Category: Europe
Facial Recognition Spreads as Tool to Fight Shoplifting
New York Times British merchants are increasingly using the technology to combat shoplifting, raising questions about its spread as artificial intelligence rapidly improves it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/technology/facial-recognition-shoplifters-britain.html
Read MoreIn Russia, Wagner Rebellion Echoes Another Coup Attempt in 1917
New York Times Amid a flagging war effort, a popular commander turned his troops toward Russia’s own capital, undermining the government. It happened last weekend — and in 1917. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/russia-rebellion-prigozhin-1917-kornilov.html
Read MoreWhat to Know About Kevin Spacey’s UK Trial
New York Times The actor will appear in a London courtroom on Wednesday to face a four-week trial over allegations of sexual assault. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/arts/kevin-spacey-trial-uk.html
Read MoreYour Wednesday Briefing
New York Times Prigozhin’s whereabouts. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/briefing/prigozhin-belarus-russia-greece.html
Read MoreGerman Defense Minister Vows Stronger Geopolitical Role Ahead of U.S. Visit
New York Times In an interview before his first official trip to Washington, Boris Pistorius made clear he is intent on helping the United States by taking a more assertive stance. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/german-defense-minister-pistorius-stronger-geopolitical-role.html
Read MorePutin Casts Rebellion as Proof of Russian Solidity as Belarus Takes Prigozhin In
New York Times Belarus said it had taken in the mercenary boss Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and might welcome his Wagner troops, while Russia dropped a criminal investigation of him for the weekend uprising. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/prigozhin-putin-lukashenko-wagner.html
Read MoreE.U. Border Agency Considers Pulling Out of Greece Over Migrant Abuses
New York Times Days after the deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean in years, an E.U. official said that Greek authorities continue violating the rights of migrants. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/greece-migrants-eu.html
Read MoreRussian Missile Strike Hits Kramatorsk Restaurant, Killing At Least 4
New York Times More than 40 people were wounded in the strike, which hit a popular restaurant in Kramatorsk’s city center at dinnertime. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/missile-kramatorsk-ukraine-restaurant.html
Read MoreA Proto-Pizza Emerges from a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall
New York Times That doughy disc with delectable toppings seen in a 2,000-year-old painting is not a pizza, experts insist. But can we get one delivered anyway? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/pizza-mural-pompeii.html
Read MoreKlimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Brings $108.4 Million, Auction Record for the Artist
New York Times The price was the highest for a public sale in Europe, beating the $104.3 million that a Giacometti sculpture brought in 2010. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/arts/design/klimt-lady-with-a-fan-auction.html
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