Government – Page 21 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Accuses Military of Attempted Coup After Demand to Leave Post

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

In December, Pashinyan invited political forces for consultations on the early parliamentary elections planned for 2021, but the opposition wants him to resign before the elections. … Read More >Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Accuses Military of Attempted Coup After Demand to Leave Post

UK government to hike corporation tax to offset expense of Covid-19 aid – report

Posted on February 23, 2021By Editor

The British finance minister, Rishi Sunak, is reportedly planning to raise the tax on business to defray the costs of expanding the nation’s Covid-19 support package. … Read More >UK government to hike corporation tax to offset expense of Covid-19 aid – report

USA

Nearly 50% of Trump’s Supporters Say Would Choose Trump’s Party Over Republicans, Poll Shows

Posted on February 22, 2021February 22, 2021By Editor

Over 45 percent of people who voted for former US President Donald Trump say they would join Trump’s party if he were to create one and would leave the GOP, a new Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll revealed. … Read More >Nearly 50% of Trump’s Supporters Say Would Choose Trump’s Party Over Republicans, Poll Shows

World

Zelensky wants to establish ‘dictatorship’ says Ukrainian opposition leader, as Kiev bids to put him behind bars on terror charges

Posted on February 21, 2021February 21, 2021By Editor

Viktor Medvedchuk, the head of Ukraine’s largest opposition party, has accused the country’s president of trying to establish a dictatorship, after the government shuttered media outlets and unveiled sanctions against politicians. … Read More >Zelensky wants to establish ‘dictatorship’ says Ukrainian opposition leader, as Kiev bids to put him behind bars on terror charges

World

Gun battles raging, explosions heard across Mogadishu as Somali govt forces seal off streets (VIDEOS)

Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021By Editor

Terrified civilians have been sheltering in place as government troops engaged opposition forces in prolonged gun battles across the Somali capital Mogadishu. There have been no reports of casualties as the fighting is ongoing. … Read More >Gun battles raging, explosions heard across Mogadishu as Somali govt forces seal off streets (VIDEOS)

After Olympic sexism row, Japan’s ruling party tells women they can attend meetings…if they keep quiet

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021By Editor

Women can attend top-level Japanese government meetings as long as they keep their mouths shut, the country’s ruling party has said, just days after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief stepped down from his role over similar comments. … Read More >After Olympic sexism row, Japan’s ruling party tells women they can attend meetings…if they keep quiet

Peru’s foreign minister becomes 2nd govt official to step down for receiving Covid-19 jab ahead of priority groups

Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021By Editor

The foreign minister of Peru has resigned amid a very public scandal – which has also seen Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti step down – over politicians receiving Covid-19 vaccines long before they were given to healthcare workers. … Read More >Peru’s foreign minister becomes 2nd govt official to step down for receiving Covid-19 jab ahead of priority groups

UK

Heathrow warns of ‘significant gaps’ in UK govt hotel quarantine plan, two days before launch of new border restrictions

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021By Editor

Britain’s busiest airport has said that a quarantine plan for arrivals from Covid-19 hotspot countries is still not ready, two days before its launch. The government has failed to provide “necessary reassurances,” it added. … Read More >Heathrow warns of ‘significant gaps’ in UK govt hotel quarantine plan, two days before launch of new border restrictions

EU

German court closes loophole that put government health website first in Google search results

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

A loophole used by the German authorities and Google to put a government health website ahead of others in search results represented unfair competition and threatened freedom of the press, a Munich court has ruled. … Read More >German court closes loophole that put government health website first in Google search results

Journalism & Mass media

Explaining India’s farmer uprising, the largest strike in human history

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021By Editor

Anya Parampil speaks with New Delhi-based journalist Prasanth Radhakrishnan about the historic farmer strike currently sweeping India. … Read More >Explaining India’s farmer uprising, the largest strike in human history