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☆ End of an era: The big change coming to European travel in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-31 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN —In travel news this week: an accidental megadeal on first-class tickets, the world’s best-connected airport and why now is a good time to plan a trip to Europe. Goodbye to EU passport stampsPaper mementoes of our travels, from boarding cards to even passports themselves, are fast moving into obsolescence. Whether you’re off to Greece, Asia or the Middle East, you’ll likely find a use for these 45 best-selling travel accessories.

Persons: Il dolce, –, Lucy Laucht, it’s, you’ll, Hell Organizations: CNN, Labor, European Union Schengen Area, Aviation, Australian, Qantas, CNN Travel, Duluth Locations: Europe, Naples, Ischia, Puglia, Amalfi, Hungary, Gresham, Budapest, Stockholm, Greece, Northeast Asia, Abu Dhabi, Asia, Duluth, Minnesota, Duluth , Minnesota, United States, Lake Superior, Japan, Chile

☆ Armenia warns of 'ethnic cleansing' as thousands flee the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Armenian police officers walks near refugees as they queue in vehicles near the border town of Kornidzor, arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh, on September 26, 2023. Thousands of ethnic Armenians on Tuesday fled their homes in the breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, as Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan publicly blamed Russia for failing to ensure the country's security. The U.S. has called for Azerbaijan to maintain a ceasefire and "take concrete steps" to protect the rights of civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh. The landlocked territory of Nagorno-Karabakh declared independence from Azerbaijan in 1991 and, with the support of Armenia, has fought two wars with Azerbaijan in the space of 30 years. As of Tuesday morning, at least 13,350 people were estimated to have entered Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh, according to the Armenian government.

Persons: Nikol Pashinyan Organizations: Tuesday, Armenia's Locations: Kornidzor, Nagorno, Karabakh, Russia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Europe, Asia, The U.S, Armenia

☆ Three more bodies found after Greece storm, raising toll to 14
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Locals are evacuated on an excavator from a flooded area, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel, in Larissa, Greece, September 10, 2023. REUTERS/Elias Marcou Acquire Licensing RightsATHENS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Greek rescue teams recovered the bodies of three more people in central Greece on Sunday, raising the death toll to 14 from the country's most intense rain storm since records began in 1930. Storm Daniel pummelled Greece for three days from Tuesday at the end of the hottest summer ever recorded, leaving a fresh trail of ruin after deadly wildfires. The bodies of an 88-year-old woman and two men, aged 58 and 65, were found near the city of Karditsa, one of the worst-hit areas. Extreme weather events have struck across the globe in recent weeks, with floods in Scandinavia, southeast Europe and Hong Kong.

Persons: Storm Daniel, Elias Marcou, Storm Daniel pummelled Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Renee Maltezou, Peter Graff Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Larissa, Greece, Karditsa, Thessaly, Scandinavia, Europe, Hong Kong, India

☆ Greek rescue teams move into worst-hit flood villages
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis Acquire Licensing RightsATHENS, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Rescue teams took people out of floodwaters in inflatable boats and in bulldozers on Saturday as they moved into villages hit hardest by a sweeping rainstorm that killed at least 10 people in central Greece this week. Authorities, who have struggled to evacuate people from flooded areas, raised the death toll to 10 people on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, rescue teams were moving into villages near the city of Larissa and close to the River Pineios. Extreme weather events have struck across the globe in recent weeks, with floods in Scandinavia, southeast Europe and Hong Kong. Reporting by Stamos Prousalis, Renee Maltezou, Lefteris Papadimas and Michele Kambas Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Storm Daniel, Alexandros Avramidis, Stamos Prousalis, Renee Maltezou, Lefteris Papadimas, Michele Kambas, Frances Kerry Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, pummelled, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Greece, Palamas, pummelled Greece, Larissa, Thessaly, Karditsa, Athens, Thessaloniki, Scandinavia, Europe, Hong Kong, India

Greece’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has said that it is facing a “totally extreme weather phenomenon” and has urged the public to follow instructions from authorities. A man drives his bike in rising waters, during a storm in the city of Volos, Greece, September 5, 2023. Anastasia Karekla/Eurokinissi/ReutersCars drive among debris and mud, following a flash flood during a storm in the city of Volos, Greece, September 5, 2023. As the storm enters the Mediterranean Sea, it may take on characteristics similar to a tropical storm. Known as “medicanes,” these systems can bring dangerous conditions to the Mediterranean Sea and coastal countries similar to tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic or typhoons in the Pacific.

Persons: Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Anastasia Karekla, Daniel Organizations: CNN, Reuters Locations: Greece, Evia, Agios Georgios, Volos, Skiathos, Europe

☆ Hobbit houses spring up in Bosnia hills
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Daria Sito-Sucic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KRESEVO, Bosnia, May 11 (Reuters) - Four sisters are building the first Hobbit-style village in southeast Europe in the green hills of central Bosnia, hoping to attract fans of "The Lord of the Rings" books and movies as well as sharing their childhood memories. Last year Marija, a 28-year-old geology engineer, proposed to her sisters Milijana, Vedrana and Valentina that they build house in the style of the Hobbit homes in J.R.R. The sisters decided that their houses must include characteristics of the area where they live and that each sister would decorate one dwelling as she likes. [1/5] Milijana Milicevic stands in front of the hobbit house named "Lipa", in the Bosnian Hobbiton village, Rakova Noga, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 9, 2023. The other three houses, which should be completed soon, will also be named after local attractions.

☆ Saudi Arabia's TAWAL to buy European towers from United Group
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DUBAI, April 20 (Reuters) - TAWAL, a unit of Saudi Telecom Company (stc) (7010.SE), agreed to buy tower infrastructure worth 1.22 billion-euros ($1.34 billion) from United Group in its first foray into Europe's telecoms market, the southeast European firm said on Thursday. TAWAL, a tower infrastructure unit that STC carved out in 2018, will buy the mobile infrastructure unit of United Group in Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia, which has more than 4,800 towers, United Group said in a statement. United Group, backed by private equity firm BC Partners, said it was TAWAL's first investment in Europe's telecoms sector. "Upon completion, TAWAL's operations in the European market will be rebranded as "TAWAL Europe" and will serve as TAWAL's platform for any future expansion in Europe," stc said. ($1 = 0.9119 euros)Reporting by Yousef Saba; Editing by Sharon SingletonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Such sanctions would prohibit Gazprom from paying Ukraine transit fees, which analysts say could end Russian gas flows to Europe via the country. "(Sanctions) would make into reality the worst-case scenario that European governments have been preparing for all summer, a European gas market without Russian gas," said Natasha Fielding, head of EMEA gas pricing at Argus Media. "Transit through Ukraine is the only Russian gas delivery route to Europe still in use besides the Turkish Stream pipeline, which serves southeast European countries," she added. Gas flows via the only operational Ukraine transit route through Sudzha are currently around 42 million cubic metres a day. As a result, European gas storage was 88% full as of Sept. 26, although there are variations between countries.

☆ (video) Producția autohtonă „Memoria” va prezenta Moldova la Festivalul de Film Sud-Est European
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-28 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Producția cinematografică „Memoria” va reprezenta țara noastră la cea de-a XI-a ediție a Festivalul de Film Sud-Est European (11th Edition of the Southeast European Film Festival SEEFF-Paris-Berlin-Washington 2021). Ce ați face dacă într-o zi v-ați trezi „altcineva” într-o altă lume despre care nu știți nimic? „Memoria” este un film plasat undeva la granița dintre vis și realitate, despre dragostea care străbate pereții necunoscutului. Povestea interesantă, cu accente de melodramă și jocul splendid a 14 actori vor face din noul proiect o adevărată senzație. În distribuție vor fi actorii: Mariana Marinescu, Constantin Ipate, Mihaela Strâmbeanu, Johny Alici și alții.

Persons: Maxim Chisnicean, Terente, Mariana Marinescu, Constantin, Mihaela Strâmbeanu, Johny Organizations: Sud Locations: Est, Paris, Berlin, Washington

☆ Mobiasbanca - OTP Group continues to improve customer service conditions
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +2 min

Mobiasbanca - OTP Group continues to improve customer service conditionsThe development and transformation plans of Mobiasbanca OTP - Group are in full progress, advancing with relocation and refurbishment of branches in more comfortable locations with a new design, in line with OTP Group standards. The Mobiasbanca - OTP Group customers from Causeni are welcomed in a new branch office, located on the main artery of the city, with a spacious operating room that offers customers not only comfort, but also with wished-for discretion. ”We are present on the Moldova’s financial market with the intention to facilitate the provision of banking services at the highest quality level. This means that regardless of region, operation, transaction or financial status, every customer of Mobiasbanca - OTP Group matters. Mobiasbanca - OTP Group is a systemic, stable and reliable bank, with 30 years of experience on the financial-banking market of the Republic of Moldova.

Persons: Mobiasbanca, László Diósi, – Organizations: OTP, IPN Locations: Republic of Moldova, Southeast Europe

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