May 2020 – Page 6 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

No more ‘special treatment’? Trump announces end to Hong Kong policy exemptions & sanctions for national security law backers

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump has warned China and pro-Beijing officials in Hong Kong that officials who backed the recent national security law will face sanctions and that Hong Kong stands to lose its preferential treatment. … Read More >No more ‘special treatment’? Trump announces end to Hong Kong policy exemptions & sanctions for national security law backers

USA

US ‘terminating relationship’ with World Health Organization – Trump

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

Accusing the World Health Organization of being under ‘total control’ of China, US President Donald Trump has severed all ties to the WHO and said US funding will be redirected to other public health efforts. … Read More >US ‘terminating relationship’ with World Health Organization – Trump

World

Cosmos as the final (legal) frontier: How America is bending SPACE LAW as we enter new age of exploration

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

The field of space law is in flux. While it rests on treaties drafted during the Cold War, new technology has opened a pandora’s box of new considerations as space travel, exploration, and mining are now closer than ever before. … Read More >Cosmos as the final (legal) frontier: How America is bending SPACE LAW as we enter new age of exploration

Russia

Stealth flying wing: Russia’s next-gen STRATEGIC BOMBER already in the works

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

Russian aircraft makers have reportedly started the assembly of a new, next-generation bomber aircraft, known under the designation PAK DA. RT has learned more about the highly-secretive machine. … Read More >Stealth flying wing: Russia’s next-gen STRATEGIC BOMBER already in the works

EU

Toxic vapor leak discovered at Russia’s space booster in French Guiana

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

A toxic vapor leak was detected coming from the Russian Fregat upper-stage rocket which is stored at the space center in French Guiana. It was supposed to deliver satellites, but the operation was halted over the coronavirus. … Read More >Toxic vapor leak discovered at Russia’s space booster in French Guiana

Russia

WATCH Russian jets chase US nuclear-capable bombers away from country’s borders

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

Russian jets were scrambled to intercept US B-1B Lancer strategic bombers, which approached the country’s airspace over the Black and Baltic Seas, with the high-altitude action captured on video. … Read More >WATCH Russian jets chase US nuclear-capable bombers away from country’s borders

FOURTH oil-filled Iranian tanker reaches Venezuelan shores defying US pressure

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

Carrying hundreds of barrels of much-needed gasoline, an Iran-flagged vessel crossed into Venezuelan waters, the South American country’s Navy confirmed. It comes days after other Iranian tankers moored at Venezuela’s ports. … Read More >FOURTH oil-filled Iranian tanker reaches Venezuelan shores defying US pressure

Rolls-Royce junk? Legendary British firm’s credit rating cut below investment grade

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded engine maker Rolls-Royce’s credit rating to junk, citing the disruption caused to global air travel from the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Rolls-Royce junk? Legendary British firm’s credit rating cut below investment grade

Around 2 BILLION people may lose their jobs in the next couple of months due to pandemic

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

More than half of the world’s workforce (nearly two billion people) risk losing their jobs or moving to part-time work in 2020 as a result of the economic fallout from coronavirus outbreak. … Read More >Around 2 BILLION people may lose their jobs in the next couple of months due to pandemic

‘Tsunami of job losses’: Airlines going bust & firing HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of employees as pandemic crushes global travel

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

International carriers which have been suffering massive losses due to the coronavirus crisis are massively cutting their workforce, leaving thousands without jobs. More cuts could come as the prospects for a quick recovery fade. … Read More >‘Tsunami of job losses’: Airlines going bust & firing HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of employees as pandemic crushes global travel