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Still worth visiting despite price odds

Still worth visiting despite price odds

THERE are hundreds of reasons the Philippines, an archipelagic nation like Indonesia and Japan, should be on the bucket list of tourists. The bucolic mountains of the Sierra Madre; the fantastic terrains of Northern Luzon; the hot springs in the...

PMI accelerates its smoke-free vision

PMI accelerates its smoke-free vision

KUWAIT: Philip Morris Kuwait WLL (PMK), an affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced the launch of IQOS ILUMA i in Kuwait. The launch follows the recent ten year anniversary of IQOS, originally launching in Nagoya, Japan in...

Shardea Arias-Croes among only two World Para Athletics International Classifiers in the Caribbean

Shardea Arias-Croes among only two World Para Athletics International Classifiers in the Caribbean

0 Shardea Arias-Croes has officially been recognized as a World Para Athletics (WPA) International Classifier Trainee. She is one of only two people in the entire Caribbean to achieve this distinction. This is a remarkable milestone, since...

Highlights and best moments of Stage 3 Tour de France 2025

Highlights and best moments of Stage 3 Tour de France 2025

Thanks! We're off! Our coverage of stage 3 of the Tour de France 2025 with 178,3 km course between Valenciennes and Dunkerque comes to an end. Thanks for joining us! Stay tuned to VAVEL.com to keep up to date with the world of sports. Next stage...

Chavit Singson’s life story to reach global readers in 15 languages

Chavit Singson’s life story to reach global readers in 15 languages

Former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson launched his much-anticipated book, Chavit: Legend of the Philippines, at a gala dinner held at The Peninsula Manila, with plans to translate the biography into 15 languages and promote it in 20...

Crystal Lake Police Department mourns K-9 Zeus

Crystal Lake Police Department mourns K-9 Zeus

Crystal Lake Police Department’s “beloved” K-9 Zeus died after suffering a medical emergency related to cancer over the holiday weekend. The cancer was discovered after the medical emergency Zeus suffered Saturday, Deputy Police Chief Richard...

Three Russians reach Wimbledon quarterfinals, most since 2006

Three Russians reach Wimbledon quarterfinals, most since 2006

LONDON, July 7. /TASS/. For the first time since 2006 and the third time in history, three players from Russia have reached the quarterfinal round of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London. Thus, Mirra Andreeva, Lyudmila Samsonova and Anastasia...

France hosts business forum to boost ties with Ukraine and c...

France hosts business forum to boost ties with Ukraine and c...

The “France–Central Europe and Ukraine Business Forum” took place on 7 July at the French Senate, bringing together senior officials, business leaders, and sector experts to strengthen economic ties between France, Ukraine, and key Central...

Fig trees lock carbon in stone, boost reforestation potential: study

Fig trees lock carbon in stone, boost reforestation potential: study

Researchers have discovered that certain species of fig trees possess a unique ability to turn carbon dioxide into stone. The groundbreaking study presented at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Prague potentially revolutionises the way we...

Massive power outage in Prague halts lives, ATMs not working, public transport hit

Massive power outage in Prague halts lives, ATMs not working, public transport hit

A major power outage across the Czech Republic on Friday has brought life of people to a standstill, as they face difficulty to access their cash. Czech police claimed that there has been no information so far that power outage caused by cyber or...

Yucatecan dancer seeks to represent Mexico at Tap World Championships in Prague

Yucatecan dancer seeks to represent Mexico at Tap World Championships in Prague

12 At just 15 years old and with a career that began at the age of five in disciplines such as ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance, Daniel Moo Vázquez is preparing to return to Europe and represent Mexico at the 2025 Tap World Championships. This...

Michael Douglas Reveals Why He Has 'No Real Intentions' of Acting Again

Michael Douglas Reveals Why He Has 'No Real Intentions' of Acting Again

Michael Douglas could be done with acting after nearly 60 years in Hollywood. The Oscar winner, 80, said he has “no real intentions” of starring in another project — unless, of course, a script comes along that really appeals to him. “I have not...

Prague Extends Ban on Outdoor Fires Amid Rising Heat Risk

Prague Extends Ban on Outdoor Fires Amid Rising Heat Risk

As temperatures in Czechia climb to dangerous levels, Prague officials have extended the city-wide ban on outdoor fires until further notice. The decision, announced following a fire danger warning by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute on...

Massive Power Outage Paralyzes Prague

Massive Power Outage Paralyzes Prague

A widespread power outage brought large parts of Prague to a standstill on Friday morning, leaving residents without electricity, halting metro service. Firefighters responded to a high number of people trapped in elevators, particularly in...

Newly renovated and reopened Prague Planetarium amazes audiences with LED dome

Newly renovated and reopened Prague Planetarium amazes audiences with LED dome

This modern space is a place with a history as well. Could you outline for us the history of the Prague Planetarium? Jan Veselý|Photo: Danny Bate, Radio Prague International “The Planetarium was built at the end of the 1950s, and it was opened to...

Power outage hits parts of Prague and northern Czechia due to substation failure

Power outage hits parts of Prague and northern Czechia due to substation failure

A major power outage struck much of Prague shortly after noon, affecting areas including the city center, Spořilov, and Jižní Město. Prague Energy (PRE) confirmed the outage was caused by a failure at the ČEPS substation in Chodov. Northern...

Polish Orlen no longer supplies Russian oil to Czech Republic — radio

Polish Orlen no longer supplies Russian oil to Czech Republic — radio

MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Poland’s oil and gas concern Orlen has stopped supplying Russian oil to the oil refinery in the Czech town of Litvinov, RMF24 radio reported, citing chief executive officer of the concern Ireneusz Fafara. "The last...

Orlen Will Stop Supplying Russian Oil To The Czech Republic

Orlen Will Stop Supplying Russian Oil To The Czech Republic

2 The contract of the Polish oil and gas concern Orlen with Rosneft has expired. The contract for the supply of oil from Russia to the oil refinery in the Czech Republic's Litvinov expired on June 30, 2025, the CEO of the Polish oil and gas...

Nigerian Defender Ogbu Dismisses Slavia Prague Exit Rumours

Nigerian Defender Ogbu Dismisses Slavia Prague Exit Rumours

Slavia Prague defender Igoh Ogbu has refuted claims linking him with a move away from the club. The centre-back played a crucial role in Slavia Prague’s Czech Super League title win last season and has gained international recognition, earning his...

Arriva Group wins €650m contract to operate Vechtdal regional rail lines

Arriva Group wins €650m contract to operate Vechtdal regional rail lines

Arriva Group has secured a new 15-year contract, valued at more than €650m ($765.2m), to continue operating the Vechtdal regional rail lines in the Netherlands from December 2028. Since first operating the Vechtdal concession in 2012, Arriva says...

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