Europe – Page 530 – Prologue Journal

Reports of a Lioness Near Berlin Prompt a Sprawling Search

New York Times People were encouraged to stay home after the police received calls and a video of a wild cat believed to be a lioness in a town along the German capital’s southwest boundary. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/lioness-berlin-germany.html

What Russia’s Grain Deal Actions Mean for Ukraine

New York Times Moscow withdrew from a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain across the Black Sea despite a wartime blockade, and warned that ships sailing around Ukrainian ports would be seen as military targets. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/russia-ukraine-grain-deal-black-sea.html

Europe Embraces the Siesta to Deal With the Intense Heat Wave

New York Times The siesta, a sacred afternoon break in Spain, was once mocked as lazy. But now, countries like Germany, which were among the siesta haters, are taking another look. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/heat-wave-siesta-spain-germany.html

Roald Dahl Museum Calls Author’s Racism ‘Undeniable and Indelible’

New York Times A museum in England devoted to the best-selling children’s author, who died in 1990, condemned his antisemitic views. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/books/roald-dahl-museum-anti-semitism-racism.html

For Europe’s Older Population, Heat Is the New Covid

New York Times Scorching temperatures have threatened the health of the elderly and pushed them inside, while governments are trying to take extraordinary steps to protect them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/heat-elderly.html

Wagner Fighters Are Training Troops on the Border With Poland, Belarus Says

New York Times The Belarusian defense ministry said the country’s special operations units had been jointly training with Wagner for a week at a military range near the city of Brest. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/belarus-wagner-fighters-poland-border.html

British By-elections: What to Know

New York Times Three seats in Parliament recently occupied by Conservatives are up for grabs in an election that may show which way the political winds are blowing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/uk-by-elections-johnson-sunak.html

Ukrainian Children With Cancer Fight Their Own War Within a War

New York Times The war with Russia compounds the struggles of pediatric cancer patients and their families, but it has also prompted positive changes in treatment in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/ukraine-children-cancer-war.html

Theme Park’s Selective History Appeals to a New Spanish Nationalism

New York Times Puy du Fou España has drawn visitors with spectacular shows about Spanish history. But part of its success lies in what goes unsaid. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/spain-history-puy-du-fou.html

Stranded in Tunisia, Migrants Wait for Death

New York Times Tunisia has pushed African migrants to scorching no-man’s lands along its borders with little food and water. Under a deal with the European Union, Tunisia agreed to tighten border controls in exchange for aid. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/africa/tunisia-african-migrants.html