Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Wednesday Wanderings - Part 2

As a cloudy Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, the trial of Dutch politician Geert Wilders is "a travesty of justice".

From the NL Times, the Dutch government considers more coronavirus restrictions after 1,140 people test positive in a single day.

From Dutch News, Amsterdam decides against banning fireworks.

From VRT NWS, after a coronavirus scare, Belgian King Filip and six party leaders test negative.

From The Brussels Times, so far, Belgians testing a coronavirus vaccine have had "no serious side effects".

From Deutsche Welle, how the German media "failed the victims" of NSU terrorists.

From the CPH Post, Danes are reportedly more concerned about cyber attacks than global warming.

From Polskie Radio, Poznań, Poland will host the U.S. Army's V Corps Headquarters.

From ReMix, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki calls for "very harsh" sanctions against Russia for poisoning dissident Alexey Navalny.  (The author's name translates to "Sunday guest".)

From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic again requires masks indoors after a new spike in coronavirus cases.

From The Slovak Spectator, according to President Zuzana Čaputová, the Holocaust remains a tragic chapter in Slovakia's history.

From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, it's time to talk about the role of Soros-backed NGOs in the Mediterranean.

From Hungary Today, Hungarian chief medical officer Cecília Müller orders an increase in coronavirus testing capacity so that the tests can be evaluated faster.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at HVG and related stories at Világgazdaság, Magyar Hang and Válasz Online.)

From About Hungary, Hungary strengthens its relations with the UAE.

From Russia Today, Moscow will vaccinate 40,000 volunteers in the third phase of its coronavirus vaccine trials.

From Sputnik International, video footage shows a Russian Su-27 intercepting a U.S. plane and a Swedish plane over the Baltic Sea.

From The Moscow Times, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Tikhonov is arrested for alleged embezzlement.

From EuroNews, what reporting from Belarus is like.

From Novinite, according to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the mafia wants to overthrow the Bulgarian government.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian politicians observe the anniversary of the 1944 communist takeover of the country with their usual alacrity.

From Radio Bulgaria, according to Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, Bulgaria is opposed to "ad hoc" border closures.

From Ekathimerini, a new fire breaks out at the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos.

From the Greek Reporter, all of Lesvos is put under a state of emergency due to a fire that gutted the center of the Moria camp.

From Keep Talking Greece, the Moria camp was a "time bomb" that exploded.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer meets with the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From Balkan Insight, Belgrade, Serbia sells a tower block known as "Beogradjanka", which once was the tallest building in Yugoslavia.

From Total Croatia News, the unique cuisine of Omiš, Croatia and the surrounding area.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec resigns as leader of the Pensioners' Party.

From the Malta Independent, Maltese health authorities claim that a migrant died from injuries, not the coronavirus.

From Malta Today, Maltese police arrest five people after finding two kilos of she-don't-lie.

From ANSA, a woman from Congo rips League party leader Matteo Salvini's shirt.

From SwissInfo, studies on the effects of recreational cannabis use are given the green light in Switzerland.

From The Portugal News, Portugal reports its highest number of daily new coronavirus cases since April 20th.

From El País, police in Madrid find two apartments being run as an unlicensed bar and brothel.

From France24, the director of Charlie Hebdo tells a court that he has "nothing to regret" over publishing the Mohammed cartoons.

From RFI, French artists urge President Emmanuel Macron to give poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine resting places in the Pantheon in Paris.

From Euractiv, E.U. leaders call for an electronic identification system by the middle of 2021.

From the Express, E.U. leaders plan to punish the U.K. for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans for his country's border.

From the Evening Standard and the "I'll drink to that" department, scientists at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland develop a way to test the authenticity of whiskey without opening the bottle.

From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Labour Party Leader Sir Keir Starmer will combat Johnson's press conferences with his own.

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland's acting chief medical officer warns against holding parties, christenings and other family events due to the coronavirus.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Irish Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, pubs in Dublin might not be able to reopen on September 21st, due to a spike in coronavirus cases.

And from The Conservative Woman, between U.S. President Trump and Democratic candidate Biden, who would be better for Britain?

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