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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Pursues His Brexit Plan

5:03am August 14, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

In Britain, new Prime Minister Boris Johnson thinks he has a plan to force the United Kingdom to leave the European Union at the end of October — whether Parliament likes it or not.

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What The Nuclear Accident Near A Missile Test Site Says About Russia's Aspirations

5:13pm August 13, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise speaks with New York Times correspondent David Sanger about what the nuclear accident near a Russian missile test site reveals about the country's aspirations.

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Big royal statues from the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, are pictured in 2018 at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris.

Across Europe, Museums Rethink What To Do With Their African Art Collections

7:37pm August 12, 2019

by Emma Jacobs

Attitudes toward returning cultural artifacts, often looted during colonization, are changing. In countries like France, Germany and Belgium, the talk has turned to restitution and repatriation.

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Questions Remain About An Explosion At A Missile Test Site In Russia

5:25pm August 12, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Limited information from Russian authorities about an explosion at a missile test site last week have led to speculation that it involved a top-secret nuclear-powered cruise missile.

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Danger Of Lead Contamination As Notre Dame Rebuilds

8:04am August 11, 2019

by Jake Cigainero

Reconstruction at Notre Dame Cathedral was suspended because of high lead levels in the area. Experts estimate melting windows and other structures sent tons of lead into the environment.

U.K. Economy Shrinks, Taking A Step Toward Recession For First Time Since 2012

4:52pm August 09, 2019

by Bill Chappell

If the U.K. sees similar negative growth in the current quarter, the country will officially be deemed to be in a recession.

An archival image of the building in Braunau am Inn, Austria, where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889.

A Long Legal Battle Over Hitler's Birth Home In Austria Ends

5:11pm August 06, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Austria's top court says Gerlinde Pommer should receive $908,000 from the government in exchange for the property. "Part of the house should be used for educational purposes," a local historian says.

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Austrians Turn Up Their Noses At Attempt To Introduce Eau De Commute On Subway

8:08am August 06, 2019

by Rachel Martin

The Vienna transit authority tried out piping four pleasing scents through its trains: green tea, grapefruit, sandalwood and melon. Straphangers said they preferred the air au naturale.

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Amid Complaints Of Housing, Job Shortages, Turkey Orders Refugees Out Of Istanbul

7:23am August 06, 2019

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey's hosting of millions of Syrian refugees has generated a backlash, and the government says too many are living in Istanbul. Some have been ordered to leave within two weeks.

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French inventor Franky Zapata has successfully flown over the English Channel on a personal flying machine.

This Time, Franky Zapata Makes It Across The English Channel On A Hoverboard

1:07pm August 05, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Nobody else has ever tried to cross the body of water by hoverboard, which is powered by a backpack full of fuel. The last time he tried, he plunged into the sea.