Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Wednesday Whatnot - Part 2

As the day after election day heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, two Swiss "colleagues" of the Vienna terror attacker are arrested.

From SwissInfo, the two Swiss suspects were already under investigation for other terror-related offenses.

From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signs new coronavirus restrictions, including a curfew.

From the Malta Independent, 52 migrants open a constitutional case against the Maltese government for alleged human rights abuses.

From Malta Today, prison officials foil a murder suspect's attempt to escape.

From Total Slovenia News, the coronavirus R-number in Slovenia decreases.

From Total Croatia News, Split, Croatia Mayor Andro Krstulović Opara decides against running for another term due to health reasons.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina signs a "long-awaited" readmission agreement with Pakistan.

From Balkan Insight, a Kosovo politician is arrested and sent to The Hague on war crimes charges.

From Ekathimerini, three Turks are arrested in Athens for allegedly having fake Greek IDs.

From the Greek Reporter, according to preliminary scientific data, the Greek island of Samos has gained between 18 and 25 centimeters of elevation due to the earthquake in the Aegean Sea.

From Novinite, according to Health Minister Kostadin Angelov, some hospitals in Bulgaria will be converted to accommodate coronavirus patients.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria celebrate its Remembrance Day differently this year due to the coronavirus.

From Radio Bulgaria, according to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Bulgaria "is not going to be closed".

From Romania-Insider, according to President Klaus Iohannis, Romania will receive its first coronavirus vaccines in the first quarter of 2021.

From Russia Today, dozens are arrested at the annual far-right "Russian march" in Moscow.

From Sputnik International, Russia is ready to cooperate on its coronavirus vaccine with the Council of Europe.

From The Moscow Times, Russians celebrate National Unity Day, which is the country's newest holiday.

From the Hungary Journal, the Hungarian government reintroduces its special legal order due to the coronavirus.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto tests positive for the coronavirus while traveling in Asia.

From Hungary Today, some details of Hungary's new coronavirus measures.

From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga, Europe should focus on the threat from terrorism.

From The Slovak Spectator, traveling from a green district in Slovakia to a red one will require a permit.

From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic will require a negative coronavirus test or a quarantine on entry from most countries.

From Polskie Radio, Poland tightens its coronavirus restrictions amid a record surge in cases.

From ReMix, Polish women organize a movement to pro-life and Catholic values.

From the CPH Post, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen goes into self-isolation after Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup tests positive for the coronavirus.

From Deutsche Welle, according to German security forces, Germany is home to 627 "potential terrorists".

From the NL Times, the Netherlands reports its fifth straight decrease is daily new coronavirus cases.

From Dutch News, the new coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands hit sex workers in Amsterdam.

From VRT NWS, Belgian virologist Steven Van Gucht recommends flushing with the lid down.

From The Brussels Times, according to Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Belgium's strict coronavirus measures will remain in force "until there is a vaccine".

From France24, France reporter 40,558 new coronavirus cases.

From RFI, France disbands the Turkish nationalist group Grey Wolves.

From El País, three Spanish regions impose new coronavirus measures.

From The Portugal News, a third of all people in Portugal have already been tested for the coronavirus.

From EuroNews, five European stories that you may have missed while watching the U.S. election.

From Euractiv, the E.U. brewing sector tries to find uses for by-products from beer production.

From the Express, according to an insider, Queen Elizabeth is considering stripping Prince Harry of his title "prince".

From the Evening Standard, Prince William carries out his first virtual royal duty since his battle with the coronavirus was revealed.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K. will go into a four-week coronavirus lockdown starting at midnight tonight.  (That would be 7:00 p.m. eastern standard time here in the eastern U.S., if I'm not mistaken.)

From the (Irish) Independent, according to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, the coronavirus R number has gone down to between 0.7 and 0.9 in Ireland.

From the Irish Examiner, new school-related coronavirus outbreaks fell by a third during a mid-term break.

From The Conservative Woman, the "white lies" in critical race theory.

And from Snouts in the Trough, the Daily Mail exposes the truth about lies about the coronavirus.

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