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Post Student Protests, Controversial Rhodes Statue Stays

Rachel Martin has an update on last week's story from Oxford University, where students called for a controversial statue to be removed.

Post Student Protests, Controversial Rhodes Statue Stays

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Syrian Drownings Hover Over U.N. Peace Talks

U.N.-brokered talks to end the Syrian civil war are taking place in Geneva, but so far the warring sides won't even be in the same room together. NPR's Peter Kenyon updates Rachel Martin.

Syrian Drownings Hover Over U.N. Peace Talks

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Denmark's Mixed Message For Refugees

A Danish policeman checks passengers' identity papers on a train arriving from Germany on Jan. 6. Officials say the small country is overwhelmed by the number of refugees seeking asylum. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption

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Denmark's Mixed Message For Refugees

Ambivalence about refugees runs high in Denmark. Danes are critical of a new law requiring police to take cash and valuables from asylum seekers. But they're also nervous about rising refugee numbers.

Denmark's Mixed Message For Refugees

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Saturday

Boat Sinks En Route To Greece, Killing At Least 37 Migrants

A sinking boat is seen behind a Turkish gendarme off the coast of Canakkale's Bademli district on Saturday. At least 35 migrants drowned when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Boat Sinks En Route To Greece, Killing At Least 37 Migrants

A 56-foot boat packed with more than 100 migrants sank shortly after departing Turkey for the island of Lesbos, just a few miles away. At least 10 children, including four toddlers or infants, died.

Greek Guardian Leaves Law To Help Aid Migrant Children

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Greek Guardian Leaves Law To Help Aid Migrant Children

Thousands of refugee children are traveling alone through Europe. A 30-year-old woman helps some who arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos, a main gateway into the European Union for asylum-seekers.

Greek Guardian Leaves Law To Help Aid Migrant Children

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Strange News

Falsetto Alarm: Neighbor's Screeches Warrant A Police Visit

Police in Amsterdam responded in full force to a man singing along to an opera playing in his headphones, because they thought his life was in danger. After kicking in the door, they all had a good laugh.

Falsetto Alarm: Neighbor's Screeches Warrant A Police Visit

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Friday

'I'm Still Here': NPR Reporter On Trying To Reconnect With Syrian Refugee

NPR's Melissa Block has an essay about her experience trying to reconnect with a Syrian migrant she interviewed last summer.

'I'm Still Here': NPR Reporter On Trying To Reconnect With Syrian Refugee

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Once Migrants Reach Europe, Countries Face Integration Challenge

We've heard the numbers: Thousands of migrants and refugees are risking everything to get to Europe every day. Nearly a million people claimed asylum in the European Union just last year. But how are countries handling this influx? NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Thomas Liebig, senior migration specialist at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which just released a report called "Making Integration Work."

Once Migrants Reach Europe, Countries Face Integration Challenge

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Pickpockets' Pants Tip Police Off To Their Motives

The two men in Britain got the attention of police after they were spotted with their pants taped at their ankles. Police concluded they were dropping stolen items down their pants.

Pickpockets' Pants Tip Police Off To Their Motives

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Thursday

Economy

After Lifting Of Sanctions, Iran's President Brings Trade Mission To France

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Ardavan Amir-Aslani, a French-Iranian lawyer who is negotiating deals with Tehran for major French corporations.

After Lifting Of Sanctions, Iran's President Brings Trade Mission To France

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Italian Lawmakers Debate Legalizing Same-Sex Civil Unions

Legislation to legalize same-sex civil unions is fueling passions across Italy. Activist say they expect hundreds of thousands of anti-gay adoption supporters to protest against the bill on Saturday.

Italian Lawmakers Debate Legalizing Same-Sex Civil Unions

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Iran's President Is In Paris To Look For Business Opportunities

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Paris, where he's holding talks with French leaders and marking the lifting of sanctions on Iran by signing major contracts with a number of French companies

Iran's President Is In Paris To Look For Business Opportunities

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Denmark's Far-Right Party Argues Migrants Should Help Pay for Their Stay

Steve Inskeep talks to Martin Henriksen of the Danish People's Party about a new law in Denmark requiring migrants to hand over personal property, to pay for government services they'll be getting.

Denmark's Far-Right Party Argues Migrants Should Help Pay for Their Stay

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Chechnya's Strongman Praises Putin, Threatens 'Traitors'

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (poster in top left) is a staunch supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but both men have been criticized by human rights groups. Tens of thousands of people took part in a state-sponsored rally in Chechnya's capital Grozny on Jan. 22, with many holding posters of Kadyrov, Putin (right) and Kadyrov's late father, Akhmad Kadyrov (center). Ilia Varlamov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Chechnya's Strongman Praises Putin, Threatens 'Traitors'

Ramzan Kadyrov is an aggressive supporter of Vladimir Putin, vilifying opponents of the Russian president as traitors and "Satans" who should be eliminated. But his bluster may provoke a backlash.

Chechnya's Strongman Praises Putin, Threatens 'Traitors'

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