Eleanor Beardsley

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Many in France's Kurdish community don't think killings were a lone-wolf attack

Friday, January 06, 2023

The Kurdish community in France is reeling from a triple killing, just as they prepare to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of another deadly shooting. Few believe it was a lone-wolf attack.

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At a French factory, the newest employees come from Ukraine

Thursday, December 29, 2022

A luxury leather goods manufacturer in the Burgundy region has hired two dozen Ukrainians since the war began. The CEO says it's partly because he can't find enough French workers to fill the jobs.

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Ukrainian refugees in France find work at factories that produce luxury handbags

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

The war in Ukraine is transforming Europe in more ways than one. Ukrainian refugees in France are helping to fill jobs in places where there aren't enough French workers.

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Kurds in Paris believe a recent shooting at a cultural center was an act of terrorism

Sunday, December 25, 2022

The large Kurdish community in Paris says Friday's shooting of a cultural center there is more than a racially motivated attack; it is terrorism.

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Fans in Paris prepare for Argentina and France to face off in the World Cup final

Sunday, December 18, 2022

France is competing against Argentina in the World Cup final. In Paris, concerns over human rights violations are now mixed with excitement.

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Morocco is the first African and Arab team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Morocco is the first African and Arab team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals. The country faces France, which shares cultural, linguistic and family ties and a complicated colonial history.

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Migrants cross the English Channel to reach Britain despite an agreement between the U.K. and France

Sunday, December 04, 2022

Migrants continue to try to cross the English Channel to reach Britain despite an agreement between the U.K. and France to increase police enforcement.

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French President Macron visits Washington for his second state visit

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Washington for his second state visit. He's expected to discuss Europe's industrial concerns and the Ukraine war with President Biden and congressional leaders.

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Blocking climate migration becomes a winning platform for far-right political parties

Friday, November 25, 2022

Globally, climate change is fueling migration. Blocking that migration has become a winning platform for far-right political parties.

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Europe fears its industries will jet to the U.S. as energy costs force plant closures

Friday, November 25, 2022

Duralex glassware maker is just one company that's suspended operations over spiking energy costs after a cutoff of Russian natural gas.

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The man who inspired "The Terminal" died at the airport where he lived for 18 years

Monday, November 14, 2022

NPR remembers Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the man who spent 18 years living in an airport terminal in Paris.

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France-Italy row could further disrupt the EU's already erratic handling of migrants

Monday, November 14, 2022

A fallout between France and Italy over migrants rescued in the Mediterranean is poisoning diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy

Friday, November 11, 2022

France allowed the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship to dock in the port of Toulon on Friday, after Italy's new far-right government refused to accept it. More than 200 migrants were aboard the ship.

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There's a lesser-known casualty of the energy crisis in Europe — fertilizer

Saturday, October 22, 2022

The energy crisis in Europe is having a knock-on effect in the grain industry, where fertilizer — which requires a lot of energy to produce - is in short supply.

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EU mandate for a single universal charger could become world standard

Friday, October 07, 2022

This week the European Parliament approved new rules that will introduce a single universal charger for all manner of electronic equipment. Could this become the world standard?

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Why French cities are refusing to show World Cup games on giant public screens

Thursday, October 06, 2022

The World Cup begins next month in Qatar. France is the defending champion, but French cities have decided not to show the games at public gatherings to protest Qatar's record on human rights.

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Jewish Ukrainian father and son soldiers mark holy days under cloud of Russia's war

Saturday, October 01, 2022

A father and son fighting for Ukraine against the Russian invasion say the war has heightened their Jewish identity.

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War takes a heavy toll on animals too. See how people in Ukraine strive to save them

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced. Four-legged Ukrainians are also suffering, but there are groups working to help the animals.

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From Windsor, a view of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

Monday, September 19, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest at Windsor Castle after a state funeral in London. Some very old rituals for death of a monarch took place in full public view on television for the first time.

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Final chapter of remembrance: Queen Elizabeth will interred at Windsor Castle

Monday, September 19, 2022

The state funeral is over and the long procession through London has concluded. In a private ceremony, Queen Elizabeth will be interred at Windsor Castle next to her late husband.

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