January 13, 2021 – Page 3 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

Facebook Operations Chief Mulls Permanent Ban for Trump on Social Media Platform

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

Facebook Operations Chief Sheryl Sandberg has stated that the social media giant has not yet decided on how long the accounts of outgoing President Donald Trump will be suspended. … Read More >Facebook Operations Chief Mulls Permanent Ban for Trump on Social Media Platform

Journalism & Mass media

Stop the Steal takeover exposes fragility of U.S. Empire

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Brian Becker, host of The Socialist Program, about the implications of the recent Stop the Steal riot in Washington D.C. … Read More >Stop the Steal takeover exposes fragility of U.S. Empire

Turkish Leader Opens Telegram Account After Presidential Administration Quits WhatsApp

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has registered official accounts on the Telegram and BIP messenger apps, the leader’s press office said on Tuesday, after it abandoned the WhatsApp messenger app following new data-based changes in the latter app’s terms of service. … Read More >Turkish Leader Opens Telegram Account After Presidential Administration Quits WhatsApp

US backs al-Qaeda in Yemen while dubbing its Houthi enemies ‘terrorists’

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

The US State Department designated Yemen’s Houthi movement — the most effective force in fighting al-Qaeda — as a “terrorist” organization. Meanwhile Washington and Saudi Arabia have supported al-Qaeda. … Read More >US backs al-Qaeda in Yemen while dubbing its Houthi enemies ‘terrorists’

Pompeo claims Al-Qaeda has new home base in Iran, but doesn’t provide evidence

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed, without providing any hard evidence, that the Islamic terrorist organization Al-Qaeda has established a new base in Iran. … Read More >Pompeo claims Al-Qaeda has new home base in Iran, but doesn’t provide evidence

World

Embattled Belarusian leader Lukashenko tells Russian TV he is a ‘squirrel’ and claims Putin as personal friend & political ally

Posted on January 13, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

While mass protests and civil unrest would be enough to drive almost any president nuts, Belarus’ veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko has said the opposition are out of their tree if they think they can get to him that easily . … Read More >Embattled Belarusian leader Lukashenko tells Russian TV he is a ‘squirrel’ and claims Putin as personal friend & political ally

Brazil to begin production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine this week

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

Brazil will be the next country – after India, China, and South Korea – to produce Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus. The production lines will start operating later this week. … Read More >Brazil to begin production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine this week

World

Ukrainian neo-Nazi ‘thought leader’ fired from prestigious Vienna fellowship as outcry over far-right links goes viral

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

A prominent ultranationalist activist has lost her role at a prestigious Austrian research institute after evidence arose linking her with a far-right Ukrainian group, known for extremism and antisemitism. … Read More >Ukrainian neo-Nazi ‘thought leader’ fired from prestigious Vienna fellowship as outcry over far-right links goes viral

Russia

‘Sputnik Light’: Testing of single-dose anti-Covid vaccine based on ‘Sputnik V’ kicks off in Russia

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

Trials of a simplified version of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have begun in Russia. While providing less protection, the solution is expected to be easier to distribute and use in emergency mass-vaccination scenarios. … Read More >‘Sputnik Light’: Testing of single-dose anti-Covid vaccine based on ‘Sputnik V’ kicks off in Russia