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Krakow transport authority denies bedbug problem as cases surge

Local transport officials have denied claims that trams and buses are responsible for the spike in bedbugs in Krakow, amid fears that the city is facing a plague of unwanted critters.

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Jellyfish plague injures over 200 holidaymakers on Baltic coast

Beachgoers on the Baltic Sea in Germany are being terrorized by a swarm of jellyfish, with over 200 swimmers being treated for burns.

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‘Black Death’ decimated Europe some 5,000 years ago, study suggests

Almost one in five inhabitants of Europe in the Neolithic Age succumbed to a “Black Death” epidemic some 5,000 years ago, according to a new study.

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Lower Silesians grappling with viper invasion

Residents of Boguszów-Gorce, a small town in southwestern Poland, are again contending with an invasion of vipers.