Google has initiated a short test in Germany, Belgium and Estonia that simplifies the search results for hotels and lodgings by eliminating some details. The test will see the removal of various hotel features such as the map, hotel results below the map, property info and other data for hotels. Users will be allowed to…
Russia fired what it said was a new type of ballistic missile at Ukraine this week. Putin called the missile the “Oreshnik” and said it had a “non-nuclear hypersonic warhead.” Ukraine described the attack as a “severe escalation.” Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his military had fired a new type of missile at…
Storm Boris is battering the north-east and central regions of Italy, days after causing widespread flooding in central Europe. More than 1,000 residents in the north-eastern region of Emilia Romagna have been evacuated, while towns in the central region of Marche of Italy reported serious flooding and disruption. There are no reports of any casualties….
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland were laying sandbags Wednesday near swollen rivers in the region of Wroclaw as they worked to safeguard homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe. Several Central European nations have been hit by severe flooding, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania…
Intense storms battering central Europe are now reaching Italy, where warnings for heavy rain, strong winds and floods have been issued for much of the country. Floods are already reported in the central city of Pescara, while the Italian meteorological service’s weather alerts apply from the northern coast of Emilia-Romagna to the far-south. The warnings…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated residents as the worst flooding in years spread Tuesday to a broad swath of Central Europe, taking lives and destroying homes. Heavy flooding has affected a large part of the region in recent days, including the Czech Republic, Slovakia…
The death toll from severe flooding in central and eastern Europe continued to rise on Monday, with more heavy rains on the way. More than a dozen casualties have now been confirmed across Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania due to the floods that began inundating the region over the weekend, with the toll…
The mayor of a Polish city has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as widespread flooding continues to batter swathes of central Europe. Nysa mayor Kordian Kolbiarz asked people to head for higher ground, citing the risk of an embankment breaching and releasing a cascade of water into the town from a nearby lake. On…
Further casualties were reported across Central Europe on Monday as severe flooding continued to overwhelm parts of Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic, with more heavy rains on the way. The latest victims included two elderly men who died in their homes in the flood-hit state of Lower Austria, which has been declared a disaster…
Central Europe was hit by massive flooding on Sunday, as rivers swollen by historic downpours burst their banks in Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic. The region has seen unprecedented rainfall in recent days, causing serious floods that have claimed a number of lives and major disruptions to power, gas and transport systems. The eastern…
