September 2020 – Page 19 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

US’ West Coast Winemakers Fear Widespread Industry Losses Over Smoke-Tainted Grapes

Posted on September 25, 2020By Editor

As wildfires continue to scorch the US West Coast, area winemakers are bracing for possible production and revenue hits due to the rejection of grapes that have been tainted by heavy smoke. … Read More >US’ West Coast Winemakers Fear Widespread Industry Losses Over Smoke-Tainted Grapes

World

Nord Stream 2 Completion Should Become ‘Point of Honour’ for Germany, Lavrov Convinced

Posted on September 25, 2020By Editor

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov offered on Thursday to “calm down” and stop speculating on Nord Stream 2 prospects, saying that it should now be a matter of principle for Germany to complete the project. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 Completion Should Become ‘Point of Honour’ for Germany, Lavrov Convinced

Latin America

Maduro Accuses US of Allowing CIA to Carry Out ‘Terrorist’ Actions in Venezuela

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims that US President Donald Trump’s administration gave its approval to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out recent “covert and terrorist operations” against an array of targets in the country. … Read More >Maduro Accuses US of Allowing CIA to Carry Out ‘Terrorist’ Actions in Venezuela

Latin America

Venezuela Considers New US Sanctions Against Maduro as Aggression

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, claiming that “corrupt officials in Tehran had worked with the illegitimate regime in Venezuela to flout the UN arms embargo”. … Read More >Venezuela Considers New US Sanctions Against Maduro as Aggression

World

Pompeo Announces US Sanctions on Venezuela’s Maduro, Iran’s Ministry of Defence

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

Late last week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that all the UN sanctions against Iran are coming into force and that Washington is ready to punish those UN Security Council members who are against the sanctions. … Read More >Pompeo Announces US Sanctions on Venezuela’s Maduro, Iran’s Ministry of Defence

Shows

Hunger skyrocketing during pandemic

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

New data suggests that the level of hunger in US households has almost tripled since the Covid-19 pandemic began. And we take a look at some of the myths surrounding the racial wealth gap. … Read More >Hunger skyrocketing during pandemic

Middle East

US Smuggles Three Dozen Oil Tankers Out of Syria by Dead of Night, Report Claims

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

A convoy of 35 tanker trucks from the Jazira region of northeastern Syria has made its way out of the country into northern Iraq, the Syrian Arab News Agency has reported, citing local sources. The convoy reportedly left Hasakah province on Wednesday evening. … Read More >US Smuggles Three Dozen Oil Tankers Out of Syria by Dead of Night, Report Claims

Middle East

‘This Will Be Almost Total War’: Lindsey Graham Reportedly Urged Trump Not to Kill Soleimani

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

Graham, the South Carolina senator who has enthusiastically supported every war that the United States has started since 2003, reportedly reversed roles with the president, who has showed a penchant for restraint from embroiling Washington in new quagmires, when it came to the Iranian Quds Force commander. … Read More >‘This Will Be Almost Total War’: Lindsey Graham Reportedly Urged Trump Not to Kill Soleimani

Shows

CrossTalk on the economy, QUARANTINE EDITION: ‘K-Shaped’ recovery?

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

As the cultural war consumes American politics during this election cycle, the economy remains in a precarious state. Millions of people live on the margins. The only constant for them is insecurity. Economists debate an eventual recovery. They speak of a U, V and a L. But is it in fact a “K-shaped” recovery? A permanent underclass? … Read More >CrossTalk on the economy, QUARANTINE EDITION: ‘K-Shaped’ recovery?

Middle East

Israeli PM Netanyahu Said to Literally Bring Dirty Laundry to White House on State Trips

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

The office of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu denied that he has been bringing laundry for dry-cleaning on state trips, calling the allegations “groundless” and aimed to “belittle” the peace agreement brokered by the White House for Israel, the UAE and Bahrain. … Read More >Israeli PM Netanyahu Said to Literally Bring Dirty Laundry to White House on State Trips

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