Friday, March 13, 2020

Stories For Friday The Thirteenth - Part 2

As the allegedly unlucky day hangs around, here are more things going on:

From Free West Media, the number of coronavirus infections soars after the Women's Day march in Madrid.

From El País, Catalan authorities 70,000 people in four municipalities to their towns in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

From Euractiv, Morocco closes its borders with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.

From The Portugal News, the wild Iberian lynx population in Portugal increases to 109.

From France24, the French village of Châtenois has no candidates for mayor.

From RFI, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Palace of Versailles are closed due to the coronavirus.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland closes schools and bans gatherings of over 100 people to contain the coronavirus.

From ANSA, 250 people in Italy die from the coronavirus in one day, as 2,116 more cases are confirmed.

From the Malta Independent, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela announces a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone entering Malta.

From Malta Today, Malta adjusts to "a new reality".

From Total Slovenia News, where are the people in Slovenia who have the coronavirus?

From Total Croatia News, the Croatian city of Split puts out instructions for dealing with the coronavirus.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bosnia and Hercegovina confirms five more cases of the coronavirus.

From Balkan Insight, if Croatia takes in unaccompanied migrant children, will they also have to accept up to 20 relatives of each child?

From Ekathimerini, as the number of coronavirus cases in Greece rises to 190, malls, cafes, bars and eateries (but not supermarkets or home deliveries) are closed.

From the Greek Reporter, Frontex presents a "united European shield" at the Greek-Turkish border.

From the Greek City Times, Greece fights back against tear gas from the Turkish side of their border with "monster fans".  (via Voice Of Europe)

From Novinite, according to Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov, Bulgaria has received $87 million in military equipment from the United States.

From The Sofia Globe, according to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Bulgarian banks, supermarkets and pharmacies in malls will remain open.

From Radio Bulgaria, according to Dr. Bogdan Petrunov of Bulgaria's National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Bulgaria will overcome the coronavirus through "great discipline", not panic.

From Romania-Insider, Romania now confirms 73 cases of the coronavirus.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Agerpres and a related story at News(dot)ro.)

From Russia Today, Russia restricts travel to the E.U. due to the coronavirus.

From Sputnik International, three people in Russia recover from the coronavirus.

From The Moscow Times, the first woman in space faces controversy for proposing a constitutional amendment that would keep Russian President Putin in office until 2036.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian women who wrote history.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Femina.)

From Hungary Today, Hungary deports two Iranians for violating their coronavirus quarantines.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, reports of plans to close Budapest down are fake news.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia confirms 11 more cases of the coronavirus.

From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic closes its borders due to the coronavirus.

From Polskie Radio, Poland closes its borders due to the coronavirus.

From the CPH Post, Denmark closes its borders due to the coronavirus.  (This is the first time in a while that I've been able to connect to the CPH Post.)

From Deutsche Welle, how Germany shows solidarity amid the coronavirus outbreak.

From EuroNews, why does Germany have so few deaths from the coronavirus?

From Voice Of Europe, the German state of North Rhein-Westphalia votes against accepting more migrants.  (If you read German, read the story at WDR.)

From the NL Times, Prime Minister Mark Rutte tells the Dutch people to "stop hoarding".

From Dutch News, the Netherlands confirms a total of 804 coronavirus cases, with 10 deaths.

From VRT NWS, Belgium confirms a total of 556 coronavirus cases.

From The Brussels Times, what you can't do this weekend in Belgium, due to the coronavirus.

From BBC News, two sisters from Bristol, England deal with "honor hate".

From the Express, the U.K. and the E.U. butt heads over access to satellites.

From the Evening Standard, even Queen Elizabeth has to postpone her activities due to the coronavirus.

From the (U.K.) Independent, Scotland reports its first death from the coronavirus, bringing the U.K.'s total to 11.

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland confirms 20 more cases of the coronavirus.

From the Irish Examiner, Irish gardaí receive 600,000 pairs of gloves and "vats" of hand sanitizer.

From The Conservative Woman, a historical analogy about climate change belief.

And from Snouts in the Trough, enough, already, with the insanity and lies.

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