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France Begins Evicting Thousands Of Migrants From 'The Jungle'

9:27am October 24, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The refugee camp known as The Jungle is located in the northern port city of Calais. Police have started removing thousands of migrants from the camp, and they're not happy about leaving.

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The U.K. Posthumously Pardons Thousands Of Gay Men

5:07pm October 23, 2016

The U.K. justice minister has pardoned thousands of gay men convicted under "gross indecency" laws, which made homosexuality illegal until 1967.

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Mass-Eviction Set To Empty 'The Jungle' Of Migrants. What's Next For them?

5:07pm October 23, 2016

France says the unofficial migrant camp on the north coast of the country will be demolished "within days." That means up to 10,000 asylum-seekers are being resettled at centers across France.

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As Calais Migrant Camp Closes, Refugees Not Seeking Asylum In France Look To U.K.

8:44am October 23, 2016

France will begin dismantling a migrant camp in Calais tomorrow. It's called "the Jungle" and it's home to thousands of migrants.

When Cultural Heritage Is At Risk, Italy's Art Police Come To The Rescue

5:33am October 22, 2016

by Christopher Livesay

Over the decades, they've tracked down looted paintings and manuscripts, and rescued artwork after natural disasters. These days, they're salvaging centuries-old works in Italy's Amatrice quake zone.

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Russia Has Abandoned Pacts It Helped To Negotiate, Vershbow Says

6:25pm October 21, 2016

Alexander Vershbow, NATO's deputy secretary general, tweeted as his term ended: "As I leave NATO I hope Russia will return to the rules-based European security system." He talks with Steve Inskeep.

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A banner reads "Stop CETA - it's enough" during a protest in front the Walloon parliament in Namur, Belgium, during a meeting on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

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One Tiny Belgian Region Blocks International Trade Deal

6:06pm October 21, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Wallonia, a French-speaking Belgian region with fewer than four million residents, is holding up Europe's free trade agreement with Canada.

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Mixed Reaction As Calais Refugees Are Rehoused Across France

4:58pm October 21, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Refugees from the soon-to-be-razed squatters camp in Calais are being resettled in reception centers across France. The country has traditionally been a haven for asylum seekers, but resettling the newest wave is dividing communities.

NASA has released this image of a section of Mars' surface where the European Space Agency's lander is believed to have met its end.

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Schiaparelli Mars Lander May Have Exploded On Impact, European Agency Says

4:23pm October 21, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Instead of drifting gently onto Mars' surface, the Schiaparelli Mars lander hit the planet hard — and possibly exploded, the European Space Agency says.

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'Julian Assange Personal Internet Service': A Stand Up Comedian Outside An Embassy

6:07pm October 20, 2016

Ecuador says it decided to "temporarily restrict" Internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its embassy in London. On hearing this, Bobby Mair, a Canadian stand-up comedian based in London, showed up outside the embassy with a sign that read "Julian Assange personal internet service" and spent the day reading the news to Assange through a megaphone.

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