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Sunday

Shocking Video Could Throw Georgian Election

Just days away from a crucial parliamentary election, the Republic of Georgia has been shaken by the appearance of a video that allegedly shows human-rights abuses in the country's prisons. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports that the video appeared on a television channel connected to a billionaire who is President Mikheil Saakashvili's main opponent.

Shocking Video Could Throw Georgian Election

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Saturday

U.K.'s Simmering Class Tensions Roil Over 'Plebe' Flap

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U.K.'s Simmering Class Tensions Roil Over 'Plebe' Flap

During a recent argument, British Cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell allegedly called a police officer a "plebe," a pejorative term derived from "plebeian." The ensuing controversy has rekindled accusations that the governing Conservative Party is out of touch with ordinary Britons.

U.K.'s Simmering Class Tensions Roil Over 'Plebe' Flap

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Spain Climbs Toward What It Hopes Is Recovery

Against a backdrop of violent street protests this week, Spain moved to reassure markets and pull itself out of the red. Lauren Frayer reports that in the past week, the country has announced a huge cut to government spending and auditors have revealed how much aid Spanish banks will need.

Spain Climbs Toward What It Hopes Is Recovery

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Bouillabaisse: From Humble Beginnings To High-Class Tourist Meal

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Bouillabaisse: From Humble Beginnings To High-Class Tourist Meal

Once the sustenance of humble fishermen, the famous Marseille fish stew has become one pricey dish. It involves a two-part meal, starting with a basic broth made from shellfish and small fish, and incorporating four to six high-quality larger fish, plus exotic seasonings.

Bouillabaisse: From Humble Beginnings To High-Class Tourist Meal

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More Austerity Looms For Weary Greeks

People with disabilities take part in a march against the government's new austerity measures in central Athens on Thursday. Petros Giannakouris/AP hide caption

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More Austerity Looms For Weary Greeks

The government is set to present a new austerity budget Monday to its troika of lenders. Greeks, meanwhile, are getting desperate in the fifth year of a deep recession. Some struggle to make ends meet for their families, and others rally in protest against the cuts.

More Austerity Looms For Weary Greeks

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Friday

Economy

Spain's Budget Cuts Likely To Provoke Protests

Europe has offered Spain up to $125 billion to recapitalize its banks. Shoring up its banks is one step Spain is taking to prevent economic collapse. The other step is to slash more than $50 billion from its budget to get spending down within legal limits set by the E.U.

Spain's Budget Cuts Likely To Provoke Protests

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Thursday

Spain To Slash Another $50 Billion From 2013 Budget

Spain is slashing another $50 billion from its budget — scrapping early retirement programs, hiking taxes and sparking public outrage in the streets. Madrid is struggling to avoid a second, larger European Union bailout, beyond what it's already getting for its banks. But markets have plummeted, dragged down by investors' doubts about whether Spain can go it alone.

Spain To Slash Another $50 Billion From 2013 Budget

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Actor Herbert Lom, Exasperated 'Pink Panther' Police Chief, Dies

Herbert Lom, left, as police chief Charles Dreyfus and Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau in the 1976 film The Pink Panther Strikes Again. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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Actor Herbert Lom, Exasperated 'Pink Panther' Police Chief, Dies

Driven mad by the comic incompetence of Inspector Clouseau, Lom's police chief Charles Dreyfus grew increasingly unstable (and increasingly funny, many would say) in seven Pink Panther movies.

Wednesday

Greek Credit Crisis Forces Winemakers, Food Canners To Adapt

Winemakers like Stellios Boutaris, shown near his vineyard outside Naoussa, Greece, and other business leaders have been forced to pursue new financial tactics because credit is hard to come by. Jim Zarroli/NPR hide caption

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The Salt

Greek Credit Crisis Forces Winemakers, Food Canners To Adapt

One of the key challenges to Greek businesses in the wake of the financial crisis is getting credit. Some companies have turned to cash and laid off workers, but it's been difficult to find the funds to keep up production.

Greek Credit Crisis Forces Winemakers, Food Canners To Adapt

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Protests Against Austerity In Greece End In Violence

Tens of thousands of Greeks protested austerity measures Wednesday in a largely peaceful demonstration. But the march broke up after a small band of hooded militants threw rocks and firebombs at riot police, who responded with rounds of tear gas that sent most of the crowd home. Anti-austerity protests have not abated in the two and a half years since Greece received hundreds of billions of euros in bailout loans from the European Union and International Monetary Fund. The protests have brought down two governments and forced new elections, but they haven't rolled back austerity.

Protests Against Austerity In Greece End In Violence

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Badger Battle: British Animal Lovers Protest Cull

Badgers have been blamed for spreading disease among cattle in Britain. But a campaign to cull the badgers has been met with opposition from prominent figures like Queen guitarist Brian May, who joined this rally in Bristol earlier this month. Matt Cardy/Getty Images hide caption

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Badger Battle: British Animal Lovers Protest Cull

This month, the British government issued licenses allowing trained marksmen in southwest England to shoot badgers. Farmers — and many scientists — say the animals pose a health threat to cattle. But the decision has outraged British animal lovers.

Badger Battle: British Animal Lovers Protest Cull

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Greeks Take To Streets In Anti-Austerity Protests

People are not getting much work done in parts of Europe. Tuesday night there were violent protests in Spain. And in Greece Wednesday, a nationwide strike to protest government austerity measures closed businesses and schools.

Greeks Take To Streets In Anti-Austerity Protests

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Tear Gas, Rocks Fly At Anti-Austerity Protest In Athens

In Athens today, anti-austerity demonstrations began peacefully. Later, protesters threw rocks and petrol bombs. Police responded with tear gas. John Kolesidis/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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Tear Gas, Rocks Fly At Anti-Austerity Protest In Athens

The nation's new conservative-led coalition is facing its first large-scale protests since taking office. Workers are outraged about spending cuts to social programs. But Greece won't get more bailout funds without the cuts.

On 'Morning Editon': Lauren Frayer reporting from Spain

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