Friday, November 6, 2020

Friday Phenomena - Part 2

As a mild Friday heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:

From The Portugal News, surfing is banned in Nazaré, Portugal.

From El País, Spain sets a seven-day record for the most deaths from the coronavirus.

From France24, France reports a one-day record of 60,468 new coronavirus cases.

From RFI, Paris bans night time food takeaway and delivery.

From SwissInfo, the canton of Geneva will be the first in Switzerland to receive army support against the coronavirus.

From ANSA, Italy and France agree to have joint border patrols due to the threat from terrorism.

From the Malta Independent, according to Maltese opposition leader Bernard Grech, the people's health and lives should not be "compromised at the expense of the economy".

From Malta Today, Maltese men will be asked for their marital status in notarial deeds, which is now asked only of women.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian coalition government and opposition politicians condemn violence by both policemen and protesters at a protest in Ljubljana.

From Total Croatia News, 10 places to go running in Croatia.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, North Macedonian politician Ali Ahmeti congratulates Kosovo leaders for responding with dignity to the The Hague's "call for justice".

From Balkan Insight, countries in southeastern Europe are reportedly focusing on drugs while "neglecting other crimes".

From Ekathimerini, Athenians get out of town ahead of Greece's new coronavirus lockdown.

From the Greek Reporter, archaeologists from the University of Thessaly discover more artifacts on the remote islet of Vryokastraki.

From Novinite, Bulgaria bans visits to shopping malls by unaccompanied minors due to the coronavirus.

From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian parliament extends the validity of expiring IDs.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria does not accept the European Commission's negotiating framework for North Macedonia because that country guarantee meeting conditions set by Bulgaria.

From Euractiv, Bulgarian authorities test people for the coronavirus near two mink farms.

From Romania-Insider, Romania reports a daily total of over 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time.

From Russia Today, a protester is arrested after tying himself to a cross and setting off smoke devices in Moscow.

From Sputnik International, Russian President Putin deals with media allegations about his health.

From The Moscow Times, Russian mink farmers are not worried about coronavirus mutations in other European countries.

From the Hungary Journal, according to Prime Minister Orban, the coronavirus situation in Hungary is difficult, but the country's chance are good.

From Daily News Hungary, six weapons built or designed by Hungarians.

From Hungary Today, the first section of an integrated tram network in the Pest side of Budapest is inaugurated.  (Budapest was formed by the union of the cities Buda and Pest on opposite sides of the Danube.  If you read Hungarian, read the story at Napi.)

From About Hungary, Orban focuses on a first draft of Hungary's coronavirus vaccination plan.

From The Slovak Spectator, a roundup of news, including trails in the Tatras being closed for the winter, and the buffet at the end of the world.

From Radio Prague, the Czech army plans to send 400 soldiers to help hospitals overloaded with coronavirus patients.

From Polskie Radio, the Russian company Gazprom appeals a fine over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in a Polish court.

From ReMix, according to some Polish MEPs, tying E.U. funds to the "rule of law" mechanism in the E.U. budget "stinks of dictatorship".

From the CPH Post, the H5N5 bird flu is found in Denmark.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany braces for possibly violent protests against its coronavirus lockdown.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, Muslim students in Berlin condone the murder of French teacher Samuel Party.

From the NL Times, a new law in the Netherland would punish all non-consensual sex as rape.

From Dutch News, Dutch healthcare workers showing coronavirus symptoms will receive priority for a fast test for the virus.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at NOS.)

From VRT NWS, Belgian virologist Steven Van Gucht indicates a decline in coronavirus patient numbers "for the first time since September".

From The Brussels Times, the first hotel in Bruges, Belgium closes due to the coronavirus.  (For a look at Bruges, go to this blog's archives for May of 2017.  I first stayed in that city in 2005.)

From EuroNews, how hard is the second wave of the coronavirus hitting Europe?

From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister will hold "crunch" Brexit talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow.

From the Evening Standard, students at Manchester University pull down fences around their resident halls.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the possibilities and pitfalls of coronavirus testing in Liverpool, England.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish universities tell their students that there won't be a return to campus for the second half of the current academic year.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the coronavirus has retreated in Ireland but the country still has some way to go.

From The Conservative Woman, how police in London snuffed out yesterday's protest against England's coronavirus lockdown.

And from Snouts in the Trough, what is thought to be a "conspiracy" is really "contempt".

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