January 6, 2021 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

Democracy ‘must be respected’! France, UK & NATO condemn chaos in Washington, call for ‘peaceful transfer of power’

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

European leaders and NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg have condemned the storming of the US Congress by supporters of President Donald Trump and called for Joe Biden to be confirmed as the new US leader. … Read More >Democracy ‘must be respected’! France, UK & NATO condemn chaos in Washington, call for ‘peaceful transfer of power’

USA

Chaos & protests continue outside US Capitol as DC mayor declares curfew, National Guard fully activated

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Backers of outgoing US President Donald Trump remain outside the US Capitol, where a heated protest rally saw demonstrators storm the building, prompting a city-wide curfew and National Guard deployments. … Read More >Chaos & protests continue outside US Capitol as DC mayor declares curfew, National Guard fully activated

USA

Woman shot during US Capitol siege dies as Virginia governor declares emergency & curfew kicks in

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam has declared a 6pm curfew for select towns and issued a statewide emergency order after a massive crowd of protesters stormed the US Capitol, seeing a demonstrator fatally shot amid the chaos. … Read More >Woman shot during US Capitol siege dies as Virginia governor declares emergency & curfew kicks in

USA

Victoria ‘F**k the EU’ Nuland to make a comeback in Biden’s cabinet – media

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Joe Biden has reportedly tapped Victoria Nuland, a devoted Russia hawk with a disdain for EU members and a suspected Russiagate peddler, to take the third-highest job in his State Department. … Read More >Victoria ‘F**k the EU’ Nuland to make a comeback in Biden’s cabinet – media

USA

Kenosha shops braced for riots after Wisconsin clears cop of crippling black man in shooting

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Tension is running high in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after state prosecutors decided not to press charges against a police officer, who left a black man paralyzed from the waist down by shooting him seven times in the back. … Read More >Kenosha shops braced for riots after Wisconsin clears cop of crippling black man in shooting

‘Risk for future generations’? Peru clashes with Pfizer over Big Pharma’s legal immunity for Covid-19 vaccine side effects

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Peru has reached an impasse with Pfizer as it negotiates a deal for a Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s health minister said, citing a conflict over legal immunity for the pharma firm that could undermine Peru’s sovereignty. … Read More >‘Risk for future generations’? Peru clashes with Pfizer over Big Pharma’s legal immunity for Covid-19 vaccine side effects

World

‘We’re nothing like the rest of the world’: Australian disease physician says they ‘certainly don’t want to rush’ Covid vaccine

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

An Australian infectious disease physician shot down calls for the country to roll out a Covid-19 vaccination program faster than planned, arguing that Australia is in a different position to other nations. … Read More >‘We’re nothing like the rest of the world’: Australian disease physician says they ‘certainly don’t want to rush’ Covid vaccine

EU

‘Absolute silence’: Journalists asked to sign confidentiality agreement over report into child abuse by German Catholic Church

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Journalists in the German city of Cologne have walked out of a press conference after Catholic Church officials asked them to sign a confidentiality agreement pledging their silence over an unpublished report into child abuse. … Read More >‘Absolute silence’: Journalists asked to sign confidentiality agreement over report into child abuse by German Catholic Church

World

Failing upwards: 5 ways governments couldn’t have handled the Covid-19 pandemic worse

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Whether it’s enforced isolation, risking the lives of the elderly, exercise prohibition, or PPE pollution, government responses to Covid-19 have been dim-witted at best, and many won’t hesitate to call them sadistic. … Read More >Failing upwards: 5 ways governments couldn’t have handled the Covid-19 pandemic worse

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Sudan says it has signed US ‘Abraham Accords’ in major step to become latest Arab nation normalizing ties with Israel

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

The US and Sudan have signed an agreement known as the ‘Abraham Accords’, paving the way for the East African state to normalize ties with Israel. The move marks a continuation of US deal-making in the Middle East. … Read More >Sudan says it has signed US ‘Abraham Accords’ in major step to become latest Arab nation normalizing ties with Israel