March 19, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Lukashenko won’t hold talks with Tikhanovskaya as she has fewer than 100,000 followers on social media, says Belarus’ UN envoy

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya become one of Belarus’ most influential politicians almost overnight, with thousands attending rallies and protests. But a lack of online popularity may now see her shut out of talks with the government. … Read More >Lukashenko won’t hold talks with Tikhanovskaya as she has fewer than 100,000 followers on social media, says Belarus’ UN envoy

Russia

Russian champion freediver Molchanov collects his 20th world record after descending 80m below Siberia’s icy Lake Baikal (VIDEO)

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Champion Russian diver Alexey Molchanov has broken the world record for constant weight freediving with a monofin, by plunging 80 meters below the ice of Lake Baikal, the world’s largest freshwater lake, located in Siberia. … Read More >Russian champion freediver Molchanov collects his 20th world record after descending 80m below Siberia’s icy Lake Baikal (VIDEO)

Latin America

Playing politics with vaccines, like the US pressuring Brazil not to use Sputnik V, made the world more unstable and cost lives

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Once again, the world has failed to unite when faced with a common threat. The response to the Covid-19 pandemic proves that much of the West, especially the US, is committed to bloc politics, no matter the real-world human cost. … Read More >Playing politics with vaccines, like the US pressuring Brazil not to use Sputnik V, made the world more unstable and cost lives

Latin America

Mexican army seizes ‘counterfeit’ shipment of Sputnik V as developers of Russian Covid-19 vaccine warn of efforts to discredit jab

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Fears of fake vaccines have been heightened after authorities in Mexico raided a private plane they say was attempting to smuggle a thousand vials of what appeared to be the Moscow-made Sputnik V coronavirus jab into the country. … Read More >Mexican army seizes ‘counterfeit’ shipment of Sputnik V as developers of Russian Covid-19 vaccine warn of efforts to discredit jab

Russia

Fearless Russian hikers climb up Eurasia’s highest active volcano while it erupts – then cook sausages on lava! (VIDEO)

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

A group of daring Russian hikers has gone viral after climbing up an active volcano in the Far Eastern region of Kamchatka. The daredevils went up to the volcano’s rim and looked inside, before cooking sausages on cooling lava. … Read More >Fearless Russian hikers climb up Eurasia’s highest active volcano while it erupts – then cook sausages on lava! (VIDEO)

Journalism & Mass media

‘Independent’ report claiming Uyghur genocide brought to you by sham university, neocon ideologues lobbying to ‘punish’ China

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

US media hailed a Newlines Institute report accusing China of Uyghur genocide as a “landmark” independent analysis. A look beneath the surface reveals it as a regime change propaganda tool by interventionist operatives at a sham university. … Read More >‘Independent’ report claiming Uyghur genocide brought to you by sham university, neocon ideologues lobbying to ‘punish’ China

Shows

CrossTalk: ‘Alaska summit’

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

To the summit! In Alaska, representatives from China and the US will meet for the first time since the advent of the Biden administration. What can Beijing expect? And what will Washington demand? Can the two sides agree to disagree? Will it be a meeting of low expectations? … Read More >CrossTalk: ‘Alaska summit’

Russia

Seven years after Crimea rejoined Russia, Western leaders are fooling themselves if they hope peninsula can ever return to Ukraine

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Western leaders like to talk about returning Crimea to Ukraine. However, the reality is that such a move would be against the will of the local population. Somehow, Russia and the West need to find a solution to this impasse. … Read More >Seven years after Crimea rejoined Russia, Western leaders are fooling themselves if they hope peninsula can ever return to Ukraine

Russia

Eight years after dramatic arrival to Moscow, ex-US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden ready to apply for Russian citizenship

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Eight years after moving to Moscow to escape charges of treason for leaking information about secret American surveillance operations, former US intelligence consultant Edward Snowden is ready to apply to become a Russian citizen. … Read More >Eight years after dramatic arrival to Moscow, ex-US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden ready to apply for Russian citizenship

Russia

To celebrate upcoming 60th anniversary of human space flight, Barbie creates toy inspired by Russia’s only active female cosmonaut

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

The American toy company Mattel has chosen Russian astronaut Anna Kikina as the model for a new barbie doll, a part of the company’s campaign aimed at inspiring young girls with role models from all professions and walks of life. … Read More >To celebrate upcoming 60th anniversary of human space flight, Barbie creates toy inspired by Russia’s only active female cosmonaut

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