February 2021 – Page 8 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

Asian-American civil rights group blasts critical race theory as ‘hateful, divisive fraud’ in fiery letter

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor

The New York chapter of the oldest US Asian-American civil rights group has denounced critical race theory as actual racism and urged its members to resist, as the Biden administration seeks to mandate CRT-based ‘equity’. … Read More >Asian-American civil rights group blasts critical race theory as ‘hateful, divisive fraud’ in fiery letter

Asia & Pacific

China Denies US Diplomats Were Forced to Take Anal Swab Tests For Coronavirus

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

On Wednesday, the US media outlet Vice cited a US State Department official as saying that the test was given in error and that China would stop using the swabs for testing diplomats. … Read More >China Denies US Diplomats Were Forced to Take Anal Swab Tests For Coronavirus

Shows

Texas residents billed thousands despite blackouts

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

Power companies price-gouge Texans, charging them thousands despite rolling blackouts. Congressional hearings over Gamestop’s short squeeze saga begin. Hundreds of cancer cases are linked to the popular weight-loss drug Belviq. … Read More >Texas residents billed thousands despite blackouts

World

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Accuses Military of Attempted Coup After Demand to Leave Post

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

In December, Pashinyan invited political forces for consultations on the early parliamentary elections planned for 2021, but the opposition wants him to resign before the elections. … Read More >Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Accuses Military of Attempted Coup After Demand to Leave Post

USA

700+ children remain in detention at US border, 200 for over 48 hours, amid spike in unaccompanied crossings – media

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

Hundreds of unaccompanied minors have been held at the US border waiting to be processed, Axios reported. Almost a third of them have been lingering in detention for more than two days, as the backlog piles up. … Read More >700+ children remain in detention at US border, 200 for over 48 hours, amid spike in unaccompanied crossings – media

Shows

The hypocrisy of US weapon sales & CPAC unbound

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

The US State Department announced the proposed sale of nearly $200 million in arms to Egypt despite the country’s recent history of arbitrary detention of political opponents and their families. A new Tennessee bill would grant fathers veto power over abortions even in cases of rape and incest. CPAC is back and former President Donald Trump takes center stage. … Read More >The hypocrisy of US weapon sales & CPAC unbound

Asia & Pacific

India, Pakistan Agree to Stop Cross-Border Fire in Kashmir After 2 Record Years of Violations

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

The two countries had been accusing each other of a record number of ceasefire violations since the Narendra Modi government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s temporary special status in August 2019. However, several surprise statements were made from Pakistan’s establishment earlier this month, indicating thaw in bitterness over the Kashmir dispute. … Read More >India, Pakistan Agree to Stop Cross-Border Fire in Kashmir After 2 Record Years of Violations

Asia & Pacific

India Seeks Immunogenicity, Safety Data for Russian Sputnik V Vaccine Review, Reports Say

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, which is reviewing an emergency use authorization application for the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, has requested Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, the Indian manufacturer of the shots, to provide additional immunogenicity and safety data, the PTI news agency reported, citing a source. … Read More >India Seeks Immunogenicity, Safety Data for Russian Sputnik V Vaccine Review, Reports Say

Shows

Sammy Wilson & Mary Lou McDonald on Northern Ireland Brexit showdown with Boris Johnson

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the leader of Sinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald. She discusses the significance of Bloody Sunday in Irish history, Boris Johnson’s ‘belligerence’ against new inquiries into the atrocities, the arguably failing coronavirus vaccine drive in the Republic of Ireland compared to the success in Northern Ireland, what Joe Biden becoming president means for Ireland, and much more … Read More >Sammy Wilson & Mary Lou McDonald on Northern Ireland Brexit showdown with Boris Johnson

USA

What about student loans, water or the homeless? Outrage follows report $1.7 trillion F-35 program is now considered a failure

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

A tacit admission by the US Air Force that the F-35 has failed its main mission has triggered an outpouring of outrage from Americans who think the stealth fighter’s gargantuan budget could have been better spent on other things. … Read More >What about student loans, water or the homeless? Outrage follows report $1.7 trillion F-35 program is now considered a failure

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