Solar Bike Path Opens This Week In The Netherlands
Integrating solar panels into a bike commuter path, a special roadway outside Amsterdam will generate power that's then funneled into the national energy grid.
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Berlin's 'Palace Of Tears,' A Reminder Of Divided Families, Despair
The Berlin Wall separated many German families, and their anguish was visible at the former Berlin railway station — now a museum — that was the main crossing between East and West.
Binding Or Not, Catalans Express Themselves In Referendum Vote
People in the wealthy northeastern region of Spain, many of whom harbor ambitions of independence, cast ballots in a symbolic statement. The majority voted for independence, but turnout wasn't high.
25 Years Later: Looking Back On The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates talks to Berlin correspondent Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson about the festivities marking 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Germany's Merkel: Fall Of Berlin Wall Shows Dreams Come True
Chancellor Angela Merkel, marking the 25th anniversary of the event, said the destruction of the Wall showed that "nothing has to stay as it is."
Despite Truce, Heavy Shelling Resumes In Donetsk
In the fiercest fighting in weeks, pro-Russian separatists appear to have renewed a push to seize the city's airport.
Defiant Catalans Push Forward With Independence Vote
Separatists in Catalonia are going ahead with an unofficial referendum on independence from Spain. They go to the polls today despite a high court order forbidding the vote.
The Cold War Broadcast That Gave East German Dissidents A Voice
In the final years before the Berlin Wall fell, East Germans described their grievances on cassette tapes that were smuggled to West Berlin and then broadcast back to the east on Radio Glasnost.
Catalonia Readies For Sunday's Independence Vote
Volunteers are preparing ballot boxes and Catalans are rallying in the streets of their capital Barcelona, a day before a non-binding vote on secession from Spain.
Art Installation Commemorates 25 Years Since Berlin Wall Lost Its Power
On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall stopped being a barrier between East and West Germany, ushering in the end of communist rule across the Soviet bloc.