As the last day of June hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From The Mainichi, the body of a 99-year-old victim of a tsunami that struck in 2011 is identified in Sendai, Japan.
From Vietnam Plus, Da Nang, Vietnam sees its first negative economic growth in over 20 years.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's exports hit an 11-year low due to the coronavirus.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia elevates three judges to its Court of Appeal, two of whom are women.
From The Straits Times, Singapore gets ready for its next general election.
From The Jakarta Post, is Indonesian President Joko Widodo "finally getting the message"?
From Maldives Insider, cafes, restaurants and offices in the Maldive Islands will be allowed to open tomorrow.
From the Daily Mirror, a Buddhist monk petitions Sri Lanka's Supreme Court to prosecute any living terrorist who participated in the Aranthalawa massacre in 1987.
From the Colombo Page, 1,441 people in Sri Lanka are sent to self-quarantine for not wearing face mask while in public.
From the Dhaka Tribune, according to a Bangladeshi state minister, the perpetrators of the boat capsizing in the Buriganga river will not be spared punishment.
From The Hans India, a video purporting to show health workers in the Indian state of Karnataka dumping dead bodies results in outrage.
From the Hindustan Times, more on India's banning Chinese apps.
From ANI, an encounter breaks out between Indian security forces and terrorists in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, 23 districts and 1.5 million people are affected by floods in the Indian state of Assam.
From Khaama Press, in the province of Jawzjan, Afghan security forces send at least seven Taliban terrorists to their virgins.
From Dawn, the E.U. suspends the authorization for Pakistan International Airlines to operate in Europe for six months.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani government will take up the alleged "Indian role" in the recent attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange with the U.S.
From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, there is "no doubt" that India was involved in the attack.
From Radio Farda, an explosion in a health care center in Tehran kills 13 people.
From IranWire, an Iranian court sentences a dissident journalist to death.
From The New Arab, a nurse leads the battle against the coronavirus in Mosul, Iraq.
From Step Feed, is the shift towards sustainability itself sustainable?
From the Saudi Gazette, the Saudi Arabian economy contracts by 1 percent in the first quarter due to the plunge in oil prices.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, an Ethiopian singer/songwriter is shot dead in Addis Ababa.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian police kill two wanted terrorists in the North Sinai region.
From Egypt Today, the Federation of Egyptian banks denies funding any dam bonds.
From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli security forces, Hezbollah recruits Israeli citizens.
From The Times Of Israel, after meeting with U.S. envoys, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu indicates that the annexation of the Jordan Valley will be delayed.
From The Jerusalem Post, according to an opinion column, the "annexation might be right, but Netanyahu's process is flawed".
From YNetNews, the city of Ashdod becomes the latest coronavirus hotspot in Israel.
From The Syrian Observer, Syrian government forces encircle a bar association office in the city of Suweida.
From In-Cyprus, cultural events in Nicosia, Cyprus make a "tentative" comeback.
From Rûdaw, the Turkish army bolsters its positions in the Iraqi region of Kurdistan.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, Turkey is conducting the largest anti-narcotics operation in its history.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey will reportedly need Russia's permission if it wants to re-export its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems.
From Morocco World News, Spain wants the reopening of its borders with Morocco to be a two-way street.
And from Gatestone Institute, "the corporate thought police".
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Stories For The End Of June - Part 1
On a warm Tuesday at the end of June, here are some things going on:
From National Review, thanks to the woke "shamans", we're in an "age of superstition".
From FrontpageMag, calling racism a health crisis won't help black Americans.
From Townhall, the Supreme Court bolsters religious freedom by overturning a Montana law. (This time, Chief Justice Roberts sided with his conservative colleagues.)
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to documents, BLM activists funnel donations to their own companies.
From the Washington Examiner, we might not want to take down the statue of Columbus in New York, says........congresscritter AOC (D-NY)?
From The Federalist, why rioters will go after Christianity if they're not stopped.
From American Thinker, it's time to expose the fraud that led to the founding of BLM.
From CNS News, according to conservative writer Brent Bozell, vandalism against statues is not about fighting racism but tearing down America.
From LifeZette, some Democrats call Mount Rushmore a symbol of white supremacy.
From NewsBusters, HBO host John Oliver has never returned to Tara Reade's allegations against former Vice President Biden as he had promised.
From Canada Free Press, BLM, ProFa, Frederick Douglass and defending the Constitution.
From CBC News, the media will not be allowed to cover a parole board hearing for a convicted sex offender from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
From Global News, the Canadian province of Alberta increases its limit on outdoor gatherings to 200 people.
From CTV News, Canadian have options to virtually celebrate Canada Day.
From TeleSUR, several hospitals in La Paz, Bolivia cease admissions due to lack of personnel and security equipment.
From The Portugal News, the border reopens between the Portuguese region of Algarve and the Spanish region of Andalusia.
From El País, Spain resorted to its "gag law" more than ever during its coronavirus lockdown.
From Free West Media, the Spanish party Vox rallies to defend a statue of Christopher Columbus in Barcelona.
From France24, a part of France where the coronavirus is still raging.
From RFI, France investigates thousand of false coronavirus benefit claims.
From SwissInfo, over 112,000 people were turned away at the Swiss border during Switzerland's coronavirus lockdown.
From ANSA, the Forza Italia party calls for an inquiry after a report that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was the victim of a plot.
From the Malta Independent, five things to keep in mind while traveling through Malta International Airport.
From Malta Today, dog lovers in Malta are "barking mad" that they can't take their pets into restaurants due to the coronavirus.
From Total Slovenia News, how to enjoy getting wet in Slovenia.
From Total Croatia News, what are the security cameras in the old town of Split, Croatia looking for? (If you read Croatian, read the story at Slobodna Dalmacija.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Croatia opens its borders to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite E.U. recommendations to the contrary.
From Balkan Insight, protesters jeer Serbia's prime minister and health minister over alleged coronavirus "failures" as they visit the region of Sandzak.
From Ekathimerini, Greece drafts a bill to ban single-use plastics.
From the Greek Reporter, Turkish fighter jets reportedly fly over the Greek island of Agathonisi.
From Novinite, Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issues four new orders for dealing with the coronavirus epidemic.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian hospitals bolster their intensive care capacity.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria asks Greece to clarify its border crossing regime.
From Romania-Insider, Știrbei Palace in Bucharest will undergo refurbishment.
From Russia Today, according to a Russian scientist, genetics and blood type can determine the risk of death from the coronavirus.
From Sputnik International, President Putin calls on the Russian people to vote on amendments to the country's constitution.
From The Moscow Times, according to Russian officials, the story in The New York Times about alleged bounties offered to the Taliban for killing U.S. troops is male bovine waste.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban urges a fair budget for the E.U.
From Daily News Hungary, speaking in Ankara, Turkey, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto wants the E.U. to "finally leave behind hypocrisy and double-dealing".
From Hungary Today, Hungary sees the recent rise in coronavirus cases in Europe as a warning.
From About Hungary, a Czech national is arrested for allegedly trying to help six Syrian migrants cross the border between Hungary and Austria.
From The Slovak Spectator, schools in Slovakia end their coronavirus-marked year today.
From Radio Prague, the Czech government proposes a flat income tax for entrepreneurs.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish presidential election heads to a runoff.
From EuroNews, who is Polish presidential contender Rafał Trzaskowski?
From the CPH Post, electric and hybrid car sales soar in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany will raise its minimum wage despite the coronavirus pandemic.
From the NL Times, the ban on smoking in public in the Netherlands is extended to include e-cigarettes.
From Dutch News, alcohol use by Dutch teenagers is no longer declining.
From VRT NWS, Belgian King Filip expresses the "deepest regret" for what Belgium did in the Congo.
From The Brussels Times, what Phase 4 means for summer in Belgium.
From Euractiv, the E.U.'s climate transition requires people who mine minerals instead of coal.
From the Express, Denmark's plan to keep its "historical access" to the U.K.'s waters is exposed.
From the Evening Standard, Airbus announces a cut of 1,700 jobs in the U.K. as part of its response to the coronavirus.
From the (U.K.) Independent, former U.K. Prime Minister May criticizes Prime Minister Johnson over his choice for national security advisor.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish authorities launch an investigation into whether the funeral of a former IRA member violated coronavirus regulations.
From the Irish Examiner, former Sinn Féin president Jerry Adams delivers a "broadside" against Ireland's new coalition government for not including his party.
From The Conservative Woman, the first group of British people who deserve to be portrayed as statues.
From The Stream, why "spikes" and "surges" in new coronavirus cases should not cause panic.
From The Daily Signal, attacks on monuments are only the start of the far left's war against Western values.
From Military History Matters, some museums and events for this coming July and August.
From the New York Post, some baseball MVPs want the name of commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis removed from the award.
And from Twitchy, if George Washington deserves to be canceled, why should Alexander Hamilton get a pass?
From National Review, thanks to the woke "shamans", we're in an "age of superstition".
From FrontpageMag, calling racism a health crisis won't help black Americans.
From Townhall, the Supreme Court bolsters religious freedom by overturning a Montana law. (This time, Chief Justice Roberts sided with his conservative colleagues.)
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to documents, BLM activists funnel donations to their own companies.
From the Washington Examiner, we might not want to take down the statue of Columbus in New York, says........congresscritter AOC (D-NY)?
From The Federalist, why rioters will go after Christianity if they're not stopped.
From American Thinker, it's time to expose the fraud that led to the founding of BLM.
From CNS News, according to conservative writer Brent Bozell, vandalism against statues is not about fighting racism but tearing down America.
From LifeZette, some Democrats call Mount Rushmore a symbol of white supremacy.
From NewsBusters, HBO host John Oliver has never returned to Tara Reade's allegations against former Vice President Biden as he had promised.
From Canada Free Press, BLM, ProFa, Frederick Douglass and defending the Constitution.
From CBC News, the media will not be allowed to cover a parole board hearing for a convicted sex offender from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
From Global News, the Canadian province of Alberta increases its limit on outdoor gatherings to 200 people.
From CTV News, Canadian have options to virtually celebrate Canada Day.
From TeleSUR, several hospitals in La Paz, Bolivia cease admissions due to lack of personnel and security equipment.
From The Portugal News, the border reopens between the Portuguese region of Algarve and the Spanish region of Andalusia.
From El País, Spain resorted to its "gag law" more than ever during its coronavirus lockdown.
From Free West Media, the Spanish party Vox rallies to defend a statue of Christopher Columbus in Barcelona.
From France24, a part of France where the coronavirus is still raging.
From RFI, France investigates thousand of false coronavirus benefit claims.
From SwissInfo, over 112,000 people were turned away at the Swiss border during Switzerland's coronavirus lockdown.
From ANSA, the Forza Italia party calls for an inquiry after a report that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was the victim of a plot.
From the Malta Independent, five things to keep in mind while traveling through Malta International Airport.
From Malta Today, dog lovers in Malta are "barking mad" that they can't take their pets into restaurants due to the coronavirus.
From Total Slovenia News, how to enjoy getting wet in Slovenia.
From Total Croatia News, what are the security cameras in the old town of Split, Croatia looking for? (If you read Croatian, read the story at Slobodna Dalmacija.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Croatia opens its borders to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite E.U. recommendations to the contrary.
From Balkan Insight, protesters jeer Serbia's prime minister and health minister over alleged coronavirus "failures" as they visit the region of Sandzak.
From Ekathimerini, Greece drafts a bill to ban single-use plastics.
From the Greek Reporter, Turkish fighter jets reportedly fly over the Greek island of Agathonisi.
From Novinite, Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issues four new orders for dealing with the coronavirus epidemic.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian hospitals bolster their intensive care capacity.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria asks Greece to clarify its border crossing regime.
From Romania-Insider, Știrbei Palace in Bucharest will undergo refurbishment.
From Russia Today, according to a Russian scientist, genetics and blood type can determine the risk of death from the coronavirus.
From Sputnik International, President Putin calls on the Russian people to vote on amendments to the country's constitution.
From The Moscow Times, according to Russian officials, the story in The New York Times about alleged bounties offered to the Taliban for killing U.S. troops is male bovine waste.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban urges a fair budget for the E.U.
From Daily News Hungary, speaking in Ankara, Turkey, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto wants the E.U. to "finally leave behind hypocrisy and double-dealing".
From Hungary Today, Hungary sees the recent rise in coronavirus cases in Europe as a warning.
From About Hungary, a Czech national is arrested for allegedly trying to help six Syrian migrants cross the border between Hungary and Austria.
From The Slovak Spectator, schools in Slovakia end their coronavirus-marked year today.
From Radio Prague, the Czech government proposes a flat income tax for entrepreneurs.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish presidential election heads to a runoff.
From EuroNews, who is Polish presidential contender Rafał Trzaskowski?
From the CPH Post, electric and hybrid car sales soar in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany will raise its minimum wage despite the coronavirus pandemic.
From the NL Times, the ban on smoking in public in the Netherlands is extended to include e-cigarettes.
From Dutch News, alcohol use by Dutch teenagers is no longer declining.
From VRT NWS, Belgian King Filip expresses the "deepest regret" for what Belgium did in the Congo.
From The Brussels Times, what Phase 4 means for summer in Belgium.
From Euractiv, the E.U.'s climate transition requires people who mine minerals instead of coal.
From the Express, Denmark's plan to keep its "historical access" to the U.K.'s waters is exposed.
From the Evening Standard, Airbus announces a cut of 1,700 jobs in the U.K. as part of its response to the coronavirus.
From the (U.K.) Independent, former U.K. Prime Minister May criticizes Prime Minister Johnson over his choice for national security advisor.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish authorities launch an investigation into whether the funeral of a former IRA member violated coronavirus regulations.
From the Irish Examiner, former Sinn Féin president Jerry Adams delivers a "broadside" against Ireland's new coalition government for not including his party.
From The Conservative Woman, the first group of British people who deserve to be portrayed as statues.
From The Stream, why "spikes" and "surges" in new coronavirus cases should not cause panic.
From The Daily Signal, attacks on monuments are only the start of the far left's war against Western values.
From Military History Matters, some museums and events for this coming July and August.
From the New York Post, some baseball MVPs want the name of commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis removed from the award.
And from Twitchy, if George Washington deserves to be canceled, why should Alexander Hamilton get a pass?
Monday, June 29, 2020
Monday Links - Part 2
As a warm sunny Monday at the end of June hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, the French party National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, wins big in some municipal elections.
From EuroNews, five takeaways from the French municipal elections.
From France24, left-wing French greens also do well in the municipal elections.
From RFI, operators prepare to shut down France's oldest nuclear power plant.
From El País, Spain plans to close half of its coal-fired power plants.
From The Portugal News, more than 80 percent of Portuguese health professions infected with the coronavirus have gone back to work.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss government blocks 88 foreign online gaming sites.
From Euractiv, Italy is no longer in E.U.'s top five countries for asylum seekers.
From the Malta Independent, according to an astrophysicist, light pollution in Malta is getting worse.
From Malta Today, Maltese police arrest 11 migrants in connection with a riot at the Hal Far detention center.
From Total Slovenia News, hotels on Slovenia's coast see a high demand, mainly from Slovenes, Austrian and Germans.
From Total Croatia News, eight airline return to the Zagreb, Croatia airport this week. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Croatian Aviation.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Montenegro issues 41 warrants for continuous tracking of people and legal entities.
From Balkan Insight, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci offers to resign if the war crime indictment against him is "confirmed".
From Ekathimerini, authorities in Piraeus, Greece arrest two suspected drug traffickers and seize over 11 kilos of pure heroin.
From the Greek Reporter, a homesick Greek student at Aberdeen University in Scotland rides his bicycle back to Athens.
From Novinite, at least 60 people at a car parts factory in Smolyan, Bulgaria test positive for the coroanvirus.
From The Sofia Globe, the number of foreign visitors to Bulgaria for this past May was 87.3 percent lower than a year earlier.
From Radio Bulgaria, musicians perform on Wednesdays at Sofia's Borisova Gradina Park.
From Romania-Insider, a former Romanian politician is indicted for abuse of office. (If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Russia Today, the Afghanistan "bounty" story by The New York Times is not about Russia but about domestic U.S. politics.
From Sputnik International, Russia's space agency Roscosmos reveals the cost of its heavy-lift rocket Angara.
From The Moscow Times, a look at Russia's environmental disasters in the Arctic.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary could not stop the Trianon, even with military success. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at 24HU.)
From Hungary Today, the Hungarian roots of the Liverpool soccer anthem You'll Never Walk Alone.
From About Hungary, the Hungarian government offers further support for couples who have children.
From The Slovak Spectator, a painting by Miroslav Matuščin at the Tricklandia gallery in Starý Smokovec, Slovakia changes before your eyes.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic will open consular offices in Burgas, Bulgaria and the Croatian cities of Rijeka and Split for this summer.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish presidential election appears to be headed for a runoff.
From the CPH Post, Denmark's Crown Princess Mary is appointed president of her country's branch of the World Wildlife Fund.
From Deutsche Welle, according to an opinion column, religion is still relevant in Germany even as its churches lose members.
From the NL Times, a suspect in the death of a Rotterdam teenager claims to not remember events from the last day he was seen alive.
From Dutch News, the Dutch tourist board promotes "hidden gems" to visit for post-coronavirus tourism. (The article's picture is from the city of Delft, which I visited in 2017. See this blog's archives for May of that year. If you read Dutch, read the story at Het Parool.)
From VRT NWS, 400 people show up at the Menin Gate in Ieper, Belgium despite a ban on spectators for the city's Last Post ceremony. (I visited Ieper and its Menin Gate in 2005 during my trip to Belgium. It built by the British to honor their 55,000 troops who died in and around Ieper during World War I.)
From The Brussels Times, the Ancienne Belgique concert hall in Brussels will resume holding concerts in September.
From the Express, 36 cities and counties in the U.K. that could face a new coronavirus lockdown.
From the Evening Standard, researchers at Glasgow University develop a new low-cost ventilator.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a local lockdown is imposed in Leicester, England.
From the (Irish) Independent, new Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin defends his appointment Dara Calleary as Deputy Government Whip.
From the Irish Examiner, Calleary was reportedly "angry" that he was not appointed to a ministerial position. (For some reason, both the Irish Examiner and the Independent have omitted the accent over the "a" in the Taoiseach's first name.)
From The Conservative Woman, a website known as the Vault will record the vandalism in the U.K. during 2020.
And from Snouts in the Trough, the U.K. police show that kissing rear end does not earn respect.
From Free West Media, the French party National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, wins big in some municipal elections.
From EuroNews, five takeaways from the French municipal elections.
From France24, left-wing French greens also do well in the municipal elections.
From RFI, operators prepare to shut down France's oldest nuclear power plant.
From El País, Spain plans to close half of its coal-fired power plants.
From The Portugal News, more than 80 percent of Portuguese health professions infected with the coronavirus have gone back to work.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss government blocks 88 foreign online gaming sites.
From Euractiv, Italy is no longer in E.U.'s top five countries for asylum seekers.
From the Malta Independent, according to an astrophysicist, light pollution in Malta is getting worse.
From Malta Today, Maltese police arrest 11 migrants in connection with a riot at the Hal Far detention center.
From Total Slovenia News, hotels on Slovenia's coast see a high demand, mainly from Slovenes, Austrian and Germans.
From Total Croatia News, eight airline return to the Zagreb, Croatia airport this week. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Croatian Aviation.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Montenegro issues 41 warrants for continuous tracking of people and legal entities.
From Balkan Insight, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci offers to resign if the war crime indictment against him is "confirmed".
From Ekathimerini, authorities in Piraeus, Greece arrest two suspected drug traffickers and seize over 11 kilos of pure heroin.
From the Greek Reporter, a homesick Greek student at Aberdeen University in Scotland rides his bicycle back to Athens.
From Novinite, at least 60 people at a car parts factory in Smolyan, Bulgaria test positive for the coroanvirus.
From The Sofia Globe, the number of foreign visitors to Bulgaria for this past May was 87.3 percent lower than a year earlier.
From Radio Bulgaria, musicians perform on Wednesdays at Sofia's Borisova Gradina Park.
From Romania-Insider, a former Romanian politician is indicted for abuse of office. (If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Russia Today, the Afghanistan "bounty" story by The New York Times is not about Russia but about domestic U.S. politics.
From Sputnik International, Russia's space agency Roscosmos reveals the cost of its heavy-lift rocket Angara.
From The Moscow Times, a look at Russia's environmental disasters in the Arctic.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary could not stop the Trianon, even with military success. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at 24HU.)
From Hungary Today, the Hungarian roots of the Liverpool soccer anthem You'll Never Walk Alone.
From About Hungary, the Hungarian government offers further support for couples who have children.
From The Slovak Spectator, a painting by Miroslav Matuščin at the Tricklandia gallery in Starý Smokovec, Slovakia changes before your eyes.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic will open consular offices in Burgas, Bulgaria and the Croatian cities of Rijeka and Split for this summer.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish presidential election appears to be headed for a runoff.
From the CPH Post, Denmark's Crown Princess Mary is appointed president of her country's branch of the World Wildlife Fund.
From Deutsche Welle, according to an opinion column, religion is still relevant in Germany even as its churches lose members.
From the NL Times, a suspect in the death of a Rotterdam teenager claims to not remember events from the last day he was seen alive.
From Dutch News, the Dutch tourist board promotes "hidden gems" to visit for post-coronavirus tourism. (The article's picture is from the city of Delft, which I visited in 2017. See this blog's archives for May of that year. If you read Dutch, read the story at Het Parool.)
From VRT NWS, 400 people show up at the Menin Gate in Ieper, Belgium despite a ban on spectators for the city's Last Post ceremony. (I visited Ieper and its Menin Gate in 2005 during my trip to Belgium. It built by the British to honor their 55,000 troops who died in and around Ieper during World War I.)
From The Brussels Times, the Ancienne Belgique concert hall in Brussels will resume holding concerts in September.
From the Express, 36 cities and counties in the U.K. that could face a new coronavirus lockdown.
From the Evening Standard, researchers at Glasgow University develop a new low-cost ventilator.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a local lockdown is imposed in Leicester, England.
From the (Irish) Independent, new Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin defends his appointment Dara Calleary as Deputy Government Whip.
From the Irish Examiner, Calleary was reportedly "angry" that he was not appointed to a ministerial position. (For some reason, both the Irish Examiner and the Independent have omitted the accent over the "a" in the Taoiseach's first name.)
From The Conservative Woman, a website known as the Vault will record the vandalism in the U.K. during 2020.
And from Snouts in the Trough, the U.K. police show that kissing rear end does not earn respect.
Monday Links - Part 1
On the last Monday of June, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the silent majority needs to stand up.
From FrontpageMag, BLM is not just communist, but anti-Semitic.
From Townhall, will former Vice President Biden be asked about lying about targeting General Flynn.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Chief Justice Roberts joins his liberal SCOTUS colleagues to strike down a Louisiana abortion law.
From the Washington Examiner, activists set up a guillotine outside the D.C. home of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
From The Federalist, "flattening the curve" has become bait and switch.
From American Thinker, we're in a war for free speech.
From CNS News, Vice President Pence correctly describes BLM.
From LifeZette, a vandal in Kalispell, Montana pulls down a courthouse Ten Commandments monument.
From NewsBusters, TV news has no time for the woman who accuses Biden of sexual assault.
From CBC News, 25 coronavirus cases in Kingston, Ontario, Canada are traced to a nail salon.
From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will end his daily coronavirus briefings.
From CTV News, the Canadian province of Ontario reports a "significant spike" in new coronavirus cases.
From TeleSUR, Venezuela imposes coronavirus quarantines in 12 states.
From Morocco World News, a Moroccan company produces the first all-Moroccan infrared thermometers.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to a Turkish doctor, only 8 in 1,000 people in the country are immune to the coronavirus.
From Rûdaw, Iran issues an arrest warrant for U.S. President Trump over the death of General Qasem Soleimani.
From In-Cyprus, Cyprus adjusts its lists of A and B countries regarding coronavirus risks.
From The Syrian Observer, a war criminal wins an election in Hama, Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, if you have 300 million Israeli sheqels lying around, you can purchase the home of the U.S. ambassador in Herzliya Pituach near Tel Aviv.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel scales back its limit on gatherings to 50 people due to rising coronavirus cases.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel will give official accreditation to female Torah scholars.
From YNetNews, Israeli advocates want their government to declare sovereignty over ancient Jewish sites in the West Bank.
From the Egypt Independent, according to Egypt's health ministry, an Egyptian-made coronavirus drug will be available in two weeks.
From Egypt Today, the Grand Egyptian Museum is 90 percent complete.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, a kilo of Ethiopian coffee sells for the equivalent of $407 at auction.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. pledge to confront Iran's illegal behavior.
From The New Arab, despite U.S. sanctions, Egypt and the UAE still buy "oil derivatives" from Iran.
From Radio Farda, could compromise help extend the U.N.'s arms embargo on Iran?
From IranWire, how the "paranoid" Iranian regime turned against its people.
From Dawn, four terrorists attempt to storm the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi kill four people and end up dead themselves.
From The Express Tribune, more on the attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.
From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, India may have had a hand in the attack. (Due to the rather unfriendly relations between the two countries, I believe that Pakistani accusations against India and vice versa should be given some NaCl.)
From Khaama Press, the Taliban releases 21 more prisoners who are Afghan government personnel.
From The Hans India, the Indian government bans 59 mobile apps regarded as prejudicial to the country's sovereignty and integrity.
From the Hindustan Times, riding bicycles, camel carts and other vehicles, Indians protest against government-mandated increase to fuel prices.
From ANI, India's Border Security Force finds a cattle carcass on the border with Bangladesh.
From India Today, police in Mumbai, India size 7,000 vehicles for being used to travel more than two kilometers from the residences of their respective owners.
From the Dhaka Tribune, 32 people are killed when a boat capsizes in the Buriganga River.
From the Daily Mirror, daycare centers in Sri Lanka will reopen on July 6th.
From the Colombo Page, two people are arrested in Homagama, Sri Lanka for allegedly hiding 12 guns belonging to a criminal gang.
From Maldives Insider, the resort company Aitken Spence donates protective equipment to the Maldivian government to combat the coronavirus.
From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian considers allowing the Bank of Indonesia to buy "zero-coupon" bonds.
From The Straits Times, China's new security laws for Hong Kong reportedly include "red lines".
From the Borneo Post, water parks and theme parks in Malaysia will be allowed to reopen on July 1st.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to the NGO Doctors Without Borders, Rohingya trying to reach Malaysia on boats do not present a coronavirus risk.
From Vietnam Plus, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam considers building elevated roads to ease its traffic congestion.
From The Mainichi, volunteers in Fukuoka, Japan save kittens from extermination.
From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian officials show their hypocrisy on "executions".
From The Stream, debunking the myth that Christian artists usually portray Jesus as looking like a northern European.
From The Daily Signal, a young American explains why the electoral college is still the best way to elect a president.
From The American Conservative, why consolidation resulting from the coronavirus could kill independent pharmacies.
From the New York Post, a fitness influencer based in Dubai, UAE exposes the fakery in swimsuit photography.
And from The Babylon Bee, the cartoon show The Simpsons will only use voice actors who dye their skin yellow.
From National Review, the silent majority needs to stand up.
From FrontpageMag, BLM is not just communist, but anti-Semitic.
From Townhall, will former Vice President Biden be asked about lying about targeting General Flynn.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Chief Justice Roberts joins his liberal SCOTUS colleagues to strike down a Louisiana abortion law.
From the Washington Examiner, activists set up a guillotine outside the D.C. home of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
From The Federalist, "flattening the curve" has become bait and switch.
From American Thinker, we're in a war for free speech.
From CNS News, Vice President Pence correctly describes BLM.
From LifeZette, a vandal in Kalispell, Montana pulls down a courthouse Ten Commandments monument.
From NewsBusters, TV news has no time for the woman who accuses Biden of sexual assault.
From CBC News, 25 coronavirus cases in Kingston, Ontario, Canada are traced to a nail salon.
From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will end his daily coronavirus briefings.
From CTV News, the Canadian province of Ontario reports a "significant spike" in new coronavirus cases.
From TeleSUR, Venezuela imposes coronavirus quarantines in 12 states.
From Morocco World News, a Moroccan company produces the first all-Moroccan infrared thermometers.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to a Turkish doctor, only 8 in 1,000 people in the country are immune to the coronavirus.
From Rûdaw, Iran issues an arrest warrant for U.S. President Trump over the death of General Qasem Soleimani.
From In-Cyprus, Cyprus adjusts its lists of A and B countries regarding coronavirus risks.
From The Syrian Observer, a war criminal wins an election in Hama, Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, if you have 300 million Israeli sheqels lying around, you can purchase the home of the U.S. ambassador in Herzliya Pituach near Tel Aviv.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel scales back its limit on gatherings to 50 people due to rising coronavirus cases.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel will give official accreditation to female Torah scholars.
From YNetNews, Israeli advocates want their government to declare sovereignty over ancient Jewish sites in the West Bank.
From the Egypt Independent, according to Egypt's health ministry, an Egyptian-made coronavirus drug will be available in two weeks.
From Egypt Today, the Grand Egyptian Museum is 90 percent complete.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, a kilo of Ethiopian coffee sells for the equivalent of $407 at auction.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. pledge to confront Iran's illegal behavior.
From The New Arab, despite U.S. sanctions, Egypt and the UAE still buy "oil derivatives" from Iran.
From Radio Farda, could compromise help extend the U.N.'s arms embargo on Iran?
From IranWire, how the "paranoid" Iranian regime turned against its people.
From Dawn, four terrorists attempt to storm the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi kill four people and end up dead themselves.
From The Express Tribune, more on the attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.
From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, India may have had a hand in the attack. (Due to the rather unfriendly relations between the two countries, I believe that Pakistani accusations against India and vice versa should be given some NaCl.)
From Khaama Press, the Taliban releases 21 more prisoners who are Afghan government personnel.
From The Hans India, the Indian government bans 59 mobile apps regarded as prejudicial to the country's sovereignty and integrity.
From the Hindustan Times, riding bicycles, camel carts and other vehicles, Indians protest against government-mandated increase to fuel prices.
From ANI, India's Border Security Force finds a cattle carcass on the border with Bangladesh.
From India Today, police in Mumbai, India size 7,000 vehicles for being used to travel more than two kilometers from the residences of their respective owners.
From the Dhaka Tribune, 32 people are killed when a boat capsizes in the Buriganga River.
From the Daily Mirror, daycare centers in Sri Lanka will reopen on July 6th.
From the Colombo Page, two people are arrested in Homagama, Sri Lanka for allegedly hiding 12 guns belonging to a criminal gang.
From Maldives Insider, the resort company Aitken Spence donates protective equipment to the Maldivian government to combat the coronavirus.
From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian considers allowing the Bank of Indonesia to buy "zero-coupon" bonds.
From The Straits Times, China's new security laws for Hong Kong reportedly include "red lines".
From the Borneo Post, water parks and theme parks in Malaysia will be allowed to reopen on July 1st.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to the NGO Doctors Without Borders, Rohingya trying to reach Malaysia on boats do not present a coronavirus risk.
From Vietnam Plus, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam considers building elevated roads to ease its traffic congestion.
From The Mainichi, volunteers in Fukuoka, Japan save kittens from extermination.
From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian officials show their hypocrisy on "executions".
From The Stream, debunking the myth that Christian artists usually portray Jesus as looking like a northern European.
From The Daily Signal, a young American explains why the electoral college is still the best way to elect a president.
From The American Conservative, why consolidation resulting from the coronavirus could kill independent pharmacies.
From the New York Post, a fitness influencer based in Dubai, UAE exposes the fakery in swimsuit photography.
And from The Babylon Bee, the cartoon show The Simpsons will only use voice actors who dye their skin yellow.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Sunday Stuff
On another very warm Sunday, here are some things going on:
From Townhall, a columnist recalls his experience with "white privilege".
From The Washington Free Beacon, four people are arrested in connection with damage to a statue of Andrew Jackson near the White House.
From the Washington Examiner, according to Vice President Pence, deaths from the coronavirus decrease even as new cases increase.
From American Thinker, the coronavirus face mask becomes "the American niqaab".
From LifeZette, a BLM mob goes to Hollywood (and not to make movies).
From NewsBusters, TV host Chuck Todd lets Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) twist the truth on coronavirus deaths in nursing homes and lecture about Florida and Texas.
From Canada Free Press, "the left is not whistling Dixie".
From CBC News, Canadian First Nation leaders worry that money earmarked for reclaiming inactive oil and gas wells will not be used to clean up their land.
From TeleSUR, Brazil reports over 1,000 deaths from the coronavirus in 24 hours.
From The Conservative Woman, doesn't the Arsenal Football Club realize that BLM is on the left?
From the Express, the U.K. division of BLM supports the Palestinians against Israel.
From Free West Media, the Glasgow knife attacker complained about food. (The article cites The Telegraph, but does not provide a link.)
From the Irish Examiner, new Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin is welcomed home in his town of Ballinlough.
From The Brussels Times, Belgian parliamentcritter Kalvin Soiresse Njall wants the comic Tintin in Congo to be contextualized, but not scapped.
From the NL Times, an art museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands drops its name from social media since it comes from a controversial naval officer.
From Deutsche Welle, the coronavirus outbreak at a Tönnies meat processing plant has spread to the nearby city of Gütersloh.
From Polskie Radio, Poles go to the polls (pun intended).
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic needs teachers.
From The Slovak Spectator, a 7.5-kilometer scooter route opens in Jelšava, Slovakia.
From the Hungary Journal, a left-wing district mayor in Budapest "praises" Hitler. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hir TV.)
From Russia Today, according to Russian President Putin, allegations that the coronavirus is man-made are not backed by evidence.
From The Sofia Globe, when camping in Bulgaria, please use only designated campsites.
From the Greek Reporter, a magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits the Greek island of Rhodes.
From Total Croatia News, could Croatia go from the coronavirus straight into tourism?
From Total Slovenia News, open-air cinema comes to 18 Slovenian cities and towns this summer.
From the Malta Independent, six little-known facts about Jean de Valette, who founded Valletta, Malta.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland's migration office plans job cuts, due to the decreasing number of number of asylum seekers.
From France24, a live blog on France's local elections.
From EuroNews, the French cosmetic company L'Oreal will remove words such as "whitening" and "fair" from their products.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese town of Câmara de Oleiros offers transparent face masks, so that hard-of-hearing people can read lips.
From Morocco World News, the organization La Tribu Des Quad'Pattes tries to help stray animals in Morocco.
From Turkish Minute, nine civilians and 15 military personnel are detained for alleged Gülen links.
From Rûdaw, the Iraqi province of Erbil is put under a lockdown of five days due to the coronavirus.
From In-Cyprus, a highway running between the Cypriot cities of Nicosia and Limassol is blocked by spilled hay.
From Arutz Sheva, gay pride events are held in Israel.
From YNetNews, Israel's Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council kicks the channel GOD TV off the air.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt will manufacture passenger rail cars equivalent to those made by the Russian-Hungarian company Transmashholding.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, according to an African Union leader, over 90 percent of the dam issues have been resolved.
From the Saudi Gazette, the agency in charge of the Grande Mosque in Mecca is working out its plan for crowd control.
From The New Arab, the birthplace of Jesus, now in the West Bank, is closed for 48 hours due to a spike in coronavirus cases.
From Radio Farda, the power produced by Iran's hydroelectric plants is half of what is was in 2019 due to much lower rainfall.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani army shoots down another Indian spy drone along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From the Hindustan Times, locusts invade the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
From the Dhaka Tribune, northern Bangladesh is hit by "rampaging" floods.
From the Colombo Page, according President Maithripala Sirisena's media unit, reports of the World Muslim League donating money to Sri Lanka for victims of the Easter Sunday attacks are false.
From Khabarhub, an al-Shabaab commander from Nepal has reportedly been sent to his virgins.
From International Quran News Agency, a Moroccan actor is arrested for allegedly insulting Islam.
From The Jakarta Post, neighbors in the Indonesian province of Central Java look after each other in the fight against the coronavirus.
From The Straits Times, wildlife parks and integrated resorts will be among the attractions that will be allowed to reopen on July 1st.
From Free Malaysia Today, 11 men are fined for playing soccer in Butterworth, Malaysia.
From Vietnam Plus, the Vietnamese government promotes tourist destinations.
From The Mainichi, Toyama, Japan honors a cat who led police to a man who had fallen into an irrigation channel.
From Gatestone Institute, does anyone have a monopoly on suffering?
From The Stream, the real issue is always the revolution.
From The American Conservative, lessons on citizenship and a human economy.
From the New York Post, a suspect is arrested for a fatal shooting at a protest over the police killing of Breonna Taylor.
And from Twitchy, David Limbaugh explains why working with rioters of BLM is not possible.
From Townhall, a columnist recalls his experience with "white privilege".
From The Washington Free Beacon, four people are arrested in connection with damage to a statue of Andrew Jackson near the White House.
From the Washington Examiner, according to Vice President Pence, deaths from the coronavirus decrease even as new cases increase.
From American Thinker, the coronavirus face mask becomes "the American niqaab".
From LifeZette, a BLM mob goes to Hollywood (and not to make movies).
From NewsBusters, TV host Chuck Todd lets Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) twist the truth on coronavirus deaths in nursing homes and lecture about Florida and Texas.
From Canada Free Press, "the left is not whistling Dixie".
From CBC News, Canadian First Nation leaders worry that money earmarked for reclaiming inactive oil and gas wells will not be used to clean up their land.
From TeleSUR, Brazil reports over 1,000 deaths from the coronavirus in 24 hours.
From The Conservative Woman, doesn't the Arsenal Football Club realize that BLM is on the left?
From the Express, the U.K. division of BLM supports the Palestinians against Israel.
From Free West Media, the Glasgow knife attacker complained about food. (The article cites The Telegraph, but does not provide a link.)
From the Irish Examiner, new Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin is welcomed home in his town of Ballinlough.
From The Brussels Times, Belgian parliamentcritter Kalvin Soiresse Njall wants the comic Tintin in Congo to be contextualized, but not scapped.
From the NL Times, an art museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands drops its name from social media since it comes from a controversial naval officer.
From Deutsche Welle, the coronavirus outbreak at a Tönnies meat processing plant has spread to the nearby city of Gütersloh.
From Polskie Radio, Poles go to the polls (pun intended).
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic needs teachers.
From The Slovak Spectator, a 7.5-kilometer scooter route opens in Jelšava, Slovakia.
From the Hungary Journal, a left-wing district mayor in Budapest "praises" Hitler. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hir TV.)
From Russia Today, according to Russian President Putin, allegations that the coronavirus is man-made are not backed by evidence.
From The Sofia Globe, when camping in Bulgaria, please use only designated campsites.
From the Greek Reporter, a magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits the Greek island of Rhodes.
From Total Croatia News, could Croatia go from the coronavirus straight into tourism?
From Total Slovenia News, open-air cinema comes to 18 Slovenian cities and towns this summer.
From the Malta Independent, six little-known facts about Jean de Valette, who founded Valletta, Malta.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland's migration office plans job cuts, due to the decreasing number of number of asylum seekers.
From France24, a live blog on France's local elections.
From EuroNews, the French cosmetic company L'Oreal will remove words such as "whitening" and "fair" from their products.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese town of Câmara de Oleiros offers transparent face masks, so that hard-of-hearing people can read lips.
From Morocco World News, the organization La Tribu Des Quad'Pattes tries to help stray animals in Morocco.
From Turkish Minute, nine civilians and 15 military personnel are detained for alleged Gülen links.
From Rûdaw, the Iraqi province of Erbil is put under a lockdown of five days due to the coronavirus.
From In-Cyprus, a highway running between the Cypriot cities of Nicosia and Limassol is blocked by spilled hay.
From Arutz Sheva, gay pride events are held in Israel.
From YNetNews, Israel's Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council kicks the channel GOD TV off the air.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt will manufacture passenger rail cars equivalent to those made by the Russian-Hungarian company Transmashholding.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, according to an African Union leader, over 90 percent of the dam issues have been resolved.
From the Saudi Gazette, the agency in charge of the Grande Mosque in Mecca is working out its plan for crowd control.
From The New Arab, the birthplace of Jesus, now in the West Bank, is closed for 48 hours due to a spike in coronavirus cases.
From Radio Farda, the power produced by Iran's hydroelectric plants is half of what is was in 2019 due to much lower rainfall.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani army shoots down another Indian spy drone along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From the Hindustan Times, locusts invade the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
From the Dhaka Tribune, northern Bangladesh is hit by "rampaging" floods.
From the Colombo Page, according President Maithripala Sirisena's media unit, reports of the World Muslim League donating money to Sri Lanka for victims of the Easter Sunday attacks are false.
From Khabarhub, an al-Shabaab commander from Nepal has reportedly been sent to his virgins.
From International Quran News Agency, a Moroccan actor is arrested for allegedly insulting Islam.
From The Jakarta Post, neighbors in the Indonesian province of Central Java look after each other in the fight against the coronavirus.
From The Straits Times, wildlife parks and integrated resorts will be among the attractions that will be allowed to reopen on July 1st.
From Free Malaysia Today, 11 men are fined for playing soccer in Butterworth, Malaysia.
From Vietnam Plus, the Vietnamese government promotes tourist destinations.
From The Mainichi, Toyama, Japan honors a cat who led police to a man who had fallen into an irrigation channel.
From Gatestone Institute, does anyone have a monopoly on suffering?
From The Stream, the real issue is always the revolution.
From The American Conservative, lessons on citizenship and a human economy.
From the New York Post, a suspect is arrested for a fatal shooting at a protest over the police killing of Breonna Taylor.
And from Twitchy, David Limbaugh explains why working with rioters of BLM is not possible.
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Saturday Stories - Part 2
As clouds give way to the sun on a very warm Saturday, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, a Moroccan scholar explores the allegedly racist and imperialist identity of the Moors.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey will make up for its production losses which happened because of the coronavirus pandemic.
From Rûdaw, according to a Peshmerga spokesman, Turkey's operation in northern Iraq is a "blatant violation" of the country's sovereignty and of the Kurdistan region.
From Asbarez, an ancient Armenian church emerges from Lake Van as its water level recedes. (via The Armenian Reporter)
From In-Cyprus, 58 percent of Cyprus's coronavirus cases are men.
From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, what's important is not whether he becomes prime minister, but what Israel will look like.
From The Times Of Israel, thousand of people protest outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
From The Jerusalem Post, terror groups in the Gaza Strip are reportedly preparing a response to Israel's possible annexation of the Jordan Valley.
From YNetNews, a baby born to Syrian refugees in Cyprus undergoes emergency surgery for a heart defect in Israel.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agree to resume their dam negotiations.
From Egypt Today, the reopening of churches in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt is postponed for two weeks.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, according to the Ethiopian government, there is no agreement to delay the dam filling.
From the Saudi Gazette, after 40 years, the old airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is closed.
From The New Arab, the head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad "secretly" meets with Jordanian King Abdullah.
From Radio Farda, what Iranian authorities have hidden about the explosion east of Tehran.
From IranWire, most Iranian mullahs prefer strategic parliamentary committees to those dealing with culture and justice.
From Dawn, six Pakistani cricket players get negative results in a second coronavirus test.
From The Express Tribune, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan will reopen the Kartarpur Corridor on July 29th.
From Pakistan Today, opposition lawmakers lash out at the Pakistani governing party's increase in gasoline prices.
From Khaama Press, in the Afghan province of Jawzjan, three Taliban terrorists are arrested and four others sent to their virgins.
From The Hans India, according to the head of the Indian Space Research Organisation, start-up businesses are showing interest in space but bigger companies are not.
From the Hindustan Times, India deploys its air defense system in the eastern part of the territory of Ladakh.
From ANI, locusts reach Dholpur, Rajasthan, India.
From India Today, an alternative bridge is built in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, near the border with China.
From the Dhaka Tribune, flash floods hit the Bangladeshi city of Sylhet.
From the Daily Mirror, according to the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka, a donation pledged by the World Muslim League for victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks has not been received.
From the Colombo Page, people found not wearing face masks in public in Sri Lanka will be arrested and quarantined.
From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands will lease more of its uninhabited islands for tourism by the end of 2020.
From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian air force appoints its first female load master.
From The Straits Times, the Hong Kong police dismiss a request to hold a march on July 1st.
From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian government is firm in blocking Rohingya refugees from entering the country.
From Free Malaysia Today, palm oil producers ask the Malaysian government to let foreign workers back in.
From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam is ready to implement a project to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
From The Mainichi, a resort in the Japanese prefecture of Nagano offers "two-person" weddings, which only the couple would attend.
And from Gatestone Institute, the woke crowd's rank hypocrisy on slavery.
From Morocco World News, a Moroccan scholar explores the allegedly racist and imperialist identity of the Moors.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey will make up for its production losses which happened because of the coronavirus pandemic.
From Rûdaw, according to a Peshmerga spokesman, Turkey's operation in northern Iraq is a "blatant violation" of the country's sovereignty and of the Kurdistan region.
From Asbarez, an ancient Armenian church emerges from Lake Van as its water level recedes. (via The Armenian Reporter)
From In-Cyprus, 58 percent of Cyprus's coronavirus cases are men.
From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, what's important is not whether he becomes prime minister, but what Israel will look like.
From The Times Of Israel, thousand of people protest outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
From The Jerusalem Post, terror groups in the Gaza Strip are reportedly preparing a response to Israel's possible annexation of the Jordan Valley.
From YNetNews, a baby born to Syrian refugees in Cyprus undergoes emergency surgery for a heart defect in Israel.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agree to resume their dam negotiations.
From Egypt Today, the reopening of churches in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt is postponed for two weeks.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, according to the Ethiopian government, there is no agreement to delay the dam filling.
From the Saudi Gazette, after 40 years, the old airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is closed.
From The New Arab, the head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad "secretly" meets with Jordanian King Abdullah.
From Radio Farda, what Iranian authorities have hidden about the explosion east of Tehran.
From IranWire, most Iranian mullahs prefer strategic parliamentary committees to those dealing with culture and justice.
From Dawn, six Pakistani cricket players get negative results in a second coronavirus test.
From The Express Tribune, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan will reopen the Kartarpur Corridor on July 29th.
From Pakistan Today, opposition lawmakers lash out at the Pakistani governing party's increase in gasoline prices.
From Khaama Press, in the Afghan province of Jawzjan, three Taliban terrorists are arrested and four others sent to their virgins.
From The Hans India, according to the head of the Indian Space Research Organisation, start-up businesses are showing interest in space but bigger companies are not.
From the Hindustan Times, India deploys its air defense system in the eastern part of the territory of Ladakh.
From ANI, locusts reach Dholpur, Rajasthan, India.
From India Today, an alternative bridge is built in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, near the border with China.
From the Dhaka Tribune, flash floods hit the Bangladeshi city of Sylhet.
From the Daily Mirror, according to the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka, a donation pledged by the World Muslim League for victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks has not been received.
From the Colombo Page, people found not wearing face masks in public in Sri Lanka will be arrested and quarantined.
From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands will lease more of its uninhabited islands for tourism by the end of 2020.
From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian air force appoints its first female load master.
From The Straits Times, the Hong Kong police dismiss a request to hold a march on July 1st.
From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian government is firm in blocking Rohingya refugees from entering the country.
From Free Malaysia Today, palm oil producers ask the Malaysian government to let foreign workers back in.
From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam is ready to implement a project to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
From The Mainichi, a resort in the Japanese prefecture of Nagano offers "two-person" weddings, which only the couple would attend.
And from Gatestone Institute, the woke crowd's rank hypocrisy on slavery.
Saturday Stories - Part 1
On a warm cloudy Saturday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the joy of driving an old "beater" car. (I used to own and drive old cars in my younger days when I lived in Virginia. One of the joys I had is that the annual tax bill on old cars imposed by the state was low due to their depreciation. So while some of my status-conscious friends who drove new cars lamented their three-digit car tax bills, I would have to pay much less. That sort of thing ended when I moved to Maryland, which taxes cars when they are purchased, but not each year afterwards.)
From Townhall, a black policeman reveals why racism exists.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Pomona College stands by a student leader who claimed that Jews "worship" World War II.
From the Washington Examiner, Minneapolis council members who voted to dismantle the city's police department are protected by private security.
From The Federalist, black community elders in D.C. shut down a protest against a statue.
From American Thinker, what the Democrats built.
From Canada Free Press, on coronavirus measures, churches obey the state.
From CBC News, a First Nations group in the Canadian province of Alberta demands the resignation of a speechwriter.
From Global News, the Catholic archdiocese of Toronto tries to figure out how to safely give Communion.
From TeleSUR, Brazilians call for protests against President Jair Bolsonaro.
From The Conservative Woman, don't let the Greens get their hands on energy.
From the Express, bodyguards for Prince Charles warn against stripping them of their guns.
From the Evening Standard, a police chief slams Liverpool soccer fans for celebrating the team's victory with a mass gathering.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims to be ready to go ahead with a no-deal Brexit.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland's 50-person limit on indoor gatherings will not exempt churches.
From the Irish Examiner, Micheál Martin becomes Ireland's new taoiseach and appoints cabinet officials.
From VRT NWS, 15 migrants trying to travel by boat from France to the U.K. are rescued off the Belgian coast.
From The Brussels Times, an abbey in Westvleteren, Belgium produces a very popular brand of beer.
From the NL Times, Amsterdam urges its residents to call out racism.
From Deutsche Welle, German Chancellor Merkel warns against ignoring the dangers posed by the coronavirus.
From the CPH Post, five places in Denmark to visit this summer.
From Polskie Radio, a bus driver is charged for the incident in which his bus fell off a bridge in Warsaw.
From Radio Prague, border restrictions between the Czech Republic and Polish region of Silesia will be eased next week.
From The Slovak Spectator, Šariš Castle in Veľký Šariš, Slovakia is being restored using the same bricking technology by which it was originally built.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's tourism agency launches a campaign to encourage people to visit Budapest. (Since I was there in 2000, I would certainly recommend visiting Budapest, if you can. If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From Hungary Today, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungary will never abandon its "uniformed officers".
From Russia Today, the Russian government disputes a story by The New York Times alleging that it offered Taliban members money to kill U.S. troops.
From Sputnik International, according to Russia's space agency, its only active female cosmonaut will go to the International Space Station in 2022.
From The Moscow Times, more on the story in The New York Times.
From Novinite, Bulgarians in several E.U. countries face quarantine and PCR tests for the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, the Varna Summer International Music Festival opens in Varna, Bulgaria on July 19th.
From Radio Bulgaria, up to 12,000 fans will be admitted to the final match of Bulgaria's Football Cup.
From Ekathimerini, international travelers arriving in Greece will have to specify the location of where they stay.
From the Greek Reporter, the story behind the ancient Greek sculpture The Calf Bearer.
From EuroNews, Serbia's defense minister tests positive for the coronavirus.
From Total Croatia News, according to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, citizens should listen to experts, not politicians who pretend to be doctors.
From Total Slovenia News, on today's date in 1945, the RTV Slovenia Big Band performed for the first time, at the reopening of Postojna Cave.
From the Malta Independent, parliamentcritter Konrad Mizzi leaves Malta's governing Labour Party but pledges to support it.
From Malta Today, Malta pledges to donate 468 tonnes of potatoes to drought-stricken Namibia.
From SwissInfo, a fugitive Italian mafiosi is arrested in Biel, Switzerland.
From France24, six people are arrested in connection with the theft of a work by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the terror attack in Paris in 2015.
From RFI, works by George Orwell find a home in France's Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.
From Free West Media, according to French commentator Eric Zemmour, BLM riots show a convergence between ProFa and migrants. (He calls them "Antifa", the organization's preferred name for itself.)
From The Portugal News, different parts of Portugal are in states of alertness, contingency and calamity due to the coronavirus.
From The Stream, what should be done about critical race theory?
From the Los Angeles Times, Democrats in Orange County, California call for the John Wayne Airport to drop his name. (via the New York Post)
From the New York Post, the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals will highlight baseball's delayed opening day.
And from Twitchy, The Washington Post tries to refute President Trump's claims that Democrat-run cites are the most dangerous, and falls short.
From National Review, the joy of driving an old "beater" car. (I used to own and drive old cars in my younger days when I lived in Virginia. One of the joys I had is that the annual tax bill on old cars imposed by the state was low due to their depreciation. So while some of my status-conscious friends who drove new cars lamented their three-digit car tax bills, I would have to pay much less. That sort of thing ended when I moved to Maryland, which taxes cars when they are purchased, but not each year afterwards.)
From Townhall, a black policeman reveals why racism exists.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Pomona College stands by a student leader who claimed that Jews "worship" World War II.
From the Washington Examiner, Minneapolis council members who voted to dismantle the city's police department are protected by private security.
From The Federalist, black community elders in D.C. shut down a protest against a statue.
From American Thinker, what the Democrats built.
From Canada Free Press, on coronavirus measures, churches obey the state.
From CBC News, a First Nations group in the Canadian province of Alberta demands the resignation of a speechwriter.
From Global News, the Catholic archdiocese of Toronto tries to figure out how to safely give Communion.
From TeleSUR, Brazilians call for protests against President Jair Bolsonaro.
From The Conservative Woman, don't let the Greens get their hands on energy.
From the Express, bodyguards for Prince Charles warn against stripping them of their guns.
From the Evening Standard, a police chief slams Liverpool soccer fans for celebrating the team's victory with a mass gathering.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims to be ready to go ahead with a no-deal Brexit.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland's 50-person limit on indoor gatherings will not exempt churches.
From the Irish Examiner, Micheál Martin becomes Ireland's new taoiseach and appoints cabinet officials.
From VRT NWS, 15 migrants trying to travel by boat from France to the U.K. are rescued off the Belgian coast.
From The Brussels Times, an abbey in Westvleteren, Belgium produces a very popular brand of beer.
From the NL Times, Amsterdam urges its residents to call out racism.
From Deutsche Welle, German Chancellor Merkel warns against ignoring the dangers posed by the coronavirus.
From the CPH Post, five places in Denmark to visit this summer.
From Polskie Radio, a bus driver is charged for the incident in which his bus fell off a bridge in Warsaw.
From Radio Prague, border restrictions between the Czech Republic and Polish region of Silesia will be eased next week.
From The Slovak Spectator, Šariš Castle in Veľký Šariš, Slovakia is being restored using the same bricking technology by which it was originally built.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's tourism agency launches a campaign to encourage people to visit Budapest. (Since I was there in 2000, I would certainly recommend visiting Budapest, if you can. If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From Hungary Today, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungary will never abandon its "uniformed officers".
From Russia Today, the Russian government disputes a story by The New York Times alleging that it offered Taliban members money to kill U.S. troops.
From Sputnik International, according to Russia's space agency, its only active female cosmonaut will go to the International Space Station in 2022.
From The Moscow Times, more on the story in The New York Times.
From Novinite, Bulgarians in several E.U. countries face quarantine and PCR tests for the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, the Varna Summer International Music Festival opens in Varna, Bulgaria on July 19th.
From Radio Bulgaria, up to 12,000 fans will be admitted to the final match of Bulgaria's Football Cup.
From Ekathimerini, international travelers arriving in Greece will have to specify the location of where they stay.
From the Greek Reporter, the story behind the ancient Greek sculpture The Calf Bearer.
From EuroNews, Serbia's defense minister tests positive for the coronavirus.
From Total Croatia News, according to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, citizens should listen to experts, not politicians who pretend to be doctors.
From Total Slovenia News, on today's date in 1945, the RTV Slovenia Big Band performed for the first time, at the reopening of Postojna Cave.
From the Malta Independent, parliamentcritter Konrad Mizzi leaves Malta's governing Labour Party but pledges to support it.
From Malta Today, Malta pledges to donate 468 tonnes of potatoes to drought-stricken Namibia.
From SwissInfo, a fugitive Italian mafiosi is arrested in Biel, Switzerland.
From France24, six people are arrested in connection with the theft of a work by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the terror attack in Paris in 2015.
From RFI, works by George Orwell find a home in France's Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.
From Free West Media, according to French commentator Eric Zemmour, BLM riots show a convergence between ProFa and migrants. (He calls them "Antifa", the organization's preferred name for itself.)
From The Portugal News, different parts of Portugal are in states of alertness, contingency and calamity due to the coronavirus.
From The Stream, what should be done about critical race theory?
From the Los Angeles Times, Democrats in Orange County, California call for the John Wayne Airport to drop his name. (via the New York Post)
From the New York Post, the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals will highlight baseball's delayed opening day.
And from Twitchy, The Washington Post tries to refute President Trump's claims that Democrat-run cites are the most dangerous, and falls short.
Friday, June 26, 2020
Friday Fuss - Part 2
As a warm Friday turns sunny, here are more fussy things going on:
From The Portugal News, the National Association of Spirit Drinks Companies calls for Portugal to allow clubs and bars to reopen.
From El País, a bar in Alcarràs, Spain becomes popular with workers from Africa, while locals walk away.
From France24, the reopening of Paris's Orly Airport is disrupted by climate protesters.
From RFI, prosecutors in the case against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly spied on lawyers for top firms in Paris. (If you read French, read the story at Le Point.)
From SwissInfo, Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court reduces the sentence for a man who spread propaganda for ISIS.
From ANSA, according to an Italian study, mosquitoes do not transmit the coronavirus.
From the Malta Independent, Maltese swimmer Neil Agius swims from Sicily to Malta.
From Malta Today, Maltese Finance Minister Edward Scicluna says "don't blame the victim" on the Montenegro bird chopper scandal.
From Total Slovenia News, cannabis is widely used among young Slovenians.
From Total Croatia News, Cro Cards are a domestic tourism voucher program that will not die.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a Serb member of the Bosnia and Hercegovina Presidency wants migrants to be deported.
From Balkan Insight, E.U. leaders offer to host a summit between Serbia and Kosovo in Paris.
From Ekathimerini, police raid anarchist squats in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia.
From the Greek Reporter, police arrest two Bulgarian men in Pyrgos, Greece after an alleged kidnapping attempt.
From Novinite, Bulgaria is reportedly the sixth largest electric bicycle exporter in Europe.
From The Sofia Globe, 16 newspapers in Bulgaria reportedly closed in 2019.
From Radio Bulgaria, three officials in the Bulgarian ministry of the interior are arrested for alleged involvement in drug trafficking.
From Romania-Insider, Romanian prosecutors identify the "world's biggest forger" of plastic banknotes with the help of a fingerprint. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Digi24.)
From Russia Today, large-scale antibody testing shows that over two million people in Moscow may have already contracted the coronavirus.
From Sputnik International, the Russian military claims to have detected U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea.
From The Moscow Times, the weirdest places to vote on Russia's constitutional amendments.
From Daily News Hungary, a man climbs up Chain Bridge in Budapest and passes out. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at 24HU.)
From Hungary Today, more than 30 pharmaceuticals are found in Budapest's drinking water. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at VGF & HKL.)
From About Hungary, Justice Minister Judit Varga calls the European Commission's proposal on Hungary's transit zones "devoid of purpose".
From The Slovak Spectator, a Slovak investigative reporter finds a bullet in his mailbox.
From Radio Prague, a district court in Prague rules that communist politician Vojtěch Filip must apologize to former National Gallery head Jiří Fajt for slandering him.
From Polskie Radio, a Polish prototype of an electric car will be unveiled in July.
From EuroNews, will the postponing of Poland's election help the opposition?
From the CPH Post, according to a survey, many foreign students want to stay in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, does Berlin have the coronavirus pandemic under control?
From Euractiv, a German MEP of Roma origin accuses some colleagues of racism.
From the NL Times, police arrest 21 people in Eindhoven, Netherlands after calls to riot go out on social media.
From Dutch News, the Dutch Supreme Court rules that the Netherlands does not have to repatriate women who joined jihadi movements in Syria or their children. (If you read Dutch, read the story at De Rechtspraak.)
From VRT NWS, a trip to the Belgian coast will be different this summer.
From The Brussels Times, the coronavirus pandemic is slowing down in Belgium, averaging 89 new infections per day.
From Free West Media, Cambridge University rewards a professor for her anti-white racism.
From the Express, Scotland's Police Investigations and Review Commissioner launches an investigation of a police shooting of a stabbing suspect in Glasgow.
From the Evening Standard, a Glasgow officer is named as a hero after being stabbed in the Glasgow attack.
From the (U.K.) Independent, police do not treat the Glasgow stabbing as terrorism.
From the (Irish) Independent, Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party vote to form a coalition government for Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, it's out with Leo Varadkar and in with Micheál Martin as Ireland's taoiseach.
From The Conservative Woman, whom shall the British honor with statues now?
And from Snouts in the Trough, stabbings in Reading, England are "mostly peaceful" and police in the London area of Brixton bravely run away.
From The Portugal News, the National Association of Spirit Drinks Companies calls for Portugal to allow clubs and bars to reopen.
From El País, a bar in Alcarràs, Spain becomes popular with workers from Africa, while locals walk away.
From France24, the reopening of Paris's Orly Airport is disrupted by climate protesters.
From RFI, prosecutors in the case against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly spied on lawyers for top firms in Paris. (If you read French, read the story at Le Point.)
From SwissInfo, Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court reduces the sentence for a man who spread propaganda for ISIS.
From ANSA, according to an Italian study, mosquitoes do not transmit the coronavirus.
From the Malta Independent, Maltese swimmer Neil Agius swims from Sicily to Malta.
From Malta Today, Maltese Finance Minister Edward Scicluna says "don't blame the victim" on the Montenegro bird chopper scandal.
From Total Slovenia News, cannabis is widely used among young Slovenians.
From Total Croatia News, Cro Cards are a domestic tourism voucher program that will not die.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a Serb member of the Bosnia and Hercegovina Presidency wants migrants to be deported.
From Balkan Insight, E.U. leaders offer to host a summit between Serbia and Kosovo in Paris.
From Ekathimerini, police raid anarchist squats in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia.
From the Greek Reporter, police arrest two Bulgarian men in Pyrgos, Greece after an alleged kidnapping attempt.
From Novinite, Bulgaria is reportedly the sixth largest electric bicycle exporter in Europe.
From The Sofia Globe, 16 newspapers in Bulgaria reportedly closed in 2019.
From Radio Bulgaria, three officials in the Bulgarian ministry of the interior are arrested for alleged involvement in drug trafficking.
From Romania-Insider, Romanian prosecutors identify the "world's biggest forger" of plastic banknotes with the help of a fingerprint. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Digi24.)
From Russia Today, large-scale antibody testing shows that over two million people in Moscow may have already contracted the coronavirus.
From Sputnik International, the Russian military claims to have detected U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea.
From The Moscow Times, the weirdest places to vote on Russia's constitutional amendments.
From Daily News Hungary, a man climbs up Chain Bridge in Budapest and passes out. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at 24HU.)
From Hungary Today, more than 30 pharmaceuticals are found in Budapest's drinking water. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at VGF & HKL.)
From About Hungary, Justice Minister Judit Varga calls the European Commission's proposal on Hungary's transit zones "devoid of purpose".
From The Slovak Spectator, a Slovak investigative reporter finds a bullet in his mailbox.
From Radio Prague, a district court in Prague rules that communist politician Vojtěch Filip must apologize to former National Gallery head Jiří Fajt for slandering him.
From Polskie Radio, a Polish prototype of an electric car will be unveiled in July.
From EuroNews, will the postponing of Poland's election help the opposition?
From the CPH Post, according to a survey, many foreign students want to stay in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, does Berlin have the coronavirus pandemic under control?
From Euractiv, a German MEP of Roma origin accuses some colleagues of racism.
From the NL Times, police arrest 21 people in Eindhoven, Netherlands after calls to riot go out on social media.
From Dutch News, the Dutch Supreme Court rules that the Netherlands does not have to repatriate women who joined jihadi movements in Syria or their children. (If you read Dutch, read the story at De Rechtspraak.)
From VRT NWS, a trip to the Belgian coast will be different this summer.
From The Brussels Times, the coronavirus pandemic is slowing down in Belgium, averaging 89 new infections per day.
From Free West Media, Cambridge University rewards a professor for her anti-white racism.
From the Express, Scotland's Police Investigations and Review Commissioner launches an investigation of a police shooting of a stabbing suspect in Glasgow.
From the Evening Standard, a Glasgow officer is named as a hero after being stabbed in the Glasgow attack.
From the (U.K.) Independent, police do not treat the Glasgow stabbing as terrorism.
From the (Irish) Independent, Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party vote to form a coalition government for Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, it's out with Leo Varadkar and in with Micheál Martin as Ireland's taoiseach.
From The Conservative Woman, whom shall the British honor with statues now?
And from Snouts in the Trough, stabbings in Reading, England are "mostly peaceful" and police in the London area of Brixton bravely run away.
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