May 9, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Bomb blast puts former Maldives president in hospital, as he undergoes surgery to treat shrapnel wounds

Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021By Editor

Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives and the current speaker of the country’s parliament, is undergoing surgery after suffering shrapnel wounds following a bomb blast outside his home on Thursday night. … Read More >Bomb blast puts former Maldives president in hospital, as he undergoes surgery to treat shrapnel wounds

EU

Germany appears to have ‘broken’ 3rd wave of Covid, says health minister, as 900k vaccine shots administered in one day

Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021By Editor

Germany’s health minister has suggested that country has beaten the third wave of Covid-19, which prompted authorities to bring in new restrictions on social distancing, as the pace of vaccinations increases. … Read More >Germany appears to have ‘broken’ 3rd wave of Covid, says health minister, as 900k vaccine shots administered in one day

Opposition & human rights groups brand bloody Rio favela raid a ‘massacre’, demand probe into possible extrajudicial killings

Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021By Editor

Human rights groups and Brazilian opposition politicians have denounced one of the deadliest police raids at a Rio de Janeiro favela, which saw 25 killed. They have demanded an investigation into possible extrajudicial killings. … Read More >Opposition & human rights groups brand bloody Rio favela raid a ‘massacre’, demand probe into possible extrajudicial killings

Risk of rocket debris causing any harm ‘extremely low’, China says, as US warns remnants could hit Earth

Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021By Editor

Most of the debris from a Chinese rocket will burn up on reentry into the atmosphere and is highly unlikely to cause harm, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, as the US expresses fears that some of the pieces could hit the ground. … Read More >Risk of rocket debris causing any harm ‘extremely low’, China says, as US warns remnants could hit Earth

‘Don’t learn from ostriches’: Beijing tells Tokyo not to bury its head in the sand over Fukushima wastewater row

Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has hit out at Tokyo once again as Japan refuses to respond to international criticism over its plans to dump supposedly treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima plant into the sea. … Read More >‘Don’t learn from ostriches’: Beijing tells Tokyo not to bury its head in the sand over Fukushima wastewater row