Thursday, June 4, 2020

Thursday Links - Part 1

On a very warm Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, either end the riots or end the coronavirus lockdown.

From FrontpageMag, debunking left-wing lies about interracial violent crime.

From Townhall, Iran releases an American hostage.  (No, this is not a flashback to 1981.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, a former United Auto Workers president pleads guilty to embezzlement.

From the Washington Examiner, the Catholic Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin reopens it churches, citing the riots protests as justification.

From The Federalist, on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, China hypocritically criticizes the U.S.

From American Thinker, former President Obama once again won't let a crisis go to waste.

From CNS News, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) likens former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, in his testimony before the Judiciary Committee, to Sgt. Schulz.

From LifeZette, according to an opinion column, the "peaceful protesters" need to stop providing cover for the rioters.

From NewsBusters, CBS is more worried about the NYPD enforcing a curfew than its officers being stabbed and shot.

From Canada Free Press, to Democrat leaders, rioting is essential but religious liberty isn't.

From CBC News, the provinces of Ontario and Quebec account for more than 90 percent of Canada's coronavirus cases.

From Global News, puppy-nappers in Brampton, Ontario, Canada are arrested.

From CTV News, the RCMP will provide an update on its investigation of the Nova Scotia mass shooting.

From TeleSUR, the Bolivian government recognizes that the coronavirus is a deadly threat to indigenous nations.

From Morocco World News, is Morocco's print media, "devastated" by the coronavirus, worth saving?

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey will gradually resume international flights starting on June 10th.

From Turkish Minute, three Turkish opposition parliamentcritters are stripped of their status due to criminal convictions.

From Rûdaw, Iraq extends its contract to import gas from Iran through 2021.

From TERT, according to the rector of Yerevan State Medical School, timely testing on asymptomatic people could have lowered the mortality from the coronavirus in Armenia.  (The story comes via The Armenian Reporter.  It seems that TAR does not have much original content, but instead links stories from other sources in Armenia, including English-language sources.  Thus, I will link a story in English from its original source, with TAR being credited as "via".)

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus goes a day without any new reported coronavirus cases.

From The Syrian Observer, Russia tries to mediate with local notables in the Syrian coast.

From Arutz Sheva, the Israeli Knesset tells its personnel to stay home after a member from the party Joint List tests positive for the coronavirus.

From The Times Of Israel, according to an ally of Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel has adopted only part of U.S. President Trump's peace plan.

From The Jerusalem Post, a former member of the Knesset is "severely beaten" after visiting the family of a Palestinian man killed by Israeli border police.  (If you read Hebrew, read the story at N12.)

From YNetNews, Israel's trains are due to restart on June 8th.

From the Egypt Independent, the Cairo Airport ends its seven-day quarantine requirement for Egyptians returning from abroad.

From Egypt Today, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities plans to renovate the Bab el-Azab area of Cairo.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, police in Adama, Ethiopia seize 77,000 birr in counterfeit money.

From the Saudi Gazette, police in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia bust a 10-member gang for allegedly illegally transferring money out of the country.

From The New Arab, the leader of the jihadist group Hayaat Tahrir Al-Sham tries to show Syrians a "moderate" face.

From Radio Farda, one person is killed in a fire at an oil refinery in Tehran, while several other fires are reported in Iran.

From IranWire, speaking on the anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, current Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei makes "ten deceits".

From Dawn, the Pakistani province of Balochistan bans the sharing of information on coronavirus patients.

From The Express Tribune, major markets in Pakistan are closed after its coronavirus procedures are violated.

From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani army agrees to join the country's fight against locusts.

From Khaama Press, the Afghan government establishes a new Command of Joint Forces to root out terrorists and criminals in Kabul.

From The Hans India, India and Australia sign a defense pact under which they will be able to use each other's bases.

From the Hindustan Times, as humans stayed indoors, rare butterflies returned to Delhi, India.

From ANI, 179 migrant workers in India are airlifted from Bengaluru to Raipur.

From India Today, India issues guidelines for hotels, malls and religious places in its plan to unlock from its coronavirus lockdown.

From the Dhaka Tribune, the World Bank grants Bangladesh $35 million to help Rohingya refugees.

From the Daily Mirror, a man from Kurunegala, Sri Lanka is arrested for allegedly forging the signature of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

From the Colombo Page, police in Dharga Town, Sri Lanka are investigated for allegedly assaulting a 14-year-old autistic boy.

From Maldives Insider, Maldivian aviation authorities consider allowing private jets to land at airports other than Velana International Airport, to accommodate post-coronavirus travelers.

From Yeni Şafak, a mountain goat breaks into a mosque in eastern Turkey.

From Gulf News, a video game draws anger in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait because it shows players worshiping idols.

From The Jakarta Post, the Bali National Search and Rescue Agency searches for a cargo ship lost off the island.

From The Straits Times, police fire pepper spray at protesters in Hong Kong staging a rally in memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin returns to work after a self-imposed 14-day quarantine.

From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian state of Sarawak allows barbers and hairdressers to reopen on June 9th.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam's environment ministry launches a smart operating center.

From The Mainichi, Japanese rice farmers love little baby ducks.

From Gatestone Institute, Iran has a new terrorism network in Latin America.

From The Stream, "snake news" and the death toll from Trump Derangement Syndrome.

From the Daily Caller, according to Attorney General Bill Barr, the DOJ has evidence that ProFa and "foreign actors" are among groups responsible for violence at George Floyd protests.  (Barr uses the term "Antifa", which the group calls itself.)

From Reason, former Vice President Biden wants to reform the criminal justice system - which he helped create.

From BizPac Review, Project Veritas exposes the violent tactics of ProFa and its plot to destroy America.

From The Daily Wire, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) "explodes" over an op-ed by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) containing ideas which most Americans support.

From LifeNews, liberals recommend compulsory coronavirus vaccines for all Americans.

From CBS News, the Sweet Meteor Of Death might be on its way.  (via the New York Post)

From TechRepublic, permanent remote work might mean getting paid less.

From Twitchy, New York's Mr. Bill finds himself not welcome at a vigil for George Floyd in Brooklyn.

And from the New York Post and the "not for the squeamish" department, a man wearing only socks gets beaten up in the Bronx.

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