October 2020 – Page 38 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

9 in 10 British workers will need to reskill by 2030, at cost of £130bn – UK business lobby group

Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020By Editor

Britain needs to spend £130 billion over 10 years on adult education because 90 percent of the work force will require some reskilling, according to a major business lobbying organization. … Read More >9 in 10 British workers will need to reskill by 2030, at cost of £130bn – UK business lobby group

Wales to be plunged into 2-week ‘firebreak’ lockdown from October 23

Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020By Editor

The Welsh government announced an over two-week ‘firebreak’ lockdown, effective from Friday at 6pm. All non-essential retail, leisure, and tourism businesses will shut and people will be required to stay at home. … Read More >Wales to be plunged into 2-week ‘firebreak’ lockdown from October 23

Danish inventor who murdered & dismembered journalist captured after attempted PRISON BREAK with ‘bomb’

Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020By Editor

A Danish man who murdered and dismembered a female journalist touring his homemade submarine in 2017 was recaptured after attempting to break out of prison while allegedly armed with a bomb. … Read More >Danish inventor who murdered & dismembered journalist captured after attempted PRISON BREAK with ‘bomb’

Sweden bans use of Huawei, ZTE equipment in 5G networks

Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020By Editor

A Swedish regulator on Tuesday banned the use of telecom equipment from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in its 5G networks. The move comes ahead of the spectrum auctions scheduled to start on 10 November. … Read More >Sweden bans use of Huawei, ZTE equipment in 5G networks

Russia

What’s ‘verifiable’? Extension of US-Russia nuclear New START treaty hinges on word

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

The sole remaining US-Russia nuclear arms control deal may get a last-moment extension after all, but everything now depends on what the US State Department means when it says warhead caps need to be “verifiable.” … Read More >What’s ‘verifiable’? Extension of US-Russia nuclear New START treaty hinges on word

France will dissolve pro-Hamas Muslim group, as Islamist crackdown continues – Macron

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that a Hamas-linked Muslim group connected with the beheading of a teacher in Paris will be disbanded. Macron also promised to take “concrete actions” against radical Islamist terrorism. … Read More >France will dissolve pro-Hamas Muslim group, as Islamist crackdown continues – Macron

World

Khashoggi fiancee sues Saudi Crown Prince & 20 others for journalist’s killing in US court

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

The fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has sued Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and more than two dozen aides and officials in an American court, accusing them of planning and executing the assassination. … Read More >Khashoggi fiancee sues Saudi Crown Prince & 20 others for journalist’s killing in US court

USA

‘Playing selective god’: Google ‘whistleblower’ tells Project Veritas that search engine ‘skews’ results in Democrats’ favor

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

An alleged program manager at Google Cloud has said the search engine monolith is “playing god” in the US political scene, skewing results to benefit Democrats, according to an undercover interview captured by Project Veritas. … Read More >‘Playing selective god’: Google ‘whistleblower’ tells Project Veritas that search engine ‘skews’ results in Democrats’ favor

Asia & Pacific

‘Hold me responsible’ for drug war killings – Philippines leader Duterte

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he takes responsibility for the thousands of killings by police in his anti-drug crackdown, claiming he was ready to go to jail if it served his country. … Read More >‘Hold me responsible’ for drug war killings – Philippines leader Duterte

Shows

Study shows Covid-19 treatments fall flat

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

The House Intelligence Committee is considering creating an agency to fight disinformation… what could go wrong with that? Police are largely ignoring community recommendations. And potential Covid-19 treatments are falling flat according to a new study. … Read More >Study shows Covid-19 treatments fall flat

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