Friday, October 25, 2019

Friday Phenomena - Part 2

As Friday slips into evening, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, an Italian leftist admits taking money from George Soros’ Open Society foundation to advance open borders.

From ANSA, police in Rome arrest two suspects after a man is gunned down.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland's attorney general indicts two men for alleged ISIS links.

From El País, with Francisco Franco's body no longer there, the Valley of the Fallen monument faces an uncertain future.

From The Portugal News, 141 victims of human trafficking were identified in Portugal last year.

From France24, is France a paradise for public servants?

From RFI, the 13th-century painting "Christ Mocked" could bring in millions of euros in an art sale.

From the Express, the Scottish National Party's no-deal Brexit plan backfires.

From the Evening Standard, four people so far have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people in a truck trailer.

From the (U.K.) Independent, satirical anti-Nazi toilet paper from World War II goes up for auction.

From the (Irish) Independent, a new book reveals U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's plan for the border with Ireland.

From the Irish Examiner, nine-year sentences are upheld for two armed robbers who pointed a gun at the face of a postmistress.

From VRT NWS, an ATM is blown up in Essen, Belgium, near the Dutch border.

From the NL Times, a Dutch journalist who refused to reveal his source is released from prison.

From Dutch News, a man who threw grenades at two cannabis shops in Delft, Netherlands is sentenced to 10 years in jail.

From Deutsche Welle, the German right-wing party AdF looks at a "forgotten demographic".

From Euractiv, the German Bundestag's Council of Elders wants to impose a climate tax on officials trips taken by the Bundestag's members.

From the CPH Post, is facial recognition technology an effective tool against crime or Orwellian dystopia?

From Polskie Radio, the Polish Space Agency and NASA agree to work together.  (This means that contrary to the popular notion, Poland can into space.)

From Radio Prague, an exhibition in the U.K. shows Czech innovations past and present.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak students don't seem interested in learning about the Velvet Revolution.

From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, Turkey releasing migrants towards Syria is good for Hungary.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's defense minister flags two new military commands.

From Hungary TodayBudapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony promises higher wages for city employees.

From About Hungary, according to Orban, Hungary wants to avoid another "Röszke".

From Russia Today, Russia launches a "combat icebreaker" in the Arctic.

From Sputnik International, a Russian soldier kills eight fellow servicemen after undergoing a nervous breakdown.

From The Moscow Times, Russia detains an American suspected of smuggling drugs.

From Romania-Insider, Romanian authorities censor a report showing the extent of illegal logging.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Recorder.)

From Novinite, the Bulgarian cities of Varna and Burgas will get a total of 116 new electric buses.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarians continue protesting against the election of Ivan Geshev as their prosecutor-general.

From Ekathimerini, Greek authorities catch a smuggling ring.

From the Greek Reporter, tomorrow is the anniversary of Thessaloniki's liberation from the Ottoman Empire in 1912.

From Total Croatia News, tourist turnover in Croatia this year has already surpassed last year's total.

From the Malta Independent, the rescue ship Ocean Viking is stuck at sea and carrying 104 migrants.

From Malta Today, the chairman of Malta's Planning Authority decides to step down.  (He has the same last name as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, U.S.)

From EuroNews, the E.U. delays its decision about extending Brexit until next week.

From The Conservative Woman, the U.K.'s "Vichy Parliament" should be treated with the contempt that it deserves.

And from Snouts in the Trough, the globalists want old people to "drop dead" to make room for more migrants.

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