March 13, 2021 – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russia

Siberia set for freak warm weather as Russian experts predict thawing temperatures significantly higher than frosty spring average

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

Russia’s snowy hinterland is set for an abnormal spell of relatively warm weather this week, with the mercury pushing up well beyond normal. Last year saw record-breaking summers, thawing ice and forest fires throughout Siberia. … Read More >Siberia set for freak warm weather as Russian experts predict thawing temperatures significantly higher than frosty spring average

Russia

Ukraine & Latvia’s war on Russian language is self-defeating & foolish, given world’s most successful countries are multi-lingual

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

In the 1920s, after its violent exit from British rule, many in Ireland wanted to abandon the use of English. They lost the argument, and the country profited. Many former Soviet republics would do well to heed the Irish example. … Read More >Ukraine & Latvia’s war on Russian language is self-defeating & foolish, given world’s most successful countries are multi-lingual

Russia

American astronauts to again use Russian Soyuz rocket to reach ISS as NASA can’t rely on ‘unstable’ US tech – Moscow space chief

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

After the US bought a seat on a Russian spacecraft to send a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station, the chief of Russia’s Space Agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin claimed that American spaceflight is still “unstable.” … Read More >American astronauts to again use Russian Soyuz rocket to reach ISS as NASA can’t rely on ‘unstable’ US tech – Moscow space chief

EU

Slovak health minister forced to RESIGN under pressure from coalition partners criticizing Sputnik V purchase

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

Minister Marek Krajci has announced his resignation as the government coalition risked breaking over discussions about the purchase of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine by Prime Minister Igor Matovic. … Read More >Slovak health minister forced to RESIGN under pressure from coalition partners criticizing Sputnik V purchase