December 14, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Year of the ruble: Commodities to push Russian currency higher in 2021, Saxo Bank predicts

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

The Russian ruble is currently “undervalued” and has the potential to strengthen by over 10 percent against the US dollar, according to the Chief Investment Officer of Saxo Bank Steen Jakobsen. … Read More >Year of the ruble: Commodities to push Russian currency higher in 2021, Saxo Bank predicts

USA

‘Congratulations WORLD’: Trump celebrates as nurse & doctor become 1st in US to get Pfizer Covid jab

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

A doctor and nurse in New York are the first Americans to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, after the jab was awarded emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday. … Read More >‘Congratulations WORLD’: Trump celebrates as nurse & doctor become 1st in US to get Pfizer Covid jab

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‘Safety concerns’ ahead of Electoral College vote force Michigan legislative offices to close

Posted on December 14, 2020By Editor

The Michigan House and Senate are closing their offices out of fear for “security” and “safety” on the same day that electors are set to certify the state’s election results in favor of Joe Biden. … Read More >‘Safety concerns’ ahead of Electoral College vote force Michigan legislative offices to close

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Obama-era hawk Samantha Power reportedly tapped as US foreign aid body head. Critics ask: Libya, Syria & Yemen legacy, anyone?

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

Joe Biden reportedly considers picking Samantha Power to head the relief agency USAID in his administration. If selected, she’ll be tackling humanitarian disasters that she “helped” create during Obama era, critics claim. … Read More >Obama-era hawk Samantha Power reportedly tapped as US foreign aid body head. Critics ask: Libya, Syria & Yemen legacy, anyone?

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Hillary Clinton ‘proud’ to cast vote for Biden as elector while calling for Electoral College to be abolished

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

Hillary Clinton once again called for an end to the Electoral College, but happily participated in it on Monday when she cast her vote, along with her husband, for Joe Biden in New York. … Read More >Hillary Clinton ‘proud’ to cast vote for Biden as elector while calling for Electoral College to be abolished

Russia

WATCH: Russia’s Angara A5 ‘eco-space rocket’ successfully fires payload into orbit for first time in 6 years

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

The Russian Space Forces have conducted a successful second test launch of the Angara A5 heavy-lift space launch vehicle, six years after the first test flight in 2014. … Read More >WATCH: Russia’s Angara A5 ‘eco-space rocket’ successfully fires payload into orbit for first time in 6 years

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As Sputnik V launches, number of Russians willing to get a Covid-19 jab has DOUBLED in just a couple of months, poll reveals

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

A new survey has shown that the number of Russians willing to be vaccinated against coronavirus has almost doubled, in just two months, as the world’s largest country rolls out a mass vaccination program. … Read More >As Sputnik V launches, number of Russians willing to get a Covid-19 jab has DOUBLED in just a couple of months, poll reveals

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Siberian Coca Cola lawsuit activist demands Putin ban Western Santa Claus & force foreign firms to use Slavic rival ‘Ded Moroz’

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

A Siberian man is suing Coca-Cola for “imposing” the Western image of Santa Claus on Russian society, instead of the Slavic ‘Ded Moroz’ and his granddaughter ‘Snegurochka’ which are traditional in the country. … Read More >Siberian Coca Cola lawsuit activist demands Putin ban Western Santa Claus & force foreign firms to use Slavic rival ‘Ded Moroz’

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‘State terrorism’: Russian opposition figure Navalny names men he believes ‘poisoned him’ & accuses Kremlin of ordering hit

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has named eight men he believes are responsible for poisoning him last August. They are employees of the Federal Security Service (FSB) who appear to have chemical or medical backgrounds. … Read More >‘State terrorism’: Russian opposition figure Navalny names men he believes ‘poisoned him’ & accuses Kremlin of ordering hit

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Russian doctor who treated Navalny accuses Sunday Times of pushing ‘fake news’ over claims hospital enabled activist’s poisoning

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

Britain’s Sunday Times delivered an exclusive so fantastical this weekend that even the most committed Russia-bashers stayed quiet. The claim sparked a furious response from the Russian doctors smeared by the leading UK outlet. … Read More >Russian doctor who treated Navalny accuses Sunday Times of pushing ‘fake news’ over claims hospital enabled activist’s poisoning