March 10, 2021 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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

AstraZeneca Covid vaccine batch at the center of Austrian death investigation went to 16 other European countries

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

A batch of AstraZeneca Covid vaccines, which Austria has stopped using while it investigates the death and illness of two people who had the shot, was received by 16 other European countries, senior health officials have said. … Read More >AstraZeneca Covid vaccine batch at the center of Austrian death investigation went to 16 other European countries

Asia & Pacific

China rolls out Covid-19 pass for international travel as global debate over a common health passport heats up

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

Beijing has launched a certificate that verifies Covid-19 status for citizens traveling abroad. The initiative comes amid a raging debate about the global adoption of a health passport. … Read More >China rolls out Covid-19 pass for international travel as global debate over a common health passport heats up

Shows

Cheerleader free speech & killing the death penalty

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

The First Amendment is under fire in a case of a high school versus a cheerleader, plus the New York Times wants to kill critical thinking. The Pope visits Iraq and calls for the end of arms sales. The state of Virginia has banned the death penalty. … Read More >Cheerleader free speech & killing the death penalty

Shows

Kelechi Okafor on Meghan Markle & Harry interview: Royal family IS institutionally racist, represents colonial violence!

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

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to NHS intensive care unit nurse and national organizer of NHS Workers Say NO, Dave Carr. He discusses the government’s meagre one-percent pay rise for NHS staff after a year of battling the coronavirus pandemic, possible strike action over the dismal pay rise, Rishi Sunak’s lack of support for the NHS, why he thinks the government clapping for the NHS is hypocritical, reports of another coronavirus wave after lockdown lifts … Read More >Kelechi Okafor on Meghan Markle & Harry interview: Royal family IS institutionally racist, represents colonial violence!

World

Flu-like illness an expected side-effect of Covid vaccines, says WHO, with symptoms including fever and headache

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

An influenza-like illness is a likely side effect of being inoculated against Covid-19, the World Health Organization’s global advisory committee on vaccine safety said in a statement on Monday. … Read More >Flu-like illness an expected side-effect of Covid vaccines, says WHO, with symptoms including fever and headache

EU’s von der Leyen threatens further Covid vaccine export controls, says AstraZeneca supplied less than 10% of agreed jabs

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

The EU will prevent future exports of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines leaving the bloc unless the drugmaker significantly steps up its supply efforts, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen warned on Monday. … Read More >EU’s von der Leyen threatens further Covid vaccine export controls, says AstraZeneca supplied less than 10% of agreed jabs

Dutch company unleashes automated drone strikes to protect crops… from moths?

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

A Dutch startup has reportedly engaged in automated drone warfare, albeit on a miniature scale, protecting sensitive crops inside greenhouses from the menace of wayward moths. … Read More >Dutch company unleashes automated drone strikes to protect crops… from moths?

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