June 4, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

France to vaccinate those aged 12-to-18 against Covid starting in mid-June, Macron says

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

In less than two weeks’ time, children as young as 12 in France can get vaccinated against Covid-19, President Emmanuel Macron has said after the EU’s drug regulator approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s jab for younger teenagers. … Read More >France to vaccinate those aged 12-to-18 against Covid starting in mid-June, Macron says

Shows

Hell no we won’t procreate & free guns for vaccinations

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

Falling birth rates around the globe equal less taxes and global elites are worried. The Republican Party is trying to change the rules of presidential debates. While Covid-19 numbers fall in the US, many states are giving away door prizes to get citizens vaccinated. … Read More >Hell no we won’t procreate & free guns for vaccinations

Business

US dollar weakens to 3yr low against Chinese yuan

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

The US dollar has continued to depreciate, dropping to a three-year low versus the yuan on Monday as global investors look for safer assets amid China’s economic rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More >US dollar weakens to 3yr low against Chinese yuan

Russia

US sanctions against Moscow are a ‘persistent risk’ but national reserves can withstand everything, says Russian Central Bank head

Posted on June 4, 2021By Editor

The threat of more sanctions hanging over Moscow is a “persistent risk” for Russia, but the country has increased its cash reserves and changed its banking policy to keep any potential dangers from economic measures under control. … Read More >US sanctions against Moscow are a ‘persistent risk’ but national reserves can withstand everything, says Russian Central Bank head

Russia

Use of tough sanctions against Russia amounts to ‘war,’ but neither Washington nor Brussels prepared for battle, says Rostec CEO

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

The current sanctions targeting Russia could be classified as a war against Moscow. However, neither the US nor the EU is ready for a conflict. That’s according to the CEO of Rostec, the country’s main technology conglomerate. … Read More >Use of tough sanctions against Russia amounts to ‘war,’ but neither Washington nor Brussels prepared for battle, says Rostec CEO

Russia

Going for gold: Russia to eliminate US dollar from sovereign wealth fund THIS MONTH amid warning of politics sabotaging currency

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

Russia’s sovereign wealth fund will take a punt on gold and slash $40 billion of US currency entirely out of its investment portfolio amid growing tensions with Washington, the country’s finance minister announced on Thursday. … Read More >Going for gold: Russia to eliminate US dollar from sovereign wealth fund THIS MONTH amid warning of politics sabotaging currency

Russia

Russia may be cut off from SWIFT banking payment system as part of West’s ‘spiral of sanctions,’ warns country’s foreign ministry

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

Russian banks may be blocked from using SWIFT, a payment system that enables reliable and secure financial transactions, as part of restrictions against Moscow, in what one official has called a potential “spiral of sanctions.” … Read More >Russia may be cut off from SWIFT banking payment system as part of West’s ‘spiral of sanctions,’ warns country’s foreign ministry

World

‘Hundreds’ of photos show Aussie troops chugging beer from dead Afghan’s prosthetic leg, court is told

Posted on June 4, 2021By Editor

Lawyers for a soldier suing several media outlets for defamation have claimed that hundreds of photographs exist showing Australian troops drinking from a prosthetic leg allegedly taken from a dead Afghan. … Read More >‘Hundreds’ of photos show Aussie troops chugging beer from dead Afghan’s prosthetic leg, court is told

Asia & Pacific

Singapore uses special access route to fast-track use of China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine

Posted on June 4, 2021By Editor

Singapore’s health ministry has announced China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine has been cleared for use under the city-state’s special access route, after the WHO added the jab to its emergency use listing. … Read More >Singapore uses special access route to fast-track use of China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine

Some 60% of German respondents would like to get Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine – poll

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

About 60% of Germans would like to get vaccinated with the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine if they were presented with such an opportunity, a fresh poll has shown. … Read More >Some 60% of German respondents would like to get Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine – poll

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