October 2020 – Page 8 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russia

Russia’s Covid-19 vaccines will NOT be given to tourists & won’t be offered for sale until domestic demand is met: Health ministry

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

Russia’s coronavirus vaccines will not be offered commercially and won’t be given to tourists, the health ministry pledged on Wednesday after reports emerged in foreign media that “vaccination tours” are now on sale abroad. … Read More >Russia’s Covid-19 vaccines will NOT be given to tourists & won’t be offered for sale until domestic demand is met: Health ministry

World

Turkish govt condemns ‘disgusting’ Charlie Hebdo cartoon showing Erdogan ‘in private’

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

Ankara has accused Charlie Hebdo of promoting hatred after the French satirical magazine published a front-page caricature of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid cultural tensions between France and Muslim countries. … Read More >Turkish govt condemns ‘disgusting’ Charlie Hebdo cartoon showing Erdogan ‘in private’

US must immediately stop military contact with Taiwan, revoke arms sales plan, China’s defense ministry says

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

China is demanding that the United States end its plan to sell arms to Taiwan and is urging Washington to stop any military contact with the island, Beijing’s military spokesperson said on Tuesday. … Read More >US must immediately stop military contact with Taiwan, revoke arms sales plan, China’s defense ministry says

‘Insulting’ Prophet Mohammed cartoons should be a crime in France like ‘doubting Holocaust,’ says Iran’s Khamenei

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, has hit out at Emmanuel Macron over his recent remarks about Islam, branding them “stupid” and asking why it was “OK” to insult the Prophet Mohammed but illegal to doubt the Holocaust. … Read More >‘Insulting’ Prophet Mohammed cartoons should be a crime in France like ‘doubting Holocaust,’ says Iran’s Khamenei

US embassy in Emirates issues new terrorism warning to American citizens

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

The US embassy in the United Arab Emirates has warned Americans to be “very careful” of terrorist attacks, after a flareup in tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemeni rebels led the embassy in Riyadh to issue a similar alert. … Read More >US embassy in Emirates issues new terrorism warning to American citizens

World

Mexican president blasts European leaders for ‘authoritarian urge’ over harsh Covid-19 lockdowns

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

By imposing lockdowns to stem the second wave of the coronavirus, EU leaders are showing a lack of faith in their citizens and putting themselves above the people, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said. … Read More >Mexican president blasts European leaders for ‘authoritarian urge’ over harsh Covid-19 lockdowns

EU

Poland’s national women’s strike sees mass walkouts in opposition to near-total abortion ban

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

A nationwide women’s strike is being held in Poland on Wednesday, as people continue to demonstrate against the near-total abortion ban that was imposed after a court ruling last week. … Read More >Poland’s national women’s strike sees mass walkouts in opposition to near-total abortion ban

EU

Germany set for new partial lockdown as cases surge amid second wave of Covid-19

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

Restaurants, gyms and theaters will be shut for a month from November 2 as part of new measures aimed at preventing spiking coronavirus cases from overwhelming German hospitals, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. … Read More >Germany set for new partial lockdown as cases surge amid second wave of Covid-19

Trump lifts decades-old funding ban on Israeli West Bank settlements, drawing ire of Palestinians

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

President Trump has lifted a ban on the funding of research in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, prompting an immediate reaction from the Palestinian side which slammed the US for backing the “occupation” of their land. … Read More >Trump lifts decades-old funding ban on Israeli West Bank settlements, drawing ire of Palestinians

World

Pope Francis sparks criticism as he goes maskless at public event day after staff promise they are ‘working on it’

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

Social media users have criticized Pope Francis, as he refused to wear a mask while holding a general audience at the Vatican, with people urging him to do so in public for “their safety and yours.” … Read More >Pope Francis sparks criticism as he goes maskless at public event day after staff promise they are ‘working on it’