Saturday, November 16, 2019

Saturday Links - Part 2

On a Saturday afternoon, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, the administration of German Chancellor Merkel approves funds for a "central migration museum" in Cologne.

From Deutsche Welle, after being a kebab shop is targeted in a neo-Nazi shooting, the owner gives it away.

From the CPH Post, a program run by the city of Copenhagen fights to retain foreign workers.

From Radio Poland, the expansion of a coal mine in Poland near the Czech border is opposed by the Czech Republic.

From Radio Prague, hundreds of thousands of people in Prague protest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.

From The Slovak Spectator, part of a square in Bratislava, Slovakia is renamed for the Velvet Revolution.

From Daily News Hungary, a Confucius Institute opens at the Debrecen University.

From Sputnik International, according to a Russian Air Force general, the Russian Su-57 fighter jet is more user-friendly than the American F-22 or F-35.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria's competition watchdog dismisses appeals from losing bidders for concessions at the Sofia airport.

From Radio Bulgaria, 16 pianists from nine countries will give concerts in four Bulgarian cities.

From Ekathimerini, Greek police will enforce a "special plan" for events commemorating the 1973 student uprising.

From the Greek Reporter, the story of relationships between Italians and Greeks.

From Total Croatia News, an official from the Bosnian canton of Una-Sana denies that authorities in his area are encouraging migrants to enter Croatia.

From the Malta Independent, two civil society groups hold a protest in Valletta, Malta.

From Malta Today, an academic warns against a "heavy-handed approach" to hate speech.

From SwissInfo, a research team led by the University of Bern identifies gene targets for eliminating malaria.

From France24, how the "yellow vest" protesters left an "indelible mark" on French politics.

From RFI, five ways in which the "yellow vest" protests shook up Paris and France.

From EuroNews, is the future bright for the "yellow vest" protesters?

From The Portugal News, Portugal's minister of the sea calls for "straight lines" for ocean governance.

From VRT NWS, police in Antwerp, Belgium arrest 17 youngsters planning to go looting.

From the NL Times, several people are arrested at the Sinterklaas arrival festival in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, but it's otherwise "relatively calm".

From Dutch News, more on the Sinterklaas arrival festival in Apeldoorn.

From the Express, the U.K. will take back its fish by kicking E.U. fishing boats out of its waters.

From the Evening Standard, the U.K.'s Prince Andrew claims that he stayed at convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's house because it was "convenient" and an "honourable" thing to do.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a record number of women are running in the upcoming U.K. election.  (The common U.K. term is "standing".)

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish gardaí appeal for witnesses after an attempted robbery of an ATM in Louth, Ireland.  (In Ireland, one police officer is a "garda" and plural police are "gardaí".)

From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions will establish a Specialised Sexual Offences Unit.

And from The Conservative Woman, why don't atrocities committed by China bother the "woke brigade"?

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