Europe – Page 99 – Prologue Journal

When the Paris Olympics Begin, the Seine Is His Stage

New York Times To open the Games, the theater director Thomas Jolly has masterminded a spectacular waterborne ceremony depicting 12 scenes from French history. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/olympics/thomas-jolly-olympics-opening-ceremony.html

Salt Lake City Will Host 2034 Winter Olympics

New York Times The Utah capital’s victory was ratified only after Olympic officials threatened to pull the Games if the U.S. authorities undermined the World Anti-Doping Agency. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/olympics/salt-lake-city-winter-olympics-2034.html

Paris, City of Light and Shadows, Is Redrawn for the Olympics

New York Times The Games will usher visitors through France’s history, with events at the Grand Palais and Versailles. But, as host, Paris is also becoming a new city. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/olympics/paris-history-change.html

The Ultimate Italy Experience: Making Pasta with Nonnas

New York Times In a small town near Rome, real nonnas teach the dying art of making farfalle, ravioli and other forms with a rolling pin, some flour and eggs. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/travel/pasta-making-italy-grandmothers.html

Germany Bans Islamic Group, Accusing it of Supporting Hezbollah

New York Times The authorities also searched dozens of properties linked to the Islamic Center Hamburg, which has long faced accusations of being a front for the Iranian government. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/europe/germany-hamburg-islamist-ban-hezbollah.html

Mediterranean Drought Forces a Hard Choice: Who Gets the Water?

New York Times Parts of southern Italy and other countries in the region are experiencing one of their worst droughts in decades. The authorities say they are working to at least save tourism. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/europe/drought-farming-tourism.html

Wednesday Briefing

New York Times Kamala Harris’s rally in Wisconsin. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/briefing/kamala-harris-netanyahu-macron.html

Beefed-Up Olympics Security Thins Out Tourists, Squeezing Merchants

New York Times French businesses had hoped the Games would bring an economic boom, but metal fences and police checkpoints have turned some areas of Paris into dead zones. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/business/olympics-paris-tourists-small-business.html

Mediterranean Drought Forces a Hard Choice: Who Gets the Water?

New York Times Parts of Southern Italy and other countries in the region are experiencing one of their worst droughts in decades. The authorities say they are working to at least save tourism. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/europe/after-losing-crops-to-drought-sicily-fears-losing-tourism-too.html

Ukrainians Are Turning to ‘Death Doulas’ Amid War With Russia

New York Times The work of those who guide people coping with acute grief has grown in importance in war-torn Ukraine, where death has become a daily reality since the Russian invasion. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/europe/ukraine-death-doula-russia-war.html