As a rainy Monday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, a Moroccan court sentences a journalist to a year in prison for premarital sex and an abortion. (Will Western abortion supporters protest in front of any Moroccan embassy? I won't hold my breath.)
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish F-16s shoot down an unidentified drone near the Syrian border.
From Turkish Minute, Turks reportedly waste a lot of food.
From Rûdaw, an ISIS widow dies in an armed clash between ISIS women and female security guards at the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria.
From In-Cyprus, a Cypriot girl becomes the "Top Debater" at the "Owlypia" competition in Cambridge, England.
From The Syrian Observer, a report from this past weekend.
From The Times Of Israel, according to the chief of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, destroying Israel is an "achievable goal". (This corroborates what I've come to believe about the Islamic world's grievance against Israel. Their principle complaint about Israel is not about anything that it has done, but about its very existence.)
From The Jerusalem Post, a mural honoring Israeli pioneer Hannah Senesh, who was killed by the Nazis after parachuting into a concentration camp in Hungary, will be created in San Diego.
From YNetNews, electoral gains made my Israeli Arabs revive an old dilemma.
From Egypt Today, the Egyptian State Information Service and Amnesty International have a falling out.
From StepFeed, visitors to Saudi Arabia should be wary of its "public decency" laws.
From Radio Farda, Iran is challenged by voter indifference.
From IranWire, Iranian parliamentcritters deal with more sex-tape scandals.
From Dawn, Pakistan plans to invite former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan reaches earthquake-stricken Azad Jammu and Kashmir, an announce a relief package. (Pakistan refers to the part of Jammu and Kashmir it controls as azad, which means "free". Pakistan and India each refer to the part of the region controlled by the other as "occupied".)
From Pakistan Today, Imran is set to reshuffle his cabinet again. (The Pakistani naming custom appears to place the family name before the given name. Thus, he is Prime Minister Imran instead of Prime Minister Khan.)
From Khaama Press, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah claims victory in the Afghan elections.
From The Hans India, Indian Prime Minister Nardendra Modi reports optimism about India from this visit to the U.S.
From the Hindustan Times, the High Court of the Indian state of Tripura orders a ban on animal sacrifice in Temples.
From ANI, according to the president of the political party AIMIM, the Indian government is not telling the truth about the situation in Kashmir.
From India Today, China pays tribute to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka extends the deadline to apply for postal voting.
From The Asian Age, Imran Khan calls the act of standing by Kashmiris "jihad".
From the Metro, a driver in Somerset, England passes out behind the wheel and hits another car after fasting for Ramadan.
From Gatestone Institute, Turkey and Azerbaijan ban an Armenian chess champion.
From The Jakarta Post, police in Jakarta are slammed for allegedly preventing people from joining protests. (What is this "right to peaceful assembly" you speak of?)
From The Straits Times, on China's National Day, security is stepped up in Hong Kong, which may discourage some protesters.
From the Borneo Post, according to Malaysia's foreign ministry, no Malaysian was affected by an earthquake in the Philippines, which occurred yesterday.
From Free Malaysia Today, scientists try to save Malaysia's Sumatran rhinos with an egg harvest.
From The Mainichi, hundreds of people are denied entry into the World Rugby Cup in Japan for having bogus tickets.
From TeleSUR, Venezuela denounces 54 alleged incursions by U.S. spy planes.
From CBC News, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia announces 17 new or expanded protected areas, with 10 more on the way.
From Global News, the government of British Columbia will introduce legislation to eliminate seasonal time changes.
From CTV News, according to Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, his party would support legislation to protect the rights of LGBTQ Canadians.
And from Canada Free Press, Democrats go "down to the sea".
Monday, September 30, 2019
Links For A Rainy Monday - Part 1
As the two types of days which always got the Carpenters down have coincided, here are some things going on:
From Free West Media, French policemen get tired of their working conditions.
From France24, France holds a national day of mourning for their recently departed President Chirac.
From RFI, after one French airline collapses, a second may suffer a similar fate.
From VRT NWS, the Flemish prime minister designate presents his government's program.
From the NL Times, outside a club in Amsterdam, it's another hand grenade.
From Dutch News, amateur soccer players foil an attempted robbery at a gasoline station. (If you read Dutch, read the story at AD.)
From Deutsche Welle, eight members of an alleged neo-Nazi group in Chemnitz, Germany go on trial.
From the CPH Post, more Danes are buying a second car.
From Voice Of Europe, young students in Sweden were reportedly forced to join Friday's climate strike. (Noted teenager climate striker Greta Thunberg is Swedish. If you read Swedish, read the story at Nyheter i Västerbotten.)
From Polskie Radio, Polish physicist and politician Kornel Morawiecki, father of Poland's current prime minister, dies at age 78.
From Radio Prague, students from Plzeň, Czech Republic create street murals in the city's namesake district of Pilsen in Chicago, with influence from the area's Mexican population. ("Pilsen" is the German rendering of "Plzeň".)
From The Slovak Spectator, Les Misérables premiers in Bratislava.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungarians have the "right to live according to the laws of Christian freedom".
From Hungary Today, Hungarian opposition party Jobbik calls for better access to E.U. funds for local SMEs. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, "migration should be tackled at its roots.
From Russia Today, a Russian court reduces the sentence of an actor convicted of violence against police during an unauthorized rally in Moscow.
From Sputnik International, a Russian arrested in Spain for alleged internet fraud objects to being extradited to the U.S.
From The Moscow Times, Russia plants to build a reusable rocket by 2024, to compete with Elon Musk.
From Romania-Insider, a conflict between rival gangs takes place in front of Romania's Parliament building and includes a sword fight, leaving one person dead. (If you read Romanian, read the story at MediaFax.)
From Novinite, high-ranking officials discuss Bulgaria's position on North Macedonia.
From The Sofia Globe, archaeologists find a hoard of gold and bronze coins in Devnya, Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria has a "huge" potential for developing spa tourism.
From Ekathimerini, following a fire at the Moria camp on the island of Lesvos, which took the life of a woman, Greece plans to deport 10,000 migrants by the end of next year.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek police arrest three men who allegedly plundered ancient shipwrecks.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Kosovo will not discuss trading any territory with Serbia.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia loses 120 million euro annually due to tobacco smuggling.
From the Malta Independent, the University of Malta celebrates its 250th anniversary.
From Malta Today, a single bird prevents an Air Malta plane from taking off.
From ANSA, Prime Minister Conte and Foreign Miniter Di Maio come out in favor of lowering Italy's voting age to 16.
From EuroNews, whom will Austrian conservative leader choose as his party's coalition partner?
From Euractiv, Kurz faces a challenge from Austria's "greens".
From SwissInfo, does the shrinking of glaciers make the Alps more dangerous?
From El País, Spain's Supreme Court authorizes the immediate exhumation of the late dictator Francisco Franco.
From The Portugal News, a category 4 hurricane heads toward the Azores.
From the Express, a crowd agrees with U.K. Prime Minister Johnson's pledge to stick to his (figurative) guns.
From the Evening Standard, according to an aviation regulator, Thomas Cook customers might have to wait two months to get their refunds.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Chancellor Sajid Javid announces an increase in the national living wage.
From the (Irish) Independent, the above-mentioned hurricane could hit Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's first plastic reverse vending machine opens in the town of Carrickmacross.
From The Conservative Woman, the Remainers live under one law, while other U.K. citizens live under another.
From National Review, a girl who claimed that her dreadlocks were cut in a racist attack admits making the story up.
From FrontpageMag, impeachment insanity and the strange world of the Never Trumpers.
From Townhall, congresscritter Chris Collins (R-NY) announces his resignation.
From The Washington Free Beacon, former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign demands that news networks ban former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
From the Washington Examiner, young climate activists Billie Eilish and Greta Thunberg do Generation Z no favors.
From The Federalist, the Berlin airlift started 70 years ago today. (Papa Bigfoot was involved in the operation as a teletype operator.)
From American Thinker, it's "time to set the record straight about slavery".
From CNS News and the "irony" department, former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claims the President Trump is obsessed with her.
From LifeZette, Mark Hamill tries to use the Force against Ivanka Trump.
From NewsBusters, the Free Speech Alliance keeps growing.
From The Stream, a single book proves that the Bible is not socialist.
From Twitchy, and the "don't hold your breath" department, will there be any apology from congresscritter Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich), who Tweeted in support of the girl who lied that three boys had cut her hair?
From Accuracy in Media, according to Politico, the Senate could ignore the House's impeachment vote.
From The Blaze, according to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Senate would have "no choice but to take it up".
From Variety, a review of the TV series Batwoman. (Can Superwoman, Aquawoman and Wonderman be not far behind?)
From the New York Post, get off the Internet and pick up a book.
And from BBC News, a student in Limerick, Ireland turns the table on scammers.
From Free West Media, French policemen get tired of their working conditions.
From France24, France holds a national day of mourning for their recently departed President Chirac.
From RFI, after one French airline collapses, a second may suffer a similar fate.
From VRT NWS, the Flemish prime minister designate presents his government's program.
From the NL Times, outside a club in Amsterdam, it's another hand grenade.
From Dutch News, amateur soccer players foil an attempted robbery at a gasoline station. (If you read Dutch, read the story at AD.)
From Deutsche Welle, eight members of an alleged neo-Nazi group in Chemnitz, Germany go on trial.
From the CPH Post, more Danes are buying a second car.
From Voice Of Europe, young students in Sweden were reportedly forced to join Friday's climate strike. (Noted teenager climate striker Greta Thunberg is Swedish. If you read Swedish, read the story at Nyheter i Västerbotten.)
From Polskie Radio, Polish physicist and politician Kornel Morawiecki, father of Poland's current prime minister, dies at age 78.
From Radio Prague, students from Plzeň, Czech Republic create street murals in the city's namesake district of Pilsen in Chicago, with influence from the area's Mexican population. ("Pilsen" is the German rendering of "Plzeň".)
From The Slovak Spectator, Les Misérables premiers in Bratislava.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungarians have the "right to live according to the laws of Christian freedom".
From Hungary Today, Hungarian opposition party Jobbik calls for better access to E.U. funds for local SMEs. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, "migration should be tackled at its roots.
From Russia Today, a Russian court reduces the sentence of an actor convicted of violence against police during an unauthorized rally in Moscow.
From Sputnik International, a Russian arrested in Spain for alleged internet fraud objects to being extradited to the U.S.
From The Moscow Times, Russia plants to build a reusable rocket by 2024, to compete with Elon Musk.
From Romania-Insider, a conflict between rival gangs takes place in front of Romania's Parliament building and includes a sword fight, leaving one person dead. (If you read Romanian, read the story at MediaFax.)
From Novinite, high-ranking officials discuss Bulgaria's position on North Macedonia.
From The Sofia Globe, archaeologists find a hoard of gold and bronze coins in Devnya, Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria has a "huge" potential for developing spa tourism.
From Ekathimerini, following a fire at the Moria camp on the island of Lesvos, which took the life of a woman, Greece plans to deport 10,000 migrants by the end of next year.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek police arrest three men who allegedly plundered ancient shipwrecks.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Kosovo will not discuss trading any territory with Serbia.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia loses 120 million euro annually due to tobacco smuggling.
From the Malta Independent, the University of Malta celebrates its 250th anniversary.
From Malta Today, a single bird prevents an Air Malta plane from taking off.
From ANSA, Prime Minister Conte and Foreign Miniter Di Maio come out in favor of lowering Italy's voting age to 16.
From EuroNews, whom will Austrian conservative leader choose as his party's coalition partner?
From Euractiv, Kurz faces a challenge from Austria's "greens".
From SwissInfo, does the shrinking of glaciers make the Alps more dangerous?
From El País, Spain's Supreme Court authorizes the immediate exhumation of the late dictator Francisco Franco.
From The Portugal News, a category 4 hurricane heads toward the Azores.
From the Express, a crowd agrees with U.K. Prime Minister Johnson's pledge to stick to his (figurative) guns.
From the Evening Standard, according to an aviation regulator, Thomas Cook customers might have to wait two months to get their refunds.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Chancellor Sajid Javid announces an increase in the national living wage.
From the (Irish) Independent, the above-mentioned hurricane could hit Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's first plastic reverse vending machine opens in the town of Carrickmacross.
From The Conservative Woman, the Remainers live under one law, while other U.K. citizens live under another.
From National Review, a girl who claimed that her dreadlocks were cut in a racist attack admits making the story up.
From FrontpageMag, impeachment insanity and the strange world of the Never Trumpers.
From Townhall, congresscritter Chris Collins (R-NY) announces his resignation.
From The Washington Free Beacon, former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign demands that news networks ban former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
From the Washington Examiner, young climate activists Billie Eilish and Greta Thunberg do Generation Z no favors.
From The Federalist, the Berlin airlift started 70 years ago today. (Papa Bigfoot was involved in the operation as a teletype operator.)
From American Thinker, it's "time to set the record straight about slavery".
From CNS News and the "irony" department, former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claims the President Trump is obsessed with her.
From LifeZette, Mark Hamill tries to use the Force against Ivanka Trump.
From NewsBusters, the Free Speech Alliance keeps growing.
From The Stream, a single book proves that the Bible is not socialist.
From Twitchy, and the "don't hold your breath" department, will there be any apology from congresscritter Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich), who Tweeted in support of the girl who lied that three boys had cut her hair?
From Accuracy in Media, according to Politico, the Senate could ignore the House's impeachment vote.
From The Blaze, according to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Senate would have "no choice but to take it up".
From Variety, a review of the TV series Batwoman. (Can Superwoman, Aquawoman and Wonderman be not far behind?)
From the New York Post, get off the Internet and pick up a book.
And from BBC News, a student in Limerick, Ireland turns the table on scammers.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Links For Rosh Hashannah - Part 2
As the Jewish New Year arrives, here are some more things going on:
From Arutz Sheva, negotiations between the Blue and White party and Likud end in deadlock.
From The Times Of Israel, eight must-read Jewish news stories from the year 5779.
From The Jerusalem Post, a Palestinian Islamist who had sought asylum in Germany is convicted of attempted murder.
From YNetNews, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor lends a shofar smuggled out of Auschwitz to a traveling exhibition. (A shofar is a ram's horn, which is traditionally blown at the start of Rosh Hashannah.)
From Egypt Today, the remains of a temple built by Ptolemy IV are found in Kom Shakau, Egypt.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan police and gendarmerie find 11 kilos of cocaine in a truck at the Tangier Med Port.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey will develop its own fighter jets.
From Rûdaw, the world's largest Yezidi temple opens in Aknalich, Armenia.
From In-Cyprus, the defense ministers of Greece and Serbia plan to attend the annual military parade which marks Cyprus's Independence Day.
From StepFeed, nearly all Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment.
From Radio Farda, an Iranian legislator presents a motion against recording and broadcasting forced confessions. (The forced confessions themselves, however, would not appear to be affected.)
From Dawn, two people are killed and three others injured by shelling from Indian troops across the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan accuses India of having conducted state terrorism for 30 years.
From Pakistan Today, according to the chairman of the Pakistan People's Party, Prime Minister Imran Khan failed Kashmir at the U.N. General Assembly.
From Khaama Press, U.S. and Afghan forces send 70 terrorists to their virgins.
From The Hans India, the Pakistani Army targets villages and posts along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From the Hindustan Times, can you tee the putty tat?
From ANI, 11 people are arrested for alleged human trafficking in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
From India Today, Indian special forces carry out war games near the border with Pakistan.
From the Daily Mirror, a Brazilian woman is arrested at a Sri Lankan airport with pellets of cocaine in her stomach. (The authorities can find it in your truck and in your stomach, so take my advice and don't go smuggling cocaine.)
From the Colombo Page, according to Sri Lankan wildlife officials, there is no evidence that seven wild elephants were poisoned.
From Pajhwok, technical difficulties prevent hundreds of Afghans from voting.
From Swarajya, in New York, pro-Pakistan people attack author Tarek Fatah for supporting Sindhi and Baloch activists.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia will join an international board game exhibition in Germany.
From The Straits Times, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam decides to spend China's National Day in China.
From the Borneo Post, tons of plastic waste is imported into Malaysia.
From Free Malaysia Today, open burning and the resulting haze continue.
From The Mainichi, the government of Hiroshima is creating a multilingual app to help evacuation from unfamiliar places.
And from Gatestone Institute, Iranian President Rouhani exposes the futility of European diplomacy.
From Arutz Sheva, negotiations between the Blue and White party and Likud end in deadlock.
From The Times Of Israel, eight must-read Jewish news stories from the year 5779.
From The Jerusalem Post, a Palestinian Islamist who had sought asylum in Germany is convicted of attempted murder.
From YNetNews, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor lends a shofar smuggled out of Auschwitz to a traveling exhibition. (A shofar is a ram's horn, which is traditionally blown at the start of Rosh Hashannah.)
From Egypt Today, the remains of a temple built by Ptolemy IV are found in Kom Shakau, Egypt.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan police and gendarmerie find 11 kilos of cocaine in a truck at the Tangier Med Port.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey will develop its own fighter jets.
From Rûdaw, the world's largest Yezidi temple opens in Aknalich, Armenia.
From In-Cyprus, the defense ministers of Greece and Serbia plan to attend the annual military parade which marks Cyprus's Independence Day.
From StepFeed, nearly all Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment.
From Radio Farda, an Iranian legislator presents a motion against recording and broadcasting forced confessions. (The forced confessions themselves, however, would not appear to be affected.)
From Dawn, two people are killed and three others injured by shelling from Indian troops across the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan accuses India of having conducted state terrorism for 30 years.
From Pakistan Today, according to the chairman of the Pakistan People's Party, Prime Minister Imran Khan failed Kashmir at the U.N. General Assembly.
From Khaama Press, U.S. and Afghan forces send 70 terrorists to their virgins.
From The Hans India, the Pakistani Army targets villages and posts along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
From the Hindustan Times, can you tee the putty tat?
From ANI, 11 people are arrested for alleged human trafficking in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
From India Today, Indian special forces carry out war games near the border with Pakistan.
From the Daily Mirror, a Brazilian woman is arrested at a Sri Lankan airport with pellets of cocaine in her stomach. (The authorities can find it in your truck and in your stomach, so take my advice and don't go smuggling cocaine.)
From the Colombo Page, according to Sri Lankan wildlife officials, there is no evidence that seven wild elephants were poisoned.
From Pajhwok, technical difficulties prevent hundreds of Afghans from voting.
From Swarajya, in New York, pro-Pakistan people attack author Tarek Fatah for supporting Sindhi and Baloch activists.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia will join an international board game exhibition in Germany.
From The Straits Times, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam decides to spend China's National Day in China.
From the Borneo Post, tons of plastic waste is imported into Malaysia.
From Free Malaysia Today, open burning and the resulting haze continue.
From The Mainichi, the government of Hiroshima is creating a multilingual app to help evacuation from unfamiliar places.
And from Gatestone Institute, Iranian President Rouhani exposes the futility of European diplomacy.
Links For Rosh Hashannah - Part 1
As the Jewish New Year (which begins at sunset) approaches, here are some things going on:
From National Review, in one writer's opinion, why President Trump did nothing wrong in his phone conservation with Ukrainian President Zelensky.
From Townhall, Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-Cal) is hypocritical in wanting us to leave former Vice President Biden alone.
From The Washington Free Beacon, time is running out for Senator Spartacus (D-NJ).
From the Washington Examiner, protect the borders, but don't cut back on letting refugees in.
From The Federalist, the Burisma investigation timeline yields more questions about Hunter Biden.
From American Thinker, the left intends to use violence against other citizens.
From NewsBusters, while ABC claims that its poll shows support for impeachment "climbing", it didn't ask that question.
From Gateway Pundit, congresscritter Peter Schiff (D-Cal) has his own Ukrainian problem. (via Canada Free Press)
From CBC News, engineers in Alberta think that they can make a clean fuel from oil sands. (The fuel is elemental hydrogen, which reacts with oxygen to produce water vapor. Like the dreaded carbon dioxide, water vapor is a greenhouse gas.)
From Global News, the platform of Canada's Liberal Party promises budget deficits, even with new taxes.
From CTV News, a Canadian sculptor's work is installed in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
From the Express, the Democratic Unionist Party is ready to back down on the Irish backstop as U.K. Prime Minister Johnson is reportedly close to clinching Brexit deal.
From the Evening Standard, Downing Street denies an accusation that Johnson squeezed a journalist's thigh. (Since 10 Downing Street is the prime minister's address, "Downing Street" refers to his office in much the same way as the "White House" refers to the American president's office. I would be disappointed if Johnson is acting like Biden.)
From the (U.K.) Independent, Johnson rules out forming an electoral pact with the Brexit Party.
From the (Irish) Independent, the bishop of Galway, Ireland calls for an end of the direct provision system for accommodating asylum seekers.
From the Irish Examiner, a spokesman for people protesting against direct provision centers points out that they are not homes.
From France24, France unveils its first ever "green budget" benchmarks.
From RFI, French authorities expand their investigation of rape suspect Tariq Ramadan to include evidence from two more alleged victims.
From VRT NWS, more than 1,500 people take part in a Refugee Walk in Leuven, Belgium.
From Deutsche Welle, the apparently successor to German Chancellor Merkel denies that there's any rift between them.
From the CPH Post, cyclist Mads Pedersen becomes the first Danish man to win the World Roads Championship.
From Polskie Radio, climate change will reportedly affect the construction of a railroad extending from Warssaw, Poland to Tallinn, Estonia.
From Radio Prague, in Brno, several hundred people protest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
From The Slovak Spectator, a MiG-29 fighter jet crashes near Nové Sady, Slovakia.
From Daily News Hungary, a court in Pécs, Hungary grants political asylum to a Russian politician, even though authorities had declined his application.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban offers to protect "certain sections of the Italian border" if necessary. (I can see where former Interior Minister Salvini would have welcomed such an offer, but the current Italian government probably won't.)
From Russia Today, American leaker Edward Snowden weights in against "unnecessary captcha tests. (The article calls him a "whistleblower". I call him a "leaker", since he leaked classified information, which is not the same as whistleblowing.)
From Sputnik International, about 20,000 people rally in Moscow in support of previously detained ralliers.
From The Moscow Times, the future of genetically modified babies may be in the hands of Russia President Putin.
From Novinite, Jordanian Princess Dana Firas arrives in Bulgaria for a working visit.
From The Sofia Globe, the Sofia mayoral campaign begins.
From Radio Bulgaria, the ancient basilica in Plovdiv, Bulgaria gets a new lease on life.
From Ekathimerini, migrants in the Moria camp on Lesvos light fires and clash with police.
From the Greek Reporter, a smuggler carrying 12 illegal migrants in his vehicle hits another car, killing its driver. (As I've said before, migrants aren't merely migrating, but are being smuggled.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a Bulgarian prime minister comes out against North Macedonia's hopes to join the E.U.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia will have to wait at least two more years before joining the Schengen Zone.
From the Malta Independent, the Catholic Church turns over a property in Santa Venera, Malta to Hospice Malta.
From Malta Today, the state of Michigan recognizes Maltese-American heritage day.
From Free West Media, Sea Watch captain Carola Rackete is said to have brought to Italy people who had allegedly tortured and killed people in Libya. (This shows why controlling borders and vetting immigrants is perfectly non-racist and non-xenophobic. If neither are done, some very nasty people could come into your country.)
From Voice Of Europe, a gang of migrants from Algeria robs an Italian senator and a judge in Rome's main railway station. (Maybe a bit of vetting might have helped prevent this sort of thing, to some extent.)
From EuroNews, former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz wins Austria's snap parliamentary election.
From SwissInfo, in Geneva, confiscated luxury cars are auctioned for a total of 27 million Swiss francs.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese opposition Social Democratic Party accuses the governing Socialists of acting as if they "own" the country.
From The Conservative Woman, don't surrender, Boris the Spider, to the "Ruddy" traitors.
From The Stream, a conservative writer admits falling for fake news from the left. (I've been guilty of this myself. A few years back, I read and then blogged a story about a young woman in Arkansas who allegedly claimed that President Bill Clinton was her father. Considering Mr. Bill's known proclivities, it seemed very believable, until I figured out that the site in which the story appeared is satirical. Go to this blog's archives for March of 2015.)
From Breitbart, a former homeland security adviser to President Trump thinks that he could bring himself down by pushing "debunked" theories about the 2016 election.
From Twitchy, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) asks Senator Harris (D-Cal) an "ethical and moral" question after she says to "leave Biden alone". (See the story from Townhall above.)
From the Daily Caller, when criticizing Trump, actor Robert De Niro can't keep it clean.
From the New York Post, thousand of runners in New York City retrace the route of a first responder who gave his life on 9/11.
And from ABC7 News, cops catch a suspected stalker in a corn maze at the Petaluma Pumpkin Patch. (via Fox News)
From National Review, in one writer's opinion, why President Trump did nothing wrong in his phone conservation with Ukrainian President Zelensky.
From Townhall, Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-Cal) is hypocritical in wanting us to leave former Vice President Biden alone.
From The Washington Free Beacon, time is running out for Senator Spartacus (D-NJ).
From the Washington Examiner, protect the borders, but don't cut back on letting refugees in.
From The Federalist, the Burisma investigation timeline yields more questions about Hunter Biden.
From American Thinker, the left intends to use violence against other citizens.
From NewsBusters, while ABC claims that its poll shows support for impeachment "climbing", it didn't ask that question.
From Gateway Pundit, congresscritter Peter Schiff (D-Cal) has his own Ukrainian problem. (via Canada Free Press)
From CBC News, engineers in Alberta think that they can make a clean fuel from oil sands. (The fuel is elemental hydrogen, which reacts with oxygen to produce water vapor. Like the dreaded carbon dioxide, water vapor is a greenhouse gas.)
From Global News, the platform of Canada's Liberal Party promises budget deficits, even with new taxes.
From CTV News, a Canadian sculptor's work is installed in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
From the Express, the Democratic Unionist Party is ready to back down on the Irish backstop as U.K. Prime Minister Johnson is reportedly close to clinching Brexit deal.
From the Evening Standard, Downing Street denies an accusation that Johnson squeezed a journalist's thigh. (Since 10 Downing Street is the prime minister's address, "Downing Street" refers to his office in much the same way as the "White House" refers to the American president's office. I would be disappointed if Johnson is acting like Biden.)
From the (U.K.) Independent, Johnson rules out forming an electoral pact with the Brexit Party.
From the (Irish) Independent, the bishop of Galway, Ireland calls for an end of the direct provision system for accommodating asylum seekers.
From the Irish Examiner, a spokesman for people protesting against direct provision centers points out that they are not homes.
From France24, France unveils its first ever "green budget" benchmarks.
From RFI, French authorities expand their investigation of rape suspect Tariq Ramadan to include evidence from two more alleged victims.
From VRT NWS, more than 1,500 people take part in a Refugee Walk in Leuven, Belgium.
From Deutsche Welle, the apparently successor to German Chancellor Merkel denies that there's any rift between them.
From the CPH Post, cyclist Mads Pedersen becomes the first Danish man to win the World Roads Championship.
From Polskie Radio, climate change will reportedly affect the construction of a railroad extending from Warssaw, Poland to Tallinn, Estonia.
From Radio Prague, in Brno, several hundred people protest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
From The Slovak Spectator, a MiG-29 fighter jet crashes near Nové Sady, Slovakia.
From Daily News Hungary, a court in Pécs, Hungary grants political asylum to a Russian politician, even though authorities had declined his application.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban offers to protect "certain sections of the Italian border" if necessary. (I can see where former Interior Minister Salvini would have welcomed such an offer, but the current Italian government probably won't.)
From Russia Today, American leaker Edward Snowden weights in against "unnecessary captcha tests. (The article calls him a "whistleblower". I call him a "leaker", since he leaked classified information, which is not the same as whistleblowing.)
From Sputnik International, about 20,000 people rally in Moscow in support of previously detained ralliers.
From The Moscow Times, the future of genetically modified babies may be in the hands of Russia President Putin.
From Novinite, Jordanian Princess Dana Firas arrives in Bulgaria for a working visit.
From The Sofia Globe, the Sofia mayoral campaign begins.
From Radio Bulgaria, the ancient basilica in Plovdiv, Bulgaria gets a new lease on life.
From Ekathimerini, migrants in the Moria camp on Lesvos light fires and clash with police.
From the Greek Reporter, a smuggler carrying 12 illegal migrants in his vehicle hits another car, killing its driver. (As I've said before, migrants aren't merely migrating, but are being smuggled.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a Bulgarian prime minister comes out against North Macedonia's hopes to join the E.U.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia will have to wait at least two more years before joining the Schengen Zone.
From the Malta Independent, the Catholic Church turns over a property in Santa Venera, Malta to Hospice Malta.
From Malta Today, the state of Michigan recognizes Maltese-American heritage day.
From Free West Media, Sea Watch captain Carola Rackete is said to have brought to Italy people who had allegedly tortured and killed people in Libya. (This shows why controlling borders and vetting immigrants is perfectly non-racist and non-xenophobic. If neither are done, some very nasty people could come into your country.)
From Voice Of Europe, a gang of migrants from Algeria robs an Italian senator and a judge in Rome's main railway station. (Maybe a bit of vetting might have helped prevent this sort of thing, to some extent.)
From EuroNews, former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz wins Austria's snap parliamentary election.
From SwissInfo, in Geneva, confiscated luxury cars are auctioned for a total of 27 million Swiss francs.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese opposition Social Democratic Party accuses the governing Socialists of acting as if they "own" the country.
From The Conservative Woman, don't surrender, Boris the Spider, to the "Ruddy" traitors.
From The Stream, a conservative writer admits falling for fake news from the left. (I've been guilty of this myself. A few years back, I read and then blogged a story about a young woman in Arkansas who allegedly claimed that President Bill Clinton was her father. Considering Mr. Bill's known proclivities, it seemed very believable, until I figured out that the site in which the story appeared is satirical. Go to this blog's archives for March of 2015.)
From Breitbart, a former homeland security adviser to President Trump thinks that he could bring himself down by pushing "debunked" theories about the 2016 election.
From Twitchy, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) asks Senator Harris (D-Cal) an "ethical and moral" question after she says to "leave Biden alone". (See the story from Townhall above.)
From the Daily Caller, when criticizing Trump, actor Robert De Niro can't keep it clean.
From the New York Post, thousand of runners in New York City retrace the route of a first responder who gave his life on 9/11.
And from ABC7 News, cops catch a suspected stalker in a corn maze at the Petaluma Pumpkin Patch. (via Fox News)
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Saturday Stuff - Part 2
As a comfortably warm Saturday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a French court rules against a mother who named her baby "Jihad".
From France24, police in Toulouse, France use tear gas and water cannon to break up a "yellow vest" protest.
From RFI, a radical leftist "yellow vest" activist is released from prison.
From VRT NWS, talks on forming a new Flemish government adjourn on Friday without any agreement. (The Flemish government is in charge of the area called Flanders, in which most of the people speak Flemish, which is either a language related to Dutch or a dialect of Dutch, depending on whom you believe.)
From Deutsche Welle, Chancellor Angela Merkel marks Germany's progress since the Berlin wall came down.
From Polskie Radio, more than half of European endemic trees are reportedly facing extinction.
From EuroNews, as tensions rise ahead of an upcoming election, police protect LGBT marchers in Lublin, Poland.
From Radio Prague, the feminist legacy of Czechoslovakia's first president and his American wife.
From The Slovak Spectator, in Veľká Rača, you can ride the longest bobsled run in Slovakia - without snow.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary is committed to supporting persecuted Christians.
From About Hungary, a migrant known as Ahmed H., who had been in prison in Hungary, is headed to Cyprus.
From Sputnik International, a U.S. surveillance drone is seen near the Russian border.
From Novinite, a Bulgarian woman is sentenced by a U.K. court to nine years in prison for robbery and beating a widow.
From Radio Bulgaria, a series of classical music concerts will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek government considers a bill which would change its asylum process and ease the pressure from migrants on the country's islands.
From the Greek Reporter, a fire breaks out on a Greek ferry, leading to 538 passengers being evacuated.
From Total Croatia News, the first compressor in Croatia's gas transport system is expected to be operational by the end of this year.
From the Malta Independent, rallies for and against abortion take place in Valletta, Malta.
From Malta Today, a judge rules that Maltese pharmacists are not required to stock the morning after pill.
From SwissInfo, this past week's stories which involve numbers.
From the Express, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is investigated by police for a metaphor used at a rally. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From the Evening Standard, the American member of the British royal family pays tribute to a teenage girl murdered in South Africa.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson is warned that letting his party's conference become a rally for a no-deal Brexit would bring about its "terminal decline".
From the (Irish) Independent, thousands protest against a plan to locate a direct provision center in Oughterard, Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, hundreds of people join a pro-abortion march in Dublin.
And from The Conservative Woman, no matter what sex you are, if you give birth, you're a mother.
From Free West Media, a French court rules against a mother who named her baby "Jihad".
From France24, police in Toulouse, France use tear gas and water cannon to break up a "yellow vest" protest.
From RFI, a radical leftist "yellow vest" activist is released from prison.
From VRT NWS, talks on forming a new Flemish government adjourn on Friday without any agreement. (The Flemish government is in charge of the area called Flanders, in which most of the people speak Flemish, which is either a language related to Dutch or a dialect of Dutch, depending on whom you believe.)
From Deutsche Welle, Chancellor Angela Merkel marks Germany's progress since the Berlin wall came down.
From Polskie Radio, more than half of European endemic trees are reportedly facing extinction.
From EuroNews, as tensions rise ahead of an upcoming election, police protect LGBT marchers in Lublin, Poland.
From Radio Prague, the feminist legacy of Czechoslovakia's first president and his American wife.
From The Slovak Spectator, in Veľká Rača, you can ride the longest bobsled run in Slovakia - without snow.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary is committed to supporting persecuted Christians.
From About Hungary, a migrant known as Ahmed H., who had been in prison in Hungary, is headed to Cyprus.
From Sputnik International, a U.S. surveillance drone is seen near the Russian border.
From Novinite, a Bulgarian woman is sentenced by a U.K. court to nine years in prison for robbery and beating a widow.
From Radio Bulgaria, a series of classical music concerts will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek government considers a bill which would change its asylum process and ease the pressure from migrants on the country's islands.
From the Greek Reporter, a fire breaks out on a Greek ferry, leading to 538 passengers being evacuated.
From Total Croatia News, the first compressor in Croatia's gas transport system is expected to be operational by the end of this year.
From the Malta Independent, rallies for and against abortion take place in Valletta, Malta.
From Malta Today, a judge rules that Maltese pharmacists are not required to stock the morning after pill.
From SwissInfo, this past week's stories which involve numbers.
From the Express, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is investigated by police for a metaphor used at a rally. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From the Evening Standard, the American member of the British royal family pays tribute to a teenage girl murdered in South Africa.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson is warned that letting his party's conference become a rally for a no-deal Brexit would bring about its "terminal decline".
From the (Irish) Independent, thousands protest against a plan to locate a direct provision center in Oughterard, Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, hundreds of people join a pro-abortion march in Dublin.
And from The Conservative Woman, no matter what sex you are, if you give birth, you're a mother.
Saturday Stuff - Part 1
Now that I've completed another walk in the woods, like a good Sasquatch, I return to present a bunch of things going on:
From National Review, can we have a bipartisan treaty against criminalizing elections?
From Townhall, let's see former President Obama's transcripts.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a federal judge rebukes Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) for targeting religious foster care.
From the Washington Examiner, according to TV host Bill Maher, the media would be all over the Ukraine-related activities of Hunter Biden, if it had been President Trump's son instead.
From American Thinker, have the Democrats collapsed because of..........Sarah Palin?
From NewsBusters, why critics don't like Rambo: Last Blood.
From Canada Free Press, society has never in a public forum condemned the crimes of communism.
From CBC News, Canadians worried about climate change face a tough decision on election day.
From Global News, undecided Canadian voters know what they want, but not whom.
From CTV News, Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer proposes a new transnational energy corridor.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia will be among 53 countries whose citizens may enter Russia at St. Petersburg using free electronic visas.
From The Straits Times, ahead of China's National Day, protesters in Hong Kong gather and spray graffiti, throw rocks and break windows.
From the Borneo Post, three detained Vietnamese fishermen escape from custody in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to a sociology professor, Malaysia is slipping toward extremism.
From The Mainichi, the Japanese Coast Guard reports a ship captain whose tanker crashed into a bridge to prosecutors.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's prime minister unveils a new reclining statue of Buddha.
From The Hans India, in the Ramban area of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian army kills three terrorists but lose one of their own soldiers.
From the Hindustan Times, a 15-year-old girl in the Indian state of Rajastan kills herself after allegedly being gang-raped.
From ANI, the Indian army salutes the soldier who was killed in Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, Indian Prime Minister Modi is welcomed home.
From Khaama Press, before they could attack election sites in Afghanistan's province of Balkh, a "notorious" Taliban commander and at least 13 others are sent to their virgins.
From Dawn, at least three people are killed by an IED explosion in the Chaman area of Pakistan's province of Balochistan.
From The Express Tribune, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s call for a peaceful resolution to the dispute over Kashmir "rattles" India.
From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi, India is putting U.S. interests in southern Asia at stake.
From Radio Farda, nine whistleblowers are arrested in Iran and accused of "terrorist intentions".
From StepFeed, women in several Arab countries cannot pass their citizenship onto their husbands or children.
From Rûdaw, Iraq's prime minister removes the general who defeated ISIS from his position.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey and the U.S. hold their seventh round of joint helicopter flights over the safe zone in Syria.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey is reportedly planning to spend $27 million to house refugees in the safe zone.
From In-Cyprus, according to President Nicos Anastasiades, Cyprus will go to the U.N. Security Council over Turkey's actions in the fenced-off town of Varosha.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu might return his mandate to form a government back to President Rivlin.
From The Times Of Israel, Israeli security forces arrest three Palestinians in connection with a terror bombing that killed a teenage girl.
From The Jerusalem Post, the IDF detains eight Hamas "leaders" in the Hebron area.
From YNetNews, Israel likes turtles.
From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry criticizes a U.N. human rights report.
From Egypt Today, a professor at Al Azhar University is sent to a criminal court for allegedly forcing students to strip.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan police find the bodies of seven irregular migrants on a beach near Casablanca.
From the Sundiata Post, mothers of children allegedly chained and tortured at the Islamic center in Kaduna, Nigeria claim that the accusations against the center are false.
From Gatestone Institute, in Italy, it's former Interior Minister Salvini out and migrants in.
From The Stream, Evangelicals should "call a truce on the age of the universe".
From Breitbart, a citizen's tip helps the Border Patrol catch two Mexicans who had illegally entered the U.S. - from Canada.
From Twitchy, Democratic presidential candidate Bob O'Rourke does an "incredible self-own" on guns.
From the Daily Caller, the six worst "gimmick guns".
And from the New York Post, the newest member of the New York Rangers might give someone a good licking.
From National Review, can we have a bipartisan treaty against criminalizing elections?
From Townhall, let's see former President Obama's transcripts.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a federal judge rebukes Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) for targeting religious foster care.
From the Washington Examiner, according to TV host Bill Maher, the media would be all over the Ukraine-related activities of Hunter Biden, if it had been President Trump's son instead.
From American Thinker, have the Democrats collapsed because of..........Sarah Palin?
From NewsBusters, why critics don't like Rambo: Last Blood.
From Canada Free Press, society has never in a public forum condemned the crimes of communism.
From CBC News, Canadians worried about climate change face a tough decision on election day.
From Global News, undecided Canadian voters know what they want, but not whom.
From CTV News, Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer proposes a new transnational energy corridor.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia will be among 53 countries whose citizens may enter Russia at St. Petersburg using free electronic visas.
From The Straits Times, ahead of China's National Day, protesters in Hong Kong gather and spray graffiti, throw rocks and break windows.
From the Borneo Post, three detained Vietnamese fishermen escape from custody in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to a sociology professor, Malaysia is slipping toward extremism.
From The Mainichi, the Japanese Coast Guard reports a ship captain whose tanker crashed into a bridge to prosecutors.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's prime minister unveils a new reclining statue of Buddha.
From The Hans India, in the Ramban area of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian army kills three terrorists but lose one of their own soldiers.
From the Hindustan Times, a 15-year-old girl in the Indian state of Rajastan kills herself after allegedly being gang-raped.
From ANI, the Indian army salutes the soldier who was killed in Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, Indian Prime Minister Modi is welcomed home.
From Khaama Press, before they could attack election sites in Afghanistan's province of Balkh, a "notorious" Taliban commander and at least 13 others are sent to their virgins.
From Dawn, at least three people are killed by an IED explosion in the Chaman area of Pakistan's province of Balochistan.
From The Express Tribune, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s call for a peaceful resolution to the dispute over Kashmir "rattles" India.
From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi, India is putting U.S. interests in southern Asia at stake.
From Radio Farda, nine whistleblowers are arrested in Iran and accused of "terrorist intentions".
From StepFeed, women in several Arab countries cannot pass their citizenship onto their husbands or children.
From Rûdaw, Iraq's prime minister removes the general who defeated ISIS from his position.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey and the U.S. hold their seventh round of joint helicopter flights over the safe zone in Syria.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey is reportedly planning to spend $27 million to house refugees in the safe zone.
From In-Cyprus, according to President Nicos Anastasiades, Cyprus will go to the U.N. Security Council over Turkey's actions in the fenced-off town of Varosha.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu might return his mandate to form a government back to President Rivlin.
From The Times Of Israel, Israeli security forces arrest three Palestinians in connection with a terror bombing that killed a teenage girl.
From The Jerusalem Post, the IDF detains eight Hamas "leaders" in the Hebron area.
From YNetNews, Israel likes turtles.
From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry criticizes a U.N. human rights report.
From Egypt Today, a professor at Al Azhar University is sent to a criminal court for allegedly forcing students to strip.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan police find the bodies of seven irregular migrants on a beach near Casablanca.
From the Sundiata Post, mothers of children allegedly chained and tortured at the Islamic center in Kaduna, Nigeria claim that the accusations against the center are false.
From Gatestone Institute, in Italy, it's former Interior Minister Salvini out and migrants in.
From The Stream, Evangelicals should "call a truce on the age of the universe".
From Breitbart, a citizen's tip helps the Border Patrol catch two Mexicans who had illegally entered the U.S. - from Canada.
From Twitchy, Democratic presidential candidate Bob O'Rourke does an "incredible self-own" on guns.
From the Daily Caller, the six worst "gimmick guns".
And from the New York Post, the newest member of the New York Rangers might give someone a good licking.
Friday, September 27, 2019
Friday Phenomena - Part 2
As a warm comfortable Friday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, the Moroccan government increases its scrutiny of passport applicants with addresses near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey offers a plan to resettle 1 million Syrians in the safe zone.
From Turkish Minute, Russia and Turkey hold talks about the latter possibly purchasing SU-35 fighter jets from the former.
From Rûdaw, according to an opinion column, the Turkish plan for the safe zone won't bring safety nor will help any refugees.
From In-Cyprus, Limassol, Cyprus likes turtles.
From The Syrian Observer, the Syrian Democratic Forces reportedly raids towns, abducts civilians, and sets up check points in northeastern Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz tells the U.N. General Assembly that "no one can separate the Jewish people from their homeland". (Gadi Adelman gets the H/T for Tweeting this story. How many foreign ministers have there been whose first name is the same as their country's?)
From The Times Of Israel, according to Israeli TV, Prime Minister Netanyahu may announce that he cannot form a majority, but Blue and White leader Gantz cannot divide the Likud party.
From The Jerusalem Post, one Palestinian is killed and 63 others are injured during the latest protest at the Gaza-Israel border.
From YNetNews, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz calls for an alliance to face the threat from Iran.
From Egypt Today, operating in North Sinai, the Egyptian army diffuses 273 explosive devices and sends 118 terrorists to their virgins.
From StepFeed, females tourists in Saudi Arabia will no longer be required to wear an abaya, but what about the natives?
From Radio Farda, U.S. President Trump says that he has rejected an Iranian offer of talks if U.S. sanctions are lifted.
From IranWire, Iranian President Rouhani's speech at the U.N. General Assembly is full of lies and plays on words.
From The Express Tribune, according to Pakistani General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Pakistan-Afghanistan border fence helps reduce cross-border terrorism. (But, but, walls don't work, according the "open borders" crowd.)
From Pakistan Today, Imran Khan asks India to let Kashmiris decide their own future.
From Khaama Press, a former speaker of Afghanistan's Lower House of Parliament alleges ballot stuffing by local officials in the city of Khost.
From The Hans India, according to Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi, Mahatma Gandhi's message of non-violence is important today.
From the Hindustan Times, the U.S. agency NASA releases images of the Chandrayaan-2 landing site.
From India Today, some highlights from Modi's speech at the U.N. General Assembly.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan wildlife officials start investigating the suspicious deaths of four elephants.
From the Colombo Page, China donates robotic explosives detectors to Sri Lanka.
From News(dot)com(dot)au, Saudi Arabia accuses Australia of "horrific" human rights violations.
From Breitbart, according to a study, 70 percent of Austrians consider Islam incompatible with the Western world.
From BBC News, police in Kadura, Nigeria rescue nearly 500 men and boys from a "torture house" which was supposed to be an Islamic center.
From Gatestone Institute, "the Muslim Brotherhood must be confronted".
From The Jakarta Post, in Indonesia, a look at the police, the military, and protesters.
From The Straits Times, protesters in Hong Kong denounce the police before their weekend protesters start.
From the Borneo Post, the kidnappers of three Indonesian fishermen are on the Eastern Sabah Security Command's wanted list.
From Free Malaysia Today, the Genting Group, which runs palm oil plantations, denies accusations of setting fires leveled by Greenpeace.
From The Mainichi, the governor of Aichi prefecture will sue Japan's Cultural Ministry for refusing to subsidize a festival with included a statue symbolizing "comfort women".
From The Stream, Democrats punish Americans for voting the wrong way.
From The Blaze, "unearthed documents" contradict former Vice President Biden's statements on his dealings with Ukraine.
From the New York Post, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) joins the call for a bailout for a taxi company.
From the Daily Caller, journalist Matt Drudge mocks The Washington Post for how it covers him.
And from Breaking Burgh, a digital alarm clock celebrates its 10,000 appearance in student and independent films.
Friday Phenomena - Part 1
As the workweek winds down, here are some things going on:
From National Review, President Trump did wrong, but is impeachment a good idea?
From FrontpageMag, urging Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Biden does not violate any law.
From Townhall, Trump calls out congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal).
From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) proposes to ban private prisons, even though she has invested in them.
From the Washington Examiner, Trump's personal lawyer alleges that the whistleblower complaint was written by a law firm.
From The Federalist, Democrat congresscritters have no credibility on impeachment.
From American Thinker, impeachment frenzy from the Democrats precedes time bombs which will explode in their faces. (For any law enforcement types reading this, these are figurative bombs. There is no real bomb threat either here or in the linked article.)
From CNS News, the Trump administration proposes a record low of admitted 18,000 as refugees in 2020.
From LifeZette, the whistleblower may have had help.
From NewsBusters, a judge demands that congresscritter AOC (D-NY) appears in court for blocking followers on Twitter.
From Canada Free Press, the Biden-Ukraine debacle means that nobody in the deep state ever goes to jail.
From CBC News, Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg praises climate marchers in Montreal. (Is there a Chinese consulate in Montreal?)
From Global News, students in Edmonton plan to protest climate change at the Alberta provincial legislator. (Is there a Chinese consulate in Edmonton?)
From TeleSUR, the Brazilian Supreme Court makes a ruling that could lead to former President Lula da Silva being released from prison.
From The Portugal News, U.K. nationals in Portugal are "lucky" compared to those in other European countries.
From El País, a Spanish judge accuses seven Catalan separatists of belonging to a new terror group.
From SwissInfo, about 3,500 climate protesters demonstrate in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Is there a Chinese consulate in Lausanne?)
From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Conte promises to act on the demands of climate protesters.
From the Malta Independent, five migrants at the Safi detention center are charged with causing unrest.
From Malta Today, two groups of migrants in Malta are relocated to Portugal and France.
From Total Croatia News, according to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Slovenia cannot block Croatia's entry into the Schengen Area indefinitely.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to North Macedonian Prime Minister Zaev, "Greece needs to take the leadership of the Balkans".
From Ekathimerini, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls for the burden of the migrants to be shared, and has some criticism for Turkey.
From the Greek Reporter, five children and two adults are killed when a boat carrying migrants capsizes near the Oinousses islets in Greece, and a storage room and possibly a throne room are found in Zominthos Palace on Crete.
From Novinite, more than 750,000 Bulgarians traveled outside the country in August.
From The Sofia Globe, a record number of foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in August.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarians tend to have views that are conservative, but not too conservative.
From Romania-Insider, more than 180,000 Romanians in the U.K. apply for "pre-settled" status. (If you read Romanian, read the story at News(dot)Ro.)
From Russia Today, Russia's Pacific Fleet fires the Onix supersonic cruise missile.
From Sputnik International, the Russian government hopes that transcripts of the talks between President Trump and President Putin will not be released.
From The Moscow Times, dumacritter Vitaly Milonov wants gender-inclusive Barbie dolls to be banned from Russia. (Since the lower house of the Russian legislature is called the Duma, a dumacritter is the Russian equivalent of a U.S. congresscritter.)
From the Hungary Journal, according to Prime Minister Orban, the reason the European Commission has a problem with MEP Laszlo Trocsanyi is that he helped protect Hungary from migration.
From Daily News Hungary, the Council of Europe welcomes Hungary's efforts against human trafficking.
From Hungary Today, American entertainer Will Smith loves Budapest.
From About Hungary, the Hungarian government spends billions of forints for education and helping the homeless.
From The Slovak Spectator, the top 10 events in Slovakia during this coming October.
From Radio Prague, the German embassy in Prague marks the 30th anniversary of the large influx of East Germans to Prague in 1989.
From Polskie Radio, Belarus considers importing oil via the Polish city of Gdańsk.
From Voice Of Europe, public libraries in Sweden have become hotbeds of violence, drug dealing and sexual harassment.
From Deutsche Welle, German activists demand that abortion is legalized.
From EuroNews, German car lovers strike back at climate protesters.
From the NL Times, police in Amsterdam find liquid cocaine in an aquarium.
From Dutch News, Dutch lawmakers consider introducing deposits on plastic bottles.
From VRT NWS, a joint effort by U.K. and Belgian police results in the arrest of 15 suspected people smugglers.
From France24, French legislators approve in vitro fertilization for lesbians and single women.
From RFI, Parisians celebrate the 130th birthday of the replica of the Statue of Liberty which overlooks the Seine.
From Euractiv, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance reaches its 25th anniversary.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister has an available legal move with will kill off every Remainer attempt to stop Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, about 40 percent of Thomas Cook customers are back in the U.K.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the Scottish National Party could support Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn as temporary prime minister to stop a no-deal Brexit.
From the (Irish) Independent, a bridge in Cork, Ireland is named in honor of a woman who saved more than 200 children from the Nazi concentration camps.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Taoiseach defense the expense used to provide security for U.S. President Trump and Vice President Pence during their visits.
From The Conservative Woman, the U.K.'s climate policies are futile and expensive.
And from Snouts in the Trough, only the Australians dare to oppose the climate hysteria.
From National Review, President Trump did wrong, but is impeachment a good idea?
From FrontpageMag, urging Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Biden does not violate any law.
From Townhall, Trump calls out congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal).
From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) proposes to ban private prisons, even though she has invested in them.
From the Washington Examiner, Trump's personal lawyer alleges that the whistleblower complaint was written by a law firm.
From The Federalist, Democrat congresscritters have no credibility on impeachment.
From American Thinker, impeachment frenzy from the Democrats precedes time bombs which will explode in their faces. (For any law enforcement types reading this, these are figurative bombs. There is no real bomb threat either here or in the linked article.)
From CNS News, the Trump administration proposes a record low of admitted 18,000 as refugees in 2020.
From LifeZette, the whistleblower may have had help.
From NewsBusters, a judge demands that congresscritter AOC (D-NY) appears in court for blocking followers on Twitter.
From Canada Free Press, the Biden-Ukraine debacle means that nobody in the deep state ever goes to jail.
From CBC News, Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg praises climate marchers in Montreal. (Is there a Chinese consulate in Montreal?)
From Global News, students in Edmonton plan to protest climate change at the Alberta provincial legislator. (Is there a Chinese consulate in Edmonton?)
From TeleSUR, the Brazilian Supreme Court makes a ruling that could lead to former President Lula da Silva being released from prison.
From The Portugal News, U.K. nationals in Portugal are "lucky" compared to those in other European countries.
From El País, a Spanish judge accuses seven Catalan separatists of belonging to a new terror group.
From SwissInfo, about 3,500 climate protesters demonstrate in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Is there a Chinese consulate in Lausanne?)
From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Conte promises to act on the demands of climate protesters.
From the Malta Independent, five migrants at the Safi detention center are charged with causing unrest.
From Malta Today, two groups of migrants in Malta are relocated to Portugal and France.
From Total Croatia News, according to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Slovenia cannot block Croatia's entry into the Schengen Area indefinitely.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to North Macedonian Prime Minister Zaev, "Greece needs to take the leadership of the Balkans".
From Ekathimerini, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls for the burden of the migrants to be shared, and has some criticism for Turkey.
From the Greek Reporter, five children and two adults are killed when a boat carrying migrants capsizes near the Oinousses islets in Greece, and a storage room and possibly a throne room are found in Zominthos Palace on Crete.
From Novinite, more than 750,000 Bulgarians traveled outside the country in August.
From The Sofia Globe, a record number of foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in August.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarians tend to have views that are conservative, but not too conservative.
From Romania-Insider, more than 180,000 Romanians in the U.K. apply for "pre-settled" status. (If you read Romanian, read the story at News(dot)Ro.)
From Russia Today, Russia's Pacific Fleet fires the Onix supersonic cruise missile.
From Sputnik International, the Russian government hopes that transcripts of the talks between President Trump and President Putin will not be released.
From The Moscow Times, dumacritter Vitaly Milonov wants gender-inclusive Barbie dolls to be banned from Russia. (Since the lower house of the Russian legislature is called the Duma, a dumacritter is the Russian equivalent of a U.S. congresscritter.)
From the Hungary Journal, according to Prime Minister Orban, the reason the European Commission has a problem with MEP Laszlo Trocsanyi is that he helped protect Hungary from migration.
From Daily News Hungary, the Council of Europe welcomes Hungary's efforts against human trafficking.
From Hungary Today, American entertainer Will Smith loves Budapest.
From About Hungary, the Hungarian government spends billions of forints for education and helping the homeless.
From The Slovak Spectator, the top 10 events in Slovakia during this coming October.
From Radio Prague, the German embassy in Prague marks the 30th anniversary of the large influx of East Germans to Prague in 1989.
From Polskie Radio, Belarus considers importing oil via the Polish city of Gdańsk.
From Voice Of Europe, public libraries in Sweden have become hotbeds of violence, drug dealing and sexual harassment.
From Deutsche Welle, German activists demand that abortion is legalized.
From EuroNews, German car lovers strike back at climate protesters.
From the NL Times, police in Amsterdam find liquid cocaine in an aquarium.
From Dutch News, Dutch lawmakers consider introducing deposits on plastic bottles.
From VRT NWS, a joint effort by U.K. and Belgian police results in the arrest of 15 suspected people smugglers.
From France24, French legislators approve in vitro fertilization for lesbians and single women.
From RFI, Parisians celebrate the 130th birthday of the replica of the Statue of Liberty which overlooks the Seine.
From Euractiv, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance reaches its 25th anniversary.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister has an available legal move with will kill off every Remainer attempt to stop Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, about 40 percent of Thomas Cook customers are back in the U.K.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the Scottish National Party could support Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn as temporary prime minister to stop a no-deal Brexit.
From the (Irish) Independent, a bridge in Cork, Ireland is named in honor of a woman who saved more than 200 children from the Nazi concentration camps.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Taoiseach defense the expense used to provide security for U.S. President Trump and Vice President Pence during their visits.
From The Conservative Woman, the U.K.'s climate policies are futile and expensive.
And from Snouts in the Trough, only the Australians dare to oppose the climate hysteria.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Thursday Tidings - Part 2
As a cloudy Thursday afternoon slips into evening, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, the Administrative Court of Cologne, Germany rules that the Identitarian Movement is not "right-wing extremist".
From Deutsche Welle, according to Germany's Interior Ministry, attacks on LGBT+ people are increasing in that country.
From the CPH Post, mandatory maternity leave might disadvantage female entrepreneurs in Denmark.
From Polskie Radio, according to Polish President Andrzej Duda, the alliance with the U.S. is a "win-win deal".
From Radio Prague, a festival honors "good King Wenceslas", the patron saint of Bohemia and beer. (I'll drink to that.)
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's parliament approves a trade deal with Canada.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary quietly imports workers to deal with its labor shortage.
From Hungary Today, Hungary will send more troops to the E.U. mission in Mali.
From About Hungary, Hungary and its allies in Italy that Europe's borders should be protected.
From Russia Today, Russia offers NATO a moratorium on some missile deployments, but won't sacrifice its own security.
From Sputnik International, a look at Russian President Putin's "super-duper" secret mobile phone.
From The Moscow Times, according to the mufti of Moscow, legalizing polygamy will "guarantee" women's rights in Russia.
From Romania-Insider, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee rejects a Romanian nominee for membership in the European Commission. (If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Novinite, 10 people are charged with smuggling migrants across Bulgaria into Serbia. (I used to mention, and should mention again, that the migrants are not merely migrating, but are being smuggled.)
From The Sofia Globe, the European Commission will support the development of 13 research centers in Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva points out the common history of Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
From Ekathimerini, Greece tries to boost its exports to the American market.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek police arrest eight people who had allegedly been running an antiquities smuggling operation.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to a university professor, Bosnia and Hercegovina does not need Frontex.
From Total Croatia News, in the first eight months of 2019, 11,813 migrants have attempted to enter Croatia illegally.
From Malta Today, according to an NGO, 43 Maltese women sought information on abortion overseas.
From ANSA, climate strikes are planned for tomorrow in 160 Italian cities. (Do any of these cities include Chinese consulates? If a climate strike is planned for Rome, will it get anywhere near the Chinese embassy?)
From Voice Of Europe, according to the leader of Spain's Vox party, former Italian Interior Minister Salvini was ousted by an E.U. plot. (If you read Italian, read the story at Il Giornale.)
From EuroNews, can the "far-right" return to power in Austria?
From SwissInfo, the art of interpreting in Switzerland's four-language parliament.
From El País, two Catalan separatists admit making and testing explosives.
From The Portugal News, a cleanup of 33 Portuguese beaches collects 165 tons of waste.
From France24, former French President Jacques Chirac dies in Paris at age 86. (At various times, he also served as France's prime minister and as the mayor of Paris.)
From RFI, tributes pour in for Chirac, called a "great statesman".
From VRT NWS, some fallout in Belgium from the Thomas Cook bankruptcy.
From the NL Times, authorities at the Port of Rotterdam find over 180 kilos of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas.
From Dutch News, despite the ban on burqas and niqabs in public in the Netherlands, no one wearing them has been fined.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister's plan to force through a no-deal Brexit makes one of his predecessors "furious".
From the Evening Standard, for the third time, the village of Jaywick is named as England's most deprived neighborhood.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the European Commission rejects a Brexit deadline set by French President Emmanuel Macron.
From the (Irish) Independent, in his proposed budget, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar promises "some" tax cuts.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, a no-deal Brexit could result in Ireland having a "temporary deficit".
From The Conservative Woman, one man's meat is a leftist's poison.
And from Snouts in the Trough, one reason why burqas could possibly present a problem.
From Free West Media, the Administrative Court of Cologne, Germany rules that the Identitarian Movement is not "right-wing extremist".
From Deutsche Welle, according to Germany's Interior Ministry, attacks on LGBT+ people are increasing in that country.
From the CPH Post, mandatory maternity leave might disadvantage female entrepreneurs in Denmark.
From Polskie Radio, according to Polish President Andrzej Duda, the alliance with the U.S. is a "win-win deal".
From Radio Prague, a festival honors "good King Wenceslas", the patron saint of Bohemia and beer. (I'll drink to that.)
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's parliament approves a trade deal with Canada.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary quietly imports workers to deal with its labor shortage.
From Hungary Today, Hungary will send more troops to the E.U. mission in Mali.
From About Hungary, Hungary and its allies in Italy that Europe's borders should be protected.
From Russia Today, Russia offers NATO a moratorium on some missile deployments, but won't sacrifice its own security.
From Sputnik International, a look at Russian President Putin's "super-duper" secret mobile phone.
From The Moscow Times, according to the mufti of Moscow, legalizing polygamy will "guarantee" women's rights in Russia.
From Romania-Insider, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee rejects a Romanian nominee for membership in the European Commission. (If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Novinite, 10 people are charged with smuggling migrants across Bulgaria into Serbia. (I used to mention, and should mention again, that the migrants are not merely migrating, but are being smuggled.)
From The Sofia Globe, the European Commission will support the development of 13 research centers in Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva points out the common history of Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
From Ekathimerini, Greece tries to boost its exports to the American market.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek police arrest eight people who had allegedly been running an antiquities smuggling operation.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to a university professor, Bosnia and Hercegovina does not need Frontex.
From Total Croatia News, in the first eight months of 2019, 11,813 migrants have attempted to enter Croatia illegally.
From Malta Today, according to an NGO, 43 Maltese women sought information on abortion overseas.
From ANSA, climate strikes are planned for tomorrow in 160 Italian cities. (Do any of these cities include Chinese consulates? If a climate strike is planned for Rome, will it get anywhere near the Chinese embassy?)
From Voice Of Europe, according to the leader of Spain's Vox party, former Italian Interior Minister Salvini was ousted by an E.U. plot. (If you read Italian, read the story at Il Giornale.)
From EuroNews, can the "far-right" return to power in Austria?
From SwissInfo, the art of interpreting in Switzerland's four-language parliament.
From El País, two Catalan separatists admit making and testing explosives.
From The Portugal News, a cleanup of 33 Portuguese beaches collects 165 tons of waste.
From France24, former French President Jacques Chirac dies in Paris at age 86. (At various times, he also served as France's prime minister and as the mayor of Paris.)
From RFI, tributes pour in for Chirac, called a "great statesman".
From VRT NWS, some fallout in Belgium from the Thomas Cook bankruptcy.
From the NL Times, authorities at the Port of Rotterdam find over 180 kilos of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas.
From Dutch News, despite the ban on burqas and niqabs in public in the Netherlands, no one wearing them has been fined.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister's plan to force through a no-deal Brexit makes one of his predecessors "furious".
From the Evening Standard, for the third time, the village of Jaywick is named as England's most deprived neighborhood.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the European Commission rejects a Brexit deadline set by French President Emmanuel Macron.
From the (Irish) Independent, in his proposed budget, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar promises "some" tax cuts.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, a no-deal Brexit could result in Ireland having a "temporary deficit".
From The Conservative Woman, one man's meat is a leftist's poison.
And from Snouts in the Trough, one reason why burqas could possibly present a problem.
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