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

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

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France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy

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. → Read More

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

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

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

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

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Russia's effort to break European energy unity seems to be failing — at least for now

One of the intended outcomes of Russia's war in Ukraine is to dissolve European unity on energy policy, analysts say, but the unity is so far holding firm. → Read More

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These Ukrainian volunteers recover soldiers' bodies to return them to their families

Evacuation 200 is a special volunteer unit that scours the country for the bodies of soldiers left on battlefields. "My job is to accompany these heroes on their last trip home," one volunteer says. → Read More

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Ukraine's wedding dress industry is alive and well, despite the war

The town of Chernivtsi, once the wedding dress capital of the Soviet Union, is still churning out dresses — for the West. "We are staying in Ukraine," says a dressmaker. "We will build our economy." → Read More

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Riding Ukraine's last train line out of Donbas with families fleeing for their lives

Russia is fighting to conquer the entire Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. To help civilians escape, the Ukrainian railway runs a free evacuation train out of the east. Here's what it's like. → Read More

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Ukrainians have a special place in their hearts for Boris Johnson

While Britons might be happy to see their prime minister go, Ukrainians hold him in higher regard. → Read More

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There's nowhere in Ukraine to hide from the war. This café tries to help people cope

In western Ukraine, far from the front lines, Ruslana Mikhaluk hires a clown to give children a night of laughter and fun. She doesn't plan to make a profit this year at her seasonal café. → Read More

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A French city approved burkinis in its pools. Then the backlash came

The city of Grenoble's move to allow the full body-covering swimsuit for Islamic women has sparked a legal battle. Activists say it's a matter of civil — and women's — rights. → Read More

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An ex-member of one of the world's most dangerous mercenary groups has gone public

The Wagner Group, known as "Putin's shadow army," has come to the world's attention because of the Ukraine war. Marat Gabidullin, who left Wagner after fighting in Syria, has written a book about it. → Read More

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How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them. → Read More

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Encore: Paris exhibit looks back on Graciela Iturbide's photographs

Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide has won international renown for her portraits of indigenous and marginalized peoples across the globe. (This story first aired on ATC on April 8, 2022.) → Read More

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Why France's presidential election matters far beyond its borders

Sunday's contest has implications for the spread of far-right ideology, France's relationship with the rest of Europe and the country's posture toward Russia. → Read More

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On the presidential campaign trail, competing visions of France emerge

As President Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen campaign for the April 24 run-off election, analysts say the vote results will have deep consequences in France and on the world stage. → Read More

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Macron and Le Pen head to a runoff in France's presidential election

For months, the election seemed like a shoo-in for President Emmanuel Macron. It's now a tossup amid a strong challenge from the far right's Marine Le Pen. → Read More

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A Paris exhibit looks back on the photographs of Graciela Iturbide

Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide has won international renown for her portraits of indigenous and marginalized peoples across the globe. → Read More

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Ukraine mayor says Russian soldiers who kidnapped him knew nothing about his country

Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was held by Russian forces for five days. They told him they wanted to free his town from Nazis. "I told them in my 30 years in this town I've never seen a single Nazi." → Read More

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African students say they're facing discrimination as they try to leave Ukraine

Africans and South Asians studying and working in Ukraine have had added difficulty leaving the country because of discriminatory treatment by local authorities. → Read More