October 13, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russia

Head of Russia’s national health watchdog says shutting down economy to prevent spread of Covid-19 is pointless & makes no sense

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020By Editor

The top official at Russia’s state health watchdog believes that there is no point in suspending the economy to fight coronavirus. Anna Popova’s comments came after the Kremlin said a second lockdown isn’t even being considered. … Read More >Head of Russia’s national health watchdog says shutting down economy to prevent spread of Covid-19 is pointless & makes no sense

Russia

Let’s work together: Moscow offers to team up with West to fight Covid-19, despite constant attacks on Russian ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020By Editor

Instead of cooperating to defeat Covid-19, Western countries have criticized and attacked Russia’s vaccine as part of an ongoing effort to paint the country in a negative light, says the head of Moscow’s sovereign wealth fund. … Read More >Let’s work together: Moscow offers to team up with West to fight Covid-19, despite constant attacks on Russian ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine

Beijing will make ‘necessary’ response as US reportedly plans more arms sales to Taiwan

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020By Editor

China has threatened to make a legitimate response amid reports of US moving forward with new sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan. … Read More >Beijing will make ‘necessary’ response as US reportedly plans more arms sales to Taiwan

7 TONS of bootleg liquor seized in Turkey as moonshine kills over 40 people in just one week

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020By Editor

Turkey has launched a nationwide crackdown on bootleg alcohol after a jump in the number of deaths caused by poisoning across the country. More and more Turks are opting for illegal brews after liquor taxes rose sharply. … Read More >7 TONS of bootleg liquor seized in Turkey as moonshine kills over 40 people in just one week

World

Washington ‘deplores’ Turkey’s ‘calculated provocation’ in the E. Mediterranean as Ankara renews seismic surveying

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020By Editor

Ankara has been criticized by the US State Department for restarting hydrocarbon exploration in contested waters. Washington said the move “deliberately complicates” de-escalation talks between NATO allies Greece and Turkey. … Read More >Washington ‘deplores’ Turkey’s ‘calculated provocation’ in the E. Mediterranean as Ankara renews seismic surveying

World

At least 1 dead after roof collapses at university in Perth, Australia (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020By Editor

At least one person has been killed after a roof collapsed on the campus of Curtin University in Western Australia. Several injuries have been reported as emergency workers search through the rubble for survivors. … Read More >At least 1 dead after roof collapses at university in Perth, Australia (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

EU

Gender & language spat in Germany after Justice Ministry drafts bill that uses only feminine endings

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020By Editor

Germany’s Interior Ministry has demanded a bill drafted by the Justice Ministry that uses only feminine endings be revised over concerns the legislation might apply exclusively to women when brought into force. … Read More >Gender & language spat in Germany after Justice Ministry drafts bill that uses only feminine endings

EU

Blast from the past: 5.4-ton British WW2 bomb explodes underwater while being defused by Polish sappers

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020By Editor

A massive ‘Tallboy’ bomb dropped during a British Royal Air Force attack on a Nazi warship in 1945 has exploded underwater while being defused in northern Poland. No one was hurt, but buildings ashore were shaken by the blast. … Read More >Blast from the past: 5.4-ton British WW2 bomb explodes underwater while being defused by Polish sappers