Saturday, May 23, 2020

Saturday Stories - Part 2

As a warm sunny Saturday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, another report on Hungary closing down its migrant transit zones.

From Daily News Hungary, airlines will resume their flights to and from Budapest.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Travelo.)

From Hungary Today, Hungary will test the drug Avigan for possible use against the coronavirus.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Világgazdaság.)

From About Hungary, according to Hungary's Operational Group, the number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus in the country now exceeds the number with active infections.

From The Slovak Spectator, a friendly fox hangs around a chalet in Slovakia's High Tatras.

From Radio Prague, according to Health Minister Adam Vojtěch, mandatory face mask wearing in th Czech Republic might come to an end during June.

From Polskie Radio, Poland plans to unfreeze flights in three stages.

From the CPH Post, the coronavirus becomes "a real flag-waver".

From Deutsche Welle, politicians should not fear coronavirus-related protests.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a German informant who tried to warn about a terrorist who would attack a Christmas market in Berlin "finally tells his story".

From the NL Times, coronavirus tests will be available for everyone with symptoms in the Netherlands starting on June 1st.

From Dutch News, workers at a slaughterhouse in Helmond, Netherlands are tested for the coronavirus.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at RTL Nieuws.)

From VRT NWS, scientists at Leuven University test a possible coronavirus vaccine based on a yellow fever vaccine.

From The Brussels Times, coronavirus antibody tests are now available in Belgium.

From France24, France rescinds its ban on religious gatherings, but imposes some conditions.

From RFI, how a family from Paris found gold during France's coronavirus lockdown.

From the Express, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage threatens Prime Minister Boris Johnson with action if the U.K. is not "free" from the E.U. by December.

From the Evening Standard, Johnson's chief adviser Dominic Cummings refuses to resign over an alleged coronavirus lockdown breach.

From the (U.K.) Independent, Cummings reportedly took a sightseeing trip in addition to his 260-mile trip from London to his family home in Durham, England.

From the (Irish) Independent, a pub in Dublin starts delivering drinks, which pleases the locals.

From the Irish Examiner, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar reminds the Irish public that social distancing rules are still in effect.

From The Portugal News, Portuguese city councils are sent instructions for administering beaches and evaluating cororavirus-related measures.

From El País, in marches organized by the "far-right" party Vox, protesters drive their vehicles to demonstrate against the Spanish government's response to the coronavirus.  (As I may have mentioned in past posts, I use quotes around "far-right" because its definition can often be subjective.  For example, if you want your country's immigration policy to be determined your elected legislators instead of by international bodies like the E.U., you might be "far-right".)

From EuroNews, Spain will again allow foreign tourists to enter starting in July.

From SwissInfo, when Switzerland started to distance itself from Europe.

From the Malta Independent, Malta extends its travel ban to June 16th.

From Malta Today, the Armed Forces of Malta keeps the press away from the boats on which rescued migrants are being held.

From Total Slovenia News, anti-government protesters keep riding their bicycles around Ljubljana, Slovenia.

From Total Croatia News, according to Economy Minister Darko Horvat, the Croatian government will propose that the country will have 14 working Sundays each year.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Turkey's foreign ministry accuses Greece of violating its land border.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnia and Herzegovina postpones its local elections due to budget delays.

From Voice Of Europe, police are called in as migrants riot in Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Hercegovina.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Nova24TV.)

From Ekathimerini, concerns over the coronavirus grow after new infections are detected at a Roma camp near Larissa, Greece.

From the Greek Reporter, an Afghan woman at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos is stabbed to death, allegedly by another Afghan woman.

From Novinite, three people have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old boy in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

From Radio Bulgaria, "Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece consider offering joint tourist packages".

From Russia Today and the "put your money where your mouth is" department, Russian scientists hope to start human trials for a possible coronavirus vaccine, after trying it on themselves first.

From Sputnik International, a hostage situation is reportedly unfolding outside a bank in Moscow.

From The Moscow Times, Russia's coronavirus curve flattens.

From The Conservative Woman, mass immigration is "the religion of the Left".

And from Snouts in the Trough, will the U.K. eventually lead the world in deaths per capita from the coronavirus?

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