August 29, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Vietnam to pay recovered Covid patients to care for sick amid surge in cases that is overwhelming medics

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Vietnam is willing to dole cash out to citizens that have recently recovered from Covid to work alongside medical staff in hospitals to treat patients, as case rates soar and the country’s inoculation drive lags. … Read More >Vietnam to pay recovered Covid patients to care for sick amid surge in cases that is overwhelming medics

Shots fired at Kabul airport as Taliban ward off crowds – RT VIDEO

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The Taliban have fired warning shots outside Kabul airport, as heard in footage filmed by an RT crew, after the Islamist militant group said on Tuesday that it would no longer allow Afghans to access the US-run airfield. … Read More >Shots fired at Kabul airport as Taliban ward off crowds – RT VIDEO

‘US troops call it World War Z’: RT correspondent in Kabul airport describes ‘horrendous’ situation

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

RT reporter Murad Gazdiev says what he and his crew saw at Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul after reaching it resembled a scene from a zombie apocalypse movie after a week of hectic evacuation efforts by the US and its allies. “We’ve just arrived at Kabul airport. … Read More >‘US troops call it World War Z’: RT correspondent in Kabul airport describes ‘horrendous’ situation

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‘Lockdowns are over, in the name of Jesus’: Australian police fine church & ban services for openly defying Covid restrictions

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Police have imposed a week-long operations ban on a church outside Sydney, Australia after its pastor held a sermon in violation of health orders and urged followers to defy the city’s strict lockdown rules. … Read More >‘Lockdowns are over, in the name of Jesus’: Australian police fine church & ban services for openly defying Covid restrictions

Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The UN has warned that the number of Covid-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan has dropped off by 80% since the Taliban completed its takeover with the capture of Kabul less than two weeks ago, citing the chaotic conditions there. … Read More >Huge decline in Covid-19 vaccinations since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UNICEF

Taiwan reports zero new locally transmitted Covid cases for first time in over three months

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Taiwan’s health authorities have reported no new locally transmitted Covid cases, for the first time since the island recorded a surge in coronavirus infections over three months ago. … Read More >Taiwan reports zero new locally transmitted Covid cases for first time in over three months

US VP Harris tells Vietnam to ‘raise pressure’ on Beijing, as Chinese media accuse Washington of sowing divisions in Asia

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

American Vice President Kamala Harris urged Vietnam to pressure China during her Southeast Asian tour. But Chinese state-run media argued that attempts to rally regional countries against Beijing are doomed to failure. … Read More >US VP Harris tells Vietnam to ‘raise pressure’ on Beijing, as Chinese media accuse Washington of sowing divisions in Asia

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G7 has ‘huge leverage’ over Taliban & has agreed militant group must allow safe departures beyond August 31 – Boris Johnson

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The G7 has agreed a “roadmap” to engage with the Taliban, UK PM Boris Johnson has said, adding that the “number one condition” is for the militants to allow safe passage for those seeking to leave Afghanistan past August 31. … Read More >G7 has ‘huge leverage’ over Taliban & has agreed militant group must allow safe departures beyond August 31 – Boris Johnson

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Merkel’s alliance falls behind Social Democrats for first time in 16 years, just a month before general elections – poll

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Germany’s Social Democratic Party has garnered enough public support to beat Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right CDU/CSU bloc and emerge as the strongest political force just a month before the crucial national vote. … Read More >Merkel’s alliance falls behind Social Democrats for first time in 16 years, just a month before general elections – poll

‘Not enough time to fly everyone out’ of Kabul by August 31, Maas says as 100 Germans & their families remain in Afghanistan

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

Germany will not be able to evacuate all of its citizens and Afghans who worked with the German troops by August 31, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has admitted, adding that 100 Germans still haven’t got to Kabul airport. … Read More >‘Not enough time to fly everyone out’ of Kabul by August 31, Maas says as 100 Germans & their families remain in Afghanistan