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A massive fire this week ravaged a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, leaving more than 12,000 asylum-seekers homeless.

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Fires Leave Thousands Of Asylum-Seekers On Greek Island Homeless

5:23pm September 10, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Europe's largest refugee camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos, was built to hold 3,000 people. When fires struck this week, the settlement of 12,000 was largely destroyed.

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U.K. Threatens Brexit Change That Would Violate International Law

1:31pm September 10, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The government of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans new legislation that could cause the collapse of final Brexit negotiations with the European Union.

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Fire At Refugee Camp In Greece Was A Disaster Waiting To Happen

10:11am September 10, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

It is still not clear what caused the fire at at a camp housing migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, leaving thousands in need of new shelter.

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80-Year-Old Hiker In Britain Was Missing For 3 Days

6:24am September 10, 2020

People searched For Harry Harvey for days. His family held a news conference to appeal for help. That's when he turned up. A wildlife photographer had found him, and drove him to the news conference.

Children walk through the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after the camp was gutted by fire.

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Fires Gut Europe's Largest Migrant Camp On The Greek Island Of Lesbos

7:23pm September 09, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

No cause has been announced but one government minister seemed to blame refugees worried about COVID-19. Some people displaced from the camp deny they would endanger themselves and their families.

A wild boar and two of its young roam around Teufelssee, or Devil's Lake, in Germany in August.

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Wild Boars Are Causing Havoc In Germany, But Humans Are Making It Worse

6:20pm September 09, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

They're stealing laptops and causing mayhem at children's birthday parties. Authorities warn if the boars rely on people for food, it could have dangerous consequences for both animals and humans.

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Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was an Army medic in an African American battalion who helped save scores of lives at Normandy on D-Day. On Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation to posthumously award him a Medal of Honor.

Senators Push For Medal Of Honor For Late Black Medic Who Saved Lives At Normandy

5:19pm September 09, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., a member of an African American battalion, treated scores of soldiers wounded on D-Day but was passed over for the medal. Lawmakers and relatives have tried to change that.

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Fire Sweeps Through Greece's Largest Refugee Camp

8:57am September 09, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

The camp on the island of Lesbos was under lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 12,000 migrants are in need of emergency shelter.

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Belarusian Government Keeps Increasing Crackdown On The Opposition

4:06pm September 08, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Hanna Yahorava, the executive director at the Regional Press Publishers Association in Belarus, about the government's increasing crackdown on its critics.

Group Of Senators Wants To Posthumously Award The Medal Of Honor To A Black Man

4:06pm September 08, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

A group of U.S. senators wants to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to a Black serviceman who took part in the D-Day landings in France during World War II.