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British Man Died of Rare Blood Syndrome Linked to AstraZeneca’s Vaccine

New York Times One expert said the blood-clotting syndrome was estimated to occur in one in 50,000 people under 40 and one in 100,000 over 40 who received AstraZeneca’s vaccine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/health/doctor-death-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine.html

NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Says Ukraine’s ‘Rightful Place’ Is in the Alliance

New York Times “I am here today with a simple message: NATO stands with Ukraine,” Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance’s secretary general, said at a joint news conference with the Ukrainian president. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/europe/ukraine-nato-stoltenberg.html

Italy’s Senate Signs off on Meloni’s Migrant Crackdown

New York Times The package is the first major take on immigration by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and would limit integration and create more detention facilities. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/europe/italy-immigration-crackdown.html

Helen Barolini, Chronicler of Italian American Women, Dies at 97

New York Times As a novelist, a poet and an editor, she sought to illuminate rarely told stories of her immigrant female forebears in a new land. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/books/helen-barolini-dead.html

Ukraine’s Social Media Stars Ditch Russian in Pivot to a War Footing

New York Times Russian was once the lingua franca of influencers in Ukraine. Now, not so much. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/europe/ukraine-social-media-influencers.html

In the Footsteps of Charles III

New York Times An alternative coronation tour explores the psyche and history of the new king, from the gardens he created to the London hotel he used as the backdrop for his coming out with the new Queen Consort. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/travel/london-charles-coronation-tour.html

Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times India will soon have the world’s largest population. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/briefing/india-china-population-yemen-europe.html

U.S. Defense Secretary Urges Swift NATO Membership for Sweden

New York Times Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, visiting Sweden, said he hoped that objections to adding the country to the alliance would be ironed out by midsummer, when member states meet in Lithuania. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/world/europe/nato-sweden-ukraine-austin.html

Edinburgh Forces Homeowner to Repaint Pink Front Door

New York Times Miranda Dickson was told that the color failed “to preserve the character” of the city’s New Town district, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This week she painted the door peacock green. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/world/europe/edinburgh-pink-door.html

Mystery Light Over Kyiv Prompts Sirens and Speculation

New York Times Theories ran rampant among the public and officials after the Ukrainian capital was illuminated by a sudden flash late Wednesday night. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/world/europe/flash-over-kyiv.html