As a cool rainy Wednesday heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a man who attacked people with a knife in Toulouse, France is an asylum seeker from Sudan.
From France24, people who fled the Paris area now face a "bittersweet homecoming" as France eases its coronavirus lockdown.
From RFI, the French government pulls down a coronavirus fake news website.
From El País, Spain's Congress of Deputies votes to extend the country's state of alarm due to the coronavirus for 15 more days.
From The Portugal News, Portugal's Ricardo Jorge Institute identifies 150 coronavirus mutations.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss are encouraged to watch birds.
From ANSA, Italy sees a record 24-hour rise of 8,000 recoveries from the coronavirus.
From Voice Of Europe, 183 migrants brought by NGO ships are allowed to disembark in Italy despite the country's ports being "closed". (Apparently, while residents of Europe and North America are told to "stay home", migrants from other parts of the world don't have to. If you read Italian, read the story at Agenzia Italia.)
From the Malta Independent, according to Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, his predecessor Joseph Muscat is not being paid for his advice on a coronavirus economic recovery plan.
From Malta Today, more on Muscat's activities.
From Total Slovenia News, the coronavirus and Slovenia's economy.
From Total Croatia News, according to the executive board of the Croatian Football Federation, soccer will resume in Croatia on May 30th.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to E.U. Special Representative Johann Sattler, Bosnia and Hercegovina "needs a new beginning".
From Balkan Insight, activists in Montenegro condemn the arrest of a man for allegedly mocking the country's national anthem. (What is this "freedom of expression" you speak of?)
From EuroNews, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, western Balkan countries "belong in the European Union".
From Ekathimerini, two more incidents of gunfire on the Turkish side of Greece's border along the Evros River are reported.
From the Greek Reporter, Greece will reportedly acquire drones from Israel for border defense.
From Novinite, Bulgaria celebrates its Army Day and the Day of St. George the Victorious.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria confirms 74 new coronavirus cases in one day.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria starts mass inspections to determine the observance of coronavirus measures.
From Romania-Insider, Romania's Constitutional Court rules that record fines imposed during the coronavirus emergency are unconstitutional. (What is this "right against excessive fines" you speak of? Oh wait, there really is a such right. If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Russia Today, President Putin approves the first steps for Russia to loosen its coronavirus lockdown, but warns regional governors to move carefully.
From Sputnik International, some lessons learned from Soviet leader Mihail Gorbachev's anti-alcohol campaign.
From The Moscow Times, according to a poll, Putin's approval rating hits a historic low.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary could soon launch a national telemedicine service.
From Hungary Today, the Szekler National Council accuses Romanian President Klaus Iohannis of "hate speech".
From About Hungary, the Hungarian parliament adopts a declaration to reject the Istanbul Convention.
From The Slovak Spectator, what reopens today in Slovakia, and what doesn't.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic's Save the Beers initiative rescues hundreds of liters of beer. (According to a certain song, "in heaven there is no beer, that's why we drink it here", so it's a good thing that all this beer was saved.)
From Polskie Radio, Poland postpones its presidential election.
From the CPH Post, the Danish government looks to reopen schools, restaurants and shopping centers.
From Deutsche Welle, Chancellor Angela Merkel is "cautiously optimistic" as she announces a rollback of Germany's coronavirus lockdown.
From Euractiv, more on Germany's easing of its coronavirus lockdown, which has an "emergency brake".
From the NL Times, the Dutch government plans to ease coronavirus restrictions during the spring and summer.
From Dutch News, the results of a survey on the coronavirus in the Netherlands and the Dutch government's response.
From VRT NWS, 38 people in the Belgian province of Antwerp for allegedly sneezing, spitting or coughing in someone's direction.
From The Brussels Times, what changes under Phase 2 of Belgium's coronavirus exit plan, which starts on May 18th?
From the Express, U.K. Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer "declares war" on Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon.
From the Evening Standard, London considers a plan to expand bicycle lanes and widen pavements to allow more social distancing.
From the (U.K.) Independent, coronavirus testing is restricted in London due to chemical shortages.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland lifts its ban on non-coronavirus-related surgeries.
From the Irish Examiner, access to coronavirus tests in Ireland is no longer restricted to high-risk groupings.
And from The Conservative Woman, out of the coronavirus lockdown and into the "new abnormality".
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