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Ali heads to Ukraine's front line to deliver aid
Dartmouth Chronicle and South Hams Gazette
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June 26, 2025
Ali Piper from Brixton founded PUMA (Plymouth Ukraine Medical Aid) in April 2022 to deliver supplies to the war-torn country. This will be the 34th trip, and there are now trips roughly every five or six weeks, with each trip delivering 16 or 17...
Review: Summer School, 2001
Cineuropa
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08/07/2025 - Dužan Duong’s debut feature paints a portrait of the Vietnamese diaspora in the early-2000s Czech Republic through a family triptych l-r: Doan Hoang Anh, Bui The Duong, To Tien Tai and Le Quynh Lan in Summer School, 2001...
Living minimum wage increase to affect benefits and taxes
Radio Slovakia International
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Starting in July, the living minimum wage in Slovakia will rise, triggering adjustments to various social benefits, the parental allowance, and other key financial thresholds. The increase is based on the rise in living costs for low-income...
1 in 5 Europeans Now Exposed to Harmful Noise Pollution
EUToday
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June 25, 2025
7Amid the din of daily life, a growing menace is passing unnoticed. New data released this week confirms that over 20 per cent of Europeans are now exposed to noise levels considered harmful to human health. While politicians busy themselves with...
UK tourists flying to Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus urged to act 15 days before departure
Birmingham Live
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June 24, 2025
UK tourists who are travelling to the European Union are being told to apply for a card 15 days before flying. The UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) lets you get necessary state healthcare in the European Economic Area (EEA), and some other...
Fans left ‘crying in airport’ after 90s icons scrap gig at last minute
Metro
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July 8, 2025
Massive Attack have scrapped two gigs at the last minute (Picture: Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns) Massive Attack fans have been left in tears after the band abruptly cancelled their upcoming gigs, mere hours before they were due on stage. The...
Deadly Virus Infects Thousands Across Europe, Prompting Urgent Travel Warning
Yahoo News
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An alarming outbreak of hepatitis A has swept through four popular European vacation destinations, sickening more than 2,000 people and leaving nine dead. Health officials are now urging travelers to take precautions or reconsider their plans...
GP who quit job as stress was going to ‘kill him’ now travels the world in a campervan
The Independent
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July 6, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
2026 NHL Mock Draft: Gavin McKenna is No. 1 in Corey Pronman’s way-too-early projection
The New York Times
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July 7, 2025
The 2025 NHL Draft was deep at the center position high in the draft. The 2026 class, extremely early on/a lot will change/standard caveats … does not look that way. Three of the top four-ranked forwards are wingers, and the two top-ranked centers...
A Mysterious Trader of Russian Oil Links Associates of Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s friends
iStories
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July 7, 2025
In this article you will learn Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is one of Russia’s allies in Europe. He claims that the EU is helping Ukraine at the expense of European interests and that Hungary will not quit Russian oil and gas. Experts and...
UK tourists in Spain with blue or burgundy passports warned over '10-year-rule'
Birmingham Live
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July 8, 2025
Millions of Brits will be jetting off to Spain this year, with the promise of warm weather and sandy beaches. However, an expert is warning UK tourists not to make one passport error which could ruin your holiday. Kylie, known as...
The Challenges of Setting Hong Kong Free From Single-Use Plastics
Earth.Org
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July 7, 2025
More than a year after implementing the first phase of the single-use plastics ban, Hong Kong restaurateurs are lamenting the lack of suitable alternative materials. As the city’s problem with plastic waste persists, the government can learn from...
WHA78: Signs of multilateral revival amid budget strains and geopolitical tensions ahead of the the 4th High-Level Meeting on NCDs
NCD Alliance
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June 24, 2025
Geneva, 3 May - This 78th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) may have defied some of the pessimists’ predictions. With the conclusion of the Pandemic Agreement after three years of tough negotiations, the approval of the next two-year...
WHA78: Signs of multilateral revival amid budget strains and geopolitical tensions ahead of the 4th High-Level Meeting on NCDs
NCD Alliance
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June 24, 2025
This 78th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) may have defied some of the pessimists’ predictions. With the conclusion of the Pandemic Agreement after three years of tough negotiations, the approval of the next two-year budget, and the...
Stockholm Syndrome in The Hague
Foreign Policy
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Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, brought to you by at least two different types of cold medicine as the changing weather and jet lag take their toll on your co-authors. But the NATO summit is officially over, and we’re back to...
The European city named sauna capital of the world – and it’s not in Finland
Time Out
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Can you take the heat? Saunas have been well and truly having a moment over the last couple of years, with a culture that originated in ancient Finland morphing into a worldwide wellness trend. Britain has seen its sauna numbers double, and going...
Europe’s Gender Rights Divide Remains EU’s Moral and Political Fault Line
EUToday
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June 24, 2025
31For all its lofty rhetoric about equality and fundamental rights, the European Union remains a house divided when it comes to gender, and the rights of women. From unequal pay and workplace discrimination to shrinking access to reproductive...
Villages choke on smoke as landfill fire burns for second month
The Slovak Spectator
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June 25, 2025
A fire at a landfill in western Slovakia has been smouldering for more than two months, covering nearby villages in thick smoke, frustrating residents and exhausting firefighters. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after...
KAYA raises €70M to support CEE region startups
Tech.eu
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June 25, 2025
VC firm KAYA has raised nearly €70 million for a fifth fund to continue supporting founders from the CEE region The firm has so far primarily invested in Czech, Polish, and Slovakian startups, but as part of its new fund, one of Central Europe's...
All the Drummers Who Played in Pearl Jam
Rolling Stone
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July 7, 2025
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron stunned fans Monday morning by announcing his immediate departure from the band following nearly three decades of service. “After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty...