3 detained after car explosion kills 1 outside Liverpool hospital
Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday morning. One person was killed and one person injured.
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Valencia, Spain, gives cultural protection to iconic rice and meat dish paella
Valencia, Spain, has given paella protected cultural status. Valencia tourism official Miguel Perez explains why.
Europe and Russia battle a new wave of COVID-19
More lockdowns are in the offing, as Germany and Austria shatter daily case counts and Russia has become become the world leader in new COVID-19 deaths.
The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists
More than 500 attendees from the fossil fuel industry are at the climate summit in Glasgow. Their reps have attended climate summits for decades. Some are touting a shift toward renewables.
Julian Assange wins permission to marry his partner in a London prison
The WikiLeaks founder and attorney Stella Moris began a relationship after Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012. They have two sons together.
A Russian TV channel's slogan centered on optimism, but that didn't last long
A new documentary highlights the struggles of the independent Russian media channel TV Rain as it came under increasing pressure from the Kremlin.
Migrants entering Poland from Belarus face sub-zero temperatures and military patrols
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Matthew Luxmoore of Radio Free Europe about the growing migrant crisis on the border of Belarus and Poland.
With COVID case rates in Europe rising, some countries are bringing back restrictions
After reducing or eliminating COVID restrictions as more people became vaccinated, many European countries are being forced to reverse course, as infections increase across the continent.
Kenneth Branagh's 'Belfast' shows the Troubles through the eyes of a 9-year-old
Actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh made his name directing cinematic versions of Shakespeare, then Agatha Christie and Marvel movies. Now, with Belfast, he's made his most personal film.
Zombie river? London's Thames, once biologically dead, has been coming back to life
Oxygen levels, necessary for fish, are up and dangerous phosphorus levels are down in the historically polluted waterway. But a new report points to climate change as a possible wildcard.