Sunday, March 10, 2019

Sunday Stuff

Today, most of us Americans get to "spring forward" into daylight savings time.  This means that I'm starting to write this post a bit later then normal.  But sooner or later, I'll catch up.  Meanwhile, here are some things going on:

From Voice Of Europe, it looks like there's a modern "book burning" happening out there.

From the Express, MPs block a bid to have a second Brexit referendum.

From BBC News, U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock does not believe that Prime Minister Theresa May would help matters by resigning.

From the Evening Standard, a white passenger on the London Underground harasses a black passenger by imitating a monkey.

From the Independent, the U.K. government strips citizenship from two women because they married ISIS terrorists.

From the Irish Examiner, a look at the Irish ISIS bride.

From CBC News, a national heritage group warns that Canada could lose 9,000 churches.

From Global News, Toronto paramedics will kick off a food drive when they march in the St. Patrick's Day parade.

From CTV News, on the eve of her U.S. tour, a Canadian musician's instruments are stolen.  (Being a longtime musician myself, I can be quite angry on her behalf.)

From France24, thousands of people protest in French cities against Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

From RFI, Bouteflika arrives back in Algeria after medical treatment in Switzerland.

From SwissInfoBouteflika arrives back in Algeria after medical treatment in Switzerland.

From Morocco World News, Morocco takes eight people back from Syria.

From Total Croatia News, the airport of Zadar, Croatia announces a major expansion.

From Ekathimerini, the Greek coast guard recovers two bodies off the shore of Lesvos.

From Novinite, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania combine their electricity markets.

From Russia Today, feminists at a cafe in St. Petersburg, Russia didn't want flowers.

From The Moscow Times, Russian Libertarians protests against the creation of a "sovereign internet".

From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, NATO's role will be enhanced.

From Daily News Hungary, an 11-year-old Hungarian girl reaches the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

From Hungary TodayEuropean People’s Party leader Manfred Weber proposes talks with Orban.

From Radio Praha, 750 towns in the Czech Republic fly the Tibetan flag to mark the 60th anniversary of its uprising against China.

From Radio Poland, Visegrad group leaders celebrate the 20th anniversary of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary joining NATO.

From Deutsche Welle, two German journalists leave Turkey.

From Hürriyet Daily News, four Turkish businesspeople are detained in China.

From Rûdaw, the SDF resumes their offensive against ISIS in Baghouz, Syria.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli parties present their plans for dealing with Gaza.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israelis and New Yorkers protest simultaneously against anti-Semitism.

From Egypt Today, Malaysia deports six Egyptians.

From Pakistan Today, two civilians are killed in Kashmir from shelling across the Line of Control.

From Yahoo News, a princess of Dubai leaves a video showing that she tried to leave the country.

From the Pittsburg Post-Gazette, officials of a mosque in Philadelphia apologizes for anti-Semitic statements by a guest imam.

From Punch, a bomb blast kills two Christians preparing for Sunday Mass in Shuwa, Nigeria.

From Fox News, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is not a victim of bigotry, but is a bigot herself, says another Muslim.

From Townhall, when Democrat congresscritters first approved letting illegal aliens vote.

From The Washington Free Beacon, U.S. envoy Jason Greenblatt scolds the Palestinian Authority and U.N. members for enabling payments to terrorists.

From the Washington Examiner, a conservative group in Iowa launches attack ads against Beto O'Rourke, saying that he's no Obama.

From American Thinker, how abortion weakens us against radical Islam.

From LifeZette, Saturday Night Live gives President Trump a break, and goes after someone else.

From the New York Post, the NYPD finds a new tool to fight crime.

And from The Peedmont, to curb tardiness, Richmond, Virginia sets its clocks back 1 hour and 15 minutes.

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