Category: Europe
Nazi Cloud Hangs Over One of the Largest Jewelry Sales in History
New York Times The gems in Christie’s huge sale next week come from the estate of a woman whose husband bought businesses from Jews pressured to sell because of Nazi persecution. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/arts/design/heidi-horten-jewelry-christies-nazi-era.html
Read MoreArtist of Black Portraiture Leads Turner Prize Shortlist
New York Times The nominees for the prestigious art award also include a sculptor, a humorous installation artist and a filmmaker whose work explored the impact of the pandemic. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/arts/design/turner-prize-shortlist.html
Read MoreHeat Pump Maker in Germany Agrees to U.S. Deal, but Berlin Has Questions
New York Times Carrier Global Corp., plans to acquire a unit of Viessmann Group that produces heat pumps, seen in Berlin as the heating solution for Germany’s green future. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/world/europe/germany-review-viessmann-carrier-heat-pumps.html
Read MoreEduard Habsburg, Hungary’s Ambassador to Pope, Has Offbeat Résumé
New York Times Eduard Habsburg, Viktor Orban’s man at the Vatican, took the post after a career as a zombie movie screenwriter, novelist and cartoon producer. “I can get along with anybody,” says the descendant of emperors. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/world/europe/hungary-habsburg-ambassador-vatican.html
Read MoreWhat Soledar’s Salt, Lost in the Fight for Bakhmut, Means to Ukraine
New York Times Soledar, crushed in Russia’s long assault on Bakhmut, was only a little town. But its salt is a national staple, and a matter of pride. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/world/europe/ukraine-soledar-salt.html
Read MoreYour Thursday Briefing
New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/briefing/xi-jinping-libya-pope-women.html
Read MoreChina’s Xi and Ukraine’s Zelensky Hold Talks
New York Times Volodymyr Zelensky has urged discussions with Xi Jinping since the Russian invasion, but in its official account of the phone call, China left out two words: “Russia” and “war.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/world/europe/ukraine-xi-zelensly-talks.html
Read MoreA reporting team for an Italian newspaper comes under fire in South Ukraine, and one journalist is killed.
New York Times Another reporter was hospitalized in the city of Kherson and described the attack to the paper, La Repubblica. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/world/europe/journalist-killed-ukraine-italian-newspaper.html
Read MoreBerlin to Review Sale of Heat Pump Maker to U.S. Firm
New York Times Carrier Global Corp., plans to acquire a unit of Viessmann Group that produces heat pumps, seen in Berlin as the heating solution for Germany’s green future. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/world/europe/germany-review-viessmann-carrier-deal.html
Read MoreWhere Were the Gatekeepers?
New York Times Finding lessons in the firing of Tucker Carlson. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/world/europe/interpreter-tucker-carlson-populism.html
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