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Flood-hit central Europe will get billions in EU aid, von der Leyen promises
WROCLAW, Poland - The European Union will make billions of euros available to help central Europe recover from severe floods, European...
Sep 20, 20243 min read
Czechs to provide $1.3 billion for flood damage in 2024 budget amendment
PRAGUE - The Czech finance ministry will provide 30 billion crowns ($1.34 billion) to tackle flood damage under an amendment of its 2024...
Sep 20, 20241 min read
Central Europe flood deaths rise as citizens race to build defences
WROCLAW, Poland - Volunteers and emergency personnel raced to secure river banks and buildings in Poland and Hungary on Tuesday as flood...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Factbox-Central Europe experiencing worst floods in at least two decades
WARSAW - Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Central European floods leave trail of devastation; new areas to evacuate
WROCLAW, Poland/OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Volunteers and emergency workers raced to secure river banks in Poland's historic city of...
Sep 18, 20243 min read
Central Europe braces for further flooding 'apocalypse' as death toll rises
JESENIK/LITOVEL, Czech Republic - Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate on Monday as others in...
Sep 17, 20243 min read
Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds central Europe
JESENIK, Czech Republic/WARSAW - The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as thousands of people were...
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Olympics-Tennis-Czech duo Siniakova and Machac win mixed doubles gold
PARIS - Czech pair Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac won the Olympic mixed doubles gold medal with victory in the final against China's...
Aug 3, 20241 min read
Soccer-Cautious Czechs shackle Ronaldo but get caught out by Conceicao
LEIPZIG, Germany - The Czech Republic were made to pay for a cautious approach designed to contain Cristiano Ronaldo when late...
Jun 19, 20242 min read
Czech train crash kills four, injures more than 20
PRAGUE -Four people died and more than 20 were injured when a passenger express train collided with a freight train in the Czech city of...
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Dutch voters kick off EU election, nationalist parties seen gaining
THE HAGUE -Dutch voters cast their ballots on Thursday at the start of a four-day election for the European Parliament that is likely to...
Jun 6, 20243 min read
Factbox-Eurovision 2024: what to expect, as crowds gather amid anti-Israel protests
MALMO, Sweden -The world's biggest live music event, the Eurovision Song Contest, is taking place in Sweden this week with 37...
May 10, 20244 min read
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