Tag: Eastern Europe
Russian swimmer Kolesnikov lowers 50 back world record again
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — For the second consecutive day, Russian swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov improved his own world record in the 50-meter backstroke.</p>
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Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
NAGURSKOYE, Russia — During the Cold War, Russia's Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a weather station and a communications outpost in...
Poland’s main Belchatow power plant crippled by outage
WARSAW, Poland — Energy experts were working Tuesday to restore full operations at Poland’s biggest power plant, the lignite coal-fueled Belchatow, after an energy...
Bosnia authorities move migrants to camp in northern town
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian police on Tuesday rounded up more than 200 migrants who were squatting in an abandoned building in a northern town...
Blinken brings Biden’s anti-Trump climate policy to Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — On a trip overshadowed by the crisis in the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted the...
Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
<p>NAGURSKOYE, Russia — During the Cold War, Russia's Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a weather station and a communications outpost in...
Germany arrests businessman over dual-use exports to Russia
BERLIN — A businessman suspected of helping Russia purchase sophisticated machinery in breach of arms export rules has been detained in Germany, prosecutors said...
Poland’s main Belchatow power plant crippled by outage
<p>WARSAW, Poland — Energy experts were working Tuesday to restore full operations at Poland’s biggest power plant, the lignite coal-fueled Belchatow, after an energy...
Kosovo police seize record cocaine shipment, arrest 7
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo police seized a record 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of cocaine that originated in Brazil, and arrested seven people suspected of...
Bosnia authorities move migrants to camp in northern town
<p>SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian police on Tuesday rounded up more than 200 migrants who were squatting in an abandoned building in a northern town...