June 21, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Iran holds presidential election, supreme leader Khamenei encourages people to vote

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

Iranians are heading to the polls to pick the next president of the country. Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s judiciary chief, is expected to secure a comfortable win, with most political heavyweights barred from running. … Read More >Iran holds presidential election, supreme leader Khamenei encourages people to vote

Middle East

Israel to transfer more than 1 million Covid-19 shots which are due to expire to Palestinian Authority

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

The new Israeli government has announced that it will transfer between 1.1 and 1.4 million short-dated Pfizer shots to Palestine but in return will receive a shipment originally meant for the Palestinian Authority (PA) in autumn. … Read More >Israel to transfer more than 1 million Covid-19 shots which are due to expire to Palestinian Authority

Shows

CrossTalk Bullhorns, HOME EDITION: Anti-China alliance?

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

The Putin-Biden summit has come and gone. But Biden’s real message on his European tour was to galvanize Washington’s allies into some kind of anti-China alliance. Did he succeed? Also, the January 6 riot, the FBI and the arc of history. … Read More >CrossTalk Bullhorns, HOME EDITION: Anti-China alliance?

German troops jeopardize military’s reputation with allegations of anti-Semitism and sexual abuse in Lithuania

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer warned on Friday that the entire German military’s reputation is at risk after soldiers serving in Lithuania were accused of anti-Semitism and sexual abuse. … Read More >German troops jeopardize military’s reputation with allegations of anti-Semitism and sexual abuse in Lithuania

Russia

Sputnik V manufacturers announce they’ve developed a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot that’s effective in tackling ‘Indian variant’

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

With Covid-19 cases on the rise again in Russia, the developers of the pioneering Sputnik V vaccine revealed on Thursday that they have created an upcoming booster shot that’s effective against the latest mutations of the virus. … Read More >Sputnik V manufacturers announce they’ve developed a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot that’s effective in tackling ‘Indian variant’

Russia

With vaccines widely available in Russia, dying of Covid-19 has become optional. So why are so many intent on making that choice?

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

Russia’s pandemic record is contradictory. It has one of Europe’s highest death rates, but its economy has kept ticking over. Moscow gave the world its first Covid-19 vaccine, but few of the city’s residents are keen on taking it. … Read More >With vaccines widely available in Russia, dying of Covid-19 has become optional. So why are so many intent on making that choice?

Russia

Moscow grapples with record rise in Covid-19 cases, new curfew extended as bosses told they can lay off employees who refuse jab

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

Russia’s capital has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with 9,056 positive tests in a 24-hour period and a renewed effort by authorities to encourage people to sign up for a vaccine. … Read More >Moscow grapples with record rise in Covid-19 cases, new curfew extended as bosses told they can lay off employees who refuse jab

Russia

With worrying vaccine hesitancy & recorded cases rising, Moscow mayor says city essentially battling Covid-19 ‘from scratch’

Posted on June 21, 2021By Editor

As Moscow broke its record for daily confirmed Covid-19 cases on Friday, the city’s mayor revealed his belief that the capital is restarting its battle with the pandemic all over again “from scratch”, like in the spring of 2020. … Read More >With worrying vaccine hesitancy & recorded cases rising, Moscow mayor says city essentially battling Covid-19 ‘from scratch’

Russia

By shutting out travelers immunized with Sputnik V, the EU is helping undermine Russia’s vaccine drive by feeding domestic doubts

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

Russia has among the most effective domestic vaccines in use around the world, but now, faced with uncertainty over whether other countries will accept them for travel, many of its citizens are still hesitant to sign up for doses. … Read More >By shutting out travelers immunized with Sputnik V, the EU is helping undermine Russia’s vaccine drive by feeding domestic doubts

Only 41.9% of French nursing home workers vaccinated, data reveals, as health minister threatens compulsory Covid-19 jabs

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

Public Health France (SpF) has said that less than half of health professionals working in nursing homes are vaccinated against Covid-19 after the health minister called on workers to come forward and get their shot. … Read More >Only 41.9% of French nursing home workers vaccinated, data reveals, as health minister threatens compulsory Covid-19 jabs

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