Saturday Stuff

Here on a sunny but cool Saturday are some things going on:

From Voice Of Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban accuses George Soros of "wanting to take over European institutions".

From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, international organizations "are making a huge mistake" by encouraging migration.

From Radio Praha, a group of intellectuals warn against the rise of populism in Europe.

From Radio Poland, according to Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, the Pentagon will reports its assessment of a U.S. Army base in Poland by March.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany plans to stop using coal by the end of 2038.

From SwissInfo, some recent stories containing numbers.

From France24, the "yellow vest" protesters are back yet again.

From RFI, who are the "red scarves"?

From VRT NWS, about 30,000 people are expected to march for climate change tomorrow in Brussels.  (As I keep asking, will their route go anywhere near the Chinese embassy?)

From the Express, European politicians "plan to make sure" that the "remain" vote wins if there is a second Brexit referendum.

From BBC News, European leaders give Venezuelan President Maduro an ultimatum.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K.'s cabinet ministers are split over a no-deal Brexit.

From the (Irish) Independent, the E.U. offers to "revisit" the Irish backstop if the U.K. remains within its customs union.

From the Irish Examiner, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald calls for a "unity" referendum after the U.K. leaves the E.U.

From El País, after 13 days, rescuers reach the body of a two-year-old boy who had fallen down a borehole.

From the Malta Independent, the city of Syracuse offers to let the Sea-Watch 3 dock, but the government in Rome says otherwise.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian minister Oleg Butković visits the world's largest shipping company.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Morski, which name means "of the sea", in Croatian, Polish, and probably most other Slavic languages.)

From Ekathimerini, the British Museum rules out lending marble statues from the Parthenon to their country of origin.

From Novinite, with help from the IAEA and the FAO, Bulgaria stops the spread of a disease affecting livestock.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, "millions" of Syrians will be able to return home after a Turkish military operation.

From Rûdaw, the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church opens a residence in Erbil, Iraq.

From Arutz Sheva, the leader of Hezbollah promises more tunnels.

From The Times Of Israel, Qatar starts dispensing money to poor Gazans, without any help from Hamas.

From The Jerusalem Post, Jordan reportedly bans Israelis from Naharayim.

From YNetNews, life in Israel can be difficult for Ethiopian Jews.

From the Egypt Independent, the largest restoration project on King Tut's tomb has been completed.

From Egypt Today, Egypt starts flights from a new airport.

From The Express Tribune, in Qatar, the U.S. and the Taliban reportedly produce a "draft deal" end the conflict in Afghanistan.

From Khaama Press, Afghani authorities destroy two heroin labs in Nangarhar province.

From Gatestone Institute, Iran holds a British woman hostage.

From CBC News, Canada's ambassador to China turns in his resignation.

From Global News, Metrolinx tells its workers in "safety sensitive" jobs to avoid cannabis.  (Metrolinx is a government agency operating in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe region.)

From CTV News, how Canadian diplomacy helped Venezuela's opposition movement.

From National Review, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's "indefensible" morality.

From Townhall, The New York Times keeps on giving Stalinist propaganda.

From The Washington Free Beacon, former California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) once had a thing going on.

From the Washington Examiner, a British newspaper apologizes to the First Lady for publishing an error-laden article about her.

From American Thinker, why President Trump went for a 21-day reprieve from the shutdown.

From the New York Post, a gunman kills five people in Louisiana.

From Fox News, Russia will deport more than 5,000 illegal aliens.

And from Variety, Dr. Ruth announces a new edition of a book she published in 1995.