Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Wednesday Whatnot - Part 1

On a mild sunny Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, some good news in the fight against the coronavirus.

From FrontpageMag, some dirt on President Trump.

From Townhall, Senator Kelly Loefler (R-GA) unveils an economic plan to end U.S. dependence on China.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Justice Democrats fail in their attempt to remove the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus.

From the Washington Examiner, Republican senators warn banks about rejecting loans for small businesses that liberals don't like.

From The Federalist, some governors are more serious that others about the cost of coronavirus lockdowns.

From American Thinker, why should the entire U.S. be locked down as if it's all like New York?

From CNS News, Attorney General Barr tells U.S. attorneys to watch out for states that violate civil liberties.

From LifeZette, Trump sticks to his oath of office as the media smears keep coming.

From NewsBusters, a Top 12 of celebrities attacking Trump and his family.

From Canada Free Press, "technocrats rule" and "politicians drool".

From CBC News, people are still contracting the coronavirus in Ontario, but provincial officials haven't figured out how.

From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau is open to a "voluntary" coronavirus tracking app.

From CTV News, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announces his plan to reopen the province's non-essential businesses starting next week.

From TeleSUR, Peruvian authorities report an increase in the murders of women during Peru's coronavirus quarantine.

From Morocco World News, Morocco's domestic violence hotline receives 240 calls during the country's coronavirus lockdown.

From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish government works on a "normalization plan" to reopen the country's industries.

From Rûdaw, Kurdish officials go to Baghdad to discuss oil and budget issues.

From In-Cyprus, youths in Ayios Athanasios, Cyprus assault the police officers who broke up their soccer game.

From The Syrian Observer, an explosion kills 30 people at a market in Afrin, Syria.

From Arutz Sheva, Ramat Gan Chief Rabbi Yaakov Ariel wins the Israel Prize for Torah literature.

From The Times Of Israel, on its Independence Day, Israel salutes it coronavirus fighters.

From The Jerusalem Post, the IDF salutes pre-independence fighters.

From YNetNews, some pictures from Israel's Independence Day under coronavirus lockdown.

From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian governorate of Daqahlia quarantines 45 homes in 14 villages for 14 days.

From Egypt Today, three areas in Egypt might need to call Batman.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, the Ethiopian parliament is expected to vote to postpone the country's national election.

From the Saudi Gazette, according to Saudi official Abdul Rahman al-Sudais, the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia will soon reopen.

From The New Arab, Lebanese protesters defy their country's coronavirus lockdown and protest again.

From Radio Farda, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomenei orders the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to make Iran's Persian Gulf islands "habitable".

From IranWire, more on the Iranian journalist arrested for allegedly mocking Khamenei, including the incriminating satirical cartoon.

From Dawn, according to Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, ceasefire violations by India "will always be met with a befitting response".

From The Express Tribune, the coronavirus lockdown has not been lifted in the Pakistani province of Sindh.

From Pakistan Today, the coronavirus mortality rate in Pakistan is 2.1 percent, as the country moves toward a "smart lockdown".

From Khaama Press, the Taliban warns of revenge if its members die in prison from the coronavirus.

From The Hans India, the coronavirus lockdown in Hyderabad, India hits tailors and cloth merchants hard.

From the Hindustan Times, stranded migrant workers and students in India will be allowed to return home, under certain ground rules.

From ANI, 4,065 fisherman from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh are on their way home from Gujarat.

From India Today, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the coronavirus lockdown will be relaxed in some districts in India.

From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh gets ready for the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.

From the Daily Mirror, according to Sri Lanka's defense secretary, no directive has been issued for converting schools into quarantine centers.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's health minister warns about the risk of dengue fever increasing with rain.

From Maldive Insider, the Maldive Islands extends its coronavirus lockdown until May 14th.

From The Jakarta Post, a bright post-pandemic future is expected for the Indonesian herbal medicine jamu.

From The Straits Times, satellite images suggest that "Rocket Man" is at his favored luxury villa.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's Movement Control Order allows two people to travel in the same car if they are immediate family members.

From Free Malaysia Today, the Movement Control Order now allows two people to shop together, if they are in the same family and household.

From The Mainichi, some questions and answers about Japan's coronavirus-related border controls.

From Gatestone Institute, the U.N. Humans Rights Council praises........Iran.

From The Stream, the theater really is on fire.

From RedState, American technocrats are covering for their coronavirus mistakes, and that's not all.

From BizPac Review, Vice President Pence visiting the Mayo clinic without a mask shows the media's "anything but Biden" news cycle.

From Fox News, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) names prominent Trump critics to a coronavirus oversight panel.

From the New York Post, the military will help New York City healthcare workers deal with "combat stress".

From WPVI-TV, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) says that he will sign an executive order reopening parks and golf courses.

From Variety, how Oscar campaigns might change due to the coronavirus.

And from Twitchy, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) shows off a collage made from donated face masks.

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