December 2019 – Page 48 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Germany will respond if US sanctions gas pipeline from Russia – Bundestag member

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

Berlin will consider countermeasures if the US imposes sanctions on Nord Stream 2, the pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany, the head of the Bundestag’s Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy has said. … Read More >Germany will respond if US sanctions gas pipeline from Russia – Bundestag member

Business

BP accused of ‘greenwashing’ over ‘misleading’ clean energy transition ads

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

Environmental lawyers have filed a legal complaint against British energy giant BP, accusing the company of misleading consumers over its low-carbon energy in a huge advertising campaign. … Read More >BP accused of ‘greenwashing’ over ‘misleading’ clean energy transition ads

Middle East

‘We must not be strict with them’: Rouhani says protesters charged with minor offenses should be set free

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for leniency for protesters who took to the streets over a recent fuel price hike, saying that those who did not commit grave offenses or incited the riots should be pardoned. … Read More >‘We must not be strict with them’: Rouhani says protesters charged with minor offenses should be set free

Shows

The News with Rick Sanchez – December 4, 2019

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

The annual NATO summit concluded on Wednesday in London, UK. Much of the media coverage thereof has hinged on personality disputes between President Trump and his foreign counterparts. Rick Sanchez points out that the nature of NATO itself might be the reason for the summit’s dysfunction. … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez – December 4, 2019

‘Russia is no longer enemy of NATO, international terrorism is’: Macron calls on bloc to check its priorities

Posted on December 5, 2019October 16, 2020By Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on NATO to set its priorities straight, arguing that international terrorism is the main enemy of the alliance, while Russia is somehow both a ‘threat’ and a ‘partner.’ … Read More >‘Russia is no longer enemy of NATO, international terrorism is’: Macron calls on bloc to check its priorities

World

‘Shadow banning’ written into Twitter’s new terms of service, may ‘limit visibility’ of some users

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

Twitter’s new terms of service will allow the platform to “shadow ban” users – secretly suppressing their content. While critics have long suspected the company of doing it, the new rules appear to make the practice official. … Read More >‘Shadow banning’ written into Twitter’s new terms of service, may ‘limit visibility’ of some users

Middle East

VIDEO of Christmas market in Damascus shows the side of Syria you won’t see in Western media

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

After almost a decade of war, the very name Syria seems synonymous with conflict and destruction. Yet a short video filmed at a Christmas market in Damascus reveals that peace – and joy – are making a comeback. … Read More >VIDEO of Christmas market in Damascus shows the side of Syria you won’t see in Western media

Russia

Had Putin been Russian president in 1999, Serbia wouldn’t have been bombed – Vucic

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

NATO would not have bombed Serbia in 1999 if Vladimir Putin had been the Russian president then, said Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic praising friendly relations between Moscow and Belgrade. … Read More >Had Putin been Russian president in 1999, Serbia wouldn’t have been bombed – Vucic

Asia & Pacific

Sharing rioting tips? Ukrainian neo-Nazi ‘tourists’ spotted amid Hong Kong protests

Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019By Editor

A group of Ukrainian far-right activists traveled to Hong Kong to check out violent anti-government protests. They claimed it was merely a tourist trip, and that they were not neo-Nazis. Facts tell otherwise. … Read More >Sharing rioting tips? Ukrainian neo-Nazi ‘tourists’ spotted amid Hong Kong protests

‘Unfriendly and unjustified’: Moscow slams Germany’s decision to expel 2 Russian diplomats, promises to retaliate

Posted on December 4, 2019December 4, 2019By Editor

The expulsion of Russian diplomats by Germany is an unfriendly and unjustified move, the Russian Foreign Ministry believes. It promised to respond in kind. … Read More >‘Unfriendly and unjustified’: Moscow slams Germany’s decision to expel 2 Russian diplomats, promises to retaliate

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