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German Cities Expand Overnight Stay Taxes Amid Revenue Needs

Kassel to vote on a 5% levy by May 5, while Offenbach plans a 2026 implementation and Schwerin raises its rate to 7%.

SEPTA Announces Major Service Cuts and Fare Hikes Amid $213M Budget Deficit

UK Government Approves Luton Airport Expansion Despite Environmental Concerns

Greek Islands Grapple with Severe Flooding After Torrential Storms

VTA Workers Vote on Latest Contract Proposal as Strike Disrupts Transit for Third Week

VTA Strike Enters Third Week as Union Rejects Latest Contract Offer

Hobby Gardeners Investigated for Tree Felling That Disrupted Major Rail Line

Santa Clara VTA Strike Enters Second Week, Halting Transit for Thousands

Cyclone Alfred Approaches Australia, Thousands Already Without Power

Grenoble Library Destroyed in Deliberate Car-Ramming Attack

Ceiling Collapse in Dachau School Parking Garage Causes Significant Damage

Berlin Faces Major Transit Disruptions Due to Construction and Water Main Breaks

Governor Hochul Faces Backlash Over $9 Congestion Toll and Potential New Taxes

Criminal Fire Disrupts TV and Mobile Networks for 800,000 in Eastern France

Queensland Faces Severe Flooding After Days of Heavy Rainfall

Power Restored to All Homes After Storm Darragh's Devastation

Berlin Revises Budget Cuts, Restores Funds for Culture and Transport

Baltimore Wood Recycling Yard Fire Disrupts Roads, Rail, and Schools

Germany's Grundsteuerreform Sparks Uncertainty and Debate

Post Office Announces £250m Pay Boost Amid Job Cuts and Branch Closures

Massive 80-Week Rail Construction Begins on Key German-Dutch Corridor

Power Restored After Major Outage in Offenbach

Ottawa Threatens to Withdraw $325M for Chignecto Isthmus Project

Severe Storms Cause Widespread Power Outages and One Fatality in Southeast Australia

Train Derailment in Boulder Injures Two and Destroys Rail Bridge

Rising Flood Defence Costs Force Cuts to Key Council Services

Northeast Ohio Tornadoes Leave Thousands Without Power

Puerto Rico Faces Massive Power Outage, Calls for Emergency Declaration