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Same-Sex Couples Strive For Marriage Rights In Every EU Country

2:34pm July 28, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The European Union has standards for labor, trade and sanitation, but same-sex marriage is left to member states. Only about a dozen EU countries recognize such unions.

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Searching For The Golden Snitch At First European Quidditch Games

11:04am July 28, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block talks to tournament director Karen Kumaki about the inaugural Quidditch European Games, taking place this weekend in Sarteano, Italy.

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Flags of member nations wave outside NATO headquarters in Brussels. For just the fifth time in its 66-year history, NATO ambassadors met in an emergency, Article 4 session to gauge the threat that the so-called Islamic State poses to Turkey.

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NATO Says It Stands With Turkey In Fight Against ISIS

10:02am July 28, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

After it began an air campaign against the so-called Islamic State, Turkey called a meeting of the 27 allies to raise the possibility of a need for NATO involvement.

Fiat Chrysler Fined $105 Million For Failing To Complete Recalls

7:24pm July 27, 2015

by Jason Margolis

The company will pay up to $105 million in fines for failing to fix recalled vehicles in a timely manner. The automaker also agreed to pay top trade-in value for many cars that were subject to recall.

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Well-Off Baby Boomers Know How To Binge Drink, Too

5:35pm July 27, 2015

by Ina Yang

Think binge drinking, and college students downing cheap beer from red cups come into mind. But healthy affluent adults over 50 are more likely to drink dangerously than their peers.

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Analyst: Angry French Farmers Will Have To Adapt To Globalization

2:03pm July 27, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

French farmers demanding higher prices for meat and milk have brought chaos to the country's vacation season by holding protests and blocking roads across the country.

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The author (second from left) with her uncle Thanassis Kakissis (far left), sister, Amalia, and father, Giorgos, during a family visit to Athens in 1979.

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Covering Greece: When It's Not Just A Story, It's Personal

11:28pm July 26, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Reporter Joanna Kakissis was born in Greece but raised in the U.S. She returned to Greece in 2010 as the country's economic crisis began. She describes covering a story that often hits close to home.

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A shop owner arranges his goods in central Athens on Monday. Greek banks have reopened, but capital controls remain in place.

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Struggling Greek Businesses Choked By Money Controls

11:08pm July 26, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

They're facing a double whammy. Not only do customers have less money to spend, but businesses can no longer pay their foreign suppliers for goods and raw materials. Many fear they'll have to close.

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Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain, with the race leader's yellow jersey, celebrates his overall victory on the podium after the 109.5-km (68 mile) final 21st stage of the 102nd Tour de France.

British Cyclist Chris Froome Wins Tour De France

2:57pm July 26, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The 30-year-old repeats his 2013 victory, beating back a late-stage attack by Colombian Nairo Quintana.

Georg Kapsch, President of the Federation of Austrian Industry, holds an issue of The Economist during a news conference in Vienna last year. Britain's Pearson PLC says it's in talks to sell its 50 percent share in The Economist Group.

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Britain's Pearson In Talks To Sell Stake In The Economist Group

3:45pm July 25, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The announcement comes just days after the publisher said it was selling The Financial Times.