July 2021 – Page 35 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Hanoi imposes movement curbs, halts travel to 14 Vietnamese provinces amid Covid-19 surge

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, has suspended all outdoor sport until further notice as the city authorities seek to repel a surge in Covid-19 cases, particularly from the south of the country. … Read More >Hanoi imposes movement curbs, halts travel to 14 Vietnamese provinces amid Covid-19 surge

Ireland in Covid-19 vaccination ‘race’ amid potential Delta variant surge – health chief

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

Health chiefs in Ireland are in a “real race” to vaccinate the population against Covid-19 amid the threat of an increasing number of cases of the Delta variant of the virus, the country’s Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. … Read More >Ireland in Covid-19 vaccination ‘race’ amid potential Delta variant surge – health chief

Shows

Saigon in Afghanistan

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

Alas, the end appears to be near. Washington’s 20-year effort at nation-building in Afghanistan was always going to end this way – a complete and total failure. It is doubtful the corrupt Kabul government will last long after America’s withdrawal. Afghanistan remains broken and the American people poor. And no one is held to account … Read More >Saigon in Afghanistan

Hungary fines store $825 for ‘misleading’ customers over children’s picture book with same-sex families

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

A bookstore was fined for selling a kid’s picture book depicting LGBT families in Hungary. Officials argued that the store has failed to properly warn customers about the book’s content. … Read More >Hungary fines store $825 for ‘misleading’ customers over children’s picture book with same-sex families

Op-ed

The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

Hungary’s controversial law banning the promotion of homosexuality to minors is none of the EU’s business, and Brussels’ attempts to interfere in its internal affairs with a sense of moral superiority is akin to neo-colonialism. … Read More >The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

EU’s Von der Leyen condemns Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law in Hungary as it comes in force, threatens punishment

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has slammed Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law as a ‘disgrace’ and has implored the country to reverse it or face punishment. … Read More >EU’s Von der Leyen condemns Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law in Hungary as it comes in force, threatens punishment

Shows

Tucker Carlson: NSA surveilling news networks

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

Tucker Carlson says the NSA has been surveilling his program, warning other networks they’re being spied on too. Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction is overturned. And Philips recalls CPAP machines containing cancer-causing chemicals. … Read More >Tucker Carlson: NSA surveilling news networks

World

Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated at home during the night, wife injured by gunshot – PM

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home during the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to the nation’s prime minister. … Read More >Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated at home during the night, wife injured by gunshot – PM

Middle East

Taliban continues crushing offensive with assault on northwestern provincial capital as US nears full withdrawal from Afghanistan

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

The Taliban has entered the western Afghan city of Qala-i-Naw, marking the first time the militant group has attacked a provincial capital since launching a large-scale offensive coinciding with the US’ exit from the country. … Read More >Taliban continues crushing offensive with assault on northwestern provincial capital as US nears full withdrawal from Afghanistan

Shows

The truth about US’ ‘unmitigated failure’ in Afghanistan

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

As the US begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan after twenty years of conflict, Rick Sanchez looks at the reasons the US invaded in the first place, as well as how the Bush administration wantonly prolonged the war and expanded it with the invasion of Iraq. … Read More >The truth about US’ ‘unmitigated failure’ in Afghanistan

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