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• 12 deaths blamed on snow, cold across Europe
Jan. 7: Many sections of the Northeast have been hit with freezing rain and snow while residents in the West are on alert for landslides and fierce winds. NBC’s Jeff Ranieri and Ron Allen report. MILAN, Italy - Freezing temperatures and exceptional ...
• Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe halted
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia had cut off all gas supplies through pipelines crossing Ukrainian territory, the latest move in a devastating pricing dispute between the two neighbors that has already left a number of ...
• Europe snowstorm forces Eiffel Tower closure
Jan 3. NBC's Bill Karins explains what Mother Nature has in store for sections already hit hard by storms across the U.S. PARIS - A winter storm brought blankets of snow across Europe on Monday, forcing the closure of an icy Eiffel Tower in Paris and ...
• Jews in Europe targeted as Gaza anger grows
Police guard a synagogue in French city of Toulouse on Tuesday after a burning car was rammed into the building's door. No injuries were reported. PARIS - Signs are mounting that the conflict in Gaza is starting to spill over into violence in ...
• Oil plunges on worries about demand
Russia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Gazprom to stop all shipments of natural gas to Europe through Ukraine. Russian gas is already failing to get through the pipelines that cross Ukraine. Gazprom has blamed Ukraine, saying Russia ...