September 2020 – Page 37 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

WHO warns of ‘very serious’ Covid-19 situation in Europe as France breaks own 24-hr record for new virus cases

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

Europe is facing a “very serious situation” with the coronavirus spreading at “alarming rates,” the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as France reported its highest number of new cases in 24 hours since the outbreak hit. … Read More >WHO warns of ‘very serious’ Covid-19 situation in Europe as France breaks own 24-hr record for new virus cases

‘527 years of humiliation’: Indigenous activists topple statue of ‘genocidal’ 16-century conquistador in Colombia

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

Angry activists destroyed a statue of 16th-century Spanish conquistador Sebastian de Belalcazar in Colombia. The incident follows a wave of similar attacks on historical monuments in the US. … Read More >‘527 years of humiliation’: Indigenous activists topple statue of ‘genocidal’ 16-century conquistador in Colombia

Mexican president dismisses US govt report on illicit drugs as ‘opinion’

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has dismissed Washington’s new report on illicit drugs that names his country as the main supplier of heroin and methamphetamine to the US, calling it merely an “opinion.” … Read More >Mexican president dismisses US govt report on illicit drugs as ‘opinion’

Saudi energy minister threatens oil price gamblers with ‘ouching like hell’ and market destabilization

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, has promised to punish excessive betters in the oil markets with an “ouching like hell” by way of externally influencing the market. … Read More >Saudi energy minister threatens oil price gamblers with ‘ouching like hell’ and market destabilization

Russia

Navalny’s team say ‘bottle with Novichok’ was found in opposition figure’s Siberian hotel room after he fell ill on Moscow flight

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

Traces of the poison Novichok were allegedly found on a water bottle in Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s hotel room in Tomsk, where he stayed the night before falling ill on a flight to Moscow last month. … Read More >Navalny’s team say ‘bottle with Novichok’ was found in opposition figure’s Siberian hotel room after he fell ill on Moscow flight

Russia

‘No evidence’: EU Parliament using Navalny’s alleged poisoning to push for sanctions & halt Nord Stream project – German MEP

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

The EU Parliament’s call for a probe into the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, along with new sanctions against Moscow, is just a manifestation of the establishment’s “anti-Russian sentiment.” … Read More >‘No evidence’: EU Parliament using Navalny’s alleged poisoning to push for sanctions & halt Nord Stream project – German MEP

China threatens to make ‘necessary response’ ahead of US official’s Taiwan visit

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

Beijing has lodged a complaint with Washington ahead of a visit by US Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach to Taiwan as China opposes any official exchanges between Washington and the island. … Read More >China threatens to make ‘necessary response’ ahead of US official’s Taiwan visit

1st international passenger flight lands in former Covid-19 hotbed Wuhan since start of outbreak

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

A passenger aircraft from South Korea has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the former epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak. All international flights to Wuhan had been suspended for almost eight months. … Read More >1st international passenger flight lands in former Covid-19 hotbed Wuhan since start of outbreak

World

Belarus closes borders with Poland & Lithuania amid political turmoil, accusing both countries of interfering in its affairs

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has announced the decision to shut the country’s borders with Poland and Lithuania. He says the neighboring states are stroking protests in the country, and openly backing the opposition. … Read More >Belarus closes borders with Poland & Lithuania amid political turmoil, accusing both countries of interfering in its affairs

Russia

‘Anti-Russian hysteria’: Moscow hits back after EU Parliament calls for sanctions over alleged poisoning of activist Navalny

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

After EU MEPs, on Thursday, called for sanctions over the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, Moscow said the move merely fuels anti-Russia hysteria and is aimed at disrupting the Nord Stream 2 project. … Read More >‘Anti-Russian hysteria’: Moscow hits back after EU Parliament calls for sanctions over alleged poisoning of activist Navalny