Saturday, October 17, 2020

Saturday Stuff

On a cool sunny Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, former Vice President Biden recalls someone else's life.

From Townhall, Biden wakes up when a reporter asks him a question about his son Hunter.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congressional candidate Wesley Hunt (R-TX) is a "rising star".

From the Washington Examiner, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) pursues a climate change agenda through executive orders.

From The Federalist, the Hunter Biden emails prove that the impeachment of President Trump was based on a lie.

From American Thinker, why we panicked about the coronavirus and why we need to stop panicking.

From CNS News, Trumps tells suburban women that he saved their [bleep] neighborhood.

From LifeZette, SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett should be judged by her judicial philosophy, not her faith.

From NewsBusters, some scandals, other than those involving Joe Biden, quashed by the media.

From CBC News, why the Canadian parliament could be again be close to having a snap election.

From TeleSUR, an Argentinian lawmaker arrives in Bolivia to act as an election observer, is detained at an airport, and later released.

From The Conservative Woman, do female broadcasters in the U.K. face ageism?

From the Evening Standard, as the U.K.'s latest coronavirus measures take effect, thousands of anti-vaccination protesters march through London.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish ministers don't want to impose level 5 coronavirus restrictions, but could accept other measures.

From VRT NWS, Belgian police will conduct more and stricter checks on compliance with coronavirus measures.

From the NL Times, due to an outcry, Dutch King Willem-Alexander and his family abandon their vacation in Greece.

From Deutsche Welle, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeyer goes into quarantine after one of his bodyguards tests positive for the coronavirus.

From Polskie Radio, Poland reports a daily high of 9,622 new coronavirus cases.

From Radio Prague, hundreds of Czech police are sent to Prague to deal with an expected protest against coronavirus restrictions.

From The Slovak Spectator, you can view Kráľova Hoľa, Slovakia from two nearby mountains.

From Hungary Today, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungary's task is to raise children as "Homo Christianus".  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Napi.)

From Sputnik International, about 500 people rally in Khabarovsk, Russia in support of former regional governor Sergei Furgal.

From Novinite, tens of thousands of people gather in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria in the 100th consecutive day of anti-government protests.

From the Greek Reporter, according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek border fence in the region of Evros will be ready by April of 2021.

From Total Croatia News, a public bicycle system will connect Split, Croatia will Trogir, Podstrana, and other nearby places.  (During my 2007 visit to Croatia, I stayed in Podstrana and visited Split and Trogir.)

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia reports 897 new coronavirus cases and a test positivity rate of 16 percent.

From the Malta Independent, three teenagers are arrested for allegedly decapitating a statue in Marsascala, Malta.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland has enough face masks to last for the rest of this year.

From France24, according to a French prosecutor, the teacher who was killed after showing Mohammed cartoons had previously received threats.

From The Portugal News, low-voltage light customers in Portugal will be compensated by electrical network operators.

From Free West Media, the suspect who admitted killing a teenage girl in Grenoble, France had joined a march held in tribute to her.

From EuroNews, European government are having to make difficult decisions amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

From ReMix, is the new E.U. migration pact a back door to relocate migrants?

From Morocco World News, paleontologists discover a winged dinosaur in Morocco.

From Hürriyet Daily News, while on board a drill ship, Turkish President Erdoğan announces a news discovery of natural gas.

From Rûdaw, a Russian defense ministry plane is used to evacuate 27 children from the Al-Hol refugee camp in northeastern Syria.

From ArmenPress, Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to a humanitarian ceasefire starting tomorrow.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus imposes additional coronavirus measures, which are stricter in the district of Limassol.

From Arutz Sheva, according to Prime Minister Netayahu, Israel's coronavirus closure works and "we're exiting carefully" from it.

From YNetNews, an Israeli photographer documents heroes of the coronavirus pandemic.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt's school year starts amid "intensive" anti-coronavirus measures.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia airlifts 955 of its citizens back home in three weeks.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabian retail chains suspend importing products from Turkey.

From The New Arab, hundreds of people march in Beirut, Lebanon to mark one year of protests.

From Radio Farda, the crew of an American naval destroyer and the Omani coast guard provide assistance to an Iran-flagged ship in distress.

From The Express Tribune, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, his predecessor Nawaz Sharif is trying to sow discord.

From Khaama Press, police in the Afghan province of Laghman seize a motorcycle loaded with explosives.

From the Hindustan Times, education institutions in the Indian state of Assam are set to reopen on November 2nd.

From the Dhaka Tribune, protesters on an anti-rape march are attacked in Feni, Bangladesh.

From the Colombo Page, opposition leader Jana Balawegaya calls for a health bill instead of the proposed 20th Amendment to Sri Lanka's Constitution.

From Maldives Insider, the Russian airline Aeroflot will expand its service to the Maldive Islands to four flights per week.

From The Jakarta Post, an epidemiologist warns against coronavirus transmission on planes.

From The Straits Times, thousands of protesters gather in Bangkok, Thailand on the fourth day of anti-government protests.

From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian government allows gyms in areas under its Conditional Movement Control Order to reopen on October 19th.

From Vietnam Plus, the U.S. announces aid to Vietnam to deal with the aftermath of Storm Linfa.

From The Mainichi, a cat-faced pizza oven is made in Marumori, Japan from debris left by Typhoon Hagibis in 2019.

From Gatestone Institute, the U.S. is the only country holding the mullahs of Iran accountable.

From The Stream, what can be known only if we know the Bible.

From The American Conservative, the U.S. has already tried reparations for slavery and they failed.

From The Daily Wire, the secret behind TV shows and movies that promote open border policies.

From Fox News, Border Patrol agents stop human smugglers who had separated a boy from his parents.  (If family separation is outrageous when done by immigration officials, shouldn't it also cause outrage when done by human smugglers or other criminals?)

From 10 Philadelphia, a lemur stolen from the San Francisco Zoo is recovered in Daly City, California, with the help of a 5-year-old boy.

From the National File, senatorial candidate Cal Cunningham (D-NC) reportedly had two mistresses.  (via Breitbart)

And from WPVI-TV, two brothers from Abington, Pennsylvania set a record for the world's longest hot dog throw and catch.

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