Eleanor Beardsley

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Towns near Bakhmut are bracing for its possible fall

Saturday, April 22, 2023

The fighting in Ukraine has been especially intense in the eastern Donbas region. Towns near the besieged city of Bakhmut are bracing. If it falls under Russian control, they know they could be next.

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Thousands of Ukrainian children have been sent to Russia to escape the war zone

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Since the start of the war, thousands of Ukrainian children were sent or taken to Russia. Human rights organizations allege Russia is trying to indoctrinate those children against their home country.

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Medics risk their lives in Bakhmut to treat Ukrainian soldiers and evacuate them

Thursday, April 06, 2023

The battle over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been a deadly slugfest that has reduced it to ruins. Ukrainian medics have worked hard to support and treat wounded soldiers.

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Ukraine is asking allies for modern aircraft — an upgrade to its Soviet-era equipment

Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Ukraine's military is asking its allies for modern aircraft to fight Russian forces. In the meantime, it is making do with Soviet-era equipment, like the many vintage helicopters in Ukraine's fleet.

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The 'Ukrainian Banksy' has remained in Kharkiv despite Russian attacks

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Thousands of residents fled when Russia attacked Kharkiv, but a street artist called the Ukrainian Banksy remained and kept working. (Story aired on Weekend All Things Considered on 3/25/23.)

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Relief workers are trying to help people leave a ruined city in Ukraine

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

There are still some 10,000 civilians in the Ukrainian frontline city of Bakhmut. Many have left and some live in a shelter in a nearby town where they share stories of survival and loss.

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A scrappy newscast in Kyiv aimed at Russians counters Putin's propaganda machine

Sunday, March 26, 2023

February Morning, an online TV channel broadcast in Russian, offers its audience a different take on the war in Ukraine. Its founder says his goal is nothing less than the end of the Putin regime.

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The 'Ukrainian Banksy' has remained in Kharkiv despite Russian attacks

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Kharkiv was attacked but did not fall to the Russians. Thousands of residents fled, but one street artist — called the "Ukrainian Banksy" — remained and continued his work.

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Russian drone strikes in Ukraine kill at least 4, wound another 20

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Drones hit two dormitories and an educational facility in the city of Rzhyshchiv, south of the capital Kyiv, partially destroying them.

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French unions vow to bring the country to a standstill to protest pension reforms

Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Unions are upping the ante in ongoing strikes against bitterly contested pension reform plans in France, with no prearranged end date and workers set to strike across multiple sectors.

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Switzerland's parliament is considering a retooling of Swiss neutrality

Monday, February 27, 2023

Switzerland is considering allowing its military hardware to be given to Ukraine. It would be a big change in policy for the traditionally neutral country.

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The woman who spoke out against the Ukraine war on Russian TV now lives in France

Sunday, February 26, 2023

The woman who electrified the world last year when she burst onto the set of a Russian news broadcast to protest the war in Ukraine now lives in France, where she continues to speak out.

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Even a cemetery in France is affected by Putin's war

Saturday, February 11, 2023

The largest Russian Orthodox cemetery outside Russia is in a suburb of Paris. This normally tranquil place has become a battleground between Russia and the West.

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Hundreds of thousands in France are again protesting raising the retirement age

Tuesday, February 07, 2023

Hundreds of thousands take to the streets again in France as they protest President Emanuel Macron's proposal to raise the country's retirement age.

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France braces for another nationwide strike against planned pension changes

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

French unions have called for a strike to again protest the government's planned changes to the retirement system — especially the plan to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64.

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Labor unrest is growing in Europe

Saturday, January 28, 2023

In France, workers are protesting against the government proposal to raise the retirement age, and in the United Kingdom, people are protesting low pay amid a cost of living crisis.

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Thousands in France strike and march in protest of raising the age of retirement

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Thousands of French workers went on strike and many more marched across the country to protest President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years.

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Europeans accuse Putin of weaponizing energy but a mild winter has helped

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Predictions of rolling blackouts across Europe this month have not come to pass — so far. It's not only because of the mild winter.

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France's new far right

Monday, January 16, 2023

For decades, France's far right party has been led by a Le Pen: first father, then daughter. Marine Le Pen's replacement hails from a younger generation, and party supporters hope he attracts voters.

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Armored vehicle pledge to Ukraine marks a change in the war with Russia

Friday, January 13, 2023

The U.S., France and Germany have recently announced plans to send armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine. The Western-designed weapons are an upgrade, but they're not the tanks that Ukraine wants.

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