Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Tuesday Things - Part 1

On a warm and breezy Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, college newspapers give a preview of the liberal newsroom.

From FrontpageMag, a review of the first day of the Republican national convention.

From Townhall, former football player Herschel Walker speaks at the RNC, which results in the UT phrase trending on social media.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the RNC draws fives times as many views on C-SPAN's livestream than the DNC did on its first night.

From the Washington Examiner, why a mass GOP exodus for former Vice President Biden is not likely.

From The Federalist, six takeaways from the first night of the RNC.

From American Thinker, how communist founder Karl Marx failed.

From CNS News, according to congressional candidate Kim Klacik (R-MD), "the days of blindly supporting the Democrats are coming to an end".

From NewsBusters, former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor (R) Nikki Haley skewers ABC for ignoring what President Trump has done for black and Hispanic Americans.

From Canada Free Press, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) goes postal after Trump gets out the truth.

From CBC News, new Canadian Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole promises to ease regional tensions and build diversity.

From Global News, according to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, the province has failed to follow prison segregation rules.

From CTV News, O'Toole promises to be ready for a snap election.

From TeleSUR, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador proposes a referendum that would result in five of his predecessors being prosecuted for alleged corruption.

From Morocco World News, Morocco's ambassador to South Africa clarifies the country's efforts to resolve its dispute over Western Sahara.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey's Istanbul Park will host a Formula 1 race in November.

From Turkish Minute, a U.S. judge overseeing a case against the Turkish state lender Halkbank reportedly refuses to recuse himself.

From Rûdaw, four Iraqi soldiers are killed in an attack by ISIS in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk.

From Armenian News, Armenia plans to create volunteer military units to protect against armed attacks.  (via The Armenian Reporter)

From In-Cyprus, Cypriot police investigate an alleged leaking of "The Cyprus Papers" to the Al Jazeera News Agency.

From The Syrian Observer, Syria's Constitutional Committee suspends its proceedings after three of its members tests positive for the coronavirus.

From Arutz Sheva, the alleged gang rape at a hotel in Eilat, Israel.

From The Times Of Israel, Defense Ministers Gantz (Israel) and al-Bawardi (UAE) discuss cooperation on defense in their first conversation.

From The Jerusalem Post, Jews in Dubai are ready for a growth spurt after the UAE's peace deal with Israel.

From YNetNews, a coronavirus curfew is imposed in the Gaza Strip.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt starts building a new railroad station.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah discuss developments in the peace process for the Middle East.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia and Sudan agree to settle any mutual issues by having dialogue.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia plans to use satellites to monitor land encroachments and the environment.

From StepFeed, some businesses in Beirut, Lebanon will be rebuilt, while others will close their shops.

From The New Arab, Algeria sets a date for a referendum on a new constitution.

From Radio Farda, according to a member of the Tehran City Council, over 10,000 people in the city have died from the coronavirus.

From IranWire, Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei cancels some events while allowing other religious ceremonies to take place.

From Dawn, Pakistani Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi meets with a delegation from the Afghan Taliban.

From The Express Tribune, an emergency is declared after heavy rains cause floods in the Pakistani cities of Karachi and Hyderabad.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan order the repatriation of PML-N party leader Nawaz Sharif.

From Khaama Press, IEDs carried on a vehicle go off prematurely, killing two civilians are injuring 35 others in the Afghan province of Balkh.

From The Hans India, police in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh tighten security around the Dalai Lama after a suspected Chinese spy is arrested.

From the Hindustan Times, despite their own mutual tensions, both India and China might send troops to war games in Russia.

From ANI, archaeologists in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu explore the Vaigai River civilization.

From India Today, the Indian satellite AstroSat detects extreme ultraviolet light from a galaxy 9.3 billion light-years away.

From the Dhaka Tribune, Rohingyas in Bangladesh shut their houses and shops to observer the third anniversary of their exile from Myanmar.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's Appeals Court decides against allowing the mayor of Kurunegala to be arrested.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldivian resort Reethi Faru uses a "coral tree" nursery to ramp up its effort to restore reefs.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian workers protests against a bill to create jobs.

From The Straits Times, according to experts, the coronavirus reinfection case in Hong Kong is rare and "not yet a cause for concern".

From The Borneo Post, children in Malaysian schools will be allowed to wear face shields instead of masks.

From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia's apex court frees two businessmen convicted of manufacturing drugs 10 years ago.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam and Japan strengthen their environmental cooperation.

From The Mainichi, the Japanese public broadcaster NHK's "Hiroshima Timeline" project on Twitter is criticized for its portrayal of Koreans.

From Gatestone Institute, Arabs and Muslims tell Turkish President Erdoğan to protest against himself.

From The Stream, the first night of the Republican national convention brings "lumps, thumps and Trump".

From Space War, the U.S. Space Command changes leaders.

From HistoryNet, the remains of six Prussian soldiers from the Franco-Prussian war are found near Metz, France and reburied.

From The Daily Signal, the black patriots of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment who fought for America's freedom.

From the Daily Caller, seven people are reportedly arrested in protests at the Republican national convention.

From WPVI-TV, Jerry Falwell the Younger resigns as the head of Liberty University.

From the New York Post, a judge rules that the constant surveillance of alleged procurer of underage girls Ghislaine Maxwell is justified.

And from the Genesius Times, police in the U.K. bravely break up a gang of children at a birthday party.

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