January 2, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

China-UK stock trade scheme ‘suspended’ over Britain’s stance on Hong Kong protests

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020By Editor

A financial scheme linking investors in London and Shanghai, and launched last year, has reportedly been put on pause by Beijing in response to what is perceived as British meddling in the ongoing Hong Kong protests. … Read More >China-UK stock trade scheme ‘suspended’ over Britain’s stance on Hong Kong protests

Asia & Pacific

India launches free Wi-Fi on Delhi Metro with help from Russian telecoms firm

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020By Editor

Free high-speed Wi-Fi has been launched on the underground metro system in India’s capital, Delhi, with key technology for the project provided by the Russian company that developed Wi-Fi for Moscow’s subway. … Read More >India launches free Wi-Fi on Delhi Metro with help from Russian telecoms firm

USA

Pentagon chief threatens Iran with ‘pre-emptive action’ if embassy attacks continue

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020By Editor

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has warned that he will take “preemptive action” to “protect US forces” if he receives word of attacks by Iran or its “proxy forces,” claiming to have indications of such attacks in the future. … Read More >Pentagon chief threatens Iran with ‘pre-emptive action’ if embassy attacks continue

World

‘Go on, p*ss off’: Disgruntled bushfire victims hound Australian PM out of town (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020By Editor

Australian PM’s attempt to console victims of the massive bushfires has spectacularly flopped, as the high-ranking official failed to answer their questions, getting heckled and chased away by the angry mob. … Read More >‘Go on, p*ss off’: Disgruntled bushfire victims hound Australian PM out of town (VIDEOS)

Middle East

Bid to keep Netanyahu out of PM’s office after election because he’s facing bribery charges shot down in court

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020By Editor

Israel’s High Court of Justice has refused an attempt to keep Benjamin Netanyahu from taking the office of prime minister should his party win the snap election in March, over the corruption charges against him. … Read More >Bid to keep Netanyahu out of PM’s office after election because he’s facing bribery charges shot down in court

Russia

Putin Reminds the West: Those Who Ignore History Are Doomed to Repeat it

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020By Editor

President Putin recently stirred up a hornets nest by reminding the western nations of their own complicity in supporting the rise of Nazism long before the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed on August 23, 1939. … Read More >Putin Reminds the West: Those Who Ignore History Are Doomed to Repeat it

Latin America

Remembering and Preserving the Cuban Revolution

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020By Editor

In light of US intervention in Latin America, the preservation of the Cuban Revolution becomes more important than ever. January 1 marks the 61st anniversary of the revolutionary triumph – a process which the Cubans have sustained through their rejection of neoliberalism and imperialism. … Read More >Remembering and Preserving the Cuban Revolution

Latin America

This US-Backed Rightwing Coup Attempt in Venezuela Must Be Condemned

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020By Editor

We must do all we can to join this historic struggle for peace, justice and self-determination in our hemisphere. … Read More >This US-Backed Rightwing Coup Attempt in Venezuela Must Be Condemned

Business

Russia to launch stock exchange for sanctioned companies

Posted on January 2, 2020By Editor

Companies targeted by Western sanctions will have an opportunity to list their bonds, as Russia plans to create a special stock exchange in 2020 to bolster its national capital markets. … Read More >Russia to launch stock exchange for sanctioned companies

Russia

Balloon with Austrian girl’s Christmas wishes miraculously lands in Russian villager’s yard & he proves Santa is real

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020By Editor

A helium balloon traveled more than 2,500km by air from a tiny Austrian town to a mountainous village in Russia’s North Caucasus, prompting one of this year’s most amazing Christmas stories. … Read More >Balloon with Austrian girl’s Christmas wishes miraculously lands in Russian villager’s yard & he proves Santa is real

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