As Brexit arrives and January of 2020 ends, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, Morocco recalls its ambassador from Turkey.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish citizens evacuated from Wuhan, China will be quarantined for two weeks.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey's chief prosecutor's office starts an investigation of a Greek MEP who tore up a Turkish flag in a European Parliament session. (The act happened outside of Turkey, which is not in the E.U., so whether it would fall under Turkey's jurisdiction is questionable unless there's some international agreement covering it.)
From Rûdaw, according to Iraq's highest Shiite authority, early elections are the best way out of the country's political impass.
From In-Cyprus, be careful when driving in Cyprus.
From The Syrian Observer, a Russian airstrike puts the last surgical hospital in Ariha, Syria out of service.
From Arutz Sheva, terrorists fire more rockets at southern Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, the Israeli party Joint List won't back the Blue and White party over its support of U.S. President Trump's peace plan.
From The Jerusalem Post, the IDF strikes targets in the Gaza Strip after rockets are fired at Israel.
From YNetNews, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's new plane gets an anti-missile protection system.
From the Egypt Independent, a 12-year-old Egyptian girl dies after undergoing genital mutilation.
From Egypt Today, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia find three dam points on which to agree.
From StepFeed, Dubai plans to develop its own version of Silicon Valley.
From The New Arab, Trump's peace plan is protested by Jordanians, and by Palestinians.
From Radio Farda, Iranian artists promise to not forget victims of government violence and the downing of the Ukrainian airliner.
From IranWire, the media cartels run by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
From Dawn, a man in the Pakistani province of Punjab is arrested for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Koran.
From The Express Tribune, according to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, China is treated the Pakistani students stranded in Wuhan "like our own".
From Pakistan Today, Prime Minister Imran Khan launches a program to empower underprivileged Pakistani women.
From Khaama Press, an airstrike in the Afghan province of Kunduz results in civilian casualties.
From The Hans India, according to an opinion column, it's time for India to understand Mahatma Gandhi better.
From the Hindustan Times, three terrorists are killed in a gunfight with security forces in Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
From ANI, the Indian Space Research Organization is preparing low-cost launch vehicles for satellites.
From India Today, India bans the export of protective masks and clothing.
From the Dhaka Tribune, 361 Bangladeshis returning from Wuhan, China will be quarantined for two weeks.
From the Daily Mirror, a victim of the Easter Sunday bombings dies from injuries suffered in the attack.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka sends a plane to bring back 33 of its citizens from Wuhan, China.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, an Afghan in Germany allegedly sexually abuses two girls and tries to set them on fire.
From New Age Islam, Saudi Arabia allows women to participate in playing cards competitions.
From Persecution(dot)org, a Turkish court ignores due process for a defendant accused of mastermining the 2013 Gezi Park protests.
From Coconuts Jakarta, according to an Indonesian lawmaker, the administration of President Joko Widido should export marijuana.
From Within Nigeria, a former Nigerian presidential candidate claims to be a "proud polygamist" and to need more wives.
From the Daily Times, a factory in Khomein, Iran makes American and Israeli flags, so that they can be burned. (The last six links come via The Religion Of Peace.)
From Gatestone Institute, is President Trump's peace plan the "last chance for the Palestinians"?
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia deports an American environmental journalist.
From The Straits Times, travelers from China are banned from entering into or transiting through Singapore.
From the Borneo Post, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke, the Malaysian cabinet has not yet decided on restricting flights from China.
From Free Malaysia Today, a bomb disposal squad in George Town, Malaysia destroys three boxes left near a Chinese consulate, which contained facemasks.
And from The Mainichi, rumors that the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo have been canceled have been greatly exaggerated.
Friday, January 31, 2020
Stories For Brexit Day - Part 1
Tonight, the first month of 2020 will be behind us, and as of midnight Greenwich time, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. Meanwhile, on both sides of the Pond, here are some things going on:
From National Review, there is no precise legal standard for impeachment.
From FrontpageMag, the Coptic New Year arrives with assaults on Christians.
From Townhall, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) criticizes Democrats for allegedly lying about "blocking" witnesses.
From The Washington Free Beacon, former congresscritter John Delaney (D-MD) drops out of the Democratic presidential race.
From the Washington Examiner, one rich powerful white guy demands that another rich powerful white guy is removed from his job. (In case anyone is wondering, neither is named "Trump".)
From The Federalist, according to the director of a documentary on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, he got tired of his story being distorted.
From American Thinker, the case for Republican Senators calling witnesses in the impeachment trial.
From CNS News, Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) suggests that Chief Justice Roberts, presiding over the impeachment trial, lacks "legitimacy".
From LifeZette, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduces a bill to make President Trump's "Muslim ban" illegal.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC anchor Chuck Dodd fears the Democrats "folding too quickly" in impeachment.
From Canada Free Press, European snowflakes will soon reenact the 2016 election night meltdown of their Hillary Clinton-supporting American counterparts.
From CBC News, the Canadian government agress to DNA-test the remains of an Iran airplane crash victim.
From Global News, when seals strike back.
From CTV News, a Nova Scotia court rules that a man whose last name is "Grabher" has no right to use it on a personalized licence plate.
From TeleSUR, one person is killed and 124 arrested at a protest in Santiago, Chile.
From The Portugal News, the wine tourism business is doing well in Portugal.
From El País, 19 Spaniards fly back to Spain from Wuhan, China.
From France24, about 200 French citizens arrive at a military base near Marseille, France from Wuhan, China.
From RFI, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announces his run for mayor of the city of Le Havre.
From SwissInfo, asylum requests in Switzerland reach a 12-year low.
From ANSA, a coronavirus emergency is declared in Rome after two people are found to be infected.
From Free West Media, the number of Holocaust deniers in Italy rises sharply.
From the Malta Independent, about 40 non-E.U. children still don't know if they will be deported from Malta.
From Malta Today, Identity Malta will contact U.K. citizens with valid documents about a 10-year residency status.
From Total Slovenia News, the E.U. Court of Justice rules that a lawsuit filed by Slovenia against Croatia is inadmissible.
From Total Croatia News, Brexit doesn't stop a Croatian tech company from opening an office in London.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Greek legislators argue over a proposed 2.7-kilometer floating barrier.
From Ekathimerini, Greece strengthens its border patrols and plans to use cameras against illegal entry by migrants.
From the Greek Reporter, "spectacular" new discoveries are made at the archaeological site of Akrotiri, on the Greek island of Santorini.
From Novinite, according to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, three Bulgarians in Wuhan, China will leave tomorrow.
From The Sofia Globe, a remembrane ceremony is held at the Sofia Central Synagogue to honor victims of the Holocaust and people who rescued Bulgarian Jews.
From Radio Bulgaria, Zaharieva meets with her Turkish counterpart.
From Romania-Insider, a magnitude-5.2 earthquakes strikes in Romania, which is felt in Budapest. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Digi24.)
From Russia Today, Russia convirms its first two cases of the coronavirus, both of the sufferers being Chinese citizens.
From Sputnik International, five people are killed in a gas explosion at a factory in Mtsensk, Russia.
From The Moscow Times, Russia threatens Facebook and Twitter with fines for allegedly failing to comply with its data laws.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban accuses a "Soros Network" of organizing migration across the Balkan countries.
From Daily News Hungary, former Hungarian Prime Minister Gyurcsány declares that the Hungarian republic "is dead".
From Hungary Today, Hungarian cities light themselves up in pink ahead of the Giro D'Italia bike race, which will start in Hungary.
From About Hungary, Hungary will double the number of soldiers protecting its southern border.
From Radio Prague, more U.K. expatriates in the Czech Republic become Czech citizens as Brexit approaches.
From Polskie Radio, Poland signs a deal to buy 32 F-35 fighter jets from the U.S.
From the CPH Post, the construction of a 320-meter-high skyscraper in Brande, Denmark is postponed for the second time.
From Deutsche Welle, the Berlin International Film Festival suspends its Alfred Bauer Silver Bear award, because its namesake was involved with the Nazis.
From the NL Times, a body that washed up on a beach in Terschelling, Netherlands in 1967 is finally identified.
From Dutch News, about 20 Dutch citizens in Wuhan, China are expected to fly back to the Netherlands.
From VRT NWS, three doctors are acquitted of poisoning charges in a trial in Ghent, Belgium.
From The Brussels Times, the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels will display the world's oldest preserved saxophone.
From EuroNews, crowds gather in London and Edinburgh as Brexit approaches.
From Euractiv, a "senior Tory" gives his opinion of what caused the impass over Brexit.
From the Express, at a Brexit celebration in Parliament Square in London, a man burns the E.U. flag.
From the Evening Standard, a live blog of celebrations in Parliament Square.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the E.U. offers a muted "goodbye" to the U.K.
From the (Irish) Independent, the perpetrators of an acid attack in Waterford, Ireland are given only "juvinile cautions".
From the Irish Examiner, people living on one side of the U.K.-Ireland border reportedly have a hard time getting mortgages and insurance.
From The Conservative Woman, a "thank you" to the 17.4 Brexit voters.
From The Stream, the never-Trumpers collaborating with the impeachment could be called "Vichy conservatives".
From Reason, the real problem with Trump defense lawyer Alan Derschowitz's positions on impeachments and quid pro quos.
From the New York Post, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg might be able to qualify for the Democratic presidential debate under new DNC rules.
From LifeNews, TikTok bans and soon afterwards un-bans a pro-life group.
From WPVI-TV, Fiona the hippo appears to have picked the San Francisco 49ers to win the Super Bowl.
And from Twitchy, conservative journalist Byron York drops a nuclear truth bomb on House Democrats hoping that the Senate will call witnesses in the impeachment trial.
From National Review, there is no precise legal standard for impeachment.
From FrontpageMag, the Coptic New Year arrives with assaults on Christians.
From Townhall, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) criticizes Democrats for allegedly lying about "blocking" witnesses.
From The Washington Free Beacon, former congresscritter John Delaney (D-MD) drops out of the Democratic presidential race.
From the Washington Examiner, one rich powerful white guy demands that another rich powerful white guy is removed from his job. (In case anyone is wondering, neither is named "Trump".)
From The Federalist, according to the director of a documentary on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, he got tired of his story being distorted.
From American Thinker, the case for Republican Senators calling witnesses in the impeachment trial.
From CNS News, Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) suggests that Chief Justice Roberts, presiding over the impeachment trial, lacks "legitimacy".
From LifeZette, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduces a bill to make President Trump's "Muslim ban" illegal.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC anchor Chuck Dodd fears the Democrats "folding too quickly" in impeachment.
From Canada Free Press, European snowflakes will soon reenact the 2016 election night meltdown of their Hillary Clinton-supporting American counterparts.
From CBC News, the Canadian government agress to DNA-test the remains of an Iran airplane crash victim.
From Global News, when seals strike back.
From CTV News, a Nova Scotia court rules that a man whose last name is "Grabher" has no right to use it on a personalized licence plate.
From TeleSUR, one person is killed and 124 arrested at a protest in Santiago, Chile.
From The Portugal News, the wine tourism business is doing well in Portugal.
From El País, 19 Spaniards fly back to Spain from Wuhan, China.
From France24, about 200 French citizens arrive at a military base near Marseille, France from Wuhan, China.
From RFI, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announces his run for mayor of the city of Le Havre.
From SwissInfo, asylum requests in Switzerland reach a 12-year low.
From ANSA, a coronavirus emergency is declared in Rome after two people are found to be infected.
From Free West Media, the number of Holocaust deniers in Italy rises sharply.
From the Malta Independent, about 40 non-E.U. children still don't know if they will be deported from Malta.
From Malta Today, Identity Malta will contact U.K. citizens with valid documents about a 10-year residency status.
From Total Slovenia News, the E.U. Court of Justice rules that a lawsuit filed by Slovenia against Croatia is inadmissible.
From Total Croatia News, Brexit doesn't stop a Croatian tech company from opening an office in London.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Greek legislators argue over a proposed 2.7-kilometer floating barrier.
From Ekathimerini, Greece strengthens its border patrols and plans to use cameras against illegal entry by migrants.
From the Greek Reporter, "spectacular" new discoveries are made at the archaeological site of Akrotiri, on the Greek island of Santorini.
From Novinite, according to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, three Bulgarians in Wuhan, China will leave tomorrow.
From The Sofia Globe, a remembrane ceremony is held at the Sofia Central Synagogue to honor victims of the Holocaust and people who rescued Bulgarian Jews.
From Radio Bulgaria, Zaharieva meets with her Turkish counterpart.
From Romania-Insider, a magnitude-5.2 earthquakes strikes in Romania, which is felt in Budapest. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Digi24.)
From Russia Today, Russia convirms its first two cases of the coronavirus, both of the sufferers being Chinese citizens.
From Sputnik International, five people are killed in a gas explosion at a factory in Mtsensk, Russia.
From The Moscow Times, Russia threatens Facebook and Twitter with fines for allegedly failing to comply with its data laws.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban accuses a "Soros Network" of organizing migration across the Balkan countries.
From Daily News Hungary, former Hungarian Prime Minister Gyurcsány declares that the Hungarian republic "is dead".
From Hungary Today, Hungarian cities light themselves up in pink ahead of the Giro D'Italia bike race, which will start in Hungary.
From About Hungary, Hungary will double the number of soldiers protecting its southern border.
From Radio Prague, more U.K. expatriates in the Czech Republic become Czech citizens as Brexit approaches.
From Polskie Radio, Poland signs a deal to buy 32 F-35 fighter jets from the U.S.
From the CPH Post, the construction of a 320-meter-high skyscraper in Brande, Denmark is postponed for the second time.
From Deutsche Welle, the Berlin International Film Festival suspends its Alfred Bauer Silver Bear award, because its namesake was involved with the Nazis.
From the NL Times, a body that washed up on a beach in Terschelling, Netherlands in 1967 is finally identified.
From Dutch News, about 20 Dutch citizens in Wuhan, China are expected to fly back to the Netherlands.
From VRT NWS, three doctors are acquitted of poisoning charges in a trial in Ghent, Belgium.
From The Brussels Times, the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels will display the world's oldest preserved saxophone.
From EuroNews, crowds gather in London and Edinburgh as Brexit approaches.
From Euractiv, a "senior Tory" gives his opinion of what caused the impass over Brexit.
From the Express, at a Brexit celebration in Parliament Square in London, a man burns the E.U. flag.
From the Evening Standard, a live blog of celebrations in Parliament Square.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the E.U. offers a muted "goodbye" to the U.K.
From the (Irish) Independent, the perpetrators of an acid attack in Waterford, Ireland are given only "juvinile cautions".
From the Irish Examiner, people living on one side of the U.K.-Ireland border reportedly have a hard time getting mortgages and insurance.
From The Conservative Woman, a "thank you" to the 17.4 Brexit voters.
From The Stream, the never-Trumpers collaborating with the impeachment could be called "Vichy conservatives".
From Reason, the real problem with Trump defense lawyer Alan Derschowitz's positions on impeachments and quid pro quos.
From the New York Post, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg might be able to qualify for the Democratic presidential debate under new DNC rules.
From LifeNews, TikTok bans and soon afterwards un-bans a pro-life group.
From WPVI-TV, Fiona the hippo appears to have picked the San Francisco 49ers to win the Super Bowl.
And from Twitchy, conservative journalist Byron York drops a nuclear truth bomb on House Democrats hoping that the Senate will call witnesses in the impeachment trial.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
A Few Thursday Things
Here on a cool Thursday are few things going on:
From National Review, selective condemnations from the woke elites.
From FrontpageMag, why the Palestinians reject President Trump's peace plan.
From Townhall, some bad things that the media is ignoring while covering the impeachment.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Socialism (I-VT) wants violent felons to have the right to vote, which would include the Boston bomber and the Charleston church shooter.
From the Washington Examiner, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) is faulted for using the word "heartland".
From The Federalist, the top eight reasons why Trump has already won the impeachment.
From American Thinker, Democrats don't care about American lives, except to control them.
From CNS News, according to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal), Trump can't be acquitted if "you don't have a trial", and it's not a trial without witnesses. (If I remember correctly, Mr. Bill's impeachment trial, in which he was acquitted, had no witnesses.)
From LifeZette, a video of former National Security Advisor John Bolton undercuts the Democrat strategy for witnesses.
From NewsBusters, according to MSNBC pundit Jason Johnson, if acquitted, Trump will shut down voting in California. (As the noted political commentator Steven Stills once noted, "paranoia strikes deep".)
From Canada Free Press, the "duplicitous" impeachment leader, congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal).
From News18, an imam in Sharjeel, India admits that videos show his "inflammatory" speeches.
From OpIndia, a man protesting against India's Citizenship Act claims that Allah has been miraculously sending food to him and his fellow protesters. (This reminds me of a certain Jewish man who did something like that.)
From Palestinian Media Watch, the Palestinians show that terrorism pays.
From The Sun Daily, an Indonesian ustaz is arrested for use and sale of methamphetamine, while claiming that it is halal and can help people recite the Koran. (The word "ustaz", which may also be spelled "ustad" or "ostad", is an honorific title for qualified Islamic scholars in places such as Malaysia and Indonesia.)
From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian leader Abbas chooses Hamas instead of peace with Israel.
From The Conservative Woman, as the death toll from the coronavirus rises in China, is state secrecy an even worse virus?
From The Stream, why Christian leaders "must" explain how Christians can support President Trump. (Four years ago, I came to the opinion that the best thing about Trump is that he's not Hillary Clinton. More recently, the best thing about him might be that he's not Senator Socialism (I-VT) nor Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) nor former Mayor Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN), etc.)
From West Virginia Public Broadcasting, a West Virginia Senate committee passes a "born alive" abortion bill. (via LifeNews)
From Fox News, Iraq and the U.S.-led coalition resume operations against ISIS.
From the Daily Caller, lawyers for a columnist who accused Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s ask for his DNA.
And from Twitchy, according to CNN host John King, the Republicans have "a legitimate point" in wanting the "whistleblower" to answer a few questions.
From National Review, selective condemnations from the woke elites.
From FrontpageMag, why the Palestinians reject President Trump's peace plan.
From Townhall, some bad things that the media is ignoring while covering the impeachment.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Socialism (I-VT) wants violent felons to have the right to vote, which would include the Boston bomber and the Charleston church shooter.
From the Washington Examiner, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) is faulted for using the word "heartland".
From The Federalist, the top eight reasons why Trump has already won the impeachment.
From American Thinker, Democrats don't care about American lives, except to control them.
From CNS News, according to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal), Trump can't be acquitted if "you don't have a trial", and it's not a trial without witnesses. (If I remember correctly, Mr. Bill's impeachment trial, in which he was acquitted, had no witnesses.)
From LifeZette, a video of former National Security Advisor John Bolton undercuts the Democrat strategy for witnesses.
From NewsBusters, according to MSNBC pundit Jason Johnson, if acquitted, Trump will shut down voting in California. (As the noted political commentator Steven Stills once noted, "paranoia strikes deep".)
From Canada Free Press, the "duplicitous" impeachment leader, congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal).
From News18, an imam in Sharjeel, India admits that videos show his "inflammatory" speeches.
From OpIndia, a man protesting against India's Citizenship Act claims that Allah has been miraculously sending food to him and his fellow protesters. (This reminds me of a certain Jewish man who did something like that.)
From Palestinian Media Watch, the Palestinians show that terrorism pays.
From The Sun Daily, an Indonesian ustaz is arrested for use and sale of methamphetamine, while claiming that it is halal and can help people recite the Koran. (The word "ustaz", which may also be spelled "ustad" or "ostad", is an honorific title for qualified Islamic scholars in places such as Malaysia and Indonesia.)
From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian leader Abbas chooses Hamas instead of peace with Israel.
From The Conservative Woman, as the death toll from the coronavirus rises in China, is state secrecy an even worse virus?
From The Stream, why Christian leaders "must" explain how Christians can support President Trump. (Four years ago, I came to the opinion that the best thing about Trump is that he's not Hillary Clinton. More recently, the best thing about him might be that he's not Senator Socialism (I-VT) nor Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) nor former Mayor Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN), etc.)
From West Virginia Public Broadcasting, a West Virginia Senate committee passes a "born alive" abortion bill. (via LifeNews)
From Fox News, Iraq and the U.S.-led coalition resume operations against ISIS.
From the Daily Caller, lawyers for a columnist who accused Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s ask for his DNA.
And from Twitchy, according to CNN host John King, the Republicans have "a legitimate point" in wanting the "whistleblower" to answer a few questions.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Wednesday Links - Part 2
As a cool sunny Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a German politician quits the party SPD because of its "muslimization".
From Deutsche Welle, migrants in Germany face housing discrimination.
From Euractiv, the German and Austrian "far-right" plan to strengthen their cooperation.
From the CPH Post, a cultural round-up for Denmark, including a performance by Deep Purple.
From Polskie Radio, the director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum learns more about Poles who sheltered Jews.
From Radio Prague, the Czech company Respilon claims to have developed a facemask that can catch and destroy particles of the coronavirus.
From The Slovak Spectator, the strike by truck drivers causes problems for car makers and other businesses in Slovakia.
From Daily News Hungary, criminal proceedings start against five migrants for allegedly crossing the border illegally.
From Hungary Today, a Chinese pilot with a fever is taken to a hospital in Budapest, but shows no signs of the coronavirus.
From About Hungary, the organization RSF can't understand that criticizing George Soros has nothing to do with his Jewish background.
From Russia Today, Russia will relax its rules for tourist visas.
From Sputnik News, five former Russian policemen face charges of faking evidence against journalist Ivan Golunov.
From The Moscow Times, Russian President Putin fires a Russian governor for a video showing him taunting a fireman. (If you read Russian, read related stories at Interfax and Kommersant.)
From Romania-Insider, which Romanian cities are the safest?
From Novinite, two Bulgarians are under observation until they are shown to not have the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian parliament rejects a no-confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria is among the E.U. countries with the highest share of renewable electricity consumption.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek government condemns the vandalism of a legislator's office in Thessaloniki.
From the Greek Reporter, a new building is found at the Asclepieion of Epidaurus.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias, Greece "strongly" supports Montenegro's integration into the E.U.
From Total Croatia News, a gay Croatian couple are denied being allowed to become foster parents, because they are in a life partnership.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian police bust an international drug ring, carrying out raids in Ljubljana, Maribor and Celje.
From the Malta Independent, Malta, Italy and the European Commission reach an agreement on the disembarkment of migrants from two NGO ships.
From Malta Today, according to a Maltese health expert, the coronavirus is no deadlier than influenza.
From ANSA, 403 migrants disembark from the Ocean Viking in Taranto, Italy.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland's highest court rules that strip searches might constitute violation of a suspect's rights.
From The Portugal News, according to the mayor of Olhão, Portugal, 11 illegal migrants from Morocco intercepted near the island of Armona do not deserve protected status.
From El País, a Spanish woman in Wuhan, China faces a difficult choice.
From France24, five Paris voters assess Mayor Anne Hidalgo's record.
From RFI, feminists slam a decision by the French film academy to give a movie by fugitive rapist Roman Polanski 12 nominations.
From VRT NWS, U.K. members of the European Parliament say "goodbye" to Brussels.
From The Brussels Times, the Belgian Parliament fails to reach a consensus on a law making it easier to strip convicted terrorists of the Belgian citizenship.
From the NL Times, cameras and an app will reportedly be used to fight racism in soccer.
From Dutch News, a Dutch advisory committee urges the government to disallow police from locking up children.
From EuroNews, the European Parliament votes to approve the Brexit deal.
From the Express, the BBC may be forced to play an E.U.-bashing comedy song on Brexit day.
From the Evening Standard, Britons returning from Wuhan, China might face 14 days of quarantine.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. MEPs are told to put away their Union Jacks.
From the (Irish) Independent, a former Irish tax inspector gets two years in jail for....wait for it....tax offenses.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland opens its longest bridge, named after the mother of an American president of Irish descent.
From The Conservative Woman, why is there an outcry about the Church of England being true to its teachings on marriage and sex?
And from Snouts in the Trough, why aid to poor countries fails to bring any tangible results.
From Free West Media, a German politician quits the party SPD because of its "muslimization".
From Deutsche Welle, migrants in Germany face housing discrimination.
From Euractiv, the German and Austrian "far-right" plan to strengthen their cooperation.
From the CPH Post, a cultural round-up for Denmark, including a performance by Deep Purple.
From Polskie Radio, the director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum learns more about Poles who sheltered Jews.
From Radio Prague, the Czech company Respilon claims to have developed a facemask that can catch and destroy particles of the coronavirus.
From The Slovak Spectator, the strike by truck drivers causes problems for car makers and other businesses in Slovakia.
From Daily News Hungary, criminal proceedings start against five migrants for allegedly crossing the border illegally.
From Hungary Today, a Chinese pilot with a fever is taken to a hospital in Budapest, but shows no signs of the coronavirus.
From About Hungary, the organization RSF can't understand that criticizing George Soros has nothing to do with his Jewish background.
From Russia Today, Russia will relax its rules for tourist visas.
From Sputnik News, five former Russian policemen face charges of faking evidence against journalist Ivan Golunov.
From The Moscow Times, Russian President Putin fires a Russian governor for a video showing him taunting a fireman. (If you read Russian, read related stories at Interfax and Kommersant.)
From Romania-Insider, which Romanian cities are the safest?
From Novinite, two Bulgarians are under observation until they are shown to not have the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian parliament rejects a no-confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria is among the E.U. countries with the highest share of renewable electricity consumption.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek government condemns the vandalism of a legislator's office in Thessaloniki.
From the Greek Reporter, a new building is found at the Asclepieion of Epidaurus.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias, Greece "strongly" supports Montenegro's integration into the E.U.
From Total Croatia News, a gay Croatian couple are denied being allowed to become foster parents, because they are in a life partnership.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian police bust an international drug ring, carrying out raids in Ljubljana, Maribor and Celje.
From the Malta Independent, Malta, Italy and the European Commission reach an agreement on the disembarkment of migrants from two NGO ships.
From Malta Today, according to a Maltese health expert, the coronavirus is no deadlier than influenza.
From ANSA, 403 migrants disembark from the Ocean Viking in Taranto, Italy.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland's highest court rules that strip searches might constitute violation of a suspect's rights.
From The Portugal News, according to the mayor of Olhão, Portugal, 11 illegal migrants from Morocco intercepted near the island of Armona do not deserve protected status.
From El País, a Spanish woman in Wuhan, China faces a difficult choice.
From France24, five Paris voters assess Mayor Anne Hidalgo's record.
From RFI, feminists slam a decision by the French film academy to give a movie by fugitive rapist Roman Polanski 12 nominations.
From VRT NWS, U.K. members of the European Parliament say "goodbye" to Brussels.
From The Brussels Times, the Belgian Parliament fails to reach a consensus on a law making it easier to strip convicted terrorists of the Belgian citizenship.
From the NL Times, cameras and an app will reportedly be used to fight racism in soccer.
From Dutch News, a Dutch advisory committee urges the government to disallow police from locking up children.
From EuroNews, the European Parliament votes to approve the Brexit deal.
From the Express, the BBC may be forced to play an E.U.-bashing comedy song on Brexit day.
From the Evening Standard, Britons returning from Wuhan, China might face 14 days of quarantine.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. MEPs are told to put away their Union Jacks.
From the (Irish) Independent, a former Irish tax inspector gets two years in jail for....wait for it....tax offenses.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland opens its longest bridge, named after the mother of an American president of Irish descent.
From The Conservative Woman, why is there an outcry about the Church of England being true to its teachings on marriage and sex?
And from Snouts in the Trough, why aid to poor countries fails to bring any tangible results.
Wednesday Links - Part 1
On a cool sunny Wednesday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, some some questions on the impeachment of President Trump that need to be answered.
From FrontpageMag, why former National Security Advisor John Bolton's testimony on "quid pro quo" is a "waste of time".
From Townhall, when "never again" has no meaning.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a Democrat running for a seat in the Texas Houses is embraced by Bob O'Rourke and liberal groups loses in a landslide.
From the Washington Examiner, according to Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the allegations in Bolton's book "fall well below" the standard for convicting the president.
From The Federalist, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) "isn't really running for president", and that's the real problem.
From American Thinker, Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) wants you to know that he's important. (This gives me a chance to revive the label "Romney", which I used during his unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2012.)
From CNS News, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has not yet made up his mind on the impeachment, and neither has Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV).
From LifeZette, CNN's mocking of Trump supporters leads to a "brutal" new GOP ad.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Chuck Todd offers Bolton an hour to be heard on Meet The Press.
From Canada Free Press, what's wrong with Trump's peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians.
From CBC News, the number of guns restricted guns in Canada increased by 24 percent during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's time in office.
From Global News, the University of British Columbia, the city of Vancouver, and several First Nations groups agree to jointly seek funding for a subway extenting to the university.
From CTV News, many Canadians in China are frustrated with the lack of communication from the Canadian government.
From TeleSUR, the Brazilian government and pediatricians disagree on how to prevent teenage pregnancies.
From The Mainichi, the Hiroshima Prefecture government is set to postpone the demolition of some buildings that survived the atomic bomb attack during World War II.
From the Borneo Post, AirAsia extends its suspension of flights to and from Wuhan, China.
From Free Malaysia Today, four people in Malaysia are arrested for allegedly spreading fake news about the coronavirus.
From The Straits Times, the death toll in China from the coronavirus reaches 132.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia criticizes President Trump's peace plan.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's health ministry will check Chinese construction workers for the coronavirus.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan health officials will issue guidelines for addressing the challenges posed by the coronavirus.
From the Dhaka Tribune, 148 Bangladeshi migrants return home from Libya.
From The Hans India, the Indian government advises against traveling to China.
From the Hindustan Times, All India Muslim Personal Law Board tells the Indian Supreme Court that women are allowed to enter mosques, and that fatwas to the contrary should be ignored.
From ANI, India's Snow Leopard Brigade airlifts 100 stranded civilians from the Gurez valley in Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, two flights are set to bring Indian citizens back from the Chinese province of Hubei.
From Khaama Press, Afghan Security Forces free 62 army personnel from a Taliban prison.
From Dawn, two polio workers are killed in Swabi, Pakistn after "unidentified men" open fire on them.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's anti-terrorism court acquits 40 people accused of lynching.
From Pakistan Today, four Pakistani students in China contact the coronavirus, but no cases are reported in Pakistan.
From Radio Farda, Iranian officials call on "all Muslims" to oppose President Trump's peace plan.
From IranWire, Iranian chess champion Mitra Pahlevanzadeh says that she was oppressed by Iran's hijab laws.
From StepFeed, a British tourist gets ten years for smuggling drugs in the UAE.
From The New Arab, Palestinians declare a "day of rage" in response to Trump's peace plan.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a museum in Tekirdağ, Turkey sheds light on the ancient Thracian civilization.
From Turkish Minute, according to Turkey's Human Rights Association, more inmates alleged being tortured in prisons in central Turkey.
From Rûdaw, Iraq considers a larger role for NATO to replace the current U.S.-led coalition.
From In-Cyprus, Greece and Cyprus seek to strengthen their cooperation on the diaspora between the two countries.
From The Syrian Observer, Syrian refugees blame German feminist organizations for encouraging women to seek divorce.
From Arutz Sheva, Palestinian President Abbas threatens a discontinuation of security cooperation with Israeli if it accepts Trump's peace plan.
From The Times Of Israel, an interim cabinet that can't fund daycare is probably not going to be able to annex the West Bank.
From The Jerusalem Post, Russian President Putin pardons Israeli citizen Naama Issachar.
From YNetNews, the Trump peace plan does not change the "status quo" around the Temple Mount.
From the Egypt Independent, according to its public business sector minister, Egypt will sign agreements this year to launch the production of electric cars.
From Egypt Today, the Youth Loves Egypt foundation launches a campaign to remove pollution from the Nile in the Giza Governate.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan King Mohammed VI grants pardons to 201 inmates from sub-Saharan Africa.
From Gatestone Institute, leaked documents in China show the atrocities against Muslims in the province of Xinjiang.
From The Stream, what pro-choicers really believe in.
From Fox News, why Senator Socialism (I-VT) winning the Democrat nomination "should concern the Trump campaign".
From the New York Post, according to Trump defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz, quid pro quos to help get him reelected are not impeachable.
From the Daily Caller, Captain Kirk's prenup before his fourth marriage saves him $100 million in his divorce. (For Star Trek fans such as myself, William Shatner will always be Captain Kirk.)
From Breitbart, Arizona considers requiring athletes to compete according to their biological genders.
And from Twitchy, congresscritter and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) wants to know why she wasn't invited to upcoming Democrat town halls.
From National Review, some some questions on the impeachment of President Trump that need to be answered.
From FrontpageMag, why former National Security Advisor John Bolton's testimony on "quid pro quo" is a "waste of time".
From Townhall, when "never again" has no meaning.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a Democrat running for a seat in the Texas Houses is embraced by Bob O'Rourke and liberal groups loses in a landslide.
From the Washington Examiner, according to Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the allegations in Bolton's book "fall well below" the standard for convicting the president.
From The Federalist, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) "isn't really running for president", and that's the real problem.
From American Thinker, Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) wants you to know that he's important. (This gives me a chance to revive the label "Romney", which I used during his unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2012.)
From CNS News, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has not yet made up his mind on the impeachment, and neither has Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV).
From LifeZette, CNN's mocking of Trump supporters leads to a "brutal" new GOP ad.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Chuck Todd offers Bolton an hour to be heard on Meet The Press.
From Canada Free Press, what's wrong with Trump's peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians.
From CBC News, the number of guns restricted guns in Canada increased by 24 percent during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's time in office.
From Global News, the University of British Columbia, the city of Vancouver, and several First Nations groups agree to jointly seek funding for a subway extenting to the university.
From CTV News, many Canadians in China are frustrated with the lack of communication from the Canadian government.
From TeleSUR, the Brazilian government and pediatricians disagree on how to prevent teenage pregnancies.
From The Mainichi, the Hiroshima Prefecture government is set to postpone the demolition of some buildings that survived the atomic bomb attack during World War II.
From the Borneo Post, AirAsia extends its suspension of flights to and from Wuhan, China.
From Free Malaysia Today, four people in Malaysia are arrested for allegedly spreading fake news about the coronavirus.
From The Straits Times, the death toll in China from the coronavirus reaches 132.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia criticizes President Trump's peace plan.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's health ministry will check Chinese construction workers for the coronavirus.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan health officials will issue guidelines for addressing the challenges posed by the coronavirus.
From the Dhaka Tribune, 148 Bangladeshi migrants return home from Libya.
From The Hans India, the Indian government advises against traveling to China.
From the Hindustan Times, All India Muslim Personal Law Board tells the Indian Supreme Court that women are allowed to enter mosques, and that fatwas to the contrary should be ignored.
From ANI, India's Snow Leopard Brigade airlifts 100 stranded civilians from the Gurez valley in Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, two flights are set to bring Indian citizens back from the Chinese province of Hubei.
From Khaama Press, Afghan Security Forces free 62 army personnel from a Taliban prison.
From Dawn, two polio workers are killed in Swabi, Pakistn after "unidentified men" open fire on them.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's anti-terrorism court acquits 40 people accused of lynching.
From Pakistan Today, four Pakistani students in China contact the coronavirus, but no cases are reported in Pakistan.
From Radio Farda, Iranian officials call on "all Muslims" to oppose President Trump's peace plan.
From IranWire, Iranian chess champion Mitra Pahlevanzadeh says that she was oppressed by Iran's hijab laws.
From StepFeed, a British tourist gets ten years for smuggling drugs in the UAE.
From The New Arab, Palestinians declare a "day of rage" in response to Trump's peace plan.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a museum in Tekirdağ, Turkey sheds light on the ancient Thracian civilization.
From Turkish Minute, according to Turkey's Human Rights Association, more inmates alleged being tortured in prisons in central Turkey.
From Rûdaw, Iraq considers a larger role for NATO to replace the current U.S.-led coalition.
From In-Cyprus, Greece and Cyprus seek to strengthen their cooperation on the diaspora between the two countries.
From The Syrian Observer, Syrian refugees blame German feminist organizations for encouraging women to seek divorce.
From Arutz Sheva, Palestinian President Abbas threatens a discontinuation of security cooperation with Israeli if it accepts Trump's peace plan.
From The Times Of Israel, an interim cabinet that can't fund daycare is probably not going to be able to annex the West Bank.
From The Jerusalem Post, Russian President Putin pardons Israeli citizen Naama Issachar.
From YNetNews, the Trump peace plan does not change the "status quo" around the Temple Mount.
From the Egypt Independent, according to its public business sector minister, Egypt will sign agreements this year to launch the production of electric cars.
From Egypt Today, the Youth Loves Egypt foundation launches a campaign to remove pollution from the Nile in the Giza Governate.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan King Mohammed VI grants pardons to 201 inmates from sub-Saharan Africa.
From Gatestone Institute, leaked documents in China show the atrocities against Muslims in the province of Xinjiang.
From The Stream, what pro-choicers really believe in.
From Fox News, why Senator Socialism (I-VT) winning the Democrat nomination "should concern the Trump campaign".
From the New York Post, according to Trump defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz, quid pro quos to help get him reelected are not impeachable.
From the Daily Caller, Captain Kirk's prenup before his fourth marriage saves him $100 million in his divorce. (For Star Trek fans such as myself, William Shatner will always be Captain Kirk.)
From Breitbart, Arizona considers requiring athletes to compete according to their biological genders.
And from Twitchy, congresscritter and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) wants to know why she wasn't invited to upcoming Democrat town halls.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Tuesday Tidings - Part 2
As a cool cloudy Tuesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, according to an E.U. official, Morocco and Spain will resolve their maritime border issue together.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes in western Turkey.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey deports four French extremists.
From Rûdaw, the Peshmerga denies an Iraqi army unit entry into the town of Qara Hanjir in the province of Kirkuk.
From In-Cyprus, travel to and from Cyprus is on the rise.
From The Syrian Observer, according to Syria's foreign ministry, terrorists are working to make a chemical attack with support from Turkey.
From Arutz Sheva, U.S. President Trump's peace plan tries to bring the Palestinian Authority to the negotiating table, by removing its bargaining chips.
From The Times Of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu cheers Trump's plan and says that he will soon start the process of annexing the Jordan Valley.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Trump peace plan comes with a map.
From YNetNews, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejects Trump's plan with "a thousand no's".
From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian parliament introduces amendments to Egypt's terrorism law.
From Egypt Today, a delegation from the Ethiopian Church visits the Coptic Museum in Cairo.
From StepFeed, no, Egypt will not inspect Chinese restaurants for the coronavirus.
From The New Arab, Trump unveils his peace plan.
From Radio Farda, according to a female Iranian chessmaster, the hijab is "limitation", not "protection".
From IranWire, an Iranian soldier who died in the war with Iraq is not recognized as a martyr because he was Baha'i.
From Dawn, 15 protesters are arrested outside a press club in Islamabad, including a political leader.
From The Express Tribune, suspected terrorists blow up a gas pipeline near the border between the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh.
From Pakistan Today, Prime Minister Imran Khan blames "profiteers" and "hoarders" for Pakistan's rising inflation.
From Khaama Press, Taliban terrorists storm a police station in the Afghan province of Baghlan and kill 11 policemen, possibly with insider help.
From The Hans India, due to the coronavirus, India starts preparing to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese province of Hubei.
From the Hindustan Times, according to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Citizenship Act was created to correct historic injustice.
From ANI, 633 people are monitored for the coronavirus in the Indian state of Kerala, with samples from six people being sent for testing.
From India Today, India's Border Security Force will be armed with an anti-drone system in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
From the Dhaka Tribune, Petrobangla and Bapex sign memoranda of understanding with the Russian company Gazprom.
From the Daily Mirror, according to an Indian party leader, Hindus in Sri Lanka are not facing persecution like those in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka immediately cancels on-arrival visas for Chinese tourists.
From Michael Smith News, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refuses to answer U.S. President Trump's phone call and calls him some canine names.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Muslim asylum seeker in Salzgitter, Germany allegedly kills his sister's friend for being Christian.
From the Morning Star, about 50 people are killed in Burkina Faso in what is believed to be a jihadist attack.
From The Jakarta Post, according to an Indonesian minister, there is "no need" to evacuate Indonesians from the Chinese province of Hubei.
From The Straits Times, Taiwan reports its first case of domestic transmission of the coronavirus.
From the Borneo Post, according to Parti Amanah Negara leader Mohamad Sabu, Malay Muslims should stop calling each other "infidel".
From Free Malaysia Today, according to police in the Malaysian state of Sabah, the kidnappers of five Indonesians have not made any ransom demand.
From The Mainichi, musician/astrophysicist Brian May visits Japan's Kwasan Observatory.
And from Gatestone Institute, Germany's efforts to combat anti-Semitism have become selective.
From Morocco World News, according to an E.U. official, Morocco and Spain will resolve their maritime border issue together.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes in western Turkey.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey deports four French extremists.
From Rûdaw, the Peshmerga denies an Iraqi army unit entry into the town of Qara Hanjir in the province of Kirkuk.
From In-Cyprus, travel to and from Cyprus is on the rise.
From The Syrian Observer, according to Syria's foreign ministry, terrorists are working to make a chemical attack with support from Turkey.
From Arutz Sheva, U.S. President Trump's peace plan tries to bring the Palestinian Authority to the negotiating table, by removing its bargaining chips.
From The Times Of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu cheers Trump's plan and says that he will soon start the process of annexing the Jordan Valley.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Trump peace plan comes with a map.
From YNetNews, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejects Trump's plan with "a thousand no's".
From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian parliament introduces amendments to Egypt's terrorism law.
From Egypt Today, a delegation from the Ethiopian Church visits the Coptic Museum in Cairo.
From StepFeed, no, Egypt will not inspect Chinese restaurants for the coronavirus.
From The New Arab, Trump unveils his peace plan.
From Radio Farda, according to a female Iranian chessmaster, the hijab is "limitation", not "protection".
From IranWire, an Iranian soldier who died in the war with Iraq is not recognized as a martyr because he was Baha'i.
From Dawn, 15 protesters are arrested outside a press club in Islamabad, including a political leader.
From The Express Tribune, suspected terrorists blow up a gas pipeline near the border between the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh.
From Pakistan Today, Prime Minister Imran Khan blames "profiteers" and "hoarders" for Pakistan's rising inflation.
From Khaama Press, Taliban terrorists storm a police station in the Afghan province of Baghlan and kill 11 policemen, possibly with insider help.
From The Hans India, due to the coronavirus, India starts preparing to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese province of Hubei.
From the Hindustan Times, according to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Citizenship Act was created to correct historic injustice.
From ANI, 633 people are monitored for the coronavirus in the Indian state of Kerala, with samples from six people being sent for testing.
From India Today, India's Border Security Force will be armed with an anti-drone system in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
From the Dhaka Tribune, Petrobangla and Bapex sign memoranda of understanding with the Russian company Gazprom.
From the Daily Mirror, according to an Indian party leader, Hindus in Sri Lanka are not facing persecution like those in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka immediately cancels on-arrival visas for Chinese tourists.
From Michael Smith News, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refuses to answer U.S. President Trump's phone call and calls him some canine names.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Muslim asylum seeker in Salzgitter, Germany allegedly kills his sister's friend for being Christian.
From the Morning Star, about 50 people are killed in Burkina Faso in what is believed to be a jihadist attack.
From The Jakarta Post, according to an Indonesian minister, there is "no need" to evacuate Indonesians from the Chinese province of Hubei.
From The Straits Times, Taiwan reports its first case of domestic transmission of the coronavirus.
From the Borneo Post, according to Parti Amanah Negara leader Mohamad Sabu, Malay Muslims should stop calling each other "infidel".
From Free Malaysia Today, according to police in the Malaysian state of Sabah, the kidnappers of five Indonesians have not made any ransom demand.
From The Mainichi, musician/astrophysicist Brian May visits Japan's Kwasan Observatory.
And from Gatestone Institute, Germany's efforts to combat anti-Semitism have become selective.
Tuesday Tidings - Part 1
On a cool cloudy Tuesday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, presidents are doves before they're elected, but don't stay that way.
From FrontpageMag, the impeachment is killing the Trump derangement syndrome.
From Townhall, after CNN mocks Trump voters, a Twitter user delivers a "blistering" response.
From The Washington Free Beacon, unlike Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) and Senator Socialist (I-VT), most Democratic voters don't want to defund charter schools.
From the Washington Examiner, a Trump rally in New Jersey has a very good turnout.
From The Federalist, the "Equality" Act would be a push toward a social credit system.
From American Thinker, anti-Second Amendment activist David Hogg makes a statement so stupid that reading it makes you dumber. (If you read this article, you may have to read some intelligent statements elsewhere to recover your previous level of smartness.)
From CNS News, President Trump's defense team argues that concerns about former Vice President Biden's role in Ukraine are not "baseless".
From LifeZette, the Supreme Court allows Trump to restrict green cards for immigrants who abuse welfare benefits.
From NewsBusters, the dude who once had an Obama-inspired tingle in his leg doesn't get why the Bidens are relevant.
From Canada Free Press, the same networks which gave live coverage to the Democrat House Managers largely black out most of the presentations be the Trump defense team.
From CBC News, Canadian health officials are "confident" that a case of the coronavirus has been found in British Columbia.
From Global News, according to "experts" its too early to know if China's lockdown has been effective in limiting the spread of the coronavirus.
From CTV News, Chinese Canadians deal with racism because of the coronavirus, as they once did because of SARS.
From TeleSUR, due to a peace agreement between the Colombian government and FARC, 16 seat in the Colombian congress will be allocated to victims of their armed conflict.
From The Portugal News, a Portuguese business is developing a process to make biofuel from tree pruning waste.
From El País, an Iranian exile group paid the salaries of two leader of Spain's "far-right" party Vox.
From France24, a group of French cities and NGOs sue the oil company Total for "climate inaction".
From RFI, at the Prix Lumières, Les Misérables wins three awards.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss Health office confirms that the coronavirus has not been found in Switzerland.
From ANSA, the Spanish NGO ship Open Arms rescues 158 migrants in the Mediterranean.
From Free West Media, NGOs announce an "invasion" of 800 migrants from Libya.
From the Malta Independent, according to an editorial, Malta's underwater artifacts should be opened up.
From Malta Today, Maltese MEPs tell Prime Minister Robert Abela to investigate his predecessor.
From Total Slovenia News, according to a survey, Ljubljana, Slovenia is the second most relaxed city to work in.
From Total Croatia News, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia discuss cross-border agricultural cooperation.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović, Greater Serbian nationalism is "an insane movement".
From Ekathimerini, recent finds from excavations on five Greek islands will be presented in Athens.
From the Greek Reporter, the "Islands of the Winds" exhibit opens at a new museum in Crete's Mesara Valley.
From Novinite, according to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, politicians should prioritize child care, education and young families.
From The Sofia Globe, the Sofia Administrative Court overturns an order preventing a paroled Australian murder convict from leaving Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, at Bulgaria's National Museum of Military History, it's "remembrance for the future".
From Romania-Insider, two Romanian reformist parties speed up their merger. (If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Russia Today, a spokesman for Russian President Putin "blasts" Ukrainian President Zelensky for insinuating that the USSR started World War II. (In point of historical fact, the USSR invaded Poland 16 days after Germany started its invasion.)
From Sputnik International, the German paper Der Spiegel apologizes for wrongly claiming that American, not Soviet, troops liberated Auschwitz. (I vaguely remember an American politician who made a similar erroneous claim.)
From The Moscow Times, 25 people are detained in Chechnya over a photoshopped picture of showing the region's leader's face on the body of an Orthodox patriarch.
From the Hungary Journal, about 60 migrants try to break through Hungary's border fence near the village of Röszke.
From Daily News Hungary, the coronavirus has not been found in Hungary, but hospitals are ready to treat it.
From Hungary Today, a demonstration is organized to protest remarks made by a former Hungarian MEP.
From About Hungary, more on the attempt by migrants to enter Hungary.
From The Slovak Spectator, truck drivers again block Slovakia's borders.
From Radio Prague, while the coronavirus has not been found in the Czech Republic, Czechs stock up on facemasks and pharmaceuticals.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish foreign ministry draws up a contingency plan to evacuate Poles from the Chinese province of Hubei.
From the CPH Post, at Aarhus University Hospital, the first Dane is tested for the coronavirus.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany confirms three more cases of the coronavirus, bringing its total to four.
From EuroNews, Berlin's Brandenburg International Airport calls for 20,000 volunteers to test its operations.
From the NL Times, the Netherlands saw a slight decrease in the number of asylum requests in 2019, but the number from Syria and Nigeria increased.
From Dutch News, a new species of wasp is found in a park in Amsterdam. (If you read Dutch, read the story at Het Parool.)
From VRT NWS, British citizens in Belgium discuss Brexit.
From The Brussels Times, about 10,000 Belgians walk in a demonstration in Brussels.
From Euractiv, the European Commission launches a public debate over the E.U. "climate law".
From the Express, how Leave voters were ignored back in 1980.
From the Evening Standard, according to Prince Charles, we're dooooooomed.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to outline his trade deal priorities next week.
From the (Irish) Independent, a man in Dublin is accused of falsely claiming welfare benefits while working for the Garda headquarters. (The Irish word for "police" is garda.)
From the Irish Examiner, the Irish party Sinn Féin sets forth its manifesto.
From The Conservative Woman, "the weird world of rabbiting Warren". (Although a British site, TCW occasionally comments on American politics.)
From The Stream, the anti-Trump "open letter to evangelicals" comes with a "highly inflamatory and inaccurate blog post".
From the New York Post, a Long Island judge ignores New York's bail reform law and refuses to release a "menace to society" accused of bank robbery while awaiting sentencing.
From Twitchy, presidential candidate and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg doesn't seem to know canine anatomy.
From WPVI-TV, the U.S. beefs up its screening of passengers from China due to the coronavirus.
From Fox News, as the coronavirus spreads, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) calls for a "targeted" travel ban on flights from China.
And from Nicki Swift, a look at all nine passengers who lost their lives in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.
From National Review, presidents are doves before they're elected, but don't stay that way.
From FrontpageMag, the impeachment is killing the Trump derangement syndrome.
From Townhall, after CNN mocks Trump voters, a Twitter user delivers a "blistering" response.
From The Washington Free Beacon, unlike Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) and Senator Socialist (I-VT), most Democratic voters don't want to defund charter schools.
From the Washington Examiner, a Trump rally in New Jersey has a very good turnout.
From The Federalist, the "Equality" Act would be a push toward a social credit system.
From American Thinker, anti-Second Amendment activist David Hogg makes a statement so stupid that reading it makes you dumber. (If you read this article, you may have to read some intelligent statements elsewhere to recover your previous level of smartness.)
From CNS News, President Trump's defense team argues that concerns about former Vice President Biden's role in Ukraine are not "baseless".
From LifeZette, the Supreme Court allows Trump to restrict green cards for immigrants who abuse welfare benefits.
From NewsBusters, the dude who once had an Obama-inspired tingle in his leg doesn't get why the Bidens are relevant.
From Canada Free Press, the same networks which gave live coverage to the Democrat House Managers largely black out most of the presentations be the Trump defense team.
From CBC News, Canadian health officials are "confident" that a case of the coronavirus has been found in British Columbia.
From Global News, according to "experts" its too early to know if China's lockdown has been effective in limiting the spread of the coronavirus.
From CTV News, Chinese Canadians deal with racism because of the coronavirus, as they once did because of SARS.
From TeleSUR, due to a peace agreement between the Colombian government and FARC, 16 seat in the Colombian congress will be allocated to victims of their armed conflict.
From The Portugal News, a Portuguese business is developing a process to make biofuel from tree pruning waste.
From El País, an Iranian exile group paid the salaries of two leader of Spain's "far-right" party Vox.
From France24, a group of French cities and NGOs sue the oil company Total for "climate inaction".
From RFI, at the Prix Lumières, Les Misérables wins three awards.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss Health office confirms that the coronavirus has not been found in Switzerland.
From ANSA, the Spanish NGO ship Open Arms rescues 158 migrants in the Mediterranean.
From Free West Media, NGOs announce an "invasion" of 800 migrants from Libya.
From the Malta Independent, according to an editorial, Malta's underwater artifacts should be opened up.
From Malta Today, Maltese MEPs tell Prime Minister Robert Abela to investigate his predecessor.
From Total Slovenia News, according to a survey, Ljubljana, Slovenia is the second most relaxed city to work in.
From Total Croatia News, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia discuss cross-border agricultural cooperation.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović, Greater Serbian nationalism is "an insane movement".
From Ekathimerini, recent finds from excavations on five Greek islands will be presented in Athens.
From the Greek Reporter, the "Islands of the Winds" exhibit opens at a new museum in Crete's Mesara Valley.
From Novinite, according to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, politicians should prioritize child care, education and young families.
From The Sofia Globe, the Sofia Administrative Court overturns an order preventing a paroled Australian murder convict from leaving Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, at Bulgaria's National Museum of Military History, it's "remembrance for the future".
From Romania-Insider, two Romanian reformist parties speed up their merger. (If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Russia Today, a spokesman for Russian President Putin "blasts" Ukrainian President Zelensky for insinuating that the USSR started World War II. (In point of historical fact, the USSR invaded Poland 16 days after Germany started its invasion.)
From Sputnik International, the German paper Der Spiegel apologizes for wrongly claiming that American, not Soviet, troops liberated Auschwitz. (I vaguely remember an American politician who made a similar erroneous claim.)
From The Moscow Times, 25 people are detained in Chechnya over a photoshopped picture of showing the region's leader's face on the body of an Orthodox patriarch.
From the Hungary Journal, about 60 migrants try to break through Hungary's border fence near the village of Röszke.
From Daily News Hungary, the coronavirus has not been found in Hungary, but hospitals are ready to treat it.
From Hungary Today, a demonstration is organized to protest remarks made by a former Hungarian MEP.
From About Hungary, more on the attempt by migrants to enter Hungary.
From The Slovak Spectator, truck drivers again block Slovakia's borders.
From Radio Prague, while the coronavirus has not been found in the Czech Republic, Czechs stock up on facemasks and pharmaceuticals.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish foreign ministry draws up a contingency plan to evacuate Poles from the Chinese province of Hubei.
From the CPH Post, at Aarhus University Hospital, the first Dane is tested for the coronavirus.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany confirms three more cases of the coronavirus, bringing its total to four.
From EuroNews, Berlin's Brandenburg International Airport calls for 20,000 volunteers to test its operations.
From the NL Times, the Netherlands saw a slight decrease in the number of asylum requests in 2019, but the number from Syria and Nigeria increased.
From Dutch News, a new species of wasp is found in a park in Amsterdam. (If you read Dutch, read the story at Het Parool.)
From VRT NWS, British citizens in Belgium discuss Brexit.
From The Brussels Times, about 10,000 Belgians walk in a demonstration in Brussels.
From Euractiv, the European Commission launches a public debate over the E.U. "climate law".
From the Express, how Leave voters were ignored back in 1980.
From the Evening Standard, according to Prince Charles, we're dooooooomed.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to outline his trade deal priorities next week.
From the (Irish) Independent, a man in Dublin is accused of falsely claiming welfare benefits while working for the Garda headquarters. (The Irish word for "police" is garda.)
From the Irish Examiner, the Irish party Sinn Féin sets forth its manifesto.
From The Conservative Woman, "the weird world of rabbiting Warren". (Although a British site, TCW occasionally comments on American politics.)
From The Stream, the anti-Trump "open letter to evangelicals" comes with a "highly inflamatory and inaccurate blog post".
From the New York Post, a Long Island judge ignores New York's bail reform law and refuses to release a "menace to society" accused of bank robbery while awaiting sentencing.
From Twitchy, presidential candidate and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg doesn't seem to know canine anatomy.
From WPVI-TV, the U.S. beefs up its screening of passengers from China due to the coronavirus.
From Fox News, as the coronavirus spreads, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) calls for a "targeted" travel ban on flights from China.
And from Nicki Swift, a look at all nine passengers who lost their lives in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Monday Mania - Part 2
As a manic Monday heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, several young immigrants beat up a white teenager in Étampes, France.
From France24, France's armed forces minister warns the U.S. against pulling out of the Sahel region.
From RFI, on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, French President Emmanuel Macron urges people to fight against anti-Semitism.
From The Portugal News, according to a report, Roma in Portugal are still discriminated against.
From El País, Spain prepares to repatriate about 20 Spaniards from Wuhan, China.
From SwissInfo, The Swiss Federal Court rules that an Italian man living in Switzerland for 30 has been unfairly denied Swiss citizenship.
From ANSA, Italy mourns Kobe Bryant, who lived in the country during his childhood.
From the Malta Independent, former Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana finds a new job.
From Malta Today, the Maltese parliament commemorates the Holocaust on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovene survivors of Auschwitz mark the 75th anniversary of its liberation.
From Euractiv, Slovenia's prime minister resigns, which could result in early elections.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian Border Patrol tracks migrants using thermal imaging technology.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Serbian National Assembly goes to work on 20 bills.
From Ekathimerini, bonds of friendship form at the Pylos archaeological site near the Greek village of Hora.
From the Greek Reporter, "the Holocaust of Greek Jews".
From Novinite, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov goes to Poland on a working visit to participate in the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian survivors of the Holocaust tell their stories.
From Radio Bulgaria, the labor army and the rescue of Bulgarian Jews.
From Romania-Insider, the Romanian government assembles a team to monitor the coronavirus, but no cases have been recorded in Romania.
From Russia Today, a Japanese citizen is detained in Vladivostok, Russia for alleged spying.
From Sputnik International, the Israeli woman seeking a pardon after being convicted of drug trafficking partially admits guilt.
From The Moscow Times, according to a think tank, China has surpassed Russia as the world's no. 2 arms producer.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga calls for a "Christian conservative climate policy".
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban visits Krakow, Poland and Auschwitz.
From Hungary Today, natural gas delivery to Hungary via the TurkStream pipeline could start in two years.
From About Hungary, a member of the Fidesz-Christian Democrats alliance wins the mayoral election in Győr, Hungary.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's Supreme Court still has no president.
From Radio Prague, North Korean diplomats reportedly tried to smuggle military materials and drones out of the Czech Republic.
From Polskie Radio, speaking in Oświęcim, Poland, Polish President Andrzej Duda reminds the world that it must never forget the Holocaust. (The Auschwitz concentration camp was established in Oświęcim, and later expanded to include the nearby subcamps of Birkenau and Monowitz, the latter located in the town of Monowice. The two subcamps were later made into separate independent camps.)
From the CPH Post, Denmark registers the lowest number of asylum seekers since 2008.
From Deutsche Welle, 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Germany must do more to oppose anti-Semitism.
From the NL Times, police in Amsterdam find 30 stolen cell phones stuffed inside a suspect's bike shorts.
From Dutch News, the Dutch government looks to bring about 20 Dutch citizens home from Wuhan, China.
From The Brussels Times, windfarms in the Belgian commune of Wallonia can produce as much electricity as a nuclear reactor. (If you read French, read the story at Le Soir, whose name means "the evening".)
From EuroNews, how a modern-day Nazi hunter tracks down war criminals 75 years after the Holocaust.
From the Express, British people are furious at a Remainer who "condemns" a Brexit coin.
From the Evening Standard, Prince Andrew is reportedly "uncooperative" in the inquiry into the late Jeffery Epstein's alleged sex trafficking.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the Buckingham Palace sword attacker tells the Woolwich Crown Court that non-Muslims are "fair game".
From the (Irish) Independent, a Chinese student who traveled to Waterford, Ireland quarantines himself.
From the Irish Examiner, a challenge to the construction of a wind farm is fast-tracked to Ireland's Commercial Court.
And from The Conservative Woman, here's 50 pence for your thoughts, Remoaners.
From Free West Media, several young immigrants beat up a white teenager in Étampes, France.
From France24, France's armed forces minister warns the U.S. against pulling out of the Sahel region.
From RFI, on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, French President Emmanuel Macron urges people to fight against anti-Semitism.
From The Portugal News, according to a report, Roma in Portugal are still discriminated against.
From El País, Spain prepares to repatriate about 20 Spaniards from Wuhan, China.
From SwissInfo, The Swiss Federal Court rules that an Italian man living in Switzerland for 30 has been unfairly denied Swiss citizenship.
From ANSA, Italy mourns Kobe Bryant, who lived in the country during his childhood.
From the Malta Independent, former Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana finds a new job.
From Malta Today, the Maltese parliament commemorates the Holocaust on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovene survivors of Auschwitz mark the 75th anniversary of its liberation.
From Euractiv, Slovenia's prime minister resigns, which could result in early elections.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian Border Patrol tracks migrants using thermal imaging technology.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Serbian National Assembly goes to work on 20 bills.
From Ekathimerini, bonds of friendship form at the Pylos archaeological site near the Greek village of Hora.
From the Greek Reporter, "the Holocaust of Greek Jews".
From Novinite, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov goes to Poland on a working visit to participate in the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian survivors of the Holocaust tell their stories.
From Radio Bulgaria, the labor army and the rescue of Bulgarian Jews.
From Romania-Insider, the Romanian government assembles a team to monitor the coronavirus, but no cases have been recorded in Romania.
From Russia Today, a Japanese citizen is detained in Vladivostok, Russia for alleged spying.
From Sputnik International, the Israeli woman seeking a pardon after being convicted of drug trafficking partially admits guilt.
From The Moscow Times, according to a think tank, China has surpassed Russia as the world's no. 2 arms producer.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga calls for a "Christian conservative climate policy".
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban visits Krakow, Poland and Auschwitz.
From Hungary Today, natural gas delivery to Hungary via the TurkStream pipeline could start in two years.
From About Hungary, a member of the Fidesz-Christian Democrats alliance wins the mayoral election in Győr, Hungary.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's Supreme Court still has no president.
From Radio Prague, North Korean diplomats reportedly tried to smuggle military materials and drones out of the Czech Republic.
From Polskie Radio, speaking in Oświęcim, Poland, Polish President Andrzej Duda reminds the world that it must never forget the Holocaust. (The Auschwitz concentration camp was established in Oświęcim, and later expanded to include the nearby subcamps of Birkenau and Monowitz, the latter located in the town of Monowice. The two subcamps were later made into separate independent camps.)
From the CPH Post, Denmark registers the lowest number of asylum seekers since 2008.
From Deutsche Welle, 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Germany must do more to oppose anti-Semitism.
From the NL Times, police in Amsterdam find 30 stolen cell phones stuffed inside a suspect's bike shorts.
From Dutch News, the Dutch government looks to bring about 20 Dutch citizens home from Wuhan, China.
From The Brussels Times, windfarms in the Belgian commune of Wallonia can produce as much electricity as a nuclear reactor. (If you read French, read the story at Le Soir, whose name means "the evening".)
From EuroNews, how a modern-day Nazi hunter tracks down war criminals 75 years after the Holocaust.
From the Express, British people are furious at a Remainer who "condemns" a Brexit coin.
From the Evening Standard, Prince Andrew is reportedly "uncooperative" in the inquiry into the late Jeffery Epstein's alleged sex trafficking.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the Buckingham Palace sword attacker tells the Woolwich Crown Court that non-Muslims are "fair game".
From the (Irish) Independent, a Chinese student who traveled to Waterford, Ireland quarantines himself.
From the Irish Examiner, a challenge to the construction of a wind farm is fast-tracked to Ireland's Commercial Court.
And from The Conservative Woman, here's 50 pence for your thoughts, Remoaners.
Monday Mania - Part 1
On just another manic Monday, here are some more things going on:
From National Review, 15 flaws in congresscritter Adam Schiff's (D-Cal) impeachment case.
From FrontpageMag, end the impeachment circus, because the clowns are already here.
From Townhall, a Virginia Delegate can't define what an "assault weapon" is.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the Trump administration reconsiders U.S. aid to Lebanon, whose government is controlled by Hezbollah.
From the Washington Examiner, John Bolton needs to testify; no, he doesn't.
From The Federalist, no 2020 Democrat presidential candidate will align with Americans on abortion.
From American Thinker, the deep state's tapestry of deceit is starting to unravel.
From CNS News, at the 2008 Olympics games, Kobe Bryant called the United States "the greatest country in the world".
From LifeZette, an intelligence veteran recovers from a hit by the Clinton machine.
From NewsBusters, desparate networks hype an alleged "bombshell" from John Bolton.
From Canada Free Press, because of technology, your anonymity has "gone with the wind".
From CBC News, 19 people in Ontario are investigated for the coronavirus after one case is confirmed and another presumed.
From Global News, here's what we know about the global effort to find a vaccine for the coronavirus.
From CTV News, Canadian border officials seize $2.5 million worth of she-don't-lie at the Toronto Pearson International Airport.
From TeleSUR, students in Chile protest against an exam which they claim to be part of a profit and segregation system.
From Morocco World News, King Mohammed VI orders the repatriation of 100 Moroccan citizens from China.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish government starts an urban transformation project for cities hit by earthquakes.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish prosecutors investigate dozens of people for "provocative" posts on social media pertaining to the earthquake in eastern Turkey. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From Rûdaw, a Kurdish cleric who publicly endorses polygamy goes on trial for "insulting women".
From In-Cyprus, a bill to combat violence against women is expected to be ready in a few weeks.
From The Syrian Observer, Syria's foreign minister tells the U.N. that the Syrian army will continue to attack in the Aleppo and Idleb regions until terrorism is eradicated.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and U.S. President Trump meet in Washington.
From The Times Of Israel, ISIS announces a "new phase" of attacks, mainly against Israel.
From The Jerusalem Post, President Trump's peace plan is a "realistic vision".
From YNetNews, the security agency Shin Bet discovers and arrests a Hamas spy network operating within Israel.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry arrives in the U.S for some dam meetings.
From Egypt Today, according to its grand imam, Al-Azhar will open a religious center for heritage and renovation.
From StepFeed, a video allegedly showing the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant really shows a crash that happened in 2018 in the UAE.
From The New Arab, a Saudi man who uploaded a video of himself dressed as a devil faces five years in prison.
From Radio Farda, Iranian hardliners protest against Foreign Minister Zarif for his remarks about the possibility of talks with the U.S.
From IranWire, a portrait of an influential female Iranian chemist.
From Dawn, how landmines, IEDs and other explosives post a threat to people in tribal areas of Pakistan.
From The Express Tribune, a Hindu temple is vandalized in Chachro, Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, a political leader in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is arrested for sedition.
From Khaama Press, Taliban terorists claim to have shot down a U.S. plane.
From The Hans India, the West Bengal state assembly tables a resolution against the Citizenship Act.
From the Hindustan Times, the Indian government prepaers to evacuate more than 200 Indians from Wuhan, China.
From ANI, according to Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Citizenship Act was "not made to hurt the sentiments of any religion".
From India Today, India's Border Security Force shoots down a Pakistani drone near the border in the Jammu area.
From the Dhaka Tribune, medical teams work at Bangladeshi land ports and immigration check points to keep the coronavirus out.
From the Daily Mirror, a Chinese woman at a hospital in Angoda, Sri Lanka tests positive for the coronavirus.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's minister of power and energy tells the Ceylon Electricity Board to start work on 14 solar power projects. (Ceylon is another name for Sri Lanka.)
From News18, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board wants the Indian Supreme Court to rule against allowing non-Muslims to question Islamic law. (via Swarajya)
From OPIndia, a Pakistani Hindu girl is abducted from her own wedding, forced to marry a Muslim man, and forced to convert to Islam.
From Palestinian Media Watch, on Palestinian TV, what real hate looks like.
From Gatestone Institute, "truthophobia" in Turkey.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto advises the public to stat healthy, don't panic, and pray.
From The Straits Times, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Wuhan as the death toll from the coronavirus reaches 81.
From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian government temporarily suspends its immigration facilities for people from the Wuhan, China and the province of Hubei.
From Free Malaysia Today, don't hike the price of facemasks, warns Malaysia's domestic trade ministry.
From The Mainichi, researchers in Japan conduct a transplant of heart muscle tissue using stem cells known as iPS.
From The Stream, President Trump's defense team is "already on target".
From the New York Post, according to Trump, his Middle East peace plan has a chance despite its rejection by the Palestinians.
From Accuracy in Media, according to the Des Moines Register, Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) would "treat truth as something that matters".
From Breitbart, Trump defense lawyer Jane Raskin tells the Senate that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's (R) role in Ukraine was legitimate.
From Twitchy, failed presidential and current senatorial candidate John Hicklooper (D-CO) looses his cool speaking to a climate activist.
And from The Babylon Bee, for his performance before the Senate, congresscritter Adam Schiff receives a nomination for Best Actor. (I thus end this post with the same person with whom I started it. Congrats on your nomination, Mr. Schiff.)
From National Review, 15 flaws in congresscritter Adam Schiff's (D-Cal) impeachment case.
From FrontpageMag, end the impeachment circus, because the clowns are already here.
From Townhall, a Virginia Delegate can't define what an "assault weapon" is.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the Trump administration reconsiders U.S. aid to Lebanon, whose government is controlled by Hezbollah.
From the Washington Examiner, John Bolton needs to testify; no, he doesn't.
From The Federalist, no 2020 Democrat presidential candidate will align with Americans on abortion.
From American Thinker, the deep state's tapestry of deceit is starting to unravel.
From CNS News, at the 2008 Olympics games, Kobe Bryant called the United States "the greatest country in the world".
From LifeZette, an intelligence veteran recovers from a hit by the Clinton machine.
From NewsBusters, desparate networks hype an alleged "bombshell" from John Bolton.
From Canada Free Press, because of technology, your anonymity has "gone with the wind".
From CBC News, 19 people in Ontario are investigated for the coronavirus after one case is confirmed and another presumed.
From Global News, here's what we know about the global effort to find a vaccine for the coronavirus.
From CTV News, Canadian border officials seize $2.5 million worth of she-don't-lie at the Toronto Pearson International Airport.
From TeleSUR, students in Chile protest against an exam which they claim to be part of a profit and segregation system.
From Morocco World News, King Mohammed VI orders the repatriation of 100 Moroccan citizens from China.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish government starts an urban transformation project for cities hit by earthquakes.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish prosecutors investigate dozens of people for "provocative" posts on social media pertaining to the earthquake in eastern Turkey. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From Rûdaw, a Kurdish cleric who publicly endorses polygamy goes on trial for "insulting women".
From In-Cyprus, a bill to combat violence against women is expected to be ready in a few weeks.
From The Syrian Observer, Syria's foreign minister tells the U.N. that the Syrian army will continue to attack in the Aleppo and Idleb regions until terrorism is eradicated.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and U.S. President Trump meet in Washington.
From The Times Of Israel, ISIS announces a "new phase" of attacks, mainly against Israel.
From The Jerusalem Post, President Trump's peace plan is a "realistic vision".
From YNetNews, the security agency Shin Bet discovers and arrests a Hamas spy network operating within Israel.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry arrives in the U.S for some dam meetings.
From Egypt Today, according to its grand imam, Al-Azhar will open a religious center for heritage and renovation.
From StepFeed, a video allegedly showing the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant really shows a crash that happened in 2018 in the UAE.
From The New Arab, a Saudi man who uploaded a video of himself dressed as a devil faces five years in prison.
From Radio Farda, Iranian hardliners protest against Foreign Minister Zarif for his remarks about the possibility of talks with the U.S.
From IranWire, a portrait of an influential female Iranian chemist.
From Dawn, how landmines, IEDs and other explosives post a threat to people in tribal areas of Pakistan.
From The Express Tribune, a Hindu temple is vandalized in Chachro, Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, a political leader in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is arrested for sedition.
From Khaama Press, Taliban terorists claim to have shot down a U.S. plane.
From The Hans India, the West Bengal state assembly tables a resolution against the Citizenship Act.
From the Hindustan Times, the Indian government prepaers to evacuate more than 200 Indians from Wuhan, China.
From ANI, according to Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Citizenship Act was "not made to hurt the sentiments of any religion".
From India Today, India's Border Security Force shoots down a Pakistani drone near the border in the Jammu area.
From the Dhaka Tribune, medical teams work at Bangladeshi land ports and immigration check points to keep the coronavirus out.
From the Daily Mirror, a Chinese woman at a hospital in Angoda, Sri Lanka tests positive for the coronavirus.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's minister of power and energy tells the Ceylon Electricity Board to start work on 14 solar power projects. (Ceylon is another name for Sri Lanka.)
From News18, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board wants the Indian Supreme Court to rule against allowing non-Muslims to question Islamic law. (via Swarajya)
From OPIndia, a Pakistani Hindu girl is abducted from her own wedding, forced to marry a Muslim man, and forced to convert to Islam.
From Palestinian Media Watch, on Palestinian TV, what real hate looks like.
From Gatestone Institute, "truthophobia" in Turkey.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto advises the public to stat healthy, don't panic, and pray.
From The Straits Times, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Wuhan as the death toll from the coronavirus reaches 81.
From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian government temporarily suspends its immigration facilities for people from the Wuhan, China and the province of Hubei.
From Free Malaysia Today, don't hike the price of facemasks, warns Malaysia's domestic trade ministry.
From The Mainichi, researchers in Japan conduct a transplant of heart muscle tissue using stem cells known as iPS.
From The Stream, President Trump's defense team is "already on target".
From the New York Post, according to Trump, his Middle East peace plan has a chance despite its rejection by the Palestinians.
From Accuracy in Media, according to the Des Moines Register, Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) would "treat truth as something that matters".
From Breitbart, Trump defense lawyer Jane Raskin tells the Senate that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's (R) role in Ukraine was legitimate.
From Twitchy, failed presidential and current senatorial candidate John Hicklooper (D-CO) looses his cool speaking to a climate activist.
And from The Babylon Bee, for his performance before the Senate, congresscritter Adam Schiff receives a nomination for Best Actor. (I thus end this post with the same person with whom I started it. Congrats on your nomination, Mr. Schiff.)
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