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A recently arrived migrant (right) receives clothes at Paris welcome center for migrants that opened earlier this month. They can stay for up to 10 days, but are then moved to migrant centers around the country.

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For Newly Arrived Migrants, Paris Offers An Upgraded Welcome

3:18pm November 25, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

It's taken a while, but Paris finally has a safe place for migrants congregating in the city. A new facility has been opened which offers asylum seekers showers, medical care and a bed.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks on Nov. 9 in Berlin, saying that Germany is prepared to work with a Trump administration that respects "democracy, freedom" and human "dignity."

Has Trump's Stumping Already Frayed Transatlantic Ties?

9:57pm November 12, 2016

by Teri Schultz

European officials don't know what to expect from a President Trump. But they hope his policies will differ from what he's said on the campaign trail.

Trump's Election Gives Hope to Europe's Far Right

3:35pm November 09, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Europe's far-right politicians were quick to congratulate Donald Trump. Populist parties across Europe share his views, and analysts warn they will be emboldened by his win.

Migrants from Jalabad, Afghanistan, drink tea at the camp on Monday as authorities began processing and evicting residents.

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PHOTOS: France Begins Evicting Thousands Of Migrants From Notorious 'Jungle' Camp

5:59pm October 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

French security forces intend to dismantle the squalid camp that, despite its poor living conditions, has housed thousands of people who fled wars or poverty for a better life in Europe.

Biotrial, a French company that runs clinical studies, has opened a facility in Newark, N.J.

Company That Ran Fateful Drug Trial In France Opens Test Facility In U.S.

11:09am October 05, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Months after a man died in a botched clinical trial in France, the company that ran it has opened a big research facility in New Jersey, where as many as 50 clinical trials could be done each year.

Migrants walk past makeshift shops and shelters by the Jungle Books Cafe at the Jungle camp on Sept. 6 in Calais. Overcrowding has become an issue in the camp. "I imagined a little camp," says Calais resident Nicole Cordier, who has protested against The

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For One French Woman, An Eye-Opening Visit To Calais' Refugee 'Jungle'

12:39pm September 13, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

The camp has grown to 9,000 people. Calais residents oppose it and want it shut down for good. But when one protester goes there for the first time, she is moved and surprised by what she sees.

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A boy in the Philippines is vaccinated for dengue fever on April 4. In a new survey, only 2 percent of people polled in the Philippines thought vaccines were unsafe.

Who Has More Faith In Vaccine Safety: Parents In France Or Bangladesh?

7:00am September 10, 2016

by Diane Cole

A survey of nearly 66,000 people worldwide reveals where parents have the most — and least — confidence in vaccines.

A rescue helicopter takes off towards the Mont-Blanc cable car during a rescue operation on Friday in Courmayeur, Italy. The cable car restarted Friday morning, and the remaining tourists were rescued without the use of helicopters.

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After Cable Cars Got Stuck In The Alps, Dozens Spent Night Suspended In Midair

7:41am September 09, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Helicopters managed to extract 65 people from the gondolas late on Thursday — but then night fell, and the remaining trapped tourists had to wait until morning to be rescued.

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Beach Season Winds Down, But Burkini Debate Rages On In France

3:49pm September 07, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

The full-body swimsuit is now part of the French presidential campaign. Former President Nicolas Sarkozy, who supports the burkini bans, is making "national identity" key to his re-election message.

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Burkini bans in France have sparked international outrage. In London, people recently held a "Wear what you want beach party" outside France's embassy.

Top French Court Suspends Riviera Town's Burkini Ban

6:02pm August 26, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

France's Council of State said the town of Villeneuve-Loubet breached several "fundamental freedoms" by forbidding the swimwear on its beaches. Some 30 towns have instituted such bans this summer.