Europe

Novak Djokovic Completes Career Grand Slam, Wins French Open

7:07pm June 06, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Courtney Nguyen, senior writer with WTA Insider, about Djokovic's win at the French Open. He became the first male player to win the sport's Grand Slam in almost 50 years.

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London's First Muslim Mayor Faces Challenges Amid Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

6:13pm June 06, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

He's the child of Pakistani immigrants, the son of a bus driver, a human rights lawyer — and London's first Muslim mayor. Sadiq Khan's election flies in the face of rising anti-Muslim and anti-migrant sentiment, and folks in his southeast London neighborhood are thrilled. His next test will be trying to push through his ambitious platform of affordable housing and better public transport in a time of spending cuts.

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British Playwright Peter Shaffer, Who Wrote 'Equus,' Dies At 90

6:08pm June 06, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Playwright Peter Shaffer has died. He was best known for Equus and Amadeus, both of which became movies.

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A giant poster in Geneva reading "What would you do if your income was taken care of?" ahead of Switzerland's vote on a proposed "basic income" set the Guinness World Record for the largest poster ever printed.

Swiss Voters Reject Guaranteed-Income Proposal

5:43pm June 06, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Voters took a dim view of a plan that would have mandated a basic monthly income for all of Switzerland's 8.1 million residents, regardless of employment status.

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France Faces Multiple Challenges Of Floods, Strikes And Now Soccer

5:19pm June 04, 2016

France had already been dealing with crippling strikes when the Seine River flooded. Now, as the country prepares to host the UEFA European soccer championship, police say they are overstretched.

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Alexander Perepilichny Helped Expose Fraud In Russia. Then He Ended Up Dead

5:19pm June 04, 2016

Russian businessman Alexander Perepilichny blew the whistle on a tax fraud scheme, then died mysteriously in 2012 in England. Luke Harding of The Guardian has an update on the investigation.

A map provided by the Halve Maan brewery in Bruges, Belgium, shows the projected path of a beer pipeline, from the brewery (lower right) to its bottling plant.

A Beer, A Plan, A Pipeline: Belgian Brewer Will Funnel Beer 2 Miles Away

3:14pm June 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

When he launched his plan last spring, brewery CEO Xavier Vanneste said it was "no longer sustainable" to rely on trucks to cope with its growing production levels.

How Should You Look At The Jobs Report? Try These Different Angles

8:55am June 04, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

The latest monthly jobs report showed a sharp slowdown in hiring. Economists, who didn't see the drop coming, suggest reasons ranging from a workers' strike to presidential politics.

Posters touting the Women Priests Project along a wall.

Seizing On Pope's Remarks, Women Meet In Rome To Discuss Female Priesthood

8:30am June 04, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis broke a Catholic Church taboo last month when he said he would create a commission to study whether women can serve as deacons — as they did in early Christianity.

Guta and Mayer Rak with their daughter, Eda, in 1947. Eda was born in Lodz, Poland, when the Raks briefly returned to their home country after the end of World War II.

Tea, Pride, Mystery: For One Family That Fled The Nazis, A Tin Canister Held It All

5:08pm June 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Last month, we reported on a mug that hid jewelry from Nazi eyes. Now a family shares their own story of a tea canister carried from Poland to Siberia to America — with the possibility of gold inside.