Europe

Bars In Belarus Urged To Sell Cow-Blood Snacks

7:09am September 20, 2016

A bar owner got a letter demanding he sell hematogen snacks from a state health supplement company. The company's chief says citizens should eat his hematogen, not the lower quality stuff from Russia.

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Winston Churchill was so displeased with Graham Sutherland's portrait that his wife asked his secretary to destroy it. Pictured here is a preparatory sketch.

'The Face Of Britain' Tells A Nation's History Through Portraits

6:23pm September 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

Art historian Simon Schama shares the stories behind the artworks — from the portrait that made an 18th-century actor into a star, to the one Winston Churchill's secretary threw into a bonfire.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Suffers Setback In Regional Elections

4:36pm September 19, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered another setback in regional elections in Germany with the worst showing ever by her Christian Democratic party in Berlin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister and United Russia party chairman Dmitry Medvedev visit the party's election campaign headquarters during parliamentary elections.

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Putin's United Russia Party Wins Big In Election; Some Ballot-Stuffing Seen

1:00pm September 19, 2016

by Bill Chappell

At least one incident of ballot-stuffing was caught on camera, but Sunday's vote brought a big win for President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party and its allies.

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In Germany, Far-Right Party Strikes A Blow To Merkel's Ruling Party

8:31am September 19, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Chancellor Angela Merkel's political party suffered a historic defeat in state elections in Berlin on Sunday — the second time in as many weeks where voters have lashed out against her.

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Normandy Tank Museum Closes Its Doors; Auctions Off Tanks

6:47am September 19, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

After suffering a lack of visitors since the terrorist attacks in Paris, the Normandy Tank Museum is closing. Dozens of historic armored vehicles have been auctioned off at record prices.

De Halve Maan brewery director Xavier Vanneste looks on as the last beer tanker prepares for its trip. The brewery will now transport beer using a pipeline.

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Pipe Dream Becomes High-Tech Transport Line For Historic Belgian Brew

3:34pm September 18, 2016

by Teri Schultz

A pipeline of beer may sound like a dream to some suds lovers, but this one may just help one Belgian brewer keep the taps flowing.

Growing List Of American Politicians, Athletes Subject To Russian Hacking

9:18am September 18, 2016

Russia's found a great way to tamper with the U.S. election, says James Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He tells NPR's Rachel Martin he expects more embarrassing hacks.

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Newly Found HMS Terror Could Provide Clues To Fateful 1848 Shipwreck

8:06am September 18, 2016

With the likely discovery of the HMS Terror in polar waters, NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with novelist Dan Simmons, author of The Terror a fictionalized account of the wreck of HMS Terror and Erebus.

Department Of Defense Investigates U.S.-Led Coalition Airstrike In Syria

7:54am September 18, 2016

A partial cease-fire in Syria seems to be unraveling after a U.S. airstrike resulted in dozens of deaths of Syrian government troops. Rachel Martin gets an update from Liz Sly of The Washington Post.