August 8, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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Australia’s Brisbane set for ‘strictest lockdown’ yet after SIX new cases spotted

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

Brisbane is headed for another “snap” lockdown, following six new local coronavirus infections, forcing most residents in Australia’s third-most populous city and other regions of Queensland to stay at home until next week. … Read More >Australia’s Brisbane set for ‘strictest lockdown’ yet after SIX new cases spotted

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War Monger Congressman Confronted By Reporter

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

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In rebuke to Ukraine’s Zelensky, Russia’s defense minister claims that Crimea ‘always has been’ & ‘always will be’ Russian land

Posted on August 8, 2021By Editor

Crimea has been and will always be part of Russia, the country’s defense minister said on Friday, responding to a claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the peninsula’s return to Kiev’s control is a “matter of time.” … Read More >In rebuke to Ukraine’s Zelensky, Russia’s defense minister claims that Crimea ‘always has been’ & ‘always will be’ Russian land

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The US has no right to lecture Russia over Crimea while it wholeheartedly backs Israel’s illegal occupation of Syria’s territory

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

If all are equal before international law, it’s clear some are more equal than others. That much is plain from the fact Washington is driving condemnation of Russia’s reabsorption of Crimea, while defending Israel’s occupations. … Read More >The US has no right to lecture Russia over Crimea while it wholeheartedly backs Israel’s illegal occupation of Syria’s territory

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Abandon Moscow! Russian defense minister says country should now move capital eastwards & build five new cities in remote Siberia

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

Russian politicians could soon be packing their bags and piling onto trains eastwards, ditching the busy streets and glitzy nightlife of Moscow in favor of a new capital city located thousands of miles away in vast, snowy Siberia. … Read More >Abandon Moscow! Russian defense minister says country should now move capital eastwards & build five new cities in remote Siberia

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‘Watershed moment’: Workers win in landmark union case against Australia’s richest airline Qantas after mass pandemic layoffs

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

In a historic win for trade unions, Australia’s federal court ruled in favor of the Transport Workers Union’s case against airline giant Qantas. The outsourcing scandal saw over 2,000 employees laid off amid the Covid pandemic. … Read More >‘Watershed moment’: Workers win in landmark union case against Australia’s richest airline Qantas after mass pandemic layoffs

250+ Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces during protest against illegal West Bank settlements (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

Some 270 Palestinians were injured in the occupied West Bank as they clashed with Israel Defense Forces troops, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds protesting Israeli settlements. … Read More >250+ Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces during protest against illegal West Bank settlements (VIDEO, PHOTOS)