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Police chief fired grenade launcher given as gift by Ukraine, according to Polish media | Poland
Polish prosecutors are investigating a 'violent release of energy' at national police headquarters as media reports the police chief fired a grenade launcher into his office.Poland's Interior Ministry said Thursday that Jarosław Szymczyk,…
The best new European train journeys for 2023 | Travel by rail
YesYou might expect European train timetables for 2023 to launch on January 1, 2023. This is not the case. The new schedules come into effect on December 11 this year, bringing a myriad of new travel opportunities for the year ahead.…
Poland’s only cosmonaut, Mirosław Hermaszewski, dies aged 81 | Poland
Poland's only cosmonaut, General Mirosław Hermaszewski, who circled the Earth in a Soviet spacecraft in 1978, has died. He was 81 years old.The death of the retired Air Force pilot on Monday was announced via Twitter by his son-in-law, MEP…
Warsaw School District implements policy banning cell phones in classrooms
WARSAW, Mo. (KY3) – The Warsaw School District has banned the use of phones in class to help students focus better in school.Students can use their phones in the hallways and during lunch."I think it gives them eight hours of time without…
The country offers cheap loans to give young people a chance to have their own home
A survey showed that 47.9% of Greeks between the ages of 18 and 44 had difficulty or were unable to pay their rent. Photo / 123RF
Katerina Giousi had given up buying a home. “It was just unthinkable,” the 29-year-old hairstylist,…
Prague’s residential real estate market is the most expensive and overheated in the EU – Brno…
According to the latest census, there are approximately 721,300 apartments in Prague. Photo credit: Colliers.cz.
Prague, December 6 (BD) – According to the latest census, there are approximately 721,300 apartments in Prague. The…
Cheap loans to give young Greeks a chance to have their own home
Katerina Giousi had given up buying a home. “It was just unthinkable,” said the 29-year-old hairstylist, recently married with a 10-month-old son, from the beauty salon in central Athens where she has worked for six years. Greece…
In Berlin, gay Ukrainian refugees find community, inclusivity and freedom
My parents also came to Germany and settled in Bavaria, where they want to stay for at least a year. We are from Nikopol in southern Ukraine, and I just read online that it was almost totally destroyed by Russia. I think my parents would…
Another METALLICA song is featured in a Netflix series
There's a whole bunch of new stuff Metallic news this week, people! In case you haven't heard it all, this week the band released their first new single in seven years, "Lux Aeterna," and announced a massive two-year…
Poland to charge Ukrainian refugees for government-provided housing
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland plans to charge Ukrainian refugees for food and accommodation after 4 months in public accommodation, the government said on Tuesday.More than a million Ukrainian refugees settled temporarily in Poland, Ukraine's…
Victor Santos and Trucking Companies Face Lawsuit Over Warsaw Bus Crash
(WANE) – Victor Santos and the trucking companies he worked for are now facing a lawsuit over a November bus crash that injured scores of college hockey players.
On Monday, the parents of the St. Ignatius College Prep hockey team…
South African and Polish rugby union teams to face off in inaugural Warsaw Airlift Cup on Gold Coast
Rugby league sides South Africa and Poland will face off on the Gold Coast in an unlikely inaugural clash between the two countries.Key points:The game will be played at Southport Tigers Rugby League ClubIt will be streamed live to reach…
Mo State Auditor Releases Closing Audit of Highway 65 and Truman Dam Access Road Transportation…
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a closure audit of the Transportation Development District (TDD) of US Highway 65 and the Truman Dam, located in Warsaw. State law requires an audit of a TDD before proceeding with…
NJ teenager charged in crash that killed South River woman
An 18-year-old driver was arrested following a fatal accident last month in Middlesex County.Matthew Liebowitz, of Freehold, has been charged with second-degree driving homicide in the Oct. 15 death of 59-year-old Janina Klich.Klich, a…
Language barrier for trucker charged in Warsaw bus crash delays court hearing
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A court hearing for the semiconductor accused of crashing his rig into a school bus carrying a high school hockey team has been adjourned until Monday.
Victor Santos was scheduled to appear for…
Deadly missile launch adds to Ukraine war fears in Poland
PRZEWODOU – Since the invasion of Ukraine more than eight months ago, Poland has helped the neighboring country and millions of its refugees, both to alleviate their suffering and to prevent the war from spreading to the rest from…
Escalating fears eased after NATO and Warsaw say missile that hit Poland was Ukrainian missile
(1st UPDATE) News that officials conclude the missile is Ukrainian brings some relief to residents of the Polish village where the missile hit, who say they feared being drawn into the war
A missile that hit Poland…
Ukraine supports international investigation into deadly ‘air defense strike’ on Polish…
Kyiv has pledged to support an international investigation into a missile explosion that killed two people in a Polish village near the Ukrainian border, as Warsaw and senior Western officials say the rocket was likely launched by Ukrainian…
The missile that hit Poland probably came from Ukrainian defences, according to Warsaw and NATO |…
Ukraine's air defense was likely responsible for an explosion that killed two in southeastern Poland, Poland's president said, while NATO said Russia was ultimately to blame as Moscow had sparked the war and launched the attack that…
The missile that hit Poland probably came from Ukrainian defences, according to Warsaw and NATO |…
Ukraine's air defense was likely responsible for an explosion that killed two in southeastern Poland, Poland's president said, while NATO said Russia was ultimately to blame as Moscow had sparked the war and launched the attack that…
Missile strike sparked visceral fear in Poland and poses tough questions for NATO | Karolina Wigura…
If the history of Central and Eastern Europe is rewritten by the conflict of Ukrainethe same goes for the history of the North Atlantic alliance.Two people were killed on Tuesday evening in Polish territory, apparently struck by a…
Polish inflation will return to target range in 2025, says c.bank
WARSAW, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Inflation in Poland will not return to the National Bank of Poland's (NBP) target range until the third quarter of 2025, its latest projections said on Monday.The NBP left its main interest rate unchanged this…
Suspected drunk driver arrested after tractor-trailer crashed into bus carrying Chicago high school…
Police have arrested a man suspected of being a drunk driver after a tractor-trailer ran a red light Saturday in northern Indiana and crashed into a school bus carrying a high school hockey team out of the state, flipping it on its side and…
Youth hockey team bus hit by Indiana semifinal
Three student-athletes from a Chicago high school hockey team were seriously injured when a tractor-trailer rammed the school bus they were riding in on Saturday night, KTLA sister station WANE reports.
In addition to the three…
16 injured in school bus crash in Warsaw
WARSAW, Ind. – An accident between a school bus and three half-left student-athletes in stable condition Saturday night, police say.
The Warsaw Police Department said the accident happened just after 8 p.m. at the intersection…
Police: Trucker in school bus accident had been drinking
WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) - Warsaw police say the Chicago students are now in stable condition after being injured in an accident on Saturday night. Three student-athletes were initially in critical condition after a tractor-trailer hit…
Police slammed for role in nationalist march in Warsaw – KXAN Austin
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Opposition politicians in Poland slammed police Saturday for detaining anti-fascist activists but failed to react to the appearance of a Nazi-era symbol during a march nationalist.
The detention of the…
Airbnb updates guest checkout experience and makes pricing clearer
(KTLA) - Airbnb customers won't have to do strenuous cleaning chores at checkout as the company aims to revamp its pricing strategies and the checkout experience for customers.
The vacation and short-term rental company…
Pedestrian seriously injured after hit-and-run in Green Township
CINCINNATI (WXIX) — A pedestrian is seriously injured after a hit-and-run in Green Township early Saturday morning, according to Green Township Police Chief James Vetter.Vetter says officers were called around 2:40 a.m. to the area of…