The phrase "are ongoing around" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts where you want to describe activities that are currently happening in various locations or situations, but it would be clearer to rephrase it.
Example: "The discussions about the new policy are ongoing around the office."
Alternatives: "are happening in various places" or "are taking place throughout".
Several research projects are ongoing around the world to build antineutrino detectors dedicated to reactor monitoring, to search for and develop innovative detection techniques, or to simulate and study the characteristics of the antineutrino emission of actual and innovative nuclear reactor designs.
Clashes are ongoing around the clock, as rebels attempt to fight off the advance, said Riyad Hussein, an activist with the Aleppo Media Center.
Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, later said fighting was ongoing around the city of Gorlovka and that his forces would respond to any attack on their positions.
In addition to indifference vis-à-vis the Muslim countries, we also see harsh, offending, insulting behavior towards Muslims who live in countries other than their own, and this continues to be an inconscionable act that has been ongoing around the world.
A Syrian military official confirmed the strikes to AFP, saying: "Military operations, including air raids, are ongoing in the area around Al-Suknah, Palmyra, the Arak and Al-Hail gas fields and all the roads leading to Palmyra".
Research and development projects are ongoing in several countries around the world on the development of infrastructure for national health information, the use of patient generated health data in clinical practice, and the use of EHR data in clinical research [ 5– 7].
The austerity measures are ongoing, with the current debate around tax credits.Unemployment is not the whole story".
Debate about whether it will be hard or soft and legal wrangling around timing are ongoing.
A source familiar with those discussions told The Huffington Post that as of mid-January, the "conversations around this are ongoing".
"The investigations are ongoing".
