As the first Monday in October hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, Armenian Americans call for an end to Azerbaijan's attacks against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
From Romania-Insider, as a quarter of Romania's coronavirus tests turn out positive, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban self-isolates after attending a TV show where the host was infected.
From Novinite, the Bulgarian government extends its 60/40 measure until the end of 2020.
From The Sofia Globe, the "Colours of Bulgaria and Israel" photo exhibit opens in Sofia.
From Radio Bulgaria, downtown Sofia has another night of anti-government protests.
From Ekathimerini, a plane carrying Dutch activists is not allowed to land on the Greek island of Lesvos.
From the Greek Reporter, five ancient Greek silver coins are saved from being auctioned in Germany and then returned to Greece.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Presidency Chairman Džaferović, Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to open an embassy in Tirana, Albania.
From Balkan Insight, Albania's parliament forces through "unilateral" changes to the country's electoral code.
From Total Croatia News, Croatian President Zoran Milanović meets with a delegation of Croats from Serbia and expresses a willingness to visit them there.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec announces her resignation and steps down from the leadership of her political party.
From the Malta Independent, new Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech will enter Malta's parliament on Tuesday and become its opposition leader on Wednesday.
From Malta Today, Nationalist Party parliamentcritter Ivan Bartolo resigns from his seat to pave the way for Grech.
From ANSA, the Italian cabinet is set to make face masks mandatory outdoors.
From EuroNews, 12 people die in floods in Italy and France, as dozens of other people are still missing.
From SwissInfo, the "T-shirt of shame" is banned in the Swiss canton of Vaud.
From France24, at a trial in Paris, a "repentant" jihadist who mentored the Charlie Hebdo shooters is grilled.
From RFI, Paris closes bars and restricts restaurants as hospitals prepare for a coronavirus surge.
From El País, there is confusion but not chaos as the Spanish region of Madrid imposes coronavirus restrictions in 10 cities.
From The Portugal News, young Portuguese people are reading less.
From Russia Today, Russian authorities offer reasons for sea life washing up on beaches in the country's Far East.
From Sputnik International, according to the Kamchatka Hydrometeorology Service, the environmental situation on Russia's Pacific coast is improving.
From The Moscow Times, striking dock workers in Vladivostok, Russia throw their helmets at upper management. (I have a feeling that workers in many professions in many parts of the world would love to do the same thing, given the chance. If you read Russian, read the story at VL(dot)RU.)
From Daily News Hungary, health care in Hungary sees very long waiting times. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Blikk.)
From Hungary Today, citizens of the Visegrad 4 are exempted from coronavirus quarantine in Hungary in certain cases. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, the danger from uncontrolled migration becomes greater during a pandemic.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's Mountain Rescue Service introduces new rules to protect people hiking in the country's most difficult ferrata.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic's month-long coronavirus state of emergency takes effect.
From Polskie Radio, the coronavirus "derails" the swearing-in ceremony of the new Polish cabinet, as four ministers are told to self-quarantine.
From the CPH Post, the Danish government is reportedly seeking to tap data from the cell phones of rejected asylum seekers.
From Deutsche Welle, the number of refugees in Germany decrease for the first time in nine years.
From the NL Times, good dog!
From Dutch News, churches in the Netherlands are told to limit congregations to 30 people and to ban singing. (For this story, the "music" label includes "or lack thereof". If you read Dutch, read the story at NOS and a related story at RTLNieuws.)
From VRT NWS, the extramarital daughter of former Belgian King Albert II, now recognized as a princess, doesn't wish to be called "your highness".
From The Brussels Times, Belgium starts using wastewater to predict future coronavirus flareups.
From Euractiv, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen self-isolates for 24 hours.
From the Express, the U.K. Royal Navy leads a large NATO force for exercises in the North Sea.
From the Evening Standard, the U.K. government's "flagship" immigration bill suffers a series of defeats in the House of Lords.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits losing track of coronavirus contacts.
From the (Irish) Independent, Taoiseach Micheál Martin explains Ireland's new coronavirus restrictions.
From the Irish Examiner, the Irish cabinet agrees to Level Three coronavirus restrictions for the entire country.
And from The Conservative Woman, the scandalous cost to the U.K. taxpayers of supporting failed asylum seekers.
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