May 1, 2021 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

Australian police seize over HALF A TON of liquid meth disguised as cooking oil from Mexico

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

Police in the Australian state of Victoria have opened an investigation after they seized 540kg of liquid methamphetamine hidden among more than 9,000 canola oil bottles imported from Mexico. … Read More >Australian police seize over HALF A TON of liquid meth disguised as cooking oil from Mexico

EU

More than half of French people support generals’ warning that France is ‘DISINTEGRATING,’ hurtling toward civil war, poll shows

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

A warning by retired generals that France is “disintegrating” and risks civil war as Islamists detach swathes of the nation is far from a fringe view. In fact, a new poll shows 58% of French people support the “call to honor.” … Read More >More than half of French people support generals’ warning that France is ‘DISINTEGRATING,’ hurtling toward civil war, poll shows

Russia

Facebook on ‘dangerous path,’ International Federation of Journalists head warns as platform cracks down on RT-affiliated Redfish

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Censorship of political views by a private company like Facebook can undermine media freedom, the head of the International Federation of Journalists warned after the page of RT’s digital content project, Redfish, was deleted. … Read More >Facebook on ‘dangerous path,’ International Federation of Journalists head warns as platform cracks down on RT-affiliated Redfish

Russia

Facebook bans RT’s digital content project Redfish after posts marking end of Mussolini’s dictatorship and Holocaust Memorial Day

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RT’s Redfish, an award-winning Berlin-based digital content project, has had its Facebook page of over 830,000 followers deleted over posts commemorating the Holocaust and the defeat of Italian fascism. … Read More >Facebook bans RT’s digital content project Redfish after posts marking end of Mussolini’s dictatorship and Holocaust Memorial Day

Russia

Creators of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 jab slam ‘fake news’ from Brazil after country’s regulator Anvisa refuses to approve it

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

The decision by Brazil’s health agency to delay the approval of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is entirely political and has nothing to do with science or the body’s access to information, according to the jab’s developer. … Read More >Creators of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 jab slam ‘fake news’ from Brazil after country’s regulator Anvisa refuses to approve it

Will Europe follow China in crackdown on Big Tech monopolies? RT’s Boom Bust investigates

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European countries could be on the same page as China on Big Tech regulation, while the US still maintains loose policies, Economic Update host Professor Richard Wolff told RT’s Boom Bust. … Read More >Will Europe follow China in crackdown on Big Tech monopolies? RT’s Boom Bust investigates

Strong Covid recovery may propel China’s GDP growth above target level – report

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China’s economic growth is projected to rebound to 8.1% this year, fueled by strong exports and a gradual recovery in household consumption, according to a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). … Read More >Strong Covid recovery may propel China’s GDP growth above target level – report

All of liquified natural gas from Russia’s Arctic for next 20 years sold in advance – Novatek

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

Russia’s energy giant Novatek said on Wednesday it has inked 20-year agreements with the shareholders of its Arctic LNG 2 project on the sale and purchase of the entire volume of liquified natural gas. … Read More >All of liquified natural gas from Russia’s Arctic for next 20 years sold in advance – Novatek

Russia

Why it was necessary to expel the US Ambassador from Moscow [Video]

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

Moscovsky Komsomolets gives a Russian point of view concerning the departure of John Sullivan as American and Russian relations worsen … Read More >Why it was necessary to expel the US Ambassador from Moscow [Video]

EU

The EU Parliament’s Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

Russia is a major world power, and if the EU can attempt to bully it in such a dangerous way, then there’s nothing stopping the bloc from doing the same to comparatively weaker countries. … Read More >The EU Parliament’s Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous