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France visa application centre to be operational in Thimphu
Kuensel
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Dr Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India, is in Thimphu to attend the Drukyul’s Literature and Arts Festival, to which France is making several contributions, including the screening of the film “Wolf” by French director Nicolas Vanier....
Romania and the Republic of Moldova strengthen their partnership for European integration
IPN
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August 23, 2025
0 Romania will continue to support the Republic of Moldova in its European integration process, offering its expertise and experience gained over the years of membership in the European Union. The commitment was reaffirmed by the Romanian Prime...
Time for a reality check: Britain cannot be a big global player unless we speak more languages
The Guardian
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August 23, 2025
Lots of people told me to not study languages – including my own (monolingual) dad. “You’re never going to be as fluent as a native speaker,” I remember him saying when I was deciding on my university degree. “Why bother?” A little more than a...
Yavi makes history with steeplechase mile win in Brussels
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain’s Olympic and world champion Winfred Yavi claimed a landmark win in the first-ever women’s steeplechase mile at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels. The 25-year-old dominated from the gun,...
I met Amanda Holden when the Britain's Got Talent cameras weren't rolling - she showed her true colours straight away
Daily Mail
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August 23, 2025
Several Mumsnet users have revealed what Amanda Holden is really like away from all the cameras and glitz and glamour. The TV personality, 54, is best known for serving as a judge on ITV's Britain's Got Talent since 2007. She is also recognised...
Mapped: Holiday hotspots most at risk from wildfires revealed as blazes sweep Europe
The Independent
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August 23, 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...
Consul in Mumbai inaugurates Italian art exhibition in Ahmedabad
ANSA
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August 23, 2025
Held last night at Ahmedabad's '079' Gallery, the inauguration of the exhibition 'Jyot' (Fire) by Italian artist Roberto Rup Paolini. The exhibition, the first of its kind dedicated to contemporary Italian art in Gujarat, was supported by the...
Kashmir’s First Printmaking Studio Brings India’s Master Artists Home
Kashmir Observer
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August 23, 2025
Campaign poster. On the morning of September 2, 2025, the first printmaking studio in Jammu and Kashmir will open its doors, welcoming five days of creativity, colour, and collaboration. Five of India’s most acclaimed printmakers will guide young...
How Italy’s First Investigative Center Combines Italian and International Angles
Global Investigative Journalism Network
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The first center of its kind ever created in Italy, Investigative Reporting Project Italy (IRPI) has become a pillar of investigative journalism in a country where news media often lack the resources to embark on long, time-consuming probes and...
Ukrainian flag raised in front of European Commission headquarters in Brussels
Ukrinform
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August 23, 2025
The Ukrainian flag was raised in front of the European Commission headquarters in honor of Ukraine’s National Flag Day. The European Commission’s press service reported this on the social network X, according to Ukrinform’s own correspondent....
European space tech has data to sell — but where are the buyers?
The Next Web
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August 22, 2025
The European space industry is booming. Yet despite the boom, the industry is struggling to find commercial buyers for arguably its most valuable output: data. At the Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna, the European Space Agency (ESA) and...
OPINION | Syria's minority question: Can Al Sharaa deliver where the Assad family failed?
The Week
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President Bashar Al Assad’s fall last December was a long-awaited harbinger of hope for Syria. The brutal Alawite-dominated regime has been ruling Syria for over five decades, and the country has been free from the clutches of a tyrant as of now....
Scotland's double European Cup winner Kenny Burns opens up on his dementia diagnosis
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 23, 2025
Every member of the legendary Forest sides which lifted the European Cup in 1979 and then again in 1980 was presented with a replica of the iconic piece of silverware to keep by their club afterwards. The man who was deployed at centre-half in...
EU, UK, Australia condemn Israel's settlement plan
BDNews24
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Foreign ministers from European countries, Australia and Britain on Friday jointly condemned Israel's plans to construct a settlement east of Jerusalem. The approval of the "E1" project would bisect the West Bank and cut it off from East...
University of Oxford study uncovers Europe's earliest victory rites
This is Oxfordshire
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August 23, 2025
The research, led by the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford, focused on Neolithic mass graves in Alsace, north-eastern France. It suggests violence during this period was not just a result of conflict but may have formed part of...
No-fly zone & boots on ground… Exactly how US & Europe could throw ‘ring of steel’ around Ukraine to stop Vlad’s carnage
The Sun
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August 23, 2025
AMERICA and its European allies are working on military plans to offer Ukraine a Nato-style defence against future Russian aggression. Through a combined force of European soldiers and US air power, they hope to put an end to a dark chapter in...
Britain’s Britpop hangover
Unherd
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August 22, 2025
Thirty years ago, as Britain laboured under an unpopular government in terminal decline, and sweltered under the longest heatwave in many years, the August silly season was dominated by the press-confected battle between Oasis and Blur for the...
Europe Is Losing
Slashdot
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August 22, 2025
When you start looking at the top economies in Europe, it's clear, their fundamentals are mostly fine, especially around innovation. They need to tune their ways, but it's quite salvageable. Biotech?...Novo Nordisk is doing quite well, as are many...
Alison McConnell: European football - is it a blessing or a curse to SWPL clubs?
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 23, 2025
In the women’s game, it isn’t quite so much. Both Hibs and Glasgow City jet out this week to compete in the first leg of their qualifying tournaments with the Leith side sucking up the costs of a trip to Cyprus while City head to Vienna. Their...
IWM Duxford Battle of Britain air show: How to get tickets to the special event
Cambridge News
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August 23, 2025
Over the summer season, the Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford holds a range of air shows and events to allow visitors see some historic aircraft in action. In celebration of the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the museum will be holding...