March 2021 – Page 26 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Yuan going global: China tests its digital currency on e-commerce platforms

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

As part of a push to internationalize the yuan, China has been testing its digital currency on trading platforms around the world where it can be freely traded with other fiat currencies. … Read More >Yuan going global: China tests its digital currency on e-commerce platforms

Russia

In 13 years, number of Russians who consider their country to be European has dropped by almost half, survey reveals

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

Less than a third of all Russians thinks Russia is a European country – a steep drop from the 52% who held that opinion 13 years ago. At the same time, just 27% of those surveyed said they consider themselves part of Europe. … Read More >In 13 years, number of Russians who consider their country to be European has dropped by almost half, survey reveals

World

Former Ukrainian president Kravchuk says country will be invaded by Russia as Moscow seeks to solve Crimea’s water-supply problem

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

The Russian government plans to invade Ukraine and set up a land corridor through the south of the country to Crimea, as a way to solve the peninsula’s water drought. That’s according to Kiev’s first president, Leonid Kravchuk. … Read More >Former Ukrainian president Kravchuk says country will be invaded by Russia as Moscow seeks to solve Crimea’s water-supply problem

EU

Georgian nurse dies of allergic reaction after receiving Astra-Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine, Tbilisi to continue rollout of British jab

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

A Georgian nurse who went into anaphylactic shock after receiving the first dose of the British AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has died, leading to fears that many locals will now be wary of being inoculated against the virus. … Read More >Georgian nurse dies of allergic reaction after receiving Astra-Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine, Tbilisi to continue rollout of British jab

World

US insists Belarus must accept demand for ‘dialogue’ with exiled protest leader Tikhanovskaya & calls on allies to back opposition

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

Embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko should begin talks with the organizers of mass street protests that have rocked the nation since last summer’s disputed presidential election, American diplomats have urged. … Read More >US insists Belarus must accept demand for ‘dialogue’ with exiled protest leader Tikhanovskaya & calls on allies to back opposition

At least 8 dead as police open fire on protesters in Myanmar’s Shan State (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

Seven people have died in Aungban town, southern Shan State, on Friday as more than 100 police and soldiers confronted anti-coup protesters. Another died of their wounds having been taken to a nearby hospital in Kalaw. … Read More >At least 8 dead as police open fire on protesters in Myanmar’s Shan State (VIDEOS)

EU

Chicken massacre: Stray tank-destroyer shell strikes henhouse during botched training exercise in Italy

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

An Italian public prosecutor has impounded four B1 Centauro tank destroyers, one of which is suspected of firing its gun in the direction of a farm and killing multiple hens with a direct hit. … Read More >Chicken massacre: Stray tank-destroyer shell strikes henhouse during botched training exercise in Italy

Russia

As tensions escalate over ‘killer-gate’, Moscow snubs Biden at UN, only sends deputy envoy to virtual summit with US president

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

Russia was the only nation that refused to send its top UN representative to talks with US President Joe Biden on Thursday, electing instead to dispatch a deputy envoy, as a diplomatic row between Moscow and Washington worsens. … Read More >As tensions escalate over ‘killer-gate’, Moscow snubs Biden at UN, only sends deputy envoy to virtual summit with US president

World

Turkish leader Erdoğan slams NATO ally Biden for calling Putin a ‘killer,’ says US president’s remarks were ‘truly unacceptable’

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized his US counterpart Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “killer,” saying that such statements about a head of state are “not fitting of a president.” … Read More >Turkish leader Erdoğan slams NATO ally Biden for calling Putin a ‘killer,’ says US president’s remarks were ‘truly unacceptable’

Russia

Russian opposition figures demand prosecution of Putin after concert held in Moscow allegedly breaks Covid-19 mass gathering rules

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin has sent a request to the country’s Investigative Committee demanding that it look into a rally held at Moscow’s 81,000-seat Luzhniki Stadium and attended by President Vladimir Putin. … Read More >Russian opposition figures demand prosecution of Putin after concert held in Moscow allegedly breaks Covid-19 mass gathering rules