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Mary Quant, the Mother of the Miniskirt, Dies at 93

New York Times As a designer, clad in her signature playclothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a distinctive bob, she epitomized the style of London’s Swinging Sixties. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/fashion/mary-quant-dead.html

Inside Bakhmut: Pushed into a corner, the Ukrainian military is determined to hold out.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/inside-bakhmut-pushed-into-a-corner-the-ukrainian-military-is-determined-to-hold-out.html

Protests Persist in France as Macron’s Pension Law Nears Last Hurdle

New York Times A constitutional ruling expected on Friday may be the final legal obstacle for President Emmanuel Macron’s push to increase the retirement age. But the plan hasn’t become any more popular. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/france-pension-protests-constitutional-council.html

Cannes Film Festival 2023 Lineup Includes Wes Anderson and Todd Haynes Movies

New York Times Over 50 movies will be screened at the event, including Johnny Depp’s first major film since a defamation trial and Martin Scorsese’s latest epic. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/movies/cannes-film-festival-lineup-2023.html

Belarus Extradites Russian Man Convicted After His Daughter Drew Antiwar Picture, State Media Reports

New York Times Aleksei Moskalyov, a single father, escaped house arrest in Russia after he was charged with “discrediting” the Russian Army over the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/belarus-russia-extradition-anti-war-picture.html

People who wouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the battlefield in a U.S.-led war are active on the Ukrainian front.

New York Times People who would not be allowed anywhere near the battlefield in a U.S.-led war are active on the Ukrainian front, with ready access to American weapons. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/people-who-wouldnt-be-allowed-anywhere-near-the-battlefield-in-a-us-led-war-are-active-on-the-ukrainian-front.html

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Category: Europe

Mary Quant, the Mother of the Miniskirt, Dies at 93

Inside Bakhmut: Pushed into a corner, the Ukrainian military is determined to hold out.

Protests Persist in France as Macron’s Pension Law Nears Last Hurdle

Cannes Film Festival 2023 Lineup Includes Wes Anderson and Todd Haynes Movies

Belarus Extradites Russian Man Convicted After His Daughter Drew Antiwar Picture, State Media Reports

People who wouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the battlefield in a U.S.-led war are active on the Ukrainian front.

Jailed Russian Opposition Leader Aleksei Navalny Is Suffering From Acute Stomach Pain

Poland’s prime minister says Ukraine needs South Korean artillery shells.

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