December 18, 2021 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russia explains why it vetoed climate change resolution at UN

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

Russia has vetoed a draft UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, linking climate change to security threats. Russia’s ambassador to the body claimed the document would have set a dangerously one-sided approach to future conflicts. … Read More >Russia explains why it vetoed climate change resolution at UN

USA

AI tool warns it will ‘never’ be ethical

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

An artificial intelligence tool trained on info taken from Wikipedia and Reddit has reportedly weighed in on the ethics of machine learning, arguing that the “ultimate defense” against an “AI arms race” was to not have AI at all. … Read More >AI tool warns it will ‘never’ be ethical

Russia

WATCH: More than 100 alleged ‘Ukrainian Nazi’ supporters arrested in Russia

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

More than 100 alleged supporters of a Ukrainian neo-Nazi youth ‘murder cult,’ thought to be planning to carry out attacks, were detained in an operation spanning across Russia, the country’s security service has said. … Read More >WATCH: More than 100 alleged ‘Ukrainian Nazi’ supporters arrested in Russia

Shows

The Pentagon’s oddities kill, CIA whining about surveillance, Julian Assange betrayed

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

Naomi Karavani opens the show on waste at the Pentagon. The snow tank is a great example of strange military gear made at the expense of the ability of regular Americans to eat and pay rent, and it’s just one among hundreds of odd ways weapon companies turn tax dollars into technology for killing poor people around the world. … Read More >The Pentagon’s oddities kill, CIA whining about surveillance, Julian Assange betrayed

Russia

Russian proposals to US & NATO ‘not a menu to choose from’ – Moscow

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

Security proposals submitted to the US and NATO by Russia this week represent a broad deal required to defuse escalating tensions between Moscow and the military bloc, one of the country’s top diplomats explained on Friday. … Read More >Russian proposals to US & NATO ‘not a menu to choose from’ – Moscow

Asia & Pacific

150+ trapped on roof as skyscraper catches fire

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

A blaze broke out at around midday inside the 38-floor World Trade Centre building in Hong Kong. More than 150 people were trapped on the rooftop as police and firefighters launched a rescue operation. … Read More >150+ trapped on roof as skyscraper catches fire

Shows

The dangers of ‘protected opinion’

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

A major lawsuit brought by Fox News host John Stossel against Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has brought Facebook’s cadre of so-called “fact checkers” in the social media giant’s employ. RT America’s Natasha Sweatte reports. … Read More >The dangers of ‘protected opinion’

Asia & Pacific

South Korea’s Covid spike worst since start of pandemic

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

The South Korean government intends to adjust its ‘living with Covid’ plan by imposing tougher restrictions to curb disease, as the country recorded its highest increase in daily caseload since the pandemic began. … Read More >South Korea’s Covid spike worst since start of pandemic

Middle East

UAE may scrap $23-billion F-35 deal with US – reports

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended talks with the US over procuring 50 F-35 fighter jets that were part of a $23 billion arms deal, expressing concerns over a restrictive end-user agreement, according to media reports. … Read More >UAE may scrap $23-billion F-35 deal with US – reports

Vatican court judge slams Gates & Soros for using Covid to impose ‘total control’

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

A German cardinal has sparked controversy by claiming that the coronavirus pandemic has been used by the likes of George Soros and Bill Gates to create a global “surveillance state.” … Read More >Vatican court judge slams Gates & Soros for using Covid to impose ‘total control’

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