January 10, 2021 – Page 3 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

After Capitol Hill riots, children rat out their right-wing parents to the media

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

With authorities tracking down the Trump supporters who barged into the US Capitol, teenagers have eagerly turned in their own family members who took part in the riot, and the media has encouraged the Stasi-style snitching. … Read More >After Capitol Hill riots, children rat out their right-wing parents to the media

Russia

German region approves creation of fund to bypass US sanctions designed to stop Gazprom’s vital Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

The parliament of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has voted to establish a fund to circumvent American sanctions preventing the construction of the Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline that will connect Russia and Germany. … Read More >German region approves creation of fund to bypass US sanctions designed to stop Gazprom’s vital Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

World

Ukraine’s Zelensky orders probe after accusations that members of Kiev’s political & business elite got smuggled Covid-19 vaccines

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for an investigation after unconfirmed reports emerged that Covid-19 vaccines were being illegally brought into the country and sold to VIP clients for highly inflated prices. … Read More >Ukraine’s Zelensky orders probe after accusations that members of Kiev’s political & business elite got smuggled Covid-19 vaccines

Oil rallies to 11-month highs on surprise Saudi cuts & US crude supply drop

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

Saudi Arabia’s pledges of voluntary output cuts and the earlier decline in US oil inventories have continued to boost energy markets, bringing crude prices to the highest levels since February 2020. … Read More >Oil rallies to 11-month highs on surprise Saudi cuts & US crude supply drop

Russia

Is Russia really in decline? Western pundits still insist country on brink despite repeated predictions of apocalypse falling flat

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

The chorus of doom mongering Western experts and media commentators has failed to send Russians scrambling to buy tinned goods or trading cash for precious metals, as their gloomy predictions again failed to come to pass in 2020. … Read More >Is Russia really in decline? Western pundits still insist country on brink despite repeated predictions of apocalypse falling flat

Russian stock market hits all-time high as hopes for recovery boost global investment sentiment

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

Russia’s main index on the Moscow Exchange has reached a new historic peak for the second time in a week following gains in equities trading in Europe and the US as investors anticipate more economic relief. … Read More >Russian stock market hits all-time high as hopes for recovery boost global investment sentiment

Russia

‘It’s now pointless to refer to US as model of democracy’: Russian politicians react to storming of US Capitol building

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

The leader of Russia’s Communist Party believes that karma is striking back at the US after decades of Washington overthrowing leaders worldwide. His comments came after a violent mob attacked the American Capitol on Wednesday. … Read More >‘It’s now pointless to refer to US as model of democracy’: Russian politicians react to storming of US Capitol building

Russia

Gorbachev, once America’s greatest friend in Moscow, believes Capitol invasion calls into question stability of US as a state

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

If anybody knows what circumstances herald the collapse of a superpower, it’s surely Mikhail Gorbachev. After all, the former Soviet president personally oversaw the downfall of the USSR, once America’s greatest global rival. … Read More >Gorbachev, once America’s greatest friend in Moscow, believes Capitol invasion calls into question stability of US as a state

USA

Shock and glee: Twitter’s ban of US President Donald Trump evokes shadow of Orwellian corporate dictatorship

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

While Democrats and the online #Resistance rejoiced in Twitter’s decision to permanently ban US President Donald Trump, his yet un-purged supporters, independent journalists and even critics worried the step went too far. … Read More >Shock and glee: Twitter’s ban of US President Donald Trump evokes shadow of Orwellian corporate dictatorship

USA

US Army chief says National Guard troops may carry firearms in DC ahead of inauguration amid heightened security concerns

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

National Guard soldiers in the US capital could be cleared to carry their rifles or sidearms in the days leading up to the presidential inauguration, the Army secretary said, citing fears of violence after a riot in DC this week. … Read More >US Army chief says National Guard troops may carry firearms in DC ahead of inauguration amid heightened security concerns