July 2021 – Page 6 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Up to 75% of new Covid cases in Singapore are in vaccinated people but getting jab lowers chances of serious illness, figures show

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

Some 75% of people who got infected with Covid-19 in Singapore recently had been previously inoculated. None of them, however, got seriously ill, the health authorities said, encouraging further vaccinations. … Read More >Up to 75% of new Covid cases in Singapore are in vaccinated people but getting jab lowers chances of serious illness, figures show

Middle East

‘Baseless’: Kabul refutes Taliban’s claims that militant group controls 90% of Afghan border

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

A spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense has dismissed the Taliban’s claims that the organization controls 90% of the country’s borders, stating that the declaration was “baseless.” … Read More >‘Baseless’: Kabul refutes Taliban’s claims that militant group controls 90% of Afghan border

World

‘Not a blame game’: WHO urges collaboration after Beijing rejects proposed second probe into Covid-19 origins

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

A World Health Organization spokesman has called on nations around the world to further their cooperation with the international body in finding the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More >‘Not a blame game’: WHO urges collaboration after Beijing rejects proposed second probe into Covid-19 origins

Asia & Pacific

Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

The Philippines government has issued a stay-at-home order for millions of children aged five to 17, just weeks after Manila lifted a ban on minors at public gatherings, as the country battles soaring Covid cases. … Read More >Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases

Middle East

Instagram restores posts issuing DEATH THREATS against Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei, claiming these are in ‘public interest’

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

Despite its policy banning death threats against political figures, Instagram has cited “public interest” in restoring a number of clips calling for “Death to Khamenei” – a reference to the country’s supreme leader. … Read More >Instagram restores posts issuing DEATH THREATS against Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei, claiming these are in ‘public interest’

Austria’s Kurz vows ‘no stop’ to deportations of Afghan asylum seekers after policewoman assaulted

Posted on July 28, 2021By Editor

Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has pledged to continue deporting asylum-seekers back to Afghanistan, after a police officer was attacked at a detention center in Vienna. … Read More >Austria’s Kurz vows ‘no stop’ to deportations of Afghan asylum seekers after policewoman assaulted

Shows

CIA analyst gets 4 year sentence for telling truth (full show)

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

Daniel Hale blew the whistle on the US military’s drone program. Thanks to his efforts, the public learned that 90% of those killed by drone strikes were innocent civilians–including children. But Hale didn’t get a medal. He got almost four years in prison. RT Correspondent John Huddy reports on today’s sentence and Rick is joined by Chris Hedges, the host of RT’s On Contact, to discuss Hale’s case and the insults hurled his way by the judge who sent him away. … Read More >CIA analyst gets 4 year sentence for telling truth (full show)

Business

Russian central bank warns domestic stock exchanges against crypto-related funds

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021By Editor

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) advised domestic stock exchanges not to admit the shares of companies related to cryptocurrencies due to the high volatility, low transparency, and other risks crypto poses. … Read More >Russian central bank warns domestic stock exchanges against crypto-related funds

Business

India rejects bids by Amazon & Flipkart to quash antitrust probe

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021By Editor

An Indian court has turned down appeals by Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart to call off an antitrust investigation into their business practices in the country. … Read More >India rejects bids by Amazon & Flipkart to quash antitrust probe

World

Tikhanovskaya’s traveling Belarusian circus the latest example of failed Western ‘regime-change’-based policy in ex-Soviet Union

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021By Editor

The West’s favorite Belarusian opposition figurehead, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has been in Washington, asking lawmakers to impose sanctions on her country, in a bid to overthrow its embattled veteran leader, Alexander Lukashenko. … Read More >Tikhanovskaya’s traveling Belarusian circus the latest example of failed Western ‘regime-change’-based policy in ex-Soviet Union

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