Joanna Kakissis

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In Amsterdam, Even The Tourists Say There Are Too Many Tourists

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

Fewer than 1 million people live in Amsterdam, but almost 20 million visit each year. A "night mayor" and initiatives to address "overtourism" encourage revelers to treat the city with respect.

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Questions Remain After More Than 80 Killed In Greece Fire

Saturday, July 28, 2018

As Greek investigators probe the cause of the recent wildfire near Athens, tragic stories emerge about how the more than 80 victims died.

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'A Terrible Day': Greek Wildfires Kill At Least 74 People, Devastate Resort Village

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

The death toll from surprisingly fast-moving fires near Athens has tripled from Monday. Officials in Greece said they found 26 bodies in one spot.

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Deadly Wildfires Sweep Through Towns Near Athens, Greece

Monday, July 23, 2018

Firefighters were battling flames near the seaside town of Kineta, about 35 miles west of Athens, and around the towns of Pendeli and Kalamos in the north.

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Who Ordered The Car Bomb That Killed Maltese Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia?

Sunday, July 22, 2018

The reporter was killed last October, as she was digging up dirt on Malta's most powerful. The final words on her blog were: "There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate."

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Greece Is One Of Few NATO Members To Have Met Defense Spending Goal

Monday, July 09, 2018

Greece is one of the few alliance members that exceeds NATO's goal for defense spending, despite its teetering on the brink of bankruptcy for years. The country's rivalry with Turkey is a major factor.

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'I Do This For The Families': The Daunting Task Of Identifying Missing Migrants

Tuesday, July 03, 2018

The International Commission on Missing Persons in The Hague has identified remains of 18,000 people in the Balkans. Its new challenge: to I.D. the remains of migrants who died trying to reach Europe.

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Hungary Has A Xenophobia Problem

Friday, April 27, 2018

Just 10 percent of Hungarians polled say they feel totally comfortable making friends with an immigrant. In a survey, Hungarians even rejected a group that doesn't exist.

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An Anti-Immigration Speech Divided Britain 50 Years Ago. It Still Echoes Today

Friday, April 20, 2018

Half a century after Enoch Powell delivered the most incendiary political speech in Britain's recent history, his dire vision of race war hasn't come true. But it resonates in British politics today.

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Violent Killings Are On The Rise In London

Friday, April 06, 2018

London police are investigating more murders in the last two months than New York cops. Stabbings are largely fueling the increase, but there have been shootings too.

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In Kosovo, War Rape Survivors Can Now Receive Reparations. But Shame Endures For Many

Friday, April 06, 2018

Thousands of women who were raped in the war that resulted in Kosovo's split from Serbia are eligible for a monthly government stipend of $280. Many are reluctant to claim it. Only 250 have signed up.

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Victim Of Nerve Agent Attack In U.K. Says She's Recovering Quickly

Thursday, April 05, 2018

The diplomatic confrontation between the U.K. and Russia over the use of nerve gas in Britain last month is shifting to the U.N. Meanwhile one of the victims, Yulia Skripal, has released a statement saying she's recovering quickly and thanking those who came to her aid.

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'He Broke Boundaries With His Mind': Public Pays Tribute At Stephen Hawking's Funeral

Saturday, March 31, 2018

About 500 guests honored the physicist at Saturday's private service in Cambridge, his intellectual home for half a century. The procession was met by admirers who lined the streets to share memories.

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Brexit Countdown: 1 Year To Go

Thursday, March 29, 2018

There is not much time for Britain to negotiate a deal on the future of its relationship with the European Union. Next year at this time, the U.K. will formally leave the EU.

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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Declines To Appear Before British Parliament, Sparking Anger

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

British parliamentarians are angry that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned down a request to appear from a committee examining who had access to his companies data.

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Not All Kosovar Women Raped During War With Serbia Apply For Compensation

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

As Kosovo celebrates 10 years since its independence, it's only now beginning to compensate thousands of Kosovar women who were raped during the 1998-1999 war with Serbia.

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As U.K. Clamps Down On Cambridge Analytica, Privacy Concerns Span Atlantic

Saturday, March 24, 2018

As the EU and U.K. prepare to adopt stricter digital privacy rules, officials there are warning the U.S. to beef up its own Internet security regulations.

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Cambridge Analytica's Suspended CEO Takes The Spotlight In Scandal

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Alexander Nix worked in London as a financial analyst before becoming CEO of Cambridge Analytica. The company is now at the center of the Facebook data harvesting scandal.

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The U.K.'s Connection To Russian Money

Friday, March 16, 2018

British Prime Minister Theresa May has retaliated after the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the U.K. Critics say her response has been constrained by financial links between Russia and the U.K.

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British Prime Minister Expels 23 Russian Diplomats After Poisoning Of Ex-Spy

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Britain is expelling 23 Russian diplomats after accusing Moscow of involvement in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter.

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