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Vatican Deems Bigger Role for Women ‘Urgent’ but Punts on Major Issues

New York Times Progressives who once hoped that the synod would create momentum for things like reaching out to L.G.B.T.Q.+ Catholics said the meeting had failed to move the institution. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/world/europe/pope-vatican-synod-women-lgbtq.html

U.A.W. Reaches Tentative Deal With Stellantis, Following Ford

New York Times Stellantis, the parent of Chrysler, Jeep and Ram, and the United Automobile Workers union said they had reached a deal on a new contract similar to the one that the union reached with Ford. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/business/economy/uaw-stellantis-contract-deal.html

West End Theatergoers Grumble as Prices for the Best Seats Surge

New York Times Concern is growing that a night at the theater in London is becoming unaffordable, especially when a production has starry names, like Kenneth Branagh’s “King Lear.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/theater/west-end-tickets-king-lear.html

At Barcelona, Timing Is Everything

New York Times The Barcelona team that faces Real Madrid in Saturday’s Clásico will be marked by youth, mostly because the club’s dire straits meant it had to be. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/world/europe/barcelona-real-madrid-clasico.html

Berlusconi Bequeaths a Warehouse of Art Befitting the Man

New York Times The Italian media mogul bought up some 25,000 paintings, many on TV shopping binges, before he died this year. Now no one knows what to do with them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/world/europe/berlusconis-art-collection.html

Russia’s Central Bank Raises Rates to 15 Percent to Curb Inflation

New York Times The jump, from 13 percent, would bring a long period of “tight monetary conditions” in order to ease price pressures, the bank said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/world/europe/russias-central-bank-interest-rates-inflation.html

A Landmark of Black Cinema, Restored for a New Age

New York Times The British director Horace Ové struggled to get his 1975 film, “Pressure,” made and released. Now, weeks after his death, a new restoration is celebrated in New York and London. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/movies/pressure-horace-ove.html

Former L’Oreal Scientist’s Paris Salons Specialize in Curly Hair, Neglected in France

New York Times With a Ph.D. in chemistry and inspired by her daughter, Aude Livoreil-Djampou is trying to address the dearth of salon options in France for people with coiled or curly hair. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/world/europe/france-inclusive-hair-salons.html

In Rare Protest, Ukrainian Families Press for News on Missing

New York Times In a rare show of public criticism in wartime, families of missing Ukrainian soldiers are pressing the government for information on their status. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/world/europe/ukraine-missing-soldiers-war.html

It Might Be Time to Consider Timisoara

New York Times OK, “Little Vienna” might be a stretch, but the Romanian city is a genuine, livable and multicultural place that offers just enough for visitors to fill two or three days. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/travel/timisoara-romania-things-to-do.html