Ranked #1
Spain: Curbing Mass Tourism
Spain: Curbing Mass Tourism
Authorities on the island of Mallorca have had enough of cheap mass tourism. They want to rid themselves of their rowdy ... Read more
11 Jun 2014
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5mins
Ranked #2
Scotland: A Nation Divided
Scotland: A Nation Divided
The countdown is on. There's just two-and-a-half months left until Scots cast their ballots on whether to stay in the UK... Read more
2 Jul 2014
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4mins
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Ranked #3
Romania: The Sewer Dwellers of Bucharest
Romania: The Sewer Dwellers of Bucharest
An estimated 6,000 homeless people live in the network of sewers and tunnels beneath the streets of Bucharest. Many were... Read more
2 Jul 2014
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6mins
Ranked #4
Germany: Rescuing the Fawns
Germany: Rescuing the Fawns
Every year tens of thousands of baby deer are inadvertently killed by harvesting equipment while they're hiding in tall ... Read more
18 Jun 2014
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6mins
Ranked #5
Austria: A smokers’ paradise
Austria: A smokers’ paradise
Smoking among teens and young people is a major problem in Austria. A current study shows that the country tops the OECD... Read more
30 Apr 2014
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6mins
Ranked #6
Britain: "Good Samaritan” organ donation
Britain: "Good Samaritan” organ donation
Britain has become a pioneer in what is called altruistic kidney donation - when a healthy person donates a kidney to a ... Read more
30 Apr 2014
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6mins
Ranked #7
Italy: Venetian Separatists
Italy: Venetian Separatists
They're demanding the independence of the Veneto region from the rest of Italy, and increasingly using violence: the rad... Read more
23 Apr 2014
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6mins
Ranked #8
Ukraine/Netherlands: Dispute over Ancient Gold
Ukraine/Netherlands: Dispute over Ancient Gold
After the political and military upheaval over Crimea, the peninsula's cultural heritage is also at stake. The first bon... Read more
23 Apr 2014
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5mins
Ranked #9
Turkey: The Missing Children
Turkey: The Missing Children
More than 14,000 children have disappeared in Turkey in the last five years alone. A special police unit has been formed... Read more
18 Jun 2014
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Ranked #10
Portugal: Plagued by Plastic
Portugal: Plagued by Plastic
The Portuguese have a dubious claim to fame - their country is known as the "plastic bag" capital of Europe. Every minut... Read more
9 Apr 2014
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4mins
Ranked #11
Germany: Lead in Game
Germany: Lead in Game
Most hunters in Germany cling stubbornly to their lead ammunition even though studies show the toxic heavy metal harms p... Read more
9 Apr 2014
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Ranked #12
France: The Chinese Cemetery
France: The Chinese Cemetery
Tens of thousands of Chinese laborers supported Allied forces in World War One. A cemetery in northern France is a memor... Read more
9 Apr 2014
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Ranked #13
Italy: The Fallen Bank
Italy: The Fallen Bank
Monte dei Paschi di Siena is the world’s oldest bank, and it is on the verge of collapse. This development has plunged S... Read more
2 Apr 2014
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5mins
Ranked #14
Greece: Europe Moves to the Left
Greece: Europe Moves to the Left
Recent polls show that parties on the left are likely to double their support in the upcoming European parliamentary ele... Read more
14 May 2014
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4mins
Ranked #15
Britain: Taking on the Eurosceptics
Britain: Taking on the Eurosceptics
Euroscepticism has a long tradition in Britain, particularly among conservatives. But the Fresh Start parliamentary grou... Read more
14 May 2014
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Ranked #16
Sweden/Slovenia: The young candidates
Sweden/Slovenia: The young candidates
It’s not just veteran politicians who are standing for European elections. The younger generation also wants to play a r... Read more
21 May 2014
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Ranked #17
France: right-wing extremism in the east
France: right-wing extremism in the east
The far-right Front National has its sights set on the European elections this month. The party's anti-immigration platf... Read more
7 May 2014
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Ranked #18
Romania: Small Farmers Feeling the Squeeze
Romania: Small Farmers Feeling the Squeeze
In Romania the agricultural industry is conforming to EU norms. Factory farms are favored, while small-scale farmers los... Read more
28 May 2014
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6mins
Ranked #19
Ukraine: A difficult vote
Ukraine: A difficult vote
On May 25, Ukraine will go to the polls to choose a new president. With eastern Ukraine on the brink of civil war, it’s ... Read more
21 May 2014
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4mins