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IPN | Cultural agenda | June 23
IPN
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June 23, 2025
Sovereignty Day was established in 1990 with the adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty. It was a fundamental act that marked the beginning of the road towards independence, democracy and the consolidation of the rule of law. The document was...
Belarus releases activists after US visit
Taipei Times
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June 22, 2025
Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and more than a dozen other political prisoners on Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release...
Belarus activist imprisoned after trying to run for president released after serving 5 years
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 22, 2025
Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a leading Belarus opposition figure, was freed on Saturday after more than five years in prison, in the most significant move so far by President Alexander Lukashenko to try to ease his isolation from the West. The...
Opinion American Jews were played — now what? By Jay Michaelson 7 min read
Forward
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July 18, 2025
Representative Elise Stefanik during a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing. Photo by Getty Images Contributing Columnist Jay Michaelson July 18, 2025 We all know this was never about antisemitism, right? This was already true in...
Everything you need to know about Roller Skiing
I News Cayman
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July 20, 2025
Jul 18, 2025 – The 2025/26 FIS Roller Ski World Cup season started in Madona (LAT) on July 17. Originally a recreational activity established in Italy in the 1930s, Roller Skiing became a summer training tool for Cross-Country skiers in the second...
500 athletes will arrive in Armenia, 60 matches will be held
1in.am
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July 18, 2025
The European Volleyball Championship for Boys Under 16 will kick off in Yerevan on July 23. Ahead of the tournament, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, Zhanna Andreasyan, and the Secretary General...
How steady global fertility decline poses threat to humanity — IMF
Tribune Online
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July 20, 2025
•Policymakers may deploy family-friendly policies to boost fertility A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may lead to better lives. By: David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner/International...
Yerevan to host U16 European Volleyball Championship - MOESCS
Arminfo
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ArmInfo. Yerevan will host the U16 European Volleyball Championship, as reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports. According to the source, the tournament will be held from July 23 to August 5....
Cambodia's Tun Channareth Renews Fight For Mine-Free World In Geneva
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Cambodian landmine survivor and activist Tun Channareth returned to Geneva to defend the Ottawa Convention, as the global treaty he helped champion faces withdrawal threats from several Eastern European nations. This content...
'KPop Demon Hunters' songwriter says 'sin' inspired 'Your Idol' song in new hit movie
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 15, 2025
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, July 15, 2025 YouTube/Sony Pictures AnimationThe songwriter behind several songs featured in the popular new animated Netflix film "KPop Demon Hunters" warned about the sin of idol worship when she...
Malta’s birth rate remains lowest in Europe, despite population increase, report
Times of Malta
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July 19, 2025
Malta has maintained the trend of having the lowest birth rate in Europe, according to an EU report compiling various statistics from various fields. Key Figures on Europe is an annual publication by Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, that...
Tourist who has visited 100 cities in Europe names the 7 most underrated
Daily Express
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July 19, 2025
After exploring over 100 cities across Europe, popular travel content creator Lukepatricktravelstories has shared his personal list of the continent’s seven most underrated cities, with hidden gems that are often overlooked in favour of big names...
Cambodia’s Tun Channareth renews fight for mine-free world in Geneva
Swissinfo
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July 18, 2025
Tun Channareth knows better than anyone the damage inflicted by anti-personnel mines, having stepped on one 43 years ago. Today, he dreams of a world without these weapons. SWI swissinfo.ch / Rachel Barbara Häubi Cambodian landmine survivor and...
Ukraine is Putin’s test bed for ‘total war’ on the West
The Times
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It’s late autumn 2024, and I’m sitting in the basement of an abandoned farm just off the front line in eastern Ukraine. To my left is call sign Koleso, or Wheel. The 21-year-old Ukrainian soldier is piloting his Vampire drone on to the night’s...
Watch: AMON AMARTH Performs New Single 'We Rule The Waves' Live For First Time
Blabbermouth - California
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July 18, 2025
Sweden's Viking metal titans AMON AMARTH played their new single, "We Rule The Waves", live for the first time last night (Thursday, July 17) at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan during the band's North American tour as the support...
Terrorism: Despite depleting bandits’ commanders, Turji, others continue to stage attacks
Daily Trust
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After different vows and promises by the military high command to bring the notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji to justice for terrorising innocent citizens, troops are yet to capture or kill him and other notorious kingpins wreaking havoc in...
Price drops, interest – zero: another failed auction for the Moscow House
Baltic News Network
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July 14, 2025
In a repeat auction organized by State Real Estate (VAS “Valsts nekustamie īpašumi”, VNĪ), the so-called Moscow House on Marijas Street in Riga failed once again to attract a buyer, despite a starting price of 2.142 million euros, according to the...
‘Mahavatar Narsimha’ interview: Director Ashwin Kumar on building India’s first animated cinematic universe
The Hindu
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July 17, 2025
Ashwin Kumar knows exactly what he’s up against. The director behind Mahavatar Narsimha, the upcoming animated epic that kickstarts India’s most ambitious mythological film franchise to date, is steering into uncharted territory on technical,...
Let Vlad stay!
AntiCapitalist Resistance
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July 16, 2025
Left wing activist to be deported from Latvia On Tuesday 20 May a left wing activist and a member of a social centre and movement Maiznica, Vladislav Romanenko (Vlad) received a letter from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Latvia with a...
Mine Ban Convention: 6 Countries Urged to Reconsider Withdrawal Decision
The Japan News
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July 19, 2025
Editorial 16:51 JST, July 19, 2025 Six European countries including Ukraine, which is currently subject to aggression from Russia, have decided to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. The direness of their situation is understood,...