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New Typhoid Fever Vaccine Protects Young Children

Macron: NATO's Enemy Is Terrorism, Not Russia Or China

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged NATO leaders to review the alliance's strategy ahead of the NATO summit in London next week and focus on the threat from terrorism rather than Russia. His remarks come days after he declared the alliance was "brain dead."

Demands For Political Reform Met With Water Cannons In Georgia

Riot police in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, used water cannons to disperse protesters outside the country's parliament on November 26. It was the latest in a series of confrontations between the government and opposition over the country's electoral system.

Climate Change Takes Toll On Women As Men Pushed To Leave Home

Former U.S. Official Warns Against Russian-Backed 'Fiction' On Ukraine

At the impeachment inquiry inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump, a former National Security Council official said Russia is backing a "fictional narrative" of Ukrainian interference in U.S. affairs. Fiona Hill, who served as Trump's top Russia adviser, warned representatives "not to promote politically driven falsehoods," and called Ukraine "a valued partner of the United States."

Czechs Mark Velvet Revolution Anniversary

A variety of events were held in the Czech capital, Prague, to commemorate the Velvet Revolution on November 17. On that day in 1989, a crackdown on a student march by former Czechoslovakia's police triggered events that ended communist rule over the country.

Belarus's Lukashenka To Seek New Term In 2020

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka will seek reelection in the polls set for August 2020. In power since 1994, the authoritarian leader spoke to journalists after he voted in the country's parliamentary elections on November 17 in Minsk.

Bling My Box: Russians Can Pop Their Clogs In Crystal-Studded Caskets

Instead of a traditional, routine funeral, some Russians are choosing to check out in their own style, from blinging caskets to digitized grave sites.

Magnitsky's Legacy: New Tools To Support Human Rights In Russia And Beyond

Ten years ago, a little-known Russian lawyer working for a Western financial firm died in custody in Moscow. Sergei Magnitsky's name is now enshrined in human rights laws in the United States and around the world. Russian President Vladimir Putin is still fuming.

Nationalist Rally In Poland Draws Far-Right Activists From Across Europe

Tens of thousands of nationalists marched in the Polish capital, Warsaw, to mark the country's Independence Day on November 11. As demonstrators chanted slogans against immigration and the EU, they were joined by supporters of far-right parties from other European countries.

Bad News, Bears: Romanians Debate Reversing Hunting Ban

In parts of rural Romanian, brown bears occasionally wander into villages and make a meal of livestock. The hungry intruders become increasingly bold as winter approaches. Hunting this protected species is forbidden, but lawmakers are debating a bill that would declare open season for the next five years.

Iran Expands Nuclear Power Plant

Iranian officials have broken ground for an expansion of the Bushehr power plant. The November 10 ceremony was led by Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi who also heads the country's Atomic Energy Organization.

Kyrgyz Raise Red Flags Over Radioactive Threat

The mountains around the Kyrgyz town of Mailuu-Suu contain vast stores of radioactive waste left by decades of uranium mining. Locals say the current threat of radiation is significant but is dwarfed by the potential dangers posed by a landslide or earthquake.

Germany Marks 30th Anniversary Of Fall Of Berlin Wall

In a speech delivered in a chapel which is part of Berlin's Bernauer Strasse street Wall memorial, on November 9, Chancellor Angela Merkel remembered those killed or suffered repression "because they were seeking freedom." (Reuters)

Russian-Turkish Patrol Convoy Pelted With Stones In Syria

Syrian Kurds near the border town of Kobane threw stones in protest against a joint Russian-Turkish military police convoy as it was passing through the area on November 5. (AFP/Reuters)

Tracking The Hackers: A High-Stakes Game Of Cyber Cat And Mouse

Cybersecurity firms are a major target of hackers, often from groups based in authoritarian countries. Avast has become a key player in defending citizens from the misuse of technology, tracking the hackers night and day from their "Threat Room" in Prague.

Ukrainian Army Pulls Back In Eastern Village

Members of Ukrainian Armed Forces could bee seen constructing new fortifications on November 2 after the Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatist forces began a troop withdrawal this week further away from a so-called line of control separating the two in eastern Ukrainian regions. (Reuters)

Car Bomb Devastates Town Center In Northern Syria

At least 13 civilians were killed and 20 were injured when a car bomb exploded on November 2 in Tal Ayab, a northern Syrian town close to the country's border with Turkey. (Reuters)

Pakistani Train Fire Kills Dozens; Cooking Gas Explosion Blamed

At least 73 people were killed when a fire, apparently caused by the explosion of a cooking gas canister, swept through a passenger train in Pakistan. Three of the train's carriages were engulfed in flames on October 31 near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in southern Punjab Province.

U.S. House Passes Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing the killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century as genocide. The nonbinding measure passed with an overwhelming majority of 405 to 11 on October 29.