Europe

Short On Cash For Child Support? Try Paying In Pizza

6:49am May 31, 2016

An Italian court ruled Nicola Toso fulfilled his child support obligation when he served his ex-wife the dollar equivalent in pizza. The pizza baker gave her $350 a month in free pizza.

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Roman Borisovich is a Russian banker-turned-anti-corruption activist and founder of ClampK, the Campaign for Legislation Against Money-laundering in Property by Kleptocrats. Here Borisovich stands in front of a multi-million dollar London house owned by D

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As The Global Rich Buy Up London Homes, Britons Ask If The Money Is Legit

5:16pm May 30, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Many of London's expensive homes are owned by obscure foreign companies. Critics say the city has become a haven for those hiding ill-gotten gains, and the government is starting to respond.

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Smugglers Modify Routes As EU Works To Stem Flow Of Migrants

5:04pm May 30, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Elizabeth Collett, director of the Migration Policy Institute in Europe, about how the European Union's efforts to stem the flow of migrants to Europe has caused a change in routes for human smugglers.

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Surge Of Migrants Cross Mediterranean Sea From North Africa

4:29pm May 30, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

In the last week, Italy has rescued more than 10,000 people at sea. The spike appears tied to Africans making the trip from the continent's northern coast, taking advantage of improved weather. But there also are reports smugglers are moving westward from Turkey with the closure of borders in Europe.

A stately Georgian house at 29 Harley Street is home to Formations House, a company that specializes in creating other companies.

1 Address, 2,000 Companies, And The Ease Of Doing Business In The U.K.

9:34am May 30, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

The U.K. likes to boast about how easy it is to do business there, but a profusion of shell companies hides many that are fronts for fraud and corruption. Now the U.K. wants more scrutiny.

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3 Shipwrecks In 3 Days: 700 People Die Trying To Cross Mediterranean

6:23am May 30, 2016

With warmer weather comes an influx of refugees and migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, and a shift in the route they're taking. Over the weekend, hundreds of people drowned.

A Lorentz teleprinter, used by the Nazis to transmit highly complex encrypted messages.

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Museum Finds Piece Of WWII History For Sale On EBay

2:58pm May 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Museum volunteers were perusing eBay when they happened upon a Lorenz teleprinter used by the Nazis to transmit encrypted messages. It was labeled a telegram machine and sold for just $14.

Migrants in an overcrowded boat, which was about to capsize, are rescued by Bettica and Bergamini ships of Italian Navy at Sicilian Strait, between Libya and Italy, in Mediterranean sea on Wednesday.

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More Than 700 Migrants Feared Dead In Three Separate Mediterranean Shipwrecks

12:01pm May 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

In one case, migrants saw rescuers and rushed toward them, causing the boat to flip. In another, a large boat cut the line to a smaller boat it was dragging when it began to take on water.

Strikes Across France Paralyze Economy

5:34pm May 28, 2016

A dispute over labor law changes in France has escalated to a full-fledged confrontation between the government and influential unions, sparking protests and even violence.

A fire truck is parked at the entrance to Monceau parc in the center of Paris, France, on Saturday, after a lightning bolt crashed down onto a Paris park, striking 11 people at a child's birthday party.

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Lightning Strikes Child's Party in Paris And Soccer Match In Germany, Injuring Dozens

3:04pm May 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

More than 40 people — most of them children — were injured from lightning strikes in two separate incidents in Europe on Saturday.