May 2020 – Page 24 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russia

Russia’s newest radar can track 1,000+ fast-moving & HYPERSONIC weapons, and is now available to foreign buyers

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

Russia once claimed gold in the race for hypersonic dominance after rolling out a range of ultra-fast projectiles. Now it’s offering unique radar protecting against weapons of the same kind – even if they come in huge numbers. … Read More >Russia’s newest radar can track 1,000+ fast-moving & HYPERSONIC weapons, and is now available to foreign buyers

EU

French care homes face manslaughter investigation: Victims’ lawyer tells RT details of ‘scandal amid epidemic’

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

Relatives of elderly people who didn’t survive the Covid-19 epidemic in France’s care homes want management to be held accountable for what they say was inaction and a cover-up that saw their loved ones die, their lawyer told RT. … Read More >French care homes face manslaughter investigation: Victims’ lawyer tells RT details of ‘scandal amid epidemic’

EU

Paris burns for 4th night in a row as residents clash with riot police over motorcyclist’s death (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

Paris riot police faced off against irate protestors in the suburb of Argenteuil amid a fourth night of violence following the death of 18-year-old Sabri Choubi in a motorbike accident at the weekend. … Read More >Paris burns for 4th night in a row as residents clash with riot police over motorcyclist’s death (VIDEOS)

World

‘It all comes from the top’: Trump unloads on Beijing in fiery coronavirus rant, alleging ‘propaganda attack’ on US & EU

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump has fired off another missive targeting China, arguing the country could have “easily” stopped the Covid-19 pandemic and is now waging an information war to escape responsibility. … Read More >‘It all comes from the top’: Trump unloads on Beijing in fiery coronavirus rant, alleging ‘propaganda attack’ on US & EU

Venezuela sues Bank of England for refusal to return country’s gold amid coronavirus crisis

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

Venezuela’s Central Bank has launched legal action to force the Bank of England to release more than $1 billion in gold held in its coffers to battle the Covid-19 outbreak, according to Reuters. … Read More >Venezuela sues Bank of England for refusal to return country’s gold amid coronavirus crisis

Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs, mostly in the UK, in order to survive the coronavirus pandemic

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has announced it will cut at least 9,000 jobs from its workforce in the face of the major impending contraction in the aviation market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs, mostly in the UK, in order to survive the coronavirus pandemic

World

‘GIANT KANGAROO’ acting as ‘dog of the US’: Chinese newspaper mocks Australia amid trade row

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

A Chinese tabloid widely considered to be a mouthpiece of the ruling communist party has printed some harsh words about Australia over the country’s support of the US attack on Beijing’s Covid-19 response. … Read More >‘GIANT KANGAROO’ acting as ‘dog of the US’: Chinese newspaper mocks Australia amid trade row

Was Maduro the ‘jackpot’? Former US Green Berets reveal new details of botched Venezuela coup in interrogation tapes

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

Detained US ex-soldiers said they were tasked with securing an airfield in Venezuela in order to put President Nicolas Maduro on a plane after toppling him. The men were charged with plotting a coup against the government. … Read More >Was Maduro the ‘jackpot’? Former US Green Berets reveal new details of botched Venezuela coup in interrogation tapes

USA

Another day, another fail: Bloomberg MIXES UP hospital bed stats of Russia & OECD in attack on country’s Covid-19 response

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

Shortly after asking “why the coronavirus did not kill more Russians,” Bloomberg illustrated a stinging op-ed with a graph suggesting Russia is far behind OECD states in hospital beds… though the exact opposite is true. … Read More >Another day, another fail: Bloomberg MIXES UP hospital bed stats of Russia & OECD in attack on country’s Covid-19 response

World

We got a complaint’: YouTube deletes channels focusing on Crimea & eastern Ukraine, cites ‘terms of use’ violation

Posted on May 21, 2020April 9, 2021By Editor

Google has unexpectedly wiped the channels of three Russian-speaking news outlets from its video service YouTube, explaining the decision to one of them by “terms of use violation.” … Read More >We got a complaint’: YouTube deletes channels focusing on Crimea & eastern Ukraine, cites ‘terms of use’ violation