Europe

The Coal Dependent Netherlands Searches For Alternatives

4:56pm January 01, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

The Netherlands has a reputation for being clean and green but this progressive country is a huge polluter in Europe. It remains largely dependent on fossil fuels including coal.

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Germans Ring In The New Year With 'Dinner For One'

6:28am January 01, 2018

Everyone has their favorite movie for the holidays. In Germany, millions gathered around their TV sets to watch a half-century-old British comedy skit called Dinner for One.

Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.

Germany Takes Steps To Guard Women Against Sexual Assault As They Ring In New Year

5:54pm December 31, 2017

by Esme Nicholson

In Berlin, authorities are taking extra security measures ahead of New Year's celebrations. "Safety zones" are being set up for female party-goers, but some people are critical of this move.

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5 Men On Trial For Gang Rape In Spain

8:12am December 31, 2017

Guest host Lauren Frayer talks with feminist organizer Irantzu Varela about the uproar in Spain over the trial of five men accused of gang raping a teenager at last year's Running of the Bulls.

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Russian Opposition Leader Barred From Running For President

8:02am December 30, 2017

Veteran Moscow reporter Shaun Walker of The Guardian talks with NPR's Linda Wertheimer and assesses the threat posed by opposition activist Alexei Navalny to Vladimir Putin.

British Monarch Recognizes Citizens' 2017 Contributions To Public Life

4:49pm December 29, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

Every new year the British monarch recognizes people who have made a contribution to public life in the U.K. While the "New Year's Honors List" usually includes members of the political, social and economic elite, the majority of those honored are ordinary people who have helped others in their daily lives.

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France Ends State Of Emergency After Nearly 2 Years

4:39pm December 28, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

France has just lifted a nearly two year state of emergency that was put in place in Nov. 2015 and extended six times. To replace it, the government has passed an anti-terrorism law. But critics say the new law compromises the protection of individual liberties.

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The smaller the bubble in that glass of champagne, the higher the pitch — and the price.

Size (And Sound) Matters When It Comes To Bubbles In Your Sparkling Wine

12:50pm December 28, 2017

by April Fulton

Scientists at the University of Texas listened to the bubbles in a champagne and a sparkling wine and found that the more expensive product had smaller, busier bubbles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech in Moscow on Thursday. Putin said that Wednesday's explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg was a terrorist attack.

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Putin Says St. Petersburg Blast Was Terrorism

11:45am December 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A bomb went off in a branch of the Perekrestok supermarket, injuring at least 13 shoppers. Investigators say the device was homemade and packed with shrapnel.

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Post Brexit: British Passports Will Go Back To Navy Blue

8:15am December 28, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

News that the U.K. government plans to change the color of the British passport after it leaves the European Union in 2019 has become yet another source of bitter public argument.

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