Friday Phenomena - Part 2

As the first Friday in December hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, the first Muslims-only swimming pool is planned for Frankfurt, Germany.

From Deutsche Welle, German Chancellor Merkel makes her first official visit to Auschwitz.

From the CPH Post, adoption from foreign countries has greatly decreased in Denmark.

From Polskie Radio, Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki lay wreaths at Auschwitz.

From Radio Prague, the Czech Supreme Court rules in favor of a Somali girl who challenged her school's ban on headscarves.

From The Slovak Spectator, a gas explosion sets an apartment building in Prešov, Slovakia on fire.

From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian government continues to reject the mandatory quota for migrants.

From Hungary Today, two Hungarian nano-satellites are launched into space.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Index.)

From About Hungary, Hungary, Brazil, Poland and the U.S. work on a family protection scheme.

From Russia Today, a Russian YouTube blogger gets a three-year suspended sentence for inciting "extremism" during the recent unauthorized protests.

From Sputnik International, the skeleton of a Scythian Amazon is discovered near the Don River in Russia.  (The Scythians were an Iranian people who migrated westward into southeastern Europe during the first millennium B.C.  Their female warriors may have been the reality behind the Greek legend of the Amazons.)

From The Moscow Times, dozens of polar bears start hanging around near Ryrkapiy, Russia.

From Romania-Insider, Romania's government considers banning the export of logs to non-E.U. country.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Digi24.)

From Novinite, Bulgaria is among the countries with the largest share of old aircraft.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria sends 12 construction engineers to help Albania assess buildings damaged by the recent earthquake.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria celebrates Saint Nicholas Day.

From Ekathimerini, two people are charged for possessing an ancient amphora in their home in Athens.

From the Greek Reporter, Cyprus gives two fatigued pelicans some help on their way to Greece.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, nine suspected terrorists are on their way from Syria to Bosnia and Hercegovina.

From Total Croatia News, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatović objects to the treatment of migrants by Croatian police.

From Total Slovenia News, a living nativity show takes place in Postojna Cave.

From the Malta Independent, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat withdraws from a conference in Rome "at the last minute".

From Malta Today, political instability in Malta is reportedly "killing businesses".

From ANSA, Italian politician Matteo Salvini comes under (figurative) fire for comments about the spread Nutella.

From SwissInfo, what Swiss Santa Clauses have to learn for their jobs.

From El País, Spanish parties are divided, but both defend the country's Constitution.

From France24, according to Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, the French government will stick to its plans on pension reform as strikes against the plan continue.

From RFI, the French government does not give in to the strikers.

From VRT NWS, the Flemish government postpones a press conference on climate goals because more calculations are needed.

From Voice Of Europe, three African migrants injure a Belgian man and remain at large.  (If you read Flemish, read the story at SCEPTR.)

From the NL Times, a man born in the Netherlands faces some serious hassles because he's not a Dutch citizen.

From Dutch News, the Netherlands and Morocco get confused in talks over failed asylum seekers.

From EuroNews, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson and Labour Party leader Corbyn have a debate.

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From the Express, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair takes an "outrageous swipe" at older Brexit supporters.

From the Evening Standard, in the city where knives are illegal, a student from Oman is stabbed to death outside a department store.

From the (U.K.) Independent, E.U. leaders scrap a plan to finalize a trade agreement with the U.K. by the end of 2020.

From the (Irish) Independent, almost a third of offenders managed by Ireland's Probation Service reoffend within a year of being sentenced.

From the Irish Examiner, after protesting twice, Irish beef farmers are due to get higher prices for their beef.

And from The Conservative Woman, thanks to NATO for keeping the U.K. safe for 70 years.