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Q&A: Artist warns Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill threatens all citizens
Context
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What’s the context? A bill to criminalise support for LGBTQ+ rights may land straight Ghanaians in jail, warns artist and LGBTQ+ ally Wanlov the Kubolor. BERLIN - Proposed legislation to restrict the rights of people who identify as lesbian, gay,...
Authorities Dismantled “Diskstation” Ransomware Attacking Synology NAS Devices Worldwide
Cyber Security News
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July 16, 2025
Italian State Police, in collaboration with French and Romanian law enforcement agencies, have successfully dismantled the dangerous “Diskstation” ransomware group that specifically targeted Synology Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices across...
China’s path to world dominance is being laid by President Trump’s policies, including in Alaska
Alaska Beacon
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July 17, 2025
To understand why the role of the U.S. in the world is threatened, take climate change: China now is producing more solar and wind power capacity than the rest of the world combined and is exporting its green technology throughout the world by...
EU: Rule of Law report must prompt strong action to protect media freedom
ARTICLE 19
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As media freedom across the European Union and candidate countries continues its overall deterioration, the findings of the Rule of Law report must now act as the foundation for sustained action to safeguard EU values and push for strong...
Shelbourne boss Joey O'Brien drawing inspiration from Tipperary hurlers ahead of Champions League tie
Irish Mirror
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July 22, 2025
Joey O’Brien insists Shelbourne can mirror the Tipperary hurlers by pulling off a high-stakes upset. The Reds host Qarabag in the Champions League tonight and are 4/1 outsiders to win the first-leg at Tolka Park. Qarabag, the kingpins of...
Evoke Posts Solid Q2 Gains, Holds Course on FY25 Targets
Gambling News - New York
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July 22, 2025
Betting and gaming giant Evoke, the parent company of William Hill, 888, and Mr Green, has reported a second-quarter surge in revenue and earnings, driven by robust growth across its international digital business and an impressive recovery in...
Revealing the Untapped Biodiversity Within Europe’s Villages
Bioengineer.org
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July 4, 2025
A groundbreaking new study has shed light on the complex interplay between biodiversity and human well-being in European villages, revealing nuanced trade-offs and synergies shaped by landscape context and urban proximity. Despite their...
Lidl is latest supermarket to trial AI cameras, nicknamed 'VAR' by public
Fresh Plaza
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July 10, 2025
Romania: Kaufland targets 250 hypermarkets in Romania and Moldova by 2030 Kaufland Romania reported a turnover of €3.97 billion in the period between March 2024 to February 2025, driven by its focus on fresh products, variety, and affordable...
Citi DC Open Day 3: Men's singles predictions ft. Frances Tiafoe vs Aleksandar Kovacevic
Sportskeeda
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July 23, 2025
Day 3 of the 2025 Citi DC Open (July 23) is packed, as ten second-round matches for the men's singles are going to take place. The day's action will be filled with seeded players taking the court, such as top seed Taylor Fritz, who will begin his...
German shadow economy booms amid high taxes and state aid
Deutsche Welle
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July 23, 2025
The German economy has been shrinking for more than two years, and 2025 offers only a slight glimmer of hope for an economic recovery. Surprisingly, the so-called shadow economy — encompassing all economic activity happening off the books — is...
State Department claims EU is ‘Orwellian censorship’
MENAFN
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July 23, 2025
(MENAFN) The U.S. State Department has strongly criticized the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), calling it a violation of free speech principles. The comments were made in response to France’s endorsement of the law, which aims to...
A vaccine against cancer – but not for everyone
EurActiv
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July 23, 2025
Some EU countries are beating HPV-related cancers, but others fail to provide life-saving measures. When Kim Hulscher sits upright at a table, her right leg swells. This is a lasting effect of lymphedema, a common cancer-related condition she...
New archaeological discoveries at the site of the ancient city of Callatis
Radio Romania International
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July 16, 2025
Tumular Necropolis of the Ancient City of Callatis Coroană funerară (Foto: Muzeul Național de Istorie a României) Steliu Lambru, 16.07.2025, 19:48 Recently, a joint team of archaeologists from the National History Museum of Romania and the “Vasile...
Deepfake deception: Indian woman's identity stolen for erotic AI content
BBC
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July 23, 2025
Babydoll Archi's Instagram account had 1.4 million followers It took just a few days for Indian Instagram sensation Babydoll Archi to double her following to 1.4 million, thanks to a couple of viral social media moments. One was a video that...
Translated fiction: convincing first-person narration, personal stories through political turmoil, and sharp but subtle humour
The Irish Times
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In When The Cranes Fly South (Doubleday, 308pp, £14.99), translated from the Swedish by Alice Menzies, the author Lisa Ridzén, a woman in her 30s, inhabits the mind of an 89-year-old man, through a convincingly rendered first-person narration....
Google says it axed over 7,700 YouTube channels linked to Chinese state-backed ‘influence operations’
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 23, 2025
Google terminated 7,700 “inauthentic” YouTube channels linked to the Chinese state in the second quarter of the year, according to a Google bulletin on Monday. Photo: Mitchell Luo via Unsplash. Most were removed as part of their investigation into...
Iron Dome: Ukraine’s Neighbor Confirms Plan To Buy AD System; Could Become 1st Country To Acquire Israeli SAMs
The Eurasian Times
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July 14, 2025
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has profoundly altered Europe’s security landscape, compelling frontline NATO states to reassess their defense strategies. For Romania—a country that borders Ukraine, Moldova, and the Black...
Lemurs from Madagascar, strange snakes, and extinct fish at Pilsen Zoo
Radio Prague International
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July 15, 2025
The zoo currently houses over 1,100 species, with around 6,500 animals, attracting about half a million visitors annually. It specializes in island fauna and flora. But another remarkable feature of the Pilsen Zoo is its many unusual exhibits not...
The Chief of the Past
iStories
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On March 4, 2003, several hundred people gathered outside the Mosenergo office in Moscow for a rally against the increase in utility rates. The event was organized by United Russia, which itself had voted for the new rates in parliament, recalled...
Russia used the vote of no confidence against Von der Leyen to stir up polarization in the EU
El País
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July 22, 2025
Russian disinformation campaigns are a familiar sight in Europe. Brussels has long warned of Moscow-led attempts to divide and destabilize the European Union through these strategies, which often rely on the anti-European far right. One of the...