Europe

Obama To Honor Harlem Hellfighter With Medal Of Honor

8:05am June 02, 2015

by Tom Bowman

President Obama will award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Henry Johnson, an African-American soldier whose combat bravery occurred during World War I, but whose actions were ignored for decades.

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Skeletal Horse On Trafalgar Square's 4th Plinth Is Art And A Stock Ticker

7:38pm June 01, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

A bold statue has taken up residence in London's iconic Trafalgar Square — part of a public art project that's been going on for more than a decade. The skeletal horse replaces a giant blue rooster.

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Fighting In Eastern Ukraine Appears To Be Heating Up Again

3:39pm June 01, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

While Ukrainians fear another offensive, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a measure saying that Russian military casualties during peacetime will now be considered a state secret.

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Before her surprise birthday party, Winnie Blagden said, "I'm not expecting anything marvelous, no."

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Woman Turns 100 Without Any Family, But With Thousands Of Good Wishes

12:54pm June 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

When word got out that England's Winnie Blagden would turn 100 on Sunday and had no living relatives, thousands of people sent cards and gifts.

Newlyweds resting on the Pont des Arts in Paris last year. Any hope that the love locks that cling to the famous span over the Seine would last forever will be unromantically dashed by the city council, who plan to dismantle them Monday.

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No Love Lost In Paris As 'Love Locks' To Be Cut From Bridge

2:46pm May 31, 2015

by Scott Neuman

For years, lovers have placed padlocks on the bridge and tossed the key into the Seine river as a symbol of their undying commitment to one another. But Parisian officials have a less romantic view.

#NPRreads: Gambling In The Bible Belt

1:59pm May 29, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

Also in this week's #NPRReads, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's elementary school teacher recalls the Boston bomber, a profile of Ohio's governor, Judaism in South Dakota and putting a face on the refugee crisis.

Striking French teachers hold a German flag as they take part in a nationwide protest against new measures aimed at revamping the country's school system, in Marseille, France, on May 19. France's 840,000 teachers are largely opposed to the reform, their

Does Less Latin Mean Dumbing Down? France Debates School Reform

10:17am May 29, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

France has one of the world's highest dropout rates, and the reforms are meant to make the middle school curriculum more interesting. But critics say the changes amount to a "dumbing down."

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Fish for sale in the fish market in Fraserburgh, Scotland.

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Cod Comeback: How The North Sea Fishery Bounced Back From The Brink

9:01pm May 28, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

A decade ago, fishermen trying to catch North Sea cod were coming up empty. Now, thanks to strict fishing rules put in place to halt the decline, this fish tale looks headed for a happy ending.

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After Arrests, Calls For Soccer's Governing Body To Be Overhauled

9:41am May 28, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Some of the biggest leaders in world soccer have been charged with corruption stretching back decades. Reaction from around the world is pouring in as the story continues to unfold.

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The FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. On Wednesday, Swiss police raided a Zurich hotel to detain top FIFA officials as part of a U.S. investigation into corruption.

U.S. Indicts 14 In FIFA Corruption Inquiry

2:08am May 28, 2015

Seven officials were arrested in Switzerland. "This really is the World Cup of fraud," says Richard Weber, chief of the IRS' Criminal Investigation unit, "and today we are issuing FIFA a red card."