Sunday, April 26, 2020

Sunday Stuff

On a damp cloudy Sunday, here are some things going on:

From Townhall, some things that we can all hate.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Missouri becomes the first U.S. state to sue the Chinese communist government over the coronavirus pandemic.

From the Washington Examiner, former Vice President Biden's accuser blasts CNN's Anderson Cooper for not asking him about her allegations.

From The Federalist, according to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal), President Trump's travel ban on China should have included American citizens returning from there.

From American Thinker, the Democrats paint themselves into a corner over the allegations against Biden.

From CNS News, Biden promises to let transgenders serve openly in the military.

From LifeZette, some backstage footage from the 2016 Democratic National Convention, when presidential candidate Hillary Clinton thought that she had pretty much won the White House.

From NewsBusters, ABC and NBC boost Biden's claim that Trump might call off the 2020 elections in November.

From Canada Free Press, this week, the media will walk back their talk of the downfall of Trump's coronavirus task force.

From CBC News, five things to consider as some Canadian provinces look to reopen.

From TeleSUR, Cuba sends doctors to South Africa to fight the coronavirus.

From The Conservative Woman, the televised drama Chernobyl and "the sanctity of truth".

From the Express, the U.K. may soon exceed Spain in deaths from the coronavirus.

From the Irish Examiner, gardaí in Dublin, Ireland arrest three men and seize €2.5 million worth of she-don't-lie.

From The Brussels Times, Belgium still has high numbers of hospital admissions from the coronavirus.

From the NL Times, a mink on a Dutch fur farm is found to be infected with the coronavirus.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany's foreign minister warns against reopening tourism too quickly.

From the CPH Post, the Danish government sets up more coronavirus testing tents.

From Polskie Radio, according to an "expert", Poland might be facing the worst drought in its history.

From Radio Prague, according to the director of the Czech Republic's largest health insurance company, the country's hospitals could return to normal by the end of June.

From The Slovak Spectator, the latest numbers on the coronavirus in Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, coronavirus testing in Hungary could start next week.

From Russia Today, Russian paratrooper dive onto the Arctic from 10 kilometers up.

From Morocco World News, how to cook harira "like a Moroccan mum".

From The Portugal News, the region of Algarve is in a more "comfortable" situation regarding the coronavirus than the rest of Portugal.

From El País, Spanish children allowed to go outside their homes for one hour struggle to remember how to ride a bike.

From France24, French opera houses make face masks instead of tutus due to the coronavirus.

From SwissInfo, a French artist known as Saype produces a coronavirus-themed drawing on grass in an Alpine meadow in Switzerland.

From ANSA, according to Italy's Higher Health Institute, the coronavirus started in the region of Lombardy in January, earlier than previously thought.

From Voice Of Europe, despite claiming earlier that Italy's ports are closed, Italian authorities allow 56 illegal migrants to come ashore on the island of Lampedusa.  (If you read Italian, read the story at La Stampa.)

From EuroNews, Italy, Spain and France all have their lowest daily coronavirus death tolls in over a month.

From the Malta Independent, "a day in the life of a Birdlife Malta volunteer".

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenes protest their government's coronavirus policies while riding bicycles.

From Total Croatia News, how will public transport in Zagreb, Croatia resume operation starting on Monday?  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Poslovni Dnevnik.)

From Free West Media, Albania and Turkey reportedly plan to relocate migrants from Syria to southern Albania.

From the Greek Reporter, three Greek sailors return to Greece after being held hostage in Djibouti for eight months.

From Radio Bulgaria, parks in Sofia, Bulgaria will reopen on April 27th.  (via Novinite)

From Hürriyet Daily News, a curfew placed on Turkish senior citizens may soon be eased.

From Rûdaw, refugees in the Bardarash camp in Iraqi Kurdistan receive aid amid the coronavirus pandemic.

From In-Cyprus, according to Cypriot scientists, Cyprus may start gradually lifting its coronavirus restrictions.

From Arutz Sheva, according to Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, it's time to reopen Israel's economy.

From YNetNews, Israel allows some parks to be used as "safe spaces" for seniors.

From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian authorities arrest a belly dancer.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopian Airlines defends its decision against suspending flights to China.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia partially lifts its coronavirus curfew, but keeps the city of Mecca under 24-hour lockdown.

From The New Arab, the WHO works to improve its coronavirus testing capabilities in Yemen.

From Radio Farda, Iranian authorities arrest an award-winning astronomy student without any explanation.

From Dawn, a Pakistani cleric is criticized for blaming the spread of the coronavirus on "women's immodesty".

From Khaama Press, NATO hands equipment over to police in Kabul, Afghanistan to help security and fight the coronavirus.

From the Hindustan Times, an Indian firm is ready to start making a possible coronavirus vaccine.

From the Dhaka Tribune, is it time of Bangladesh to reform the health screening system at its ports?

From the Colombo Page, even when its coronavirus curfew is lifted, Sri Lanka's buses will be used only for essential services.

From Maldives Insider, the number of coronavirus cases in the Maldive Islands passes 200, after the country's largest single one-day increase.

From The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Indonesia turns its sports halls into temporary homeless shelters due to the coronavirus.

From The Straits Times, according to experts, the decrease in local coronavirus cases in Singapore is a good sign, but the country still hasn't turned the corner.

From Free Malaysia Today, 300,000 people in Malaysia apply for interstate travel permits in 12 hours.

From The Mainichi, masks and teleworking restrict communication for hearling-impaired Japanese.

From Gatestone Institute, in the coronavirus crisis, "China isn't going to win".

From The Stream, what we could learn from first century Christians.

From the New York Post, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) suggests that Chinese students should not be allowed to study science in the U.S.

From WGN, a video shows hundreds of people in Chicago attending a house party in spite of social distancing policies.  (via Breitbart)

From Fox News, the mayor of Atlanta tells Georgians to "stay home".

From ZeroHedge, how is it authoritarian, according to a Harvard professor, to allow parents to teach their own children?

From Variety, the man who once had an Obama-inspired tingle in his leg admits to some "inappropriate" behavior.

And from Twitchy, NBC's Chuck Todd points out a "good thing" about millions of Americans being out of work due to the coronavirus.

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