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Saturday

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the bronze medal match that he lost to Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Friday

Few tourists venture as far as Trieste, a city tucked in Italy's northeast corner on the Adriatic Sea. Arianna Pagani for NPR hide caption

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A Once-Forgotten Port Of Italy Is Alive With A Diverse Cultural And Literary Legacy

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Thursday

Patrick Moster was fired from his job as sports director of the BDR, the German Cycling Federation after yelling slurs during a race Wednesday. Here, Moster stands next to the track next to cyclist Azzedine Lagab from Algeria — one of the riders a German cyclist was attempting to catch. Sebastian Gollnow/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

German cyclist Nikias Arndt said he was "appalled" an official from his country's cycling federation shouted a racial slur during the men's time trial at the Tokyo Games. Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

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People stand in the International Arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London on Jan. 26. The British government said that starting Monday, fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe will be able to enter England without the need for quarantining. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption

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A Landmark Fraud And Corruption Trial Opens At The Vatican

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Tuesday

The Vatican Is Holding Its Biggest Criminal Trial In Modern History

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The entrance of the Cuban Embassy in Paris was vandalized Monday night. French authorities are investigating the attack, which involved two Molotov cocktails and caused minor damage building. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez blamed the United States for the attack. Catherine Gaschka/AP hide caption

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Why Are U.K. Employees, Who Don't Have COVID, Not Showing Up For Their Jobs?

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Monday

Why Migrants Organize Perilous Mass Crossings Into Melilla, Spain

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People mourn their ancestors and the deceased at a cemetery in Quanzhou during the traditional Qingming Festival, or "Tomb-sweeping Day." VCG/VCG via Getty Images hide caption

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Thousands of protesters gather near the Eiffel Tower to protest the COVID-19 pass which grants vaccinated individuals greater ease of access to venues. Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP hide caption

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Sunday

German Bike Program Helps Refugee Women Acclimate To New Community

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Saturday

From left: Giovanna Basso, Mofiyin Onanuga, Emma Fetzer and Joanne Lee are teen leaders for the U.N.-sponsored gender equality group Girl Up. They attended Girl Up's virtual conference last week, which featured Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai as a guest speaker. Giovanna Basso, Mofiyin Onanuga, Emma Fetzer, Joanne Lee hide caption

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