Sunday, May 10, 2020

Stories For Mother's Day

On the day when we honor our mothers, here are some things going on:

From Townhall, America should be reopened before it becomes Venezuela.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book warning against "faith in nature's goodness".

From the Washington Examiner, according to congresscritter Devin Nunes (R-Cal), the original summary of General Michael Flynn's FBI interview is "missing".

From American Thinker, four questions that senators should ask Dr. Fauci and CDC Director Dr. Redfield.

From NewsBusters, NBC cheers the quarantines of three coronavirus task force members as an alleged rebuke to President Trump and reopening.

From Canada Free Press, does the dismissal of charges against General Flynn really endanger the rule of law, as claimed by former President Obama?

From CBC News, a meat-processing plant in Chambly, Quebec, Canada is shutdown after 64 of its workers test positive for the coronavirus.

From TeleSUR, the Brazilian congress declares a three-day period of mourning for coronavirus victims.

From The Mainichi, are Japanese electronics companies making face masks?

From Vietnam Plus, the Vietnamese province of Kien Giang hosts almost 18 million tourists in four months.

From Free Malaysia Today, the state of Sabah reopens domestic tourism and seeks flights from the peninsular part of Malaysia.

From The Straits Times, Singapore reports 33 false positives from coronavirus tests due to test kit errors.

From The Jakarta Post, ineffective recycling practices aggravate Indonesia's marine waste problem.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands is "ready to roll out post-coronavirus tourism campaigns".

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan Muslims are "deeply distressed" that Muslims who died from the coronavirus were cremated.

From the Dhaka Tribune, on a boat in the Indian Ocean, Rohingyas mutiny and overcome their traffickers.

From India Today, police in Delhi intercept two trucks carrying almost 100 migrants bound for the state of Bihar.

From Khaama Press, Afghan Special Forces in the province of Logar send 11 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From Pakistan Today, domestic flights in Pakistan will remain suspended until Wednesday.

From Radio Farda, Supreme Leader Khamenei faces a difficult choice about reopening Iran's shrines.

From The New Arab, Iraqis protest against their new government.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia reports 1,912 new coronavirus cases in one day, 65 percent of whom are foreigners.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia and Sudan discuss their economic ties and security.

From the Egypt Independent, according to Egypt's information minister, lifting the country's coronavirus curfew before Eid al-Fitr would be "premature".

From Arutz Sheva, hundreds of Druze and Circassians protest in front of government offices in Tel Aviv, Israel.

From YNetNews, the Israeli cabinet approves the reopening of public parks and playgrounds.

From In-Cyprus, high school parents and the Cyprus Children's Parliament share guidelines for returning to school.

From Rûdaw, two Yezidis in the al-Hol camp in Syria will be reunited with their family in Iraqi Kurdistan, after six years of separation.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey rolls out the first phase of its plan to ease its coronavirus restrictions.

From The Guardian, nine terrorists admit being recruited in mosques and then trained in Libya.  This site is from Nigeria and shares its name with a site in the U.K.)

From the Greek Reporter, the Greek army suspends all its activities due to the coronavirus.

From Novinite, according to Health Minister Kiril Ananiev, Bulgaria's ban on the entry of third-country nationals could remain after July 13th.

From Total Croatia News, exploring the third-century Diocletian aqueduct in Solin, Croatia.  (If you read Croatian, read a related story at Dalmacija Danas.  You can also read a related story at the Polish blog CroLove, which is in English.)

From Total Slovenia News, police and others search for a missing Polish student who fell into the Soča River in the Croatian area of Velika Korita.

From the Malta Independent, the Maltese ambassador to Finland resigns after making a Facebook post comparing Angela Merkel to an earlier German chancellor.

From Morocco World News, Moroccan travel agencies present a pathway for tourism in the country to recover.

From The Portugal News, the rescheduling of medical consultations in Portugal should be gradual and done according to guidelines set by the Directorate-General of Health.

From El País, the daily number of coronavirus-related deaths in Spain drops to 143, the lowest since March 18th.

From SwissInfo, Swiss customs authorities uncover a black market animal drugs operation.

From France24, France commemorates the abolition of its slavery.

From the Express, Prime Minister Boris Johnson a slight easing of the U.K.'s coronavirus lockdown and harsher penalties for those who violate it.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Education Minister Joe McHugh, it's too early to say if Ireland's schools will be reopened in September.

From The Brussels Times, over 1.7 million surgical masks have been distributed in Belgium during the last few days.

From the NL Times, police arrest an American, a Mexican, and a Colombian, and seize €10 million worth of crystal meth while raiding a barn in Achter-Drempt, Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, a man suspected of attacking Turkish shops in the German state of Bavaria is a supporter of ISIS.

From the CPH Post, a look at what could happen after the coronavirus.

From Polskie Radio, Polish tourists return to their favorite spots.

From Radio Prague, the mayor of Sokolov, Czech Republic regrets removing the American flag from a World War II memorial during a ceremony to commemorate the end of that war.

From The Slovak Spectator, a "facelift" is planned for the Železná Studnička in Bratislava, Slovakia.

From Hungary Today, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, 338 companies are ready to invest in Hungary to mitigate the economic impact from the coronavirus.

From Russia Today, Russia reports 11,012 new coronavirus cases, for a total of 209,688.

From Gatestone Institute, how Italy was China's "Trojan horse into Europe".

From The Conservative Woman, the coronavirus is not a reason to interrupt Brexit.

From The Stream, "our culture needs marriage, because it need mothers".

From Breitbart, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is "disappointed" about a Trump administration lawsuit against Obamacare.

From Axios, Vice President Pence would be "happy" to see General Michael Flynn back in government.  (via the Daily Caller)

From Fox News, according to Flynn's lead attorney, President Obama was in on the plot to "frame" him.

From the New York Post, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demands that the Veterans Affairs Administration provide details on its purchase and possible use of hydroxychloroquine.

And from Twitchy, a Mother's Day message from an organization that prevents motherhood.

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