Sunday, August 11, 2019

Sunday Stories - Part 2

Here on a sunny Sunday are some more things going on:

From the Express, the British Army pulls over 11,000 personnel and their families out of Germany for the start of the upcoming school year.

From the Evening Standard, a reported chemical spill causes beach-goers in Worthing, England to vomit.

From the Independent, activists threaten to boycott a 50-pence coin which will mark the U.K.'s withdrawal from the E.U.

From the Irish Examiner, according to former Taoiseach John Bruton, Ireland and the U.K. are "in profound disagreement" over Brexit.

From RFI, "yellow vest" protesters vandalize the offices of President Macron's party in Montpellier, in southern France.

From Free West Media, a prosecutor in Paris appeals against the release of a French ProFa leader.  (As with their American counterparts, the group calls itself "Antifa", but due to their violent actions against people who disagree with them, I regard them as the real fascists.)

From VRT NWS, for the first time, Muslims in Belgium celebrate Eid al-Adha with animals that are anesthetized before being killed.

From Deutsche Welle, an angry mob attacks two men for killing an endangered bird.

From the CPH Post and the "I'll drink to that" department, a Danish rum wins medals at the International Wine and Spirit Competition.

From Voice Of Europe, Swedish crime authorities and media blame the increase in rape on dating apps, not migration.

From EuroNews, police in Norway will investigate a shooting at a mosque as a "possible act of terrorism".

From Polskie Radio, Poland's ruling Jaw and Justice Party will publish a list of its candidates within days.

From Radio Praha, the life of Czech violinist Josef Suk.

From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover, improving Hungary's demographic situation requires a "change in mentality".

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarians collect over 400 tons of wheat for the Bread for Hungarians charity campaign.

From Russia Today, Russia tells Google to stop promoting unauthorized rallies.

From Sputnik International, thousands of Russian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha in Moscow.

From The Moscow Times, a Tesla electric car explodes after colliding with a tow truck on a ring road around Moscow.

From Novinite, Bulgaria is allowing in more seasonal foreign workers.

From Ekathimerini, a tourist camp on the Greek island of Elafonisos is evacuated due to a wildfire.

From the Greek Reporter, a Greek mathematician and his U.K. colleague solve a 78-year-old riddle.

From Total Croatia News, on October 21, do not operate your cell phone while driving in Croatia.

From the Malta Independent, Malta outlaw the drug known as "Chinese ecstasy".

From Malta Today, rules that allow gay men to donate blood after abstaining from sex for a year may be further liberalized.

From SwissInfo, Spain carefully watches the activities of Catalan separatists and their sympathizers in Switzerland.

From The Portugal News, scientists in Portugal successfully test a vaccine against metastatic melanoma.

And from The Conservative Woman, "always look on the bright side of Brexit".

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