Sunday, March 28, 2021

Palm Sunday Links

As western Christianity observes Palm Sunday, recalling how palms were spread on the ground in front of Jesus riding on a donkey, here are some things going on:

From National Review, former President Trump plans to visit the southern border within a couple of weeks.

From Townhall, the Biden administration rolls back requirements for people taking care of unaccompanied minor migrants at the border.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative launches a crusade to save America's soil.

From the Washington Examiner, the Supreme Court sits on what could be blockbuster abortion case.

From American Thinker, cancel culture is not new.

From LifeZette, Florida State University offers a racist course entitled "History of Karen".

From NewsBusters, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) schools NBC about voter suppression.

From Canada Free Press, President Biden deserves to be reviled instead of pitied.

From CBC News, Canada has distributed over 5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines.

From TeleSUR, leftist candidate Andrez Arauz leads by seven points in Ecuador's presidential runoff election.

From The Conservative Woman, coronavirus passports are a con.

From the Express, Queen Elizabeth rejects an offer from her grandson and his wife to be royal advisors.

From EuroNews, a smartphone app tracks grey seals around Britain's coastline.

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland plans to extend its coronavirus restrictions into May.

From VRT NWS, young people will be able to ride public transport in Brussels, Belgium for €12 per year.

From the NL Times, riot police user water cannons on protesters in Amsterdam.

From Deutsche Welle, German hoard billions of Euros as coronavirus lockdowns curb their spending.

From Free West Media, the Council for German Spelling rejects forms that identify multi-gender names.

From Polskie Radio, ethnic Polish activists detained in Belarus will be interrogated on Monday.

From Radio Prague, over 1.1 million Czechs have received one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia opens coronavirus vaccination to people over 50.

From Daily News Hungary, six Hungarian cities are among Europe's worst for air pollution.

From Russia Today, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan promises to resign.  (I would have liked to see what Armenpress has on this story, but that site has not put out any new articles today.)

From Novinite, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev urges North Macedonia to respect the rights of Bulgarians living there.

From the Greek Reporter, whatever happened to Greece's camels?

From Total Croatia News, how did Croatia become happier?  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Novac.)

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia will step up coronavirus restrictions at its borders starting tomorrow.

From the Malta Independent, Malta will limit public gatherings to two people starting this coming Wednesday.

From SwissInfo, Moutier, Switzerland votes to change cantons.

From France24, doctors in Paris warn of an overload of coronavirus cases.

From The Portugal News, Coimbra, Portugal has scooter sharing.

From Morocco World News, Morocco suspends flights to and from 37 countries due to coronavirus cases.

From The North Africa Post, the Algerian military regime pushes conspiracies to discredit the Hirak movement,

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey will start vaccinating people over age 60 and in at-risk groups against the coronavirus.

From Rûdaw, Syrian Defense Forces troops raid the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria in an effort to target ISIS cells.

From In-Cyprus, kidney patients go on strike in Famagust, Cyprus.

From The Times Of Israel, Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman indicates that he will support Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid to form Israel's next government.

From the Egypt Independent, according to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Egypt is racing against time to reopen the Suez Canal to navigation.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia's education ministers orders schools to increase the number of female teachers so that women are 50 percent of kindergarten teachers.

From The New Arab, Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top oil producers, unveils a plan to combat climate change.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan steadily recovers from the coronavirus.

From Khaama Press, an explosion kills three people in the Afghan province of Khost.

From The Hans India, in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian security forces send a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist to his virgins.

From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Bangladesh will not tolerate anarchy.

From Yahoo News, Hindu temples and a train are attacked in Bangladesh after a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

From the Colombo Page, according to Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila, the Suez Canal blockage will not affect Sri Lanka's fuel supply.

From RAIR Foundation USA, suicide bombers strike a Catholic church in Makassar, Indonesia.

From The Jakarta Post, more on the attack on a church in Indonesia.

From Free Malaysia Today, motorcyclists in Malaysia with loud exhausts will be interviewed instead of summoned.

From The Mainichi, a public bath in Otsu, Japan is wheelchair-friendly.

From Gatestone Institute, "lessons from the Middle East".

From The Stream, why the CDC changed the distancing rules for schools but for no one else.

From the New York Post, a racist assaults an Asian woman in a New York subway station.

From Fox News, Memphis wins the NIT.

From The Daily Wire, a woman claiming to be a Biden official tries to block Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) from taking pictures inside a Border Patrol facility for holding migrants.

From Newsmax, a turf battle delays the Senate confirmation of President Biden's nominee for National Cyber Director.

From Breitbart, the Republican Party of Maine votes against censuring Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) for her vote to convict former President Trump.

And from ET Canada, the limited edition "Satan Shoes", of which 666 pairs will be made, will contain a drop of human blood.

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