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Der Präsident der Bundesärztekammer warnte in Deutschland, legal gekaufte Silvesterböller könnten schwere Augenverletzungen verursachen und forderte ein Verbot vor Verkaufsstart am Montag; Polizei mahnte, die Pyro‑Lobby widersprach.
Experts predicted that housing prices and rents would rise across parts of Europe in 2026, citing stronger economic growth and persistent housing-market pressure.
New York and New Jersey officials declared states of emergency as a heavy snowstorm across the U.S. Northeast grounded travel, canceling or delaying about 9,000 flights and disrupting holiday travel.
Munich firefighters removed an illegally installed ramp in the Englischer Garten that had restored the famous Eisbach surf wave, prompting surfers to call the action a "declaration of war."
In Campobasso, Italy, a mother and 15-year-old daughter died of suspected food poisoning after a Christmas fish dinner; father was hospitalized and police opened an inquiry after two emergency discharges.
A 25-year-old woman reported missing in Rönninge, Salem, was found dead and police detained two people, one on probable grounds for murder and another suspected of kidnapping.
Police arrested 40 people after fireworks and smoke‑bombs were set off at the Trocadéro esplanade near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday night and opened an investigation.
In Lille, authorities charged the 36-year-old partner of a 34-year-old Belgian woman found dead on Christmas Day with murder and placed him in custody.
