Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Tuesday Things - Part 2

As a cloudy but mild Tuesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Voice Of Europe, migrants attack Danish politician Rasmus Paludan.

From the CPH Post, Danish experts help Europol identify four child victims of sexual abuse.

From Polskie Radio, the king of the Netherlands pays tribute to Polish World War II soldiers.

From Radio Prague, how Czech President Václav Havel won over the U.S.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's agriculture ministry bans elephants, felines, giraffes and other animals from being used in public shows such as circuses.

From Daily News Hungary, Russia and Hungary agree to a settlement over the contamination of an oil pipeline.

From Hungary Today, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, ties with Russia are in line with Hungary's interests.

From About Hungary, Szijjarto points out that every day, 11 Christians are killed for exercising their faith.

From Russia Today, Ukrainian government and "self-defense" forces begin a disengagement in the village of Zolotoye.

From Sputnik International, the U.S. media reveals Russia's deadliest bomber aircraft.

From The Moscow Times, Russian scientists show pictures of a "massive" methane fountain in the Arctic.

From Romania-Insider, the Transylvanian city of Deva gets an E.U. grant to restore its historic center.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Adevarul.)

From Novinite, Bulgarian Prime Minister Bojko Borissov receives the Torch of Liberty award.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria tells the Russian ambassador that the accused "spy" has 24 hours to leave.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian military personnel join efforts to extinguish a large fire on the border with Serbia.

From Ekathimerini, human rights groups urge Greece to scrap plans to restrict asylum, but the government points out that its migrant burden is already getting too heavy.

From the Greek Reporter, the world's oldest known theater, near the Greek town of Lavrio, "lies almost forgotten".

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Russia invites Albania and North Macedonia to join the Eurasian Economic Union.

From Total Croatia News, Croats and foreigners search for mushrooms near Brtonigla, Croatia.

From the Malta Independent, the Libyan coast guard claims to have intercepted dozens of migrants bound for Europe.

From Malta Today, 21 migrants are charged in yesterday's riot at the Safi detention center.

From ANSA, the migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking is given permission to disembark in Pozzallo, Sicily.

From SwissInfo, could a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland "open the door to peace in Syria"?

From The Portugal News, the search continues for an Korean-American man missing at sea.

From El País, Spain's High Court hardens its position on Spanish women who went to Syria to join ISIS.

From RFI, France will crack down on men who through abuse push women into suicide.

From VRT NWS, the dog praised by U.S. President Trump for his role in the raid against al-Baghdadi is of a Belgian breed.

From the NL Times, a suspect who allegedly threatened Dutch politician Geert Wilders over Mohammed cartoons could face six years in prison.

From Dutch News, a judge in Haarlem, Netherlands rules that the Zandvoort race track is not a danger to toads and lizards.  (The plaintiff must have said something like "four legs good, wheels bad".)

From Deutsche Welle, according to a survey, most Germans want Turkey to leave NATO.

From EuroNews, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson mocks Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn - in Spanish.

From the Express, the U.K. Parliament backs Johnson's call for a general election, which will take place on December 12th.

From the Evening Standard, U.K. authorities launch a manhunt for two brothers from Armagh, Northern Ireland in connection with the deaths of 39 people in a truck trailer.

From the (U.K.) Independent, some key dates for the upcoming U.K. election.

From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish government will consider allowing electric cars and hybrid vehicles to use bus lanes.

From the Irish Examiner, universal free conception in Ireland could reportedly cost a lot of money.

And from The Conservative Woman, the E.U. hasn't protected the rights of workers, but has destroyed them.

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