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Iceland's Last McDonald's Burger That Won't Rot, Even After 10 Years
One of Northern Europe's arguably most distinctive exports is "slow TV": real-time recordings of train journeys, ferry crossings or the migration of reindeer, which regularly draw record audiences.
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"Sorry Guys," Germany Shooter Tells Livestream Audience As Gun Misfires
A gunman killed two people outside a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle on Wednesday, apparently filming his attack on a head-mounted camera in a method that had chilling echoes of a far-right attack on two New Zealand mosques earlier this year.
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Germany's 100-Year-Old Woman Politician Loves Obama And Hates Brexit
Lisel Heise celebrated two major milestones this year. In March, she turned 100. In May, she won her first election for political office. Heise is the oldest active politician in all of Germany, serving as a local council member in this western town of 8,000 known as "Kibo."
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Like Anne Frank, Polish Girl Kept War Diary. It Remained Locked For Years
As the Nazis strengthened their grip on Europe in 1939, Renia Spiegel, a 14-year-old Jewish girl in Poland, turned to a new companion. "Today, my dear Diary, is the beginning of our deep friendship," she wrote on Jan. 31 that year. For more than three years, Renia documented her life in more than 650 handwritten and densely filled pages.
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Theresa May, Back In Parliament Amid Brexit Chaos, Is No Longer Target
As Prime Minister, Theresa May was direct in her criticism of lawmakers in Britain's parliament, whom she accused as recently as March of "infighting," "political games and the arcane procedural rows."
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Mysterious Radioactive Cloud Over Europe Originated In Russia: Scientists
An international team of researchers has traced an unusual 2017 radioactive release that blanketed a large part of Europe to Russia.
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With Jaguars In Pools, Naked Men On Scooters, Europe Faces Summer Heat
An early summer heat wave across Europe is breaking monthly - and in some cities - all-time records, as the continent oven-bakes under dangerous temperatures soaring above 100 Fahrenheit, driven by hot winds from the Sahara.
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With Memories Of MH17 Downing Over Ukraine, Airlines Avoid Persian Gulf
Several international airlines said Friday that they had begun diverting flights to avoid some of the airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, where Iran shot down a U.S. drone a day earlier. The incident sparked concerns over a military escalation, as President Donald Trump initially ordered a retaliatory attack against Iran, even ...
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Is Saudi Prince Hiding A Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpiece On His Yacht?
When the world-famous "Salvator Mundi" painting was sold to an anonymous bidder for about $450 million at the end of 2017, the art world erupted in speculation. Who was the buyer? And what did the sale mean for future generations of art enthusiasts seeking to see it?
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3 Americans Found Dead In Same Dominican Republic Resort Within 5 Days
Miranda Schaup-Werner had just checked into her Bahia Grand Principe hotel, in the Dominican Republic town of San Pedro de Macoris, and was taking pictures from her room balcony last Saturday when she started to feel ill. Less than two hours later, she was dead, local authorities said.
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"I Never Called Meghan Markle Nasty," Tweets Donald Trump
President Donald Trump sparked a new debate in Britain this past week, after calling past comments by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, "nasty," in an interview with the Sun tabloid.
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New Zealand's "Do It Yourself" Coffin Clubs Take Sting Out Of Aging, Death
As she painted her husband's coffin, Judith Aitken was in an excellent mood. "He's a Scottish lad," she said, pointing out the logo of the Heart of Midlothian soccer club adorning the head end. Near it she'd added a fighter plane used in the pivotal Battle of Britain in World War II. "He loves his Spitfires," she explained.
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Russian "Spy" Whale Refusing To Leave Norway City, Seeks Human Attention
An alleged Russian spy whale is refusing to leave a Norwegian port city, in what appears to be a high-profile defection after a week of global attention on the unnamed beluga.
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Switzerland Wants To Declare Coffee Non-Essential For Human Survival
Peacefully tucked away in the European Alps, Switzerland isn't the kind of country you would associate with the end of the world.
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More People Died In New Zealand In A Day Than Usually Killed In A Year
When a gunman opened fire Friday on a mosque in New Zealand and a second mosque came under attack, the resulting death toll of at least 49 people meant that more were killed on one day than are usually slain in an entire year in the country, according to national police statistics.
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Iceland's Last McDonald's Burger That Won't Rot, Even After 10 Years
One of Northern Europe's arguably most distinctive exports is "slow TV": real-time recordings of train journeys, ferry crossings or the migration of reindeer, which regularly draw record audiences.
-
"Sorry Guys," Germany Shooter Tells Livestream Audience As Gun Misfires
A gunman killed two people outside a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle on Wednesday, apparently filming his attack on a head-mounted camera in a method that had chilling echoes of a far-right attack on two New Zealand mosques earlier this year.
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Germany's 100-Year-Old Woman Politician Loves Obama And Hates Brexit
Lisel Heise celebrated two major milestones this year. In March, she turned 100. In May, she won her first election for political office. Heise is the oldest active politician in all of Germany, serving as a local council member in this western town of 8,000 known as "Kibo."
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Like Anne Frank, Polish Girl Kept War Diary. It Remained Locked For Years
As the Nazis strengthened their grip on Europe in 1939, Renia Spiegel, a 14-year-old Jewish girl in Poland, turned to a new companion. "Today, my dear Diary, is the beginning of our deep friendship," she wrote on Jan. 31 that year. For more than three years, Renia documented her life in more than 650 handwritten and densely filled pages.
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Theresa May, Back In Parliament Amid Brexit Chaos, Is No Longer Target
As Prime Minister, Theresa May was direct in her criticism of lawmakers in Britain's parliament, whom she accused as recently as March of "infighting," "political games and the arcane procedural rows."
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Mysterious Radioactive Cloud Over Europe Originated In Russia: Scientists
An international team of researchers has traced an unusual 2017 radioactive release that blanketed a large part of Europe to Russia.
-
With Jaguars In Pools, Naked Men On Scooters, Europe Faces Summer Heat
An early summer heat wave across Europe is breaking monthly - and in some cities - all-time records, as the continent oven-bakes under dangerous temperatures soaring above 100 Fahrenheit, driven by hot winds from the Sahara.
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With Memories Of MH17 Downing Over Ukraine, Airlines Avoid Persian Gulf
Several international airlines said Friday that they had begun diverting flights to avoid some of the airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, where Iran shot down a U.S. drone a day earlier. The incident sparked concerns over a military escalation, as President Donald Trump initially ordered a retaliatory attack against Iran, even ...
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Is Saudi Prince Hiding A Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpiece On His Yacht?
When the world-famous "Salvator Mundi" painting was sold to an anonymous bidder for about $450 million at the end of 2017, the art world erupted in speculation. Who was the buyer? And what did the sale mean for future generations of art enthusiasts seeking to see it?
-
3 Americans Found Dead In Same Dominican Republic Resort Within 5 Days
Miranda Schaup-Werner had just checked into her Bahia Grand Principe hotel, in the Dominican Republic town of San Pedro de Macoris, and was taking pictures from her room balcony last Saturday when she started to feel ill. Less than two hours later, she was dead, local authorities said.
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"I Never Called Meghan Markle Nasty," Tweets Donald Trump
President Donald Trump sparked a new debate in Britain this past week, after calling past comments by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, "nasty," in an interview with the Sun tabloid.
-
New Zealand's "Do It Yourself" Coffin Clubs Take Sting Out Of Aging, Death
As she painted her husband's coffin, Judith Aitken was in an excellent mood. "He's a Scottish lad," she said, pointing out the logo of the Heart of Midlothian soccer club adorning the head end. Near it she'd added a fighter plane used in the pivotal Battle of Britain in World War II. "He loves his Spitfires," she explained.
-
Russian "Spy" Whale Refusing To Leave Norway City, Seeks Human Attention
An alleged Russian spy whale is refusing to leave a Norwegian port city, in what appears to be a high-profile defection after a week of global attention on the unnamed beluga.
-
Switzerland Wants To Declare Coffee Non-Essential For Human Survival
Peacefully tucked away in the European Alps, Switzerland isn't the kind of country you would associate with the end of the world.
-
More People Died In New Zealand In A Day Than Usually Killed In A Year
When a gunman opened fire Friday on a mosque in New Zealand and a second mosque came under attack, the resulting death toll of at least 49 people meant that more were killed on one day than are usually slain in an entire year in the country, according to national police statistics.
