Monday, January 27, 2020

Monday Mania - Part 2

As a manic Monday heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, several young immigrants beat up a white teenager in Étampes, France.

From France24, France's armed forces minister warns the U.S. against pulling out of the Sahel region.

From RFI, on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, French President Emmanuel Macron urges people to fight against anti-Semitism.

From The Portugal News, according to a report, Roma in Portugal are still discriminated against.

From El País, Spain prepares to repatriate about 20 Spaniards from Wuhan, China.

From SwissInfo, The Swiss Federal Court rules that an Italian man living in Switzerland for 30 has been unfairly denied Swiss citizenship.

From ANSA, Italy mourns Kobe Bryant, who lived in the country during his childhood.

From the Malta Independent, former Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana finds a new job.

From Malta Today, the Maltese parliament commemorates the Holocaust on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovene survivors of Auschwitz mark the 75th anniversary of its liberation.

From Euractiv, Slovenia's prime minister resigns, which could result in early elections.

From Total Croatia News, the Croatian Border Patrol tracks migrants using thermal imaging technology.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Serbian National Assembly goes to work on 20 bills.

From Ekathimerini, bonds of friendship form at the Pylos archaeological site near the Greek village of Hora.

From the Greek Reporter, "the Holocaust of Greek Jews".

From Novinite, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov goes to Poland on a working visit to participate in the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian survivors of the Holocaust tell their stories.

From Radio Bulgaria, the labor army and the rescue of Bulgarian Jews.

From Romania-Insider, the Romanian government assembles a team to monitor the coronavirus, but no cases have been recorded in Romania.

From Russia Today, a Japanese citizen is detained in Vladivostok, Russia for alleged spying.

From Sputnik International, the Israeli woman seeking a pardon after being convicted of drug trafficking partially admits guilt.

From The Moscow Times, according to a think tank, China has surpassed Russia as the world's no. 2 arms producer.

From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga calls for a "Christian conservative climate policy".

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban visits Krakow, Poland and Auschwitz.

From Hungary Today, natural gas delivery to Hungary via the TurkStream pipeline could start in two years.

From About Hungary, a member of the Fidesz-Christian Democrats alliance wins the mayoral election in Győr, Hungary.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's Supreme Court still has no president.

From Radio Prague, North Korean diplomats reportedly tried to smuggle military materials and drones out of the Czech Republic.

From Polskie Radio, speaking in Oświęcim, Poland, Polish President Andrzej Duda reminds the world that it must never forget the Holocaust.  (The Auschwitz concentration camp was established in Oświęcim, and later expanded to include the nearby subcamps of Birkenau and Monowitz, the latter located in the town of Monowice.  The two subcamps were later made into separate independent camps.)

From the CPH Post, Denmark registers the lowest number of asylum seekers since 2008.

From Deutsche Welle, 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Germany must do more to oppose anti-Semitism.

From the NL Times, police in Amsterdam find 30 stolen cell phones stuffed inside a suspect's bike shorts.

From Dutch News, the Dutch government looks to bring about 20 Dutch citizens home from Wuhan, China.

From The Brussels Times, windfarms in the Belgian commune of Wallonia can produce as much electricity as a nuclear reactor.  (If you read French, read the story at Le Soir, whose name means "the evening".)

From EuroNews, how a modern-day Nazi hunter tracks down war criminals 75 years after the Holocaust.

From the Express, British people are furious at a Remainer who "condemns" a Brexit coin.

From the Evening Standard, Prince Andrew is reportedly "uncooperative" in the inquiry into the late Jeffery Epstein's alleged sex trafficking.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the Buckingham Palace sword attacker tells the Woolwich Crown Court that non-Muslims are "fair game".

From the (Irish) Independent, a Chinese student who traveled to Waterford, Ireland quarantines himself.

From the Irish Examiner, a challenge to the construction of a wind farm is fast-tracked to Ireland's Commercial Court.

And from The Conservative Woman, here's 50 pence for your thoughts, Remoaners.

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