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- Former 'Jungle' refugees get shot at new life in French village
Nearly two dozen migrants from the demolished "Jungle" camp in Calais are now living in a château in Chardonnay, France. While the village has been cool to the new arrivals, attitudes seem to be slowly changing.
- First LookBritish economy grows unexpectedly, Brexit vote and all
The British economy has grown faster than expected between July and September, despite uncertainty about what effects Brexit would have on the country's businesses.
- First LookPowerful earthquakes rattle central Italy
Strong earthquakes caused injuries and widespread damage, but no fatalities, in central Italy overnight Wednesday.
- In Russia's cyberscene: Kremlin desires, private hackers, and patriotism
Pinning down specific Russian responsibility for hacking incidents is complicated by Russia's cybersecurity model. Most of the IT expertise lies in the private sector, and the Kremlin itself is surprisingly not tech-savvy.
- Italy struck by two earthquakes within hours
The first quake carried a magnitude of 5.4, but the second one was eight times stronger at 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- France: authorities declare 'Jungle' migrant camp empty
The evacuation was accelerated because some of the frustrated, departing migrants set fire to parts of the burgeoning slum.
- As France relocates Calais refugees, can technology help?
As European governments grapple with the migration crisis, volunteers and entrepreneurs – some of them migrants themselves – are turning to new technologies.
- To diversify French offices, a recruiter redefines the 'perfect' resume
Candidates from the 'banlieue' – Parisian suburbs that are heavily immigrant and low-income – often are overlooked by prospective employers.
- First LookBelfast bakery loses appeal on 'gay cake' ruling
'Gay cake' ruling: A Belfast bakery has lost an appeal of a 2015 court ruling that it discriminated against a gay man by refusing to bake a cake with a message promoting marriage equality.
- First LookFrance clears the 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais
In what French officials are characterizing as a humanitarian operation, authorities are closing down the slum-like camp in Calais, beginning Monday.
- Russia's only presidential library keeps the fires burning for Boris Yeltsin
Russia's first president remains a controversial figure in his native land, where he is seen by some as a founding father and others as a man who nearly destroyed the country.
- UK to pardon thousands convicted under past anti-gay laws
The Ministry of Justice said the pardons apply to men convicted for consensual same-sex sexual relations before homosexuality was decriminalized several decades ago.
- First Look'Turing law' to pardon thousands of gay men convicted under former UK law
The Government's support for the 'Turing law' means that thousands convicted of 'gross indecency' could see that conviction wiped off the books, including many thousands of men who are no longer living.
- The ExplainerUS, Britain weigh new sanctions on Russia. But have the old ones worked?
Though Russia's economy has suffered in recent years, due in part to Western sanctions over Russian activities in Ukraine, the Kremlin – and the Russian public – have shown little sign of yielding.
- Dentists say tests can't determine migrants' age
Spurred by the arrival of young adults from Syria and Afghanistan this week, Conservative UK lawmaker David Davies wants to test whether migrants are children before admitting them. The catch? Clinical tests don't work, experts say.
- In Paris, refugee crisis puts new strain on city's homelessness problem
Migrants, as they wait for their asylum applications to be processed, are increasingly ending up on the streets of the French capital, adding to the tens of thousands already there.
- Merkel to host Putin, Poroshenko for Ukrainian peace summit
Amid increasingly murky relations between Russia and the West, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hosting a summit in Berlin to try to bring peace to the conflict between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia separatists.
- WikiLeaks: Assange's internet link 'severed' by state actor
Ecuador's Foreign Ministry released a brief statement that didn't mention the Internet cut off, but reaffirmed its decision to grant Assange asylum.
- First LookAustrian government to demolish house where Hitler was born
The building, which has served as an attraction for neo-Nazis, will be replaced with one that has nothing to do with the fascist dictator.
- Brexit begins to feel too real for high-skill EU citizens in Britain
While Britain is generally in favor of letting non-British residents with high-end skills stay after Brexit, its increasingly hostile rhetoric is making exactly those people question the wisdom of remaining.