October 9, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

Pentagon to dish out $600mn in contracts for ‘5G dual-use EXPERIMENTATION’ at 5 US military sites, including to ‘aid lethality’

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

The US military has partnered with more than a dozen companies for “large-scale experimentation” with 5G technology, including efforts to enhance the “lethality” of certain systems, in what’s slated to be a $600 million project. … Read More >Pentagon to dish out $600mn in contracts for ‘5G dual-use EXPERIMENTATION’ at 5 US military sites, including to ‘aid lethality’

Op-ed

It’s time to stop funding aid groups whose officials in disaster zones exploit women for sex

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

A committee of UK MPs was told this week that NGOs think they are above the law, after more allegations of sex abuse abroad surfaced. The only way to prevent this is to deny them the millions in funding they receive. … Read More >It’s time to stop funding aid groups whose officials in disaster zones exploit women for sex

Op-ed

‘Please conquer US!’ Why are liberals calling for foreign takeover or ‘international oversight’ of America?

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

The US needs ‘international oversight’ one liberal writer argued in a New York Times op-ed, just days after another suggested America should be conquered by other democracies to sort out its ‘toxic’ inequalities. What gives? … Read More >‘Please conquer US!’ Why are liberals calling for foreign takeover or ‘international oversight’ of America?

Business

Russia’s weekly gold & foreign currency reserves surge by over $5 BILLION

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

Russia continues to boost its gold and foreign exchange (forex) holdings, which have reached a total of $585.8 billion according to the latest data released by the country’s central bank. … Read More >Russia’s weekly gold & foreign currency reserves surge by over $5 BILLION

Business

Huawei to participate in construction of Russia’s high-tech super highways

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

Russia’s state-owned infrastructure company Avtodor and Chinese tech giant Huawei have agreed to develop high-speed toll roads in Russia. … Read More >Huawei to participate in construction of Russia’s high-tech super highways

Asia & Pacific

Jakarta plans Covid house-marking scheme for self-isolating households

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

A sticker scheme to mark homes of self-isolating families has been proposed by the provincial government in Jakarta, Indonesia. The program aims to improve support for isolating households, but critics say it will create stigma. … Read More >Jakarta plans Covid house-marking scheme for self-isolating households

‘Clear evidence of collusion’ between Huawei and Chinese Communist Party – UK Parliament report

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

A report by the UK Parliament’s Defence Committee has said that Huawei technology posed a risk to Britain and its citizens. The company has argued the report was not based on facts. … Read More >‘Clear evidence of collusion’ between Huawei and Chinese Communist Party – UK Parliament report

World

WATCH: Drone deployed to warn championship surfer of impending SHARK ATTACK

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

One lucky surfer got the fright of his life when a drone appeared telling him to return to shore. It was only when he made it to the beach that he realized how close he came to the jaws of death in the form of a 1.5m-long shark. … Read More >WATCH: Drone deployed to warn championship surfer of impending SHARK ATTACK

World

Western rules for military coups do not work in Belarus

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

The formula, according to which 3.5% of the protesting population is enough for a change of regime in the country, does not work in Belarus because of the law-enforcers, who support the will of the majority. … Read More >Western rules for military coups do not work in Belarus

Finland had up to FIVE TIMES more Covid-19 infections than previously recorded, government antibody study shows

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

The true extent of the coronavirus spread in Finland had flown under the radar due to insufficient testing during the first wave of the pandemic, the latest antibodies test report has revealed. … Read More >Finland had up to FIVE TIMES more Covid-19 infections than previously recorded, government antibody study shows

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