March 2021 – Page 47 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

Merkel’s scandal-hit party limps towards likely defeats in key state elections months before Germans select next chancellor

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

Germans are voting in two state elections this Sunday, and the party of Angela Merkel may lose both of them, potentially setting the stage for defeat in September’s general election that will determine the next chancellor. … Read More >Merkel’s scandal-hit party limps towards likely defeats in key state elections months before Germans select next chancellor

North Korea snubs Biden administration’s repeated attempts to get in touch – media

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

Pyongyang has shunned the Biden administration’s attempts to reach out through various channels since mid-February, US official told the media. … Read More >North Korea snubs Biden administration’s repeated attempts to get in touch – media

EU

Black-clad anti-lockdown demonstrators march through Copenhagen after activist receives 2-yr jail term (VIDEO)

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

An anti-lockdown group staged a protest in Denmark’s capital to express their solidarity with an activist who was sentenced to two years behind bars for allegedly inciting violence at an earlier demonstration. … Read More >Black-clad anti-lockdown demonstrators march through Copenhagen after activist receives 2-yr jail term (VIDEO)

USA

Scammer charged with money laundering & wire fraud after bilking $450k from donors for fake Black Lives Matter charity, DOJ says

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

A fraudster has been indicted on federal charges for his alleged role in swindling hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors who thought they were giving to a Black Lives Matter group, instead pocketing the funds for himself. … Read More >Scammer charged with money laundering & wire fraud after bilking $450k from donors for fake Black Lives Matter charity, DOJ says

USA

US declares Huawei threat to national security, pouring cold water on Beijing’s hopes for reset with Washington

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has deemed Chinese telecom giant Huawei a threat to US national security, maintaining pressure on Beijing that some believed could ease under the new Biden administration. … Read More >US declares Huawei threat to national security, pouring cold water on Beijing’s hopes for reset with Washington

USA

‘Largest investigation in American history’: 100+ people to be charged in storming of US Capitol, court filings say

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

At least another hundred people connected to the January 6 storming of the US Capitol are expected to be charged with a variety of crimes, according to prosecutors. … Read More >‘Largest investigation in American history’: 100+ people to be charged in storming of US Capitol, court filings say

World

4 killed, 2 survive after Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft crashes in Kazakhstan

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

Four people were killed and two others injured in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after a Soviet-designed Antonov An-26 plane crash-landed at the city’s airport. The aircraft belonged to the Kazakh National Security Committee (NSC). … Read More >4 killed, 2 survive after Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft crashes in Kazakhstan

Russia

Police disrupt Moscow summit of banned pro-Western group linked to UK-based former-oligarch Khodorkovsky, making dozens of arrests

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

Police detained a number of Russian liberal opposition activists, as well as several local deputies, in Moscow on Saturday at a summit staged by an ‘undesirable’ organization linked to exiled former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky. … Read More >Police disrupt Moscow summit of banned pro-Western group linked to UK-based former-oligarch Khodorkovsky, making dozens of arrests

Is Facebook’s ‘unregulated’ monopoly simply killing all competitors? Boom Bust digs in

Posted on March 14, 2021By Editor

Mollye Barrows of America’s Lawyer gives her insight into the fight over tech regulation as Facebook vows to combat proposed measures from the US government. … Read More >Is Facebook’s ‘unregulated’ monopoly simply killing all competitors? Boom Bust digs in

Biggest fall since 1997: UK trade with EU dives in first month of new Brexit ties

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

Exports and imports from Britain to the European Union plunged in January – the first month of the nation’s new trade relationship with the bloc – according to data published Friday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). … Read More >Biggest fall since 1997: UK trade with EU dives in first month of new Brexit ties