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'Brexit' Vote Worries Britons Living In Germany

4:59am April 21, 2016

by Esme Nicholson

Nearly 2 million Britons live in continental Europe, and many are concerned that their lives will be adversely affected if Britain chooses to leave the European Union in a referendum in June.

Patrons at The Bunyadi will dine by candlelight at natural wooden tables. Oh, and they'll be naked.

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A New Naked Restaurant Says It Has An 8,000-Person Waiting List To Dine

8:55pm April 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The pop-up restaurant, to be called The Bunyadi, promises naturally prepared food and natural decor — as well as all-natural patrons. The restaurant opens in June in London.

The King Drinks, by the 17th century artist Jacob Jordaens, illustrates a feasting scene from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The Shakespearean larder teems with intriguing-sounding food.

Cooking With The Bard: We Suss Out Shakespeare's Forgotten Foods

5:04pm April 20, 2016

by Anne Bramley

References to obscure foods abound in Shakespeare. Know your codlings from carbonadoes? Your umbles from jumbles? We crack open Renaissance cookbooks to figure out how to feast like the Bard.

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U.N. Refugee Agency Investigates Alleged Drowning Of Nearly 500 Migrants

4:29pm April 20, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Ariadne Spanaki, who works for the United Nations refugee agency in Kalamata, Greece, about the drowning of as many as 500 migrants last week between Libya and Italy in the Mediterranean Sea.

EU Charges Google For Unfairly Leveraging Android Operating System

4:29pm April 20, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

NPR's Aarti Shahani reports that the European Union lodged new charges against Google, claiming the tech giant violated anti-trust laws by giving preferential treatment to its own Android operating system.

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500 People May Have Died In Latest Boat Sinking, U.N. Refugee Agency Says

4:00pm April 20, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Smugglers tried to transfer more than 100 people onto an already crowded boat at sea, according to survivors of what could be one of the worst recent catastrophes suffered by refugees and migrants.

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Ukraine-Russian Deal May Free Jailed Pilot

3:59pm April 20, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

The woman, Nadezhda Savchenko, was a military pilot captured during the war in Eastern Ukraine, and her case has become a symbol of the conflict between the two countries.

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EU Files New Antitrust Charges Against Google Over Android Apps

12:59pm April 20, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

It's the latest case against big U.S. companies by European regulators, who have also targeted Apple, Starbucks, Amazon and Intel.

Faithful Mattress Will Squeal On A Cheating Partner

7:16am April 20, 2016

A new mattress on sale in Spain will alert you if your partner is being unfaithful. You will learn of the cheating on a mobile app. The "smartress" is equipped with a lover detection system.

Oldest Message In A Bottle Washes Ashore In Germany

7:08am April 20, 2016

After 108 years at sea, the bottle was spotted. The note inside read: "return to the British Marine Biology Association." The bottle had been tossed out as part of an experiment into currents.

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