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First LookBalkan nations increasingly feel effects of 'brain drain'Unemployment, low wages, and lack of opportunity are driving thousands of young and educated adults out of Balkan nations, placing countries on uneven footing. The inability to retain youth has led to increasingly older and less educated populations.
First LookUK unveils software to fight extremism onlineThe British government targeted online propaganda and fake news Tuesday with the release of new monitoring technology. The development contributes to mounting pressure on social media companies to further regulate what users see on their platforms.聽
In atomized Britain, a collective push to tackle lonelinessBritons are more prone to social isolation than other Europeans, and researchers say the cost for society in lost productivity and poor health is rising. A new minister of loneliness is tasked with finding solutions.聽
In Russia, a grass-roots bid to expose Stalin's 鈥楪reat Terror鈥�The nascent movement mirrors efforts in many countries 鈥� Japan, Germany, Rwanda, and the United States, to name a few 鈥� to confront elements of a dark past.
With Holocaust law, Poland imperils reconciliation with its pastThe new law, which makes blaming Poland for Nazi war crimes a criminal offense, is meant to correct a common error about Polish involvement in the Holocaust. But it also threatens growing introspection into what role Poles did have in the genocide.
Upcoming elections in Italy overshadowed by rising racism, anti-SemitismIn recent years, racism and anti-Semitism has grown in Italy. Anti-immigrant rhetoric, which many believe has encouraged and worsened violence across the country, is playing a crucial role in the upcoming elections.
US policy doc hints at 'limited' nuclear arms use, alarming RussiansRussians read a new Pentagon policy document as allowing the use of nuclear weapons outside the bounds of 'mutually assured destruction' 鈥� a change to decades of nuclear arms philosophy that makes US-Russia relations more uncertain.
Can foreign policy be feminist? Sweden says yes.Gender equality isn't just a domestic issue, according to Stockholm. It's an ideal that countries can help implement around the world 鈥� but not without wrinkles. Part 5 of Reaching for Equity: a global series on gender and power.
First LookEastern Europe embraces automation to bolster shrinking workforceDeclining populations in Eastern Europe, coupled with more attractive job opportunities in the West, have many companies looking to fill jobs from a new employee base: robots.
First LookItalians use unsold food to feed hungry, cut food wasteAt open-air markets, some Italians are collecting and distributing leftover food to those in need. These initiatives 鈥� in a country renowned for its food and markets 鈥� are part of Italy's push to cut back on food waste.
FocusRussia's media scene: not just a state affairDespite Western preconceptions of a Soviet-like puppet media, the Russian news landscape is quite diverse, with outlets public and private, big and small. But government influence remains a critical concern.
First LookUkrainian electronic register shames fathers into paying for child supportDubbed the 'wall of shame,' Ukraine has implemented an electronic register identifying fathers who haven't paid child support. The list strips those on the register of certain privileges such as keeping their driving license and traveling abroad.
The ExplainerBriefing: Is Macron set to finally smooth Franco-African relations?For decades, French presidents have promised to end the special business and political relationship known as 'Fran莽afrique,' which has allowed France to exercise outsize influence on the continent 鈥� to African dictators' benefit. Macron may finally change that.
As Macron looks to control migration, line between economic migrants, refugees blursThe French president is under fire at home for adopting an immigration policy that critics say shirks the human rights he has espoused. But implementation of that policy may be difficult, as聽once-distinct definitions of migrant increasingly overlap.
Is running against Putin pointless? Why some candidates say no.There is no doubt that Vladimir Putin will win a fourth term in Russia's presidential election on March 18. But despite the Kremlin's orchestration of the proceedings, the race provides also-rans with opportunities to shape Russia's path.
First LookBBC denies female staff claims of unequal payBBC is being rocked with allegations of unequal pay based on gender bias. A slow internal process has hindered review of complaints of unequal pay from 170 female staff members. Lawmakers are due to hear evidence on the issue on Wednesday.
Politics over peace? Critics say Ukraine's president sidelining Minsk accords.President Poroshenko is set to sign a bill that will redefine the conflict between Kiev and Eastern rebels. But the goal of the legislation seems to be less about ending the fighting and more about winning upcoming elections.
First LookRussian opposition leader's disqualification sparks country-wide protestsA tide of young demonstrators took to the streets in cities across Russia on Jan. 28 to rally against the Central Election Commission's decision to disqualify opposition leader Alexei Navalny from the upcoming presidential election.聽
Are the famously socialist French now embracing an entrepreneurial future?The French president campaigned on reforming the French economy: a task that the public has long resisted. But this time, the country seems to be on board, with some even enthusiastic, to embrace the start-up spirit
Decades after her last dance, documentary gives flamenco star an encore鈥業 had things said, like, 鈥淲hy would I want to watch a film about a fat old woman?鈥濃�� says director Lucija Stojevic, when she pitched potential sponsors a film about acclaimed flamenco dancer La Chana. Today her project is winning awards in Europe.