Virus – Page 19 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

US stocks suffer massive losses on mounting fears over coronavirus spreading

Posted on February 24, 2020February 24, 2020By Editor

Dow Jones and S&P 500 stock indexes tanked as trading in the US opened on Monday following an earlier sell off in European and Asian markets amid concerns the coronavirus epidemic may lead to a prolonged global economic slowdown. … Read More >US stocks suffer massive losses on mounting fears over coronavirus spreading

EU

Shops stripped bare in scenes reminiscent of ‘zombie apocalypse’ as coronavirus fears sweep Italy

Posted on February 24, 2020February 24, 2020By Editor

Driven by fears of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus, Italians in the Lombardy region have begun stockpiling food and basic necessities, leaving shops in a post-apocalyptic-looking state. … Read More >Shops stripped bare in scenes reminiscent of ‘zombie apocalypse’ as coronavirus fears sweep Italy

USA

Russia isn’t only behind election hacking! They’re also trying to smear US over coronavirus … according to State Department

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor

Not satisfied with just blaming Russia for election meddling, US officials are now claiming Moscow is trying to “sow discord” by spreading disinformation about the coronavirus and the US’ role in its creation and global response. … Read More >Russia isn’t only behind election hacking! They’re also trying to smear US over coronavirus … according to State Department

Iran Confirms 10 New Coronavirus Cases as Death Toll Rises to 5

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020By Editor

The number of those infected with the new strain of coronavirus in Iran has increased by 10 to 28 cases since Friday, with the death toll rising to five, a spokesman for the Health Ministry said Saturday. … Read More >Iran Confirms 10 New Coronavirus Cases as Death Toll Rises to 5

Journalism & Mass media

No Weapon Left Behind: The American Hybrid War on China

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020By Editor

The New Silk Roads – or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – were launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013, first in Central Asia (Nur-Sultan) and then Southeast Asia (Jakarta). … Read More >No Weapon Left Behind: The American Hybrid War on China

Russia

Russia has already self-quarantined 2,500 people to prevent spread of KILLER coronavirus infection – Moscow mayor

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020By Editor

Despite its 4,000km border with China, Russia currently has no live reported domestic cases of the pathogen which has sent its neighbor into lock-down. Authorities clearly want to try and keep it that way. … Read More >Russia has already self-quarantined 2,500 people to prevent spread of KILLER coronavirus infection – Moscow mayor

Between a rock and a hard place: UK trying to balance between China & US over Huawei’s 5G rollout

Posted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020By Editor

America’s top cyber-security official has asked Britain to reconsider its decision on Huawei’s 5G access. Washington’s behavior is “absolutely paternalistic,” says Hilary Fordwich of the British-American Business Association. … Read More >Between a rock and a hard place: UK trying to balance between China & US over Huawei’s 5G rollout

‘Inappropriate’: Tokyo mayor rejects idea of moving 2020 Olympics to London amid coronavirus scare

Posted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020By Editor

The mayor of Tokyo has rebuffed a British politician’s suggestion to have London host the Olympics instead of the Japanese capital, after several planned sporting events there were disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. … Read More >‘Inappropriate’: Tokyo mayor rejects idea of moving 2020 Olympics to London amid coronavirus scare

World

‘Ukraine is Europe… of the Middle Ages’: Zelensky slams angry mob who protested against evacuees from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan

Posted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020By Editor

Protests against Ukrainians evacuated from Wuhan which descended into road blockades and clashes with police have drawn the ire of President Volodymir Zelensky, who said his nation has fallen back into the Middle Ages. … Read More >‘Ukraine is Europe… of the Middle Ages’: Zelensky slams angry mob who protested against evacuees from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan

World

Fake email ‘from outside the country’ made Ukrainians throw stones at Wuhan evacuees, BuzzFeed report implies

Posted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020By Editor

Violent protests in Ukraine over the evacuation of its citizens from infection-stricken China was triggered by a foreign psyop, a report at BuzzFeed wants reader to believe. Well, what isn’t Russia’s fault? … Read More >Fake email ‘from outside the country’ made Ukrainians throw stones at Wuhan evacuees, BuzzFeed report implies