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First LookIceland's Pirate Party wins seats, but stops short of taking country's helmThe anti-establishment party lost some appeal as some Icelanders wondered if the Pirates were ready to lead the Scandinavian country.聽
First Look6.6 magnitude quake strikes an already shaken central ItalyA 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Italy on Sunday morning, the worst to hit the country in more than three decades.聽
Could embracing migrants help solve Italian villages' aging problem?In Italy's south, villages are aging quickly as youth move away for better jobs. But some are finding new life by hosting refugees from the Middle East and Africa.
Do 1,500 child refugees from France's 'Jungle' have a future in Britain?After the Calais refugee camp was razed this week, French president Hollande asked Britain to help relocate 1,500 children who called the so-called 'Jungle' home. The government has so far refused, but the move may be more popular with Britons.
Iceland鈥檚 Pirate Party edges toward parliamentary majorityFor months, polling data has been showing a Pirate victory in Iceland, where voters are still smarting from the 2008 economic crash and deeply distrustful of government.
Former 'Jungle' refugees get shot at new life in French villageNearly two dozen migrants from the demolished "Jungle" camp in Calais are now living in a ch芒teau 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 allThe 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 ItalyStrong earthquakes caused injuries and widespread damage, but no fatalities, in central Italy overnight Wednesday.
In Russia's cyberscene: Kremlin desires, private hackers, and patriotismPinning 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 hoursThe 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.聽
France: authorities declare 'Jungle' migrant camp emptyThe聽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 鈥� some of them migrants themselves 鈥� are turning to new technologies.
To diversify French offices, a recruiter redefines the 'perfect' resumeCandidates from the 'banlieue' 鈥� Parisian suburbs that are heavily immigrant and low-income 鈥� often are overlooked by prospective employers.聽
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 CalaisIn what French officials are characterizing as a humanitarian operation,聽authorities are closing down the slum-like camp in Calais, beginning Monday.
Russia's only presidential library keeps the fires burning for Boris YeltsinRussia'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 lawsThe Ministry of Justice said the pardons apply to men convicted for consensual same-sex sexual relations before homosexuality was decriminalized several decades ago.聽
First Look'Turing law' to pardon thousands of gay men convicted under former UK lawThe 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 鈥� and the Russian public 鈥� have shown little sign of yielding.
Dentists say tests can't determine migrants' ageSpurred 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.
