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People noticed an iconic Prague clock looked different 4 years after it was restored

5:57pm June 10, 2022

The iconic clock in Prague's Old Town Square was renovated in 2018. Four years later, a local preservation group noticed something off about the refurbishment.

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Macron's party faces competition from the far left for control of French parliament

5:40pm June 10, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

French president Emmanuel Macron recently won a second term, beating far-right leader Marine Le Pen. But if Macron wants to enact his agenda, he has to keep his majority in parliament this month.

The remains of a carousel destroyed during the Russian invasion stand on the grounds of Dobropark, a children's theme park on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Friday. The park will reopen next week.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 10)

4:56pm June 10, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian blockade in Odesa disrupts Ukrainian farmers' grain exports

2:32pm June 10, 2022

by Peter Granitz

NPR's Peter Granitz talks about the impact Russia's blockade of the port of Odesa will have on grain sales and possible food shortages in places in the Middle East and Africa.

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Young women eat lunch in the Tuileries Garden in Paris in January 1929.

Drop that fork! Why eating at your desk is banned in France

9:34am June 10, 2022

What the French history of the leisurely lunch break can teach us about separating work from rest.

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Despite help from the U.S., Ukraine says it's outgunned by Russia

5:01am June 10, 2022

by Greg Myre

The U.S. is supplying billions of dollars of weapons to Ukraine. Yet getting armament to the battlefield is challenging and Ukraine says it needs even more firepower to fight Russian forces.

Black smoke and soot rise from the city of Sievierodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, during a battle between Russian and Ukrainian troops on Thursday. Ukraine's leader has called it the epicenter of the fight for the Donbas region.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 9)

4:53pm June 09, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

An activist holds a placard depicting cannabis leaves during a protest in Kyiv in May 2017. Ukraine is moving closer to legalizing medical cannabis, fueled in part by Russia's war.

The war is speeding up Ukraine's efforts to legalize medical cannabis

1:11pm June 09, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Some Ukrainian advocates and lawmakers have long campaigned for the legalization of medical cannabis. A revised version of a bill that failed last year is heading back to Parliament with new urgency.

Health & Safety

The complicated state of abortion access in Italy

4:58am June 09, 2022

by Adam Raney

Abortion has been legal in Italy for more than 40 years. But most doctors refuse to perform them, making it difficult to find a provider. As in America, women in Italy fear this right will go away.

The Ukrainian parliament's Ruslan Stefanchuk delivers a speech at the European Parliament on Wednesday in Strasbourg, France.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 8)

5:14pm June 08, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.