Saturday, April 4, 2020

Saturday Stuff - Part 1

On a cloudy Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, a New York man quarantines himself in his Ohio parents' basement.

From Townhall, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) wants people to rat out their neighbors who appear to violate his stay-at-home order.

From The Washington Free Beacon, "the mainstream media spins a pandemic".

From the Washington Examiner, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) accepts 1,000 donated ventillators from China.

From American Thinker, why the U.S. Navy was right in firing the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

From CNS News, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) claims to be "always a believer in prayer".

From LifeZette, Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) calls for the leader of the World Health Organization to resign.

From NewsBusters, remember the 49-state Democratic landslide of 2016?

From Canada Free Press, ABC co-host Byron Pitts trashes Vice President Pence's Christian faith.

From CBC News, why coronavirus testing varies across Canada.

From Global News, the region of York in the province of Ontario closes forests and trails due to the coronavirus.

From CTV News, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudean, Canada will receive "millions" of face masks and won't retaliate for the U.S. ban on exports from 3M.

From Morocco World News, a look at Morocco under coronavirus lockdown.

From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish government slams Greece's prime minister for his letter urging a reduction for Turkey amid the refugee crisis.

From Rûdaw, the U.S.-lead coalition hands the Al-Taqaddum Air Base over to the Iraqi military.

From In-Cyprus, 106 residents of Peyia, Cyprus are asked to provide samples for coronavirus testing.

From Arutz Sheva, in Israel, don't kiss mezuzahs, Torah scrolls, or other holy objects.

From The Times Of Israel, a senior Israeli health official calls for coronavirus-hit Haredi towns to be locked down.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli government plans to approves closures in parts of Jerusalem, Beit Shemeish, and other places.

From YNetNews, the coronavirus crisis could exacerbate Israel's problems with plastic.

From the Egypt Independent, President Abdel al-Sisi postpones the opening Grand Egyptian Museum and the government's move to the New Administrative Capital.

From StepFeed, businesses in the Gulf region see a spike in online demand due to the coronavirus.

From The New Arab, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia imposes a stricter lockdown as 140 more coronavirus cases are confirmed.

From the Saudi Gazette, seven neighborhoods in the Saudi governate of Jeddah are quarantined due to the coronavirus.

From Radio Farda, Iranian officials warn that a second coronavirus wave could hit Tehran.

From IranWire, a doctor faces subpoenas and death threats for revealing the truth about the corinavirus in Iran.

From Dawn, Pakistani Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi assures the U.S. that the acquittals in the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl will be challenged in Pakistan's highest court.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan gives stranded Afghan citizens four days to return home.

From Pakistan Today, Prime Minister Imran Khan assures Pakistanis that there will be no discrimination in the distribution of coronavirus relief funds.

From Khaama Press, Afghan special forces arrest many top ISIS commanders.

From The Hans India, 35 people in the Indian village of Chegur are placed in quarantine after a local woman dies from the coronavirus.

From the Hindustan Times, Indian Railways starts planning for a phased-in post-lockdown restoration of its services.

From ANI, 1,302 people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi have been identified in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

From India Today, police in Delhi arrest a local leader for allegedly instigating violence during a rally against the Citizenship Act.

From The Indian Express, the acquittal of the man accused of murdering journalist Daniel Pearl "should worry the world".

From the Dhaka Tribune, men wearing masks and armed with blades and steel pipes rob a pharmacy in Mohammadpur, Bangladesh.

From the Daily Mirror, some low-risk areas of Sri Lanka could get relief from coronavirus restrictions after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

From the Colombo Page, according to Defense Secretary Kamal Gunaratne, there is no decision yet to lock down all of Sri Lanka.

From Maldives Insider, Maldivian seaplanes go into storage.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia's climate can limit the spread of the coronavirus, but its high mobility can exacerbate it.

From The Straits Times, Thailand suspends incoming passenger flights for three days due to the coronavirus.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysian police use a special system to monitor people under home quarantine.

From Free Malaysia Today, "more reliable" coronavirus test kits from South Korea are expected to arrive in Malaysia.

From The Mainichi, Japan considers offering an anti-flu drug to countries fighting the coronavirus.

From Gatestone Institute, "[censored] Swede".

From The Stream, a homeschool coalition in Texas tries to help "accidental homeschoolers".

From Grabien News, Democrats see the coronavirus as an opportunity to bring on socialism.  (via Twitchy)

From the Daily Caller, an artist in Chicago creates World War-themed coronavirus posters.

From the New York Post, teenagers in Brooklyn brawl instead of socially distancing themselves.

From News(dot)com(au), the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin is shown to kill the coronavirus - in a lab.

And from The Blaze, professional athletes try to entertain their fans and raise money for charity by playing against each other at video games.

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