Eleanor Beardsley
Stories
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World
NATO has gone into high gear as the war in Ukraine continues
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, NATO is stepping up training to increase readiness among its members, including maneuvers this month on NATO's eastern flank in Romania.
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Technology
European watchdog fines Meta $1.3 billion over privacy violations
Ireland's Data Protection Commission ruled the tech company breached European privacy laws by transferring user data from Europe to the U.S., where
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Europe
The 'Ukrainian Banksy' has remained in Kharkiv despite Russian attacks
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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Europe
French unions vow to bring the country to a standstill to protest pension reforms
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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Europe
Switzerland's parliament is considering a retooling of Swiss neutrality
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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Europe
France braces for another nationwide strike against planned pension changes
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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Politics
France's new far right
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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World
Many in France's Kurdish community don't think killings were a lone-wolf attack
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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Business
At a French factory, the newest employees come from Ukraine
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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Europe
Ukrainian refugees in France find work at factories that produce luxury handbags
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.