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News Articles: Europe

Jorge Vilda stands during the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between Sweden and Spain in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 15. Spain's soccer federation announced Vilda's dismissal as coach of the women's national team on Tuesday.

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  • Sports

Spain's women's soccer coach is fired as fallout grows from unwanted World Cup kiss

Spain's soccer federation named Montse Tomé as head coach of the women's national team, the first woman in the role. She was assistant coach to Jorge Vilda, who was dismissed on Tuesday.

September 05, 2023
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) listens to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting at Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, Monday.

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  • World

Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.

September 04, 2023
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  • Charles Maynes
Soldiers of Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade shout slogans as they stand in line near Bakhmut, the site of fierce battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Sunday.

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  • Europe

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says defense minister will be replaced this week

Defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker. Umerov has served as head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine since September 2022.

September 03, 2023
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Global Health

Whatever happened to the 'period day off' policy?

In 2017, two Indian firms began offering workers a day off for a painful period — earning much praise but also some criticism. We wondered if this policy is gaining favor in India and beyond.

September 03, 2023
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  • Raksha Kumar
The Nobel laureates and the royal family of Sweden during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10 2022. The Nobel Foundation has withdrawn its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year's award ceremonies.

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  • World

Foundation pulls invite to Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend Nobel Prize ceremonies

Swedish lawmakers had said they would boycott this year's Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm after the foundation initially invited representatives of the three countries to attend.

September 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia Ivanova says her faith is what's helped her get through all of her trials. She brought her Bible with her when the family fled Kharkiv for a new home in Brazil. But a new crisis made her wonder if Brazil was the right place for her.

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  • Global Health

Whatever happened to the Ukrainian refugees who found a haven in Brazil?

After fleeing the war in Ukraine, a family found a sense of belonging far away - in Prudentópolis, Brazil, known as "Little Ukraine." A year later, the family finds themselves starting over yet again.

September 02, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
A man rides a scooter in Paris, on March 31. The city has now banned rental electric scooters.

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  • Europe

Paris' rental electric scooter ban has taken effect

The city held a referendum and banned rental e-scooters after reports of injuries and three deaths.

September 01, 2023
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
A Roman-era statue, thought to represent Marcus Aurelius, stands in a gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art on June 25, 2010.

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  • Art & Design

Roman emperor statue seized from Cleveland Museum of Art in smuggling investigation

The headless statue is believed to depict Marcus Aurelius. The investigation into its origins comes over a decade after Turkey claimed that 21 objects at the museum were linked to an illicit trade.

September 01, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
In side-by-side photos: Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in Moscow, Aug. 23, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party at its headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea, in early 2023.

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  • World

U.S. says Russia has made 'shameful' moves toward new North Korea arms deals

According to new U.S. intelligence, the potential agreement would allow North Korea to ship "significant quantities and multiple types" of weapons to Russia for deployment in Ukraine.

August 30, 2023
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  • Michele Kelemen
Paul Whelan is seen in new video released by the Russian state-controlled outlet Russia Today.

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  • World

Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia, appears in a new video

The video was released by the state-controlled outlet Russia Today. Whelan is shown in a prison uniform standing among other prisoners, operating a sewing machine and eating with others.

August 29, 2023
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  • James Doubek
Relatives and soldiers mourn the death of fighter pilot Andrii "Juice" Pilshchykov, 30, during his funeral on Tuesday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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  • World

As war losses mount, Ukraine honors a veteran jet fighter pilot who died in collision

Andrii Pilshchykov, known as "Juice," died in a training flight Friday. He was a veteran of early combat missions during Russia's invasion and later advocated for Western countries to donate F-16s.

August 29, 2023
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  • Brian Mann
A portrait of the late owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin sits at an informal memorial next to the former the group's headquarters in St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 24.

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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: Wagner chief Prigozhin died as Russia's war turned 18 months

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

August 28, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
A portrait of the owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin lays at an informal street memorial near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.

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  • Europe

Russia confirms that Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in last week's plane crash

Russia's Investigative Committee said genetic tests confirmed that the head of the mercenary force Wagner, who led a short-lived armed rebellion, and two of the group's leaders were on the plane.

August 27, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Alina documented Andrii's injuries and steps in his recovery on Facebook. In the post here, she describes hearing of her husband's injuries as "the worst news of my life."

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  • Health

Love, war and loss: How one soldier in Ukraine hopes to be made whole again

An artillery shell should have killed Andrii Smolenskyi in May. Instead, the blast tore off both of his arms above the elbow and destroyed his eyes. Now he's fighting to put his life back together.

August 27, 2023
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  • Dustin Jones
Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales refused on Friday to resign his post.

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  • Sports

Women's World Cup champs say they won't play for Spain until soccer chief is removed

Spain's government and FIFA have begun disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales for his non-consensual kiss of player Jenni Hermoso at the tournament final. Rubiales is refusing to resign.

August 25, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
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