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Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People

May 2, 2024

In Kherson, Ukraine, a doctor is trying to save his patients. Also: How environmental activists are fighting Tesla's Gigafactory in Germany.

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Focus on Europe — Spotlight on People

What drives people in Europe – politically, socially and culturally? How do Europeans lead their lives? What are their views, hopes and fears? Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People provides the answers.

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