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Caroline De Haas, 34, launched Macholand.fr after a company responded dismissively to her complaint against its sexist advertising.

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Egality N'est Pas La Réalité: French Women Wage Online War On Sexism

6:39pm October 17, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

When a company told one French feminist it was "sorry" she found its ad sexist, she decided to fight back. She's launched a website where users target sexist companies and people on social media.

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There's a strong element of buying with your eyes at Tincan. Rows of gourmet-quality tins, beautifully packaged in collectible-worthy cans, are displayed at eye level.

At London's Tincan, Eating Canned Fish Is The Height Of Luxury

2:40pm October 17, 2014

by Rich Preston

One of the city's newest restaurants aims to elevate canned fish to an object of desire. There's no kitchen and no chef. The owners argue that tinned goods can be a greener gourmet choice.

Workers board up a restaurant Thursday in Flatts Village as Bermudans prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Gonzalo. The storm will hit the island Friday.

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Bermuda Braces For Hurricane Gonzalo

11:14am October 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The hurricane will hit the British island territory, where residents are making preparations, later today as a Category 4 storm.

Hot Dog Suit Costs Irish Movie Theater $25,000

8:53am October 17, 2014

Carl Meade was fired when cameras caught him paying for a regular hot dog instead of an extra large one. He told the court it was an innocent mistake. The company was ordered to pay compensation.

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Britain Debates Revoking Passports Of Fighters Returning From Syria, Iraq

6:15pm October 16, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

The U.S. has tried to block potential Islamic State volunteers before they leave the country, arresting them for intending to help terrorists. The British have suggested taking another route.

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Turkey Straddles Western Allegiances And Mideast Realities

5:44pm October 15, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to Charles King, Georgetown professor and author of --Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul — about how Turkey's geography defines it politically.

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Ahead Of Iran Nuclear Talks, Kerry Meets With Russia's Lavrov

2:18pm October 15, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

John Kerry is in Vienna for a meeting with Iran's foreign minister as a deadline approaches for a nuclear deal. Kerry was in Paris on Tuesday to consult with other partners including Russia.

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Australian author Richard Flanagan, 2014's Man Booker Prize winner, holds his book The Narrow Road to the Deep North at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Monday.

Australian Novelist Richard Flanagan Awarded Booker Prize

10:26am October 15, 2014

by Lauren Hodges

The head of the judge's committee says The Narrow Road to the Deep North, the story of POWs in World War II forced to build the Thailand Burma Railway, is a "magnificent novel of love and war."

Definitely not traditional: two colorful takes on porridge, from Friday's London Porridge Championships.

Porridge Aficionados Vie To Make Theirs The Breakfast Of Champions

10:19am October 15, 2014

by Rich Preston

Once derided as Scottish food better suited to horses than people, porridge these days is more cool than gruel. In the U.K., competitions have porridge lovers battling with their best recipes.

Microsoft Windows Flaw Let Russian Hackers Spy On NATO, Report Says

6:41pm October 14, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

A weakness in Microsoft Windows has been exploited by Russian hackers to spy on Western governments, NATO, European energy companies and an academic organization in the U.S., according to a report.

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