July 8, 2020 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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Russia to impose reciprocal sanctions on UK following publication of ‘Magnitsky List’

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

Russia will impose tit-for-tat sanctions on the United Kingdom after London issued on Monday a list of 25 Russians who will be sanctioned over the case of Sergei Magnitsky, who died in custody in 2009. … Read More >Russia to impose reciprocal sanctions on UK following publication of ‘Magnitsky List’

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As wildfires ravage Russian forests, Arctic Siberia smashes record for hottest ever June

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

Russia’s Siberian Arctic has recorded its hottest ever average June temperature. In 2020, the region was more than five degrees Celsius warmer than is usual for the first month of summer. … Read More >As wildfires ravage Russian forests, Arctic Siberia smashes record for hottest ever June

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Russia steps up patrols against marmot hunting after bubonic plague outbreaks in neighboring China & Mongolia

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

Russia is increasing patrols on its border with China and Mongolia after both of its neighbors reported suspected cases of the bubonic plague. The aim is to stop people from hunting marmots, which can carry the illness. … Read More >Russia steps up patrols against marmot hunting after bubonic plague outbreaks in neighboring China & Mongolia

Bankers ‘playing financial Russian roulette’ until they ‘blow America’s head off’ – RT’s Keiser Report

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the ‘conspiracy theory’ that capital markets are no longer free because the US Federal Reserve and other central banks control everything. … Read More >Bankers ‘playing financial Russian roulette’ until they ‘blow America’s head off’ – RT’s Keiser Report

Fishy excuse? Denmark could use SPAWNING COD to delay construction of Russian gas pipeline to Europe

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

The construction of the last stretch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline may be stalled for a month or two despite permission from Denmark to work in its territorial waters. The latest stumbling block comes in the form of spawning cod. … Read More >Fishy excuse? Denmark could use SPAWNING COD to delay construction of Russian gas pipeline to Europe

UK

UK resumes arms sales to Saudi Arabia, says ‘possible’ war crimes in Yemen are ‘isolated incidents’

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

The UK government has come under fire after announcing that it is to recommence arms sales to Saudi Arabia, despite acknowledging that the kingdom could be using them to commit war crimes in Yemen. … Read More >UK resumes arms sales to Saudi Arabia, says ‘possible’ war crimes in Yemen are ‘isolated incidents’

USA

US still ‘knee-deep’ in FIRST wave of Covid-19, Fauci warns

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

Unlike countries in Europe, the US failed to get the first wave of Covid-19 under control and is now ‘knee-deep’ in a new surge of it, according to the country’s top epidemic adviser Anthony Fauci. … Read More >US still ‘knee-deep’ in FIRST wave of Covid-19, Fauci warns

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Specter of the most dangerous tropical storm season since Hurricane Katrina looms for US, Caribbean

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

The Gulf of Mexico and US East Coast should brace for a heavy slate of hurricanes, after a top US climate researcher predicted one of the most active years on record for tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Basin. … Read More >Specter of the most dangerous tropical storm season since Hurricane Katrina looms for US, Caribbean

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Hate is in the eye of the beholder: Facebook extends olive branch to boycott leaders, but middle ground is elusive in polarized US

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

Seeking to appease hundreds of companies that have halted advertising, Facebook is pledging to do a better job policing ‘hateful’ content – a tall order in a nation where warring political parties can’t even agree on basic facts. … Read More >Hate is in the eye of the beholder: Facebook extends olive branch to boycott leaders, but middle ground is elusive in polarized US

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‘The case wasn’t proved to me’: Top US commander unconvinced by shaky ‘Russian bounty to Taliban’ intel

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020By Editor

Intelligence claiming Russia paid Taliban fighters to target US troops in Afghanistan lacked evidence, the top US general in the region has said. His account crushes yet another sensational media report based on anonymous sources. … Read More >‘The case wasn’t proved to me’: Top US commander unconvinced by shaky ‘Russian bounty to Taliban’ intel