Sunday, January 31, 2021

Snowday Links

As a Sunday on the last day of January turns into Snowday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, 10 Republican Senators propose a compromise on President Biden's coronavirus relief plan.

From Townhall, some questions for Christians who voted for Biden.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Asian-American activists call Biden's anti-racism order "pandering".

From the Washington Examiner, former President Trump loses five of his impeachment defense lawyers.

From American Thinker, the Biden family already starts profiting from public office.

From LifeZette, TV host Bill Maher panics over Trump's "radio silence".

From NewsBusters, CBS goes silent as the Biden administration approves coronavirus vaccination for terrorists housed at GITMO.

From Canada Free Press, America is unknowingly under occupation.

From CBC News, the lights are on in Canada's federal government buildings even while civil servants work from home.

From The Conservative Woman, the message of the feast known as Candlemas.

From EuroNews, 100-year-old U.K. World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore is hospitalized after contracting the coronavirus.

From the Daily Mail, a man is stabbed at a mosque in Sheffield, England.

From the (U.K.) Independent, police break up a boat party in London.

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland braces for global warming.

From The Brussels Times, police arrest about 300 people in Brussels protesting against Belgium's coronavirus measures.

From Dutch News, police in Amsterdam break up a protest against the Netherland's coronavirus measures.

From Deutsche Welle, four unexploded bombs from World War II are defused in Göttingen, Germany.

From the CPH Post, Danish pre-teens extensively use their smartphones.

From Polskie Radio, museums in Poland will be allowed to reopen tomorrow.

From Radio Prague, several hundred people demonstrate in Prague against the Czech government's coronavirus restrictions.

From Daily News Hungary, a protest in Budapest against Hungary's coronavirus restrictions affect local businesses.

From The Moscow Times, supporters of Russian dissident Alexey Navalny stage unsanctioned protests across Russia.

From The Sofia Globe, more coronavirus vaccines arrive in Bulgaria.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece's hydrofoil ships will be retired from service.

From Total Croatia News, cafes in Zagreb, Croatia protest the cancellation of their February 1st reopening.

From Total Slovenia News, several hundred people in Koper, Slovenia protest against school closings.

From Malta Today, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela calls for unity on immigration and golden passports.

From SwissInfo, the Swiss government criticizes China but doesn't change its trade policy.

From France24, according to some epidemiologists, France's new coronavirus restrictions won't flatten the disease's curve.

From Free West Media, tensions rise at a high school in Lyon, France after students refuse to take a test.

From The Portugal News, Portugal's response to the coronavirus pandemic cost €4.591.1 million in 2020.

From Morocco World News, Morocco's national soccer team advances to the semi-finals of the African Nations Championship.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey and the Turkish part of Cyprus will discuss the upcoming 5+1 format talks.

From Rûdaw, Iraq's Kurdistan Region will receive a lower allocation of funds this year due to general cuts.

From In-Cyprus, police in Cyprus fine 114 people for violating coronavirus measures.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli government meets to extend its coronavirus lockdown.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt's foreign minister and a commissioner from the African Union discuss plans for its 34th summit.

From the Saudi Gazette, a missile launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen lands near a hospital in the Saudi Arabian governorate of Al-Harth.

From The New Arab, car bombs kill 11 people in a Turkish-held area of northern Syria.

From Dawn, Prime Minister Imran Khan will be taking phone calls from Pakistani citizens tomorrow.

From Union of Catholic Asian News, Muslims in Pakistan condemn an attack on a Christian nurse.

From The Hans India, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is the fastest country in the world to vaccinate its citizens against the coronavirus.

From the Daily Mirror, the commission investigating the Easter Sunday terror attacks will hand over its report to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tomorrow.

From The Straits Times, a woman in Singapore is hospitalized after receiving a coronavirus vaccine.

From the Borneo Post, according to Malaysia's health director-general, the stigma against leprosy helps it spread.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam's Tet holiday begins a week earlier for students in Hanoi.

From Gatestone Institute, China won't have to expend much effort in order to push around U.S. President Biden.

From The Stream, how the media treats Catholicism differently depending on the politics of individual Catholics.

From The Daily Signal, Biden's coronavirus relief package won't save ordinary Americans.

From Military History Matters, the Falkland Islands are finally cleared of mines.

From Newsmax, a 103-year-old woman in Oklahoma who survived the coronavirus is given a birthday parade.

From Politico, Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) will be judged by a secretive ethics panel.  (Do they face double secret probation?  The story comes via The Daily Wire.)

From the New York Post, hundreds of people in New York City are caught violating coronavirus restrictions.

From The Daily Wire, gas stations in Chicago use armed security to protect customers.

And from KVVU-TV, for $5, the San Antonio Zoo will name a cockroach after your ex, and feed it to an animal on Valentine's Day.  (via Breitbart)

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