September 2020 – Page 65 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Questioning of Australian journalists is part of ‘normal law enforcement,’ Beijing says

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

China’s Foreign Ministry has said that the questioning of two Australian journalists was a normal enforcement of the rules and warned that foreign media must “obey Chinese laws.” … Read More >Questioning of Australian journalists is part of ‘normal law enforcement,’ Beijing says

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No mass snooping, coercion or backdoors: China pokes US in the eye with global digital rules proposal

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

Beijing wants the world community to adopt a set of rules for developing the digital economy, which would endorse national sovereignty over data and oppose mass electronic surveillance in foreign cyberspace. … Read More >No mass snooping, coercion or backdoors: China pokes US in the eye with global digital rules proposal

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G7 foreign ministers slam what they refer to as ‘confirmed poisoning’ of Russian opposition figure Navalny ‘in strongest terms’

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

The ministers have demanded Moscow “urgently” investigate the what they call “confirmed poisoning” of Alexey Navalny in a damning statement while stopping short of blaming it all on Kremlin again. … Read More >G7 foreign ministers slam what they refer to as ‘confirmed poisoning’ of Russian opposition figure Navalny ‘in strongest terms’

Iran building production hall for uranium-enriching centrifuges ‘in the mountains’ near Natanz facility

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

Iran’s nuclear chief has revealed the country is building a new production hall for advanced centrifuges for uranium enrichment. The site is concealed “in the heart of mountains” near the Natanz nuclear facility. … Read More >Iran building production hall for uranium-enriching centrifuges ‘in the mountains’ near Natanz facility

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‘Matter of concern & regret’: EU anxious at Serbian, Kosovan promises to open embassies in Jerusalem

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

A pledge by Belgrade and Pristina to the US that they would move their diplomatic missions in Israel to Jerusalem has sparked concern in Brussels, which warned the move could put the pair’s European prospects at risk. … Read More >‘Matter of concern & regret’: EU anxious at Serbian, Kosovan promises to open embassies in Jerusalem

First coronavirus cases detected in packed Syrian refugee camp in Jordan – UN

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

The United Nations agency for refugees has confirmed two coronavirus cases in the crowded Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. … Read More >First coronavirus cases detected in packed Syrian refugee camp in Jordan – UN

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Second wave? Surfer who tested positive for Covid-19 arrested for breaking quarantine

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

A woman was arrested in Spain for breaking quarantine to ‘seas the day’ and go surfing at a public beach, despite testing positive for Covid-19. … Read More >Second wave? Surfer who tested positive for Covid-19 arrested for breaking quarantine

Mask rules violators in Indonesia forced to sit in hearse next to Covid-19 casket & reflect on their misdeeds – media

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

An anti-coronavirus task force in Indonesia has punished people who wouldn’t wear face masks at a country market by forcing them inside a hearse containing a Covid-19 victim casket, local media reported. … Read More >Mask rules violators in Indonesia forced to sit in hearse next to Covid-19 casket & reflect on their misdeeds – media

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Gift from Trump? More than 100 Austrians get US Treasury stimulus cheques by mistake

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

Nearly 130 Austrians have been stunned to receive $1,200 cheques signed by none other than US President Donald Trump. Washington’s sudden generosity appears to be a result of a mistake in its Covid-19 relief package system. … Read More >Gift from Trump? More than 100 Austrians get US Treasury stimulus cheques by mistake

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Lukashenko claims he must protect ‘majority’ who voted for him: ‘If I fall, those who stand with me will be slaughtered’

Posted on September 9, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Alexander Lukashenko, the embattled President of Belarus president says he cannot cave in to the demands of anti-government protesters, because otherwise his legacy would be destroyed and his supporters violently persecuted. … Read More >Lukashenko claims he must protect ‘majority’ who voted for him: ‘If I fall, those who stand with me will be slaughtered’