April 6, 2021 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

New Delhi imposes nighttime curfew amid rising Covid-19 cases

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

The Indian capital New Delhi introduced a nighttime curfew on Tuesday, banning citizens from going outside after dark until April 30 as the number of coronavirus cases keeps rising both in the city and across the country. … Read More >New Delhi imposes nighttime curfew amid rising Covid-19 cases

‘With caution – more freedom’: Germany’s first region swaps some lockdown restrictions for more rigorous testing

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

Germany’s western region of Saarland has relaxed some of its Covid-19 lockdown rules in exchange for people getting tested more often. Officials hope the new model will bring Germany more freedom and help it beat the virus. … Read More >‘With caution – more freedom’: Germany’s first region swaps some lockdown restrictions for more rigorous testing

Fears of oil spill in North Sea as Dutch cargo ship evacuated, left adrift off Norwegian coast

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

A Dutch cargo ship could cause an oil spill in the North Sea after it was dramatically evacuated amid stormy weather following an engine failure, the Norwegian Coastal Administration has warned. … Read More >Fears of oil spill in North Sea as Dutch cargo ship evacuated, left adrift off Norwegian coast

Asia & Pacific

China vows to hold regular naval drills as its carrier group conducts exercises near Taiwan

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

Beijing has staged naval exercises involving an aircraft carrier group in the vicinity of Taiwan, which is claimed by China as part of its territory. Similar drills will be held on a regular basis in the future, China says. … Read More >China vows to hold regular naval drills as its carrier group conducts exercises near Taiwan

Top EMA official says EU regulator to confirm link between AstraZeneca’s vaccine and deadly blood clots

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

The head of vaccines at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says the body may soon officially confirm a connection between Vaxzevria – AstraZeneca’s vaccine against Covid-19 – and cases of deadly cerebral venous thrombosis. … Read More >Top EMA official says EU regulator to confirm link between AstraZeneca’s vaccine and deadly blood clots

Asia & Pacific

Myanmar streets painted red as activists protest military’s violent coup amid rising death toll (PHOTOS)

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

Pro-democracy activists in Myanmar daubed red paint across the streets of Yangon on Tuesday, as the death toll from daily clashes between protestors and the military in the wake of the bloody coup reached at least 570. … Read More >Myanmar streets painted red as activists protest military’s violent coup amid rising death toll (PHOTOS)

Russia

Putin Signs Laws Against Insulting War Veterans, Rehabilitating Nazism

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a set of laws that toughen criminal and administrative penalties for the rehabilitation of Nazism on the internet, the propagation of fake information about war veterans and the denigration of their dignity, now punishable by five years in prison or up to five million rubles in fines … Read More >Putin Signs Laws Against Insulting War Veterans, Rehabilitating Nazism

Middle East

Iran announces arrest of ‘Israeli spy’ & others with links to ‘several countries’

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

Iran claims it has arrested a number of agents of foreign intelligence services, including an “Israeli spy”, in the northwest of the Islamic republic. … Read More >Iran announces arrest of ‘Israeli spy’ & others with links to ‘several countries’

World

Australia falls short 3 MILLION doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, authorities point finger at EU

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

Australia is struggling to meet its Covid-19 vaccination targets, in part due to red tape involved with importing doses of the drug. Government officials have blamed Brussels for the shortfall. … Read More >Australia falls short 3 MILLION doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, authorities point finger at EU

Middle East

Pfizer halts delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to ‘banana republic’ Israel after bill goes unpaid amid political infighting – media

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021By Editor

Calling Israel a ‘banana republic,’ Pfizer has frozen further deliveries of the Covid-19 vaccine until it gets paid for the last 2.5 million doses, Israeli media reported. The blow comes amid political infighting in Tel Aviv. … Read More >Pfizer halts delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to ‘banana republic’ Israel after bill goes unpaid amid political infighting – media

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