August 2021 – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The operators of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have announced plans to build an undersea tunnel to facilitate the release of more than one million tons of treated water from the site into the surrounding ocean. … Read More >Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

EU

Germany will continue to help Afghans wanting to leave after August 31 despite Taliban warnings – Chancellor Merkel

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged that Berlin will continue to help aid workers and Afghans who have worked with its troops looking to flee the country past the August 31 deadline, despite warnings from the Taliban. … Read More >Germany will continue to help Afghans wanting to leave after August 31 despite Taliban warnings – Chancellor Merkel

‘Scapegoating China cannot whitewash the US’: Beijing blasts Washington ahead of American report into Covid-19 origins

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Beijing has criticized the US’s “politicization” of the Covid-19 pandemic as the American intelligence community readies its unclassified report on the origin of the virus, amid rumors it may point to a Chinese lab leak. … Read More >‘Scapegoating China cannot whitewash the US’: Beijing blasts Washington ahead of American report into Covid-19 origins

Vietnam to pay recovered Covid patients to care for sick amid surge in cases that is overwhelming medics

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Vietnam is willing to dole cash out to citizens that have recently recovered from Covid to work alongside medical staff in hospitals to treat patients, as case rates soar and the country’s inoculation drive lags. … Read More >Vietnam to pay recovered Covid patients to care for sick amid surge in cases that is overwhelming medics

Shots fired at Kabul airport as Taliban ward off crowds – RT VIDEO

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The Taliban have fired warning shots outside Kabul airport, as heard in footage filmed by an RT crew, after the Islamist militant group said on Tuesday that it would no longer allow Afghans to access the US-run airfield. … Read More >Shots fired at Kabul airport as Taliban ward off crowds – RT VIDEO

‘US troops call it World War Z’: RT correspondent in Kabul airport describes ‘horrendous’ situation

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

RT reporter Murad Gazdiev says what he and his crew saw at Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul after reaching it resembled a scene from a zombie apocalypse movie after a week of hectic evacuation efforts by the US and its allies. “We’ve just arrived at Kabul airport. … Read More >‘US troops call it World War Z’: RT correspondent in Kabul airport describes ‘horrendous’ situation

World

‘Lockdowns are over, in the name of Jesus’: Australian police fine church & ban services for openly defying Covid restrictions

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Police have imposed a week-long operations ban on a church outside Sydney, Australia after its pastor held a sermon in violation of health orders and urged followers to defy the city’s strict lockdown rules. … Read More >‘Lockdowns are over, in the name of Jesus’: Australian police fine church & ban services for openly defying Covid restrictions

Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The UN has warned that the number of Covid-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan has dropped off by 80% since the Taliban completed its takeover with the capture of Kabul less than two weeks ago, citing the chaotic conditions there. … Read More >Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF

Taiwan reports zero new locally transmitted Covid cases for first time in over three months

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Taiwan’s health authorities have reported no new locally transmitted Covid cases, for the first time since the island recorded a surge in coronavirus infections over three months ago. … Read More >Taiwan reports zero new locally transmitted Covid cases for first time in over three months

US VP Harris tells Vietnam to ‘raise pressure’ on Beijing, as Chinese media accuse Washington of sowing divisions in Asia

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

American Vice President Kamala Harris urged Vietnam to pressure China during her Southeast Asian tour. But Chinese state-run media argued that attempts to rally regional countries against Beijing are doomed to failure. … Read More >US VP Harris tells Vietnam to ‘raise pressure’ on Beijing, as Chinese media accuse Washington of sowing divisions in Asia