April 17, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

Australian medicines regulator reports first blood clot death ‘likely’ linked to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

Blood clots in a woman who died after being injected with AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria vaccine were “likely” linked to the Anglo-Swedish jab, the Australian government’s drugs regulator has said. … Read More >Australian medicines regulator reports first blood clot death ‘likely’ linked to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine

Russia

Stop the ‘saber-rattling’ & begin de-escalation before Russia-Ukraine conflict turns into ‘nuclear holocaust,’ Gabbard tells Biden

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

Unless the world wants to see loved ones “burned alive in a nuclear holocaust,” politicians should cut out the “macho” act and begin to deescalate. That’s according to former US congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a US Army veteran. … Read More >Stop the ‘saber-rattling’ & begin de-escalation before Russia-Ukraine conflict turns into ‘nuclear holocaust,’ Gabbard tells Biden

USA

World’s biggest vaccine producer blames Biden’s embargo on crucial raw materials for crippling production of Covid-19 jabs

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, the Serum Institute of India (SII), has called on President Joe Biden to lift a months-long export ban on critical raw materials that is hindering its production of Covid-19 shots. … Read More >World’s biggest vaccine producer blames Biden’s embargo on crucial raw materials for crippling production of Covid-19 jabs

Op-ed

Biden’s Sanctions Binge represents the high-water mark of the ‘Putin Whisperers’

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

Joe Biden has announced a new wave of sanctions against Russia and signalled the potential for more. Biden’s mouth is writing checks the US can’t cash, and his latest tantrum is likely the last gasp of failed anti-Russia strategy. … Read More >Biden’s Sanctions Binge represents the high-water mark of the ‘Putin Whisperers’

Russia

Russia BANS FBI & DNI directors, Susan Rice, John Bolton, and AG Garland from entering, in new tit-for-tat sanctions blacklist

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

Russia is hitting back against US sanctions, banning the entry of a slew of high-ranking officials after Washington banned a list of bigwigs from Moscow – a move that set the tone in relations with the newly elected US president. … Read More >Russia BANS FBI & DNI directors, Susan Rice, John Bolton, and AG Garland from entering, in new tit-for-tat sanctions blacklist

Russia building most powerful icebreaker fleet, aims for year-round sailing on its Arctic sea route – Putin

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

Seeking to further develop the Arctic region, where the Northern Sea Route lies, Russia is building powerful icebreakers no one has ever made before, President Vladimir Putin said. … Read More >Russia building most powerful icebreaker fleet, aims for year-round sailing on its Arctic sea route – Putin

US facing enormous shortage of semiconductors & no government money could fix it, economist tells Boom Bust

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at addressing a global semiconductor chip shortage. His infrastructure plan also includes $50 billion for the American semiconductor industry. … Read More >US facing enormous shortage of semiconductors & no government money could fix it, economist tells Boom Bust

Gas supplies via Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline may start this summer – State Duma

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

Russia may complete construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline already in summer, said Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy Pavel Zavalny. The pipeline aims to boost gas supplies to Germany and other European states. … Read More >Gas supplies via Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline may start this summer – State Duma

Russia

Despite early vaccine breakthrough, Russian demand for Covid-19 jabs far lower than hoped & ‘leaves much to be desired’ – Kremlin

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

In August last year, Russia became the first country in the world to register a vaccine against Covid-19. But eight months later, despite Sputnik V’s International success, there’s been a slow uptake domestically for inoculation. … Read More >Despite early vaccine breakthrough, Russian demand for Covid-19 jabs far lower than hoped & ‘leaves much to be desired’ – Kremlin

Russia

Kiev accuses Russia of closing Black Sea strait to its warships, blocking Ukrainian navy from port while sailors carry out drills

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has lodged a complaint with its counterparts in Moscow, claiming that its sailors are being banned from the Russian-controlled Kerch Strait, which divides the east coast of the country from the west. … Read More >Kiev accuses Russia of closing Black Sea strait to its warships, blocking Ukrainian navy from port while sailors carry out drills