Monday, November 12, 2018

Monday Links

Because Veterans Day fell on Sunday, some workers will get today off.  Whether you work or not today, here are some things going on:

From Voice Of Europe, Somalis in Sweden get their greed on.

From Novinite, Bulgaria will not join the U.N. migration pact.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Albania starts to prepare for their 2020 census.

From Total Croatia News, an NGO claims that is was not allowed to enter migrant asylum centers in Zagreb and Kutina.

From Ekathimerini, a Greek court sentences three migrant traffickers to song long prison terms.  (I know that it's been awhile, maybe a week or two, that I've pointed out that migrants are not merely migrating, but are being trafficked.)

From the Greek Reporter, Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos supports his country's proposed extension of territorial waters.

From ANSA, Genoa Mayor Marco Bucci announces plans for demolishing what's left of the Morandi Bridge.

From Malta Today, how French spies monitored weapons delivered to Libya from a house in Malta.

From El País, this past weekend, more than 250 migrants were rescued off Spain's southern coast.

From France24, President Trump did not show up at the Aisne-Marne cemetery because he thought that his motorcade would disrupt traffic.

From RFI, the French government announces a framework or ensuring internet security.

From the Express, according to Downing Street, claims by E.U. negotiator Michel Barnier over Brexit should be met with lots of NaCl.

From the Evening Standard, U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid recommends a "fresh look" at police numbers.  (Sending them after violent criminals instead of people who merely say things online might help.)

From the Independent, there should be another Brexit vote, says the prime minister of Spain.

From CBC News, Toronto abandons its plans to buy a hotel to house refugees and asylum seekers.

From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau sends the head of the CSIS to listen to recordings of Jamal Khashoggi.

From VRT NWS, have studies at Belgium's Leuven University become to flexible?

From the NL Times, a group opposing Zwarte Piet now goes after Sinterklaas.

From Dutch News, four men who tried to break a gangster out of jail get to join him.

From Deutsche Welle, a look at Germany's list of "safe countries of origin".

From Radio Poland, Poland and the E.U. continue to squabble over Poland's courts.

From The Slovak Spectator, a sacred rock near Abranovce, Slovakia is "surrounded by legends".

From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto calls for renewed economic cooperation between the E.U. and Russia.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary and the UAE sign an anti-terrorism pact.

From Russia Today, first responders rescue a dog from an ice-covered lake in Siberia.

From Sputnik International, demand for Russian military weapons has grown.

From Hürriyet Daily News, five migrants die after their boat sinks near the west coast of Turkey.

From Turkish Minute, 494 alleged members of the Gülen movement were detained last week.

From Arutz Sheva, the IDF strikes targets in Gaza in response to rocket attacks.

From The Times Of Israel, an IDF strike levels a Hamas-affiliated TV station.

From The Jerusalem Post, the U.N. and Egypt try to stop the violence in (or maybe from) Gaza.

From Rûdaw, in Iraq, health care workers and patients are often targeted by violence.

From AhlulBayt News Agency, a former German foreign minister thinks that the Khashoggi murder should get more attention than the deaths of children in Yemen.

From the Deccan Chronicle, an Indian investment company allegedly tried to fraudulently attract Muslim customers.

From Albawaba, Arabic billboards appeared during the U.S. midterm elections.

From The National, according to a Catholic official, young French Muslims are seeking to isolate themselves from society.

From MEMRI, an Iranian official admits that if they're not doing something against Jews, they feel bad.

From Asian Image, a mosque in Liverpool, England apologizes for not allowing women to pray during Milaad.

From Gatestone Institute, a look at the relationship between Fatah and Hamas.

From The New York Times, "Saudi Arabia is misusing Mecca".

From FrontpageMag, David Horowitz addresses Republicans in Colorado.

From Townhall and the "thanks for the warning" department, according to a WSJ article and a former Clinton adviser, Hillary isn't done yet.  (The WSJ article is behind a paywall.  I've come to believe that the former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State will not lose her desire to become president until after she passes away, and even then I'm not sure.)

From the Washington Examiner, nine reasons why the Democrats might not nominate Hillary Clinton for president in 2020.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a new version of the FIRST STEP act could release many fentanyl dealers from prison.  (My spellchecker doesn't like the word "fentanyl".)

From The Federalist, now that the midterms are over with, the two parties will probably not change course.  (They're over with except for recounts and votes turning up in various places, that is.)

From CNS News, Chinese police kidnap a Catholic bishop.

From Accuracy In Media, Vogue can't understand why some women vote Republican.

From Twitchy, a CNN commentator doesn't realize that the problems in Mississippi long preceded Republican governance in that state.

From NewsBusters, a Facebook employee is fired after giving a large donation to a pro-Trump group.

From The Daily Caller, the admissions criteria that colleges are looking for.

From Rasmussen Reports, most Americans oppose any effort to impeach Justice Kavanaugh.  (via LifeNews)

From Fox News, a high school football game is followed by a food fight.

From the New York Post, while posing for a prom picture about 50 male students at Baraboo (Wisconsin) High School make a Nazi salute.

And from LifeZette, comic strip legend Stan Lee passes away at age 95.

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