September 2021 – Page 36 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Israel reports record daily Covid cases over 10,900 for 1st time since pandemic outbreak as schools set to open

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

Israel has registered its highest daily tally of new Covid cases so far since the start of the pandemic, with the single-day caseload surpassing 10,900 for the first time just as schools are set to open their doors to students. … Read More >Israel reports record daily Covid cases over 10,900 for 1st time since pandemic outbreak as schools set to open

World

Indigenous health bodies SLAM Australian govt’s ‘joke’ response to Covid outbreak in remote communities despite 18 months’ notice

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

The Australian government has drawn flak over a “disappointing” vaccine rollout in remote Indigenous communities in New South Wales (NSW) – despite being warned more than a year ago about the need for “urgent and drastic action.” … Read More >Indigenous health bodies SLAM Australian govt’s ‘joke’ response to Covid outbreak in remote communities despite 18 months’ notice

USA

Tens of Thousands of College Students Chant ‘F**k Joe Biden’ at Four Different NCAA Football Games

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

Fans attending college football games at some of the nation’s largest stadiums joined in spontaneously chanting, “Fuck Joe Biden,” during opening weekend. … Read More >Tens of Thousands of College Students Chant ‘F**k Joe Biden’ at Four Different NCAA Football Games

EU

Google, Facebook & Microsoft top EU lobbying spending amid clampdown on Big Tech’s powers by Brussels – study

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

Tech firms have allocated almost €100 million to lobby the EU over the past year in an attempt to counter new tough laws regulating their activities, with Google, Facebook and Microsoft laying out the most cash, a study has found. … Read More >Google, Facebook & Microsoft top EU lobbying spending amid clampdown on Big Tech’s powers by Brussels – study

EU

70% of adult EU population fully vaccinated against Covid, but not equally distributed across bloc

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

The European Commission has revealed that 70% of its adult population across the 27-member bloc has been fully vaccinated against Covid, reaching a target set earlier this year. … Read More >70% of adult EU population fully vaccinated against Covid, but not equally distributed across bloc

China shuts down American Chamber of Commerce in southwestern city of Chengdu

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

The American Chamber of Commerce in Southwest China has confirmed with reporters that the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs has ordered it to close down. … Read More >China shuts down American Chamber of Commerce in southwestern city of Chengdu

Russia’s foreign exchange reserves top all-time high, up by over $17 BILLION in August

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

Russia’s gold and foreign currency holdings have risen to a record high of $618.1 billion as of September 1, according to data published by the country’s central bank. … Read More >Russia’s foreign exchange reserves top all-time high, up by over $17 BILLION in August

Russia’s Crimea looks to African markets for agricultural trade

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

Authorities in Russia’s Republic of Crimea are considering African countries as a promising market for the sale of agricultural products. Contracts have already been signed with Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Nigeria. … Read More >Russia’s Crimea looks to African markets for agricultural trade

Iran successfully tests homemade Mersad-16 missile system (PHOTOS)

Posted on September 8, 2021By Editor

The Iranian military has successfully trialed its latest indigenously developed defense hardware with the Mersad-16 system detecting and destroying multiple hostile targets under test conditions in the Dasht-e Kavir desert. … Read More >Iran successfully tests homemade Mersad-16 missile system (PHOTOS)

UK

Police descend on London’s iconic Tower Bridge after XR activists block landmark (VIDEOS)

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

Extinction Rebellion protesters descended on London’s Tower Bridge on Monday, blocking the iconic route to demand that the British government comes clean about its fossil fuel investments and responds urgently to global warming. … Read More >Police descend on London’s iconic Tower Bridge after XR activists block landmark (VIDEOS)