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France ramps up nuclear power as Germany closes plants in the name of clean energy

4:18pm January 17, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

As Europe strives to curb carbon emissions, Germany and France are at odds over whether nuclear power is clean. German public opinion has forced the closure of nuclear plants as France forges ahead.

A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus, sits on a bench as pedestrians walk outside Evangelismos hospital in Athens, Greece, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

In Greece, unvaccinated people ages 60 and up now face monthly fines

12:33pm January 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The nation imposed the new mandate on Monday as it looks to bring its vaccination rate closer in line with the EU average. The unvaccinated will face penalties starting at 50 euros, or roughly $57.

Journalist takes images of pictures of Anne Frank at the renovated Anne Frank House Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018.

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Cold case team believes it has solved the mystery of who may have betrayed Anne Frank

12:17pm January 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The diary Anne wrote while in hiding became a symbol of hope and resilience read by millions. But the identity of the person who disclosed her hiding place has always remained a mystery.

Emirates passenger planes are parked at their gates at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.

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A drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by rebels in Yemen has killed three people

12:01pm January 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

While Abu Dhabi police did not immediately offer any suspects, Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for an attack targeting the United Arab Emirates.

China will no longer sell tickets to the Beijing Winter Olympics due to COVID-19

10:45am January 17, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Instead of selling tickets to the general public, organizers announced Monday that they would invite groups of spectators to attend the games in person.

A man cries over his mother's grave in the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, on Sept. 29, 2020. Iris Gonçalves Alves died at age 54 the previous day from COVID-19, according to the information on her burial record. During the

What happens when isolation goes beyond a pandemic

8:55am January 17, 2022

Photographer Raphael Alves documented how socioeconomic issues worsen the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures while speaking to his supporters upon his arrival at Zhuliany International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

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Ukraine ex-president returns to Kiev for treason trial

6:16am January 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Poroshenko was greeted by several thousand cheering supporters. Some carried banners reading "We need democracy," and "Stop repressions."

Arab leader's gamble to play kingmaker in Israel is paying off

3:11am January 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Mansour Abbas broke a longstanding taboo when he led his Arab party into Israel's governing coalition last year.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly in the early stages of negotiating a plea deal related to the corruptions charges he faces.

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Netanyahu in talks to reach plea bargain in corruption trial

2:56am January 17, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who's on trial for corruption, is in talks to reach a plea bargain. If it goes forward, it could force him to take a break from politics.

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Afghanistan's hunger crisis

5:03pm January 16, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mike Bonke, Action Against Hunger's Afghanistan country director, about what he's seeing there.

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