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Why Miró’s Yellows Have Lost Their Brilliance

New York Times Researchers discovered that a particular brand of paint favored by the Spanish artist had an atomic structure that predisposed it to degradation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/science/joan-miro-yellow-paint-fading.html

Discovering Albania’s Timeless Vjosa River

New York Times Amid fertile valleys, gorges, ancient ruins and mountain villages, Europe’s first wild river national park attempts to balance tourism and conservation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/travel/albania-vjosa-river-park.html

Monday Briefing

New York Times The espionage shadow war by China and the U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/briefing/espionage-china-finland-president.html

Ukraine Says It Has Retaken Strategic Village Near Bakhmut

New York Times The small village of Klishchiivka is the second settlement in eastern Ukraine that Kyiv’s forces say they have retaken in three days. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-klishchiivka-bakhmut.html

First Cargo Ships Arrive in Ukraine Since Russia Ended a Grain Deal

New York Times The arrival of two ships at the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk over the weekend could signal the opening of an alternative route for Ukraine to export grain across the Black Sea. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-ships.html

Finland’s President Warns Europe About Russia

New York Times President Biden has consulted Sauli Niinisto throughout Russia’s war against Ukraine. Europeans should not dismiss the risks of a wider war, he says. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/world/europe/finland-president-russia-complacency.html

Wildenstein Art Dynasty Faces a Tax Trial in France — Again

New York Times Guy Wildenstein, the billionaire art dealer, is accused of shielding a prized art collection from tax authorities to avoid a hefty inheritance bill. The case has dogged his family for more than a decade. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/arts/design/wildenstein-art-tax-trial.html

Germany’s Far Right Uses Martial Arts to Train and Recruit

New York Times To increase their ranks, neo-Nazi groups in Germany and across Europe are using the sport as a training and recruiting tool. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/world/europe/germany-far-right-mma.html

Pope Pius XII Likely Knew of Holocaust, Newly Discovered Letter Suggests

New York Times The newly discovered letter, written by a German Jesuit to Pope Pius XII’s personal secretary, suggests that the pope knew of Hitler’s atrocities but chose to remain silent. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/world/europe/pope-pius-holocaust.html

How Do We Feel About Global Warming? It’s Called Eco-Anxiety.

New York Times After a summer of intense heat, raging fires and catastrophic floods, a term for pervading dread about climate change and other environmental crises is having its moment. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/world/europe/italy-greece-eco-anxiety.html