April 23, 2020 – Page 3 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

‘Beyond insane’? Video of cops going after Australian ‘rooftop drinkers’ violating Covid-19 lockdown pushes people’s buttons

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

A night-sight video showing police in Queensland, Australia, arresting three men for drinking on a rooftop in defiance of lockdown is making rounds and prompting comparison to 1984 and Nazi Germany, but not all may be as it seems. … Read More >‘Beyond insane’? Video of cops going after Australian ‘rooftop drinkers’ violating Covid-19 lockdown pushes people’s buttons

Health

Developed West is managing Covid-19 worse than poorer countries – France’s most well-known virologist

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

The world’s experience with Covid-19 has exposed the fact that wealthy nations are not necessarily more prepared than poorer ones to deal with a pandemic and they are often too slow to act, French biologist Didier Raoult said. … Read More >Developed West is managing Covid-19 worse than poorer countries – France’s most well-known virologist

Russia

Nuclear war still on the cards, Moscow warns, as Covid-19 only worsens battle for global dominance

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

Covid-19 hasn’t united the world. On the contrary, it has gravely increased the risk of largescale conflicts, with major players trying to use the crisis to strengthen their hands, Russia’s deputy foreign minister has said. … Read More >Nuclear war still on the cards, Moscow warns, as Covid-19 only worsens battle for global dominance

First military sat launch means SPACE CLUB membership for embattled Iran, but US may respond to it with MORE SANCTIONS

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

Strangled by America’s maximum pressure campaign, Iran was still able to send a military satellite into orbit, spelling the start of its space era. But from the US, the achievement will be met with only one thing: more sanctions. … Read More >First military sat launch means SPACE CLUB membership for embattled Iran, but US may respond to it with MORE SANCTIONS

Shows

Trump tells US Navy to ‘shoot & destroy’ Iranian vessels in Persian Gulf

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

The White House is accused of stealing PPE supplies from states. Missouri is suing China. CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou joins us to discuss Trump using the pandemic to distract from war … Read More >Trump tells US Navy to ‘shoot & destroy’ Iranian vessels in Persian Gulf

World

‘Trump only wants to look strong & raise oil prices by threatening to shoot at Iranian gunboats’

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

Neither Washington nor Tehran are looking for war, and Trump ordering the US Navy to destroy “harassing” Iranian vessels was likely an attempt to flex his muscles and send a signal to the oil markets, analysts have told RT. … Read More >‘Trump only wants to look strong & raise oil prices by threatening to shoot at Iranian gunboats’