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Prague cathedral's long-awaited organ to pipe up in 2026
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» PRAGUE — Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral, a favourite feature of postcards from the Czech capital, is next year set to inaugurate a long-awaited organ that befits its Gothic splendour.
Dead famous: Paris puts heritage graves up for grabs
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» PARIS - For decades, being laid to rest near the likes of The Doors singer Jim Morrison at the Pere-Lachaise cemetery or the writer Simone de Beauvoir across the River Seine in Montparnasse has been a pipe dream for Parisians.
Deadly family drama shuts Oktoberfest for a day
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - A German man went on a deadly gun, explosives and arson rampage against his family and then killed himself on Wednesday, sparking security fears in Munich that shuttered the Oktoberfest for seven hours.
Defence firms lure recruits with yoga, even condoms
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/09/2025
» LONDON — Rheinmetall AG has come up with a cheeky way to introduce itself to young job seekers.
Russia claims counter-offensive into Ukraine's Sumy region
AFP, Published on 09/03/2025
» KYIV, Ukraine - Russia on Sunday announced a cross-border offensive had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia's neighbouring Kursk region.
Russian special forces creep through pipeline to attack Ukrainian troops in Kursk
Guy Faulconbridge of Reuters , Published on 09/03/2025
» MOSCOW - Russian special forces crept for kilometres through a major gas pipeline near the town of Sudzha to surprise Ukrainian forces as part of a major offensive to eject Ukrainian soldiers from the western Russian region of Kursk.
Giant sinkhole appears in English village
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2025
» GODSTONE, England - A large sinkhole has appeared in this village in southern England, swallowing up at least one garden and forcing authorities to evacuate residents from around 30 homes.
US FBI makes its largest bomb bust on Virginia farm
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The FBI uncovered more than 150 homemade bombs on a farm in Virginia in what is thought to be the largest such seizure in the agency's history, according to court documents filed this week.
End of Russian gas via Ukraine sparks unease in eastern Europe
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» CHISINAU - Ukraine's decision to turn off the taps keeping Russian gas flowing via its territory to Europe has already sown trouble in the continent's east, with Moldova declaring a state of emergency and Slovakia threatening Kyiv with retaliation.
Taxing farm animals’ farts and burps? Denmark gives it a try.
The New York TImes, Published on 02/12/2024
» COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark, known for its inventive restaurants and elegant design studios, is about to become known for something more basic: the world’s first belch and manure tax.