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In a region on Turkey’s eastern Black Sea coast, around 75% of the world’s hazelnuts are grown. Throughout August, thousands...

City Officials Deflect Questions About Turkish Memorial in Albania’s Capital

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

This story originated in FILE – Policemen stand atop military armored vehicles after troops involved in the coup surrendered on...

Italian Senate Cuts Short Vacation to Set No-Confidence Vote

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

The Italian Senate will return Tuesday from its summer vacation to set a crucial date for a no-confidence vote on...

Poland’s Ruling Party Emerges Unscathed from Flights Scandal

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

Poland’s ruling nationalists appear on track to win October’s parliamentary vote, three opinion polls show, despite a scandal over the...

US Courts Brexit Britain With Trade Deal Talk

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a successful British exit from the European Union that Washington will support with...

9 Sick Migrants Evacuated from Rescue Ship, 400 Still at Sea

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

A Spanish aid group says nine people have been evacuated from its migrant rescue ship while it continues to seek...

5 Russian Nuclear Scientists Buried After Rocket Explosion

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

Thousands of people have attended the funerals of five Russian nuclear researchers killed in an explosion as they tested a...

Norway Mosque Gunman Not Cooperating With Investigators

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

The lawyer of the man suspected of opening fire in a mosque in Norway says his client is not cooperating...

Belgian Company Bows to Pressure to Cut Ties With Myanmar Military Over Rohingya Atrocities Report

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

A Belgian company has become the first to announce it is cutting ties with Myanmar’s military after a United Nations...

Japanese Company Launches Robot Barista

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Japan is facing a crisis. Its population is aging and birthrates are dropping. With a declining workforce, businesses are looking...

Germany to Cut Amazon Funds to Brazil

08/12/2019 Newsmaker

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday said his country does not need Germany’s money after Berlin said it planned...

Kyiv Protests Putin’s Visit to Annexed Crimea

08/11/2019 Newsmaker

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Ukraine’s Crimea region, calling a it a...

Russia Warns Google over Advertising ‘Illegal Mass Events’ on YouTube

08/11/2019 Newsmaker

Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, says it has asked Google to take measures to prevent the advertising of “illegal mass events”...

ICRC: Laws of War Remain Relevant Today Despite New Challenges

08/11/2019 Newsmaker

As events marking the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions get underway, the International Committee of the Red Cross...

Norway Mosque Shooting ‘Attempted Act of Terror’

08/11/2019 Newsmaker

The shooting at a mosque near Oslo is being treated as an “attempted act of terror”, Norwegian police said Sunday,...

Gunman Opens Fire in Norwegian Mosque, Injures One

08/11/2019 Newsmaker

A gunman armed with multiple weapons opened fire in a mosque near Oslo Saturday, injuring one person before being overpowered...

Romanians Mark Anniversary of Protest Crackdown

08/10/2019 Newsmaker

Written by Eugen Tomiuc with reporting by RFE/RL’s Romanian Service, Hotnews.ro, G4media.ro, and Digi24.ro. Romanians rallied in Bucharest and other cities across the...