May 30, 2020 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

‘Sanctions can’t solve problems’: EU rules out punishing China over Hong Kong

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

While the US has vowed “powerful action” against Beijing over its handling of the unrest in Hong Kong, the EU has made it clear that sanctions are not the way to resolve tensions over the national security legislation. … Read More >‘Sanctions can’t solve problems’: EU rules out punishing China over Hong Kong

USA

Staff with no masks, bosses likening Covid-19 to flu: US family tell RT of legal vendetta over their father’s death at care home

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

An elderly Californian died a lonely death after sharing a room with a Covid-19 patient at a care home where staff weren’t allowed to wear masks as bosses feared the facility could be shut down, his daughter and lawyer told RT. … Read More >Staff with no masks, bosses likening Covid-19 to flu: US family tell RT of legal vendetta over their father’s death at care home

EU

Denmark will conduct random checks for Covid-19 at borders and holiday sites, PM says

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

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said random checks for the Covid-19 virus will be carried out at the country’s borders and holiday destinations as it prepares to reopen to visitors from some European countries. … Read More >Denmark will conduct random checks for Covid-19 at borders and holiday sites, PM says

Shows

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza: The US is trying to justify invading Venezuela!

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

We speak to Venezuelan FM Jorge Arreaza after a coup attempt by Silvercorp mercenaries, which Venezuela alleges were hired by US President Trump. He discusses Iran’s oil shipment to Venezuela along with assistance to revive Venezuela’s oil industry … Read More >Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza: The US is trying to justify invading Venezuela!

Thanks, but no thanks? Trump rebuffed after offering to mediate India-China border standoff

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

Both New Delhi and Beijing have signaled a lack of interest in Donald Trump involving himself in their affairs, after the US president suggested he could help resolve a territorial dispute between the two nations. … Read More >Thanks, but no thanks? Trump rebuffed after offering to mediate India-China border standoff

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