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Argentine spa town attracts tourists to ghostly ruins
Once-thriving Argentine spa town attracts tourists to ghostly ruins.
Is Angela Merkel's childhood home Berlin's answer to the Hamptons?
Now that Angela Merkel has stepped down as Germany's Chancellor, many believe she might spend a lot more time in her native Uckermark region outside Berlin, but things have changed there since her childhood.
How the dirndl has caught the eye of fashion and is becoming popular
The Alpine dirndl dress with its distinctive white blouse, round skirt and apron has won new fans among Austrians and foreign fashionistas alike in recent years.
Merkel heads to flood zone facing questions over preparedness
BERLIN (Reuters) -German authorities faced a mounting outcry on Tuesday over deadly floods that engulfed large parts of the country last week, catching Europe's richest economy flat-footed in a disaster that had been predicted days earlier.
Floods lay bare Europe's "gigantic task" in averting future climate damage
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a stark warning that stronger dams, dykes and drainage systems are as urgent as long-term climate change prevention, as once-rare weather events become more common.
Two killed in train collision in Czech Republic - emergency services
PRAGUE (Reuters) - 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 services spokesman said.
Dutch invade Harrogate hoping to crown 'King Mathieu'
HARROGATE, England (Reuters) - A convoy of Dutch-registered campervans lines one of the leafy roads leading into Harrogate and stencilled in white paint on the wet tarmac is the face of Mathieu Van der Poel.
Five people saved from avalanche in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) - Rescue teams saved five people buried in an avalanche in the Tatra Mountains of southern Poland, mountain safety services said on Wednesday.
Quandt’s legacy lures rich investors to spa town
FRANKFURT: Hidden on the edge of a spa town, less than half an hour’s drive from Frankfurt, is a company that lets you invest alongside one of Germany’s richest families.
