Here on the last day of February with a date that occurs every four years are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, the group Polisario reportedly continues to conscript child soldiers.
From Hürriyet Daily News, victims of an earthquake in eastern Turkey move into a "container city" in the city of Elazığ.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish President Erdoğan promises that the "gates will remain open".
From Rûdaw, rumors and misinformation about the coronavirus leave people in Erbil, Iraq scared and confused.
From In-Cyprus, dozens of Greek and Turkish Cypriots protest in Nicosia against a government decision to temporarily close four checkpoints along the Green Line. (The Green Line is the U.N. buffer zone between the Greek and Turkish sides of Cyprus.)
From Arutz Sheva, according to Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to not annex the Jordan Valley.
From The Times Of Israel, in a leaked recording, an aide to Netanyahu says "hate is what unites" Israel's right-wing camp.
From The Jerusalem Post, Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz call each other unfit to be prime minister.
From YNetNews, according to an opinion column, Netanyahu and Gantz have pulled a "switcheroo".
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt is the first to sign the dam agreement.
From Egypt Today, Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madouli inspects the quarantine at Hurghada International Airport, and confirms that Egypt is free of the coronavirus.
From StepFeed, Ramadan is officially less than 60 days from today.
From The New Arab, Turkey claims to have destroyed a "chemical warfare facility" in Syria.
From Radio Farda, more elite Iranians contract the coronavirus.
From Dawn, the Pakistani government confirms two more cases of the coronavirus and urges calm.
From The Express Tribune, according to Foreign Minister Qureshi, Pakistan wants a "responsible withdrawal" of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
From Pakistan Today, a study calls for the inclusion of religious minorities in Pakistan's national mainstream.
From Khaama Press, read the full script of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal.
From The Hans India, six people are detained for raising "controversial" slogans in support of India's Citizenship Act at a Delhi Metro station.
From the Hindustan Times, a Polish student at Jadavpur University on Kolkata is asked to leave India for attending a rally against the Citizenship Act.
From ANI, a Sikh father and son save about 70 Muslims during violence in the Gokulpuri area of Delhi.
From India Today, 885 people so far have been detained in connection with recent violence in Delhi.
From The Telegraph, the graves of three Ahmadis are desecrated in the Pakistani province of Punjab. (This site is from India and should not be confused with the U.K. site having the same name.)
From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh places a moratorium on fishing in the Padma-Meghna rivers to allow ilish fish to increase their population.
From the Daily Mirror, posters and cut-outs are banned from Sri Lanka's election campaign.
From the Colombo Page, students from Sri Lanka's Inter-University Student's Federation continue protesting in front of the Ministry of Higher Education despite a court order.
From The Jakarta Post, according to former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, "Indonesia's new capital city will be very special".
From The Straits Times, South Korea reports a total of 3,150 coronavirus infections and one reinfection.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysia will get its new prime minister tomorrow. (Due to the time difference, it might already be tomorrow over there as I post this.)
From Free Malaysia Today, according to a civil society group, Malaysians from the states of Sabah and Sarawak should be given a chance to lead the country. (These two states are on the island of Borneo, while Malaysia's other states are on the Asian mainland.)
From The Mainichi, organizers of the Tokyo Olympics will not permit people to upload videos of the Olympic torch relay.
From Gatestone Institute, a German court rejects an attempt to enshrine sharia.
From The Stream, "are you a perfectionist", since Christians are called to be perfect like God is?
From the Daily Caller, speaking at CPAC, President Trump says that life would be easier if the press told the truth.
From Twitchy, former Vice President Biden assures a man who claims to have benefitted from GOP tax cuts that his taxes will be raised.
From Fox News, South Carolina Democratic Party officials state that their primary turnout could approach a record high.
From WPVI-TV, the governor of Washington declares a state of emergency after a man in the state dies from the coronavirus, the first American to do so.
And from the New York Post, at CPAC, a man proposes to his girlfriend.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Stories For Leap Year Day - Part 1
For the second time in this blog's history, we have reached the date that occurs only every four years. So here on the date that keeps our calendar accurate are some things going on:
From National Review, a new book shows what resistance really looks like.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the U.S. and the Taliban sign a truce that could end the war in Afghanistan.
From the Washington Examiner, five things to watch for in the Democratic primary in South Carolina.
From The Federalist, former Vice President Biden might win in South Carolina but lose the fight for the Democratic party.
From American Thinker, "Castrocare" killed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
From LifeZette, congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) lives it up while crime and homelessness run rampant in his district.
From NewsBusters, TV host Jimmy Kimmel "slobbers" over Schiff.
From Canada Free Press, Pope Francis, in his Global Education Pact, advocates "freedom" from God.
From Global News, a four-year-old boy born with a heart defect plays hockey.
From CTV News, Canada's Public Health Agency considers stronger protection against the coronavirus for front-line workers.
From TeleSUR, Ecuador confirms its first case of the coronavirus, a citizen who returned from Spain.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese government and the group Bloco de Esquerda have a dispute about lithium.
From France24, to slow the spread of the coronavirus, France bans public indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 people.
From Free West Media, the Gare de Lyon in Paris is evacuated due to clashes between rival Congolese communities.
From Voice Of Europe, Catalan separatists rally with former leader Carles Puigdemont in Perpignan, France.
From SwissInfo, cases of the coronavirus spread to several Swiss cantons.
From the Malta Independent, Maltese farmers block the entrance to the Magħtab landfill to protest plans to expropriate their arable land.
From Malta Today, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela talks to farmers staging a sit-in outside the Magħtab facility.
From Total Slovenia News, what the Slovenian magazines Mladina and Reporter are saying this week.
From Total Croatia News, a diver from Split, Croatia will try to set a new world record for walking under water.
From Balkan Insight, Slovaks vote in their parliamentary elections.
From Ekathimerini, according to a government spokesman, Greece has withstood "an organized, mass, illegal attempt to violate its borders".
From the Greek Reporter, more on migrants and refugees trying to enter Greece.
From The Sofia Globe, according to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, no migration has come through Bulgaria's border with Turkey.
From Radio Bulgaria, an open-air museum near Gabrovo, Bulgaria displays a "Golden Gospel" and a sword which belonged to the voivode Stefan Karadja.
From Russia Today, thousands of people march in Moscow and Saint Petersburg to commemorate former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, who was killed five years ago.
From Sputnik International, five Russians who contacted a coronavirus-infected visitor from Iran are hospitalized in Moscow, but test negative for the virus.
From The Moscow Times, three people at a birthday party in Moscow die after dry ice is tipped into a pool.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban and Turkish President Erdoğan discuss the migration situation.
From The Slovak Spectator, the Slovak elections have been calm, except for "several minor incidents".
From Radio Prague, the Czech feminist suffragette who tried to ensure that the principles of equality in the Czechoslovak constitution were put into practice.
From Polskie Radio, the U.S. military conducts maneuvers in Poland.
From Deutsche Welle, unlike most German political parties, the Greens have held together.
From the NL Times, the number of coronavirus patients in the Netherlands rise to six.
From Dutch News, more on the coronavirus patients in the Netherlands.
From VRT NWS, Belgian hotels are hit hard by the coronavirus crisis.
From The Brussels Times, please do not feed the birds any urban junk food.
From the Evening Standard, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announce their engagement and her pregnancy.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a claim made by Boris Johnson in 1990 and used in a speech by then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may have led to her downfall.
From the (Irish) Independent, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald warns Ireland's Green Party against facilitating a Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition government.
From the Irish Examiner, a man is hospitalized after being bit by his pet puff adder, the "first recorded venomous snakebite in Ireland".
From The Conservative Woman, a Quaker leader from Wakefield, England preceded Greta Thunberg as a "prophet of doom" in Bristol by 364 years.
And from Snouts in the Trough, conspiracy theories about the coronavirus.
Friday, February 28, 2020
Friday Phenomena - Part 2
As a cool cloudy Friday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a Russian anti-aircraft missile system arrives in Serbia.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov contacts Turkish President Recep Erdoğan on the issue of migrants.
From Balkan Insight, Kosovo unveils a statue of its first Olympic gold medalist.
From Ekathimerini, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls an emergency meeting as migrants and refugees attempt to enter Greece from Turkey.
From the Greek Reporter, according to Mitsotakis, "no illegal entries into Greece will be tolerated".
From Novinite, according to Bulgaria's chief health inspector, the spread of the coronavirus into the country is inevitable.
From The Sofia Globe, Borissov and Mitsotakis discuss the situation in Syria and the situation with migrants.
From Radio Bulgaria, 150 years ago today, the grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire recognized the right of Bulgarians to have a church separate from the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
From Euractiv, Bulgaria sends its gendarmerie to its border with Turkey due to the threat of a migrant wave.
From Russia Today, Russia goes on red alert, from being "surrounded" by coronavirus cases.
From Sputnik International, a Russian Senator faults The Washington Post for allegedly taking his comments on his country's constitutional amendments out of context.
From The Moscow Times, Russia sends warships into the Mediterranean amid tensions with Turkey and Syria.
From Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, regular attacks by migrants on Hungary's southern border fence should be expected.
From Daily News Hungary, Orban also admits that the coronavirus will likely reach Hungary.
From Hungary Today, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, relations wil Croatia are excellent, but could improve further.
From About Hungary, according to Hungary's state secretary for youth and family affairs, the government seeks to protect traditional family values.
From The Slovak Spectator, young Slovaks claim that their government has not done much about climate change. (Is there a Chinese embassy in Bratislava? If so, why haven't they protested in front of it?)
From Radio Prague, a street and a square in Prague are renamed after slain Russian pro-democracy activists.
From Polskie Radio, according to the leader of Poland's governing conservatives, the country is ready for a coronavirus outbreak.
From Voice Of Europe, under its new left-wing government, Denmark will take in quota migrants for the first time since 2017. (If you read Danish, read the story at Altinget.)
From Deutsche Welle, how the coronavirus is affecting the travel industry in Germany.
From the NL Times, four stowaways from the Dominican Republic are found on a cargo ship in the Dutch port of Vlissingen-Oost.
From Dutch News, a second Dutch person diagnosed with the coronavirus is identified.
From VRT NWS, 15 Belgians will be allowed to return home after being quarantined in Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
From The Brussels Times, a man is arrested in Brussels after walking around with a fake AK-47.
From the Express, four battlegrounds that the U.K. and E.U. must resolve in order to make a trade deal.
From the Evening Standard, KFC in the U.K. is looking for chicken tasters.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K. needs more defense lawyers.
From the (Irish) Independent, three men are arrested after allegedly brandishing hatchets at a funeral in Strabane, Northern Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Bríd Smith of People before Profit, the Irish parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are trying to prevent a left-wing minority government from forming.
From France24, jihadists from France are reportedly fighting in the Syrian region of Idlib.
From RFI, French Health Minister Olivier Véron advises against shaking hands.
From EuroNews, hundred of people protest outside the César awards ceremony against director Roman Polanski, whose film J'accuse garnered 12 nominations.
From El País, Spain considers more restrictive measures amid the rise of coronavirus infections.
From The Portugal News, the regions of Algarve in Portugal and Andalusia in Spain are working on a network of electric vehicles for coastal tourist areas.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss media are split over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
From ANSA, a 5,000-year-old sword is discovered at a monastery on an island in Venice.
From the Malta Independent, according to Maltese Culture Minister Jose Herrera, artists should have some "elbow space" when it comes to makeup.
From Malta Today, the Malta Chamber of Commerce joins the call for an urgent meeting about the coronavirus.
From Total Slovenia News, a meteor explodes over Slovenia.
From Total Croatia News, Foreign Ministers Radman (Croatia) and Szijjarto (Hungary) discuss the fight against illegal migration.
And from The Conservative Woman, have Western people lost the desire to have children?
From Free West Media, a Russian anti-aircraft missile system arrives in Serbia.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov contacts Turkish President Recep Erdoğan on the issue of migrants.
From Balkan Insight, Kosovo unveils a statue of its first Olympic gold medalist.
From Ekathimerini, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls an emergency meeting as migrants and refugees attempt to enter Greece from Turkey.
From the Greek Reporter, according to Mitsotakis, "no illegal entries into Greece will be tolerated".
From Novinite, according to Bulgaria's chief health inspector, the spread of the coronavirus into the country is inevitable.
From The Sofia Globe, Borissov and Mitsotakis discuss the situation in Syria and the situation with migrants.
From Radio Bulgaria, 150 years ago today, the grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire recognized the right of Bulgarians to have a church separate from the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
From Euractiv, Bulgaria sends its gendarmerie to its border with Turkey due to the threat of a migrant wave.
From Russia Today, Russia goes on red alert, from being "surrounded" by coronavirus cases.
From Sputnik International, a Russian Senator faults The Washington Post for allegedly taking his comments on his country's constitutional amendments out of context.
From The Moscow Times, Russia sends warships into the Mediterranean amid tensions with Turkey and Syria.
From Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, regular attacks by migrants on Hungary's southern border fence should be expected.
From Daily News Hungary, Orban also admits that the coronavirus will likely reach Hungary.
From Hungary Today, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, relations wil Croatia are excellent, but could improve further.
From About Hungary, according to Hungary's state secretary for youth and family affairs, the government seeks to protect traditional family values.
From The Slovak Spectator, young Slovaks claim that their government has not done much about climate change. (Is there a Chinese embassy in Bratislava? If so, why haven't they protested in front of it?)
From Radio Prague, a street and a square in Prague are renamed after slain Russian pro-democracy activists.
From Polskie Radio, according to the leader of Poland's governing conservatives, the country is ready for a coronavirus outbreak.
From Voice Of Europe, under its new left-wing government, Denmark will take in quota migrants for the first time since 2017. (If you read Danish, read the story at Altinget.)
From Deutsche Welle, how the coronavirus is affecting the travel industry in Germany.
From the NL Times, four stowaways from the Dominican Republic are found on a cargo ship in the Dutch port of Vlissingen-Oost.
From Dutch News, a second Dutch person diagnosed with the coronavirus is identified.
From VRT NWS, 15 Belgians will be allowed to return home after being quarantined in Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
From The Brussels Times, a man is arrested in Brussels after walking around with a fake AK-47.
From the Express, four battlegrounds that the U.K. and E.U. must resolve in order to make a trade deal.
From the Evening Standard, KFC in the U.K. is looking for chicken tasters.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K. needs more defense lawyers.
From the (Irish) Independent, three men are arrested after allegedly brandishing hatchets at a funeral in Strabane, Northern Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Bríd Smith of People before Profit, the Irish parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are trying to prevent a left-wing minority government from forming.
From France24, jihadists from France are reportedly fighting in the Syrian region of Idlib.
From RFI, French Health Minister Olivier Véron advises against shaking hands.
From EuroNews, hundred of people protest outside the César awards ceremony against director Roman Polanski, whose film J'accuse garnered 12 nominations.
From El País, Spain considers more restrictive measures amid the rise of coronavirus infections.
From The Portugal News, the regions of Algarve in Portugal and Andalusia in Spain are working on a network of electric vehicles for coastal tourist areas.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss media are split over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
From ANSA, a 5,000-year-old sword is discovered at a monastery on an island in Venice.
From the Malta Independent, according to Maltese Culture Minister Jose Herrera, artists should have some "elbow space" when it comes to makeup.
From Malta Today, the Malta Chamber of Commerce joins the call for an urgent meeting about the coronavirus.
From Total Slovenia News, a meteor explodes over Slovenia.
From Total Croatia News, Foreign Ministers Radman (Croatia) and Szijjarto (Hungary) discuss the fight against illegal migration.
And from The Conservative Woman, have Western people lost the desire to have children?
Friday Phenonema - Part 1
Here on a cool cloudy Friday are some things going on:
From National Review, students at the University of Albany demand that a coronavirus-themed party is designated as a "hate crime".
From FrontpageMag, Democrats demand open borders, even for the coronavirus.
From Townhall, Donald Trump the Younger slams the censorship at "big tech".
From The Washington Free Beacon, former Mayor Mini-Mike, now speaking against arresting people for having marijuana, had quite a few people arrested for that during his time in office.
From the Washington Examiner, the House of Representatives pass a ban on favored e-cigarettes.
From The Federalist, some questions for congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) that she won't answer.
From American Thinker, why the media hasn't said very much about the mass shooting at the Coors facility in Milwaukee.
From CNS News, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) appears to have some double standards on school choice.
From LifeZette, former Vice President Biden is polling well in South Carolina.
From NewsBusters, according to a study, most of CNN's coverage of the coronavirus is Trump-bashing.
From Canada Free Press, how the media report high temperatures in Greenland and Antarctica but ignore cold temperature.
From CBC News, the Kahnewake Mohawk offer to form a temporary police force to patrol Wet'suwet'en territory.
From Global News, the provincial government of Ontario will replace defective license plates "at no cost" to taxpayers.
From CTV News, high school teachers in Ontario hold a rotating strike.
From TeleSUR, the people of Guyana will vote in a long overdue election.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan Jews gather for a "Hiloula" celebration in Rabat and pray for Morocco's king.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey will reportedly not stopillegal irregular migrants from reaching Europe.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey blocks access to social media after 33 Turkish troops are killed in an airstrike in the Syrian region of Idlib.
From Rûdaw, Russia accuses Turkish troops in Idlib of embedding themselves with terrorists.
From In-Cyprus, Cyprus's health ministry extends screening to passengers arriving from Singapore and Hong Kong.
From The Syrian Observer, an update on the Syrian region of Idleb.
From Arutz Sheva, according to a poll, the Israeli right gains strength, but not enough to form a government.
From The Times Of Israel, 14 things to know for the upcoming Israeli elections.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will not ask for a plea deal in his trial.
From YNetNews, could the vote from Israelis in settlements make or break Netanyahu?
From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian company EGAS plans to drill ten natural gas wells in the Nile Delta and the Mediterranean Sea.
From Egypt Today, Saudi Arabia gives Egypt a piece of the Kaaba's covering.
From StepFeed, Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends entry and visas for the Umrah pilgrimage. (An Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca which may be taken at any time of the year, as opposed to the Hajj, which takes place only at dates specified according to the Islamic calendar.)
From The New Arab, Saudi Arabian authorities will have the Grand Mosque in Mecca cleaned and sterilized four times a day.
From Arab News, more on the cleaning of the Grand Mosque.
From Radio Farda, according to an Iranian lawmaker, the death toll from the coronavirus in Iran is "far higher" than what the government has reported.
From IranWire, the coronavirus has made Iranians "a different people".
From Dawn, Pakistan "temporarily" opens its border with Iran to allow 250 to 300 Pakistani pilgrims to return home.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan likens violence against Muslims in Delhi, India to Kristallnacht.
From Pakistan Today, a Christian laborer in Chunian, Pakistan is tortured to death for "polluting" well water by bathing in it.
From Khaama Press, according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the road to peace in Afghanistan will be long and hard.
From The Hans India, 106 people have been quarantined since January due to the coronavirus in the Indian state of Maharashtra, but none have tested positive.
From the Hindustan Times, India's National Investigative Agency makes its first arrest in relation to the Pulwama terror attack, a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed.
From ANI, Hyderabad, India observes World Rare Disease Day.
From India Today, in a neighborhood in Mustafabad, India, Hindus and Muslims join forces to protect their communities from outside rioters.
From the Dhaka Tribune, Islamic parties in Bangladesh protest against anti-Muslim violence in Delhi, India.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka and India could soon have a ferry service between them.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's government decides against signing the Milennium Challenge Corporation agreement.
From Palestinian Media Watch, according to the Palestinian Authority, selling land to Jews makes you a "traitor".
From Gatestone Institute, the migration crisis in Greece is "a powder keg ready to explode".
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian military personnel allegedly attack a police station in the province of North Sumatra.
From The Straits Times, Chinese media are divided on Singapore's response to the coronavirus.
From the Borneo Post, more then 100 Malaysian and Indonesian Umrah pilgrims are stranded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport due to Saudi Arabia's temporary travel ban. (See the article from StepFeed above.)
From Free Malaysia Today, two more people in Malaysia test positive for the coronavirus.
From The Mainichi, reports that the coronavirus has caused a shortage of toilet paper is fake news.
From The Stream, "Democratic debate doom".
From Accuracy in Media, former First Lady/Senator (D-NY)/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to launch a podcast.
From Fox News, former Mayor Mini-Mike will put on a town hall - hosted by Fox News.
From Reason, Mini-Mike's "weaselly" positions on presidential power are no more comforting than his arrogance.
From the New York Post, Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger orders the removal of all Confederate flags, bumper stickers, and other items from all Marine bases.
And from WPVI-TV, the Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club holds its 35th annual Tug Hill Challenge in Mannsville, New York.
From National Review, students at the University of Albany demand that a coronavirus-themed party is designated as a "hate crime".
From FrontpageMag, Democrats demand open borders, even for the coronavirus.
From Townhall, Donald Trump the Younger slams the censorship at "big tech".
From The Washington Free Beacon, former Mayor Mini-Mike, now speaking against arresting people for having marijuana, had quite a few people arrested for that during his time in office.
From the Washington Examiner, the House of Representatives pass a ban on favored e-cigarettes.
From The Federalist, some questions for congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) that she won't answer.
From American Thinker, why the media hasn't said very much about the mass shooting at the Coors facility in Milwaukee.
From CNS News, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) appears to have some double standards on school choice.
From LifeZette, former Vice President Biden is polling well in South Carolina.
From NewsBusters, according to a study, most of CNN's coverage of the coronavirus is Trump-bashing.
From Canada Free Press, how the media report high temperatures in Greenland and Antarctica but ignore cold temperature.
From CBC News, the Kahnewake Mohawk offer to form a temporary police force to patrol Wet'suwet'en territory.
From Global News, the provincial government of Ontario will replace defective license plates "at no cost" to taxpayers.
From CTV News, high school teachers in Ontario hold a rotating strike.
From TeleSUR, the people of Guyana will vote in a long overdue election.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan Jews gather for a "Hiloula" celebration in Rabat and pray for Morocco's king.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey will reportedly not stop
From Turkish Minute, Turkey blocks access to social media after 33 Turkish troops are killed in an airstrike in the Syrian region of Idlib.
From Rûdaw, Russia accuses Turkish troops in Idlib of embedding themselves with terrorists.
From In-Cyprus, Cyprus's health ministry extends screening to passengers arriving from Singapore and Hong Kong.
From The Syrian Observer, an update on the Syrian region of Idleb.
From Arutz Sheva, according to a poll, the Israeli right gains strength, but not enough to form a government.
From The Times Of Israel, 14 things to know for the upcoming Israeli elections.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will not ask for a plea deal in his trial.
From YNetNews, could the vote from Israelis in settlements make or break Netanyahu?
From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian company EGAS plans to drill ten natural gas wells in the Nile Delta and the Mediterranean Sea.
From Egypt Today, Saudi Arabia gives Egypt a piece of the Kaaba's covering.
From StepFeed, Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends entry and visas for the Umrah pilgrimage. (An Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca which may be taken at any time of the year, as opposed to the Hajj, which takes place only at dates specified according to the Islamic calendar.)
From The New Arab, Saudi Arabian authorities will have the Grand Mosque in Mecca cleaned and sterilized four times a day.
From Arab News, more on the cleaning of the Grand Mosque.
From Radio Farda, according to an Iranian lawmaker, the death toll from the coronavirus in Iran is "far higher" than what the government has reported.
From IranWire, the coronavirus has made Iranians "a different people".
From Dawn, Pakistan "temporarily" opens its border with Iran to allow 250 to 300 Pakistani pilgrims to return home.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan likens violence against Muslims in Delhi, India to Kristallnacht.
From Pakistan Today, a Christian laborer in Chunian, Pakistan is tortured to death for "polluting" well water by bathing in it.
From Khaama Press, according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the road to peace in Afghanistan will be long and hard.
From The Hans India, 106 people have been quarantined since January due to the coronavirus in the Indian state of Maharashtra, but none have tested positive.
From the Hindustan Times, India's National Investigative Agency makes its first arrest in relation to the Pulwama terror attack, a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed.
From ANI, Hyderabad, India observes World Rare Disease Day.
From India Today, in a neighborhood in Mustafabad, India, Hindus and Muslims join forces to protect their communities from outside rioters.
From the Dhaka Tribune, Islamic parties in Bangladesh protest against anti-Muslim violence in Delhi, India.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka and India could soon have a ferry service between them.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's government decides against signing the Milennium Challenge Corporation agreement.
From Palestinian Media Watch, according to the Palestinian Authority, selling land to Jews makes you a "traitor".
From Gatestone Institute, the migration crisis in Greece is "a powder keg ready to explode".
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian military personnel allegedly attack a police station in the province of North Sumatra.
From The Straits Times, Chinese media are divided on Singapore's response to the coronavirus.
From the Borneo Post, more then 100 Malaysian and Indonesian Umrah pilgrims are stranded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport due to Saudi Arabia's temporary travel ban. (See the article from StepFeed above.)
From Free Malaysia Today, two more people in Malaysia test positive for the coronavirus.
From The Mainichi, reports that the coronavirus has caused a shortage of toilet paper is fake news.
From The Stream, "Democratic debate doom".
From Accuracy in Media, former First Lady/Senator (D-NY)/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to launch a podcast.
From Fox News, former Mayor Mini-Mike will put on a town hall - hosted by Fox News.
From Reason, Mini-Mike's "weaselly" positions on presidential power are no more comforting than his arrogance.
From the New York Post, Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger orders the removal of all Confederate flags, bumper stickers, and other items from all Marine bases.
And from WPVI-TV, the Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club holds its 35th annual Tug Hill Challenge in Mannsville, New York.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Some Stories For Thursday
On a cold windy Thursday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, some things you might not know about former Mayor Mini-Mike (NY, NY).
From Frontpage Mag, the "balkanized" Democrats expose the fraud of "diversity".
From Townhall, Democrats get fact-checked about claim that President is lying about the coronavirus.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the coronavirus could become "the first postmodern pandemic".
From the Washington Examiner, the Colorado House passes a bill repealing the death penalty.
From The Federalist, the coronavirus mutates into a political talking point.
From American Thinker, "Berning down the Democratic party".
From CNS News, House Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) and Senate Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) use the coronavirus as a reason to spend.
From LifeZette, former President Obama calls on South Carolina TV stations to remove ads against former Vice President Biden.
From NewsBusters, hosts of The View think quite highly of Biden.
From Canada Free Press, Democrats weaponize the threat of the coronavirus against Trump.
From The Conservative Woman, a do-it-yourself guide to dodging the coronavirus.
From Free West Media, according to Health Minister Jens Spahn, the coronavirus epidemic has started in Germany.
From EuroNews, the number of coronavirus cases doubles in France.
From Euractiv, Greece bolsters its border controls because of the coronavirus.
From Voice Of Europe, despite the coronavirus, European left-wingers still want open borders for migrants.
From StepFeed, an Iranian cleric comes up with an unlikely cure for the coronavirus.
From The New Arab, Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar, who was once the spokesperson for the people who took hostages at the U.S. embassy, tests positive for the coronavirus.
From GhanaWeb, the chief imam of Ghana swears that faith-based groups will stop the LGBT conference planned for Accra this year.
From The Algemeiner, Palestinian schools teach children to pray for a holy land free of Jews.
From the YouTube channel Political Islam, scholar Bill Warner answers 25 questions.
From Gatestone Institute, what do Iran and the Palestinians want from Israel's upcoming elections?
From The Stream, a university student doesn't like a mostly white choir singing black spirituals.
From Twitchy, Biden's campaign clears up the misunderstanding about his alleged arrest in South Africa when trying to see Nelson Mandela.
From WPVI-TV, the suspected shooter at a Molson Coors facility in Milwaukee and this five victims are identified.
From Airbnb Newsroom, some lucky guests will have the chance to stay overnight inside Lucy the Elephant in Margate, New Jersey. (via the New York Post)
From The Baltimore Sun, former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is sentenced to three years in prison for a fraud scheme involving children's books. (via Fox News and The Washington Free Beacon)
And from The Bulwark, back when Senator Socialism (I-VT) was just Congresscritter Socialism, he co-sponsored a bill that would have allowed nuclear waste from New England to be dumped in Texas. (via Townhall)
From National Review, some things you might not know about former Mayor Mini-Mike (NY, NY).
From Frontpage Mag, the "balkanized" Democrats expose the fraud of "diversity".
From Townhall, Democrats get fact-checked about claim that President is lying about the coronavirus.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the coronavirus could become "the first postmodern pandemic".
From the Washington Examiner, the Colorado House passes a bill repealing the death penalty.
From The Federalist, the coronavirus mutates into a political talking point.
From American Thinker, "Berning down the Democratic party".
From CNS News, House Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) and Senate Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) use the coronavirus as a reason to spend.
From LifeZette, former President Obama calls on South Carolina TV stations to remove ads against former Vice President Biden.
From NewsBusters, hosts of The View think quite highly of Biden.
From Canada Free Press, Democrats weaponize the threat of the coronavirus against Trump.
From The Conservative Woman, a do-it-yourself guide to dodging the coronavirus.
From Free West Media, according to Health Minister Jens Spahn, the coronavirus epidemic has started in Germany.
From EuroNews, the number of coronavirus cases doubles in France.
From Euractiv, Greece bolsters its border controls because of the coronavirus.
From Voice Of Europe, despite the coronavirus, European left-wingers still want open borders for migrants.
From StepFeed, an Iranian cleric comes up with an unlikely cure for the coronavirus.
From The New Arab, Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar, who was once the spokesperson for the people who took hostages at the U.S. embassy, tests positive for the coronavirus.
From GhanaWeb, the chief imam of Ghana swears that faith-based groups will stop the LGBT conference planned for Accra this year.
From The Algemeiner, Palestinian schools teach children to pray for a holy land free of Jews.
From the YouTube channel Political Islam, scholar Bill Warner answers 25 questions.
From Gatestone Institute, what do Iran and the Palestinians want from Israel's upcoming elections?
From The Stream, a university student doesn't like a mostly white choir singing black spirituals.
From Twitchy, Biden's campaign clears up the misunderstanding about his alleged arrest in South Africa when trying to see Nelson Mandela.
From WPVI-TV, the suspected shooter at a Molson Coors facility in Milwaukee and this five victims are identified.
From Airbnb Newsroom, some lucky guests will have the chance to stay overnight inside Lucy the Elephant in Margate, New Jersey. (via the New York Post)
From The Baltimore Sun, former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is sentenced to three years in prison for a fraud scheme involving children's books. (via Fox News and The Washington Free Beacon)
And from The Bulwark, back when Senator Socialism (I-VT) was just Congresscritter Socialism, he co-sponsored a bill that would have allowed nuclear waste from New England to be dumped in Texas. (via Townhall)
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Ash Wednesday Links - Part 2
As a cool cloudy Ash Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From The Mainichi, China government gives Japan 12,500 free coronavirus test kits.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's now-former prime minister explains why he resigned.
From Free Malaysia Today, 250 Orang Asli protest the degazetting of a forest reserve near which they live.
From The Straits Times, South Korea has reported over 1,200 coronavirus cases.
From The Jakarta Post, an Indonesian governmental agency attributes flooding in Jakarta to global warming.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's first electric railroad track will be built in the city of Kandy.
From the Colombo Page, a jobs program instituted by Sri Lanka's president draws large number of applicants.
From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Dakha North Mayor Atiqul Islam, citizens must do their part to fight against dengue.
From The Hans India, India sends a plane loaded with 15 tons of medical supplies to China.
From the Hindustan Times, 20 people are dead from violence in Delhi, India.
From India Today, 106 are arrested in connection to violence in Delhi.
From Khaama Press, high-ranking Afghan and U.S. officials are optimistic about the new agreement with the Taliban.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan "cobbles together" a national action plan against the coronavirus outbreak.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan's Supreme Court orders the release of a man convicted of blasphemy, because he has completed his sentence.
From Radio Farda, Iranian clerics react to the coronavirus with superstition, while the public is gripped by panic.
From StepFeed, what you need to know about Saudi Arabia's three new ministries.
From The New Arab, Ethiopian will skip the latest round of dam talks.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a three-year-old Syrian girl whose father taught her to laugh at the sound of bombs begins a new life in Turkey.
From Turkish Minute, the widow of a Turkish soldier killed in a terror attack is sentenced to prison for having links to the Gülen movement.
From The Syrian Observer, fighters backed by Turkey retake the town of Nayrab in the Syrian region of Idleb. (TSO spells the region's name "Idleb", while other sources spell it "Idlib".)
From Arutz Sheva, Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz accuses Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of "poisoning Israel".
From The Times Of Israel, the leader of the "far-right" Israeli party Otzma Yehudit promises to drop out of upcoming elections if Netanyahu can meet his "near-impossible" demands.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel's health ministry urges Israelis to avoid traveling abroad.
From the Egypt Independent, the temple at the ancient site of Dendera will reopen after the completion of restoration work.
From Morocco World News, the health control department at Morocco's Tangier-Med Port sets up a program to monitor the status of travelers going through the port.
From Michael Smith News, an Australian news outlet misreports a statement from the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation about who is the country's top concern.
From AsiaNews, Saudi authorities reportedly arrest a female musician for her video celebrating the women of Mecca. (I ran across a related story a few days ago, in which she was "facing" the possibility of being arrested. It appears that events turned out as had been feared.)
And from Gatestone Institute, the victimized children in Sweden.
Ash Wednesday Links - Part 1
As Western Christianity observes the beginning of Lent, here are some things going on:
From National Review, a federal court rules that the Trump administration withhold money from New York City and seven states because of their sanctuary policies.
From FrontpageMag, another federal court rules against restrictions on the voting rights of felons in Florida.
From Townhall, former Vice President Biden makes a very inaccurate claim about gun violence in the U.S.
From The Washington Free Beacon, on the day of the latest debate, Senators Klobuchar (D-MN), Socialism (I-VT) and Fake Cherokee (D-MA) miss a vote on born alive legislation.
From the Washington Examiner, for some real Cherokees, Senator Fake Cherokee is still a problem.
From The Federalist, the "amazing legacy" of Selma, Alabama's first black church.
From American Thinker, when it comes to presidential candidates, the Democratic Party ain't what it used to be.
From CNS News, Senator Socialism's proposed "Medicare for All" would prohibit discrimination on "gender identity", but not on religion.
From LifeZette, Joe Biden engages in some creative anachronism.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell praises Cuba.
From Canada Free Press, how Democrats are trying to destroy America with immigration and multiculturalism.
From CBC News, a who's who of the Wet'suwet'en pipeline dispute.
From Global News, anti-pipeline demonstrators set fires along railroad tracks in Ontario.
From CTV News, Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair calls actions by protesters in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory "unsafe and inappriopriate".
From TeleSUR, a Brazilian who visited Italy becomes the first reported case of the coronavirus in Latin America.
From The Conservative Woman, why Prince Charles should stand aside and let his son Prince William become the next U.K. monarch.
From the Express, to E.U. negotiator Michel Barnier, you don't get to boss the U.K. around any more.
From the Evening Standard, just call him "Harry".
From BBC News, a British woman is fined for littering, over 10 years after the act. (via the Independent)
From the (U.K.) Independent, a secret doorway built in 1660 and 1661 is found during restoration work at the House of Commons.
From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish rugby team Six Nations cancels its matches with Italy due to the coronavirus.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar agrees to open policy talks between his party Fine Gael and other parties.
From The Brussels Times, 12 migrants from Eritrea are found in a refrigerated truck in Ternat, Belgium. (If you read Flemish, read the story in De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad.)
From the NL Times, the Dutch border patrol is accused to ethnic profiling against a member of Eindhoven city council.
From Dutch News, Dutch health officials drop their investigation of a German visitor to Limburg, Netherlands.
From Deutsche Welle, Bavarian state Prime Minister Markus Söder, of the party Christian Social Union, rules out a coalition with the Greens for Germany's federal government.
From Polskie Radio, according to Polish official Michał Dworczyk, Poland and Russia are in talks about a visit to the site of the airplane crash which killed the Polish president and 95 others.
From Radio Prague, 30 years ago today, Soviet troops ended their "temporary deployment" in Czechoslovakia.
From The Slovak Spectator, workers at U.S. Steel Košice will continue to have shortened hours during March.
From the Hungary Journal, the Hungarian government is not aware of any cases of the coronavirus in Hungary.
From Daily News Hungary, the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople (now Istanbul) with cannons made by a Hungarian, who shares the current prime minister's family name. (If you read Hungarian, read a related story at Index.)
From Hungary Today, the coronavirus will not stop Italy from being a guest of honor at the Hungexpo.
From About Hungary, a Hungarian returning from northern Italy is hospitalized and quarantined.
From Russia Today, a Russian armored car maker and Russia's largest biker club fight over a trademark.
From Sputnik International, the Russian foreign ministry advises citizens against traveling to South Korean, Iran or Italy.
From The Moscow Times, Belarus detains a Jehovah's Witness near the Russian border on a request from Russia. (What is this "freedom of religion" you speak of?)
From Romania-Insider, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will nominate a new candidate for prime minister.
From Novinite, about 10,000 Bulgarians make plans to visit Italy.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission outlines consumer rights for people cancelling trips because of the coronavirus.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarians celebrate the kukeri festival.
From Ekathimerini, after violence on the islands of Lesvos and Chios, the Greek government partially withdraws its riot police.
From the Greek Reporter, why residents of Greece's islands object to new migrant camps.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a second day of unrest on Greek Aegean islands.
From Balkan Insight, North Macedonia's defense minister urges voters to not turn back the clock.
From Euractiv, democracy in Serbia is indeed under attack.
From Total Croatia News, the Tourist Board of Split, Croatia is being very careful about the coronavirus.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian President Borut Pahor nominates Janez Janša to be the country's prime minister.
From the Malta Independent, over 60,000 people celebrated Carnival in Valletta, Malta.
From Malta Today, a Maltese teachers union issues directives intended to prevent coronavirus infection.
From SwissInfo, police in the Swiss canton of Bern uncover a large people smuggling operation. (Did I recently again point out how migrants are being smuggled? As long as this sort of thing continues, I shall continue to point it out.)
From France24, France reports its first citizen death from the coronavirus.
From Free West Media, an Islamic bookstore in Roubaix, France is closed down for selling Viagra.
From El País, Spain finds 10 new cases of the coronavirus in 36 hours.
From The Portugal News, a whale carcass is removed from a beach in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
From Voice Of Europe, an increasing number of people seeking asylum in Europe arrive legally.
From The Stream, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN) should not encourage the sexualization of children.
From the Daily Caller, President Trump's campaign sues the New York Times for libel.
From the New York Post, it's another injury for Giancarlo Stanton and the New York Yankees.
And from LifeNews, Trump wishes Christians a "peaceful and prayerful" Ash Wednesday.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Stories For Mardi Gras - Part 2
As a cool rainy Mardi Gras hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, what is known so far about deaths from the coronavirus in Italy.
From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Lombardy Governor Attilio Fontana argue over who is to blame for the spread of the coronavirus in Italy.
From the Malta Independent, a passenger who arrived in Malta from Bergamo, Italy tests negative for the coronavirus.
From Malta Today, according to Malta's health ministry, no coronavirus cases have been reported in the country.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian railway construction workers find the bones of a rhinoceros that lived at least 120,000 years ago. (If you read Slovenian, read the story at Delo.)
From Total Croatia News, more than 90 Croatian athletes are expected to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Albania's National Emergency Medical Center gives out instructions on the coronavirus and increases the country's hospital budget.
From Balkan Insight, Croatia confirms its first coronavirus case.
From Ekathimerini, nineteen organizations appeal to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to protect unaccompanied underage migrants.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek government unveils its measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
From Novinite, a woman from Plovdiv, Bulgaria might be infected with the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria cancels indoor military events planned for March 3rd, due to the coronavirus.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria takes "full-scale" measures to prevent a coronavirus outbreak.
From Romania-Insider, Romania quarantines 17 people for possible coronavirus infection, but as yet has no confirmed cases. (If you read Romanian, read the story at News(dot)ro.)
From Russia Today, traffic police in Moscow impound the Batmobile.
From Sputnik International, a magnitude-4.9 earthquake strikes off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
From The Moscow Times, a Russian government TV channel broadcasts the names of 13 million Soviet soldiers who died in World War II.
From Daily News Hungary, three places in Hungary which have prehistoric fossils.
From Hungary Today, Hungary puts coronavirus checkpoints at two airports and some of its border crossings.
From About Hungary, a response to an opinion piece by a left-wing Swedish MEP.
From The Slovak Spectator, which parties pay the most attention to Slovakia's economic challenges?
From Radio Prague, a Czech biochemist is involved in the development of a possible treatment for the coronavirus.
From Polskie Radio, according to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland is ready to fend off the coronavirus.
From Deutsche Welle, the man who drove his car into a Carnival parade in Volkmarsen, Germany is detained for suspicion of attempted murder.
From Voice Of Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party Christian Democratic Union plans to elect a new leader in April.
From the NL Times, according to Dutch justice minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus, the Jewish caricatures in the carnival parade in Aalst are "totally wrong".
From Dutch News, Schiphol Airport tests a device that limits the speeds of e-bikes.
From VRT NWS, despite Brexit, the replica of Big Ben will remain at the Mini-Europe attraction in Brussels.
From The Brussels Times, 25 percent of Belgian military personnel have not passed their physical test.
From France24, France confirms two new cases of coronavirus infection, including one person who travelled to Italy.
From RFI, the French government tells children returning from Italy to stay away from school.
From Euractiv, could France's pesticide problem be solved by using robot weeders?
From SwissInfo, Switzerland confirms its first coronavirus case, in the canton of Ticino.
From El País, nearly a thousand people at a hotel in the Canary Islands are placed in isolation after one of them tests positive for the coronavirus.
From The Portugal News, Portuguese authorities arrest a suspected drug trafficker and seize 5,000 doses of illegal drugs.
From EuroNews, Scotland is ready to be the first country to offer all womensubsidized free sanitary products.
From the Express, according to an Italian MEP from the Liga party, a successful Brexit could inspire another country to leave the E.U.
From the Evening Standard, during renovation work at Buckingham Palace, workers find newspapers from the 1950s.
From the (U.K.) Independent, four men are sent to prison for smuggling 29 Vietnamese people into the U.K.
From the (Irish) Independent, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald meets with "frustrated" Irish residents hit by flooding.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, talks to form a coalition government for Ireland could take weeks, but a left-wing alliance is "unlikely".
From The Conservative Woman, net zero carbon dioxide emission would have a "mind-boggling" cost.
From Snouts in the Trough, somewhere in Europe, Christian worshipers find that their church sounds like a mosque.
And from the Daily Star, in the Australian state of New South Wales, a baboon appears determined to keep his masculinity.
From Free West Media, what is known so far about deaths from the coronavirus in Italy.
From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Lombardy Governor Attilio Fontana argue over who is to blame for the spread of the coronavirus in Italy.
From the Malta Independent, a passenger who arrived in Malta from Bergamo, Italy tests negative for the coronavirus.
From Malta Today, according to Malta's health ministry, no coronavirus cases have been reported in the country.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian railway construction workers find the bones of a rhinoceros that lived at least 120,000 years ago. (If you read Slovenian, read the story at Delo.)
From Total Croatia News, more than 90 Croatian athletes are expected to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Albania's National Emergency Medical Center gives out instructions on the coronavirus and increases the country's hospital budget.
From Balkan Insight, Croatia confirms its first coronavirus case.
From Ekathimerini, nineteen organizations appeal to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to protect unaccompanied underage migrants.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek government unveils its measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
From Novinite, a woman from Plovdiv, Bulgaria might be infected with the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria cancels indoor military events planned for March 3rd, due to the coronavirus.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria takes "full-scale" measures to prevent a coronavirus outbreak.
From Romania-Insider, Romania quarantines 17 people for possible coronavirus infection, but as yet has no confirmed cases. (If you read Romanian, read the story at News(dot)ro.)
From Russia Today, traffic police in Moscow impound the Batmobile.
From Sputnik International, a magnitude-4.9 earthquake strikes off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
From The Moscow Times, a Russian government TV channel broadcasts the names of 13 million Soviet soldiers who died in World War II.
From Daily News Hungary, three places in Hungary which have prehistoric fossils.
From Hungary Today, Hungary puts coronavirus checkpoints at two airports and some of its border crossings.
From About Hungary, a response to an opinion piece by a left-wing Swedish MEP.
From The Slovak Spectator, which parties pay the most attention to Slovakia's economic challenges?
From Radio Prague, a Czech biochemist is involved in the development of a possible treatment for the coronavirus.
From Polskie Radio, according to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland is ready to fend off the coronavirus.
From Deutsche Welle, the man who drove his car into a Carnival parade in Volkmarsen, Germany is detained for suspicion of attempted murder.
From Voice Of Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party Christian Democratic Union plans to elect a new leader in April.
From the NL Times, according to Dutch justice minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus, the Jewish caricatures in the carnival parade in Aalst are "totally wrong".
From Dutch News, Schiphol Airport tests a device that limits the speeds of e-bikes.
From VRT NWS, despite Brexit, the replica of Big Ben will remain at the Mini-Europe attraction in Brussels.
From The Brussels Times, 25 percent of Belgian military personnel have not passed their physical test.
From France24, France confirms two new cases of coronavirus infection, including one person who travelled to Italy.
From RFI, the French government tells children returning from Italy to stay away from school.
From Euractiv, could France's pesticide problem be solved by using robot weeders?
From SwissInfo, Switzerland confirms its first coronavirus case, in the canton of Ticino.
From El País, nearly a thousand people at a hotel in the Canary Islands are placed in isolation after one of them tests positive for the coronavirus.
From The Portugal News, Portuguese authorities arrest a suspected drug trafficker and seize 5,000 doses of illegal drugs.
From EuroNews, Scotland is ready to be the first country to offer all women
From the Express, according to an Italian MEP from the Liga party, a successful Brexit could inspire another country to leave the E.U.
From the Evening Standard, during renovation work at Buckingham Palace, workers find newspapers from the 1950s.
From the (U.K.) Independent, four men are sent to prison for smuggling 29 Vietnamese people into the U.K.
From the (Irish) Independent, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald meets with "frustrated" Irish residents hit by flooding.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, talks to form a coalition government for Ireland could take weeks, but a left-wing alliance is "unlikely".
From The Conservative Woman, net zero carbon dioxide emission would have a "mind-boggling" cost.
From Snouts in the Trough, somewhere in Europe, Christian worshipers find that their church sounds like a mosque.
And from the Daily Star, in the Australian state of New South Wales, a baboon appears determined to keep his masculinity.
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