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Sports Daily: Pre-draft Porzingis party
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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It’s draft day, baby. And the Hawks, well … they’re one first-round pick lighter than they were yesterday. But at least they have a tall Latvian guy to show for it. Quick links: Braves stay hot | Dream drop one | United starts anew | Chase...
Why the Outlawz remain one of hip-hop’s most tragic groups
The National News
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"You know what? We are the last two breathing.” Those words echoed through Bur Dubai's The Music Room, a much–loved but now–closed venue, where The Outlawz performed a riotous show in 2015 to a near–capacity crowd of 700. The declaration came from...
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...
Europe’s New Puritans
The European Conservative
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July 3, 2025
There are plenty of reasons to be outraged by France’s outdoor smoking ban. Most obviously, telling the French where they can and cannot smoke is akin to outlawing a national pastime. Then there is the justification for the ban. It was, we are...
Over-the-counter pill millions take in the UK is banned abroad
Liverpool Echo
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June 24, 2025
A pharmacist has warned millions of people who take a common pill available over-the-counter in the UK that it is banned or tightly restricted in a number of countries, including Greece and France. Cocodamol is regularly taken by millions of...
To cope with the consequences of the war, drug policy should be softened
Babel
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Babel employs over 20 people. It’s not a very large newsrook, but not a startup either. We are publishing on the website, YouTube, Telegram channel, and TikTok. We have deliberately abandoned the easiest ways to earn money (like by advertising...
The Long Campaign to Free Belarus’s Political Prisoners
International Policy Digest
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July 6, 2025
Tatsiana Khomich is one of Belarus’s most prominent human rights advocates, a co-founder of the Free Belarus Prisoners organization, and the designated representative for political prisoners on the Belarus Coordination Council. She is also the...
Cost of living: Which are the cheapest and most expensive countries in Europe?
Euronews
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Prices vary significantly between countries in Europe. Significant differences exist even between neighbouring countries such as Austria and Hungary — or Germany and Poland. But how can we best compare prices across Europe? And what are the most...
Nanny State Index ranks European states based on tobacco, junk food and alcohol taxes and laws
Euronews
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By Alessio Dell'Anna & Mert Can Yilmaz Published on 23/06/2025 - 15:49 GMT+2•Updated 18:11 Multiple studies have proven that raising taxes on alcohol and cigarettes contributes to cutting consumption and health risks. However, not...
Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami Welcomes Foreign Guests At Bhararisain
News24
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June 21, 2025
CM highlights the uniqueness of Uttarakhand among foreign delegates. Prime Minister’s special vision for the AYUSH and Wellness sector Uttarakhand is being developed as a global hub of Yoga. On the eve of International Yoga Day, Chief Minister...
‘Crosses our red lines’: Trump demand divides NATO
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 24, 2025
Poland spent 4.1 per cent of GDP on defence last year, according to official NATO figures, while Estonia spent 3.4 per cent and Latvia spent 3.1 per cent. Germany, France and the Netherlands spent slightly more than 2 per cent, while the UK spent...
UK pledges to ban sales of energy drinks to children
Food Navigator
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It is expected a ban would cover energy drinks with more than 150mg caffeine per liter: with sales banned in both retail outlets and online. That threshold would cover most traditional caffeinated energy drinks on the market: including Red Bull,...
Uttarakhand gets state’s first ‘yoga policy’, CM Dhami announces ‘spiritual economic zones’
The Indian Express
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June 22, 2025
On the occasion of the 11th International Yoga Day, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami officially launched the state’s first-ever Yoga Policy from Bhararisain, the state’s summer capital.He declared, “Uttarakhand will be developed as...
Special reportInside the Syrian government's hunt for Assad military loyalists
The National News
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Former warlord Ghazwan Al Salmoni carved a niche in the Syrian civil war, commanding an abduction and extortion ring that specialised in ambushing lorry cargo traffic near his home in the centre of the country. He held absolute power as a...
Uttarakhand CM Dhami Launches First-Ever Yoga Policy on 11th International Yoga Day
The Hans India
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June 21, 2025
On the 11th International Yoga Day, Uttarakhand CM Dhami launches the state’s first Yoga Policy, announces Spiritual Economic Zones in Garhwal and Kumaon From Gairsain, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami’s pledge: “Yoga in Every Home, Health for Every Person”...
42% increase in heat-related deaths at work in the EU since 2000, trade union says
Euronews
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Published on 04/07/2025 - 19:21 GMT+2 The heatwave sweeping across Europe has claimed its first victims at work. Spain and France have each reported a heatwave-related death. Similar tragedies have occurred in previous summers in both countries,...
French police probe fake Disneyland ‘marriage’ with 9-year-old
The New Zealand Herald
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June 22, 2025
Four people were arrested and taken into custody, and the questioning of two of them – suspected of fraud and money laundering – was extended on Saturday evening. They are the so-called “groom”, who is believed to be behind the event, 22 years old...
Kenneth Mills: Clinging to him who truly sets us free
The Daily Citizen - Arkansas
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When presenting his eighth State of the Union address Jan. 6, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt identified four freedoms he believed every person should have. Germany had invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. On Sept. 3, Great Britain and France...
Baltic Cargo Hub: Shaping the future of air...
Aviation Business News
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June 18, 2025
A new chapter in the Baltic region’s logistics and air freight infrastructure has officially begun with the opening of the Baltic Cargo Hub at RIX Riga Airport in Latvia. Developed and led by the Latvian airline airBaltic, the new facility is one...
Protect yourself from Midsummer creepy-crawlies
LSM
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June 20, 2025
Entomologist Voldemārs Spuņģis points out on Latvian Television that the rainy spring and warmth create ideal conditions for the development of mosquito larvae, which is why there will be a lot of mosquitoes over the Midsummer holidays. How to...