April 9, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

Colonialism & coronavirus: 800,000 Haitians may die of COVID-19

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Gutted by US-allied, neoliberal governments which have controlled the country since 2004, Haiti’s healthcare sector braces for a potential catastrophe. … Read More >Colonialism & coronavirus: 800,000 Haitians may die of COVID-19

Oil prices surge amid report Russia, OPEC & allied producers agree historic output cuts

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Crude prices jumped 12 percent on Thursday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and major producers led by Russia agreed to cut output by 20 million barrels a day, according to Reuters sources. … Read More >Oil prices surge amid report Russia, OPEC & allied producers agree historic output cuts

US weekly unemployment claims jump by 6.6 million, bringing 3-week total to more than 16 MILLION

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

The US Labor Department reported on Thursday that the jobless rolls continued to grow due to the Covid-19 lockdown, with 6.6 million Americans filing first-time unemployment claims in the week ending April 4. … Read More >US weekly unemployment claims jump by 6.6 million, bringing 3-week total to more than 16 MILLION

Russia

How Western media colludes with tiny Navalny-linked group of doctors to weaponize Russia’s Covid-19 battle

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

If you know the country well, you will know this: There are two Russias – the one 146 million people live in, and the fantasy version Western media outlets describe. … Read More >How Western media colludes with tiny Navalny-linked group of doctors to weaponize Russia’s Covid-19 battle

Russia

Russia’s coronavirus tally surpasses 10,000 after record daily surge, 13 more deaths

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has broken the 10,000 barrier in Russia, with 1,459 more people testing positive in the past 24 hours, the national disease response team revealed on Thursday morning. … Read More >Russia’s coronavirus tally surpasses 10,000 after record daily surge, 13 more deaths

World

Tired of social distancing? Experts warn we could be stuck with it for TWO YEARS

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Extreme measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic have many people questioning how long lockdown will last. Now, a new study estimates that social distancing efforts will need to continue in some form for a year – or more. … Read More >Tired of social distancing? Experts warn we could be stuck with it for TWO YEARS

ISIS takes credit for attack on Bagram Airfield, largest US military base in Afghanistan, as Taliban fighters walk free

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

The terrorist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for shelling a US military base near Kabul. There were no casualties reported in the incident, but the attack comes amid a sensitive prisoner exchange with the Taliban. … Read More >ISIS takes credit for attack on Bagram Airfield, largest US military base in Afghanistan, as Taliban fighters walk free

EU

Google ‘seriously damaged’ French media sector, must negotiate compensation – antitrust regulator

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Google has inflicted “serious damage” on the French media and must compensate news companies for using their copyrighted content, the nation’s competition regulator has said. … Read More >Google ‘seriously damaged’ French media sector, must negotiate compensation – antitrust regulator

‘We have to wait for a patient to die so others can use his bed & ventilator’ – doctor in hardest-hit Ecuador city to RT

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Shortages of beds, drugs, ventilators, and protective gear have seen medical staff in Guayaquil, Ecuador fighting a losing battle against Covid-19, a local doctor told RT, calling on the international community to intervene. … Read More >‘We have to wait for a patient to die so others can use his bed & ventilator’ – doctor in hardest-hit Ecuador city to RT

EU

‘Mere insinuation offends me’: Italy’s PM Conte blasts suggestion of ulterior motive behind Russian coronavirus aid

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has called any suggestion that Russia had an ulterior motive in sending coronavirus aid to Italy “an insult to the Italian government,” warning that the pandemic poses an existential threat to the EU. … Read More >‘Mere insinuation offends me’: Italy’s PM Conte blasts suggestion of ulterior motive behind Russian coronavirus aid