As the last day of August hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, Morocco kicks out the initiator of a "Holocaust memorial" in the Marrakech-Safi region.
From Egypt Today, the pharaoh Hatshepsut died of cancer and had diabetes.
From Arutz Sheva, the IDF increases its readiness in northern Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, police in East Jerusalem shut down a soccer tournament, claiming that it was sponsored by the Palestinian Authority.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli school year begins with controversial curriculum changes.
From YNetNews, an Israeli desert school draws from the legacy of its farming pioneers.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay will attend the ceremony in Poland marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish border guards disperse Syrian protesters.
From Rûdaw, the body of a Iraqi soldier is found two years after he was beheaded by ISIS.
From Radio Farda, Iranian authorities arrest religious eulogists for allegedly spying for Israel.
From Dawn, according to Pakistani Foreign Minister Mehmood Qureshi, there will be no talks with India until the curfew is lifted in its part of Kashmir. (If you read Urdu, read the story at BBC Urdu.)
From The Express Tribune, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation calls the Kashmir dispute an international issue.
From Pakistan Today, for the first time ever, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. Congress will discuss the Kashmir issue.
From Khaama Press, the Afghan acting interior and defense ministers visit the city of Kunduz.
From The Hans India, a boy from Delhi is selected to watch the landing of the spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 with Indian Prime Minister Modi.
From the Hindustan Times, 13 people are killed and 58 injured by exploding gas cylinders at a chemical plant in Waghadi, Maharashtra, India.
From ANI, the chief of India's army visits troops along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From India Today, the Indian party Congress claims that many citizens were left off the final National Register of Citizens.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wins the Nelson Mandela Peace Prize.
From the Colombo Page, the E.U. welcomes Sri Lanka's progress on human rights.
From NDTV, a Pakistani Sikh girl allegedly kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam has returned to her parents.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia's tax office announces incentives for oil and gas exploration.
From The Straits Times, police in Hong Kong use water cannons and tear gas against protesters who occupy streets and major roads.
From The Borneo Post, Malaysian customs authorities seize drugs hidden in kitchen appliances.
From Free Malaysia Today, after a family from Turkey is deported, Malaysia's Human Rights Committee urges the ratification of a U.N. treaty on refugees. (There was a previous report that an injunction against their deportation was issued after their plane took off.)
From The Mainichi, an American activist lived and built homes in Nagasaki after World War II.
From Gatestone Institute, the "dangerous Stalinism" of the "woke" far left.
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Stories To End August - Part 1
As the last day of August rolls around, here are some things going on:
From National Review, a visit to Valley Forge inspires wonder.
From Townhall, 98 percent of U.S. travelers infected with the Zika virus had visited Cuba.
From The Washington Free Beacon, former Vice President Biden "stands alone".
From the Washington Examiner, a Straight Pride parade in Boston draws a small crowd, some counter-protesters, and police in riot gear.
From American Thinker, I can guess your pronouns.
From CNS News, according to an NPR host, "white guys just take up a lot of space".
From LifeZette, on some stations, the National Anthem is coming back.
From NewsBusters, PolitiFact is sensitive about Biden's association with Senator and former KKK member Robert Byrd (D-WV).
From The Conservative Woman, the Brexit withdrawal agreement is "toxic from start to finish".
From the Express, thousands take to the streets in London to protest Prime Minister Johnson's suspension of Parliament.
From the Evening Standard, the U.K. Border Force searches in the English Channel after eight migrants are detained on the coast of Kent County.
From the (U.K.) Independent, an Irish unity march in Glasgow, Scotland includes smoke bombs and clashes with counter-demonstrators.
From the (Irish) Independent, two gardaí are fired upon in Dublin.
From the Irish Examiner, protesters demonstrate in Belfast, Northern Ireland against the suspension of Parliament.
From France24, one person is fatally stabbed and several others wounded in a knife attack near Lyons, France.
From RFI, France halts is plans to build a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor.
From The Portugal News, Portuguese authorities seize over three tons of sardines.
From SwissInfo, several hundred people participate in the second "yellow vest" protest in Geneva, Switzerland.
From the Malta Independent, Maltese President George Vella will attend the ceremony in Warsaw marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II.
From Malta Today, a group of Maltese NGOs plan a protest against excessive construction.
From Total Croatia News, a Serbian national suspected of driving a van which fell into a river with 11 migrants on board is apprehended while trying to cross from Croatia to Serbia.
From Ekathimerini, a Greek government council decides on seven measures to deal with the migration crisis.
From the Greek Reporter, a city on the Greek island of Lesvos honors a Coast Guard officer who saved thousands of refugees at sea.
From Novinite, a man stops a runaway tram in Sofia, Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, a Bulgarian triathlete starts on a charity bicycle trip to raise money for the medical expenses of two children.
From Romania-Insider, how many people speak Romanian? (If you read Romanian, read more at Agerpres.)
From Russia Today, about 700 people join an unsanctioned rally in Moscow.
From Sputnik International, aerobatic teams perform at an airshow near Moscow.
From Daily News Hungary, will Hungary buy €450 million worth of weapons from the U.S.?
From Radio Prague, a Czech prosecutor is expected to announce whether criminal charges will be brought against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and members of his family.
From Polskie Radio, Poland, Ukraine and the U.S. seek to work together on gas supplies.
From Deutsche Welle, "why the state elections in eastern Germany are important".
From Voice Of Europe, a second Swedish town faces financial ruin due to taking in too many migrants who remain on welfare.
From Dutch News, eight World War II veterans are honored on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands from Germany.
From EuroNews, the best placards at the protests against the suspension of the U.K. Parliament.
From The Stream, "what if climate change is a good thing?" (The article is the last of a five-part series, and links to the other four parts.)
From Fox News, a woman allegedly throws a Molotov cocktail into a DHS facility in Florida. (via Breitbart)
From the New York Post, a survivor of the Parkland, Florida shooting is "excited" at be attending Columbia University.
From WPVI-TV, 10 teenagers are injured at a high school football game in Alabama.
From the Orlando Sentinel, Hurricane Dorian is still getting stronger, but appears to veer away from a direct hit on Florida. (via Breitbart)
And from Twitchy, The Washington Post is all over the story of a Starbucks barista who misspelled the name of a customer.
From National Review, a visit to Valley Forge inspires wonder.
From Townhall, 98 percent of U.S. travelers infected with the Zika virus had visited Cuba.
From The Washington Free Beacon, former Vice President Biden "stands alone".
From the Washington Examiner, a Straight Pride parade in Boston draws a small crowd, some counter-protesters, and police in riot gear.
From American Thinker, I can guess your pronouns.
From CNS News, according to an NPR host, "white guys just take up a lot of space".
From LifeZette, on some stations, the National Anthem is coming back.
From NewsBusters, PolitiFact is sensitive about Biden's association with Senator and former KKK member Robert Byrd (D-WV).
From The Conservative Woman, the Brexit withdrawal agreement is "toxic from start to finish".
From the Express, thousands take to the streets in London to protest Prime Minister Johnson's suspension of Parliament.
From the Evening Standard, the U.K. Border Force searches in the English Channel after eight migrants are detained on the coast of Kent County.
From the (U.K.) Independent, an Irish unity march in Glasgow, Scotland includes smoke bombs and clashes with counter-demonstrators.
From the (Irish) Independent, two gardaí are fired upon in Dublin.
From the Irish Examiner, protesters demonstrate in Belfast, Northern Ireland against the suspension of Parliament.
From France24, one person is fatally stabbed and several others wounded in a knife attack near Lyons, France.
From RFI, France halts is plans to build a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor.
From The Portugal News, Portuguese authorities seize over three tons of sardines.
From SwissInfo, several hundred people participate in the second "yellow vest" protest in Geneva, Switzerland.
From the Malta Independent, Maltese President George Vella will attend the ceremony in Warsaw marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II.
From Malta Today, a group of Maltese NGOs plan a protest against excessive construction.
From Total Croatia News, a Serbian national suspected of driving a van which fell into a river with 11 migrants on board is apprehended while trying to cross from Croatia to Serbia.
From Ekathimerini, a Greek government council decides on seven measures to deal with the migration crisis.
From the Greek Reporter, a city on the Greek island of Lesvos honors a Coast Guard officer who saved thousands of refugees at sea.
From Novinite, a man stops a runaway tram in Sofia, Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, a Bulgarian triathlete starts on a charity bicycle trip to raise money for the medical expenses of two children.
From Romania-Insider, how many people speak Romanian? (If you read Romanian, read more at Agerpres.)
From Russia Today, about 700 people join an unsanctioned rally in Moscow.
From Sputnik International, aerobatic teams perform at an airshow near Moscow.
From Daily News Hungary, will Hungary buy €450 million worth of weapons from the U.S.?
From Radio Prague, a Czech prosecutor is expected to announce whether criminal charges will be brought against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and members of his family.
From Polskie Radio, Poland, Ukraine and the U.S. seek to work together on gas supplies.
From Deutsche Welle, "why the state elections in eastern Germany are important".
From Voice Of Europe, a second Swedish town faces financial ruin due to taking in too many migrants who remain on welfare.
From Dutch News, eight World War II veterans are honored on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands from Germany.
From EuroNews, the best placards at the protests against the suspension of the U.K. Parliament.
From The Stream, "what if climate change is a good thing?" (The article is the last of a five-part series, and links to the other four parts.)
From Fox News, a woman allegedly throws a Molotov cocktail into a DHS facility in Florida. (via Breitbart)
From the New York Post, a survivor of the Parkland, Florida shooting is "excited" at be attending Columbia University.
From WPVI-TV, 10 teenagers are injured at a high school football game in Alabama.
From the Orlando Sentinel, Hurricane Dorian is still getting stronger, but appears to veer away from a direct hit on Florida. (via Breitbart)
And from Twitchy, The Washington Post is all over the story of a Starbucks barista who misspelled the name of a customer.
Friday, August 30, 2019
Friday Fuss - Part 2
On the last Friday of August, here are some more things going on:
From National Review, as confirmed by the IG report, the target of the Russia investigation was always President Trump.
From FrontpageMag, a professor is censured for daring to suggest that cultures are not all equal. (The professor is the author of the article.)
From The Washington Free Beacon, the Trump administration applies more sanctions on Hezbollah.
From CBS This Morning, authorities in Virginia seize a stash of fentanyl large enough to kill 14 million people. (via the Washington Examiner)
From the Washington Examiner, former Vice President Biden's presidential campaign denies that his gaffes are hurting him.
From The Federalist, what former transgenders are telling the Supreme Court in an amicus brief.
From American Thinker, Islam will not let the author of this article be free, she claims.
From LifeZette, a Biden supporter lunges at a Trump supporter wearing a MAGA hat.
From NewsBusters, YouTube reinstates some previously banned channels.
From Global News, the Ontario government plans a five-year pilot project to allow e-scooters on public roads.
From CTV News, former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell apologizes for wishing that Hurricane Dorian would hit Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
From TeleSUR, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro asks Trump for help fighting the fires in the Amazon.
From Morocco World News, a British tourist gets violent after seeing caged chickens in Tangier, Morocco.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey marks the anniversary of the final battle of a war against the occupying Greek army.
From Turkish Minute, a 70-year-old illiterate woman is sentenced to 3 years in prison for carrying a placard in a march in 2009.
From Rûdaw, International Committee of the Red Cross has helped more than 1,500 Iraqis learn the fate of missing family members.
From The Times Of Israel, as thousands of Gazans protest on the border with Israel, an Israeli soldier is lightly injured by shrapnel.
From The Jerusalem Post, Egypt reportedly proposes a "long-term" truce between Israel and Hamas.
From YNetNews, Jerusalem is building a large underground graveyard.
From Egypt Today, Egypt and Kuwait will reportedly sign several cooperation deals next week.
From StepFeed, when an Arab politician calls the Arabic language "primitive", there don't seem to be any consequences.
From Radio Farda, according to Turkey's foreign minister, the Iranian oil tanker formerly detained by Gibraltar is headed to Lebanon, not Turkey.
From IranWire, the British-Iranian dual nationals whom Iran calls "terrorists".
From The Express Tribune, according to Pakistan's army chief, Kashmir Hour sent "a strong message to the world".
From Pakistan Today, Pakistani and Indian officials hold technical talks on the Kartarpur corridor.
From Khaama Press, a U.S. soldier dies in a combat operation in Afghanistan.
From The Hans India, India's space agency successfully moves the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 through its fourth lunar orbit change.
From the Hindustan Times, Pakistan plans to start the visa process for Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur on September 1st.
From India Today, India's army chief exhorts his troops to be prepared to fight terrorists.
From The Times Of India, more on the Pakistani Sikh girl who was reportedly forced to convert to Islam.
From the Daily Mirror, the deportation of a Sri Lankan family from Australia by an injunction granted after the plane they're on takes off.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka closes Yala National Park for two months.
From the Mirror, an ISIS fighter who once lived in Birmingham, England and beheaded over 100 people is captured in Syria.
From The Jakarta Post, Timor Leste has been a good neighbor to Indonesia.
From The Straits Times, two Hong Kong activists are charged with taking part in an unauthorized demonstration on June 21st.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysia seeks to identify the origin of almost 200 containers of plastic waste.
From Free Malaysia Today, activists and human rights groups blast Putrajaya for the deportation of a Turkish family. (Putrajaya is a city in Malaysia.)
From The Mainichi, a window falls out of a U.S. helicopter flying over the sea east of Okinawa.
From The Stream, data about the fires in the Amazon reveal some good news.
From Reason, federal investigators think that respiratory illnesses are caused by illegal vaping products, not by legal e-cigarettes.
From the Daily Caller, migrants from Africa stuck in Mexico demand to be allowed to travel northward.
From the New York Post, President Trump denies any U.S. involvement in the failed Iranian missile launch.
From Fox News, as Hurricane Dorian approaches, military bases in Florida move their ships and aircraft.
And from The Babylon Bee, facts and logic are banned from the next Democratic presidential debate, for being tools of the alt-right.
Friday Fuss - Part 1
On the last Friday of August, here are some things going on:
From Free West Media, about 40 percent of knife attacks in Germany are by foreigners.
From Deutsche Welle, a man suspected of killing a Chechen in Berlin appears to be Russian.
From the CPH Post, an increasing number of babies in Denmark see a chiropractor.
From Polskie Radio, due to U.S. President Trump's cancellation of his trip to Poland, Vice President Pence will stand in on the anniversary of the start of World War II.
From Radio Prague, authorities of the sixth district of Prague order the statue of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev to be covered up. (This site is now using the English rendering of the name "Prague".)
From The Slovak Spectator, "are robots stealing our jobs?" (Ironically, the word "robot" has origins in the Slavic languages, for words relating to work. For example, the Polish word robota means "work" or "job", while robotnik means "worker".)
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto criticizes the European Commission.
From Daily News Hungary, (the actor who portrays) Borat comes to Budapest.
From Hungary Today, ethnic Hungarians in Transylvania protest against the renaming of a medical university.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban thanks former Italian Interior Minister Salvini for his help during the European migrant crisis.
From Russia Today, U.S. citizen Paul Whelan is indicted in Russia on charges of spying.
From Sputnik International, Russia may become one of the world's scientific leaders because of a project called "Ocean".
From The Moscow Times, Russia is buying foreign plastic waste.
From Romania-Insider, a Romanian company launches a line of heavy-duty trucks.
From Novinite, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva talks with her Northern Macedonian counterpart. (She looks, in my opinion, a bit like a certain former Alaskan governor.)
From The Sofia Globe, for the first seven months of 2019, Bulgaria's government runs a surplus.
From Ekathimerini, over a dozen migrant boats land on the Greek island of Lesbos, the largest such arrival in three years. (This is the first time in a while that I've seen the spelling "Lesbos". Most of the time it seems to be "Lesvos".)
From the Greek Reporter, Greece's foreign minister summons the Turkish Ambassador to protest the landing of migrants on Lesvos. (This article uses the spelling "Lesvos".)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Croatia joins the hydrocarbon race.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia is still searching for 1,892 people who went missing during the 1991-1995 war.
From the Malta Independent, a South African delegation arrives in Malta to discuss LGBTIQ matters.
From ANSA, women and children are allowed to disembark from the NGO ship Mare Jonio, leaving 34 migrants on board.
From SwissInfo, thousands of Swiss protest a court decision which overturned a vote to have a town transferred from one canton to another.
From El País, about 150 migrants jump the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
From The Portugal News, a Portuguese woman protesting in the U.K. against Brexit moves to Scotland for her own safety.
From France24, does France have the world's best health care?
From the NL Times, Dutch police arrest two people in connection with two incidents in Rotterdam involving hand grenades.
From Dutch News, Rotterdam has been chosen to host the 2020 Eurovision Song Festival.
From the Express, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage "stuns" a Fox News host by predicting the predicting the end of the E.U. in two years if Brexit is accomplished.
From the Evening Standard, a British man is sentenced for "racist" Tweets about a Muslim soccer player. (I use quotes around "racist" because the word's definition can be very elastic.)
From the (U.K.) Independent, the effort to block U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to suspend Parliament is joined by one of his predecessors.
From the (Irish) Independent, protesters postpone a visit by a Chinese inspection team to an Irish beef processing plant.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Irish Transport Minister Shane Ross, a hard border with the U.K. post-Brexit could provoke bombings.
And from The Conservative Woman, a look at the real divide in the U.K. school system.
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Thursday Things - Part 2
As a sunny and warm Thursday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, the formation of coalition government by two Italian leftist parties results in Matteo Salvini no longer being interior minister.
From ANSA, Salvini blames Brussels.
From EuroNews, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte hints at a change in Italy's refugee policy.
From Swiss Info, a petition is filed against a trade deal between Switzerland and the Mercosur bloc.
From the Malta Independent, Spain urges the E.U. to help with 208 rescued migrants.
From Malta Today, Maltese local authorities are now able to sift through garbage to see who dumped it illegally. (I believe that this sort of thing happened in Arlo Guthrie's song Alice's Restaurant.)
From El País, in Spain, most recyclable construction waste is instead being dumped illegally. (In other words, there's even more garbage.)
From The Portugal News, Portuguese police arrest human smugglers.
From France24, members of the "far-right" group Generation Identity are given prison sentences for displaying a large anti-migrant sign in an alpine pass. (I take the term "far-right" with a bit of NaCl, because in Europe, it seems to be applied to anyone who wants finite limits on immigration or wants it controlled by national governments instead of the E.U. Although Generation Identity is a French organization, their sign, shown in a photo in the article, is in English.)
From RFI, a referee suspends a soccer game in Nice, France due to homophobic chants from spectators.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson "throws down the gauntlet" to the E.U.
From the Evening Standard, police warn that anyone using drones to disrupt flights at Heathrow Airport could be facing "long jail sentences".
From the (U.K.) Independent, Boris the Spider faces a backlash over his efforts to suspend Parliament.
From the (Irish) Independent, according to Ireland's Minister for European Affairs, the suspension of the U.K. Parliament makes a no-deal Brexit "more likely".
From VRT NWS, footsteps lead to wooden figures representing refugees.
From the NL Times, a Slovak traveler trying to go to Rotherham, England instead ends up in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (I descend from Slovak travelers who found their way to the U.S.)
From Dutch News, a "hard" Brexit will reportedly hurt the U.K. more than the Netherlands.
From Deutsche Welle, why suspending parliament can't happen in Germany.
From the CPH Post, a Danish minister wants to increase the penalty for dangerous driving.
From Polskie Radio, U.S. President Trump cancels his visit to Poland as Hurricane Dorian heads toward Florida.
From Radio Praha, a billion-dollar tire factory opens in Žatec, Czech Republic.
From The Slovak Spectator, the Slovak National Uprising explained in a podcast.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban calls Matteo Salvini a "brother in arms".
From Daily News Hungary, will robots protect Hungary's borders?
From Hungary Today, the tomb of Hungarian King Andrew II may have been located.
From About Hungary, the U.S. State Department authorizes the sale of anti-aircraft missiles to Hungary.
From Russia Today, Russian supersonic jets land on a highway that's under construction.
From Sputnik International, 12 U.S. congressional staffers visit Russia.
From The Moscow Times, pro-government activists disrupt an LGBT play in Moscow.
From Romania-Insider, four Romanians and a German are arrested in connection with the "Projekt Maramures" slavery case.
From Novinite, an ancient necropolis is discovered at the Bulgarian archaeological site of Perpericon.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria sends the first of eight Soviet-era to Belarus for an overhaul.
From Ekathimerini, police bust a drug gang on the island of Mykonos.
From the Greek Reporter, members of the Greek anarchist group "Rubicon" throw leaflets at the German embassy in Athens.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bulgaria takes another step toward the completion of the IGB pipeline.
From Total Croatia News, a petition against raising the Croatian retirement age to 67 collects a number of signatures sufficient to have a referendum called.
From The Conservative Woman, the immigrant determined to stop the U.K.'s "borders free-for-all".
From The Stream, a look at "straw wars".
From Accuracy in Media, CNN host Chris Cuomo tries to bully new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany into calling President Trump a liar.
From the New York Post, the criminal case over the recently departed Jeffrey Epstein is now over.
From Breitbart, Hall of Fame kicker Morten Andersen offers to help soccer player Carli Lloyd to join the NFL, if that's what she wants.
From ESPN, an NFL free agent comes out as bisexual. (via Fox News)
And from WPVI-TV, in the Philippines, a little boy's lost sandal is fetched by a duck.
From Free West Media, the formation of coalition government by two Italian leftist parties results in Matteo Salvini no longer being interior minister.
From ANSA, Salvini blames Brussels.
From EuroNews, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte hints at a change in Italy's refugee policy.
From Swiss Info, a petition is filed against a trade deal between Switzerland and the Mercosur bloc.
From the Malta Independent, Spain urges the E.U. to help with 208 rescued migrants.
From Malta Today, Maltese local authorities are now able to sift through garbage to see who dumped it illegally. (I believe that this sort of thing happened in Arlo Guthrie's song Alice's Restaurant.)
From El País, in Spain, most recyclable construction waste is instead being dumped illegally. (In other words, there's even more garbage.)
From The Portugal News, Portuguese police arrest human smugglers.
From France24, members of the "far-right" group Generation Identity are given prison sentences for displaying a large anti-migrant sign in an alpine pass. (I take the term "far-right" with a bit of NaCl, because in Europe, it seems to be applied to anyone who wants finite limits on immigration or wants it controlled by national governments instead of the E.U. Although Generation Identity is a French organization, their sign, shown in a photo in the article, is in English.)
From RFI, a referee suspends a soccer game in Nice, France due to homophobic chants from spectators.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson "throws down the gauntlet" to the E.U.
From the Evening Standard, police warn that anyone using drones to disrupt flights at Heathrow Airport could be facing "long jail sentences".
From the (U.K.) Independent, Boris the Spider faces a backlash over his efforts to suspend Parliament.
From the (Irish) Independent, according to Ireland's Minister for European Affairs, the suspension of the U.K. Parliament makes a no-deal Brexit "more likely".
From VRT NWS, footsteps lead to wooden figures representing refugees.
From the NL Times, a Slovak traveler trying to go to Rotherham, England instead ends up in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (I descend from Slovak travelers who found their way to the U.S.)
From Dutch News, a "hard" Brexit will reportedly hurt the U.K. more than the Netherlands.
From Deutsche Welle, why suspending parliament can't happen in Germany.
From the CPH Post, a Danish minister wants to increase the penalty for dangerous driving.
From Polskie Radio, U.S. President Trump cancels his visit to Poland as Hurricane Dorian heads toward Florida.
From Radio Praha, a billion-dollar tire factory opens in Žatec, Czech Republic.
From The Slovak Spectator, the Slovak National Uprising explained in a podcast.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban calls Matteo Salvini a "brother in arms".
From Daily News Hungary, will robots protect Hungary's borders?
From Hungary Today, the tomb of Hungarian King Andrew II may have been located.
From About Hungary, the U.S. State Department authorizes the sale of anti-aircraft missiles to Hungary.
From Russia Today, Russian supersonic jets land on a highway that's under construction.
From Sputnik International, 12 U.S. congressional staffers visit Russia.
From The Moscow Times, pro-government activists disrupt an LGBT play in Moscow.
From Romania-Insider, four Romanians and a German are arrested in connection with the "Projekt Maramures" slavery case.
From Novinite, an ancient necropolis is discovered at the Bulgarian archaeological site of Perpericon.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria sends the first of eight Soviet-era to Belarus for an overhaul.
From Ekathimerini, police bust a drug gang on the island of Mykonos.
From the Greek Reporter, members of the Greek anarchist group "Rubicon" throw leaflets at the German embassy in Athens.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bulgaria takes another step toward the completion of the IGB pipeline.
From Total Croatia News, a petition against raising the Croatian retirement age to 67 collects a number of signatures sufficient to have a referendum called.
From The Conservative Woman, the immigrant determined to stop the U.K.'s "borders free-for-all".
From The Stream, a look at "straw wars".
From Accuracy in Media, CNN host Chris Cuomo tries to bully new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany into calling President Trump a liar.
From the New York Post, the criminal case over the recently departed Jeffrey Epstein is now over.
From Breitbart, Hall of Fame kicker Morten Andersen offers to help soccer player Carli Lloyd to join the NFL, if that's what she wants.
From ESPN, an NFL free agent comes out as bisexual. (via Fox News)
And from WPVI-TV, in the Philippines, a little boy's lost sandal is fetched by a duck.
Thursday Things - Part 1
As a sunny and warm Thursday is upon us, here are some things going on:
From National Review, according to President Trump, 8,600 American troops will stay in Afghanistan even if a peace agreement is made.
From FrontpageMag, has congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) committed a stoning offense?
From Townhall, in just a week, the Border Patrol has arrested two previously deported rapists.
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to an investigation by The Washington Post, former Vice President Biden's war story is almost totally false.
From the Washington Examiner, almost 900 migrants held at detention centers have had the mumps since last September. (Didn't Mr. Bill once claim to have had that disease?)
From The Federalist, New York's Mr. Bill decides that merit is racist.
From American Thinker, for Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), climate change is just ruse to make government even bigger.
From CNS News, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) ends her presidential campaign, with her fellow Democrats in lockstep on abortion. (Has the number of Democrats running for their party's nomination for president fallen below 20 yet?)
From LifeZette, police want to know who defaced 9/11 memorial in Geneva, New York.
From Reason, a new policy will not apply to military kids born overseas, unless the parents are not U.S. citizens or the child is adopted. (via NewsBusters)
From NewsBusters, some media omit a inconvenient fact about teen climate crusader Greta Thunberg's voyage.
From CBC News, members of crime gangs in British Columbia are getting younger.
From Global News, according to Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, a government under his party will not reopen debates about abortion and gay marriage.
From CTV News, starting in November, students in the Canadian province of Ontario will not be allowed to use their cell phones.
From TeleSUR, over 8 million people have been affected by the war in Colombia.
From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian government relaxes the requirements for foreign visitors to get a VAT refund.
From The Straits Times, police in Hong Kong have reportedly banned a protest set for Saturday.
From the Borneo Post, 18-year-old citizens of the Malaysian state of Sarawak may now register to vote.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian ports are trying to figure out where some plastic is coming from.
From The Mainichi, according to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Japan is dishonest over its wartime past.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's parliament will debate a bill to abolish the death penalty.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's prime minister meets with the archbishop of Canterbury.
From The Hans India, to guard against terrorist infiltration, security is enhanced at the Indian ports of Kandla and Mundra.
From the Hindustan Times, according to Indian intelligence, commandos trained by Pakistan may have entered the area of Kutch.
From ANI, the Taj Mahal gets a baby care and feeding room for female visitors.
From India Today, the Pakistani government is allegedly trying to brew up trouble using Naga insurgents in northeastern India.
From Khaama Press, U.S. and Afghan forces have a busy day in the province of Ghanzi.
From Dawn, Pakistan successful tests a night launch of a ballistic missile.
From The Express Tribune, foreign media correspondents in Pakistan visit the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From Pakistan Today, India alleges cross-border infiltration from Pakistan, which Pakistan denies.
From Radio Farda, satellite photos reportedly show a burning launch pad in Iran.
From IranWire, there are underground mixed-gender yoga classes in Tehran.
From Rûdaw, the Iraqi and Kurdish governments reach a deal on lifting fees for Iraqi citizens entering Kurdistan.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan comes out in favor of restoring the death penalty.
From Turkish Minute, Malaysia will reportedly deport a Turkish family on a request bu the Turkish government, over alleged Gülen links.
From In-Cyprus, an NGO criticizes Cyprus for allowing more turtle dove hunting.
From StepFeed, since 2017, Saudi Arabia has arrested about 3.7 million people for violating its immigration laws. (Can you hear any outcry from the western "open borders" crowd? Me neither.)
From Arutz Sheva, the IDF reveals Hezbollah's Iran-backed missile project.
From The Times Of Israel, the IDF cancels leave for its combat brigades.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Palestinian Authority calls for Arabs to boycott Honduras for opening a trade office in Jerusalem.
From YNetNews, at a conference for the Israeli party Blue and White, two people are shot by someone with a BB gun.
From Egypt Today, a new museum will be built in Egypt's New Administrative Capital.
From Morocco World News, the Polisario Front reportedly wants war with Morocco.
From The Sydney Morning Herald, an Iraqi refugee's visa is cancelled by Australian authorities after he is convicted of indecently assaulting a child.
From Gatestone Institute, "Iranian women fight for freedom".
And from The Glazov Gang, some serious questions for Representative Omar.
From National Review, according to President Trump, 8,600 American troops will stay in Afghanistan even if a peace agreement is made.
From FrontpageMag, has congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) committed a stoning offense?
From Townhall, in just a week, the Border Patrol has arrested two previously deported rapists.
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to an investigation by The Washington Post, former Vice President Biden's war story is almost totally false.
From the Washington Examiner, almost 900 migrants held at detention centers have had the mumps since last September. (Didn't Mr. Bill once claim to have had that disease?)
From The Federalist, New York's Mr. Bill decides that merit is racist.
From American Thinker, for Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), climate change is just ruse to make government even bigger.
From CNS News, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) ends her presidential campaign, with her fellow Democrats in lockstep on abortion. (Has the number of Democrats running for their party's nomination for president fallen below 20 yet?)
From LifeZette, police want to know who defaced 9/11 memorial in Geneva, New York.
From Reason, a new policy will not apply to military kids born overseas, unless the parents are not U.S. citizens or the child is adopted. (via NewsBusters)
From NewsBusters, some media omit a inconvenient fact about teen climate crusader Greta Thunberg's voyage.
From CBC News, members of crime gangs in British Columbia are getting younger.
From Global News, according to Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, a government under his party will not reopen debates about abortion and gay marriage.
From CTV News, starting in November, students in the Canadian province of Ontario will not be allowed to use their cell phones.
From TeleSUR, over 8 million people have been affected by the war in Colombia.
From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian government relaxes the requirements for foreign visitors to get a VAT refund.
From The Straits Times, police in Hong Kong have reportedly banned a protest set for Saturday.
From the Borneo Post, 18-year-old citizens of the Malaysian state of Sarawak may now register to vote.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian ports are trying to figure out where some plastic is coming from.
From The Mainichi, according to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Japan is dishonest over its wartime past.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's parliament will debate a bill to abolish the death penalty.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's prime minister meets with the archbishop of Canterbury.
From The Hans India, to guard against terrorist infiltration, security is enhanced at the Indian ports of Kandla and Mundra.
From the Hindustan Times, according to Indian intelligence, commandos trained by Pakistan may have entered the area of Kutch.
From ANI, the Taj Mahal gets a baby care and feeding room for female visitors.
From India Today, the Pakistani government is allegedly trying to brew up trouble using Naga insurgents in northeastern India.
From Khaama Press, U.S. and Afghan forces have a busy day in the province of Ghanzi.
From Dawn, Pakistan successful tests a night launch of a ballistic missile.
From The Express Tribune, foreign media correspondents in Pakistan visit the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From Pakistan Today, India alleges cross-border infiltration from Pakistan, which Pakistan denies.
From Radio Farda, satellite photos reportedly show a burning launch pad in Iran.
From IranWire, there are underground mixed-gender yoga classes in Tehran.
From Rûdaw, the Iraqi and Kurdish governments reach a deal on lifting fees for Iraqi citizens entering Kurdistan.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan comes out in favor of restoring the death penalty.
From Turkish Minute, Malaysia will reportedly deport a Turkish family on a request bu the Turkish government, over alleged Gülen links.
From In-Cyprus, an NGO criticizes Cyprus for allowing more turtle dove hunting.
From StepFeed, since 2017, Saudi Arabia has arrested about 3.7 million people for violating its immigration laws. (Can you hear any outcry from the western "open borders" crowd? Me neither.)
From Arutz Sheva, the IDF reveals Hezbollah's Iran-backed missile project.
From The Times Of Israel, the IDF cancels leave for its combat brigades.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Palestinian Authority calls for Arabs to boycott Honduras for opening a trade office in Jerusalem.
From YNetNews, at a conference for the Israeli party Blue and White, two people are shot by someone with a BB gun.
From Egypt Today, a new museum will be built in Egypt's New Administrative Capital.
From Morocco World News, the Polisario Front reportedly wants war with Morocco.
From The Sydney Morning Herald, an Iraqi refugee's visa is cancelled by Australian authorities after he is convicted of indecently assaulting a child.
From Gatestone Institute, "Iranian women fight for freedom".
And from The Glazov Gang, some serious questions for Representative Omar.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Wednesday Links - Part 2
As we reach the middle of the last week of August, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, as TICAD-VII opens, Japan reiterates its non-recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
From Egypt Today, according to Egyptian spokesman Bassam Radi, TICAD provides a chance to boost cooperation between Japan and Africa.
From Arutz Sheva, an ISIS-linked group is suspected of being behind suicide bombings which killed three Hamas officials.
From The Times Of Israel, Lebanese troops reported fire at three Israeli drones.
From The Jerusalem Post, a Shiite mosque in Damascus is spotlighted after two Lebanese Shiites are killed in an Israeli airstrike.
From YNetNews, the U.S. peace plan will be revealed only after the Israeli elections.
From In-Cyprus, according to Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, Cyprus is close to adopting a national minimum wage.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Russia offers to send a Turkish astronaut to the International Space Station.
From Turkish Minute, a jailed Turkish journalist hopes that Turkey will restore the rule of law.
From Rûdaw, an Iraqi court sentences 11 ISIS members to death for blowing up a bridge.
From StepFeed, Saudi Arabian women are finally being appointed as public prosecutor investigators.
From Radio Farda, another activist who called for Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei to resign is arrested.
From IranWire, a civil rights activist who opposes Iran's mandatory hijab law is sentenced to 24 years in prison.
From Dawn, French and Jordanian leaders tell Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan that they are "closely observing" the situation in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani Foreign Office summons an Indian envoy over allegedly unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan partially closes its airspace over Karachi for four days.
From Khaama Press, airstrikes by Afghan security forces send 13 Taliban and ISIS-K terrorists to their virgins.
From The Hans India, the Indian Supreme Court sends a batch of petitions challenging the recent change of status in Jammu and Kashmir to a five-judge panel.
From the Hindustan Times, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir will allow visitors to meet with detained politicians at a hotel.
From ANI, in an exchange of gunfire between police and Maoists in the Indian state of Odisha, each side suffers one fatality.
From India Today, the Indian Air Force will acquire bunker buster bombs under a deal with Israel and France.
From the Daily Mirror, the sun will pass directly overhead in Sri Lanka until September 7th.
From the Colombo Page, Japan will grant Sri Lanka 1 billion Yen to improve its abilities to combat terrorism.
From The Jakarta Post, two Singaporeans get three years in prison for smuggling lobster larvae.
From The Straits Times, residents of Hong Kong apply for more good citizenship cards, which can help them leave the city.
From the Borneo Post, 18-year-old Indonesians will have to wait two years before registering to vote.
From Free Malaysia Today, a Malaysian man who installed a camera in the toilet of a U.S. airliner gets two months in prison.
From The Mainichi, a survivor of the atomic attack on Nagasaki donates a notebook in an effort to find a boy who was photographed just after the explosion.
And from Gatestone Institute, why should the Palestinians allow facts to get in the way?
From Morocco World News, as TICAD-VII opens, Japan reiterates its non-recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
From Egypt Today, according to Egyptian spokesman Bassam Radi, TICAD provides a chance to boost cooperation between Japan and Africa.
From Arutz Sheva, an ISIS-linked group is suspected of being behind suicide bombings which killed three Hamas officials.
From The Times Of Israel, Lebanese troops reported fire at three Israeli drones.
From The Jerusalem Post, a Shiite mosque in Damascus is spotlighted after two Lebanese Shiites are killed in an Israeli airstrike.
From YNetNews, the U.S. peace plan will be revealed only after the Israeli elections.
From In-Cyprus, according to Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, Cyprus is close to adopting a national minimum wage.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Russia offers to send a Turkish astronaut to the International Space Station.
From Turkish Minute, a jailed Turkish journalist hopes that Turkey will restore the rule of law.
From Rûdaw, an Iraqi court sentences 11 ISIS members to death for blowing up a bridge.
From StepFeed, Saudi Arabian women are finally being appointed as public prosecutor investigators.
From Radio Farda, another activist who called for Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei to resign is arrested.
From IranWire, a civil rights activist who opposes Iran's mandatory hijab law is sentenced to 24 years in prison.
From Dawn, French and Jordanian leaders tell Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan that they are "closely observing" the situation in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani Foreign Office summons an Indian envoy over allegedly unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan partially closes its airspace over Karachi for four days.
From Khaama Press, airstrikes by Afghan security forces send 13 Taliban and ISIS-K terrorists to their virgins.
From The Hans India, the Indian Supreme Court sends a batch of petitions challenging the recent change of status in Jammu and Kashmir to a five-judge panel.
From the Hindustan Times, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir will allow visitors to meet with detained politicians at a hotel.
From ANI, in an exchange of gunfire between police and Maoists in the Indian state of Odisha, each side suffers one fatality.
From India Today, the Indian Air Force will acquire bunker buster bombs under a deal with Israel and France.
From the Daily Mirror, the sun will pass directly overhead in Sri Lanka until September 7th.
From the Colombo Page, Japan will grant Sri Lanka 1 billion Yen to improve its abilities to combat terrorism.
From The Jakarta Post, two Singaporeans get three years in prison for smuggling lobster larvae.
From The Straits Times, residents of Hong Kong apply for more good citizenship cards, which can help them leave the city.
From the Borneo Post, 18-year-old Indonesians will have to wait two years before registering to vote.
From Free Malaysia Today, a Malaysian man who installed a camera in the toilet of a U.S. airliner gets two months in prison.
From The Mainichi, a survivor of the atomic attack on Nagasaki donates a notebook in an effort to find a boy who was photographed just after the explosion.
And from Gatestone Institute, why should the Palestinians allow facts to get in the way?
Wednesday Links - Part 1
As we reach the middle of the last week of August, here are some things going on:
From National Review, President Trump is adrift without a suitable political enemy.
From FrontpageMag, the Castro brothers wish to make the term "illegal alien" disappear.
From Townhall, a previously deported illegal alien allegedly chokes a woman in East Hampton, New York.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the "remain in Mexico" policy is cutting illegal immigration.
From the Washington Examiner, the Trump administration sends a notice to a hospital in Vermont that forced a Catholic nurse to participate in an abortion.
From The Federalist, how to replace Howard Zinn's version of U.S. history for American kids.
From American Thinker, bans on conversion therapy will only be the beginning if the Equality Act is passed.
From CNS News, liberals don't "invest" except with other people's money.
From LifeZette, police morale hits "an all-time low" in Mayor Pete's South Bend, Indiana.
From CBC News, according to his lawyers, a Canadian man sentenced to 10 years in prison in Cuba was set up.
From Global News, please do not feed the bears - and we mean it.
From CTV News, according to one of the late Jeffrey Epstein's accusers, U.K. Prince Andrew should "come clean".
From TeleSUR, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro criticizes land reserves allocated to indigenous peoples.
From the Express, Queen Elizabeth grants U.K. Prime Minister Johnson's request to suspend Parliament.
From the Evening Standard, what does the term "prorogue Parliament" mean?
From the (U.K.) Independent, members of the European Parliament circulate a question about investigating the suspension of the U.K. Parliament.
From the (Irish) Independent, what does the suspension of the U.K. Parliament mean for Ireland?
From the Irish Examiner, Irish Tánaiste Simon Coveney accuses the U.K. government of "wiping the slate clean" in regard to promises made to Ireland over Brexit.
From France24, French police hunt for the culprits who stole the bells from churches in Provence.
From RFI, French cyberpolice neutralize a massive hacking ring.
From Free West Media, a delegation from Marine Le Pen's party hopes to meet with Syrian President Bashir Assad.
From VRT NWS, where is Belgium's new government?
From the NL Times, Amsterdam is reportedly losing the fight against organized crime.
From Dutch News, the Dutch cities of Almere, Breda and Tilburg are set to join regulated trials of marijuana production.
From Deutsche Welle, the German "far-right" party AfD expels its leader for the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
From Euractiv, Tesla considers building a large factory in Germany.
From the CPH Post, a herd of 20 wild horses is scheduled to be released into a Danish nature area.
From Local SE, for the second time in three days, a woman is fatally shot in Sweden, this time in a suburb of Stockholm. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Polskie Radio, Poland remembers two resistance fighters who were executed by the Soviet-backed communist government in 1946.
From Radio Praha, how the Czech "people's camps" rallied against the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
From The Slovak Spectator, the Slovak police and Interpol find a Slovak fugitive in Mexico.
From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian opposition party LMP calls for a special parliament session on climate change.
From Hungary Today, according to Budapest Mayor István Tarlós, almost 10,000 trees have been planted in the city.
From About Hungary, what is this solidarity that the E.U. speaks of?
From Russia Today, French President Emmanuel Macron "plays the Russia card".
From Sputnik International, a new helicopter is being developed in Russia.
From The Moscow Times, the Russian government plans to relocate over a dozen of its ministries to a skyscraper cluster in western Moscow.
From Romania-Insider, the El Paso shooter used a gun made in Romania.
From Novinite, the Bulgaria government allocates BGN 28 million to fight the swine flu.
From The Sofia Globe, 120 illegal refuse dumps are found under Bulgarian road bridges.
From Radio Bulgaria, in the Bulgarian town of Levski, come get your stuffed peppers.
From Ekathimerini, firebomb attacks against police stations are believed to be a response to the eviction of squatters.
From the Greek Reporter, a large fire breaks out near the ancient Greek site of Delphi. (From what I've been able to gather, Delphi includes an ancient theater. If the fire reaches the site, and firefighters are dispatched to the area, could someone get in trouble for yelling "theater!" in a crowded fire?)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the flow of natural gas from Russia to Turkey is scheduled to start before the end of this year.
From Total Croatia News, a new path for walking and cycling is scheduled to open next month in Pag, Croatia. (If you read Croatian, read the story at HRTurizam.)
From the Malta Independent, Italy grounds humanitarian search flights over the Mediterranean.
From Malta Today, due to the success of a fourth ferry running between Malta and Gozo, a proposed tunnel between the two islands might not be needed.
From ANSA, Italian Interior Minister Salvini signs an order banning the NGO ship Mare Jonio from entering Italian waters.
From EuroNews, the Italian party Five Star Movement confirms plans to form a coalition government with the (Italian) Democratic Party.
From SwissInfo, journalists who fled to Switzerland from Colombia, Yemen and Azerbaijan tell their stories.
From El País, a Spaniard who mistakenly walked through an emergency door at the Munich airport is "horrified" after causing 130 flights to be cancelled.
From The Portugal News, Portugal's GNR police rescue 41 migrants in the Aegean Sea.
From The Conservative Woman, the fatherless culture is behind the increase in violence.
From The Stream, how should you respond to false accusations of being a racist?
From Reason, "the libertarian case for term limits".
From The Hollywood Reporter, Trump sends his lawyer to the NBCU brass over MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell's statement that "Russian oligarchs" co-signed Trump's loans.
From WPVI-TV, a female "culture coach" teaches athletes to keep their aggression on the field.
From Fox News, an occasional glass of red wine is good for your gut.
From the New York Post, the storm named Dorian becomes a hurricane and heads toward Puerto Rico.
And from Twitchy, Mayor Pete's communications adviser calls hail hitting his roof in El Paso, Texas proof that the U.S. needs a "climate president".
From National Review, President Trump is adrift without a suitable political enemy.
From FrontpageMag, the Castro brothers wish to make the term "illegal alien" disappear.
From Townhall, a previously deported illegal alien allegedly chokes a woman in East Hampton, New York.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the "remain in Mexico" policy is cutting illegal immigration.
From the Washington Examiner, the Trump administration sends a notice to a hospital in Vermont that forced a Catholic nurse to participate in an abortion.
From The Federalist, how to replace Howard Zinn's version of U.S. history for American kids.
From American Thinker, bans on conversion therapy will only be the beginning if the Equality Act is passed.
From CNS News, liberals don't "invest" except with other people's money.
From LifeZette, police morale hits "an all-time low" in Mayor Pete's South Bend, Indiana.
From CBC News, according to his lawyers, a Canadian man sentenced to 10 years in prison in Cuba was set up.
From Global News, please do not feed the bears - and we mean it.
From CTV News, according to one of the late Jeffrey Epstein's accusers, U.K. Prince Andrew should "come clean".
From TeleSUR, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro criticizes land reserves allocated to indigenous peoples.
From the Express, Queen Elizabeth grants U.K. Prime Minister Johnson's request to suspend Parliament.
From the Evening Standard, what does the term "prorogue Parliament" mean?
From the (U.K.) Independent, members of the European Parliament circulate a question about investigating the suspension of the U.K. Parliament.
From the (Irish) Independent, what does the suspension of the U.K. Parliament mean for Ireland?
From the Irish Examiner, Irish Tánaiste Simon Coveney accuses the U.K. government of "wiping the slate clean" in regard to promises made to Ireland over Brexit.
From France24, French police hunt for the culprits who stole the bells from churches in Provence.
From RFI, French cyberpolice neutralize a massive hacking ring.
From Free West Media, a delegation from Marine Le Pen's party hopes to meet with Syrian President Bashir Assad.
From VRT NWS, where is Belgium's new government?
From the NL Times, Amsterdam is reportedly losing the fight against organized crime.
From Dutch News, the Dutch cities of Almere, Breda and Tilburg are set to join regulated trials of marijuana production.
From Deutsche Welle, the German "far-right" party AfD expels its leader for the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
From Euractiv, Tesla considers building a large factory in Germany.
From the CPH Post, a herd of 20 wild horses is scheduled to be released into a Danish nature area.
From Local SE, for the second time in three days, a woman is fatally shot in Sweden, this time in a suburb of Stockholm. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Polskie Radio, Poland remembers two resistance fighters who were executed by the Soviet-backed communist government in 1946.
From Radio Praha, how the Czech "people's camps" rallied against the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
From The Slovak Spectator, the Slovak police and Interpol find a Slovak fugitive in Mexico.
From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian opposition party LMP calls for a special parliament session on climate change.
From Hungary Today, according to Budapest Mayor István Tarlós, almost 10,000 trees have been planted in the city.
From About Hungary, what is this solidarity that the E.U. speaks of?
From Russia Today, French President Emmanuel Macron "plays the Russia card".
From Sputnik International, a new helicopter is being developed in Russia.
From The Moscow Times, the Russian government plans to relocate over a dozen of its ministries to a skyscraper cluster in western Moscow.
From Romania-Insider, the El Paso shooter used a gun made in Romania.
From Novinite, the Bulgaria government allocates BGN 28 million to fight the swine flu.
From The Sofia Globe, 120 illegal refuse dumps are found under Bulgarian road bridges.
From Radio Bulgaria, in the Bulgarian town of Levski, come get your stuffed peppers.
From Ekathimerini, firebomb attacks against police stations are believed to be a response to the eviction of squatters.
From the Greek Reporter, a large fire breaks out near the ancient Greek site of Delphi. (From what I've been able to gather, Delphi includes an ancient theater. If the fire reaches the site, and firefighters are dispatched to the area, could someone get in trouble for yelling "theater!" in a crowded fire?)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the flow of natural gas from Russia to Turkey is scheduled to start before the end of this year.
From Total Croatia News, a new path for walking and cycling is scheduled to open next month in Pag, Croatia. (If you read Croatian, read the story at HRTurizam.)
From the Malta Independent, Italy grounds humanitarian search flights over the Mediterranean.
From Malta Today, due to the success of a fourth ferry running between Malta and Gozo, a proposed tunnel between the two islands might not be needed.
From ANSA, Italian Interior Minister Salvini signs an order banning the NGO ship Mare Jonio from entering Italian waters.
From EuroNews, the Italian party Five Star Movement confirms plans to form a coalition government with the (Italian) Democratic Party.
From SwissInfo, journalists who fled to Switzerland from Colombia, Yemen and Azerbaijan tell their stories.
From El País, a Spaniard who mistakenly walked through an emergency door at the Munich airport is "horrified" after causing 130 flights to be cancelled.
From The Portugal News, Portugal's GNR police rescue 41 migrants in the Aegean Sea.
From The Conservative Woman, the fatherless culture is behind the increase in violence.
From The Stream, how should you respond to false accusations of being a racist?
From Reason, "the libertarian case for term limits".
From The Hollywood Reporter, Trump sends his lawyer to the NBCU brass over MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell's statement that "Russian oligarchs" co-signed Trump's loans.
From WPVI-TV, a female "culture coach" teaches athletes to keep their aggression on the field.
From Fox News, an occasional glass of red wine is good for your gut.
From the New York Post, the storm named Dorian becomes a hurricane and heads toward Puerto Rico.
And from Twitchy, Mayor Pete's communications adviser calls hail hitting his roof in El Paso, Texas proof that the U.S. needs a "climate president".
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Tuesday Links - Part 2
As a comfortable Tuesday continues, here are some more things going on:
From National Review, the "potted" history shown by the 1619 Project.
From FrontpageMag, how the 1619 Project leads to 1984.
From Townhall, how Andrew McCarthy's book Ball of Collusion connects the dots on former President Obama and would-be President Hillary Clinton.
From The Washington Free Beacon, presidential candidate Bob O'Rourke blames Americans for droughts in Guatemala.
From the Washington Examiner, ICE will decide on suspending the deportation of seriously ill illegal aliens.
From The Federalist, if the left cares about women, why do they let homeless people in San Francisco attack them?
From American Thinker, "Hillary is lurking". (I've come to believe that Hillary will lose her desire to become president only after she passes away - and even then I'm not sure.)
From CNS News, the top foreign holder of U.S. debt is no longer China.
From LifeZette, CNN correspondent Jim Acosta tries and fails to mock President Trump.
From NewsBusters, the networks "yawn" as former Vice President Bidens gaffes pile up.
From CBC News, two men jailed on terror charges get a new trial due to a jury selection mistake.
From TeleSUR, Argentinian presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez blames the IMF for his country's financial problems.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian police arrest six people for allegedly selling fake license plates.
From The Straits Times, the Chinese government expresses "strong dissatisfaction" with the G7 on Hong Kong.
From the Borneo Post, Vietnam and Malaysia agree to work closely to ensure peace in the South China Sea.
From Free Malaysia Today, about 5,000 complaints for insulting Islam and its prophet are registered with Malaysian police.
From The Mainichi, a drone developed by Japanese and American companies makes its successful maiden flight in Texas.
From The Stream, the wild card in Hong Kong is its Christians.
From the Daily Caller, left wing commentator Michael Moore predicts that the NFL won't exist in 2050.
From WPVI-TV, a judge determines that actress Lori Laughlin and her husband can continue to use a law firm that recently represented USC.
From the New York Post, a woman claims that congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) stole her husband.
And from Breaking Burgh, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro apologizes to Jeff Bezos for burning down his company headquarters.
From National Review, the "potted" history shown by the 1619 Project.
From FrontpageMag, how the 1619 Project leads to 1984.
From Townhall, how Andrew McCarthy's book Ball of Collusion connects the dots on former President Obama and would-be President Hillary Clinton.
From The Washington Free Beacon, presidential candidate Bob O'Rourke blames Americans for droughts in Guatemala.
From the Washington Examiner, ICE will decide on suspending the deportation of seriously ill illegal aliens.
From The Federalist, if the left cares about women, why do they let homeless people in San Francisco attack them?
From American Thinker, "Hillary is lurking". (I've come to believe that Hillary will lose her desire to become president only after she passes away - and even then I'm not sure.)
From CNS News, the top foreign holder of U.S. debt is no longer China.
From LifeZette, CNN correspondent Jim Acosta tries and fails to mock President Trump.
From NewsBusters, the networks "yawn" as former Vice President Bidens gaffes pile up.
From CBC News, two men jailed on terror charges get a new trial due to a jury selection mistake.
From TeleSUR, Argentinian presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez blames the IMF for his country's financial problems.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian police arrest six people for allegedly selling fake license plates.
From The Straits Times, the Chinese government expresses "strong dissatisfaction" with the G7 on Hong Kong.
From the Borneo Post, Vietnam and Malaysia agree to work closely to ensure peace in the South China Sea.
From Free Malaysia Today, about 5,000 complaints for insulting Islam and its prophet are registered with Malaysian police.
From The Mainichi, a drone developed by Japanese and American companies makes its successful maiden flight in Texas.
From The Stream, the wild card in Hong Kong is its Christians.
From the Daily Caller, left wing commentator Michael Moore predicts that the NFL won't exist in 2050.
From WPVI-TV, a judge determines that actress Lori Laughlin and her husband can continue to use a law firm that recently represented USC.
From the New York Post, a woman claims that congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) stole her husband.
And from Breaking Burgh, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro apologizes to Jeff Bezos for burning down his company headquarters.
Tuesday Links - Part 1
As a comfortable Tuesday has arrived, here are some things going on:
From Free West Media, a group including migrants attacks four German police officers.
From Deutsche Welle, police in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia will report the nationality of crime suspects.
From the CPH Post, the youth group Generation Identity raises concerns across Europe.
From Polskie Radio, some German politicians support a monument for the Polish victims of World War II.
From Radio Praha, a Czech scholar looks for the origin of a Byzantine-era church at the Israeli site of Ashdod-Yam.
From The Slovak Spectator, the Slovak defense ministry now has six Black Hawk helicopters.
From the Hungary Journal, Foreign Minister Szijjarto addresses Hungary's ambassadors.
From Daily News Hungary, will Hungary send firefighters to the Amazon? (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Blikk.)
From Hungary Today, Hungary's governing party Fidesz accuses the opposition Democratic Coalition of wanting to tear down the country's border fence.
From About Hungary, according to Finance Minister Mihály Varga, Hungary is attracting more Indian investors.
From Russia Today, Russian President Putin tells Turkish President Erdoğan that he can buy an Su-57 fighter jet.
From Sputnik International, Putin treats Erdoğan to some Russian ice cream.
From The Moscow Times, a bakery in Kemerovo, Russia is fined for a sign telling gays to keep out.
From Romania-Insider, German teenagers brought to the Romanian region of Maramures for reeducation are held as slaves.
From Novinite, the Orient Express stops in Ruse, Bulgaria.
From The Sofia Globe, remnants of a large tower are found at the medieval Rusokastro fortress archaeological site.
From Radio Bulgaria, public figures come together against plastic.
From Ekathimerini, on the island of Rhodes, a Bulgarian dies in a fight involving four men, each of a different nationality.
From the Greek Reporter, why September is the best month to visit the Greek island of Mykonos.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bosnia and Hercegovina miss another chance to become a normal state. (The country's name is often abbreviated as "BiH", the "i" being the word for "and" in most Slavic languages.)
From Total Croatia News, Croatia issues treasury bills at a negative interest rate.
From the Malta Independent, Malta and Italy refuse entry to the German NGO ship Eleonore, which is carrying 100 migrants.
From Malta Today, the NGO running the Eleonore claims that it is not being allowed to receive food and water.
From SwissInfo, how much would a recession in Germany affect Switzerland?
From France24, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, keeping Russia out of the Western economic fold is a "strategic error".
From RFI, the Brazilian government rejects the G7's offer of firefighting aid, calling Macron "imperialistic".
From the NL Times, a court in Middelburg, Netherlands rules that a Syrian man spying in Germany must be deported.
From Dutch News, the Netherlands has seen a sharp rise in grenade attacks. (If you read Dutch, read the story at RTL Nieuws.)
From the Express, European President Juncker tells U.K. Prime Minister Johnson that the E.U. will do "everything it can" to stop a no-deal Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, Johnson tells Juncker that there's "no prospect" of a deal unless the Irish backstop is abolished.
From the Independent, Johnson faces anger from his fellow Tories after admitting that the backstop is the one part of the deal that he wants to change.
From the Irish Examiner, the Irish do indeed enjoy their alcohol.
From The Portugal News, a Portuguese beach is closed due to bacteria.
From Morocco World News, local authorities demolish a Holocaust memorial under construction in Marrakech, Morocco.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey receives the second shipment of S-400 air defense systems from Russia.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey orders the detention of 44 soldiers for alleged links to the Gülen movement.
From In-Cyprus, lawyers for a British teenager accused of making false rape allegations ask Cyprus's attorney general to discontinue her case.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli knessetcritter Avigdor Liberman supports cameras at polling stations.
From The Times Of Israel, Hezbollah plans a "calculated strike" against Israel.
From The Jerusalem Post, four mortars are fired from Gaza at Israel, after which the IDF strikes at Hamas.
From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi arrives in Yokohama, Japan for the seventh TICAD.
From StepFeed, Al Laith, Saudi Arabia cancels a female-only marathon. (If you read Arabic, read the story at Sabq.)
From Radio Farda, according to Reporters Without Borders, Iran is the world's largest prison for female journalists.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's election commission postpones its verdict on a petition challenging Maryam Nawaz's position as her party's vice president.
From Pakistan Today, two people are killed and four others injured in "indiscriminate" firing across the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From Khaama Press, the U.S. Department of Defense announces a new contract for the support of helicopters in the Afghan Air Force.
From The Hans India, the Pakistani army deploys 100 Special Forces troops long the Line of Control, whom the Indian army believes could be working with terrorist groups.
From the Hindustan Times, China changes its laws to allow Indian generic drugs to be imported there.
From the Daily Mirror, police in Ampara, Sri Lanka arrest two more members of a banned organization.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka signs deals with two European companies for oil exploration.
From The Guardian, the highest court in Bangladesh rules that the word "virgin" must be removed from Muslim marriage certificates.
From NBC New York, police in New York search for a man who asked an imam to help him blow up an NYPD precinct.
From Elle, "two sisters and the terrorist who came between them".
From Gatestone Institute, people smugglers use their "Mediterranean taxis". (Have I mentioned that migrants are being trafficked? Maybe "smuggled" might be a more accurate term.)
From The Conservative Woman, Boris the Spider should realize that Brexit is "a golden opportunity".
And from Snouts in the Trough, we should all just "grovel to the Greenies".
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