Friday, August 16, 2019

Friday Fuss - Part 2

As the weekend is almost upon us, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, are there foreign interests funding protesters in Hong Kong?

From EuroNews, a campaign against knife crime is called "ignorant" and "offensive".

From the Express, as the German economy "trembles", Chancellor Merkel requests a meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Johnson.

From the Evening Standard, the London Stock Exchange is delayed by technical difficulties.

From the Independent, a far-right racist admits stabbing a Bulgarian man in Stanwell, England.

From the Irish Examiner, for the first time ever, three ships in the Irish Navy will have female commanding officers.

From France24, French "Spiderman" Alain Robert climbs a 68-story tower in Hong Kong.

From RFI, French animal welfare groups fault two ministers for attending a bullfight.

From VRT NWS, a fugitive Belgian arms dealer is arrested in Portugal.

From the NL Times, a man set to be deported from the Netherlands escapes from a detention center.

From Dutch News, a student confesses to killing three people who were walking their dogs.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany forbids a former foreign minister from joining a Polish firm.

From the CPH Post, starting with some hacking, a round-up of what's rotten in Denmark.

From Polskie Radio, Polish Orthodox Christians go to Mount Grabarka to celebrate the Transfiguration of Jesus.

From Radio Praha, an exhibition honoring Bohemian King Wenceslas IV opens at Prague castle.

From The Slovak Spectator, a new hiking route, which follows and old trade route, opens between Slovakia and Poland.

From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian authorities demand that Facebook protects the privacy of its users.

From Daily News Hungary, Facebook says that they did spy on Hungarians.

From Hungary Today, in 1989, Hungarian border guards see East Germans trying to get through.  (If you read German, read the story at Ungarn Heute.)

From About Hungary, Hungary's House speaker opens Budapest's Csángó festival.

From Russia Today, Russian President Putin confers the "Hero of Russia" title on the two pilots who saved the lives on their plane when they landed in a field.

From Sputnik International, a court in Moscow upholds a three-month arrest extension for six Ukrainian sailors detained in the Kerch Strait.

From The Moscow Times, Russia will revamp its Soviet-era list of jobs banned for women.

From Romania-Insider, a Romanian gas producer considers investing in a LNG terminal in Greece.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Profit.)

From Novinite, Bulgarian authorities bust a counterfeit Euro ring.

From The Sofia Globe, archaeologists discover the burnt skeleton of a baby at Yunasite Tell.

From Radio Bulgaria, an experimental archaeology boat sails from Bulgaria to Crete.

From Ekathimerini, a former Greek foreign minister hails a plaque placed on a statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje, North Macedonia.

From the Greek Reporter, as a large fire on the Greek island of Evia is contained, four arsonists are arrested.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bulgaria gives North Macedonia a million Leva in aid.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian police are commended for organizing a Frontex training program.

From Voice Of Europe, Austrian intelligence calls radical Islamic terrorism the country's primary security threat.

From the Malta Independent, according to Maltese NGOs, Europe must take "collective responsibility" for migrants.

From Malta Today, Maltese authorities arrest 20 people at an event in Rabat for carrying various drugs.

From ANSA, scientists including Italians detect a new gravitational wave.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland's army chief favors allowing transsexuals should be allowed into the military.

From El País, the number of illegal irregular migrants arriving in Spain decreases by 39 percent.

From The Portugal News, tourist routes in Portugal and Spain are inspired by Napoleon's invasions.

From The Conservative Woman, U.K. students shouldn't worry about their A-level grades, because the universities won't, either.

And from Snouts in the Trough, "dying to be friends with the Clintons?"

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