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Ukraine Vows To Reclaim Occupied Towns By Force

7:33am April 14, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

Tensions are growing between pro-Russian militants and Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine. The new Ukrainian government has pledged a "very tough" response to those occupying government buildings.

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Treadmill Users Can Use App To Run London Marathon

7:33am April 14, 2014

The London Marathon was held on Sunday but don't fret if you missed it. With a new app, it will almost be like you are there. The app senses your pace and sends you down the route in real time.

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A Trip Into Odessa's Rich, Dark History

7:37am April 11, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

As Ukraine seeks international help to bring Crimea back from Russian control, residents of Odessa watching warily. The historic Black Sea port has been conquered repeatedly throughout history.

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After Avoiding Bankruptcy, Greece Resumes Bond Sales

7:54am April 10, 2014

Over the past 4 years, Greece has endured a crippling debt crisis, and was bailed out twice. David Greene talks to Nick Malkoutzis, editor of Macropolis, an economic and political website in Athens.

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Finn Schwarz, president of the Jewish Congregation in Copenhagen, and Benyones Essabar of Danish Halal discuss the new slaughter rule on Danish TV.

Banning Traditional Animal Slaughter, Denmark Stokes Religous Ire

6:48pm April 09, 2014

by Sidsel Overgaard

The country's move to require animals to be stunned before being killed is seen by some as an affront to religious methods of slaughter. But now Jews and Muslims are working together to protest it.

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Some Americans Find It Hard To Pinpoint Ukraine

8:09am April 08, 2014

Academics asked 2,000 Americans to find Ukraine on a world map. Most could not. Most did put it in Europe or Asia, but some put Ukraine in Alaska, Brazil or Utah.

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Rwandan genocide-hunter Dafroza Gauthier on February 4, 2014 at the opening of the trial of Pascal Simbikangwa, Rwanda's former intelligence chief, charged with complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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Fighting For Rwanda's Justice In France

8:00pm April 06, 2014

by NPR Staff

The first Rwandan genocide trial to take place in France sent a man to prison for 25 years last month. Dafroza Gauthier and her organization helped make that conviction possible.

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Cleaning Around Barricades, Kiev Protesters Still Camping In Square

6:19pm April 05, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

Dump trucks are carrying away piles of trash from Independence Square in Kiev. But this is not the end of the protests in the Maidan. People who've been camping there for months see it as a transition to the next stage.

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Shop Owner Refuses To Spring Forward

8:22am April 04, 2014

This past weekend, most of Europe moved the clocks forward for Daylight Saving Time. A shop owner says she needs her sleep and will "no longer take part in this circus."

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Russia Cautions Against A Return Of Cold War Rhetoric

1:04pm April 02, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

NATO is scaling back cooperation with Russia to punish it for its annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. While the rhetoric is tough, Secretary Kerry is keeping the door open for negotiations.

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