Sunday, May 17, 2020

Sunday Links

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

From Townhall, a Columbia University classmate of President Obama knew about Obamagate all along.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about the National Inquirer.

From the Washington Examiner, Senator Socialism (I-VT) claims that most of his supporters will vote for former Vice President Biden since they believe that President Trump is "dangerous".

From The Federalist, New York Governor Cuomo (D) reveals how praising "tone" and "norms" is dangerous.

From American Thinker, the coronavirus is turning into a "theory of everything".

From CNS News, in a video commencement speech, former President Obama warns about inequalities and disparities.

From LifeZette, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) plans to cut money from schools and give money to illegal aliens.

From NewsBusters, CNN anchor George Stephanopoulos gets "schooled" on the Trump administration's early response to the coronavirus.

From Canada Free Press, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx shill for a Bill Gates coronavirus vaccine.

From CBC News, Canadian farms need harvesters.

From TeleSUR, a coronavirus outbreak occurs in Bolivia's largest prison.

From The Conservative Woman, the lockdowns show that "parents are the first educators".

From the Express, on the coronavirus, one British subject refuses to get fooled again.

From the Irish Examiner, a rifle company from Ireland's County Antrim is deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan despite the coronavirus.

From The Brussels Times, Belgium allows grandparents to look after their grandchildren.

From the NL Times, according to researchers at University Medical Center Utrecht, anyone with cold symptoms should get tested for the coronvirus.

From Deutsche Welle, Bayern Munich defeats Union Berlin 2-0 in a Bundesliga soccer match.

From the CPH Post, what women miss due to the coronavirus.

From Polskie Radio, Poles remember Pope John Paul II, a.k.a. Karol Wojtyła.

From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic's state of emergency for the coronavirus comes to an end, but some restrictions remain.

From The Slovak Spectator, the Bachledka Ski and Sun resort, with its "walk in the treetops", reopens for visitors.

From Hungary Today, according to Mayor Gergely Karácsony, the people of Budapest have "set an example of cooperation".

From Russia Today, the Russian National Guard launches a blimp to find coronavirus lockdown violators.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria begins large-scale coronavirus testing in old age homes.

From the Greek Reporter, the ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism "continues to amaze scientists".

From Balkan Insight, police and protesters clash after the National Theater is demolished in Tirana, Albania.

From Total Croatia News, according to Croatian Culture Minister Nina Obuljen Korzinek, earthquake reconstruction in Zagreb should not be politicized.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia's next coronavirus stimulus package will focus on part-time work, tourism, and other matters.

From the Malta Independent, according to Prime Minister Robert Abela, restaurants and hairdressers will reopen in Malta next week, but a prefabricated hospital will be scrapped.

From SwissInfo, how Switzerland could set a new supply chain standard for gold.

From RFI, French Health Minister Olivier Véran wants higher wages for healthcare workers.

From EuroNews, French schools reopen, but some parents don't let their kids return.

From Voice Of Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron launches a program to teach Arabic in French schools.  (If you read French, read a related story in Valeurs Actuelles.)

From El País, everything you need to know about the changes in Spain's coronavirus deescalation plan which start on Monday.

From The Portugal News, restaurants, cafes, and daycare centers reopen in Portugal on Monday.

From Free West Media, as European countries relax their coronavirus measures, will the flow of migrants explode?

From Morocco World News, Moroccan scientists analyze more than 3,000 genomes of the coronavirus.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish hospitals are expected to return to normal operation in June.

From Rûdaw, Iraqi leaders condemn western diplomatic missions in Baghdad for flying LGBTQ flags.

From In-Cyprus, the Cypriot Health Ministry launches a program to test 10,000 catering, hairdressing, and beauty center workers.

From Arutz Sheva, the Knesset votes in Israel's new government.

From YNetNews, the Chinese ambassador to Israel dies from a heart attack in his apartment in the Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya.

From the Egypt Independent, according to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Egypt could return to normal life by mid-June.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia's education ministry starts considering ways to safely reopen the country's schools.

From the Saudi Gazette, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia urges Muslims to perform Eid Al-Fitr prayers at home.

From The New Arab, a Sudanese soldiers shoots and kills the two occupants of a "motorized rickshaw" that sped through a checkpoint in Khartoom during a coronavirus curfew.  (The article calls the vehicle a "motorised rickshaw" and a "tuk-tuk".)

From Radio Farda, "how Iran uses cultural centers to expand its influence in Latin America".

From Gatestone Institute, Iranian missiles kill Iranians but can't defend Iran.

From Dawn, two men are arrested for an alleged "honour killing" in the Pakistani province of North Waziristan, and more on the "honour killing".

From The Express Tribune, as Pakistan's coronavirus lockdown is relaxed, 42 people are killed in the city of Faisalabad.

From Khaama Press, Afghanistan's two rival leaders sign a deal to end their dispute, as NATO reaffirms its support.

From The Hans India, 500 buses carrying migrant workers from the Indian state of Rajasthan to Uttar Pradesh are stuck at the latter state's border for not having permission to enter.

From the Dhaka Tribune, the new cyclone Amphan is expected to hit Bangladesh on Wednesday.

From the Daily Mirror, over 38,000 Sri Lankans seek to return home from 143 countries.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands will unveil its plan to reopen tourism on June 8th.

From The Jakarta Post, the Baduy people of Indonesia remain free of the coronavirus.

From The Straits Times, Singapore's health ministry locates a new coronavirus cluster.

From Free Malaysia Today, restaurant dine-in services in the Malaysian state of Penang resume tomorrow, but pubs, bars and entertainment places remain closed.

From Vietnam Plus, a special arts program is held in Hanoi, Vietnam to celebrate the 130th birth anniversary of Ho Chi Minh.

From The Mainichi, Japanese airlines use passenger planes to transport cargo.

From The Stream, "any boy can be a girl".

From Breitbart, CNN reporter Jake Tapper is "blasted" for of hypocrisy for accusing President Trump of running a "smear campaign" against his rivals.

From the Daily Caller, a tourist in Hawaii is arrested for allegedly violating his coronavirus quarantine after posting pictures of a beach on social media.

From Fox News, pirates reportedly fire at a tanker off the coast of Yemen.

From the New York Post, restaurants reopening in New York City will implement some changes.

And from WPVI-TV, a priest in Detroit finds a way to dispense holy water.

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