As a mild sunny Thursday heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, China overtakes the U.S. to become the E.U.'s largest trading partner.
From EuroNews, the U.K. car industry hopes that tariffs will be avoided in a Brexit trade deal with the E.U.
From the Express, Brexit negotiator David Frost puts the U.K. on the brink of a no-deal Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, a noted World War II-era truck mechanic joins her grandson at Porton Down, thus making her first public appearance in seven months.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a police officer is stabbed in Southampton, England.
From the (Irish) Independent, two people are arrested in Dublin, Ireland for alleged organized prostitution, establishment of brothels, and money laundering.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Ireland's National Public Health Emergency Team, the country could be facing 2,500 new coronavirus cases every day by Halloween.
From VRT NWS, Belgian King Filip meets his half-sister Princess Delphine for the first time.
From The Brussels Times, according to Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, "extra measures are necessary" to counter the spread of the coronavirus.
From the NL Times, on the first day of a partial lockdown, the Netherlands reports a record high of 7,833 new coronavirus cases.
From Dutch News, The Hague's local council considers prosecuting some people who had a party just meters away from the Dutch parliament building.
From Deutsche Welle, the German Environmental Agency unveils an "airing" plan for the country's schools.
From the CPH Post, some Danish businesses reportedly seek to ban employees from smoking in their private homes.
From Polskie Radio, Poland steps up its efforts to combat the coronavirus with new restrictions.
From ReMix, the creator of a Facebook page named "Poland Forever" decides to shut it down due to the platform's censorship.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic is buying 4,000 hospital beds due to "catastrophic" coronavirus numbers.
From Euractiv, the Czech Republic drops its opposition to the E.U.'s 2030 climate goal.
From The Slovak Spectator, the reconstructed castle may be visited in Vígľaš, Slovakia.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's National Election Committee rejects a referendum question about free coronavirus testing.
From Hungary Today, five unions form alliance to protest against restrictions in Hungary's new healthcare law. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Portfolio.)
From About Hungary, a critic of Hungary's government calls the country's political system "Führerdemocracy".
From Russia Today, the city government of Moscow announces new coronavirus-related regulations for night clubs.
From Sputnik International, results of studies on Russia's third coronavirus vaccine are expected by the middle of December.
From The Moscow Times, Russia pulls out of talks with the Netherlands and Australia about flight MH17.
From Romania-Insider, the new Dacia Spring, built in Romania by the French auto group Renault, will be the cheapest electric car in Europe. (Dacia was an ancient region roughly corresponding to all of modern Romania north of the Danube.)
From Novinite, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov warns against traveling to the Bulgarian municipalities of Blagoevgrad and Targovishte.
From The Sofia Globe, some Bulgarian have allegedly been involved in the QQAAZZ international money-laundering case.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian anti-government protester Nikolay Hadjigenov, one of the "toxic trio", warns to "expect the unexpected".
From Ekathimerini, Greece starts building a fence on its land border with Turkey.
From the Greek Reporter, the sentencing phase of the criminal trial of the Greek party Golden Dawn continues.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, illegal migrants from Pakistan in Bosnia and Herzegovina will soon be returned home.
From Balkan Insight, the European Court of Human Rights rules against Romania's deportation of two Pakistani students in 2012.
From Total Croatia News, the only coronavirus-free region in Europe is Istria in Croatia.
From Total Slovenia News, bars, restaurants, and sports facilities will close in most of Slovenia starting this coming Saturday due to coronavirus numbers.
From the Malta Independent, according to a survey, 85 percent of Maltese people say that coronavirus vouchers helped them and the economy.
From Malta Today, a suspected knife attacker out on bail in Malta allegedly stages another knife attack.
From ANSA, Calabria regional Governor Jole Santelli dies of cancer at age 51.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland bans the export of five dangerous pesticides already banned domestically.
From France24, several hundred French health workers go on strike as France's number of new coronavirus cases surges.
From El País, why has there been a spike in coronavirus cases in the Spanish region of Catalonia?
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese government mandates the use of face masks on streets and the app Stayaway Covid.
And from The Conservative Woman, the BBC presents an alarmist and biased picture of the coronavirus pandemic.
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