May 30, 2021 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Thailand approves Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus jab, importing a million doses in June

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Thailand, becoming the fifth to be adopted by the country. Some one million doses are expected to be imported in June. … Read More >Thailand approves Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus jab, importing a million doses in June

South Korea protests over inclusion of disputed islands on Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay map, politicians propose Games boycott

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

The South Korean government has slammed Japan for depicting disputed islands as its own territory on an official map of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Politicians suggested that Seoul should boycott the Games if Japan doesn’t back down. … Read More >South Korea protests over inclusion of disputed islands on Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay map, politicians propose Games boycott

Netanyahu blasts UN Human Rights Council for ‘blatant anti-Israel obsession’ after it votes to investigate Gaza conflict

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

The UN Human Rights Council’s decision to launch an open-ended probe of alleged Israeli abuses in the Palestinian territories mocks international law and encourages terrorists worldwide, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. … Read More >Netanyahu blasts UN Human Rights Council for ‘blatant anti-Israel obsession’ after it votes to investigate Gaza conflict

USA

‘Porn literacy’ class at New York prep school leaves students and parents baffled

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

Parents forking over $40,000-plus a year for their students to attend Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School were outraged after the junior class was given a ‘porn literacy’ course without warning. … Read More >‘Porn literacy’ class at New York prep school leaves students and parents baffled

Russia

Putin says reaction to grounding of Ryanair flight is just ‘surge of emotions’ in talks with Belarus’ embattled leader Lukashenko

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the international consternation triggered when Belarus ordered a plane to land and arrested two passengers overlooks the fact that other nations have taken similar action in the past. … Read More >Putin says reaction to grounding of Ryanair flight is just ‘surge of emotions’ in talks with Belarus’ embattled leader Lukashenko

Russia

Russia to impose ban on cotton swabs and plastic utensils as country begins crackdown on hard-to-recycle & non-recyclable products

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

The Russian government is to ramp up its focus on non-recyclable products, with a deputy prime minister revealing that the authorities are planning to impose a ban on certain plastics, such as cotton swabs and disposable utensils. … Read More >Russia to impose ban on cotton swabs and plastic utensils as country begins crackdown on hard-to-recycle & non-recyclable products

Russia

Navalny’s revolutionary zeal feeds global headlines but most Russians prefer stability & steady change using local civic activism

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

Alexey Navalny, the West’s favorite Russian opposition figure, is loved abroad, but remains a divisive figure within the country. However, that doesn’t mean Russians don’t want change, and there is plenty of local civic activism. … Read More >Navalny’s revolutionary zeal feeds global headlines but most Russians prefer stability & steady change using local civic activism

Russia

Taxi of the future? Russian banking giant Sber enters driverless race with fully autonomous, eco-friendly car

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

A fully self-driving vehicle using rechargeable batteries that can be replaced in five minutes has been unveiled by a tech company owned by Russian bank Sber, and developers say it’s what a taxi would look like in the future. … Read More >Taxi of the future? Russian banking giant Sber enters driverless race with fully autonomous, eco-friendly car

Health

‘Proof we’re on right track’: Russian drug developer ‘delighted’ about ‘similar’ Aussie Covid-19 therapy, but says Russia ‘ahead’

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

A team of scientists from Australia and the US has announced the development of an “experimental” Covid-19 treatment. Russia embarked on the same path months earlier, with a drug now undergoing phase-two trials, RT has learned. … Read More >‘Proof we’re on right track’: Russian drug developer ‘delighted’ about ‘similar’ Aussie Covid-19 therapy, but says Russia ‘ahead’

World

Roman Protasevich’s dramatic arrest by Belarus has caused outrage. But why is Western media failing to report his neo-Nazi links?

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

Should the murky past of an activist standing up against a dictatorial government be ignored for the sake of winning a PR war? Some believe so, but the case of Roman Protasevich shows the risky consequences of ignoring the truth. … Read More >Roman Protasevich’s dramatic arrest by Belarus has caused outrage. But why is Western media failing to report his neo-Nazi links?