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Prague hit with power outage leaving people 'trapped in elevators'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 4, 2025
A huge power outage across the Czech Republic has left people 'trapped in elevators'. The power cut has hammered Prague and surrounding areas leaving residents in darkness. As the Mirror reports, Prague's metro transport service has ground to a...
‘April’ Director Dea Kulumbegashvili Says Freedom of Expression Is Under Threat, Claims ‘There Is No Way to Make Films in Georgia at the Moment’
Variety
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July 9, 2025
Attending the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week, the Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili, whose sophomore feature “April” received the Special Jury Prize at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, spoke about no longer being able to make films in her...
Foreign police on the beat in Croatia this tourist season
Croatia Week
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July 9, 2025
by croatiaweek July 9, 2025 in News (Photo: PU splitsko-dalmatinska) ZAGREB, 9 July (Hina) – As part of the project Safe Tourist Destination, 11 foreign police officers from five countries will be staying in the area of Primorje-Gorski Kotar...
Colourful procession through Walsall set to celebrate strength and solidarity of local women
Express & Star
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July 9, 2025
The event on Saturday, July 19 is the final procession of Mothers Without Hands, a six-month community project that has also taken place in Folkestone, Prague and Erdington and comes to Walsall for its final act before featuring as an exhibition....
China Opens Up to More Tourists as the U.S. Under Trump Closes Itself Off
TIME Magazine
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July 9, 2025
As the U.S. under President Donald Trump increasingly closes itself off from the world, denying entry to tourists amid a crackdown on border controls and migration, its geopolitical rival China, which has long been known for its relative...
Dakota Johnson will reteam with N.J. actor for directorial debut. ‘I know her very well.’
NJ.com - New Jersey
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July 9, 2025
Dakota Johnson, director. The actor is planning to make her feature directorial debut with a familiar face. Johnson got to know young New Jersey actor Vanessa Burghardt when they played mother and daughter in the 2022 Apple TV+ film “Cha Cha Real...
20 Best Countries For Work-Life Balance—And U.S. Isn't On It
Newsweek
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July 9, 2025
A new report by Global has revealed the top countries for work-life balance in 2025, with New Zealand leading the world, and the U.S. is not included. Why It Matters Maintaining a good work-life equilibrium means having enough time and energy to...
How the Gaza war tests Europe's commitment to human rights
The New Arab
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July 9, 2025
"It is not the denunciations that are going to stop this inhumane war in Gaza, it is the actions," said Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares at his arrival at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 23 June. One of the key discussion...
Minimum wages failing to meet living costs
The Portugal News
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Portugal is ranked in one of the lowest positions in the general table when it comes to comparing the EU minimum wage (net) with the cost of living/rent for a single person in 2025. The table below, created using data provide by the Gisma...
Cyprus reaffirms support for digital euro at Ecofin meeting
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos reaffirmed Cyprus’ support for adopting the digital euro this week, during an EU economic and financial affairs council meeting (Ecofin) in Brussels. At the meeting, the Cypriot minister also stressed the need to...
UK tourists with burgundy passport given Spain warning over '10 year rule'
Chronicle Live
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July 9, 2025
12:01, 09 Jul 2025Updated 12:01, 09 Jul 2025 Millions of Brits will be heading off to Spain this year, drawn by the allure of balmy temperatures and pristine coastlines. Nevertheless, a travel guru is cautioning UK holidaymakers against making a...
Summer in Bulgaria is also the season when students sit entrance exams
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 8, 2025
Summer in Bulgaria is an exciting time, not only for tourists. June and July are intense months for young people finishing secondary school and about to take the next step in their lives by choosing a university and a career path. In recent years,...
TATA, Skoda to manufacture railway parts in India
The Economic Times
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July 9, 2025
Auto components maker TATA AutoComp and Skoda Group on Wednesday announced the formation of a joint venture to manufacture railway propulsion systems and components in India envisaging "multi-million euro investment" in the country. This...
Global Markets Reshuffle as Europe, Emerging Economies Lead H1 2025 Gains
News Ghana
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July 9, 2025
Global equities surged in 2025’s first half, with the MSCI All Country World Index climbing 10% to a July 4 peak. Yet this record masks a dramatic regional divergence, as European and emerging markets eclipsed traditional leaders, according to...
Why Skoda is turning to AI-driven customer insight tools
AM-online
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July 9, 2025
In an increasingly data-heavy world of customer experience, one truth remains: people remember how you made them feel. That principle was the key theme at Transform, Reputation’s annual user event, where the company unveiled a sweeping upgrade in...
Washington state targets the confessional seal
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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One of Prague’s well-known landmarks is the statue of St. John Nepomucene, which stands on the Charles Bridge overlooking the Vltava River. A priest in the city in the late 14th century, John Nepomucene (also known as John of Nepomuk) became...
Prague power cut LIVE: Huge outage in Czechia leaves city in chaos
Daily Express
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July 4, 2025
A power outage has hit the Czech capital of Prague, shutting down the metro and leaving people trapped in lifts, according to emergency services. Prague firefighters spokesman Miroslav Řezáč said "dozens" of people had become trapped. There were...
World U19 Championship: Nigeria U19 Female basketball team head to Czech
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 8, 2025
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has released the roster for the national female U19 team expected to represent Nigeria at this year’s World U19 Championship coming up in Brno, Czech Republic. The 12 players would be led by the technical trio of...
Nepal’s Germany ambassador to also cover Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Czech Republic
Khabarhub
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July 2, 2025
KATHMANDU: President Ram Chandra Paudel has appointed Nepal’s ambassador to Germany, Dr. Shail Rupakheti, as the non-resident ambassador to Ukraine, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic. According to the Office of the President, this appointment was...
Bosso star eyeing Czech Republic breakthrough
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 2, 2025
News / National by Staff reporter 6 hrs ago | Views Highlanders midfield sensation Mason Mushore is on the brink of a major breakthrough in his football career, with trials scheduled in the Czech Republic as he eyes a move to European football....