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Europeans struggle under record cold snap
Overwhelmed by deep snow and harsh temperatures, some countries in Europe closed down schools and struggled to run public transport Monday, as post-snow rains caused a dam to collapse in Bulgaria, flooding a village and killing at least four.
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Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:19:13 GMT
Arctic wave saves Czech ice wine production
In a vineyard in Moravia, the Arctic chill striking Europe at least has some people jumping with joy.
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Dam bursts in Bulgaria, floods village and kills 3
A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding a village and killing at least three elderly men, authorities said.
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Storm blankets Neb. after pummeling Colo.
A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska.
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Brutal European chill moves west
Bitterly cold weather that has claimed hundreds of lives in eastern Europe swept westward over the continent on Saturday, blanketing Rome's Colosseum with snow for the first time in nearly three decades.
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