Europe – Page 95 – Prologue Journal

Compassion or Coercion? Britain’s Emotional Debate Over Assisted Dying.

New York Times As lawmakers prepare to vote on legalizing assisted suicide for the terminally ill in England and Wales, an intense public discussion has unfolded. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/world/europe/uk-assisted-dying-suicide.html

Starbucks Among Companies Affected by Ransomware Attack

New York Times Blue Yonder, which provides supply chain management software for thousands of companies, said a cyberattack had disrupted some services. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/business/blue-yonder-ransomware-attack-starbucks.html

Breyten Breytenbach, Dissident South African-Born Writer, Dies at 85

New York Times He wrote poetry in Afrikaans and prose in English in his fight against apartheid, an effort that landed him in jail for seven years and in Paris as an expatriate. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/world/africa/breyten-breytenbach-dead.html

Russia Fires Record Number of Drones in Overnight Assault, Ukraine Says

New York Times The assault, which the Ukrainian Air Force said involved 188 drones, came as both sides intensify air bombardments. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/world/europe/ukraine-russia-drone-attack.html

Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.

New York Times Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/climate/denmark-methane-farm-animal-tax.html

A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris Muddies Election

New York Times A fumbled meeting with a voter may dent Simon Harris’s popularity. But his coalition government’s main opposition, the nationalist party Sinn Fein, will likely remain locked out of power. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/world/europe/ireland-election-simon-harris-voter-video-sinn-fein.html

Tuesday Briefing

New York Times Talks on a truce between Israel and Lebanon. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/briefing/truce-trump-storm-bert.html

A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris Muddies Election

As Russia Advances in Ukraine, a Cop Has to Flee City After City

New York Times For Volodymyr Nikulin, being a wartime police officer means aiding evacuees, surviving a shrapnel wound and tackling looters. It also means quickly switching cities when one falls to the invaders. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/world/europe/ukraine-donbas-wartime-policing.html

Book Review: ‘Freedom,’ by Angela Merkel

New York Times In her memoir, the former German chancellor reflects on her political rise and defends her record as the outlook for her country turns grim. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/books/review/freedom-angela-merkel.html