Europe

More Than Half Of Spaniards In Their 20s Are Unemployed

11:05pm July 28, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

Even though Spain's economy is out of recession, youth unemployment has hit 57.7 percent. Economists say it could be years before jobs return. By then, many will have missed a decade or more of work.

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Near Crash Site, Stories Of The Jet Cleave Closely To Russian Version

9:16am July 23, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Following the downing of the Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine, local residents have been talking about the event — but the picture is being distorted by a propaganda campaign in local media.

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The Polish Case For Tougher Russia Sanctions

8:17pm July 22, 2014

In the wake of the Malaysian airliner's downing, many Europeans are now calling for tougher sanctions against Russia. Among them is Radek Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister, who explains to Robert Siegel why the West should ratchet up sanctions.

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Dutch actors perform during a dress rehearsal of the show HUIS at the 68th Avignon Theater Festival in France. The festival has been international since 1966 and today French performances make up only 20 percent of all acts.

This Year, Avignon Festival Is A Stage For Both Plays And Protest

9:12am July 22, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

The French theater event has long been a pillar of the performing arts world. But talk of changes to festival workers' off-season benefits has cast a shadow over this year's celebration.

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Tenuous Progress At Jet's Crash Site, As Clashes Flare Close By

6:35pm July 21, 2014

by Robert Siegel

The first investigators have reached the crash site of the Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, fighting flared in Donetsk between separatists and armed groups supporting the government.

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At The Scene Of The Crash: An Attempt To Make Sense Of The Wreckage

2:59pm July 21, 2014

Audie Cornish talks with reporter Noah Sneider, who's at the crash site of the Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region.

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The passenger jet had nearly 300 people aboard; none survived. A white ribbon tied to a stick indicates the presence of human remains at this region of the crash site, in Grabovka, Ukraine.

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Ukraine Accuses Rebels Of Destroying Evidence At MH17 Crash Site

11:45pm July 19, 2014

by Scott Neuman

U.S. and European officials worry that evidence pointing to the cause of the crash could be altered or removed, and that bodies exposed to the elements are beginning to decay.

A firefighter douses the smoldering wreckage of Flight MH17 on Thursday.

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Obama: Evidence MH17 Hit By Missile From Rebel-Held Area Of Ukraine

2:24am July 19, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The president says at least one U.S. citizen is among the nearly 300 people killed when the plane crashed in the eastern Donetsk region.

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Joep Lange led many early drug trials of HIV therapies and studied how to prevent HIV-positive pregnant women from transmitting the virus to their babies.

Joep Lange, Who Died On Flight MH17, Changed The Way We Fight AIDS

8:27pm July 18, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

He was a passenger on the downed Malaysia Airlines flight. Those who knew researcher and activist Joep Lange say he was a giant in the battle against AIDS — and truly "a scientist with a heart."

Obama: U.S. Confident That Missile Came From Rebel-Held Region

7:54pm July 18, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

The U.S. says that evidence suggests the missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was fired from separatist-held territory in eastern Ukraine. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports what is now known about the crash.

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