouses in protest. … Read More >Amazon will be fined €100,000 for EVERY ‘non-essential’ delivery in France after court rejects appeal in worker safety dispute

Shows

CrossTalk on the Economy, QUARANTINE EDITION: V, U, or L?

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020By Editor

With good reason, public discourse has focused on addressing and finally containing the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the focus is on devastated economies. We are in a recession. Will it morph into a depression? Will the recovery be a V, U, or an L? … Read More >CrossTalk on the Economy, QUARANTINE EDITION: V, U, or L?

Op-ed

Blair comeback is a terrible idea… unless the UK wants to join a US war on China

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020By Editor

For many observing the British government’s fiasco over the Covid-19 pandemic, it is like watching a rerun of the Dad’s Army sitcom. Then enters former PM Tony Blair and the mood quickly horrifies. … Read More >Blair comeback is a terrible idea… unless the UK wants to join a US war on China

Asia & Pacific

‘Inconsistent with facts’: China hits back at US accusation of ‘lowering the standards’ of nuclear non-proliferation

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020By Editor

China’s foreign ministry has slammed the US for “politicizing” the way other nations work on civilian nuclear power projects. Washington had earlier claimed China is undermining global non-proliferation safeguards. … Read More >‘Inconsistent with facts’: China hits back at US accusation of ‘lowering the standards’ of nuclear non-proliferation

Asia & Pacific

China reports recovery of last severe Covid-19 patient in ground-zero city Wuhan

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020By Editor

The last patient in Wuhan with severe Covid-19 has been cured, a health official has declared. The now-global disease was first detected in the Chinese city. … Read More >China reports recovery of last severe Covid-19 patient in ground-zero city Wuhan

Shows

Security State Using Coronavirus To Implement Orwellian Nightmare

Posted on April 24, 2020By Editor

Security State Using Coronavirus To Implement Orwellian Nightmare … Read More >Security State Using Coronavirus To Implement Orwellian Nightmare

Health

WHO adds 9 candidates for Covid-19 vaccine developed in Russia to global trial list

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020By Editor

Russian scientists have developed nine possible Covid-19 vaccines to be used in a global trial backed by the World Health Organization (WHO). All nine are currently at a preclinical evaluation stage. … Read More >WHO adds 9 candidates for Covid-19 vaccine developed in Russia to global trial list

Russia

TWICE as powerful: Russia to build new monster nuclear icebreaker for Arctic sea route

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020By Editor

The world’s most powerful nuclear icebreaker is set to be built in Russia – again. The new vessel, to be delivered in late 2020s, will dwarf the power of existing icebreakers, with its new 120-Megawatt powerplant. … Read More >TWICE as powerful: Russia to build new monster nuclear icebreaker for Arctic sea route

Middle East

Iran’s launch of military satellite DOES NOT violate UNSC resolution – Moscow

Posted on April 24, 2020By Editor

The UN Security Council’s resolution on Iran’s nuclear program does not ban it from the peaceful exploration of space, a Russian foreign ministry spokesperson has said. … Read More >Iran’s launch of military satellite DOES NOT violate UNSC resolution – Moscow

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