• 03/14/2025

In France, Some Public Pools Are Victims of Budget Woes

New York Times As temperatures rise, a vast but aging system is feeling the strains of rising energy costs, increasing water scarcity and mounting pressure on public budgets. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/world/europe/france-public-pools.html

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Tony Blair, Former U.K. Leader, Is Suddenly Back in Favor

New York Times The former British prime minister, who left Downing Street widely unpopular, is back in favor with his party, Labour, which hopes his political skills can be an advantage as an election nears. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/world/europe/britain-tony-blair-labour-election.html

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Russia’s Interest Rate Hike Highlights Economic Struggle Amid Ukraine War

New York Times With the third-largest interest rate increase in a decade to shore up the ruble, Moscow’s policymakers are pursuing the conflicting goals of paying for the war against Ukraine and taming inflation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/russia-ruble-economy-interest-rates.html

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At Least Three Dead After Russian Missile Attacks in Western Ukraine

New York Times Officials said more than two dozen missiles were fired in the strikes that were far from the front lines in the east and south. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/russia-missile-attacks-lviv-lutsk-ukraine.html

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U.K. Reveals 5 Espionage Arrests After BBC Reports Russia Link

New York Times Britain’s counterterrorism unit arrested the five on suspicion of spying on British intelligence, the authorities said following a BBC report that three of the same people had been accused of spying for Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/uk-spies-arrested-russia.html

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The Hidden Trauma of Ukraine’s Soldiers

New York Times Facing a growing mental health crisis among soldiers, Ukraine’s therapists and doctors use a variety of treatments, but the need far outstrips the available care. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/the-hidden-trauma-of-ukraines-soldiers.html

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The Hidden Trauma of Ukraine’s Soldiers

New York Times Facing a growing mental health crisis among soldiers, Ukraine’s therapists and doctors use a variety of treatments, but the need far outstrips the available care. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/ukraine-war-soldiers-trauma-therapy.html

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The Ukrainian Mechanics Who Fix Tanks at the War’s Frontline

New York Times Behind the thousands of troops fighting the counteroffensive are engineers and technicians who perform an essential, and often dangerous, job. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/ukraine-war-mechanics-tanks.html

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At Least 5 Dead in Blast at Gas Station in Russia’s Dagestan Region

New York Times Unconfirmed reports from a Russian news agency said the death toll from the explosion, whose cause was not yet known, could be 25 or more. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/world/europe/dagestan-russia-gas-station-blast.html

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Russia Fires Warning Shots and Boards a Freighter in the Black Sea

New York Times Russia’s military made good on its threats to enforce its blockade of Ukraine, adding to the tensions in an increasingly active theater of war. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/world/europe/russia-freighter-black-sea.html

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