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Older Britons Complain U.K. Has Been Bullied In Brexit Negotiations

9:08am May 23, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Brexiteers, nostalgic for the days of the British Empire, feel Europe still owes them from rescuing the continent from the Nazis, and complain the European Union has humiliated their prime minister.

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Members Of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Party Join Calls For Her To Resign

5:59pm May 22, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

The leader of Britain's House of Commons has quit — the latest sign of growing pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to step down amid deep dissatisfaction with her handling of Brexit.

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Volunteers bury the remains of more than 1,000 Holocaust victims at a cemetery just outside Brest, Belarus, on Wednesday.

More Than 1,000 Holocaust Victims Are Buried In Belarus After Mass Grave Discovered

5:44pm May 22, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The remains emerged at a construction site in January. "I think it's very late, but better late than never," said Marcel Drimer, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor.

Matteo Salvini (center), flanked by European nationalist leaders, attends a rally ahead of the May 23-26 European parliamentary elections, in Milan on Saturday.

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Italy's Matteo Salvini Hopes To Lead Nationalist Wave In Upcoming European Elections

1:54pm May 22, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Salvini, Italy's deputy prime minister, leader of a far-right party and Europe's rising populist star, counts President Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon as one of his biggest fans.

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German Couple Leaves Newborn Baby In A Taxi

6:51am May 22, 2019

The couple paid the driver and remembered to grab their one-year-old. But they forgot the newborn — who they were bringing home from the hospital for the first time. The baby was returned safely.

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Doctors In Poland Prepared To Deliver 5 Babies And Then A 6th Arrived

6:42am May 22, 2019

When the expectant mom arrived at the hospital in Krakow, physicians were prepared to deliver quintuplets. Surprise! There was a sixth baby that no one was expecting.

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The Rev. Karel Stautemas poses with a Grimbergen beer in the courtyard of the Belgian Abbey of Grimbergen. Karel says the abbey's fathers will return to brewing after a break of two centuries.

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Belgian Monastery Will Brew Beer Again, After A 220-Year Pause

10:35pm May 21, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The last time Belgium's Grimbergen Abbey brewed its own beer, the United States was only about 20 years old.

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How A Leaked Video Sent Austria's Government Into A State Of Chaos

5:48pm May 21, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the Financial Times reporter Valerie Hopkins about the political crisis in Austria and the fate of the far right there.

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Ukraine's New President Announces Plans To Dissolve Parliament, Hold New Elections

7:43pm May 20, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with David L. Stern of The Washington Post, about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's plans to dissolve Parliament and hold new elections.

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Lost In Austria? McDonald's Can Help With A Hotline To The U.S. Embassy

4:24pm May 20, 2019

Americans in Austria can now go to any McDonald's to get help contacting the U.S. consulate under terms of a new partnership between McDonald's locations in Austria and the U.S. Embassy in Vienna.

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