Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Stories To Start October - Part 2

As a warm sunny first day of October hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, eight E.U. countries join a system to trade with Iran.

From EuroNews, the first section of a replacement bridge is installed in Genoa, Italy.

From ANSA, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Italy to discuss tariffs and Libya.

From the Malta Independent, in Qormi, Malta, the Beatles song Why Don't We Do It In The Road? gets a new meaning.

From Malta Today, Malta appoints a new Refugee Commissioner.

From Total Croatia News, the first stage of the CRO bicycle race runs today.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Greek government seeks to internationalize the migration problem.

From Ekathimerini, four E.U. nations plan to seek endorsement of a "fast track" migration plan.

From the Greek Reporter, the U.S. will close its immigration office in Athens.

From Novinite, a man is injured in a grenade explosion in a warehouse in Razlog, Bulgaria.

From The Sofia Globe, a committee of the European Parliament approves the nomination of Bulgaria's Mariya Gabriel to the European Commission.

From Radio Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, his country's support for North Macedonia's integration into the E.U. is not unconditional.

From Romania-Insider, in 20 years, over 37,000 Romanian IT workers have left the country.

From Russia Today, a Russian man "dances with wolves".

From Sputnik International, someone has an incomplete Russian nuclear power plant to sell you.

From The Moscow Times, Russia moves toward allowing foreigners to have dual citizenship.

From the Helsinki Times, one person is killed and nine reportedly injured in an attack at a shopping mall in Kuopio, Finland.

From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban congratulates once and future Austrian Chancellor Kurz on winning his election.

From Daily News Hungary, hundreds of wild pigs dead from swine flu are found near Budakeszi, Hungary.

From Hungary Today, according to Orban, Hungarians will never forget the U.S. president who returned the Holy Crown.

From About Hungary, according to Orban, those who question the rule of law "step on our honor".

From The Slovak Spectator, "who are the richest Slovaks?"  (Although I'm comfortably well off, I don't think I qualify, even if the question is open to Americans of Slovak descent.)

From Radio Prague, Czechs are living longer, but their health has declined somewhat.

From Polskie Radio, most Poles trust the police, but not the courts.

From the CPH Post, a roundup of news in Denmark.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany grapples with honoring the captain of the Graf Spee.

From the NL Times, a record €12.8 million is found linked to Colombian cocaine.

From Dutch News, Dutch Agriculture Minister Carola Schouten tells protesting farmers that she's "listening" to them.

From VRT NWS, half of all Belgian people are reportedly overweight.

From France24, after a chemical plant catches fire in Rouen, France, citizens and environmentalists stage a protest.

From RFI, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial over alleged campaign finance violations.

From SwissInfo, the Swiss Federal Court confirms that it has sentenced a 17-year-old boy to a month in jail for terror-related and weapons offenses.

From El PaĆ­s, Catalan separatists call for civil disobedience.

From The Portugal News, Portugal closes its ports as Hurricane Lorenzo approaches.

From Euractiv, new European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has a difficult start.

From the Express, Brexiteer Tory parliamentcritter Daniel Kawczynski hits Remainers with a legal challenge.

From the Evening Standard, a rise in the deaths of homeless people in England and Wales is attributed to drug poisoning.

From the (U.K.) Independent, Prime Minister Johnson plans to give the E.U. a "take it or leave it" proposal.

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland's Green Party proposes that every Irish farmer is paid to plant a hectare of trees.  (A hectare is about 2.47 acres.)

From the Irish Examiner, a border town is "concerned" after customs cars are delivered to the area.

From The Conservative Woman, a look at how temperatures have been measured.

And from Snouts in the Trough, charts prove that carbon dioxide is good for you.
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UPDATE:  While browsing around, I found one more that I must add.  Although this post lists foreign stories, this new one is domestic, and even involves my adopted home state.  It comes via Life News.  As reported by The Baltimore Sunit seems that recently fired Planned Avoidance Of Parenthood CEO Leana Wen has some good news.  I won't tell you what it is.  To find out, open the story from TBS and scroll to the bottom.

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