Europe

Scandium Middleman Is A Rare Guy Selling A Rare Element

1:35pm January 21, 2015

by David Kestenbaum

Our Planet Money team has a story about a man who realized at the time that he was the only person in the world with his job. It was a job selling something almost no one wanted.

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Oldest Woman In Scotland Knows The Secret To A Long Life

8:40am January 21, 2015

Jessie Gallan, 109, says her secret is a nice bowl of porridge every morning — and avoiding men.

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A man walks past a makeshift memorial for French Muslim policeman Ahmed Merabet near the site where he was shot dead by gunmen, close to the headquarters of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

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In France's Muslim Community, Stories Of Heroism, And Some Fear

7:02pm January 20, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Muslims were among the first people at the scene of last week's attacks in Paris. An employee of the kosher supermarket saved hostages, and a policeman died responding to the Charlie Hebdo shootings.

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Greeks Shun Mainstream Politics Without Great Alternatives

2:33pm January 20, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Many Greeks say they plan to vote outside the political mainstream in this month's election because they want an end to the corrupt, populist politics of the past. So they're reaching out to radical parties, including the leftist Syriza Party, which is expected to win the election, after holding just four percent of parliamentary seats in 2009

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4 Linked To Paris Attack Appear In French Court

2:14pm January 20, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The four men, all in their 20s, are accused of providing logistical support to Ahmed Coulibaly, the gunman who took hostages at a Kosher supermarket during the Jan. 7-9 Paris attacks.

Analysts Watch For Impacts Of European Economic Weakness On U.S.

7:58am January 20, 2015

by Susanna Capelouto

German automakers have several plants in the South, and Florida counts on European tourists. Analysts hope efforts to stimulate Europe's economy will keep investments in the U.S. from slipping.

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Why Europe's Economy Threatens Global Growth

7:58am January 20, 2015

Ahead of Europe's central bank meeting, Renee Montagne talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution and a contributing correspondent to The Wall Street Journal.

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Were Paris Attacks Coordinated Between ISIS And Al-Qaida?

8:03pm January 19, 2015

Renee Montagne talks to Fawaz Gerges, chair of Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies at the London School of Economics and author of The New Middle East, about why the two groups are at odds.

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Haunting Sounds At Night, Kids' Puppet Show Clock By Day

7:42pm January 19, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

A rooster crowing in the dead of night? A sinister ice-cream truck playing a creepy tune as it trundles through the streets of Moscow? No, it's the musical automaton clock at the Puppet Theater.

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As Elections Approach, Greece Teeters On Austerity Question

7:32pm January 19, 2015

Six days from parliamentary elections, Greece is weighing whether to continue its EU-imposed — and unpopular — austerity program. Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou discusses the issue.

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