As a cool cloudy Tuesday hangs around, here are some things going on:
From Free West Media, a Congolese man claiming to "take back" art "stolen from Africa" tries to steal a sculpture from the Louvre in Paris which really came from Indonesia.
From France24, France tightens its security due to a "very high" terror risk after the beheading of a teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
From El País, Spain plans tax increases for "high-earning" individuals and corporations.
From The Portugal News, Portugal will keep its land border with Spain open this coming weekend, but will allow people to enter only for certain reasons.
From SwissInfo, the world's first high-altitude floating solar power plant operates in the Swiss Alps.
From the Malta Independent, a Maltese hunting association calls for laws against "provocation", "acts of hate" and "continuous interference or scrutiny from extremists" toward hunters.
From Malta Today, speeches on Malta's budget are given by Prime Minister Robert Abela and by opposition leader Bernard Grech.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia reports 1,499 new coronavirus cases and a 26 percent test positivity rate, while a survey shows distrust of the country's measures.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian island of Lastovo still reports zero coronavirus cases. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Slobodna Dalmacija.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the E.U. border agency Frontex faces a complicated situation in the Aegean Sea because Greece and Turkey disagree about their maritime border.
From Balkan Insight, Serbia is "still investigating" attacks by police against journalists at protests.
From Ekathimerini, a bar in Peristeri, Greece is fined for breaking coronavirus rules.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek word oxi was a message of freedom.
From Novinite, Bulgaria closes high schools, universities and night clubs for 14 days due to the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Glove, although infected with the coronavirus, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is still working.
From Radio Bulgaria, the mysticism and natural wonders in and around Breznik, Bulgaria.
From Romania-Insider, a pack of wolves is filmed in the Romanian county of Neamţ.
From Russia Today, according to a health watchdog, Russia needs a curfew due to rising coronavirus cases.
From Sputnik International, a Russian court recognizes the Nazi killing of civilians during World War II as genocide.
From The Moscow Times, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov self-isolates after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.
From Daily News Hungary, according to public opinion, most Hungarians support the death penalty being reinstated.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban unveils a monument to U.S. President George Bush the Elder.
From About Hungary, the first coronavirus patient in Hungary to be treated with the drug Remdesivir is released from the hospital.
From The Slovak Spectator, words can't describe Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia. (Yours truly stayed there in 2000.)
From Radio Prague, hospital official Jan Blatný is chosen to become the Czech Republic's next health minister.
From Polskie Radio, conservative leader Jarosław Kaczyński calls for churches to be defended amid protests against a court ruling on abortion laws.
From ReMix, Polish patriots and soccer fans defend Saint Alexander's Church in Warsaw from an attack by left-wing and pro-abortion protesters. (If you read Polish, read the story at Niezależna.)
From the CPH Post, according to a survey, a majority of Danes want alcohol to be banned when adults and minors party together.
From Deutsche Welle, German neo-Nazi and holocaust denier Horst Mahler is released from prison.
From the NL Times, over 10,300 people in the Netherlands test positive for the coronavirus for the second straight day.
Form Dutch News, the Dutch senate votes to anchor the country's coronavirus measures into law.
From VRT NWS, Belgian King Emeritus Albert and Queen Emerita Paola meet his daughter Princess Delphine.
From The Brussels Times, Belgian publisher Clavis destroys 7,000 copies of books containing text about or images of the folk character Zwarte Piet. (Although the article doesn't say how the books were destroyed, this would seem like a modern book-burning. If you read Flemish, read the story at Het Belang van Limburg and a related story at De Standaard.)
From Euractiv, according to an E.U. source, the European Commission will consider stopping the export of banned pesticides.
From EuroNews, four migrants drown after their boat capsizes in the English Channel.
From the Express, Spain prepares an emergency Brexit deal with the U.K. enclave of Gibraltar.
From the Evening Standard, Liverpool, England Mayor Joe Anderson would welcome Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions "if needed".
From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish party Fine Gael expels a county councilor.
From RTÉ, an international concert pianist living in Ireland has to sell his 120-year-old Steinway because he has not been able to perform for seven months due to the coronavirus. (As a long-time piano player, I can sympathize. The story comes via the Irish Examiner.)
From the Irish Examiner, international students claim to be "cash cows" for Irish universities.
And from The Conservative Woman, the BBC's silence about terror suspects.
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