Sunday, October 13, 2019

Sunday Links - Part 2

As a cloudy Sunday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From The Mainchi, photos of damage inflicted on Japan from the Typhoon Hagibis, and more photos.

From the Borneo Post, about 40 Malaysians held in Syria want to go home.

From Free Malaysia Today, almost 40 percent of prisoners in Malaysia are foreigners.

From The Straits Times, police in Hong Kong arrest protesters after some had rallied in malls.

From The Jakarta Post, more than 300 scientists endorse civil disobedience to force governments to act on climate change.  (As far as I can tell, the "civil disobedience" does not involve disobeying any Chinese laws, and the governments do not include that of China.)

From the Daily Mirror, police in Sri Lanka warn of scammers using social media.

From the Colombo Page, Italy will provide technical assistance to help Sri Lanka build a solid waste power plant.

From The Hans India, according to Indian Prime Minister Modi, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are not merely pieces of land, but the "crown of India".

From the Hindustan Times, Mariam Thresia, a nun who worked in Kerala, India, is canonized as a saint by Pope Francis.

From ANI, forest rangers seize sea cucumbers with a total weight of 3,000 kilograms from a boat near Poomarichan Island.

From India Today, a man in Kapakhalla, Odisha, India proves that reports of his death were greatly exaggerated.

From Khaama Press, in Afghanistan's province of Nangarhar, airstrikes and artillery send 12 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

From The Express Tribune, six new laws are enacted in Pakistan through presidential ordinance.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistani political leader Nawaz Sharif tells his party that it's time to defend their rights.

From Radio Farda, Iran drops charges that could have brought the death penalty against four environmental activists, but other charges remain.

From StepFeed, 10 real-life horrors that Arabs can related to.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey's operation in Syria is targeting terrorists, not Kurds.  (I would have no problem with anyone wishing to get out the NaCl on this one.)

From Rûdaw, foreign journalists and civilians were allegedly targeted by a Turkish airstrike.

From In-Cyprus, three people are arrested in Limassol, Cyprus for fraudulently asking for money to help homeless people.

From Arutz Sheva, IDF soldiers fire at a suspected drone hear the border with Syria.

From The Times Of Israel, 13,000 people march against anti-Semitism in Berlin.

From The Jerusalem Post, a 2,000-year-old Hellenic street is opened to the public in the West Bank.

From YNetNews, Israeli President Rivlin will ask Russian President Putin to grant clemency to an Israeli woman convicted on drug charges in Russia.

From Egypt Today, Egypt and the car company Toyota Tsusho discuss manufacturing microbuses powered by natural gas.

From Morocco World News, the Moroccan government condemns a comment by the president of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises, about the political climate of Algeria.

From Palestinian Media Watch, a privately-run U.S. hospital in Gaza is accused of organ trafficking and medical experiments.

From Gatestone Institute, Christians are fighting for survival in Burkina Faso.

From CBC News, Albertans should consider themselves warned.

From Global News, Extinction Rebellion stages a "die-in" in downtown Montreal.   (Is there a Chinese consulate in Montreal?  Their embassy is most likely in Ottawa, I would think.)

From CTV News, according to NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, his party would form a coalition with the Liberals to keep the Conservatives out of power.

And from Canada Free Press, even former Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) recognizes that President Trump is smart.

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