Italian Dairy Cooperative Guarantees Bonds With Cheese
After a bank refused to lend money to the group, they were able to raise millions of dollars by issuing bonds guaranteed by extremely large wheels of Parmesan cheese.
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Britain To Foreign Workers: If You Don't Make $50,000 A Year, Please Leave
To reduce the number of foreign workers, some of those making less than $50,000 won't qualify to stay in Britain beyond April. Critics say the deal would cause labor shortages.
U.K. Ambassador To U.S. On Importance Of Finding Political Solution In Syria
NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Kim Darroch, the United Kingdom's new ambassador to the United States, about the Syrian peace talks in Geneva and the Supporting Syria conference being hosted by his country on Thursday.
Luxembourg Hopes To Rocket To Front Of Asteroid-Mining Space Race
The tiny European country will be investing in research and building a regulatory framework to help make a futuristic industry — the extraction of minerals from objects in space — a reality.
The Kremlin Is Not Going To Like Pussy Riot's New Video
The Russian protest group skewers Russia's prosecutor-general, Yuri Chaika, who's accused of corruption. The video stars one of two Pussy Riot members jailed in 2012 for "hooliganism."
Migrant Rescue Ship Prowls Waters Between Greece And Turkey
Thousands of migrants land daily on Greece' shores seeking asylum in Europe. Hundreds don't make it, drowning during the sea voyage. Volunteers, with private rescue boats, are trying to save migrants.
In A Dutch City, A Syrian Couple Settles In And Is Reminded Of Home
A Syrian husband and wife wait in a prison turned shelter while their bid for asylum is processed. Wife Lena says she's ready to start all over in the Netherlands, "just like a baby."
Turkey Contributes To Migrants Overwhelming Greece, Ambassador Says
Greece is the first stop for many migrants coming from the Middle East. Renee Montagne talks to Christos Panagopoulos, Greece's ambassador to the U.S. about E.U. attempts to curb the flow of migrants.
Volunteer Groups Step In To Rescue Migrants En Route To Greek Islands
More than 62,000 migrants crossed to Europe by boat in January alone — almost all of them landing on Greek islands after perilous journeys from the Turkish coast. Three hundred and sixty people have died while making that crossing. NPR takes us on a boat that is trying to stop that from happening.
Rogue Drones? Unleash The Eagles
Police in the Netherlands are helping train eagles to snatch wayward drones from the sky. Yes, there's video.