On Christmas Day in 1914, German, British and French soldiers on the Western Front of World War I stopped fighting and observed an unofficial ceasefire, known today as the Christmas Truce of 1914. Meanwhile up in the sky, those airborne adversaries Snoopy and the Red Baron also took a pause from their battle.
Merry Christmas to all who read this blog, and may everyone out there have a chance to take a time out from their everyday struggles. You can also watch the video directly on YouTube.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Some Stories For Christmas Eve
Now that I have a bit of time on my hands, here are some things going on:
From FrontpageMag, the American Founders were more worried about tyranny than partisanship.
From Townhall, another response to the article in Christianity Today calling for President Trump's removal.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the site's choice for 2019's men of the year.
From the Washington Examiner, the U.S. stops sending bomb-sniffing dogs to Egypt and Jordan due to reported mistreatment.
From American Thinker, the latest U.N. climate conference is disrupted by reality.
From LifeZette, a former NFL player predicts that Trump will win "over 20 percent" of the black vote in 2020.
From NewsBusters, how Charles Schulz got A Charlie Brown Christmas got the inclusion of a Gospel passage past the CBS executives.
From Canada Free Press, the "ghosts of Christmases past".
From TeleSUR, Christmas traditions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
From The Conservative Woman, "a Christmas serenade".
From the Express, Queen Elizabeth will avoid wearing two colors on Christmas.
From VRT NWS, Belgian King Filip speaks of the need to "form a federal government ASAP".
From the NL Times, prosecutors in Rotterdam, Netherlands charge six men for the theft of 114 tons of cobalt.
From Deutsche Welle, some German states want to bring in refugee children from Greece, even though the federal government doesn't.
From Free West Media, the co-leader of Germany's Green Party wants to bring in thousands of migrants now in Greece.
From the CPH Post, "when God came to us as a baby".
From Polskie Radio, Poland's president and first lady offer Christmas greeting to their people.
From Radio Prague, Christmas gingerbread from Pardubice, Czech Republic.
From Daily News Hungary, five traditional Hungarian Christmas songs.
From Russia Today, two Russian astrophysicists claim that there is no dark energy.
From Romania-Insider, dozens of Romanians living outside Romania "adopt" a truck driver. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Digi24.)
From Novinite, Christmas Eve in Bulgaria.
From Ekathimerini, the city of Athens will feed the poor on Christmas.
From Arutz Sheva, lies which Palestinians tell at Christmas.
From Gatestone Institute, Palestinians are often regarded as "foreigners" in Arab countries.
From Palestinian Media Watch, terrorists with Israeli citizenship owe back taxes.
From the Jewish Press, Jordan won't buy natural gas from Israel.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the situation on Montenegro's law on religious freedom is getting more tense.
From the Malta Independent, Maltese President George Vella gives his Christmas message.
From ANSA, Jews "blast" Italian writer Dacia Maraini for criticizing the Old Testament.
From SwissInfo, a Christmas market in Switzerland's leading pilgrimage site.
From RFI, "twas the strike before Christmas".
From EuroNews, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will not host any Christmas mass for the first time in over 200 years.
From El País, the "not so Spanish" Christmas feast of French lamb and Turkish bass.
From The Portugal News, helping homeless people in Lisbon.
From the Herald Publicist, China will reportedly revise the Bible and the Koran to "replicate socialist values".
From The Stream, the death of a soldier in Afghanistan is a reminder of the real "war on Christmas".
From the New York Post, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's memory seems to be faulty.
From KKTV, an alleged bank robber yells "Merry Christmas!" while throwing money. (via the New York Post.)
And from Breitbart, a family honors their late son by donating 700 toys as Christmas presents to local pediatric hospitals.
From FrontpageMag, the American Founders were more worried about tyranny than partisanship.
From Townhall, another response to the article in Christianity Today calling for President Trump's removal.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the site's choice for 2019's men of the year.
From the Washington Examiner, the U.S. stops sending bomb-sniffing dogs to Egypt and Jordan due to reported mistreatment.
From American Thinker, the latest U.N. climate conference is disrupted by reality.
From LifeZette, a former NFL player predicts that Trump will win "over 20 percent" of the black vote in 2020.
From NewsBusters, how Charles Schulz got A Charlie Brown Christmas got the inclusion of a Gospel passage past the CBS executives.
From Canada Free Press, the "ghosts of Christmases past".
From TeleSUR, Christmas traditions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
From The Conservative Woman, "a Christmas serenade".
From the Express, Queen Elizabeth will avoid wearing two colors on Christmas.
From VRT NWS, Belgian King Filip speaks of the need to "form a federal government ASAP".
From the NL Times, prosecutors in Rotterdam, Netherlands charge six men for the theft of 114 tons of cobalt.
From Deutsche Welle, some German states want to bring in refugee children from Greece, even though the federal government doesn't.
From Free West Media, the co-leader of Germany's Green Party wants to bring in thousands of migrants now in Greece.
From the CPH Post, "when God came to us as a baby".
From Polskie Radio, Poland's president and first lady offer Christmas greeting to their people.
From Radio Prague, Christmas gingerbread from Pardubice, Czech Republic.
From Daily News Hungary, five traditional Hungarian Christmas songs.
From Russia Today, two Russian astrophysicists claim that there is no dark energy.
From Romania-Insider, dozens of Romanians living outside Romania "adopt" a truck driver. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Digi24.)
From Novinite, Christmas Eve in Bulgaria.
From Ekathimerini, the city of Athens will feed the poor on Christmas.
From Arutz Sheva, lies which Palestinians tell at Christmas.
From Gatestone Institute, Palestinians are often regarded as "foreigners" in Arab countries.
From Palestinian Media Watch, terrorists with Israeli citizenship owe back taxes.
From the Jewish Press, Jordan won't buy natural gas from Israel.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the situation on Montenegro's law on religious freedom is getting more tense.
From the Malta Independent, Maltese President George Vella gives his Christmas message.
From ANSA, Jews "blast" Italian writer Dacia Maraini for criticizing the Old Testament.
From SwissInfo, a Christmas market in Switzerland's leading pilgrimage site.
From RFI, "twas the strike before Christmas".
From EuroNews, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will not host any Christmas mass for the first time in over 200 years.
From El País, the "not so Spanish" Christmas feast of French lamb and Turkish bass.
From The Portugal News, helping homeless people in Lisbon.
From the Herald Publicist, China will reportedly revise the Bible and the Koran to "replicate socialist values".
From The Stream, the death of a soldier in Afghanistan is a reminder of the real "war on Christmas".
From the New York Post, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's memory seems to be faulty.
From KKTV, an alleged bank robber yells "Merry Christmas!" while throwing money. (via the New York Post.)
And from Breitbart, a family honors their late son by donating 700 toys as Christmas presents to local pediatric hospitals.
Monday, December 23, 2019
A Few Things For Monday
Now that I've completed my drive from Maryland to west-central Virginia to see various family members, I have a bit of time for some blogging. Here on the Monday before Christmas are a few things going on:
From National Review, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is "seriously considering" running for her father's former job.
From FrontpageMag, the horrid legacy of the congressional Dingells.
From Townhall, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) releases his latest Festivus report on wasteful government spending.
From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) celebrates the passage of a bill she voted against.
From the Washington Examiner, the president of Liberty University describes the 2020 fate of the Democrats with nuclear imagery.
From The Federalist, two paintings show two women, one old, one young, related to each other, who shared in a miracle leading up to Christmas.
From American Thinker, Hanukah recalls "the first battle against transnationalism and the deep state".
From CNS News, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells the ICC that the U.S. does not consider the Palestinians to be a sovereign state.
From LifeZette, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is getting nervous about impeachment.
From Crux, a Tajik woman flees an arranged marriage, immigrates to the U.S., and becomes a Catholic.
From BBC News, ISIS is regrouping in Iraq.
From The Jakarta Post, a city in the Indonesian province of Aceh forbids New Year celebrations.
From The New York Times, for international schools, Indonesia screens would-be teachers for sexual orientation.
From Palestinian Media Watch, how Palestinian media outlets portray Santa Claus.
From The Stream, the lie about Charlottesville that won't die.
From LifeNews, cartoonist Charles Schulz referred to the gospel in more than 560 of his comic strips.
From Fox News, in the NCAA Division II championship game, the winning quarterback makes a record-setting performance.
From the Daily Caller, Democrats in Virginia seek to override local zoning rules.
From Reason, the 2010s were a bad decade for housing construction.
And from Twitchy, newsman Byron York throws cold water on a Democrat impeachment talking point.
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Sunday Stories - Part 2
Here on the last Sunday before Christmas are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, a bull ravages the streets of Rabat and sends a woman to the hospital.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey deploys the first of a new generation of submarines.
From Rûdaw, despite the risks, Iraqi women keep protesting.
From In-Cyprus, a boat carrying migrants from Turkey is intercepted by a local coast guard and taken to the port of Latsi, Cyprus, after which one man on the boat is arrested.
From Arutz Sheva, according to Prime Minister Netanyahu, the International Criminal Courts probe of alleged Israeli war crimes is "pure anti-Semitism".
From The Times Of Israel, the start of Hanukkah brings goodwill greeting from world leaders to the Jewish people.
From The Jerusalem Post, a Christmas tree is torched in the Israeli village of Jadeidi-Makr.
From YNetNews, the Israeli High Court of Justice will debate on whether Netanyahu can serve as prime minister while under indictment.
From the Egypt Independent, in Egypt, 10 new ministers and 11 new deputies are sworn into office.
From Egypt Today, a list of discoveries by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities in 2019.
From The New Arab, Palestinian tribal leaders in the West Bank oppose a U.N. treaty banning discrimination against women.
From Radio Farda, according to a poll, only 15 percent of people in Tehran are satisfied with the Iranian government.
From Dawn, according to an aid to Pakistan's prime minister, the government will ensure that gas is supplied to households.
From The Express Tribune, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan protests the verdict against former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani cabinet will take up on Tuesday the removal of politician Maryam Nawaz from the Exit Control List.
From Khaama Press, current President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani wins the preliminary round of Afghanistan's presidential elections.
From The Hans India, the protests over India's Citizenship Act cause anxiety among foreign tourists and Indians to choose foreign travel destinations.
From the Hindustan Times, India proposes 13 names to the World Meteorological Organisation for future tropical cyclones.
From ANI, the Indian Coast Guard apprehends a boat from Myanmar carrying contraband.
From India Today, 48 people are arrested and 262 others booked over violence during protests against the Citizenship Act in Muzaffarnagar, India.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan politician K.T. Raghavan accuses the Indian party DMK of trying to spoil the future Sri Lankan Tamil refugees.
From the Colombo Page, the driver and conductor of a private bus are remanded for allegedly driving the bus on a flooded road with passengers aboard.
From The Jakarta Post, two abducted Indonesians are rescued from Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines.
From The Straits Times, in Hong Kong, a policeman points his gun at a crowd, but today's protests are relatively low-key.
From the Borneo Post, a farmer fatally stabs a man who called him "old", "stupid" and "useless".
From Free Malaysia Today, according to a Malaysian immunologist, anti-vaxxers should take the recent polio outbreak seriously.
From The Mainichi, Japan extends the construction period for a U.S. military base on Okinawa. (The new base is expected to replace a current base, which will be turned back over to Japan.)
And from Gatestone Institute, the persecuted Palestinian Christians are "kept out of sight".
From Morocco World News, a bull ravages the streets of Rabat and sends a woman to the hospital.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey deploys the first of a new generation of submarines.
From Rûdaw, despite the risks, Iraqi women keep protesting.
From In-Cyprus, a boat carrying migrants from Turkey is intercepted by a local coast guard and taken to the port of Latsi, Cyprus, after which one man on the boat is arrested.
From Arutz Sheva, according to Prime Minister Netanyahu, the International Criminal Courts probe of alleged Israeli war crimes is "pure anti-Semitism".
From The Times Of Israel, the start of Hanukkah brings goodwill greeting from world leaders to the Jewish people.
From The Jerusalem Post, a Christmas tree is torched in the Israeli village of Jadeidi-Makr.
From YNetNews, the Israeli High Court of Justice will debate on whether Netanyahu can serve as prime minister while under indictment.
From the Egypt Independent, in Egypt, 10 new ministers and 11 new deputies are sworn into office.
From Egypt Today, a list of discoveries by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities in 2019.
From The New Arab, Palestinian tribal leaders in the West Bank oppose a U.N. treaty banning discrimination against women.
From Radio Farda, according to a poll, only 15 percent of people in Tehran are satisfied with the Iranian government.
From Dawn, according to an aid to Pakistan's prime minister, the government will ensure that gas is supplied to households.
From The Express Tribune, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan protests the verdict against former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani cabinet will take up on Tuesday the removal of politician Maryam Nawaz from the Exit Control List.
From Khaama Press, current President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani wins the preliminary round of Afghanistan's presidential elections.
From The Hans India, the protests over India's Citizenship Act cause anxiety among foreign tourists and Indians to choose foreign travel destinations.
From the Hindustan Times, India proposes 13 names to the World Meteorological Organisation for future tropical cyclones.
From ANI, the Indian Coast Guard apprehends a boat from Myanmar carrying contraband.
From India Today, 48 people are arrested and 262 others booked over violence during protests against the Citizenship Act in Muzaffarnagar, India.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan politician K.T. Raghavan accuses the Indian party DMK of trying to spoil the future Sri Lankan Tamil refugees.
From the Colombo Page, the driver and conductor of a private bus are remanded for allegedly driving the bus on a flooded road with passengers aboard.
From The Jakarta Post, two abducted Indonesians are rescued from Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines.
From The Straits Times, in Hong Kong, a policeman points his gun at a crowd, but today's protests are relatively low-key.
From the Borneo Post, a farmer fatally stabs a man who called him "old", "stupid" and "useless".
From Free Malaysia Today, according to a Malaysian immunologist, anti-vaxxers should take the recent polio outbreak seriously.
From The Mainichi, Japan extends the construction period for a U.S. military base on Okinawa. (The new base is expected to replace a current base, which will be turned back over to Japan.)
And from Gatestone Institute, the persecuted Palestinian Christians are "kept out of sight".
Sunday Stories - Part 1
For the next few days, I will be traveling and visiting, but I'm almost done with my Christmas shopping, so today I still have some time to do some blogging. So here on the last Sunday before Christmas are some things going on:
From National Review, why the impeachment of President Trump should go to a Senate trial.
From Townhall, congresscritter Mark Meadows (R-NC) explains why the Democrats wore black on the day of the impeachment vote.
From The Washington Free Beacon, two congresscritters introduce a bipartisan resolution against assisted suicide.
From the Washington Examiner, one Senate Democrat could vote to acquit the president.
From The Federalist, with this impeachment, the Democrats have insulted their base.
From American Thinker, homelessness in the U.S. has increased, mainly due to California.
From LifeZette, presidential candidate Andrew Yang tells his fellow Democrats that they should "stop being obsessed over impeachment".
From NewsBusters, an ABC panel frets over Speaker Pelosi's impeachment delay and the low amount of public interest in the impeachment.
From Canada Free Press, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) is not just the leader of the impeachment, but "of the entire 2016 coup".
From CBC News, 69 Canadian firefighters give up their holidays at home to help their counterparts in Australia.
From TeleSUR, Chilean opposition parties lodge a complaint against the mayor of Santiago for alleged human rights crimes.
From The Conservative Woman, the Archbishop of York completes his "march through the institutions".
From the Express, Spain follows Poland in threatening to possibly leave the E.U.
From the Evening Standard, a six-year-old girl in south London opens a Christmas card and finds a note from an alleged prison slave in China.
From the Independent, new U.K. House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will allow Big Ben to ring out Brexit.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish Toaiseach Leo Varadkar is "thankful" for having experienced few incidents of racism or homophobia. (Until reading this article, I did not know about his orientation.)
From VRT NWS, a pickpocketing active in the Netherlands was also active in Belgium.
From the NL Times, a look at some laws and rules that go into effect in the Netherlands on 1/1/2020.
From Deutsche Welle, nine terror attacks have been stopped in Germany after the attack at a Christmas market in Berlin in 2016.
From Free West Media, Hamburg, Germany has spent billions on migrants since 2015.
From Polskie Radio, Polish President Andrzej Duda is interviewed by a public news channel.
From Daily News Hungary, a Hungarian helped design Central Park in New York City, and fought in the American Civil War. (If you read Hungarian, read a related story in Roadster. If you don't read Hungarian, you can still look at the pictures in Roadster, which are pretty impressive.)
From Russia Today, according to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, the U.S. has "no more excuses" to avoid discussing a new START treaty.
From Sputnik International, what happened to an anarchist deported by the U.S. to the USSR in 1919?
From The Moscow Times, the U.S. is concerned as the conflict in Libya intensifies, and reportedly involves Russian mercenaries.
From EuroNews, Romania observes the 30th anniversary of its 1989 Revolution.
From Radio Bulgaria, some Bulgarian folk music highlights from 2019.
From Ekathimerini, Greece, Cyprus and Israel plan to sign an agreement to start building a natural gas pipeline in the Mediterranean early next year.
From the Greek Reporter, the town of Paramythia bakes the largest melomakarono in Greece.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia have agreed upon a single labor market.
From Total Croatia News, in Croatia's presidential election, former Prime Minister Zoran Milanović and current President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović go to round 2.
From Total Slovenia News, what two Slovenian magazines are reporting this week.
From the Malta Independent, about 10 kilos of cannabis is found in the sea near the town of Ghajnsielem on the island of Gozo.
From SwissInfo, can you tell what's true and false about Switzerland?
From France24, speaking in Niger, French President Emmanuel Macron claims that the war against jihadism is "at a turning point".
From RFI, the strike by French transportation workers is causing "Christmas travel chaos".
From The Portugal News, the Carnival Caretos of Podence are added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
From The Stream, an article by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R), Christianity Today lied to its readers.
From Twitchy, according to congressional party-switcher Jeff Van Drew (NJ), an order from a Democrat leader caused him to switch.
From the New York Post, Trump reportedly has "respect" for congresscritter Tulsi Gabbard's (D-HI) "present" vote.
From Fox News, Trump has appointed, and the Senate has confirmed, a large number of federal judges.
From WPVI-TV, what to know about Kwanzaa.
And from Breitbart, a highway near Detroit is literally getting slimed.
From National Review, why the impeachment of President Trump should go to a Senate trial.
From Townhall, congresscritter Mark Meadows (R-NC) explains why the Democrats wore black on the day of the impeachment vote.
From The Washington Free Beacon, two congresscritters introduce a bipartisan resolution against assisted suicide.
From the Washington Examiner, one Senate Democrat could vote to acquit the president.
From The Federalist, with this impeachment, the Democrats have insulted their base.
From American Thinker, homelessness in the U.S. has increased, mainly due to California.
From LifeZette, presidential candidate Andrew Yang tells his fellow Democrats that they should "stop being obsessed over impeachment".
From NewsBusters, an ABC panel frets over Speaker Pelosi's impeachment delay and the low amount of public interest in the impeachment.
From Canada Free Press, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) is not just the leader of the impeachment, but "of the entire 2016 coup".
From CBC News, 69 Canadian firefighters give up their holidays at home to help their counterparts in Australia.
From TeleSUR, Chilean opposition parties lodge a complaint against the mayor of Santiago for alleged human rights crimes.
From The Conservative Woman, the Archbishop of York completes his "march through the institutions".
From the Express, Spain follows Poland in threatening to possibly leave the E.U.
From the Evening Standard, a six-year-old girl in south London opens a Christmas card and finds a note from an alleged prison slave in China.
From the Independent, new U.K. House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will allow Big Ben to ring out Brexit.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish Toaiseach Leo Varadkar is "thankful" for having experienced few incidents of racism or homophobia. (Until reading this article, I did not know about his orientation.)
From VRT NWS, a pickpocketing active in the Netherlands was also active in Belgium.
From the NL Times, a look at some laws and rules that go into effect in the Netherlands on 1/1/2020.
From Deutsche Welle, nine terror attacks have been stopped in Germany after the attack at a Christmas market in Berlin in 2016.
From Free West Media, Hamburg, Germany has spent billions on migrants since 2015.
From Polskie Radio, Polish President Andrzej Duda is interviewed by a public news channel.
From Daily News Hungary, a Hungarian helped design Central Park in New York City, and fought in the American Civil War. (If you read Hungarian, read a related story in Roadster. If you don't read Hungarian, you can still look at the pictures in Roadster, which are pretty impressive.)
From Russia Today, according to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, the U.S. has "no more excuses" to avoid discussing a new START treaty.
From Sputnik International, what happened to an anarchist deported by the U.S. to the USSR in 1919?
From The Moscow Times, the U.S. is concerned as the conflict in Libya intensifies, and reportedly involves Russian mercenaries.
From EuroNews, Romania observes the 30th anniversary of its 1989 Revolution.
From Radio Bulgaria, some Bulgarian folk music highlights from 2019.
From Ekathimerini, Greece, Cyprus and Israel plan to sign an agreement to start building a natural gas pipeline in the Mediterranean early next year.
From the Greek Reporter, the town of Paramythia bakes the largest melomakarono in Greece.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia have agreed upon a single labor market.
From Total Croatia News, in Croatia's presidential election, former Prime Minister Zoran Milanović and current President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović go to round 2.
From Total Slovenia News, what two Slovenian magazines are reporting this week.
From the Malta Independent, about 10 kilos of cannabis is found in the sea near the town of Ghajnsielem on the island of Gozo.
From SwissInfo, can you tell what's true and false about Switzerland?
From France24, speaking in Niger, French President Emmanuel Macron claims that the war against jihadism is "at a turning point".
From RFI, the strike by French transportation workers is causing "Christmas travel chaos".
From The Portugal News, the Carnival Caretos of Podence are added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
From The Stream, an article by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R), Christianity Today lied to its readers.
From Twitchy, according to congressional party-switcher Jeff Van Drew (NJ), an order from a Democrat leader caused him to switch.
From the New York Post, Trump reportedly has "respect" for congresscritter Tulsi Gabbard's (D-HI) "present" vote.
From Fox News, Trump has appointed, and the Senate has confirmed, a large number of federal judges.
From WPVI-TV, what to know about Kwanzaa.
And from Breitbart, a highway near Detroit is literally getting slimed.
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Stories For The Winter Solstice - Part 2
As the day of the winter solstice hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, the delusions of France's equality minister.
From France24, France's foreign minister "calls for stronger ties between Europe and Latin America".
From RFI, the Storm Fabian hits France's southwest coast.
From The Portugal News, one in ten babies born in Portugal in 2018 were to foreign mothers.
From El País, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange suspected that a Spanish security company was spying on him when he was in London.
From SwissInfo, Swiss scientists identify the bow string used by the Iceman.
From the Malta Independent, two members of Malta's Labour Party oppose having a foreigner as a police commissioner.
From Malta Today, bird trappers in Malta illegally trap birds at night.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian forest management deals with climate change.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia goes into an election silence.
From Ekathimerini, according to its vice president, the European Commission will propose a new migration deal.
From the Greek Reporter, for the second time in a week, unknown vandals burn a Christmas tree in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia.
From Radio Bulgaria, a monument to Captain Petko Voyvoda, who fought against the Ottomans in the Russo-Turkish war of 1878, is unveiled in Sofia.
From Bare Naked Islam, CAIR calls on the House of Representatives to sanction Indian government officials who enacted the Citizenship Act.
From ABC News, a man from Qatar attacks a policeman in Arizona, thus making his last mistake.
From Russia Today, the Russian Foreign Ministry slams U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
From Sputnik International, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slams Russia and China for vetoing a U.N. resolution to provide humanitarian aid to Syria.
From The Moscow Times, a Russian electronic musician brings church bells to the dancing public.
From Euractiv, Russian energy company Gazprom pays $2.9 billion to Ukraining company Naftogaz to settle a longstanding dispute.
From Daily News Hungary, how did Hungary get that name?
From Polskie Radio, the Christmas rush starts in Poland.
From Gatestone Institute, why integration is failing in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany and the E.U. decry U.S. sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
From EuroNews, a Christmas market in Berlin, where a terror attack occurred in 2016, is evacuated by police.
From VRT NWS, a fourth koala in 18 months dies at the Pairi Daiza animal park in the Belgian province of Hainaut.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises a "complete break" from E.U. laws when Brexit happens.
From the Evening Standard, U.K. Prince Philip spends a night in a hospital because of a "pre-existing condition".
From the Independent, scientists in Scotland claim to have developed the first "unbreakable" encryption system.
From the Irish Examiner, a man from the Irish county of Kerry is award the Freedom of London, and has a baaaaad idea of what to do with it.
From The Conservative Woman, the ideal combination is a man and a woman.
And from Snouts in the Trough, the story of Brexit, humorously set to music.
From Free West Media, the delusions of France's equality minister.
From France24, France's foreign minister "calls for stronger ties between Europe and Latin America".
From RFI, the Storm Fabian hits France's southwest coast.
From The Portugal News, one in ten babies born in Portugal in 2018 were to foreign mothers.
From El País, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange suspected that a Spanish security company was spying on him when he was in London.
From SwissInfo, Swiss scientists identify the bow string used by the Iceman.
From the Malta Independent, two members of Malta's Labour Party oppose having a foreigner as a police commissioner.
From Malta Today, bird trappers in Malta illegally trap birds at night.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian forest management deals with climate change.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia goes into an election silence.
From Ekathimerini, according to its vice president, the European Commission will propose a new migration deal.
From the Greek Reporter, for the second time in a week, unknown vandals burn a Christmas tree in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia.
From Radio Bulgaria, a monument to Captain Petko Voyvoda, who fought against the Ottomans in the Russo-Turkish war of 1878, is unveiled in Sofia.
From Bare Naked Islam, CAIR calls on the House of Representatives to sanction Indian government officials who enacted the Citizenship Act.
From ABC News, a man from Qatar attacks a policeman in Arizona, thus making his last mistake.
From Russia Today, the Russian Foreign Ministry slams U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
From Sputnik International, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slams Russia and China for vetoing a U.N. resolution to provide humanitarian aid to Syria.
From The Moscow Times, a Russian electronic musician brings church bells to the dancing public.
From Euractiv, Russian energy company Gazprom pays $2.9 billion to Ukraining company Naftogaz to settle a longstanding dispute.
From Daily News Hungary, how did Hungary get that name?
From Polskie Radio, the Christmas rush starts in Poland.
From Gatestone Institute, why integration is failing in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany and the E.U. decry U.S. sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
From EuroNews, a Christmas market in Berlin, where a terror attack occurred in 2016, is evacuated by police.
From VRT NWS, a fourth koala in 18 months dies at the Pairi Daiza animal park in the Belgian province of Hainaut.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises a "complete break" from E.U. laws when Brexit happens.
From the Evening Standard, U.K. Prince Philip spends a night in a hospital because of a "pre-existing condition".
From the Independent, scientists in Scotland claim to have developed the first "unbreakable" encryption system.
From the Irish Examiner, a man from the Irish county of Kerry is award the Freedom of London, and has a baaaaad idea of what to do with it.
From The Conservative Woman, the ideal combination is a man and a woman.
And from Snouts in the Trough, the story of Brexit, humorously set to music.
Stories For The Winter Solstice - Part 1
As the year reaches its shortest day, here are some things going on:
From National Review, one of its columnists responds to another about the impeachment of President Trump.
From Townhall, Franklin Graham responds to Christianity Today's call to remove Trump from office.
From The Washington Free Beacon, some Christmas gift ideas.
From the Washington Examiner, unions, technology and dairy are among the big winners with the new USMCA trade deal.
From American Thinker, there seems to be something in common between the current impeachment and the one which happened 21 years ago.
From LifeZette, seven frivolous laws that impinge on our freedom.
From NewsBusters, actor Robert DeNiro has a proposal for the president and solid waste.
From Canada Free Press, for the first time, an Israeli civilian tells the U.N. Security Council about living every day under the threat of terrorism.
From CBC News, a group of teenagers from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada returns from the climate conference in Madrid.
From Global News, in British Columbia, a passenger gets a DUI charge.
From CTV News, two men in Quebec are arrested for threatening Prime Minister Trudeau and Muslims.
From TeleSUR, in Chile, a citizen is crushed between two armored cars, which is caught on live TV.
From The Mainichi, a Japanese agricultural cooperative produces the world's first blood orange wine.
From the Borneo Post, suspected smugglers shoot a Malaysian Customs Department boat 50 times in the state of Sabah's territorial waters.
From Free Malaysia Today, a group of Muslims in Kajang, Malaysia stage a silent protest over the mistreatment of the Uighurs in China outside a "Beautiful Xinjang" cultural show.
From The Straits Times, protesters and police face off with each other in several malls in Hong Kong.
From The Jakarta Post, the government of Indonesia's province of North Sumatra spends 5 million rupiah to bury pigs dead from swine fever.
From the Daily Mirror, U.K. Prince Charles denounces the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan Navy rescues 32 people stranded by floods.
From The Hans India, students at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi protest against the Citizenship Act.
From the Hindustan Times, India and China try to settle their border dispute.
From ANI, people protesting against the Citizenship Act set a police station on fire in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. (The same thing was done in the city of Meerut yesterday.)
From India Today, fear of violence from protests against the Citizenship Act causes a decrease in tourism to the city of Agra. (The world-famous Taj Mahal is located in Agra.)
From the Khaama Press, Afghanistan's saffron is ranked first in the world for the eighth consecutive year, even with a war going on.
From Dawn, a court in Multan, Pakistan sentences a former academic lecturer to death on blasphemy charges.
From The Express Tribune, according to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, several Muslim countries are trading in gold and through bartering.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistani politician Maryam Nawaz files another petition to remove her name from the country's Exit Control List.
From Radio Farda, the son of an Iranian ayatollah claims to have access to a tape that reveals the "Islamic republic's biggest crime".
From StepFeed, protests in Iraq give rise to graffiti and street art.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish parliament ratifies a motion on the memorandum of understanding between Turkey and Libya.
From Turkish Minute, the UEFA fines Turkey and reprimands soccer players for giving military salutes at matches.
From Rûdaw, human rights organizations condemn vetoes by Russia and China of a Security Council resolution to deliver aid to Syrians.
From In-Cyprus, according to Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, there could be developments in reaching an intergovernmental agreement on the EastMed pipeline in 2020.
From Arutz Sheva, over 255,000 immigrants have arrived in Israel in a decade.
From The Times Of Israel, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem puts on an exhibit comparing Egyptian hieroglyphics to today's emojis.
From The Jerusalem Post, the lesser-known part of the Holocaust carried out by Nazis invading the Soviet Union.
From YNetNews, for the first time, the Armenian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem has a public Christmas tree.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian churches prepare to celebrate Christmas.
From Egypt Today, in Khartoum, Sudan, a new phase of dam negotiations gets underway.
From Morocco World News, Morocco is recognizes as one of the top five countries implementing human rights recommendations from the U.N. Human Rights Committee.
From The Stream, Christmas is "more than just feelings".
From SFGate, California Govern Gavin Newsome (D) defends South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) and "wine caves". (via Legal Insurrection)
From the eponymous site of Sharyl Atkisson, according to a poll, most people believe that the impeachment hurts Democrats the most.
From Twitchy, former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) engages in some whataboutism involving former President Obama.
From Fox News, congresscritter James Clyburn (D-SC) comes up with an excuse for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) not handing the impeachment over to the Senate.
And from the New York Post, a government watchdog decides that U.S. immigration officials were not to blame for the deaths of two migrant children.
From National Review, one of its columnists responds to another about the impeachment of President Trump.
From Townhall, Franklin Graham responds to Christianity Today's call to remove Trump from office.
From The Washington Free Beacon, some Christmas gift ideas.
From the Washington Examiner, unions, technology and dairy are among the big winners with the new USMCA trade deal.
From American Thinker, there seems to be something in common between the current impeachment and the one which happened 21 years ago.
From LifeZette, seven frivolous laws that impinge on our freedom.
From NewsBusters, actor Robert DeNiro has a proposal for the president and solid waste.
From Canada Free Press, for the first time, an Israeli civilian tells the U.N. Security Council about living every day under the threat of terrorism.
From CBC News, a group of teenagers from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada returns from the climate conference in Madrid.
From Global News, in British Columbia, a passenger gets a DUI charge.
From CTV News, two men in Quebec are arrested for threatening Prime Minister Trudeau and Muslims.
From TeleSUR, in Chile, a citizen is crushed between two armored cars, which is caught on live TV.
From The Mainichi, a Japanese agricultural cooperative produces the world's first blood orange wine.
From the Borneo Post, suspected smugglers shoot a Malaysian Customs Department boat 50 times in the state of Sabah's territorial waters.
From Free Malaysia Today, a group of Muslims in Kajang, Malaysia stage a silent protest over the mistreatment of the Uighurs in China outside a "Beautiful Xinjang" cultural show.
From The Straits Times, protesters and police face off with each other in several malls in Hong Kong.
From The Jakarta Post, the government of Indonesia's province of North Sumatra spends 5 million rupiah to bury pigs dead from swine fever.
From the Daily Mirror, U.K. Prince Charles denounces the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan Navy rescues 32 people stranded by floods.
From The Hans India, students at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi protest against the Citizenship Act.
From the Hindustan Times, India and China try to settle their border dispute.
From ANI, people protesting against the Citizenship Act set a police station on fire in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. (The same thing was done in the city of Meerut yesterday.)
From India Today, fear of violence from protests against the Citizenship Act causes a decrease in tourism to the city of Agra. (The world-famous Taj Mahal is located in Agra.)
From the Khaama Press, Afghanistan's saffron is ranked first in the world for the eighth consecutive year, even with a war going on.
From Dawn, a court in Multan, Pakistan sentences a former academic lecturer to death on blasphemy charges.
From The Express Tribune, according to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, several Muslim countries are trading in gold and through bartering.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistani politician Maryam Nawaz files another petition to remove her name from the country's Exit Control List.
From Radio Farda, the son of an Iranian ayatollah claims to have access to a tape that reveals the "Islamic republic's biggest crime".
From StepFeed, protests in Iraq give rise to graffiti and street art.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish parliament ratifies a motion on the memorandum of understanding between Turkey and Libya.
From Turkish Minute, the UEFA fines Turkey and reprimands soccer players for giving military salutes at matches.
From Rûdaw, human rights organizations condemn vetoes by Russia and China of a Security Council resolution to deliver aid to Syrians.
From In-Cyprus, according to Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, there could be developments in reaching an intergovernmental agreement on the EastMed pipeline in 2020.
From Arutz Sheva, over 255,000 immigrants have arrived in Israel in a decade.
From The Times Of Israel, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem puts on an exhibit comparing Egyptian hieroglyphics to today's emojis.
From The Jerusalem Post, the lesser-known part of the Holocaust carried out by Nazis invading the Soviet Union.
From YNetNews, for the first time, the Armenian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem has a public Christmas tree.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian churches prepare to celebrate Christmas.
From Egypt Today, in Khartoum, Sudan, a new phase of dam negotiations gets underway.
From Morocco World News, Morocco is recognizes as one of the top five countries implementing human rights recommendations from the U.N. Human Rights Committee.
From The Stream, Christmas is "more than just feelings".
From SFGate, California Govern Gavin Newsome (D) defends South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) and "wine caves". (via Legal Insurrection)
From the eponymous site of Sharyl Atkisson, according to a poll, most people believe that the impeachment hurts Democrats the most.
From Twitchy, former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) engages in some whataboutism involving former President Obama.
From Fox News, congresscritter James Clyburn (D-SC) comes up with an excuse for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) not handing the impeachment over to the Senate.
And from the New York Post, a government watchdog decides that U.S. immigration officials were not to blame for the deaths of two migrant children.
Music Break
Once again I've waited too long to post one of these. Here are some songs from the 1970s. First up is Albert Hammond with It Never Rains In Southern California, from the 1972 album of the same name. The album also includes Hammond's original version of The Air That I Breathe, which later became a hit for the Hollies.
Friday, December 20, 2019
Friday Fuss - Part 2
As Friday slips into evening, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, detainees released from Tindouf camps report "serious" human rights violations.
From Egypt Today, the foreign ministers of Egypt and Italy discuss the situation in Libya.
From Arutz Sheva, according to a poll, a right-wing bloc would take 56 seats in the Knesset, if Prime Minister Netanyahu is its leader.
From The Times Of Israel, Netanyahu calls the ICC's decision to investigate Israel for war crimes "a dark day for truth and justice".
From The Jerusalem Post, stores in Jerusalem prepare for Hannukah by making sufganiyot.
From YNetNews, according to an opinion column, members of the Knesset should be paid, even with the current political deadlock.
From The Syrian Observer, according to the Syrian Civil Defense forces, 113 civilians have been killed or wounded in four days in Idleb.
From In-Cyprus, pictures of the Akamas subterranean ravine.
From Rûdaw, Kurds fend off an attack by ISIS in Aliya Rash, Iraq.
From Hürriyet Daily News, locals in the Yaşamkent neighborhood in the province of Bolu deploy cat houses. (These are not figurative cat houses, a.k.a. brothels, but literal houses for cats.)
From Turkish Minute, the chief prosecutor's office in İzmir, Turkey issues detention warrants for 88 active or former military members for alleged Gülen links.
From StepFeed, Saudi Arabia reportedly withdraws citizenship from a pro-Israel journalist. (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)
From The New Arab, Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric calls for early elections.
From Radio Farda, the Iranian government spends $24.5 million every day to suppress dissent.
From IranWire, an Iranian human rights activists gets five months in prison for protesting against poverty and inflation. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From Dawn, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes in northern Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan.
From The Express Tribune, the U.S. will resume a military training program for Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan's additional attorney general slams the verdict against former President Pervez Musharraf.
From Khaama Press, the Taliban will not enter any intra-Afghan talks until an agreement is reached to withdrawn foreign military forces.
From The Hans India, thousands of Muslims protest against the Citizenship Act in Nizamabad, India.
From the Hindustan Times, nine people have died in clashes with police during violence over the passage of the Citizenship Act in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
From ANI, a crowd protesting the Citizenship Act in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh sets a police station on fire.
From India Today, in the area of Delhi Gate, an imam tries unsuccessfully to stop protesters from becoming violent.
From the Daily Mirror, an inmate in a Sri Lankan prison shoots and wounds another inmate.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan authorities start raiding rice traders who sell rice at prices higher than legally allowed.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, the vice mayor of Linz, Austria warns against the Islamization of kindergartens.
From IsraellyCool, why congresscritter Rashida Tlaib's (D-Mich) Hannukah message was ridiculous.
From Devdiscourse, a mob throws stones at policemen shooting a video outside a mosque in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
From The Irish News, Irish ISIS bride Lisa Smith is granted bail.
From Gatestone, will there be an end to the Jewish presence in Europe? (The last five links come via The Religion Of Peace.)
From The Jakarta Post, for the first time in 20 years, the congregation of Santa Clara church in North Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia can celebrate Christmas in their own church building.
From The Straits Times, Chinese President Xi Jinping tells foreign countries that Hong Kong and Macau are none of their business.
From the Borneo Post, next year, don't smoke or vape in eateries in Malaysia.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad explains why Yemen and the Uighurs in China won't be discussed at a summit in Kuala Lumpur.
And from The Mainichi, a bus operator sends a letter of thanks to the six-year-old boy who exposed mistakes in its signage.
From Morocco World News, detainees released from Tindouf camps report "serious" human rights violations.
From Egypt Today, the foreign ministers of Egypt and Italy discuss the situation in Libya.
From Arutz Sheva, according to a poll, a right-wing bloc would take 56 seats in the Knesset, if Prime Minister Netanyahu is its leader.
From The Times Of Israel, Netanyahu calls the ICC's decision to investigate Israel for war crimes "a dark day for truth and justice".
From The Jerusalem Post, stores in Jerusalem prepare for Hannukah by making sufganiyot.
From YNetNews, according to an opinion column, members of the Knesset should be paid, even with the current political deadlock.
From The Syrian Observer, according to the Syrian Civil Defense forces, 113 civilians have been killed or wounded in four days in Idleb.
From In-Cyprus, pictures of the Akamas subterranean ravine.
From Rûdaw, Kurds fend off an attack by ISIS in Aliya Rash, Iraq.
From Hürriyet Daily News, locals in the Yaşamkent neighborhood in the province of Bolu deploy cat houses. (These are not figurative cat houses, a.k.a. brothels, but literal houses for cats.)
From Turkish Minute, the chief prosecutor's office in İzmir, Turkey issues detention warrants for 88 active or former military members for alleged Gülen links.
From StepFeed, Saudi Arabia reportedly withdraws citizenship from a pro-Israel journalist. (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)
From The New Arab, Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric calls for early elections.
From Radio Farda, the Iranian government spends $24.5 million every day to suppress dissent.
From IranWire, an Iranian human rights activists gets five months in prison for protesting against poverty and inflation. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From Dawn, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes in northern Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan.
From The Express Tribune, the U.S. will resume a military training program for Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan's additional attorney general slams the verdict against former President Pervez Musharraf.
From Khaama Press, the Taliban will not enter any intra-Afghan talks until an agreement is reached to withdrawn foreign military forces.
From The Hans India, thousands of Muslims protest against the Citizenship Act in Nizamabad, India.
From the Hindustan Times, nine people have died in clashes with police during violence over the passage of the Citizenship Act in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
From ANI, a crowd protesting the Citizenship Act in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh sets a police station on fire.
From India Today, in the area of Delhi Gate, an imam tries unsuccessfully to stop protesters from becoming violent.
From the Daily Mirror, an inmate in a Sri Lankan prison shoots and wounds another inmate.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan authorities start raiding rice traders who sell rice at prices higher than legally allowed.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, the vice mayor of Linz, Austria warns against the Islamization of kindergartens.
From IsraellyCool, why congresscritter Rashida Tlaib's (D-Mich) Hannukah message was ridiculous.
From Devdiscourse, a mob throws stones at policemen shooting a video outside a mosque in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
From The Irish News, Irish ISIS bride Lisa Smith is granted bail.
From Gatestone, will there be an end to the Jewish presence in Europe? (The last five links come via The Religion Of Peace.)
From The Jakarta Post, for the first time in 20 years, the congregation of Santa Clara church in North Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia can celebrate Christmas in their own church building.
From The Straits Times, Chinese President Xi Jinping tells foreign countries that Hong Kong and Macau are none of their business.
From the Borneo Post, next year, don't smoke or vape in eateries in Malaysia.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad explains why Yemen and the Uighurs in China won't be discussed at a summit in Kuala Lumpur.
And from The Mainichi, a bus operator sends a letter of thanks to the six-year-old boy who exposed mistakes in its signage.
Friday Fuss - Part 1
Before I make a list of today's articles, I must report something which I ran across late yesterday evening.
From WDBJ7, for the second time in the pageant's history, Miss America is a graduate of Virginia Tech.
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On to my regularly scheduled list of links. Here on a sunny but cold Friday are some things going on:
From National Review, the impeachment of President Trump is not solely due to partisanship.
From FrontpageMag, why some American Jews slander the president.
From Townhall, polls by CNN show Trump as a favorite to win reelection, and increasing economic satisfaction.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Trump ends this year in a better position than when he started.
From the Washington Examiner, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) makes fun of former Vice President Joe Biden.
From The Federalist, three bad ideas behind the anger at J.K. Rowling's support for a woman fired from a think tank for believing that biological sex is real.
From American Thinker, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his "corrupt Democratic jurors". (I remember watching part of the impeachment trial of then-President Clinton, during which a Senator admonished the House managers to not refer to the Senators as "jurors", since the trial is not the same as a regular court proceeding. By this standard, calling Senators "jurors" would still be incorrect.)
From CNS News, Islamic leaders show their double standards.
From LifeZette, on impeachment, Democrats rush and then stall.
From NewsBusters, according to journalist Brit Hume, his colleagues can't see through congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal).
From Canada Free Press, what "somber" looks like, Democrat style.
From CBC News, inside the RCMP's manhunt for two admitted murderers.
From Global News, according to Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada is moving toward its greenhouse emissions goals.
From CTV News, the hassles of going to the can on the job in Canada.
From TeleSUR, ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales gets a lawyer.
From The Portugal News, The Portuguese Federation of Bullfighting claims that a tax increase on their profession is "censorship".
From France24, French President Macron celebrates Christmas early with French troops in the Ivory Coast.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland permanently shuts down the Mühleberg nuclear power plant.
From the Malta Independent, there will be no ferry service between Malta and Gozo on Christmas and New Year's Day.
From Malta Today, according to the office of Malta's president, he does not have the power to remove the prime minister from office as long as he has parliament's confidence.
From Total Slovenia News, for the first time since 1859, there are more men than women in Slovenia. (In 1859, Slovenia was part of the Empire of Austria, which formally merged with the Kingdom of Hungary in 1867, to form Austria-Hungary.)
From Total Croatia News, a refugee from Iraq in Germany becomes a successful franchisee of a Croatian fast food chain.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, an "anti-defamation" bill approved by the Albanian parliament raises concerns.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek government reportedly plans to give asylum seekers a "provisional number" so that they can access healthcare.
From the Greek Reporter, the group Europa Nostra demands that the antiquities found while digging for a subway station in Thessaloniki are preserved in situ. (Yesterday, Greece's Central Archaeological Council ruled that the antiquities should be removed and re-introduced later.)
From Novinite, four air monitoring stations in Sofia, Bulgaria detect "very high" levels of particulate matter.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria restricts truck traffic during the next week.
From Radio Bulgaria, the European Commission blocks a mobility package using "Bulgarian" arguments.
From Romania-Insider, the Romanian government will observe that 30th anniversary of the 1989 revolution with a special event on Sunday. (If you read Romanian, read the story at AgerPres.)
From Russia Today, the Russian Navy will reportedly acquire a submarine which will carry a nuclear drone.
From Sputnik International, the Russian space agency Roscosmos approves a preliminary design for a "super heavy-lift" launch vehicle.
From The Moscow Times, a young Russian climate activist gets six days in jail for joining in an unauthorized picket in Moscow. (What is this "freedom to peaceably assemble" you speak of?)
From the Hungary Journal, European People's Party deputy leader Antonio Tajani would keep the Hungarian party Fidesz within the EPP.
From Daily News Hungary, don't illegally dump rubbish in Hungary.
From Hungary Today, a court in Kecskemét, Hungary sentences a Romanian people smugger to 14 months in prison. (As I occasionally like to point out, migrants aren't merely migrating, but are being smuggled. If you read Hungarian, read the story at Maszol.)
From About Hungary, Hungary is trying to prevent the U.N. Migration Pact from becoming international law.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovaks react to the the impeachment of U.S. President Trump with "grim cynicism". (This would include yours truly, an American of mostly Slovak descent.)
From Radio Prague, a Czech planetary scientist advises against going public with an asteroid threat.
From Polskie Radio, Poles raise money for a stranded Iranian truck driver whose vehicle broke down.
From Voice Of Europe, the Polish Supreme Court says that Poland might have to leave the E.U. (If you read Polish, read the story at Do Rzeczy.)
From the CPH Post, a Danish-Turkish former dual citizen sues Denmark's immigration minister after being stripped of his Danish citizenship.
From Deutsche Welle, the German party AfD is in "serious financial distress".
From Free West Media, a leader of Germany's Green Party is the country's most frequent guest on political talk shows.
From the NL Times, an explosive found on an ATM in Amsterdam is safely detonated.
From Dutch News, two villages in the Dutch area of Friesland promote the Frisian language.
From VRT NWS, Belgian police warn against answering calls from Poland.
From Euractiv, the E.U. seeks more "flexibility" for its power grid as wind and solar power become more available.
From the Express, the U.K. House of Commons "overwhelmingly" votes for Prime Minister Johnson's Brexit deal.
From the Evening Standard, Prince Henry dresses as Santa and sends a Christmas message to the children of fallen U.K. soldiers.
From the (U.K.) Independent, after the Brexit deal is passed, Conservative parliamentcritters ask Johnson for his autograph.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish expats arrive in Ireland for Christmas.
From the Irish Examiner, the Irish High Court denies permission to construct bird choppers wind turbines due their possible impact on the hen harrier, a species of bird.
From The Conservative Woman, a U.K. court backs transgender madness.
From The Stream, a response to the call by Christianity Today to remove President Trump from office.
From Breitbart, Jane Fonda (on her 82nd birthday) and Gloria Steinem protest climate change at the U.S. Capitol Building.
From ABC News, New York prosecutors indict 96 MS-13 members and associates. (via The Blaze)
From Reason, a look at some recent court decisions.
From the New York Post, the NYPD rolls out a new type of bulletproof vest.
And from The Babylon Bee, the editorial board of The Babylon Bee calls for everyone in Washington to be removed from office.
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