Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Stories For Election Day - Part 2

As Americans vote in this year's elections, here are some more things going on:

From The Mainichi, a monument is unveiled in Numazu, Japan to a diplomatic couple who helped thousands of Jews flee from the Nazis.

From Vietnam Plus, a Chinese sailor is provided with medical aid in Quang Binh, Vietnam.

From the Borneo Post, according to Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, clinical waste in Malaysia has increased by 20 percent due to the coronavirus.

From Free Malaysia Today, according to Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the Malaysian government is still aid and supplies to migrants in areas under coronavirus lockdown.

From The Straits Times, four former prime ministers are approached for leading Thailand's reconciliation panel.

From The Jakarta Post, according to a legal expert, Indonesia's Job Creation Law contains "at least two fatal errors".

From Maldives Insider, the Lily Beach Resort & Spa in the Maldive Islands can be followed on TikTok.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka and India seek to prevent coronavirus transmission by fishermen.

From the Colombo Page, three whales in a pod of about 100 die after beaching themselves on Sri Lanka's west coast.

From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Health Minister Zahid Maleque, Bangladesh will make face masks mandatory before a coronavirus vaccine arrives.

From The Hans India, the state government of West Bengal urges people to not set off fireworks during the Kali Puja and Diwali.

From the Hindustan Times, the Indian state of Odisha bans the sale and use of firecrackers due to the coronavirus.

From ANI, zoos reopen in the Indian state of Kerala after being closed due to the coronavirus.

From India Today, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris's (D-Cal) ancestral village of Thulasnedrapuram shows its pride in her.

From OpIndia, India's National Investigation Agency arrests a madrassa teacher for allegedly being involved in an Al-Qaeda module.

From Khaama Press, the Taliban face retaliation in parts of Afghanistan.

From Dawn, the Pakistani government is expected to impose more coronavirus restrictions due to the disease's second wave.

From The Express Tribune, the residents of Islamabad, Pakistan demand that the civic authorities clean up the city's storm drains and nullahs.  (A nullah is a normally dry riverbed or a storm drain.)

From Pakistan Today, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan rules out a second coronavirus lockdown.

From Radio Farda, according to Supreme Leader Khamenei, Iran's policy toward the U.S. will not be affected by election results.

From IranWire, Khamenei is reportedly against freedom of expression and in favor of Holocaust denial.

From The New Arab, Algerian President AbdelMadjid Tebboune is in a German hospital after contracting the coronavirus.

From the Saudi Gazette, after quarantining in Mecca for three days, foreign pilgrims will start performing the Umrah tomorrow.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, the African Union "strongly condemns" the killing of civilians in western Ethiopia.

From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian cabinet is set to mandate closing times for shops, restaurants and cafes tomorrow.

From Egypt Today, three defendants deny accusations of rape in connection with an incident at the Fairmont Hotel in Cairo in 2014.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz reportedly threatens to have members of his party submit to polygraph tests to determine the source of leaks.

From The Times Of Israel, according to a poll, Israeli Jews prefer U.S. President Trump over former U.S. Vice President Biden.

From The Jerusalem Post, Prime Minister Netanyahu asks Israel's High Court of Justice to delay the evacuation of the illegal West Bank settlement of Khan al-Ahmar by four months.

From YNetNews, one out of every 44 coronavirus tests in Israel returns a positive result.

From The Syrian Observer, according to a report from the Syrian Network for Human Rights, there were 154 cases of arbitrary detention in Syria during October.

From In-Cyprus, a second batch of flu vaccines arrives in Cyprus, which is expected to soon be distributed.

From ArmenPress, an Azeri reporter accidentally proves that Azerbaijani artillery pieces are located in residential areas.

From Rûdaw, a Syrian village trains racing dogs, even with a war and the coronavirus pandemic going on.

From Hürriyet Daily News, a three-year-old girl is pulled out alive from rubble 91 hours after the earthquake in western Turkey.

From Turkish Minute, a Turkish religious leader is acquitted of charges of disseminating propaganda from a terrorist organization.

From Morocco World News, according to Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani, a return to a full coronavirus lockdown is possible in Morocco.

And from Gatestone Institute, the Turkish government glorifies historic crimes.

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