March 2021 – Page 58 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

March against police brutality ends in violence in suburb of Greek capital (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Greek police deployed tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in the Nea Smyrni suburb of Athens after several thousand people took to the streets on Tuesday, angered by footage of the recent brutal arrest of a local man. … Read More >March against police brutality ends in violence in suburb of Greek capital (VIDEOS)

China summons UK envoy over her ‘inappropriate’ article defending foreign media criticism of Beijing

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Beijing has summoned the British ambassador to China, Caroline Wilson, over an article she penned about the Chinese government’s alleged misrepresentation of the international media, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. … Read More >China summons UK envoy over her ‘inappropriate’ article defending foreign media criticism of Beijing

World

New research reveals that you can, in fact, quite easily bullsht a bullshtter

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Hilarious new research claims that those who engage in, ahem, “persuasive bullsh*tting,” are themselves more likely to be duped by other bullsh*tters. … Read More >New research reveals that you can, in fact, quite easily bullsh*t a bullsh*tter

EU

Beheaded over a LIE? French teen whose story of schoolteacher & Prophet Mohammed cartoons led to his murder wasn’t even in class

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

The schoolgirl who claimed a teacher asked Muslim students to leave the lesson before displaying obscene caricatures of Prophet Mohammed as part of his freedom-of-speech class lied about being there to avoid parental punishment. … Read More >Beheaded over a LIE? French teen whose story of schoolteacher & Prophet Mohammed cartoons led to his murder wasn’t even in class

India summons UK envoy over MP’s ‘unwarranted’ comments on farmers’ protests, slams ‘gross interference’ in its politics

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

The foreign secretary of India has summoned the UK’s ambassador to New Delhi in response to British MPs highlighting alleged human rights abuses during mass farmer protests against Indian agricultural reforms. … Read More >India summons UK envoy over MP’s ‘unwarranted’ comments on farmers’ protests, slams ‘gross interference’ in its politics

World

At least eight killed in week-long Senegal unrest after president imprisons opposition leader (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Despite the release of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko Monday, violent protests which have so far claimed the lives of eight people continued across the country. … Read More >At least eight killed in week-long Senegal unrest after president imprisons opposition leader (VIDEOS)

Philippines probes police shooting death of mayor & bodyguards in alleged ‘mistaken encounter’

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

The national crimes investigation agency is to investigate the controversial death of a mayor at the hands of the police service, which claims the official and his associates were killed in a shootout that started by mistake. … Read More >Philippines probes police shooting death of mayor & bodyguards in alleged ‘mistaken encounter’

EU

1,500 Belgian police swoop in 200 dawn raids in a major operation against cocaine-smuggling gangs

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021By Editor

Belgian police conducted some 200 raids simultaneously on Tuesday morning in a coordinated strike against cocaine- and drug-smuggling gangs focused on the port of Antwerp. … Read More >1,500 Belgian police swoop in 200 dawn raids in a major operation against cocaine-smuggling gangs

Health

‘Physical therapy’ developed for recovering Covid-19 patients looking to retrain their lost sense of smell

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021By Editor

Doctors working with recovering Covid-19 patients experiencing protracted, long term loss of smell have developed a kind of “physical therapy” or active rehab for the nose to regain some olfactory capabilities. … Read More >‘Physical therapy’ developed for recovering Covid-19 patients looking to retrain their lost sense of smell

World

British gave colonial lands back ‘because people asked them to,’ claims US security expert, stirring Twitter rage

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021By Editor

A US security expert’s tongue-in-cheek claim about how the British Empire ceased to exist when colonized peoples ask for it to end, triggered online rebukes from those who saw it as an attempt to whitewash the UK’s dark history. … Read More >British gave colonial lands back ‘because people asked them to,’ claims US security expert, stirring Twitter rage