May 2020 – Page 65 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

Forget #BelieveWomen, ‘I Believe Biden’ is trending! Democrats rush to defend sex assault denial – but they won’t like the results

Posted on May 2, 2020May 2, 2020By Editor

Joe Biden on Friday finally addressed a sexual assault allegation leveled against him by former staffer Tara Reade, prompting ‘#IbelieveBiden’ to trend on Twitter. But the messages were far from an endorsement of the Democrat. … Read More >Forget #BelieveWomen, ‘I Believe Biden’ is trending! Democrats rush to defend sex assault denial – but they won’t like the results

USA

Chomsky: COVID-19 strikes, solidarity can help defeat Trump and the neoliberal assault

Posted on May 2, 2020May 2, 2020By Editor

Noam Chomsky on COVID-19 workers’ strikes; Trump’s attacks on China and the WHO; “lesser evil” voting; bipartisan war-mongering/sanctions; & what resistance movements can teach us about resiliency. … Read More >Chomsky: COVID-19 strikes, solidarity can help defeat Trump and the neoliberal assault

Business

Israel’s largest bank agrees to $874mn fine for conspiring to help US citizens hide $7.6 BILLION in assets overseas

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020By Editor

The top bank in Israel will hand over just shy of $900 million to the US Treasury after it was implicated in a tax evasion scheme, helping Americans to hide billions of dollars in wealth in thousands of foreign accounts. … Read More >Israel’s largest bank agrees to $874mn fine for conspiring to help US citizens hide $7.6 BILLION in assets overseas

Asia & Pacific

North Korea’s Kim makes ‘public appearance’ at FERTILIZER PLANT amid death rumors fueled by Trump’s ‘no comments’

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020By Editor

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly made his first public appearance in weeks, at a fertilizer factory north of Pyongyang. The radio report, however, has not entirely dispelled speculations about his death. … Read More >North Korea’s Kim makes ‘public appearance’ at FERTILIZER PLANT amid death rumors fueled by Trump’s ‘no comments’

Shows

Covid fallout: Meatpackers at risk, banks at fault, insurance gone AWOL

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020By Editor

As meat processing plants nationwide are shutting down due to surging stockpiles of goods and fears of contamination, news has surfaced of employees at Smithfield and Tyson’s plants being forced to work without proper protective gear. … Read More >Covid fallout: Meatpackers at risk, banks at fault, insurance gone AWOL

WATCH protesters light flares, gather for Walpurgis Night in Berlin despite ban on mass rallies during Covid-19 lockdown

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020By Editor

Police have broken up a Walpurgis Night demonstration in Berlin, where protesters had gathered in violation of the quarantine measures imposed amid the Covid-19 pandemic. More unauthorized rallies are expected on May Day. … Read More >WATCH protesters light flares, gather for Walpurgis Night in Berlin despite ban on mass rallies during Covid-19 lockdown

World

US-led coalition ‘restricts’ its ‘last remaining’ metrics on Taliban attacks in Afghanistan – watchdog

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020By Editor

The US-led NATO coalition in Afghanistan in now withholding the data used publicly as a means to assess the security situation on the ground, a US government watchdog has warned. … Read More >US-led coalition ‘restricts’ its ‘last remaining’ metrics on Taliban attacks in Afghanistan – watchdog

Russia

Russia tests its latest T-14 Armata tank in Syria

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020By Editor

Russia’s newest T-14 Armata tank has been battle-tested in Syria, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said in mid-April on the TV station Russia-1. … Read More >Russia tests its latest T-14 Armata tank in Syria

Russia

Russia to host Victory parade May 9 despite COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020By Editor

On the last days of April, Russian president Vladimir Putin decided to go ahead with an air show for the Victory Day on May 9, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). … Read More >Russia to host Victory parade May 9 despite COVID-19 pandemic

Op-ed

Kings and Queens of Corona: 5 people who are having a great global pandemic

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020By Editor

It doesn’t matter how much misery and economic hardship is caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there are always people out there who always find a way to benefit. And guess what? It just happens to be the usual suspects … Read More >Kings and Queens of Corona: 5 people who are having a great global pandemic

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