Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Wednesday Wanderings - Part 1

On a cloudy Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the U.S. plans to withdraw over 2,000 troops from Iraq this month.

From FrontpageMag, why President Trump deserves a Nobel Prize, "but don't hold your breath" waiting for him to get one.

From Townhall, one of the hosts on The View wants to change the Electoral College because Trump might win.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

From the Washington Examiner, a senatorial candidate endorsed by Trump wins the New Hampshire Republican primary.

From The Federalist, Trump will carry Wisconsin if what's happening in Kenosha is any indication.

From American Thinker, are Democrats hiding the truth about the coronavirus?

From CNS News, Democrats again side with a criminal.

From LifeZette, former Vice President Biden comes up short with Hispanic voters.

From NewsBusters, the Spanish-language network Univision large employment gains for Hispanics.

From Canada Free Press, in a Democrat role-playing war game, former Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta plays the role of Joe Biden.

From CBC News, according to a former military lawyer, the Canadian navy's change to gender-neutral titles for its junior ranks has no legal force.

From Global News, Canadians are now divided over removing of statues of historical figures now regarded as racist.

From CTV News, the Canadian province of Ontario reports at least 100 daily new coronavirus cases for two weeks.

From TeleSUR, Colombian senators file a censure motion against Defense Minister Carlos Trujillo.

From Morocco World News, Morocco announces the construction of bird choppers near the city of Taza.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey will allow parents to decide if their children go to school in person.

From Turkish Minute, former Moldovan secret service chief Vasile Botnari is convicted of illegally deporting seven Turkish dissidents back to Turkey.

From Rûdaw, police in Erbil, Iraq crack down on unlicensed motorcycles.

From Armenian News, Armenian Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan discusses bilateral cooperation with U.K. Chargé d'Affaire Helen Fazey.  (via the Armenian Reporter)

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus's military Independence Day parade will be held without the public being present due to the coronavirus.

From The Syrian Observer, forest fires persist in the Syrian region of Hama.

From Arutz Sheva, Israel's finance ministry proposes an alternative to a coroanvirus lockdown.

From The Times Of Israel, small businesses and self-employed workers threaten "anarchy" if Israel imposes another coronavirus lockdown.

From The Jerusalem Post, is Israel on the verge of another coronavirus lockdown?

From YNetNews, the Arab League decides against condemning the Israel-UAE peace deal.

From the Egypt Independent, according to Egypt's civil aviation minister, several Egyptian airports do not require a PCR coronavirus test prior to arrival.

From Egypt Today, 14 Egyptian governorates hold senatorial runoff elections.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia approves new rules on investments.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia plans to create a global academy to train people who work in the tourism sector.

From The New Arab, floods threaten ancient pyramids in Sudan.  (The country with the most pyramids is not Egypt or Mexico, but Sudan.)

From Radio Farda, an Iranian charity denies any relationship with criminal suspected of illegally selling graves known as the "sultan of tombs".

From IranWire, Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces a new trial.

From Dawn, according to Pakistani politician Bilawal Butto-Zardari, Prime Minister Imran Khan needs to "come and sit" with the flood-stricken people in the province of Sindh.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi visits Moscow.

From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani army shoots down the 11th Indian drone along the Line of Control in the disputed region of Kashmir.

From Khaama Press, Afghan security officials stop three children from being trafficked to Pakistan.

From The Hans India, India's Supreme Court agrees to reconsider a request to allow the reopening of religious places.

From the Hindustan Times, India's Rafale fighter jets are expected to be deployed in the territory of Ladakh.

From ANI, a coronavirus test is required for all members of the Delhi Assembly for their one-day session on September 14th.

From India Today, India sets up obstacles on its side of the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh as a warning to the Chinese army.

From the Dhaka Tribune, six leaks are found in a gas pipeline beneath the Baitul Salah Jame Mosque in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

From the Daily Mirror, police officers are attacked by residents while conducting a raid in Bandaragama, Sri Lanka.

From the Colombo Page, the stricken oil tanker, its second fire now under control, is towed farther away from Sri Lanka.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands is a top choice among the British for travel next year.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia puts its plans to construct a new capital city on hold due to the coroanvirus.

From The Straits Times, the Tomasek Foundation will give two reusable face masks to each Singapore resident starting on September 21st.

From the Borneo Post, 4.2 million Malaysians are reportedly eligible to vote but have not registered.

From Free Malaysia Today, a Malaysian man repays a charity that helped his daughter's education.

From Vietnam Plus, the Hanoi People's Procuracy changes the charges against 19 defendants in connection with the deaths of three policemen.

From The Mainichi, Japan's travel subsidies will be increased from covering 35 percent of travel costs to 50 percent starting in October.

From The Stream, leftists differ from other Americans on where to place blame.

From The Daily Signal, a new report shows why Congress needs to address the national debt.

From The American Conservative, a conservative defense of playing the "black national anthem" Lift Every Voice and Sing.

From Space War, Aerojet Rocketdyne is selected to provide the rocket motors for America's Ground Based Strategic Deterrent.

From Fox News, according to an opinion column, why the Jon Ponders and Alice Marie Johnsons of the world should be pardoned.

From the Daily Caller, former Vice President Biden appears to struggle with his teleprompter during a virtual event with the AFL-CIO.

From WPVI-TV, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is assessing all his options in dealing with a homeless encampment.

From the New York Post, the Halloween parade in New York City's Greenwich Village is canceled due to the coronavirus.

And from The Babylon Bee, a BLM protester in California is frustrated because his newly looted TV requires electricity in order to work.

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