World – Page 191 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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Facebook and Instagram go down for reasons unknown: ‘Something went wrong’

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021By Editor

Facebook and Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, have suffered a major outage, prompting users to flock to Twitter to vent their frustration. While both sites swiftly recovered, no explanation was given for the issue. … Read More >Facebook and Instagram go down for reasons unknown: ‘Something went wrong’

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COVAX vaccine distribution scheme delivers jabs to more than 100 nations, despite supply difficulties – Gavi/WHO

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021By Editor

More than 100 countries have received Covid-19 vaccines since the COVAX distribution scheme launched in February, its organizers have said. However, 38 million delivered doses is a far cry from the two billion goal set for 2021. … Read More >COVAX vaccine distribution scheme delivers jabs to more than 100 nations, despite supply difficulties – Gavi/WHO

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‘Airmen’ are grounded by the Aussie air force – instead ‘aviators’ will fly planes in a bow to removing sexist military terms

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021By Editor

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is grounding its ‘airmen’; instead it will refer to the people who fly its planes as ‘aviators’. But just don’t say they ‘man’ aircraft. … Read More >‘Airmen’ are grounded by the Aussie air force – instead ‘aviators’ will fly planes in a bow to removing sexist military terms

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Violence must stop before someone dies: Irish FM laments scenes at riots in N. Ireland, says Dublin not to blame

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

Dublin has promised to play its part in bringing an end to the unrest sweeping across Northern Ireland, calling on the EU to use the flexibilities in the post-Brexit arrangement, before someone is killed in the violence. … Read More >Violence must stop before someone dies: Irish FM laments scenes at riots in N. Ireland, says Dublin not to blame

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Australia to end sexual harassment exemption for politicians and judges amid recent scandals

Posted on April 9, 2021By Editor

Australia’s politicians and judges will no longer be exempt from the rules against workplace sexual harassment, PM Scott Morrison has promised as the government continues to struggle with the fallout of multiple sex scandals. … Read More >Australia to end sexual harassment exemption for politicians and judges amid recent scandals

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NATO has an open door policy, but Ukraine unlikely to walk through it any time soon, German officials say amid Donbass escalations

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

Despite Kiev claiming that only NATO membership will end the risk of supposed Russian aggression in the Donbass, there are currently no plans for the country to join the US-led military bloc, the German government has announced. … Read More >NATO has an open door policy, but Ukraine unlikely to walk through it any time soon, German officials say amid Donbass escalations

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Ukrainian detained in Dubai over raunchy naked balcony photoshoot claimed to be US Democratic Party adviser, local media reports

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

A man purporting to be a US political strategist has reportedly been detained by police in the United Arab Emirates, after more than a dozen models ditched their kit for saucy snaps on a balcony in the conservative Gulf country. … Read More >Ukrainian detained in Dubai over raunchy naked balcony photoshoot claimed to be US Democratic Party adviser, local media reports

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‘They want you in masks forever’: World Economic Forum’s smart ‘mask of the future’ tweet spooks Twitter users

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

The World Economic Forum is at it again. The globalist titans behind ‘the Great Reset’ are now promoting a “smart face mask” that tracks every breath its wearer takes. The masks received a frosty reception online. … Read More >‘They want you in masks forever’: World Economic Forum’s smart ‘mask of the future’ tweet spooks Twitter users

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Australian PM Morrison calls on EU to release 3.1mn vaccine doses after Brussels denies blocking shipments

Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021By Editor

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked the European Union to release a shipment of over 3 million coronavirus vaccine doses, after the bloc denied allegations from Canberra that it halted deliveries. … Read More >Australian PM Morrison calls on EU to release 3.1mn vaccine doses after Brussels denies blocking shipments

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Iran hails ‘constructive’ nuclear deal talks but dismisses offer of $1bn asset release to halt uranium enrichment

Posted on April 7, 2021April 7, 2021By Editor

Iran has rejected US proposals to suspend its 20% uranium enrichment in return for unfreezing $1 billion of its assets, Tehran’s chief negotiator has said, after a first round of talks to reinstate the 2015 nuclear deal. … Read More >Iran hails ‘constructive’ nuclear deal talks but dismisses offer of $1bn asset release to halt uranium enrichment