March 14, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Berlin shuts museums, bars & even BROTHELS, in tough crackdown on virus spread

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020By Editor

No action will be available in Germany’s capital from now on, after Berlin shut down all public venues in an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus in central Europe’s most populated city. … Read More >Berlin shuts museums, bars & even BROTHELS, in tough crackdown on virus spread

France closes restaurants, clubs & most shops to battle Covid-19

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020By Editor

Restaurants, entertainment venues and most shops are to shut down in France from midnight on as the French government is struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic that has killed 91 people there. … Read More >France closes restaurants, clubs & most shops to battle Covid-19

Shows

Covid-19-induced psychosis?

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020By Editor

Mark Rutherford lays out how Americans can stay SANE amid major sports cancellations, quarantines, and school closures. … Read More >Covid-19-induced psychosis?

Shows

Jimmy Dore sounds off on the global economic meltdown of 2020

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020By Editor

Jimmy Dore and Brigida Santos talk about the stock market’s biggest drop since 2008 and reveal what the Covid-19 outbreak has to do with it. The Trump administration’s peace plan with the Taliban leaves the Afghanistan government vulnerable to attacks. Author Sam Pizzigati discusses the case for a maximum wage and inequality. … Read More >Jimmy Dore sounds off on the global economic meltdown of 2020

USA

Trumps says he got tested for Covid-19, awaits results as US death toll reaches 50

Posted on March 14, 2020By Editor

President Donald Trump has confirmed during a Saturday news conference that he has been tested for the coronavirus, but does not have the results yet. … Read More >Trumps says he got tested for Covid-19, awaits results as US death toll reaches 50

Business

Oil price crash: 50% of US shale could go bankrupt

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020By Editor

Global demand fears and a new supply crisis have triggered the sharpest decline in oil prices in decades and US shale drillers could become the first victim. … Read More >Oil price crash: 50% of US shale could go bankrupt

USA

US to suspend all travel to UK & Ireland from Monday night due to pandemic

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020By Editor

The United Kingdom and Ireland will soon be added to the list of nations that are banned from traveling to the United States, as the country tries to contain its Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. … Read More >US to suspend all travel to UK & Ireland from Monday night due to pandemic

Defeated by coronavirus? NATO’s biggest drill Defender 2020 under risk of being sneezed off

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020By Editor

The Alliance has been preparing to stage its biggest military exercise in decades when it encountered a foe it was not apparently ready to face — the coronavirus. Now, the drill is at risk, while its true aim comes to the fore. … Read More >Defeated by coronavirus? NATO’s biggest drill Defender 2020 under risk of being sneezed off

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Violence despite virus & colleges close as food stamps are cut

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020By Editor

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the US decided to bomb Iranian militia in Iraq. The Trump administration won’t postpone cutting food stamps while youth and young adult poverty is on the rise. Then, Truthdig employees protest against labor conditions. … Read More >Violence despite virus & colleges close as food stamps are cut

Business

Coronavirus pandemic could cost millions of jobs in travel industry

Posted on March 14, 2020By Editor

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said this week that up to 50 million tourism jobs could be lost because of the Covid-19 pandemic as it “presents a significant threat to the industry.” … Read More >Coronavirus pandemic could cost millions of jobs in travel industry

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