Europe

'Brexit' Hits The Big Screen: U.K. Film Industry Rattled By Referendum

5:07pm July 02, 2016

Many film and television productions in the U.K. rely on tax breaks and funding from the EU. They say they're nervous for what the "Brexit" results could mean for their business.

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Investigators: Cockpit Voice Recorder Memory Intact From EgyptAir Crash

9:07am July 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

So far, investigators have not been able to determine what caused EgyptAir Flight 804 to go down over the Mediterranean. They're hoping the voice recordings could help clear up the mystery.

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Istanbul Attack Highlights Vulnerability Of 'Soft Targets' Outside Airport Security

8:52am July 02, 2016

by David Schaper

The recent deadly attack at an airport in Istanbul underlines one of the biggest challenges for airport security: so-called, soft targets, the areas before you pass through security.

The Week In Sports: Wimbledon

8:52am July 02, 2016

Howard Bryant of ESPN.com is at the Wimbledon tennis championships and tells NPR's Scott Simon about what he's seen so far.

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Turks Hope Government Will Ramp Up Fight Against Militants

8:52am July 02, 2016

by Leila Fadel

Turks on the Istanbul street where the three suspected Ataturk Airport attackers lived wonder what threats surround them. The government faces pressure to fight ISIS; people fear the end of tourism.

Boxes of aid items are stored at a disaster response center at Cotswold Airport in the United Kingdom.

Will Brexit Put A Damper On The U.K.'s Global Generosity?

6:07pm July 01, 2016

by Marc Silver

The U.K. gives billions of pounds to the developing world. Will this benevolent spirit survive in the wake of Brexit?

Police patrol traffic in Paris as part of new anti-pollution measures aimed at punishing vehicles registered before 1997 that are forbidden to be driven during the week. Nearly 30 police officers stood guard on the morning of July 1, in the main squares o

To Fight Pollution, Paris Imposes Weekday Ban On Old Cars

5:47pm July 01, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

The city is banning pre-1997 cars and pre-2000 motorcycles from the streets in daylight hours during the week — a move opposed by some advocates for the poor and vintage car collectors.

With Britain Leaving, European Union Looks For New Financial Hub

4:29pm July 01, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to The New York Times reporter James Stewart about the new financial hub for the European Union in place of London, following Britain's vote to leave the bloc.

Mistafa Fanouni was the target of one of the more than 3,500 house raids that French police have carried out across the country since last November. After the raid, Fanouni was placed under house arrest until a court ruled in his favor to lift the arrest

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Sweeping Raids In France Raise Concerns About Civil Liberties

4:21pm July 01, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Emergency powers after last year's terrorist attacks have led to 3,500 house raids and hundreds of house arrests. Police, under pressure to prevent new attacks, risk alienating French Muslims.

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A Ceremony of Remembrance, part of the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Thiepval Memorial in Thiepval, where 70,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known graves are commemorated.

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A Century After The Battle Of The Somme, Europe Gathers To Honor The Fallen

4:15pm July 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On July 1, 1916, nearly 20,000 British soldiers died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in northern France. The battle went on for months, and more than a million men were killed or injured.