The four decades that still define our world July 20, 2021 Europe IFTTT NYT NYTimes A new book examines how the period between 1490 and 1530 marks perhaps the most pivotal turning point in history. +
Boris Johnson’s ex-top aide accuses British leader of putting queen at risk early in the pandemic July 20, 2021 Europe grossly incompetent in a BBC interview. IFTTT NYT NYTimes Dominic Cummings painted Johnson as reckless +
France Passes Climate Law, but Critics Say It Falls Short July 20, 2021 IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes requires more vegetarian school meals and curbs wasteful plastic packaging. But activists say it’s not enough. The law bans some short flights +
Power Game: Thomas Bach’s Iron Grip on the Olympics July 20, 2021 even in a pandemic How a former fencer wielded diplomacy and guile to drag the Games across the finish line IFTTT like it or not. NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
In aftermath of the devastating floods, Germans wonder what more could have been done July 20, 2021 Europe IFTTT NYT NYTimes At least 165 people died in flooding in Germany alone with some decrying a “system failure” in the country. +
In aftermath of the devastating floods, Germans wonder what more could have been done July 20, 2021 Europe IFTTT NYT NYTimes At least 165 people died in flooding in Germany alone with some decrying a “system failure” in the country. +
Hungary’s spyware scandal is a crisis for Europe July 19, 2021 but it grew all the more urgent in the wake of the sprawling revelations of the Pegasus Project. Europe IFTTT NYT NYTimes The dilemma that Hungary represents for the European Union is not new +
Your Tuesday Briefing July 19, 2021 Flooding death toll hits 196. IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Andrew Lloyd Webber Delays ‘Cinderella’ Musical in West End July 19, 2021 IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The composer and producer blamed Britain’s coronavirus restrictions for the delay. +
Kurt Westergaard, 86, Dies; His Muhammad Cartoon Sparked Outrage July 19, 2021 A caricature that many Muslims considered blasphemous prompted a debate over free speech and a massacre at the offices of a Paris magazine. IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
England's Reopening Loosens Covid-19 Restrictions Amid Rising Cases July 19, 2021 IFTTT In a breathtaking gamble NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes the country has now lifted all but a few pandemic restrictions. +
On England’s ‘Freedom Day,’ Rising Virus Cases and a Prime Minister in Isolation July 19, 2021 IFTTT In a breathtaking gamble NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes the country has now lifted all but a few pandemic restrictions. +
On England’s ‘Freedom Day,’ masks come off at nightclubs, even as coronavirus cases approach peak July 19, 2021 Europe IFTTT NYT NYTimes Boris Johnson’s government is convinced that vaccines will provide sufficient protection as restrictions are dropped. +