Europe

Another British Centenarian Walks To Raise Money For Charity

7:01am February 22, 2021

Following in the footsteps of Captain Tom Moore who died this month, Captain Tom Jones, 103, walks to raise money for charity. The British veteran walks with a cocktail and a striped blazer.

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France's Baguette Is In Contention To Receive U.N. Recognition

6:47am February 22, 2021

by Eleanor Beardsley

The French Bakers Association wants the baguette added to the United Nation's list of intangible treasures. A true baguette is a mix of 4 ingredients: flour, water, yeast, salt and plenty of time.

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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi meets over the weekend with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iran, U.N. Regulators Agree On Reduced — But Continued — Nuclear Verification

4:06am February 22, 2021

by Peter Kenyon

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran announced an deal to keep some verification activities going for the immediate future. Iran earlier had said it would suspend snap inspections.

French Education Minister's 'Islamo-Leftism' Probe Meets Academic Backlash

5:03pm February 21, 2021

by Eleanor Beardsley

French government ministers have accused the country's universities of failing to recognize the threat to French society posed by radical Islamists.

Protesters clash with Mossos d'Esquadra, the Catalan police force, following a demonstration Saturday in Barcelona against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel.

Violence Erupts In Barcelona On 5th Night Of Protests Over Jailed Rapper

3:01pm February 21, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

Protesters lit fires and luxury stores were vandalized and looted. Nightly, at times violent, protests have followed Pablo Hasél's arrest under a law that criminalizes glorifying terrorism.

Friedrich Karl Berger, in a 1959 photo. A court found that he helped guard prisoners when they were forced to evacuate a Nazi concentration camp in a nearly two-week trip under "inhumane conditions," the Justice Department said.

U.S. Deports Nazi Concentration Camp Guard To Germany

1:18pm February 20, 2021

by Rob Stein

A 95-year-old man who's been living in Tennessee was deported to Germany to face authorities over his work as a camp guard. Friedrich Karl Berger has lived in the United States since 1959.

'America Is Back': Biden Speaks At Munich Security Conference

4:16pm February 19, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

President Biden reached out to European allies in an attempt to rebuild transatlantic relations during a virtual meeting of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

A woman talks to police during a demonstration against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasél in Madrid. Clashes between police and protestors have gone on for three days and have led to dozens of arrests and injuries.

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Protests Continue In Spain Against Jailing Of Rapper Over Tweets

2:25pm February 19, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

For the third day, protesters in Spain's major cities hit the streets calling for the release of Pablo Hasél, who was arrested for tweets critical of the monarchy and supporting Basque separatists.

President Biden speaks from the East Room of the White House to virtually address the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday.

Biden Takes His 'America Is Back' Message To The World In Munich Speech

12:56pm February 19, 2021

President Biden sought to turn the page on the Trump administration's "America First" ethos in a speech to the Munich Security Conference where he tried to repair frayed ties with European allies.

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Workers from the garment sector block a road during a protest to demand payment of due wages, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in April 2020. They claimed that factories had not paid them after retailers and brands cancelled orders due to worldwide lockdown measures

What A 30,000-Person Survey Reveals About Day-To-Day Life In The Pandemic

11:10am February 18, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

The responses reveal the impact on living standards in nine low- and middle-income countries — and may help governments find a way to help citizens most in need.