August 2021 – Page 9 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Child soldiers are OK if they’re anti-Taliban? AFP takes flak over photos of ‘armed’ Afghan kids waving flag of local resistance

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

Paris-based news agency AFP has been accused of romanticizing child soldiers after photographing an Afghan children’s ‘militia’ in Panjshir province, where locals have taken up arms against the Taliban. … Read More >Child soldiers are OK if they’re anti-Taliban? AFP takes flak over photos of ‘armed’ Afghan kids waving flag of local resistance

FIRE reported at Kabul airport amid frantic evacuation, VIDEOS show billowing smoke

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

A fire has apparently broken out at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, amid ongoing evacuation efforts. Video footage shows a cloud of smoke rising from the airport. … Read More >FIRE reported at Kabul airport amid frantic evacuation, VIDEOS show billowing smoke

Israel to open schools on September 1 despite Covid-19 surge, students to get vaccinated between classes

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

The school year in Israel will begin as scheduled on September 1, the government has decided after much heated debate. Students will be vaccinated on campus and ‘green passes’ will be mandatory for teachers and staff. … Read More >Israel to open schools on September 1 despite Covid-19 surge, students to get vaccinated between classes

World

Canadian women face sexual abuse & violence from ‘trans’ biological males in prison, former inmate tells RT

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

Female inmates in Canadian prisons are at risk of violence from biologically male convicts who identify as women, but no one is willing to discuss the issue out of fear of being labeled transphobic, an activist has told RT. … Read More >Canadian women face sexual abuse & violence from ‘trans’ biological males in prison, former inmate tells RT

Vietnam deploys armed forces to enforce total shutdown of Ho Chi Minh City & deliver food to many of its 13mn locked-down citizens

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

Vietnamese authorities have dispatched the armed forces to enforce the strict lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s largest, with the military in place to deliver food to people and monitor movement. … Read More >Vietnam deploys armed forces to enforce total shutdown of Ho Chi Minh City & deliver food to many of its 13mn locked-down citizens

Iran prepared to send more fuel to Lebanon as Tehran can’t watch Lebanese people ‘suffer’

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

The Iranian government has spoken of its willingness to send more fuel to economically crippled Lebanon, saying Tehran cannot bear to see the Lebanese people suffer amid power outages and ongoing political deadlock. … Read More >Iran prepared to send more fuel to Lebanon as Tehran can’t watch Lebanese people ‘suffer’

EU

Evacuation launched after Greece’s Evia island is hit by second wildfire in two weeks

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

Some 46 firefighters have been deployed to the Greek island of Evia after a wildfire started in the southern part of the territory on Monday morning, with airplanes and helicopters dropping water on the blaze to slow its spread. … Read More >Evacuation launched after Greece’s Evia island is hit by second wildfire in two weeks

North Korea claims it’s developed its own PCR equipment to test for Covid as it continues to report zero-case tally

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

North Korea has developed its own polymerase chain reaction (PCR) equipment to test its population for coronavirus, according to state media, as the country continues to report no Covid-19 infections. … Read More >North Korea claims it’s developed its own PCR equipment to test for Covid as it continues to report zero-case tally

Taiwan’s president gets first shot of homemade Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns over its rushed approval

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has been leading by example and got the first shot of the locally developed coronavirus vaccine despite it being approved before the results of the clinical trials were available. … Read More >Taiwan’s president gets first shot of homemade Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns over its rushed approval

China brings latest Covid outbreak under control, no new local infections for first time since July

Posted on August 26, 2021August 26, 2021By Editor

Chinese health authorities have reported no new local Covid-19 infections for the first time since July 20 after the state introduced numerous local lockdowns and mass testing campaigns amid concern about the Delta variant. … Read More >China brings latest Covid outbreak under control, no new local infections for first time since July