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Ahead Of Referendum, Catalans March For Independence From Spain

6:32am September 12, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Up to a million Catalans used their national day to rally for independence from Spain, ahead of an Oct. 1 secession vote — which Madrid vows to halt, but hasn't said how.

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Brexit Leaves French Fishermen On The Hook

11:57pm September 11, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

French fishermen in Brittany and Calais say up to 80 percent of their haul is from British waters. Many fear financial ruin if their access is restricted after Brexit.

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Catalonia Marks National Day With Rally For Independence From Spain

4:33pm September 11, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

In Spain, the region of Catalonia celebrates its national day on Monday. Millions are likely to use the holiday to rally for independence, ahead of a referendum calling for full independence from Spain.

Members of the local Muslim community gather along with relatives of young men believed responsible for the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils to denounce terrorism in Ripoll, Spain, on Aug. 20.

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'Not A Textbook Case': Barcelona Attackers' Hometown Wonders How It Bred Terrorists

4:32pm September 10, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Most in the terrorist cell were employed or in school and showed no signs of radicalization. Their skill at avoiding detection sends chills down the spines of authorities working to prevent attacks.

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Bea (right) and Maggie Ordever outside their bed-and-breakfast in Seglien, France. The couple moved last October from southeastern England to this village in Brittany, in the western region in France, which has historical ties to Great Britain.

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France's Brittany Sees New Wave Of Brits Post-Brexit

11:19am September 10, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

The village of Gourec, in Brittany, has long been home to British expats. With the prospect of Brexit, even more Britons are flocking there to secure French citizenship and retain EU privileges.

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German Anti-Immigrant Party Helped By U.S. GOP Strategist

8:06am September 09, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

A right-wing, populist party running in the upcoming German elections has hired a Texas political strategy firm to help its campaign.

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Canada Secretly Sneaks LGBT Russians Out Of Chechnya

4:58pm September 08, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kimahli Powell, executive director of non-profit, Rainbow Railroad, about the joint program between Powell's organization and the Canadian government to secretly move gay men and women out of Chechnya and into Canada as government-assisted refugees.

Len Blavatnik, left, with Chris Martin of Coldplay in 2014.

Music & Culture

Political Donation By Warner Music Owner Leads To University Professor's Resignation

1:18pm September 07, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

After learning that billionaire and Warner Music Group owner Len Blavatnik donated to President Trump's inauguration, a professor at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government has resigned.

Behind Support For 'Adoption,' A Web Of Clandestine Russian Advocates

5:00am September 07, 2017

by Jackie Northam

The sign on the door in Wilmington, Del., calls it a "human rights foundation" dedicated to resuming American adoption of Russian children. But what it's really about is anti-sanctions lobbying.

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Peter Madsen's private submarine sits on a pier in Copenhagen harbor. The Danish inventor faces a murder charge after Swedish journalist Kim Wall died aboard the sub under mysterious circumstances last month.

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It Was A 'Terrible Accident,' Inventor Says Of Journalist's Death Aboard His Sub

6:49pm September 06, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

In his first court appearance since his arrest, Peter Madsen said Kim Wall died when a hatch fell on her head. He also denied mutilating her body, which washed ashore later as a naked, headless torso.