Friday, September 4, 2020

Friday Phenomena - Part 2

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

From Free West Media, police officers in Marseilles, France flee the scene of a crime due to "guerrilla warfare".

From France24, France reports a daily record of new coronavirus cases.

From RFI, President Emmanuel Macron urges the French people to protect the republic.

From El País, Spain reports 8,959 new coronavirus cases, but also that its second wave is slowing.

From The Portugal News, according to Portugal's teachers union, the country's schools are not ready to reopen.

From SwissInfo, climate strikes are held in 18 Swiss cities and towns.  (Is the embassy of China, or any Chinese consulates, in any of them?)

From ANSA, a car runs into a migrant from Eritrea who escaped from a reception center near Agrigento, Italy and kills him, and injures three policemen who were running after him.

From the Malta Independent, newly hatched loggerhead turtles are found dead in Marsascala, Malta.

From Malta Today, 27 migrants remain stranded near Malta aboard the Danish-flagged oil tanker Maersk Etienne.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian chef Ana Roš releases her first book.

From Total Croatia News, how many pilgrims will visit Ludbreg, Croatia this year to celebrate the country's only miracle?

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Serbia and Kosovo sign an economic cooperation agreement in Washington, D.C., USA.

From Balkan Insight, the decision of an Orthodox priest in Moldova to fly the Romanian flag from his church causes tensions.

From Ekathimerini, the family of slain Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas calls for the entire leadership of the party Golden Dawn.

From the Greek Reporter, why Greece resists having NATO-initiated talks with Turkey for the time being.

From Novinite, the Bulgarian economy shrank by 10 percent during the second quarter of 2020.

From The Sofia Globe, today's report on the coronavirus pandemic in Bulgaria.

From Radio Bulgaria, protests against Bulgaria's government continue for the 58th day.

From Russia Today, a Russian communist leader makes a horrible gaffe at an event marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

From Sputnik International, Russia sends eight fighter jets to intercept three U.S. B-52 bombers over the Black Sea.

From The Moscow Times, Typhoon Maysak slams into Russia's Far East, killing three people.

From Euractiv, according to an opinion column, "time is running out" for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian government puts its real estate up for sale in two cities on Lake Balaton.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at MFor.)

From Hungary Today, according to the opposition party Jobbik, Hungary's decision to close its borders due to the coronavirus was "badly prepared".

From About Hungary, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungary will "ensure the highest possible degree of freedom" while keeping important and necessary restrictions.

From The Slovak Spectator, the coronavirus has created a new normal for U.S. companies in Slovakia.

From Radio Prague, the Communist Party in the Czech Republic asks the government to distance itself from Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil's visit to Taiwan.

From Polskie Radio, according to President Andrzej Duda, the coronavirus is under control in Poland.

From ReMix, the Polish party Civic Platform turns away from its former leader Donald Tusk.

From EuroNews, anti-Islam protests in Sweden and Norway spark a debate on the limits of free expression.

From the CPH Post, Denmark relaxes is border controls.

From Deutsche Welle, 13 recent archaeological discoveries made in Germany.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a security service will guard the church in Berlin whose priest was attacked by a "Mediterranean man".

From the NL Times, Dutch politician Geert Wilders gets a mixed verdict in his hate speech trial.

From Dutch News, a wolf is filmed in the Veluwe nature reserve.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at NOS.)

From VRT NWS, Antwerp, Belgium launches its largest security operation in 20 years in an attempt to combat drug crimes.

From The Brussels Times, the ECHR rules that an Islamic teacher's rights were not breached when he was transferred after making remarks about the attack on Charlie Hebdo's offices.

From the Express, the E.U. refuses to help its chief negotiator Michel Barnier salvage a Brexit deal.

From the Evening Standard, a hotel for asylum seekers in Birmingham, England is closed after 56 residents and staff test positive for the coronavirus.

From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is told to "get a grip" on the coronavirus crisis.

From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish government nominates two candidates to become Ireland's next European Commissioner.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Ireland's guidelines for pubs and restaurants have been misinterpreted and overreacted to.

From The Conservative Woman, how to make the U.K. House of Lords "fit for purpose".

And from Snouts in the Trough, has Australia become a police state?

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