September 17, 2020 – Page 3 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

Are they being serious? US propaganda demands equal access to Russian airwaves…as America censors foreign media at every turn

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

Even as the US government told Al Jazeera to register as a foreign agent, the Hill ran a misinformation-laden op-ed protesting proposed Russian rules that would do the same to US government propaganda. Exceptionalism or hypocrisy? … Read More >Are they being serious? US propaganda demands equal access to Russian airwaves…as America censors foreign media at every turn

China opens its market to more Russian meat suppliers

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

Eight more Russian firms have been allowed to supply meat and poultry by-products to China, Russia’s food safety regulator Rosselkhoznadzor said on Tuesday. … Read More >China opens its market to more Russian meat suppliers

US violated trade rules with 2018 China tariffs, WTO rules – but good luck enforcing it

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

The Trump administration’s 2018 tariffs on Chinese goods violated an international trade treaty, the World Trade Organization has ruled, finding in China’s favor. But its decision might be difficult to enforce. … Read More >US violated trade rules with 2018 China tariffs, WTO rules – but good luck enforcing it

Austria’s president wants Nord Stream 2 completed, says it’s a ‘commercial project’ with no connection to Navalny incident

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen says he is against the idea of blocking Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline over the situation with the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny. … Read More >Austria’s president wants Nord Stream 2 completed, says it’s a ‘commercial project’ with no connection to Navalny incident

World

‘Humanitarian crisis’ unfolds on Ukraine-Belarus border as Jewish pilgrims left stranded after Kiev tightens Covid-19 restrictions

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

Hundreds of Hasidim pilgrims, seeking to visit a venerated rabbi’s grave in Ukraine’s Uman to mark Jewish New Year, have reportedly become stuck between Belarus and Ukraine after Kiev tightened border controls over coronavirus. … Read More >‘Humanitarian crisis’ unfolds on Ukraine-Belarus border as Jewish pilgrims left stranded after Kiev tightens Covid-19 restrictions

EU

Merkel ‘ashamed’ of persistent anti-Semitism in Germany, as she attends anniversary of country’s largest Jewish group

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

On the anniversary of the founding of Germany’s main Jewish group, Chancellor Angela Merkel slammed the increasingly “visible and uninhibited” racism and anti-Semitism in the country. … Read More >Merkel ‘ashamed’ of persistent anti-Semitism in Germany, as she attends anniversary of country’s largest Jewish group

World

Snowden warns that Assange extradition will lead free press to slaughterhouse as publisher’s critics blinded by partisanship

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

The US drive to extradite and prosecute Julian Assange poses a grave threat to journalists everywhere, but the publisher’s opponents have placed politics over principle, and even their own interests, said whistleblower Ed Snowden. … Read More >Snowden warns that Assange extradition will lead free press to slaughterhouse as publisher’s critics blinded by partisanship

Injuries reported after rockets fired from Gaza, as Bahrain & UAE sign peace deal with Tel Aviv at the White House

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

Multiple rockets have been fired from Gaza towards Israeli cities during the UAE-Bahrain peace deal signing in Washington. Israeli anti-aircraft defenses have been activated, and at least six people were reportedly injured. … Read More >Injuries reported after rockets fired from Gaza, as Bahrain & UAE sign peace deal with Tel Aviv at the White House

Journalism & Mass media

Grandson of overthrown Chilean President Salvador Allende defends Venezuela against US coup attempt

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020By Editor

The grandson of Chile’s former elected socialist President Salvador Allende, who was toppled in a 1973 CIA-orchestrated military coup, has lived in Venezuela for 10 years. … Read More >Grandson of overthrown Chilean President Salvador Allende defends Venezuela against US coup attempt