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Kremlin Uses Technology To Get Self-Employed Taxpayers To Pay Up

6:55am February 12, 2019

by Lucian Kim

One in 5 Russians is self-employed, and as the government looks for new sources of revenue, it's turning to technology to get the country's nannies, cleaners and tutors to pay their taxes.

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Trial Starts For Catalan Leaders Involved In 2017 Independence Bid

6:55am February 12, 2019

by Lucia Benavides

The trial of 12 Catalan politicians in Madrid on Tuesday threatens to reopen the divisions in Spain between those who oppose independence for Catalonia, and those in the province who want to secede.

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Turkey Criticizes China Over Treatment Of Muslim Minorities

6:41am February 12, 2019

by Peter Kenyon

The Turkish government has issued a stern statement denouncing China for violating the fundamental human rights of Uyghur Turks and other Muslim communities in China.

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Russia is considering disconnecting from the global Internet to test its defenses against cyberattack.

Russia Is Considering An Experiment To Disconnect From The Internet

6:28pm February 11, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Authorities recommended conducting the test so that the country can assess its cyberdefenses in case of aggression, Russian media report.

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Chimpanzees Build Makeshift Ladder, Break Free From Zoo Enclosure

2:50pm February 11, 2019

by Amy Held

The animals returned to their enclosure at the Belfast Zoo after a short time, but not before alarmed visitors came face to face with at least one chimpanzee.

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Update On American Held In Russia

8:05am February 10, 2019

by Lucian Kim

It's been more than a month since Paul Whelan was arrested in Moscow on suspicion of espionage. His family is frustrated by the lack of information about the charges against him.

'I Just Froze': Former Nun Talks About Experiences Of Sexual And Spiritual Abuse

5:27pm February 09, 2019

Pope Francis acknowledged this week that some priests and bishops have sexually abused nuns. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Doris Wagner, who experienced such abuse in a Catholic order in Germany.

A burning command car belonging to France's anti-terror squad is pictured as riot police take position near the Eiffel Tower.

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Yellow Vest Unrest Leaves Protester Severely Injured In Paris

5:01pm February 09, 2019

by Gabriela Saldivia

Violence broke out Saturday as yellow vest protesters kept the pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron's government, for the 13th straight weekend of demonstrations.

A picture taken on Feb. 8, 2019 shows the signature "AHitler" on a watercolor entitled "Im Wald" (In the forest) displayed at the Weidler auction house in the southern city of Nuremberg.

Opinion: Paintings By Adolf Hitler Are 'Unremarkable,' So Why Forge Them?

11:21am February 09, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on why someone would create a forgery of a painting by Adolf Hitler after German police raided an art house in Nuremberg with suspected counterfeits painted by the Führer.

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French president Emmanuel Macron takes part in a meeting in Évry-Courcouronnes on Feb. 4.

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Will Macron's 'Great National Debate' Help Defuse France's Yellow Vest Unrest?

9:26pm February 08, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

With his government rocked by ongoing yellow vest demonstrations, French President Emmanuel Macron launched a nationwide series of community conversations. But some wonder if anything will change.

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