August 2021 – Page 21 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

India tops HALF-BILLION mark in total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

India has administered more than 500 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines during its mass-inoculation drive, with the proportion of people in the country who have received at least one dose approaching the 30% mark. … Read More >India tops HALF-BILLION mark in total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered

US seeks to entice Brazil with prospect of joining NATO ‘global partnership’ if it bans China’s ‘untrustworthy’ Huawei – reports

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

In the latest salvo in the US-China trade war, America’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has reportedly dangled a NATO ‘global partnership’ carrot in front of Brazil – if it squeezes Huawei out of its 5G network market. … Read More >US seeks to entice Brazil with prospect of joining NATO ‘global partnership’ if it bans China’s ‘untrustworthy’ Huawei – reports

Major warehouse fire sends massive column of black smoke into skies over Istanbul (VIDEOS)

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

A huge fire has broken out at a warehouse in the west of Istanbul, Turkey. The blaze produced a thick plume of smoke, seen from miles around the city, and required dozens of firefighters to extinguish. … Read More >Major warehouse fire sends massive column of black smoke into skies over Istanbul (VIDEOS)

‘Face-off has been resolved’: India and China pull troops back from Himalayan border flashpoint

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

China and India have removed troops from the disputed Himalayan border region which was the site of a deadly clash between the two in June 2020, after a “phased” pullback was agreed in July, according to the Indian government. … Read More >‘Face-off has been resolved’: India and China pull troops back from Himalayan border flashpoint

South Korea to compensate nurse paralyzed after AstraZeneca vaccine

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

A nursing assistant who was paralyzed after receiving a shot of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine will receive compensation from the South Korean state after she was recognized as a victim of an industrial accident. … Read More >South Korea to compensate nurse paralyzed after AstraZeneca vaccine

Japan planned to withhold public announcement of ‘highly infectious’ Lambda Covid variant until after the Tokyo Olympics – media

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

The Japanese government covered up the detection of the highly infectious Lambda variant of the Covid-19 virus after finding it during an airport screening three days before the Tokyo Olympics began, according to the Daily Beast. … Read More >Japan planned to withhold public announcement of ‘highly infectious’ Lambda Covid variant until after the Tokyo Olympics – media

EU

EU drugs regulator recommends flagging new possible adverse reactions to J&J Covid jab on product label

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

The EU’s drugs watchdog has recommended that the possible side effects of tinnitus, dizziness, and low blood platelets be added to the product information of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine, after studying data on the jab. … Read More >EU drugs regulator recommends flagging new possible adverse reactions to J&J Covid jab on product label

World

Like the Berlin Wall or the Twin Towers: footage of fleeing Afghans abandoned by US marks the end of an era for American supremacy

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

US President Joe Biden’s speech on his country’s withdrawal from Afghanistan is a turning point in American foreign policy. As the last troops pull out, leaving a shattered nation behind, Washington seems to have few regrets. … Read More >Like the Berlin Wall or the Twin Towers: footage of fleeing Afghans abandoned by US marks the end of an era for American supremacy

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Afghan debacle is a sign of shift in global order: With Russian help, China quickly replacing US as world’s most important country

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

Shto delat? Or, for English speakers, what is to be done? The perennial Russian question is as relevant today as any other after the triumph of the Taliban in Kabul, wrongfooting major powers and creating an uncertain gulf. … Read More >Afghan debacle is a sign of shift in global order: With Russian help, China quickly replacing US as world’s most important country

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Collapse of American-backed government in Afghanistan is opportunity for Russia & China ‘to fill the vacuum,’ EU chiefs claim

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

As the last US and EU forces leave Kabul, Brussels’ foreign policy committee has warned that the failure of the Western mission in the Central Asian nation has opened a vast gulf that its purported adversaries will rush to fill. … Read More >Collapse of American-backed government in Afghanistan is opportunity for Russia & China ‘to fill the vacuum,’ EU chiefs claim