Monday, November 30, 2020

Stories For The End Of November

On the last day of November, here are some things going on:

From National Review, why is presumptive president-elect Biden intent on nominating Neera Tanden to be director of the Office of Management and Budget?

From FrontpageMag, the foreign policy empire prepares to strike back.

From Townhall, the CDC reports the lowest abortion numbers since Roe v. Wade.

From The Washington Free Beacon, traffic laws for you and me, but not for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's (D) security team.

From the Washington Examiner, Democrats are in no position to expect "grace".

From The Federalist, President Trump's pardon of General Michael Flynn is only the beginning of the justice which the U.S. deserves.

From American Thinker, 20 alleged facts about the 2020 presidential election that don't pass the smell test.

From CNS News, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, coronavirus vaccines may become available for vulnerable people "within days".

From LifeZette, Speaker Pelosi's (D-Cal) position is threatened.

From NewsBusters, CBS gives Biden's foot injury 36 seconds of coverage.

From Canada Free Press, it's time to stop playing.

From CBC News, Vancouver, British Columbia Mayor Kennedy Stewart wants First Nation Leaders to head a possible bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

From TeleSUR, Chile's primary elections have a low turnout.

From The Conservative Woman, the U.K. "heart of the state" gets rotten with a two-tiered policing system.

From Snouts in the Trough, does the U.K. have a "kakistocracy"?

From the Evening Standard, for the first time in 400 years, Exmoor is dammed.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish restaurants and pubs will not be allowed to host Christmas parties.

From VRT NWS, Belgium is seeing fewer infections, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus.

From the NL Times, an ATM is bombed in Broeklanden, Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, German ministers urge a rethink about aid for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

From the CPH Post, Denmark reports a record number of new coronavirus cases over the weekend.

From ReMix, the Swedish government's blindness encourages gang activity.

From Polskie Radio, according to Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, all Poles who contract the coronavirus will be monitored via pulse oximeters.

From Radio Prague, most Czech elementary students return to their classrooms.

From The Slovak Spectator, traces of Celtic settlements are found in Trnava, Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, an arsonist sets fire to waste in Budapest.

From Russia Today, the Sochi Airport's press service apologizes after one of its workers mistreats a famous dog.

From Romania-Insider, Romanian Orthodox faithful celebrate the feast of Saint Andrew.

From Novinite, starting tomorrow, Bulgaria imposes a new travel ban.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece announces its first locally-made coronavirus antigen test.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Montenegro's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stands by its decision to expel Serbian Ambassador Vladimir Božović.

From EuroNews, why is there a dispute between Serbia and Montenegro?

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian border police arrest Mladen Grujić, wanted in Croatia for alleged war crimes against Croatian prisoners of war.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian Health Minister Vili Beros recovers from the coronavirus and goes back to work.

From Total Slovenia News, according to a survey, about 10 percent of Slovenians visit other households during the coronavirus pandemic.

From the Malta Independent, police in Malta catch 10 bird poachers and confiscate 42 finches.

From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte rules out a cabinet reshuffle.

From Free West Media, the terrorist who staged an attack in Vienna targeted a Catholic youth group.

From SwissInfo, police in the Swiss canton of Ticino bust an international drug ring.

From France24, the French parliament drops a bill that would have curtailed the right to video police.

From El País, the Spanish government transfers migrants out of the Canary Islands.

From The Portugal News, Portuguese teachers announce a strike for December 11th.

From Euractiv, the E.U. plans to hold two summits with the U.S. next year.

From Morocco World News, Morocco sets a deadline voter registration for its 2021 general election.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey announces weekday and weekend lockdowns due to the coronavirus.

From Rûdaw, according to a cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Kurds should be commended for their role in fighting terrorism.

From ArmenPress, an earthquake striking near Dmanisi, Georgia is felt in the Armenian province of Lori.

From In-Cyprus, Cypriot students demand the suspension of their mid-term exams.

From The Syrian Observer, opposition journalists form the Syrian Media Council.

From Arutz Sheva, Israel's coronavirus cabinet approves a plan to reopen malls.

From YNetNews, Saudi Arabia allows Israeli planes to fly through its airspace to and from the UAE.

From the Egypt Independent, tunnel drilling will resume in the district of Zamalek for the Cairo Metro's Third Line.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia and a German pharmaceutical company sign a memorandum of understanding to supply a coronavirus vaccine.

From The New Arab, Egyptian authorities arrest 14 people for racism against a soccer player.

From Radio Farda, an Iranian writer alleges that her brother was killed "by a simple mistake".

From Dawn, the Pakistani cabinet will discuss how to procure a coronavirus vaccine.

From Khaama Press, the Afghan National Army diffuses at least 29 IEDs in the provinces of Uruzgan and Kandahar.

From the Hindustan Times, leaders in the state of Tamil Nadu slam an order from the Indian federal government to broadcast 15-minute bulletins in Sanskrit.

From The New Indian Express, a Indian Muslim man is held for allegedly torturing his Hindu wife and forcing her to adopt Islamic culture.

From the Dhaka Tribune, about 2,500 Rohingyas in Bangladesh are set to be relocated from camps in Cox's Bazar to Bhashan Char.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka holds its first-ever virtual cabinet meeting.

From Middle East Monitor, Muslim scholars slam Saudi Arabia's fatwa against the Muslim Brotherhood.

From The Jakarta Post, over 4,600 people are evacuated after an eruption of Mount Ili Lewotolok on the Indonesian island of Lembata.

From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian state of Sabah allows diving to resume.

From The Mainichi, the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa uses drones to spot Yogi and Boo Boo.

From Gatestone Institute, the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist may have saved countless lives.

From The Stream, what happened in Georgia has become one of many reasons for skepticism and disgust.

From Space War, Australian Prime Minister Morrison slams a Chinese official's "repugnant" Tweet.

From Military History Matters, the discovery of the remains of an Anglo-Saxon warlord sheds new light on Britain's history.

From the Daily Caller, potential 2024 Republican presidential candidates test their appeal stumping in the Georgia senatorial runoffs.

From Fox News, narratives collide in the Georgia senatorial runoffs.

From Fox Business, the CEO of Waffle House slams coronavirus lockdowns.  (via The Daily Wire)

And from The Babylon Bee, according to Pope Francis, a coronavirus vaccine will be required to enter Heaven.

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