Floods in Prague: Staying dry
As rainfall ceaselessly pounded the streets of Prague 8-Karlín June 2 and water from the Vltava crept up the neighborhood’s
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Month: June 2013
Film review: Star Trek Into Darkness
Although the freshness of the Star Trek reboot may have worn off a little, this second installment, titled Star Trek
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Film review: Only God Forgives
The 1929 short film by Surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel, Un chien andalou, is well known for one good reason: In
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European Central Bank says euro economy still shrinking
The European Central Bank says the economic fortunes in the euro currency bloc are continuing to shrink, but should advance
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Russian president Vladimir Putin and his wife say ‘marriage is over’
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced their split on June 6. In an interview with the
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Flooding could cost Czech Republic as much as 1.16B euro
Offices closed, hotel bookings canceled, trains not running, industrial plants shuttered and businesses under water – the economic impact of
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Turkish PM returns home to protests asking for his resignation
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returns to his country Thursday, after spending several days in North Africa as protesters
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Latvia ready to join euro zone in 2014, EC says
The European Commission has published its annual convergence report on Latvia, concluding that the country was ready to join the
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Bulgarian Cabinet revamps utilities regulator line-up
Bulgaria’s Government has appointed Anzhela Toneva as the new head of the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) and
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