Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Stories For The End Of March

As the rain returns on a Wednesday which is the last day of March, here are some things going on:

From National Review, what you might now know about Georgia's new voting law, if you listen to only the mainstream sources.

From FrontpageMag, the slavery that the reparations demanders don't want to see.

From Townhall, fact checkers from The Washington Post blow up lies about the Georgia voting law, including "Four Pinocchios" for President Biden.  (It should be noted that TWP is not a bastion of conservatism.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, Brown University votes for slavery reparations to atone for its founder, who was an abolitionist.

From the Washington Examiner, sorting out fact from fiction about the Georgia voting law.

From The Federalist, some drownings in the Rio Grande are more equal than others.

From American Thinker, as the facts about the Capitol "riot" go through the courts, Biden gets egg on his face.

From CNS News, up goes the national debt - again.

From LifeZette, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) puts in her $0.02 about the migrant "surge" by objecting to the term "surge".

From NewsBusters, a Republican state Senator who sponsored Georgia's voting law defends it on a CNN show.

From Canada Free Press, former President Trump's boat floats while those of his successor and cable news flounder.

From CBC News, coronavirus-related ICU admissions in the Canadian province of Ontario reach a new high.

From TeleSUR, the indigenous Mapuche people file a lawsuit against Chilean President Sebastian Piñera.

From The Conservative Woman, how dare the leaders of the Church of England suggest that its pews are full of racists.

From the Express, for the third time in a week, a Scottish National Party parliamentcritter is caught violating the U.K.'s coronavirus rules.

From the (Irish) Independent, primary schools in Ireland see a big jump in coronavirus cases.

From VRT NWS, a Belgian policemen is convicted of using excessive violence on a suspect who was already restrained.

From the NL Times, Dutch pharmacies are now selling coronavirus self-tests.

From Deutsche Welle, German prosecutors close their investigation of a 95-year-old Nazi concentration camp guard who had been deported from the U.S.

From the CPH Post, Denmark is accused of going "far-right" on refugees.

From Polskie Radio, according to Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, the Polish region of Silesia is facing a coronavirus crisis.

From EuroNews, the Polish parliament moves closer to leaving the Istanbul Convention.

From ReMix, the head of the Polish Football Association discourages kneeling for BLM.  (This type of "football" is what the U.S. calls "soccer".)

From Radio Prague, according to national police president Jan Švejdar, the Czech Republic will not take any special measures on the country's roads over the Easter weekend.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia will have its first geothermal power plant in the district of Žiar nad Hronom.

From Euractiv, Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovič resigns after a dispute over the purchase of Russia's first coronavirus vaccine.

From Daily News Hungary, has the third wave of the coronavirus already peaked in Hungary?  (If you read Hungarian, read a related story at Portfolio.)

From Russia Today, Russia registers the world's first coronavirus vaccine for cats and dogs.

From Romania-Insider, Romania institutes a "smart forest" solution to prevent illegal logging in the county of Covasna.

From Novinite, emergency medics criticize the Bulgarian government's "untimely" loosening of its coronavirus restrictions.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece's retail sector is set to open next Monday.

From RAIR Foundation USA, the E.U. spends €276 million for new migrant camps on Greek islands, thus outraging the locals.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Bosnian state deportment publishes a report on human rights.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian leaders are "slammed" over the scarcity of coronavirus vaccines.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia donates 100 books for Egypt's new capital city.

From Total Slovenia News, the Slovenian Press Agency will close due to a cutoff in government funds.  (This agency has been the source of many stories on TSN, so it will be interesting to see how this closure will affect TSN.)

From the Malta Independent, Maltese pharmacists are angered over a government statement that they will not be involved in coronavirus vaccine distribution.

From ANSA, Italy expels two Russian officials for allegedly receiving classified documents from an Italian naval officer.

From Free West Media, pro-illegal-immigration "guerrillas" disrupt deportations at the Vienna airport.

From SwissInfo, the Swiss textile machine industry has a dilemma involving China.

From France24, according to President Emmanuel Macron, France will close its schools and extend its latest coronavirus lockdown to the entire country.

From El País, Spain reports 4,994 new coronavirus cases as seven of its territories indicate a situation of high risk.

From The Portugal News, a dust cloud hits Portugal.

From Morocco World News, Moroccan red berry producers outdo their Spanish competitors.

From The North Africa Post, Algerian authorities allegedly leave migrants to die near the border between Algerian and Niger.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener, Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention by decree is invalid.

From Rûdaw, according to Iraqi state media, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have signed agreements in multiple areas.

From Armenpress, Armenia's national soccer team wins three games in a row.

From In-Cyprus, Cypriot Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis submits bills for judicial reform.

From The Syrian Observer, the Syrian governorate of Damascus reduces the amount of gasoline available for cars.

From The Times Of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu tells the leaders of the Yamina and New Hope parties to "come home" to the right-wing coalition led by the Likud party.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt and Sudan are set to resume their dam negotiations.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, scores of civilians are killed in an attack in the Ethiopian province of Omoria.

From the Saudi Gazette, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for an official visit.

From The New Arab, jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti and Fatah official Nasser Al-Kidwa agree to form a united list to compete in the Palestinian parliamentary elections.

From The Express Tribune, the first batch of the CanSino coronavirus vaccine arrives in Pakistan.

From Khaama Press, Afghan defense and security forces send dozens of Taliban and other terrorists to their virgins.

From India Today, the 25 crew members of the ship Ever Given, all from India, are reportedly in "good health".

From the Dhaka Tribune, the hospital bed crisis in Dhaka, Bangladesh deepens as more coronavirus patients pour into the city.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan authorities start investigating the importation of 6,000 swords around the time of the Easter Sunday terror attack in 2019.

From Coconuts, Indonesian actress Raline Shah is faulted for allegedly wearing shoes in a mosque, but she was actually in a hotel.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian National Police - 1, intruder - 0.

From Free Malaysia Today, two Malaysian food companies are raided over alleged false halal trade descriptions.

From The Mainichi, carbon dioxide levels in Japan hit record highs despite decreased global emissions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

From Gatestone Institute, China threatens free speech in Europe.

From The Stream, how an agnostic misunderstood the Bible.

From HistoryNet, remembering the Battle of Okinawa, which took place 76 years ago tomorrow.

From The Daily Signal, after a recent relatively quiet period, ProFa could be back with a vengeance.

From Military History Matters, it's a war of words, and the word is "soldier".

From The American Conservative, restrictions on voting should not be presumed illegitimate.

From Newsmax, Iowa Democrat Rita Hart drops her bid for a House seat that she lost by six votes to new congresscritter Marianette Miller-Meeks (R).

From Fox News, a sign for a bed-and-breakfast in Alabama that was lost during Hurricane Sally is found in Texas.

From the New York Post, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) calls President Biden's infrastructure plan a "Trojan horse" full of tax increases.

From The Daily Wire, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overrules Governor Tony Evers's (D) mask mandate.

And from the Genesius Times, Republicans plan a hearing to ascertain why nothing ever happens after their hearings.

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