October 2, 2019 – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Op-ed

Technology was supposed to make us more capable. Instead it has made us scarily dependent

Posted on October 2, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

The promise of technology, we were once told, is to liberate us to achieve our true potential. … Read More >Technology was supposed to make us more capable. Instead it has made us scarily dependent

USA

No One Is Above The Law’: US House Speaker Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump

Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019By Editor

The purpose of the meeting was reportedly to establish the basis of a select committee to carry out the impeachment proceedings, anonymous Democratic officials told the Washington Post. … Read More >No One Is Above The Law’: US House Speaker Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump

UK

Claim Russia caused Brexit crumbles as probe into Leave.EU funding finds no evidence of wrongdoing

Posted on October 2, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

An investigation into Arron Banks, a backer of a pro-Brexit campaign, found no evidence that the money for it came from a third party. … Read More >Claim Russia caused Brexit crumbles as probe into Leave.EU funding finds no evidence of wrongdoing

EU

Parents shocked as UK schools teach 6-10yo kids to touch their ‘private parts’ in beds & showers

Posted on October 2, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

Parents in Britain are outraged after more than 240 primary schools introduced lessons on “self-stimulation” for children as young as six as part of their sex education program. … Read More >Parents shocked as UK schools teach 6-10yo kids to touch their ‘private parts’ in beds & showers

Russia

Moscow may ban green card lottery after US fails to grant visas to Russia’s UN delegation, MP says

Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019By Editor

Moscow is weighing up its options on how to respond to a failure by the US to issue visas for 10 members of the Russian delegation to a UN summit in New York … Read More >Moscow may ban green card lottery after US fails to grant visas to Russia’s UN delegation, MP says

World

Google retaliated against employees who reported abuse, internal document claims

Posted on October 2, 2019By Editor

A leaked document tells 45 stories of Google employees who claim they’ve experienced sexual harassment … Read More >Google retaliated against employees who reported abuse, internal document claims

World

China launches first domestic amphibious assault ship in major naval breakthrough

Posted on October 2, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

China’s navy is one step closer to greatly boosting its capabilities with the launch of a Type 075 ship, China’s first modern amphibious assault vesse … Read More >China launches first domestic amphibious assault ship in major naval breakthrough

USA

The People’s Mobilization To Stop The US War Machine, Save The Planet Begins

Posted on October 2, 2019October 24, 2019By Editor

The People’s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine and Save the Planet begins today. … Read More >The People’s Mobilization To Stop The US War Machine, Save The Planet Begins

US triples regime-change aid to Guaido, doling out $52mn to restore ‘democratic governance’ in Venezuela

Posted on October 2, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

The US says it’s giving another hefty allowance to the Venezuela opposition in addition “to hundreds of millions of dollars” it already provided, pledging “full support” to self-declared ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido. … Read More >US triples regime-change aid to Guaido, doling out $52mn to restore ‘democratic governance’ in Venezuela