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Photo story: Perseids swarm over Hungary

A meteorite of the Perseids swarm is seen above the castle of Somosko as seen from Salgotarjan, Hungary, late 11 August 2020, after Earth entered the cloud of dust scattered…

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624 new Covid-19 infections in Poland

The Polish Health Ministry announced 624 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Poland, increasing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 51,791 including 13,293 still active. The number…

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Photo Story – Beating the heat in Hungary

A dog frolics in a fountain on a hot summer day in Budapest, Hungary, 09 August, 2020. Hungarian Meteorological Service has issued a first heat wave alert as the temperature…

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Photo Story: 5th Budapest Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Festival

Participants of the 5th Budapest Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Festival that was held on Saturday steer their stand up paddle boards on River Danube in front of the building of…

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Death toll from coronavirus in Poland exceeds 1,800

The Polish Health Ministry announced 624 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Poland, increasing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 51,791 including 13,293 still active. The number…

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Czech Republic records biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases since April 3

The Czech Republic recorded its biggest daily rise in new coronavirus cases since April 3 due to local outbreaks in a number of regions, the health ministry reported on Saturday.…

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Apartment fire in Czech Republic kills 11, including three children

A fire tore through an apartment building in northern Czech Republic on Saturday, killing 11 people, including three children and five others who jumped from the upper floors to escape…

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Poland reports record new coronavirus infections

Poland reported 809 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the sixth record daily rise in two weeks, but Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin ruled out a new nationwide lockdown. According to…

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Photo Story: Australia’s new icebreaker on the move from Romanian shipyard

A handout photo made available by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) shows an aerial view of Australia's new icebreaker RSV Nuyina being towed in the Danube River as it leaves…

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Slovakia daily coronavirus case hits highest since April

Slovakia, which has one of Europe’s lowest COVID-19 death tolls, reported its biggest daily rise in new cases in more than three months, saying it had recorded 63 on Wednesday.…

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UPDATED: Poland reports record new coronavirus infections

Poland on Thursday reported a record number of coronavirus infections for the fifth time since last week, the health ministry said, as it announced renewed local restrictions to counter the…

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The Czech Republic reports biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases

The Czech Republic reported its biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases since the end of June on Wednesday as a recent uptick in infections persisted, Reuters reports. The central…

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Poland reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases

Poland on Tuesday reported another record daily increase in coronavirus cases, with 680 new infections and six deaths, after a spike driven by outbreaks amongst miners and after public gatherings. The new…

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Poland plans to merge utilities, carve out coal

Poland plans to merge its three utilities PGE, Enea and Tauron into two groups as part of a planned reform of its coal and energy industry, its deputy prime minister…

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Poland to enforce virus regulations in shops

Poland's health minister said police health authorities would start checks in shops this week to see if people are following regulations to keep their mouths and noses covered. "This week…

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Roma and Sinti communities honour victims killed by Nazi regime during Holocaust

Representatives of the Roma and Sinti communities, along with Jewish and Christian leaders, met at Auschwitz to honor the victims of the anti-Roma genocide. The Nazi regime killed some 500,000…

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PM Orban expects investment boom in Hungarian economy in 2021

Hungary's economy will benefit from an investment boom in 2021 as a result of government programmes to help local companies, provided the country can prevent a second wave of the…

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Poland commemorates the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising

Polish authorities attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the plaque commemorating the signing of the order to start the Warsaw Uprising, at Filtrowa street in Warsaw, Poland, on 01 August 2020.…

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Poland registers its highest number of new coronavirus cases

Poland reported its highest number of new daily coronavirus cases since the global pandemic started for the third day in a row on Saturday, with 658 new infections, the Health…

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Romania’s new coronavirus cases surpass 50,000

The number of coronavirus infections in Romania rose by 1,295 new cases on the day taking the cumulative total to 50,886 cases, the government said on Friday, as the country…

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Poland reports record high coronavirus cases for second day

Poland reported its highest number of new daily coronavirus cases since the global pandemic started for the second day in a row on Friday, with 657 new cases, according to…

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Poland may reimpose some curbs as daily COVID-19 cases jump

Poland may have to reimpose quarantine for travellers from countries such as Spain to contain the coronavirus, its prime minister said on Thursday after the country reported its highest daily…

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Austrian economy slumps by 10.7% as coronavirus bites

The Austrian economy shrank by 10.7% in the second quarter, marking its biggest contraction since World War Two, as the coronavirus pandemic hit both domestic and foreign demand, think…

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Hungary plans no easing in measures to contain coronavirus

Hungary's government will not relax measures to contain the coronavirus after cases increased in several neighbouring countries, the prime minister's chief of staff said on Thursday. Gergely Gulyas said continued…

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Masks compulsory in crowded outdoor venues in Romania

The Emergency Situations Committee, led by prime minister Ludovic Orban, this week outlined a new set of rules aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. As such, wearing…

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UPDATED: Poland reports highest daily rise in coronavirus cases, expecting “high numbers” in coming days

Poland reported its highest daily rise in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic on Thursday, with 615 new infections, according to the health ministry's Twitter account. The health…

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Poland mulls quarantine for people coming back from some countries

Poland may reinstate quarantine for people coming back from some countries, government spokesman Piotr Muller said on Thursday. “We are considering introducing a quarantine for particular countries from the European…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Bieszczady Mountains, Poland

Morning fog hangs in the air over Lake Solina in Polanczyk, Bieszczady Mountains, Poland. Via EPA-EFE/DAREK

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Photo story: Airplane cinema in Poland

People sit in parked airplanes at the start of the airplane cinema in Pila, northwestern Poland. According to the organizers, it is the first cinema of this type in the…

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Weak response for Austrian coronavirus testing push in hotels

Austria's push to test large numbers of hotel staff for the coronavirus in a bid to reassure tourists is falling far short of its target as too few people have…

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Poland to quit treaty on violence against women

Poland will take steps next week to withdraw from a European treaty on violence against women, which the right-wing cabinet says violates parents’ rights by requiring schools to teach children…

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Photo Story – Horse Touch Therapy in Prague

A hipporehabilitation horse for touch therapy bends its head to a patient in the garden at Karel Boromejsky Sisters of Charity Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, 21 July 2020. Special…

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46 Czechs imported Covid-19 following returning from abroad

Forty-six Czechs probably caught the coronavirus abroad during the week of July 14 to 21, and over one-third of them brought the infection from Austria, the Health Ministry writes on…

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Poland’s unemployment rate rises to 6.1% in June

Poland's registered unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in June compared with 6.0% in May, statistics office data showed on Thursday, below analysts' expectations of 6.2%. The statistics office also said…

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Prague club virus outbreak spreads to 98 people

An outbreak of coronavirus in a Czech music club has grown to 98 positive cases, including footballers from several Prague clubs, public health officials said on Thursday. The outbreak was…

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Romania’s daily coronavirus cases register new single-day record

The number of coronavirus infections in Romania rose by a record 1,030 new cases in a day, the government said on Wednesday, as the World Health Organization said spikes in…

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Romania passes law to stop COVID-19 patients from leaving hospitals

A legislative void that enabled thousands of Romanians infected with the new coronavirus to walk out of hospitals or not be treated at all ends on Tuesday as a new law comes into…

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Hungary’s Orban: “the Dutchman” is responsible for EU summit disarray

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday that Dutch leader Mark Rutte was responsible for the deadlock at a European Union summit, where leaders were set to haggle for…

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Poland to propose limits on foreign media soon

Poland will seek to craft rules limiting the concentration of foreign-owned media outlets well before the ruling nationalists finish their term in power, Poland's de facto leader said on Sunday,…

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Increased US military presence in Poland serves security interest of all region – Lithuanian President

The possible deployment of more US troops to Poland will serve the security interests of the entire region, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said. "That possible reassignment of troops will have…

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Polish Central Bank predicts decrease in foreign workers in Poland by 2022

The number of foreigners working in Poland will decrease in 2020-2022 to around 1 million from 1.15 million a year ago, according to estimates by the National Bank of Poland…

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Romania extends state of alert

In its extraordinary meeting this week, the government adopted the decision on extending the state of alert in Romania by another 30 days, starting July 17. "We adopted in the…

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Train driver dies, 35 injured in second fatal train crash in a week in the Czech Republic

One person was killed and 35 persons were injured when two trains collided in the Czech Republic's second fatal rail crash this month, according to officials. Euronews, Reuters and the…

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Vienna Airport to suspend flights from 18 countries

Austria is expanding a list of countries from which planes won’t be allowed to land to include six nations in the western Balkans, as well as Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and…

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Photo Story: Light parade at Prague Street Theater Festival

Artists perform during the light parade at Behind the Doors/ 12th Prague Street Theater Festival, in Prague, Czech Republic on Sunday evening. The festival runs till 16 July and includes…

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Poland’s Duda wins presidential vote

Poland's incumbent Andrzej Duda has won the presidential election, results from over 99% of polling stations show, with remaining uncounted votes unlikely to sway the final outcome, the National…

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Incumbent Duda extends lead in Polish presidential election

Incumbent Andrzej Duda's lead in Poland's presidential election widened further, an updated late poll showed on Monday, a result, which while still uncertain, could have profound implications for Warsaw's relations…

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Polish election exit poll projects narrow victory for incumbent Andrzej Duda

Election exit poll projects narrow victory for incumbent Andrzej Duda. Notes from Poland quotes an exit poll for today’s presidential election in Poland which shows a narrow victory for the conservative…

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Photo Story – Polish Presidential Vote

Former president of Poland and Nobel Peace laureate Lech Walesa casts his ballot at a polling station during presidential elections, in Gdansk, northern Poland, 12 July 2020. EPA-EFE/Adam Read more…

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UPDATED: Hungary imposes border checks, quarantine to prevent spread of virus

Hungary has imposed new restrictions on cross-border travel as of next Wednesday in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in new cases in several countries,…

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Poland votes in final phase of presidential election

Poles vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election that may shape the country's future relations with the European Union, which have been frayed by the bloc's concerns over the…

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Election watch – Poland choses its next President

Opinion polls are showing President Andrzej Duda and the Warsaw mayor and Civic Platform (PO) candidate to be neck and neck before Sunday’s polling day. The result could determine the…

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Photo Story: Comet NEOWISE over Hungary

The Comet NEOWISE or C/2020 F3 is seen above Salgotarjan, Hungary, early 10 July 2020. It passed closest to the Sun on 03 July and its closest approach to Earth…

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Hungary to review rules on travel to neighbours after COVID-19 spikes

Hungary will on Thursday review rules on travel to neighbouring Austria, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia where numbers of coronavirus cases have been rising, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief…

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Slovakia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases since April

Slovakia reported its biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases since April 22 on Thursday as the country sees a spike in infections. The central European country of 5.5 million…

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Two die after train collision in Czech Republic

At least two people were killed and 24 were injured when two trains collided in the northwest of the Czech Republic near the border with Germany on Tuesday, an emergency…

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Cases of coronavirus in Austria surpass thousand threshold

For the first time since May 19, the cases of coronavirus in Austria have returned to above a thousand threshold. There are 1,012 'active' cases (+85 more than Sunday). In…

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