January 2021 – Page 77 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

Facebook forces WhatsApp users to share their personal data… or get off the platform

Posted on January 8, 2021By Editor

WhatsApp users must share their personal data with parent company Facebook going forward, the app’s new privacy policy has declared – flying in the face of everything that attracted privacy-oriented users to the platform. … Read More >Facebook forces WhatsApp users to share their personal data… or get off the platform

USA

‘Don’t dare call them protesters’: Biden brands Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists’ inspired by Trump’s ‘contempt for law’

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

The pro-Trump rioters who breached and occupied the US Capitol in Washington, DC should be called domestic terrorists, US President-elect Joe Biden has said, in his strongest comments yet on the dramatic events a day prior. … Read More >‘Don’t dare call them protesters’: Biden brands Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists’ inspired by Trump’s ‘contempt for law’

EU

‘Tipping point’ of the pandemic: WHO says 22 European countries have new Covid-19 variant

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

The WHO’s regional director for Europe has warned that European nations are at a dangerous point in the pandemic and has called on leaders to “intensify” their efforts to tackle the virus. … Read More >‘Tipping point’ of the pandemic: WHO says 22 European countries have new Covid-19 variant

Argentina Opens Probe Into Loss of 400 Doses of Sputnik V Due to Storage Failure, Reports Say

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

Argentina has launched an investigation into the loss of 400 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine in the eastern city of Olavarria due to a freezer malfunction, Argentinian La Nacion newspaper reported. … Read More >Argentina Opens Probe Into Loss of 400 Doses of Sputnik V Due to Storage Failure, Reports Say

Iraq Files Lawsuit in Swedish Court Over US’ Use of Depleted Uranium Munitions, Report Says

Posted on January 8, 2021August 27, 2022By Editor

The US-led campaigns in Iraq between 1990-1991 and 2003-2004 saw the widespread use of depleted uranium – a highly toxic, radioactive substance contained in certain armour-piercing shells and other munitions. … Read More >Iraq Files Lawsuit in Swedish Court Over US’ Use of Depleted Uranium Munitions, Report Says

Syrian Air Defenses Reportedly Responding to Attack in Damascus Area – Videos

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

During the last year, multiple air attacks have been launched at Syrian territory, which Damascus has claimed are Israeli military operations aimed at countering the Iranian military presence in the neighboring Arab republic. … Read More >Syrian Air Defenses Reportedly Responding to Attack in Damascus Area – Videos

Iran’s IRGC Links Downing of Ukraine Airlines Jet With US Activity in Middle East

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday blamed the downing of the Ukraine International Airlines flight on US activity in the Middle East as the tragedy’s first anniversary approaches. … Read More >Iran’s IRGC Links Downing of Ukraine Airlines Jet With US Activity in Middle East

UK

‘No big bang’: Third Covid national lockdown for England to end only by ‘gradual unwrapping,’ Boris Johnson warns

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cautioned that the new national lockdown over coronavirus in England will not end all at once. The PM warned it’ll be a step-by-step measure as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage. … Read More >‘No big bang’: Third Covid national lockdown for England to end only by ‘gradual unwrapping,’ Boris Johnson warns

UK

Scientists warn of ‘imminent’ warming event at North Pole which threatens to strike UK with another ‘Beast from the East’

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

Scientists are warning that Britons may face a bout of extreme cold weather on par with 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’ after a split in the polar vortex, but the ‘La Nina’ event also threatens the UK with stormy weather. … Read More >Scientists warn of ‘imminent’ warming event at North Pole which threatens to strike UK with another ‘Beast from the East’

UK

UK signs £550 million weapons contract to ‘provide unrivalled lethality’ for F-35s

Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021By Editor

The UK’s defence minister has announced the government’s signing of a new £550 million contract for surface-attack missiles that will “provide unrivalled lethality” for the country’s F-35B Lightning jets. … Read More >UK signs £550 million weapons contract to ‘provide unrivalled lethality’ for F-35s