Europe – Page 29 – Prologue Journal

Ukrainian Journalist Viktoria Roshchina Dies in Russian Captivity, Ukraine Says

New York Times Viktoria Roshchina, a 27-year-old reporter, had been detained by the Russian authorities after reporting from occupied territories in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/world/europe/ukraine-journalist-viktoria-roshchina-dies-russia.html

How The Times Investigated Indian Political Ties to Labor Abuse in the Sugar Industry

New York Times Western companies such as Coca-Cola buy sugar from fields where workers suffer abuses. But the country has labor laws. Where was the government? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/world/europe/times-investigation-india-sugar-industry-labor-abuse.html

Why Lawmakers Ignore Human Rights Abuses in India’s Sugar Fields

New York Times Politicians run most of the mills in the state of Maharashtra. They deny or downplay evidence of coerced hysterectomies, debt bondage and child labor in the fields. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/world/europe/india-sugar-worker-abuse-maharashtra-politicians.html

France Unveils Tough Austerity Budget to Mend Its Finances

New York Times The French government is seeking deep spending cuts and higher taxes in an effort to tame its ballooning debt and deficit. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/business/france-budget-debt-deficit-macron.html

London Hosts Its Frieze Week in the Shadow of Paris

New York Times Plenty of business was done on the first day of the London fair, but much of the chatter was about the upcoming presentations at Art Basel Paris. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/arts/design/london-frieze-week.html

Ukraine’s Parliament Approves Biggest Tax Hike of War to Support the Army

New York Times The authorities are resorting to a politically unpopular move as they scramble to raise funds for the grueling military effort against Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/world/europe/ukraine-tax-hike-war.html

Han Kang Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

New York Times The South Korean author, best known for “The Vegetarian,” is the first writer from her country to receive the prestigious award. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/arts/nobel-prize-literature.html

Rubble, and Defiance

New York Times Once lively and densely packed, the area on the edges of Beirut that was hit by an Israeli strike is now vacant. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/world/europe/lebanon-hezbollah-israel.html

Black Girls Hike Founder Seeks to Make U.K. Hiking More Inclusive

New York Times Motivated by the racial disparity she saw on trails, Rhiane Fatinikun founded Black Girls Hike to make Britain’s countryside more inclusive. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/world/europe/britain-hiking-rhiane-fatinikun.html

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary Gets a Hostile Serenade in Strasbourg

New York Times Some European Parliament members sang “Bella Ciao,” a song associated with antifascism, for Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary until ordered to stop. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/world/europe/eu-hungary-orban-ukraine-russia-china.html