October 2021 – Page 26 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russian gem miner boosts output to 23.3 million carats

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

Russian diamond miner Alrosa increased production by 26% in the third quarter of 2021, according to the latest data released by the company. … Read More >Russian gem miner boosts output to 23.3 million carats

USA

School board group in Pennsylvania quits national association for suggesting angry parents are ‘domestic terrorists’

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

Pennsylvania state’s association of school boards has voted to leave the national federation for such governing bodies, saying the “final straw” was a letter to President Joe Biden that likened parents to “domestic terrorists.” … Read More >School board group in Pennsylvania quits national association for suggesting angry parents are ‘domestic terrorists’

Journalism & Mass media

Humane: How Obama sanitized war and killed the US anti-war movement

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

Humane: How Obama sanitized war and killed the US anti-war movement … Read More >Humane: How Obama sanitized war and killed the US anti-war movement

USA

Man arrested for allegedly raping woman on commuter train in Philadelphia as other passengers watched, did nothing

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

Police are investigating an incident in which they say passengers on a crowded Philadelphia commuter train stood by and did not even call 911 while a woman was assaulted and raped by a 35-year-old man in plain view. … Read More >Man arrested for allegedly raping woman on commuter train in Philadelphia as other passengers watched, did nothing

Russia

You might like this! Facebook & Twitter recommendation algorithms could be deactivated under new plans from Russian lawmakers

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

A new bill to be put before Russia’s parliament could reportedly enable the government to regulate and restrict algorithms that recommend content and accounts which Moscow officials say promote social discord or break local laws. … Read More >You might like this! Facebook & Twitter recommendation algorithms could be deactivated under new plans from Russian lawmakers

Russia

Back to Earth: Soyuz capsule with Russian crew behind first space movie successfully lands in Kazakhstan

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

The return capsule carrying Russian actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko, the first people to conduct location shooting for a movie in space, has successfully landed, the space agency Roscosmos has reported. … Read More >Back to Earth: Soyuz capsule with Russian crew behind first space movie successfully lands in Kazakhstan

Videos

‘Australia has to do better’ amid lagging Indigenous vaccination rate

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

Former WA Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup says the vaccination rate for Indigenous Australians is “woefully” behind the general population and it is now up to the Commonwealth government to “step in and get the job done”. … Read More >‘Australia has to do better’ amid lagging Indigenous vaccination rate

EU

Covid Pass in Lithuania and throughout Europe: How recent vaccine mandate laws have upended my family’s life

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

I want to share the situation which my family and I are now facing because of Covid Pass restrictions. We live in the small European country of Lithuania. In the last few months, strict Covid Pass restrictions have been introduced which represent a fundamental transformation in society. … Read More >Covid Pass in Lithuania and throughout Europe: How recent vaccine mandate laws have upended my family’s life

Journalism & Mass media

Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire with Michael Hudson

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with economist Michael Hudson about his book “Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire.” … Read More >Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire with Michael Hudson

Armed gang kidnaps up to 17 American Christian missionaries, including children, in Haiti – reports

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

Between 15 and 17 US missionaries and their families are reportedly being held by a gang in Haiti. Although the country is infamous for kidnappings, the abduction of such a large group of foreigners is nonetheless unusual. … Read More >Armed gang kidnaps up to 17 American Christian missionaries, including children, in Haiti – reports