The Financial Times reports that the Czech authorities have declared a national emergency following days of heavy rains that have left up to five people dead and several towns in the south and west of the country under water. A rising tide of milky-coffee-coloured water in the River Vltava is threatening to spill over into the historic centre of the capital Prague and tourism officials are already beginning to estimate the potential losses to a washed out season. Read article
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According to novinite.com, a new anonymous bomb threat briefly closed Bulgarian capital Sofia’s Central Train Station on Thursday, according to local media. The call was received at around 10:25 am EET. The train station was opened for passengers an hour later. Meanwhile, Sofia’s main courthouse was also evacuated over an anonymous bomb threat Thursday. The […]
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Eurosurveillance.com reports that from January to April 2013, Poland reported 21,283 rubella cases (55.2 per 100,000 inhabitants), the highest number since 2007. Some 81% of cases were among 15–29 year-old males. This outbreak reflects the history of immunisation policies – selective vaccination of adolescent girls since 1989, then universal two-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccination, since 2004. The […]
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Dailymail.co.uk reports that tourists craning their necks to admire the artwork by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel are being targeted by thieves taking advantage of the crowds. Holidaymakers have been leaving warnings on travel websites urging others not to get stung when they visit Vatican City. It has prompted calls for the Vatican to improve […]
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Viennatimes.at reports that a German tourist had a lucky escape after he decided to go underground to get a view of the Vienna sewers, and fell badly breaking several bones including his hip and his leg. Completely unable to move things looked bleak for Gunther Heidinger, 55, who admitted that over the noise of the […]
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Scandasia.com reports that the Swedish Embassy in Norway has sent out the following warning on their website and through Facebook. “A scam has taken place where a person named, Zaky Afifah, has recently offered to arrange a trip to Sweden. The person and his companions have offered to arrange for visas and the travel itinerary […]
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According to a report on en.apocalisselaica.net, an American Tourist was assaulted and robbed in broad daylight in the heart of Naples. The attacker reportedly stole a Rolex watch, valued at approximately € 10mila. Police are investigating the incident. The incident happened a few steps from Piazza Municipio, near a well-known hotel, a place frequented by […]
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According to washingtonpost.com, police have arrested four people after a second night of escalating riots in a Stockholm suburb, during which some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in anger over the police shooting death of an elderly man. Local police spokesman Jorgen Karlsson says seven youths were detained early Tuesday, […]
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Tens of thousands have taken to the streets across the country to complain about low wages, high bills and deep-seated corruption and to demand more spending to help the economy recover from a deep recession…. Read Article
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Towan Beach at Newquay, Cornwall The man, who was in his early thirties, was found unconscious on Towan Beach at Newquay, Cornwall just before 2am on Saturday morning by a member of the public. Devon and Cornwall Police said attempts were made to resuscitate the man, who was visiting the popular Cornish resort from Hampshire, […]
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