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Dozens Die In Europe's Record Number Of Measles Cases

8:53am August 22, 2018

Europe is facing a record-high measles outbreak — with nearly 41,000 cases so far this year. David Greene talks to Dr. Siddhartha Datta of the World Health Organization to learn more.

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Several protests ensued across Spain against the verdict and release of the five 'La Manada' or Wolf Pack group members.

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Members Of Spain's 'Wolf Pack' Spark Outrage At Pool in Seville

12:59am August 22, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

Two of the five men that were convicted of sexually abusing an 18-year-old girl at a 2016 festival in Pamplona were forced from a public pool by outraged community members.

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Former Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Deported To Germany

10:48am August 21, 2018

A former Nazi guard living in New York City has been deported, according to U.S. officials. The New York congressional delegation pushed for this, and President Trump made it a priority.

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British tourist Kay Longstaff speaks to the media upon her arrival in Pula on a Croatian coast guard ship on Sunday.

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2nd Overboard Case In Less Than 2 Months For Norwegian Cruise Lines

10:30am August 21, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

It is not clear how the woman went overboard from the Norwegian Star, but the Adriatic's warm water is credited with helping keep her alive for 10 hours until rescue arrived.

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Greece's International Bailout Ends, But That Doesn't Mean Immediate Improvements

7:30pm August 20, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

The international bailout of Greece officially ends Monday, but after years of austerity, many Greeks will not see an immediate improvement in their lives.

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President Trump answers a question during a Reuters interview in the Oval Office on Monday. The president again criticized the Fed for raising interest rates.

Trump 'Not Thrilled' With Fed Chairman Over Interest Rate Hikes

7:01pm August 20, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

It was the second time in a month that President Trump had taken aim at the Fed. In a Reuters interview, he also accused China and Europe of manipulating their currencies to gain leverage in trade.

Police say an officer shot and killed a man wielding a knife on Monday morning in the town of Cornella de Llobregat.

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Knife-Wielding Man Attacks Officer At Police Station In Spain

2:45pm August 20, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The man approached the police station in the town of Cornella de Llobregat and charged at the officer who opened the door. Police say they are treating it as a "terrorist incident."

Miriam Davoudvandi, 26, is one of many Germans who took to Twitter to share her experiences of racism starting as early as elementary school. Davoudvandi's teachers doubted her language abilities. Today she is the editor-in-chief of a hip-hop magazine and

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Minorities In Germany Are Sounding Off Against Racism With #MeTwo Hashtag

1:11pm August 20, 2018

by Esme Nicholson

After a German soccer player of Turkish descent was criticized during the World Cup, other minorities in Germany have been speaking out about racism.

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Tourists take pictures of slogans on a wall in central Athens on Satuday. Greece's third and final bailout officially ends on Monday after years of hugely unpopular and stinging austerity measures.

Greece Emerges From International Bailout, But Will Be Closely Monitored For Years

11:52am August 20, 2018

by Scott Neuman

After nine years of a debt crisis that spawned economic upheaval and austerity measures, Athens will regain a degree of control over its finances, but officials say it's not out of the woods yet.

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What Ending Bailout Means For Greece

9:54am August 20, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

Greece is formally exiting its bailout loan program today after eight years of austerity and financial reforms. Many ordinary Greeks have very little to celebrate.

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