From Voice Of Europe, migrants push three German teenagers in front of a train, and their background is ignored by the media.
From Deutsche Welle, the E.U. is ready to recognize Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaido.
From SwissInfo, how the Swiss folktale Heidi changed American football. (I remember watching the TV adaptation, in which the title character visits her city-dwelling cousin. The two girls greet each other with "You smell like cheese." and "You smell like medicine.")
From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron considers a referendum to quell the "yellow vest" crisis.
From the Sunday Express, some rebellious Labour MPs form their own party.
From the Evening Standard, U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid says that the country will be safe if there is a no-deal Brexit.
From BBC News, when driving in Wales, do not slow down to view the dragon.
From the Independent, if a no-deal Brexit results in riots, there is reportedly a plan to evacuate the royal family.
From the Irish Examiner, recent attempts by U.K. Prime Minister May to reopen backstop negotiations are shot down by Ireland's Taoiseach.
From CTV News, two children in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada are hospitalized after eating a chocolate bar containing cannabis. (Although Canada has legalized cannabis for smoking, using it in edible products is still illegal.)
From Total Croatia News, how U.K. citizens in Croatia should prepare for Brexit.
From Ekathimerini, some FAQs on the name deal between Greece and Northern Macedonia.
From the Greek Reporter, four migrants, including three young sisters, are missing after their boat capsized in the Evros River.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary and Slovenia make a joint bid for E.U. funding to link their gas networks.
From Radio Praha, the European Commission is considering a ban on Huawei equipment for next-generation mobile networks.
From Radio Poland, the Polish agriculture ministry closes down the slaughterhouse which produced meat from unhealthy animals.
From Russia Today, the Russian Navy gets a weapon that can blind enemy troops or cause them to hallucinate.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkish Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım, Turkey wants have better relations with Greece.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey will loan Iraq $5 million for reconstruction.
From Arutz Sheva, the family of a murdered rabbi calls for the arrest of all who helped the terrorist who killed him escape.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel starts building a 20-foot-high fence around Gaza.
From The Jerusalem Post, an Ethiopian rabbi calls upon the Israeli government to decide on the Falash Mura remaining in Ethiopia.
From YNetNews, the Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs outlines the connections between terrorism and the BDS movement.
From the Egypt Independent, according to Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the move to the new capital will come with a development plan for Cairo.
From Egypt Today, Egypt envisions a road from Cairo to Capetown. (The British once had plans for a railroad connecting those two cities, when they had colonized most of the area between them.)
From Radio Farda, President Trump wants the U.S. military to stay in Iraq, to watch Iran.
From AhlulBayt News Agency, an international conference on the Rohingya will be held in New York next week.
From Khaama Press, in Afghanistan's Helmand province, a local Taliban leader and seven other terrorists are sent to their virgins.
From The Daily Star, in Hatia, Noakhali, Bangla Desh, a madrassa teacher and an imam are beaten up for stopping a child marriage.
From The Arab Weekly, a Moroccan female Islamist MP goes unveiled in Paris.
From the South China Morning Post, the Chinese Year of the Pig could cause some culture clash in Malaysia.
From NBC News, life under ISIS drove some Muslims to Christianity.
From Gatestone Institute, Pope Francis is stubbornly silent on the persecution of Christians.
From the Washington Examiner, the Pentagon will send 3.750 more troops to the southern border.
From American Thinker, Democrat policies are not moral, ethical or humane.
From Fox 5, ICE arrests that rapper known as 21 Savage in Atlanta for overstaying his visa. (Foreigners who overstay their visas are illegal aliens, just as border-jumpers are. The story comes via Breitbart.)
From Breitbart, authorities of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas seize over 11 tons of tobacco and 10,000 bottles of whiskey being smuggled into Mexico.
From NewsBusters, CBS rejects a "just stand" Super Bowl ad.
From the New York Post, protesters rush the entrance of a federal prison in Brooklyn, causing one officer to use pepper spray.
And from Breaking Burgh, a dog prepares to watch the annual Puppy Bowl.
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