September 9, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Health

Another breakthrough? New Russian drug means fewer Covid-19 patients need ventilators, has significantly reduced mortality

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

A new Russian medicine being used on Covid-19 patients has reduced the mortality rate by up to five times, according to its developer, Oleg Rosenberg, of Surfactant-BL. The drug is most commonly used to treat severe lung lesions. … Read More >Another breakthrough? New Russian drug means fewer Covid-19 patients need ventilators, has significantly reduced mortality

Houthis target Saudi Abha International Airport with drones for 2nd time in 24 hours, vow to continue until blockade is lifted

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

A drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport brought it to a halt for “several hours,” a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed, adding that the raids are in retaliation for the “siege” on the Yemeni people. … Read More >Houthis target Saudi Abha International Airport with drones for 2nd time in 24 hours, vow to continue until blockade is lifted

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

World

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

World

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

EU

‘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

EU

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