April 2020 – Page 44 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

New OPEC+ compromise a positive development that will prevent market chaos – Kremlin

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

The deal reached by oil-producing nations to cut production will save the global economy from descending into chaos, a spokesman for the Kremlin said. … Read More >New OPEC+ compromise a positive development that will prevent market chaos – Kremlin

World

Still climbing: Covid-19 death toll tops 100,000 worldwide – AFP

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus has surpassed 100,000 globally, according to figures compiled by the AFP news agency, while the number of confirmed cases is rising toward the two million mark. … Read More >Still climbing: Covid-19 death toll tops 100,000 worldwide – AFP

Business

Exporters like Russia won as Covid-19 fears pushed grain market up, but now veggies may get sliced & diced

Posted on April 10, 2020June 15, 2020By Editor

Coronavirus tanked global markets, but for grain producers like Russia, the pain was eased by a surge in prices. More bad news is on the horizon, however, as virus-induced labor shortages threaten the fruit and vegetable supply. … Read More >Exporters like Russia won as Covid-19 fears pushed grain market up, but now veggies may get sliced & diced

USA

US boasts of intercepting 2 Russian military planes on routine training flight far off Alaska

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

The US Air Force has reported intercepting two Russian scout planes that entered its “defense identification zone” off Alaska. Moscow says it was a training flight and the planes came nowhere near US airspace. … Read More >US boasts of intercepting 2 Russian military planes on routine training flight far off Alaska

Russia

Battling Covid-19: Moscow to ‘gradually’ introduce pass system for movements around city amid partial lockdown

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Russia’s capital, which has seen a surge in cases of the deadly coronavirus, will begin implementing a pass system designed to tighten control over people’s movement in a bid to tackle the outbreak. … Read More >Battling Covid-19: Moscow to ‘gradually’ introduce pass system for movements around city amid partial lockdown

Op-ed

Sweden’s flawed coronavirus battle plan hits the poor & elderly, resulting in worst death count among Nordic countries

Posted on April 10, 2020By Editor

In only three days, the total fatalities in Sweden due to the current epidemic rose from 477 to 881. While the problem started roughly about the same time in all the Scandinavian countries, Sweden’s stats are among the worst. … Read More >Sweden’s flawed coronavirus battle plan hits the poor & elderly, resulting in worst death count among Nordic countries

Russia

5 times Russia aided other countries in emergencies

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Russia recently sent military virologists to Italy to help it tackle the coronavirus epidemic. Below, we remember other times Russians came to others’ rescue during massive crises and national disasters. … Read More >5 times Russia aided other countries in emergencies

Russia

Russia’s Hallmark Mobile Missiles Touted as ‘Ultimate Weapon’ by US National Security Outlet

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

The Russian military’s hallmark feature – road-mobile missile carriers – can be observed both on Red Square during Russia’s Victory Day parades on 9 May and in service with a number of post-Soviet militaries, boasting mobility advantages over silo-based counterparts. … Read More >Russia’s Hallmark Mobile Missiles Touted as ‘Ultimate Weapon’ by US National Security Outlet

What we know about the Russian-staffed COVID-19 hospital in Italy

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Russian military virologists have been assisting Italy in battling the coronavirus outbreak in Bergamo since April 8. They work out of a newly built field hospital for COVID-19 patients. We took a take closer look at the rapidly-constructed Russian-Italian project. … Read More >What we know about the Russian-staffed COVID-19 hospital in Italy

Shows

Low-wage workers on the frontlines of the pandemic

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Naomi Karavani is the guest host of this episode of VIP. Karavani, Lee Camp and Natalie McGill open the show with a panel where they compare the coronavirus pandemic to former crises in the US, how our society is relying on low-wage workers to continue functioning throughout this pandemic … Read More >Low-wage workers on the frontlines of the pandemic

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