Monday, August 19, 2019

Monday Links - Part 2

Now that I've done the domestic stuff, here outside of the U.S. are some more things going on:

From CBC News, Canada will allow visiting Venezuelans to stay after their passports expire, due to problems in Venezuela.

From Global News, the Toronto city and Canadian governments combine to pledge $30 million to protect the city's shoreline.

From CTV News, while other parts of the northern hemisphere bake, parts of British Columbia get a showstorm.

From TeleSUR, Argentina's energy sector opposes President Mauricio Marci's price freezes.

From Morocco World News, the 2019 Africa Games start in Rabat and Casablanca.

From The Portugal News, a strike by Portuguese fuel truck drivers is scheduled to end at midnight.

From El País, conditions on the Spanish NGO ship Open Arms reach a crisis level.

From SwissInfo, what's there to celebrate on World Humanitarian Day?

From the Malta Independent, a charity suggests flying the migrants on the Open Arms to Spain.

From Malta Today, migrants from the ship Alan Kurdi fly to France.

From ANSA, Italy's 5-Star Movement and Democratic Party consider forming an alliance.

From Free West Media, the ban on dogs in taxis is due to "legal and security reasons", not religion.

From Total Croatia News, Bosnian police stop 7,650 illegal migrants from entering Croatia.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the European Commission allocates €10 million to support Bosnia's management of migration.

From Ekathimerini, the Iranian oil tanker released by Gibraltar sails toward Greece.

From the Greek Reporter, the Greek government announces five measures to improve transport to the island of Samothrace.

From Novinite, a migrant at the Harmanli Migrant Registration Center catches malaria.

From The Sofia Globe, archaeologists find a piece of a Roman military diploma at the site of Deultum.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria is the only E.U. country in the world's top 20 carbon dioxide producers.

From Romania-Insider, a new documentary focuses on a trail going across Transylvania.  (I've done some hiking in Pennsylvania, but it's probably not quite the same thing.  If you read Romanian, read the story at Ştirile TV.)

From Russia Today, Russian lawmakers establish an "anti-foreign meddling" commission.

From Sputnik International, Russia is interested in a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.K.

From The Moscow Times, Russian President Putin tells French President Macron that he doesn't want any "yellow vests" in Russia.

From the Hungary Journal, German Chancellor Merkel and Hungarian Prime Minister Orban talk about Europe "always" being "one".

From Daily News Hungary, a team of Hungarian doctors give an update on the separated Siamese twins.

From Hungary Today, Merkel thanks Hungary for its role in the reunification of Germany.

From About Hungary, Hungary's chief security adviser warns that the Balkan migration route "could bring about a serious situation".

From The Slovak Spectator, wild boars in Slovakia infected with swine fever must be killed.

From Radio Praha, the Czech Republic will send money to African counties to help prevent migration to the E.U.

From Polskie Radio, Polish humanitarian aid reportedly helps refugees.

From the CPH Post, a Danish party considers free public transportation.

From Euractiv, the world's largest all-electric ferry goes into service in Denmark.

From Voice Of Europe, as Sweden's rape crisis gets worse, pepper spray flies off the shelves.

From Deutsche Welle, some things about the Pan-European Picnic are a mystery.

From the NL Times, six suspected terrorists in Arnhem, Netherlands were able to produce a half kilo of explosives.

From Dutch News, Utrecht, Netherlands has the world's biggest bike park.

From VRT NWS, a record number of refugees in Belgium lose their protected status.

From France24, strict safety measures are put in place as clean-up work at Notre Dame Cathedral resumes.

From RFI, Macron will have a hard time persuading Putin over Ukraine.

From the Express, how U.K. Labour leader  mJeremy Corbyn could tax your estate before you die.

From the Evening Standard, Sir Elton John defends the use of private jets by Prince Harry and Meghan.

From the (U.K.) Independent, Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls no-deal shortages "bumps in the road".

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland launches a new "streamlined" pre-clearance immigration process for non-European partners of Irish citizens.

From the Irish Examinergardaí in Cork, Ireland recover a German woman's stolen purse, including her passport, enabling her to catch her flight home.

From EuroNews, Johnson suggests an alternative to the Irish backstop.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey strongly condemns an airstrike against its forces in Syria.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey fires three Kurdish mayors and arrests 400 people on terrorism charges.

From In-Cyprus, refugees from Pyroi, occupied by Turkish troops in 1974, are determined to be allowed to go home.

From Rûdaw, a fashion show in Fallujah, Iraq angers sheikhs and religious scholars.

From Arutz Sheva, Israel is reportedly asking other countries to accept Arabs who want to leave Gaza.

From The Times Of IsraelPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas fires all his advisers.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Palestinian Authority is reportedly offering "grants" to Palestinians who move to the Jordan valley.

From YNetNews, Palestinian Authority intelligence warns of a possible uprising in the West Bank.

From Egypt Today, an unlicensed mosque will be demolished to allow for road construction.

From StepFeed, Saudi Arabia plans to issue millions of e-visas to allow visitors to make the Umrah.  (An Umrah, also called a "lesser pilgrimage", is a visit to Mecca at times other than the Hajj, which takes place at a certain time each year.)

From Radio Farda, who is in charge in Tehran?

From IranWire, the Iranian teacher who called for Supreme Leader Khamenei's resignation.

From Dawn, Pakistan gives its Army Chief three more years in office.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority accuses India of using water as a weapon.

From Pakistan Today, researchers find that ozone air pollution is as bad for lungs as smoking.

From Khaama Press, multiple people are wounded in two explosions in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

From The Hans India, Indian Prime Minister Modi plans to visit France.

From the Hindustan Times, a man claiming descent from the Mughal emperors offers a gold brick for a planned temple - in exchange for the land.

From ANI, Modi talks on the phone with U.S. President Trump.

From India Today, the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 will soon go into lunar orbit.

From The Times Of India, a woman in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is burnt alive by her husband and his family for filing a police report about being given the triple talaq.

From the Daily Mirror, two members of the banned organization Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem are arrested in Ampara, Sri Lanka.

From the Colombo Page, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights is "deeply troubled" by the appointment of Sri Lanka's new army commander.

From the Jakarta Globe, an Indonesian Islamic cleric faces blasphemy charges for making fun of a Christian symbol.

From Yahoo News, the Islamist terrorist known as "Jihadi Jack" hopes that Canada will take him in.

From Palestinian Media Watch, the Palestinian Authority is "chasing down homosexuals".

From Clarion Project, why is the world ignoring the genocide of Christians in Nigeria?  (The last four links and the above story from The Times Of India come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian government will revise 16 regulations to make it easier for foreign rectors and lecturers to work in the country.

From The Straits Times, anti-government demonstrators in Hong Kong plan more protests.

From the Borneo Post, "understanding Malaysia's racial sensitivities".

From Free Malaysia Today, police in Puncak Alam and Shah Alam, Malaysia find 3.2 tons of cocaine and a half kilo of ketamine, and arrest 13 suspects.

From The Mainichi, a large number of documents about Japanese Emperor Hirohito resurfaces.

From Gatestone Institute, a law intended to give Spanish citizenship to the descendants of Sephardic Jews whose ancestors were expelled from Spain fails.

From The Conservative Woman, Boris the Spider needs a "Westminster chainsaw massacre".  (I like to call Prime Minister Johnson "Boris the Spider" after the song by The Who, and would like to see this catch on.  But being bloody Yank, I don't have much influence on the other side of the Pond.)

And from Snouts in the Trough, "diversity is our strength", we keep getting told.

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