Sunday, May 31, 2020

Sunday Stories For The End Of May

On a pleasant Sunday at the end of May, here are some things going on:

From Townhall, President Trump gives ProFa the designation that they deserve.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Georgetown University professor is disappointed that rioters did not attack the Trump Hotel in Washington, DC.

From the Washington Examiner, history shows that riots often result in economic blight.

From The Federalist, blaming white supremacists for the riots is nonsense.

From American Thinker, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany smacks down (yet another) stupid question about deaths from the coronavirus.

From NewsBusters, CNN host Don Lemon repeatedly lies by accusing Trump of being silent on the riots.

From Canada Free Press, ProFa's anti-police "skulduggery".

From Global News, in Canada, the coronavirus pandemic results in an increased demand for puppies.

From TeleSUR, Chilean scientists call on President Sebastián Piñera to change his strategy on the coronavirus.

From The Mainichi, according to Japan's economy minister, there is no imminent coronavirus state of emergency for Toyko or the prefecture of Fukuoka.

From Vietnam Plus, Can Tho, Vietnam inaugurates a memorial for the late North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh.

From Free Malaysia Today, according to Malaysian Senior Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, raids on illegal migrants came after they refused to be tested for the coronavirus.

From The Straits Times, Singapore will soon end its coronavirus "circuit breaker" measures.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia's religious affairs ministry issues guidelines for reopening houses of worship.

From Maldives Insider, the coronavirus lockdown in the Maldive Islands takes a toll on mental health.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan public health inspectors warn of legal action if anyone who attended the funeral of Arumugam Thondaman spreads the coronavirus.

From the Dhaka Tribune, business reopen on a limited scale in Bangladesh.

From India Today, police in Delhi, India detain two Pakistani visa offers for alleged espionage.

From Khaama Press, an explosion kills two employees of a private TV channel in Kabul, Afghanistan.

From The Express Tribune, madrassas in Pakistan are likely to resume classes on June 12th.

From Radio Farda, Iranian authorities arrest two municipal workers in the death of a woman whose house was demolished in the city of Kermanshah.

From The New Arab, dozens of people demonstrate in Jerusalem over the police killing of an autistic Palestinian.

From the Saudi Gazette, thousands of worshipers return to the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia asks Sudan for a joint investigation of a deadly incident the occurred at their mutual border.

From the Egypt Independent, according to Minister of Information Osama Heikal, Egypt's coronavirus curfew hours are 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

From The Jerusalem Post, how Israel can avoid a second coronavirus lockdown.

From YNetNews, Israel's health ministry expands coronavirus testing to include people who don't have symptoms.

From In-Cyprus, a shark is spotted off Limassol, Cyprus.

From TERT, according to a former Armenian ambassador to the Vatican, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is involved in international arms trading.  (via The Armenian Reporter)

From Rûdaw, police in Duhok, Iraq release on bail an activist accused of organizing protests.

From Turkish Minute, a Turkish opposition politician walks off the set after his speech is interrupted by a broadcast of a speech by President Erdoğan.

From Morocco World News, vandals desecrate a statue of the late Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi.

From Gatestone Institute, the persecution of Christians during April 2020.

From El País, Spain reports the lowest number of new coronavirus cases in three months.

From France24, restaurants, cafés and bars in Paris reopen for outdoor service.

From Free West Media, despite a ban on gatherings of over 10 people, a large demonstration for illegal migrants is held in Paris.

From SwissInfo, about three quarters of new doctors in Switzerland in 2019 had studied abroad.

From the Malta Independent, according to Prime Minister Robert Abela, Malta's airport and ports will reopen on July 1st, and other institutions on June 5th.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia's public health chief warns of a second coronavirus wave.

From Total Croatia News, when can Americans, Australians, and others from outside the E.U. visit Croatia?

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Turkish Foreign Ministry defends celebrations held in the Hagia Sofia.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece looks to ban single-use plastics by July of 2021.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria starts its summer tourist season on June 1st.

From The Moscow Times, the successful SpaceX launch is a "wakeup call" for Russia's space program.

From Hungary Today, Hungarians celebrate Pentecost with mostly Christian but some pagan rituals.

From The Slovak Spectator, a lake near Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia will get a wooden promenade.  (I visited Banská Štiavnica in 2000.)

From Radio Prague, the speaker of the Czech Senate will decide on whether to travel to Taiwan by the end of June.

From Polskie Radio, Poles go back to church.

From the CPH Post, the "invisibles" under coronavirus lockdown in Denmark.

From the NL Times, a mosque in The Hague is shut after 21 people in the area test positive for the coronavirus.

From The Brussels Times, a banner against police violence is hung on the Law Courts of Brussels.

From Voice Of Europe, a Belgian Muslim man is sentenced for attempting to kill his wife after she left Islam.  (If you read Flemish, read the story at Het Laatste Nieuws.)

From EuroNews, the faithful return to holy places in Europe and the Middle East.

From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to tell the E.U. that he will not return in 2021 for more Brexit talks.

From the Irish Examiner, a professor warns against lifting Ireland's travel restrictions too soon.

From The Conservative Woman, the U.K.'s "new state religion".

From The Stream, for those who want justice, "white fragility" should not be an issue.

From RedState, "the experts who cried wolf".

From ZeroHedge, mysterious piles of bricks appear in cities where riots take place.

From BizPac Review, according to former NYPD cop and Secret Service agent Dan Bongino, the far left has divorced itself from America.

From the Ocala Star Banner, a man in Gainesville, Florida is arrested for allegedly driving into a crowd of George Floyd protesters.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, police officers across the U.S. stand with the people protesting the death of George Floyd.

From Fox News, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms urges George Floyd protesters to get tested for the coronavirus.

And from Twitchy, after protesters prevent other protesters from looting a Target in Brooklyn, New York, their reason comes out.

No comments:

Post a Comment