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World Front Pages As Ukraine Marks Independence Day & 6 Months Of War

Ukraine is marking a somber independence day that coincides with the six-month milestone of the Russian invasion. Here’s how newspapers around the world are covering the event.

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Every year on August 24, Ukraine celebrates its 1991 independence from the Soviet Union. The anniversary of the peaceful transition is traditionally marked by military parades and other displays of patriotic pride across the country.

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But this year, celebrations will be subdued, as the event coincides with the grim milestone of six months since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of the country.

With the conflict at an impasse and the specter of renewed Russian attacks looming over Ukraine, here's how newspapers across the world are covering the six-month milestone:

POLAND - Gazeta Wyborcza

“A parade of Russian wrecks” — Gazeta Wyborcza

THE NETHERLANDS - De Volkskrant

"Hit hard, grown strong” —De Volkskrant

GREECE - E Kathimerini

"Fights on Independence Day" - E Kathimerini

BELGIUM - Le Soir

"How the Ukraine invasion shook the world” - Le Soir

GERMANY - Rheinische Post

“6 months of war” — Rheinische Post

LUXEMBOURG - Luxemburger Wort

"Death, suffering and destruction” — Luxemburger Wort

SWITZERLAND - Tages-Anzeiger

"6 months of war: Kyiv afraid on its national holiday” — Tages-Anzeiger

AUSTRIA - Kleine Zeitung

"Six months of war: the grueling struggle for freedom” — Kleine Zeitung

FRANCE - Libération

“6 months of conflict in Ukraine: Life in war” — Libération

PORTUGAL - Público

"“The war that was supposed to be quick has now been going on for six months” — Público

COLOMBIA - El Espectador

“No wind of peace” — El Espectador

MEXICO -

"Half a year at war” — Diario 24 Horas

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Meet Blanca Alsogaray, The First Woman To Win Cuba's "Oscar Of Cigars"

For the first time, Cuba's prestigious annual cigar festival recognized a woman, Alsogaray, owner of an iconic cigar shop in Buenos Aires, as the top representative of this celebrated lifeline of the Cuban economy.

Alsogaray smoking a cigar at her shop in Buenos Aires

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Mariana Iglesias

BUENOS AIRES — Cigars are traditionally reserved for a man's world. But this year, for the first time, a Latin American woman has won one of three awards given at the 23rd Habano Festival in Cuba.

Every year since 2000, the Festival has gathered the top players in the world of Cuban cigars including sellers, distributors, specialists and aficionados. A prize is given to an outstanding personality in one of three areas: production, communication and sales. The latter went to Blanca Alsogaray, owner of the Buenos Aires shop La Casa del Habano. She says these prizes are not unlike the "Oscars of cigars."

"It's a sexist world for sure, but I won," she said of a prize which was called "Habano Man" (Hombre habano) until this year, when the word was changed for her.

"It recognizes a lifetime's work, which I consider so important as Argentina isn't an easy place for business, and less so being a woman." She was competing with two men. "In truth," she added. "I really do deserve it."

Alsogaray opened her shop in 1993. At the time there were only two sellers anywhere of Cuba's premium, hand-rolled cigars, the other one being in Mexico. Now habanos are sold in 150 outlets worldwide. "I want to celebrate these 30 years, and the prize. We're going to have a big party," she said. The firm celebrated its 30th anniversary on May 16.

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