April 18, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russia

Russia’s FSB security agency detains Ukrainian consul in St Petersburg, claims he was trying to collect ‘secret data’ from local

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

Russia’s Federal Security Service has detained an official from the Ukrainian consulate in Saint Petersburg. The high-ranking diplomat was nabbed during a meeting with a Russian citizen who allegedly provided him with secret data. … Read More >Russia’s FSB security agency detains Ukrainian consul in St Petersburg, claims he was trying to collect ‘secret data’ from local

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US laments ‘unwanted escalation’ & warns it reserves right to retaliate after Russia’s tit-for-tat response to Biden’s sanctions

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As Russia blacklisted eight current and former American officials and sent ten diplomats packing in retaliation for US sanctions, the State Department has lamented the “escalatory” response and said that Washington might respond. … Read More >US laments ‘unwanted escalation’ & warns it reserves right to retaliate after Russia’s tit-for-tat response to Biden’s sanctions

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Russian MiG-31 fighter jet races to escort American spy plane in skies over Pacific Ocean, amid growing tensions with Washington

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A US Air Force reconnaissance plane flying in international airspace has been shadowed through the skies by a Russian fighter pilot off the country’s Pacific coast, Ministry of Defense officials in Moscow confirmed on Friday. … Read More >Russian MiG-31 fighter jet races to escort American spy plane in skies over Pacific Ocean, amid growing tensions with Washington

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Hackers leak database with over 500,000 emails used to sign up to website in support of jailed Russian opposition figure Navalny

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Hackers have compromised a database containing the email addresses of people who had registered on a website in order to campaign for opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s release from prison. It is now readily available online. … Read More >Hackers leak database with over 500,000 emails used to sign up to website in support of jailed Russian opposition figure Navalny

Health

People getting more Covid scans leads to more lung cancers being detected – 1st Russian Honorary Fellow of top US surgical society

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The coronavirus pandemic has seen more people taking chest CT scans and greater detection of early stage lung cancer, surgeon Igor Khatkov, the first-ever Russian Honorary Fellow of the American Surgical Association, told RT. … Read More >People getting more Covid scans leads to more lung cancers being detected – 1st Russian Honorary Fellow of top US surgical society

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Biden calls for de-escalation of tensions with Russia following sanctions over unproven charges of hacking & election meddling

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US President Joe Biden called for “dialogue and diplomatic process” with Russia, after ordering sanctions against Moscow for allegedly being behind the SolarWinds hack and interfering in “sacred” elections and American democracy. … Read More >Biden calls for de-escalation of tensions with Russia following sanctions over unproven charges of hacking & election meddling

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Western allies of Ukraine supplying ‘Kiev regime’ with weapons & inciting ‘bloody, distructive’ force in Donbass, Russia claims

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

Moscow has told Ukraine’s Western backers to stop providing the troubled state with weapons and instead to try and deescalate the situation in Donbass. The foreign ministry added that Russian officials don’t trust Kiev’s “sanity.” … Read More >Western allies of Ukraine supplying ‘Kiev regime’ with weapons & inciting ‘bloody, distructive’ force in Donbass, Russia claims

World

‘Something went wrong’: Twitter suffers unexplained outage

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

Users trying to access the social media platform Twitter on Friday evening saw the ominous message “Something went wrong.” The company’s blog, where outage explanations are normally posted, was also offline. … Read More >‘Something went wrong’: Twitter suffers unexplained outage

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Canada’s Ontario to set up Covid-19 checkpoints at borders with Quebec & Manitoba provinces to turn away ‘non-essential travelers’

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

Canada’s Ontario province is setting up checkpoints at its borders with neighboring Manitoba and Quebec to turn away non-essential travelers, further curtailing personal freedoms in the name of fighting the spread of Covid-19. … Read More >Canada’s Ontario to set up Covid-19 checkpoints at borders with Quebec & Manitoba provinces to turn away ‘non-essential travelers’

Cuba’s Castro steps down, says he’s handing power to next generation of ‘anti-imperialist’ leaders

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Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro has announced that he is stepping down and handing leadership to a younger generation “full of passion and anti-imperialist spirit.” The Castro family has led the party since 1961. … Read More >Cuba’s Castro steps down, says he’s handing power to next generation of ‘anti-imperialist’ leaders