Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Tuesday Tidings For Sir Paul's Birthday

On the 77th birthday of the man who did not die in a car crash in 1966, here are some things going on:

From Free West Media, on the first day of this year's Paris Air Show, Boeing gets a big fat zero.

From France24, President Emmanuel Macron's government introduces "tough" reforms for France's unemployment system.

From RFI, the proposed unemployment reforms "won't make French bosses laugh".

From the Express, in the Tory leadership contest, former London Mayor Boris Johnson wins again.

From the Evening Standard, when driving in the U.K., beware of hedgehogs.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the man who milkshaked Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is spared jail.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish gardaí investigate a religious brother who called gays "zombies" during a homily as a mass.  (What is this "separation of church and state" you speak of?)

From the Irish Examiner, according to Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, Ireland's position on Brexit won't change when the U.K. gets a new prime minister.

From CBC News, a guide to Quebec's new laws on immigration and religious symbols.

From Global News, an environmental committee backs an Ottawa councilor's motion to study the phasing out of single-use plastics.

From CTV News, a guide to bills still pending in the Canadian Parliament.

From TeleSUR, the Nicaraguan government establishes 2,000 "Reconciliation Commissions".

From El País, the Spanish female ISIS members now caught in legal limbo.

From The Portugal News, Prime Minister António Costa wants Portugal's coal power plants phased out by 2030.

From Morocco World News, Morocco's U.N. representative promises that "Western Sahara will never be independent".

From SwissInfo, boycotting small-scale gold miners is not the answer to corruption.

From ANSA, the Council of Europe wants the NGO ship Sea-Watch 3 to be given a port of safety.

From the Malta Independent, hundreds of people march against the "reign of developers" in Gwardamangia, Malta.

From Total Croatia News, about 50 refugees from Syria will be housed in Sisak, Croatia.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to the E.U.'s enlargement commissioner, there will be no membership talks with Albania or North Macedonia this summer.

From Ekathimerini, the E.U. will consider "appropriate" measures to be taken against Turkey.

From the Greek Reporter, a Greek conservation organization creates the world's first dolphin sanctuary on the island of Lipsi.

From the Sofia Globe, archaeologists start this season's digging at the Maltepe mound site.

From Romania-Insider, seven same-sex Romanian couples sue to have their family relationships recognized.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at HotNews.)

From Russia Today, Russia's Constitutional Court rules that public events cannot be banned due to a lack of security plans.

From Sputnik International, the Russian Ministry of Defense releases videos of Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets.

From The Moscow Times, Russian authorities prosecute a 78-year-old woman for being a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.  (What is this "freedom of religion" you speak of?)

From Daily News Hungary, almost 200 foreigners are given fake Hungarian passports.

From Hungary Today, what could the recently discovered oil bring to nearby villages?

From About Hungary, central Europe's largest solar facility will be built in Kaposvár, Hungary.

From The Slovak Spectator, a month since raiding journalists, Slovak police serve more search warrants.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From Euractiv, former Slovak President Andrej Kiska launches a new political party.

From Radio Praha, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš calls upon MPs to vote against an anti-Semitic candidate.

From Radio Poland, Poland is concerned about the E.U.'s voting system after Brexit.

From EuroNews, French soldiers are seen illegally diving on a shipwreck in Polish waters.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany investigates a murder committed by a "right-wing extremist".

From the CPH Post, about 30 percent of citrus fruit in Denmark contains a "notorious" pesticide.

From the NL Times, an Islamic school in Amsterdam is found to have problems, but Salafism is not one of them.

From Dutch News, for the next 18 months, the Eindhoven University of Technology will consider only female applicants.

From VRT NWS, a social housing company in Hamme, Belgium is allowed to evict tenants who own property outside the country.

From Hürriyet Daily News, the U.S. and Turkey remain in dialogue over the dispute involving Turkey's plan to purchase the Russian S-400 air defense system.

From Turkish Minute, Turkish prosecutors in three provinces order the detention of another 168 people for alleged Gülen links.

From Rûdaw, Yezidi leaders meet with the American ambassador to Iraq.

From Arutz Sheva, while speaking at Cambridge University, Malaysia's prime minister makes fun of Jews.

From The Times Of Israel, the Israeli Air Force trains for war against Hezbollah and Gaza.

From The Jerusalem Post, a Hebrew inscription is found in a Jewish ritual bath under a church in Syracuse, Italy.

From YNetNews, Qatari technical experts visit Israel and discuss a constructing a power line into Gaza.

From Egypt Today, former Egyptian President Morsi died of a heart attack, and had received medical care for various diseases.

From Radio Farda, has Iran's next Supreme Leader already been chosen?

From IranWire, 36 years ago today, Iran executed 10 Baha'i women, the youngest just 17 years old.

From the National Council of Resistance of Iran, "Iran's regime is murdering prisoners".

From Dawn, a youth wing leader is arrested for allegedly uploading "hateful content" against Pakistani government institutions.  (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From The Express Tribune, two water pipelines have burst in Karachi, Pakistan.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan gets its third female major general.

From Khaama Press, airstrikes send 14 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From the Hindustan Times, the toll from encephalitis in Bihar has reached 113.

From ANI, a delegation of Sri Lankan military personnel visits India's Officers Training Academy.

From India Today, 34 people from Pakistan are granted Indian citizenship.

From the Colombo Page, according to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, only reconciliation among religious groups can erase the stain of the Easter Sunday attacks.

From the Daily Mail, some strange items are on the menu at one Indonesian market.

From The Jakarta Post, ISIS-linked terrorists kidnap 10 fishermen off the coast of Borneo.

From The Straits Times, a "strong" earthquake strikes northwestern Japan, causing minor tsunamis and some power cuts.

From The Borneo Post, Malaysian and Australian authorities cooperate to combat crossborder crime involving terrorists.

From Gatestone Institute, China has become the "perfect high-tech totalitarian state".

From The Conservative Woman, a question for Extinction Rebellion.

From National Review, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signs a bill giving illegal aliens driver's licenses.

From Townhall, Senator and presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) releases a list of what she would do in her first 100 days as president.

From FrontpageMag, Twitter promotes the idea that in Avengers: Endgame, Islam saves the universe.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to National Security Adviser John Bolton, China continues its cyberattacks on government and private networks.

From the Washington Examiner, presidential candidate Julián Castro (D) thinks that the border is as secure as ever.

From The Federalist, why AOC (D-NY) is wrong to call U.S. border facilities "concentration camps".

From Twitchy, the Auschwitz Memorial has some advice for journalists defending AOC.

From American Thinker, coffee will kill you, except when it won't.

From CNS News, according to President Trump, ICE will start removing illegal aliens very soon.

From LifeZette, a Broadway play about Mr. Bill and Ms. Hill concludes its run earlier than expected.

From CheckYourFact, has Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blocked every bill intended to combat foreign interference in U.S. elections?

And from the New York Post, a 12-year-old Connecticut girl who has a rare disorder makes teddy bear coverings for IV bags.

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