Monday, April 27, 2020

Monday Links - Part 2

As the last Monday in April hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, riots erupt in the Paris district of Hauts des Rouen.

From France24, can releasing prisoners due to the coronavirus alleviate prison overcrowding in France?

From RFI, an investigation starts into alleged racial slurs from French police.

From Voice Of Europe, French police publish a video of a man being brutally assaulted in the Paris suburb of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.  (If you read French, read the story at France Bleu.)

From The Portugal News, Portuguese workers will go back on the job but with stricter rules.

From El PaĆ­s, Spain reports 331 deaths from the coronavirus in one day, and over 100,000 recoveries.

From SwissInfo, over 56,000 people have been denied entry into Switzerland since its border controls were tightened due to the coronavirus.

From Euractiv, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz promises less taxes on workers and more on multinational corporations.

From ANSA, Catholics and Muslims in Italy protest the government's continued ban on religious gatherings.

From the Malta Independent, 121 people are fined in Malta for gathering in groups of more than three.

From Malta Today, Malta proposes safe travel corridors between countries that have controlled the coronavirus.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia's population increased slightly in 2019 because of immigration.

From Total Croatia News, according to its chamber of commerce, Croatia should rely less on imported energy.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Croatia's tourism minister, the E.U. might require tourists to have a "COVID-19 passport".

From Balkan Insight, Republika Srpska, the Serb part of Bosnia and Hercegovina, denies ignoring the construction of illegal power plants.

From Ekathimerini, Greece still faces concerns over possible coronavirus outbreaks at its migrant camps.

From the Greek Reporter, how life at Greek beaches is expected to be different this summer.

From Novinite, according to Eurostat, 41.6 percent of Bulgarians live in overcrowded households.

From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian cities of Varna and Bourgas reopen their parks and sea gardens.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria's deputy prime minister and its national tourism board offer ideas for saving this summer's tourist season.

From Romania-Insider, a new facility for coronavirus patients is inaugurated near Bucharest, Romania.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Libertatea.)

From Russia Today, Russia overtakes China in total number of coronavirus cases.

From Sputnik International, a commercial Soyuz flight to the International Space Station is planned for 2022-2023.

From The Moscow Times, a video shows a Russia polar bear "playing" volleyball.

From Daily News Hungary, the bird flu is found in 226 farms in Hungary.

From Hungary Today, the Hungarian government outlines its worst-case scenario for the coronavirus pandemic.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Portfolio.)

From About Hungary, Prime Minister Orban tells the Hungarian parliament, "we want to create jobs".

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia will review its coronavirus rules for cross-border workers.

From Radio Prague, the Prague Zoo partially reopens, as a baby elephant and a tapir become its "star" attractions.

From Polskie Radio, the Polish government plans to launch drive-through coronavirus tests.

From the CPH Post, people are banned for seven days from gathering in the area of Islands Brygge in Copenhagen, Denmark.

From EuroNews, Denmark approves the start of work on an underwater tunnel to Germany.

From Deutsche Welle, an explanation of Germany's new face mask regulations.

From the NL Times, Dutch mayors call for people to stay home on King's Day.

From Dutch News, the King himself says "stay home".

From VRT NWS, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Koen Geens admits that not everyone in Belgium will have received their face masks by May 4th.

From The Brussels Times, a pair of wolves regularly spotted in Belgium are reportedly expecting cubs.

From the Express, while Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon "sneers" at U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's lockdown exit strategy, most polled Britons support him.

From the Evening Standard, the coronavirus death toll in the U.K. has its lowest daily increase since March.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K.'s NHS hospitals start to restore elective treatments for cancer, heart disease, and other conditions.

From the (Irish) Independent, according to chief medical officer Dr. Tony Holohan, the decision to ease Ireland's coronavirus restrictions will "go down to the wire".

From the Irish Examiner, a team of Irish researchers helps create a platform to teach math to blind students.

From The Conservative Woman, why lie about the peak in coronavirus-related deaths?

And from Snouts in the Trough, has China already conquered the U.S., the U.K., the E.U., Australia, New Zealand and other places without anyone realizing it?

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