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French Investigators Examine Wing Bit Thought To Be From Missing Airliner

8:19am August 04, 2015

by Jake Cigainero

Malaysian and French investigators meet in Paris to shape the investigation into recovered debris from the missing Malaysian airliner. The wing component found on an island in the Indian Ocean has arrived in France for analysis.

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Journalists gather at Greece's Stock Exchange as it reopens on Monday.

Greek Stocks Drop Sharply As Market Reopens For First Time Since June

3:00pm August 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

When it opened, the Athens Stock Exchange General Index plummeted from 797.52 to a new 52-week low of 615 — a drop of nearly 23 percent.

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France Refuses To Sell Two Warships To Russia

4:04pm August 02, 2015

The dispute follows Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The 1.6 billion euro helicopter carriers are sitting in French dockyards.

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Refugees line up to apply for asylum at a reception center in Berlin, Germany. Figures released last week showed that about 180,000 asylum applications were filed in the first six months of 2015, more than twice as many as in the same period last year.

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In Germany, Asylum-Seekers Could Fill A Chronic Workforce Need

4:04pm August 02, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Germany has struggled with a record number of refugees, prompting calls for increased deportations. But German businesses see an opportunity in these newcomers to ease a shortage of skilled workers.

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Traditional recipes for duck confit, or confit de canard, can require dozens of steps to prepare. David Lebovitz's fake take cuts the steps down to five.

Counterfeit Duck Confit: All Of The Flavor, Without The Labor

8:28am August 02, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

A classic French dish, confit de canard was originally a way to preserve meat, and traditional recipes can require dozens of steps to prepare. David Lebovitz's fake take cuts the steps down to five.

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Debris from an airplane that was found on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been transported to France, where technicians will try to determine whether it is from a missing airliner, Flight MH370.

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MH370 Update: Recovered Jet Section Arrives At French Lab For Testing

1:37pm August 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

After the large piece of debris was discovered on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean this week, Malaysia Airlines said it "is almost certainly part of a Boeing 777."

Kira Grunberg, seen here competing last summer, was severely injured in a training accident this week. Doctors say she is now a paraplegic.

After Devastating Injury, Austrian Pole Vaulter Is Breathing On Her Own

1:33pm August 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Doctors say the fall has left Kira Grunberg, 21, a paraplegic — a development that shocked the sports world in Europe and brought offers of emotional and financial support.

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Thousands Of Migrants Make Risky Journey From Calais, France, To U.K.

7:53pm July 31, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Maya Konforti of the humanitarian group L'Auberge des Migrants about the migrants camping out in Calais preparing to make the journey through the Channel Tunnel.

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As Migrants Attempt Trip To The U.K., Many Who Make It Are Minors

7:53pm July 31, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Peter Oakford, cabinet member for specialist children's services at Kent County Council, about the vast numbers of youth migrants crossing into the U.K.

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Ai Weiwei's original application for a six-month business visa was denied.

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U.K. Officials Instructed To Grant Ai Weiwei's Original U.K. Visa Request

5:20pm July 31, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The Home Office has apologized for denying the prominent Chinese dissident a six-month visa. He got only 20 days, because staff counted secret imprisonment as a criminal conviction.