March 2021 – Page 15 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

France targets AstraZeneca for ‘unacceptable’ failure to honor contracts with EU, as Covid-19 cases explode across the country

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

As France faces a deepening Covid-19 crisis with soaring cases and more regions facing possible shutdowns, Paris has angrily singled out AstraZeneca, saying it is failing to meet its vaccine delivery commitments. … Read More >France targets AstraZeneca for ‘unacceptable’ failure to honor contracts with EU, as Covid-19 cases explode across the country

North Korea fires 2 missiles into Sea of Japan in SECOND launch this week – reports

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

Two suspected ballistic missiles were launched from North Korea and into the Sea of Japan (also called the East Sea), Tokyo’s Defense Ministry has reported. It comes after Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles over the weekend. … Read More >North Korea fires 2 missiles into Sea of Japan in SECOND launch this week – reports

IDF unwittingly reveals where SECRET military bases are, after publishing map of Covid-19 testing sites in Israel – media

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

The Israeli military inadvertently disclosed the locations of secret bases after publishing an excessively thorough list of Covid-19 testing sites in the country, one newspaper has found. The error was later corrected. … Read More >IDF unwittingly reveals where SECRET military bases are, after publishing map of Covid-19 testing sites in Israel – media

Health

Plastics, other chemical pollutants are SHRINKING PENIS SIZES and reducing fertility, imperiling human race, scientist claims

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

Exposure to plastics and other chemical hazards of modern life is reducing penis sizes and sperm counts, eroding fertility to the extent that the future of the human race is imperiled, a top epidemiologist claims in her new book. … Read More >Plastics, other chemical pollutants are SHRINKING PENIS SIZES and reducing fertility, imperiling human race, scientist claims

Turkey reopens crossing points in Syria’s Idlib after Russia points to dire humanitarian situation

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

Turkey has agreed to Russia’s proposal to open two crossing points in the Idlib de-escalation zone and one near Aleppo, after Russia proposed doing so, citing the increasingly tough humanitarian situation in northwestern Syria. … Read More >Turkey reopens crossing points in Syria’s Idlib after Russia points to dire humanitarian situation

EU

‘End of Merkel’s era’ or ‘show of strength’? German politicians split over chancellor’s U-turn on Easter lockdown

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

German politicians who talked to RT about Angela Merkel’s decision to backtrack on harsh Easter coronavirus curbs couldn’t agree if it was a blow to the chancellor and the ruling party or a strong and justified move. … Read More >‘End of Merkel’s era’ or ‘show of strength’? German politicians split over chancellor’s U-turn on Easter lockdown

Russia

Russia & China join forces to demand crunch UN Security Council talks over ‘political turbulence’ as Moscow slams ‘destructive’ US

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021By Editor

UN officials must meet to head off growing threats to world peace, diplomats from Beijing and Moscow have insisted, in a joint statement published on Tuesday, with Russia saying both states are concerned about American behavior. … Read More >Russia & China join forces to demand crunch UN Security Council talks over ‘political turbulence’ as Moscow slams ‘destructive’ US

Russia

Mandatory vaccination against coronavirus would be wrong, says Russian deputy PM, warning some citizens still ‘distrust’ all jabs

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021By Editor

Russia’s mass immunization campaign against Covid-19 has picked up speed, the country’s deputy prime minister has told RT, saying that despite some anti-vax sentiment, there is no need to force the public to roll up their sleeves. … Read More >Mandatory vaccination against coronavirus would be wrong, says Russian deputy PM, warning some citizens still ‘distrust’ all jabs

Russia

Chaos at Chinese-Russian border as increased sanitary requirements to halt spread of Covid-19 cause backlog of 70 cargo trains

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021By Editor

With Russia and China becoming more closely linked economically, the free flow of cargo between the two nations is essential. But in the last year, measures to stop the Covid-19 pandemic have caused mayhem at border crossings. … Read More >Chaos at Chinese-Russian border as increased sanitary requirements to halt spread of Covid-19 cause backlog of 70 cargo trains

World

Ukrainian soldier DIES after receiving Indian-made AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, as army warns against drawing ‘premature conclusions’

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021By Editor

Military medics in Ukraine have announced the death of a servicewoman who reportedly received a dose of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, which has been the subject of a fierce row over claims it may be linked to blood clots. … Read More >Ukrainian soldier DIES after receiving Indian-made AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, as army warns against drawing ‘premature conclusions’