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| France, Prince Louis, Iceland: Your Monday Briefing | France, Prince Louis, Iceland: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Protests in France and Russia, a European corruption scandal and a daring escape in Iceland. Here’s the latest: | Protests in France and Russia, a European corruption scandal and a daring escape in Iceland. Here’s the latest: |
| • Anger toward powerful leaders erupted into huge street protests in France and Russia this weekend. But if the protest symbols were similar, the starkly different official reactions underlined just how far apart the two countries are in terms of democratic liberties. | • Anger toward powerful leaders erupted into huge street protests in France and Russia this weekend. But if the protest symbols were similar, the starkly different official reactions underlined just how far apart the two countries are in terms of democratic liberties. |
| In Paris, thousands danced, picnicked and railed against President Emmanuel Macron’s push to cut worker protections and increase police powers. Demonstrators, above, depicted Mr. Macron as a king ruling over a “soft dictatorship.” But the atmosphere was largely festive, in contrast with violent May Day protests in France last week. | In Paris, thousands danced, picnicked and railed against President Emmanuel Macron’s push to cut worker protections and increase police powers. Demonstrators, above, depicted Mr. Macron as a king ruling over a “soft dictatorship.” But the atmosphere was largely festive, in contrast with violent May Day protests in France last week. |
| In Russia, Vladimir Putin’s fourth inauguration as president today has been prefigured by peaceful protests across the nation — and the arrests of more than 2,000 people. Clearly, not all Russians are acquiescing to his rollback of the freedoms won after the breakup of the Soviet Union. | In Russia, Vladimir Putin’s fourth inauguration as president today has been prefigured by peaceful protests across the nation — and the arrests of more than 2,000 people. Clearly, not all Russians are acquiescing to his rollback of the freedoms won after the breakup of the Soviet Union. |
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| • Bribes, jewelry and prostitutes. | • Bribes, jewelry and prostitutes. |
| Those are just some of the illicit offerings members of the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly are accused of accepting in return for silencing discussion of human rights violations in Azerbaijan. | Those are just some of the illicit offerings members of the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly are accused of accepting in return for silencing discussion of human rights violations in Azerbaijan. |
| Now, European governments are demanding punishment for the lawmakers, including a senator in Spain’s conservative governing party, Pedro Agramunt, above right. | Now, European governments are demanding punishment for the lawmakers, including a senator in Spain’s conservative governing party, Pedro Agramunt, above right. |
| The corruption scandal is threatening to become one of the biggest credibility tests of the council, founded decades ago to help protect human rights and the rule of law in Europe. | The corruption scandal is threatening to become one of the biggest credibility tests of the council, founded decades ago to help protect human rights and the rule of law in Europe. |
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| • “Knives, knives, knives, knives.” | • “Knives, knives, knives, knives.” |
| That was President Trump, taking a jab at London’s crime rate as he defended gun ownership in the United States at a National Rifle Association conference, above, where he called a London hospital “a war zone for horrible stabbing wounds.” | That was President Trump, taking a jab at London’s crime rate as he defended gun ownership in the United States at a National Rifle Association conference, above, where he called a London hospital “a war zone for horrible stabbing wounds.” |
| Britons reacted to Mr. Trump’s suggestion that guns could solve Britain’s rise in knife violence with ridicule and disgust. His speech dashed any hope that he would adopt a more conciliatory tone toward the country before his visit in July. | Britons reacted to Mr. Trump’s suggestion that guns could solve Britain’s rise in knife violence with ridicule and disgust. His speech dashed any hope that he would adopt a more conciliatory tone toward the country before his visit in July. |
| Meanwhile, for our royal watchers out there, Kensington Palace released the first official photographs of the fifth in line to the throne, Prince Louis. Meghan Markle, whose parents are divorced, successfully lobbied for her mother to be part of her wedding to Prince Harry on May 19, a departure from tradition. | |
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| • A crisis in plain sight. | • A crisis in plain sight. |
| Researchers say that more than a billion people around the world need eyeglasses but don’t have them. (Some estimates put the figure closer to 2.5 billion.) | Researchers say that more than a billion people around the world need eyeglasses but don’t have them. (Some estimates put the figure closer to 2.5 billion.) |
| Our reporter went to India, where experts say a significant number of India’s roughly 200,000 annual traffic deaths are tied to poor vision, to see how doctors, nonprofits and companies are trying to catapult the issue onto the global development agenda. Above, a mobile eye examination camp in Tamil Nadu, India. | Our reporter went to India, where experts say a significant number of India’s roughly 200,000 annual traffic deaths are tied to poor vision, to see how doctors, nonprofits and companies are trying to catapult the issue onto the global development agenda. Above, a mobile eye examination camp in Tamil Nadu, India. |
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| • In Iceland, a man held for questioning in a $2 million theft of Bitcoin-mining computers easily escaped a low-security prison, above. Now, after an international manhunt, he’s glad to be back. “Icelandic prisons are a hotel,” he said. | • In Iceland, a man held for questioning in a $2 million theft of Bitcoin-mining computers easily escaped a low-security prison, above. Now, after an international manhunt, he’s glad to be back. “Icelandic prisons are a hotel,” he said. |
| • The E.U. is introducing some of the strictest online privacy rules in the world. Here’s what they mean for you. | • The E.U. is introducing some of the strictest online privacy rules in the world. Here’s what they mean for you. |
| • The world’s most powerful regulator: Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s competition commissioner, is a Dane who has ordered American tech companies to pay billions of dollars in fines and back taxes (and she may become president of the European Commission). | • The world’s most powerful regulator: Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s competition commissioner, is a Dane who has ordered American tech companies to pay billions of dollars in fines and back taxes (and she may become president of the European Commission). |
| • The Bank of England’s decision on interest rates, developers’ conferences at Google and Microsoft and a (possibly final) push on Nafta talks are among the headlines to watch for this week. | • The Bank of England’s decision on interest rates, developers’ conferences at Google and Microsoft and a (possibly final) push on Nafta talks are among the headlines to watch for this week. |
| • “Orwellian nonsense” is how the U.S. described the Chinese government’s order for 36 airline companies to purge their websites of references to Macau, Taiwan and Hong Kong as separate countries. But China pushed back, saying that’s the price of doing business there. | • “Orwellian nonsense” is how the U.S. described the Chinese government’s order for 36 airline companies to purge their websites of references to Macau, Taiwan and Hong Kong as separate countries. But China pushed back, saying that’s the price of doing business there. |
| • Rupert Murdoch and Walmart’s Walton family collectively lost hundreds of millions of dollars investing in Theranos, the Silicon Valley blood-testing company accused of sweeping fraud. | • Rupert Murdoch and Walmart’s Walton family collectively lost hundreds of millions of dollars investing in Theranos, the Silicon Valley blood-testing company accused of sweeping fraud. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The Swedish Academy announced that for the first time in 69 years it would postpone awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature, an extraordinary reckoning for the cultural institution as it faces a major sexual misconduct scandal. Instead, two will be awarded in 2019. Above, Jean-Claude Arnault, the man who has been accused, and his wife, Katarina Frostenson, a member of the academy. [The New York Times] | • The Swedish Academy announced that for the first time in 69 years it would postpone awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature, an extraordinary reckoning for the cultural institution as it faces a major sexual misconduct scandal. Instead, two will be awarded in 2019. Above, Jean-Claude Arnault, the man who has been accused, and his wife, Katarina Frostenson, a member of the academy. [The New York Times] |
| • Turkey’s leading independent newspaper went back to work after 14 of its staff members were convicted of aiding terrorism. But employees worry about its future amid a crackdown by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [The New York Times] | • Turkey’s leading independent newspaper went back to work after 14 of its staff members were convicted of aiding terrorism. But employees worry about its future amid a crackdown by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [The New York Times] |
| • In Germany, nearly 36,000 people joined an online protest against a pivotal secondary-school English exam for using outdated language that led many to panic about their futures. [The New York Times] | • In Germany, nearly 36,000 people joined an online protest against a pivotal secondary-school English exam for using outdated language that led many to panic about their futures. [The New York Times] |
| • A chemical weapons watchdog corrected estimates on the amount of nerve agent used in an attack on a former Russian spy in Britain. [The New York Times] | • A chemical weapons watchdog corrected estimates on the amount of nerve agent used in an attack on a former Russian spy in Britain. [The New York Times] |
| • The European Commission has allotted 12 million euros to provide young citizens of the E.U. with free InterRail passes to travel through the Continent this summer. [The New York Times] | • The European Commission has allotted 12 million euros to provide young citizens of the E.U. with free InterRail passes to travel through the Continent this summer. [The New York Times] |
| • In Britain, Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party emerged relatively unscathed from local elections, despite troubles over Brexit and a recent cabinet resignation. [The New York Times] | • In Britain, Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party emerged relatively unscathed from local elections, despite troubles over Brexit and a recent cabinet resignation. [The New York Times] |
| • Rudolph Giuliani, President Trump’s new lawyer, said Mr. Trump could invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying in the special counsel’s Russia investigation. [The New York Times] | • Rudolph Giuliani, President Trump’s new lawyer, said Mr. Trump could invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying in the special counsel’s Russia investigation. [The New York Times] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Recipe of the day: Classic chicken Marsala ready in 30 minutes. | • Recipe of the day: Classic chicken Marsala ready in 30 minutes. |
| • Feeling burned out? Here are three things that can help. | • Feeling burned out? Here are three things that can help. |
| • 5 cheap(ish) things you need for travel. | • 5 cheap(ish) things you need for travel. |
| • The rug route: A writer took a road trip through Romania in search of kilims, the country’s traditional textile, and the people who still weave them. | • The rug route: A writer took a road trip through Romania in search of kilims, the country’s traditional textile, and the people who still weave them. |
| • In memoriam: Wanda Wilkomirska, 89, an acclaimed Polish violinist who was one of the country’s most popular cultural exports in the Soviet era. | • In memoriam: Wanda Wilkomirska, 89, an acclaimed Polish violinist who was one of the country’s most popular cultural exports in the Soviet era. |
| • Q. & A. We spoke with Sofija Stefanovic, the author of “Miss Ex-Yugoslavia,” the story of her early childhood in a country that no longer exists and her later years in Australia, where her family moved to get away from political tensions. | • Q. & A. We spoke with Sofija Stefanovic, the author of “Miss Ex-Yugoslavia,” the story of her early childhood in a country that no longer exists and her later years in Australia, where her family moved to get away from political tensions. |
| The happy couple, one a British royal and the other a commoner. A much-anticipated May wedding. | The happy couple, one a British royal and the other a commoner. A much-anticipated May wedding. |
| But this is not Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It was Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, and Antony Armstrong-Jones, a photographer, who were married on May 6, 1960. | But this is not Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It was Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, and Antony Armstrong-Jones, a photographer, who were married on May 6, 1960. |
| Then as now, there was heightened interest across the Atlantic, and The Times had a front-page photo and story. | Then as now, there was heightened interest across the Atlantic, and The Times had a front-page photo and story. |
| Here’s how we covered the day: | Here’s how we covered the day: |
| We wrote about the crowds who waited to see the couple on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. | We wrote about the crowds who waited to see the couple on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. |
| There were tales of royal weddings that did not go smoothly and gifts from afar. | There were tales of royal weddings that did not go smoothly and gifts from afar. |
| More than a dozen short items covered the details of the day, including tiara trouble and a bomb scare. | More than a dozen short items covered the details of the day, including tiara trouble and a bomb scare. |
| We had drawings of the guests and the clothes, including a going-away hat shaped “like a soufflé.” | We had drawings of the guests and the clothes, including a going-away hat shaped “like a soufflé.” |
| And, finally, a television piece marveled at the BBC’s coverage and noted, “Thanks to videotape and jet airplanes, pictures of live quality were shown on North American screens only six to seven hours after the event had occurred in London.” | And, finally, a television piece marveled at the BBC’s coverage and noted, “Thanks to videotape and jet airplanes, pictures of live quality were shown on North American screens only six to seven hours after the event had occurred in London.” |
| The couple split after 16 years. | The couple split after 16 years. |
| Sarah Anderson wrote Today’s Back Story. | Sarah Anderson wrote Today’s Back Story. |
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