Thursday, May 21, 2020

Thursday Tidings - Part 1

On a cool cloudy Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, 20 questions for former President Obama.

From FrontpageMag, six things that Democrats and the media "want you to believe about the coronavirus".

From Townhall, how Florida's response to the coronavirus, "skewered by the media", has been working.

From The Washington Free Beacon, an ethics complaint is filed against congresscritter Steven Horsford (D-NV) for allegedly concealing an affair with a former intern.

From the Washington Examiner, the crew of a Coast Guard ship seizes over a ton of she-don't-lie from smugglers in the Pacific Ocean.

From The Federalist, reviving Western civilization should not be left up to universities.

From American Thinker, the sexual fantasies behind the rape grooming gangs in the U.K.

From CNS News, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) skewers the media.

From LifeZette, one out of three polled Democrats do not want former First Lady Michelle Obama to be former Vice President Biden's running mate.

From NewsBusters, did "Jane Roe" really recant her pro-life conversion?

From Canada Free Press, how news stories are created in the coronavirus era.

From CBC News, the Canadian business Shopify moves permanently to work-from-home.

From Global News, the Grand River Conservation Authority plans to reopen more parks and natural areas in the Canadian province of Ontario.

From CTV News, if you're vacationing in Canada this summer, here's what it might look like.

From TeleSUR, Panama and Costa Rica come to an agreement on truckers.

From The Mainichi, the first transplant using liver cells made from embryonic stem cells is successfully conducted on a baby in Japan.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam's National Assembly drafts laws on border guards and guest workers.

From the Borneo Post, non-Islamic houses of worship in Malaysia's "green zones" will be allowed to resume activities on June 10th.

From Free Malaysia Today, no areas of Malaysia will be under complete lockdown starting tomorrow.

From The Straits Times, according to Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, Taiwan will not give up its effort to join the WHO.

From The Jakarta Post, low-risk cities and areas in the Indonesian province of West Java will ease their coronavirus restrictions.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands launches a series of webinars to promote tourism to China.

From the Daily Mirror, a proposed new cricket stadium in Homagama, Sri Lanka is suspended.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls for pharmaceutical supplies to be streamlined without the involvement of middlemen.

From the Dhaka Tribune, the Sundarban mangroves protect Bangladesh from the worst possible effects of cyclone Amphan.

From The Hans India, according to UNICEF, at least 19 million children in India and Bangladesh are at risk from cyclone Amphan.

From the Hindustan Times, Indian security forces in the state of Chhattisgarh kill two alleged Maoists.

From ANI, two teams from India's National Disaster Relief Fund are airlifted to Kolkata in the aftermath of cyclone Amphan.

From India Today, a trust formed to oversee the construction of a temple in Ayodhya, India claims to have discovered ancient artifacts under the site.

From Khaama Press, U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad meets with Afghan leaders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah after meeting with a Taliban leader in Qatar.

From Dawn, the chief minister of the Pakistani province of Sindh recommends that Eidul Fitr is celebrated in a "simple way".

From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani government goes public with a report from a commission that investigated irregularities in the sugar industry.

From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani province of Balochistan extends its ban on public transport and its "smart" coronavirus lockdown until June 2nd.

From Radio Farda, evidence from the downed Ukrainian flight poses more questions about its crash.

From IranWire, Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dreams of "finishing where Hitler left off".

From StepFeed, a mental health lifeline in Lebanon.

From The New Arab, the Palestinian authority rejects a shipment of coronavirus aid sent via Israel.

From the Saudi Gazette, recoveries from the coronavirus outpace new infections in Saudi Arabia.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia and Sudan agree to resume their dam negotiations.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt's health ministry allocates 320 public hospitals to examine people for the coroanvirus.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass and his team search for the tombs of Queen Nefertiti and the architect Imhotep.

From Arutz Sheva, Israelis celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall.

From The Times Of Israel, 20 years after pulling out of southern Lebanon, the IDF faces a stronger Hezbollah.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's trial for alleged public corruption starts this coming Sunday.

From YNetNews, Israel's health ministry eases more coronavirus restrictions.

From The Syrian Observer, four governments controlling parts of Syria have released prisoners this year.

From In-Cyprus, only one new coronavirus case is reported as Cyprus enters phase two of its exit from coronavirus lockdown.

From Rûdaw, investigators build a case for prosecuting ISIS crimes against the Yezidis.

From Hürriyet Daily News, people in Turkey under the risk of the coronavirus will be tested regularly.

From Turkish Minute, hackers broadcast the leftist Italian song Bella Ciao from the minaret loudspeakers at several mosques in İzmir, Turkey.

From Morocco World News, Morocco plans to conduct 1.8 million coronavirus tests in 90 days.

From Gatestone Institute, it's time to replace the WHO.

From The Stream, former Vice President Biden faces criminal allegations - in Ukraine.

From CNN, a shooter at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas has been "neutralized".  (via Gateway Pundit)

From BizPac Review, Governor Blackface (D-VA) gives "no particular timeline" for reopening in northern Virginia after three Republicans win local elections in the city of Staunton.

From Tom's Guide, watch out for fake Zoom installers.

From LifeNewstwo churches in Illinois are given "disorderly conduct" citations for holding services.

From Fox News, actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossino Giannulli agree to plead guilty in their college admissions scandal case.

From The Verge, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discusses his "massive workforce" going remote.

From TechRepublic, do you work with a robot?

And from The Peedmont, Thaddeus the Thunder Opossum struggles to compete with Walter the Weather Dog.

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