May 21, 2021 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Brazilian police to raid environment minister’s home as part of probe into illegal timber smuggling ring

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

Police in Brazil are targeting the country’s environment minister as well as the head of the Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) as part of a major investigation into a wood-smuggling ring. … Read More >Brazilian police to raid environment minister’s home as part of probe into illegal timber smuggling ring

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‘Paid to serve, not to die’: French police walk out to call on government to protect them amid spate of violence (VIDEO)

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

French police have staged a demonstration outside the National Assembly to call on President Emmanuel Macron’s government to protect them against violence and bring tougher punishment for those who attack law enforcement officers. … Read More >‘Paid to serve, not to die’: French police walk out to call on government to protect them amid spate of violence (VIDEO)

China releases first photos from Mars rover Zhurong as it successfully lands on red planet (PHOTOS)

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has published images taken by the Martian rover Zhurong during the landing process of the country’s first Mars exploration, the Tianwen-1 mission. … Read More >China releases first photos from Mars rover Zhurong as it successfully lands on red planet (PHOTOS)

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Mallorca-sized iceberg breaks off from Antarctica, becoming the world’s biggest floating ice mass

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

A gigantic iceberg, measuring over 4,000 square km (1544 square miles), has broken off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The iceberg, called A-76, is now the largest floating ice mass in the world. … Read More >Mallorca-sized iceberg breaks off from Antarctica, becoming the world’s biggest floating ice mass

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Australia sees ‘great value’ in trade partnership with China, despite increasingly tense relations with Beijing

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has highlighted the “great value” in Canberra’s trade partnership with Beijing, to deflect domestic criticism that he’s increasing tensions with China for “domestic political advantage.” … Read More >Australia sees ‘great value’ in trade partnership with China, despite increasingly tense relations with Beijing

China ‘deeply concerned’ about forced labor revelations in US after Indian workers file suit alleging abuse

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has raised concerns over forced labor practices in the US after media outlets reported that hundreds of Indians had been recruited to build a Hindu temple in New Jersey at a rate of $1.20 an hour. … Read More >China ‘deeply concerned’ about forced labor revelations in US after Indian workers file suit alleging abuse

Videos

Marathon “New Knowledge” Moscow CBS (ENG). Day 2

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‘Like something from TV’: German construction workers foil heist after stumbling across partially completed tunnel leading to bank

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

Construction workers in Germany appear to have prevented a Hollywood-esque burglary after discovering an unfinished underground passage leading to a bank vault. … Read More >‘Like something from TV’: German construction workers foil heist after stumbling across partially completed tunnel leading to bank

Beijing says US ‘deliberately disrupting’ peace after American warship sails through Taiwan Strait

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China has accused Washington of goading Taiwanese secessionists into action after a US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, in what the Pentagon deemed a “routine” freedom of navigation transit. … Read More >Beijing says US ‘deliberately disrupting’ peace after American warship sails through Taiwan Strait

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In about-face, Denmark to bring 3 mothers & 19 children back from Syria camps for ISIS sympathizers

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The Danish government has announced that it will seek to repatriate three Danish women, 14 of their children and another five minors, who have been interned in Syria over their support to Islamic State terrorists. … Read More >In about-face, Denmark to bring 3 mothers & 19 children back from Syria camps for ISIS sympathizers