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Iran, Russia step up coordination as Europe’s snapback deadline looms
Iran International
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August 23, 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed the issue in a phone call late Friday, according to a statement from Iran’s foreign ministry. The ministers rejected what they called the legal and moral...
Decent work culture in the platform economy: India’s role in shaping global labour standards
ETGovernment
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August 23, 2025
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya during bilateral meetings with counterparts from Mauritius, South Africa, and Malaysia on the sidelines of the International Labour Conference, Geneva, Switzerland. The 113th International Labour Conference (ILC)...
College football games in other countries: History of series, matchups
Marco Eagle - Florida
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When Harvard — credited with playing a substantial role in the growth of college football — played McGill University in an 1874 road game in Montreal, Quebec, it didn't know it'd be setting the roadmap for future teams in the sport. Iowa State and...
Shane Lowry Drains Longest Putt in FedExCup Playoff History
Heavy.com
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August 22, 2025
Getty Shane Lowry lines up his putt during the TOUR Championship 2025 at East Lake Golf Club. After a slow opening round for Shane Lowry at the 2025 Tour Championship, the Irishman came back on Friday with a monstrous putt to boost his spirits....
Europe's top 10 safest cities - including two from the same country
Nottingham Evening Post
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August 23, 2025
British travellers will be jetting off on their overseas adventures, as the summer season reaches its peak. Many will venture to Europe, where nations such as Spain, Portugal, France and Italy continue to be preferred destinations. When selecting...
'It's ridiculous': Why some Canadian youth feel ready to tap out of tipping culture
Newmarket Today
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August 23, 2025
EDMONTON — Ren Alva is no stranger to leaving a good tip. The Edmonton university student believes in tipping service workers for a job well done, even leaving more during the holidays and after special events. But the 22-year-old from Bahrain was...
The documentary dividing Czech society: Road trip to Ukraine frontline
Deutsche Welle
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August 23, 2025
The scene: A pine forest near Izium, a city on the Donets River in eastern Ukraine. There are empty graves all around. This is where Russian soldiers buried the hundreds of civilians they killed in the spring of 2022. The graves are empty because...
The pretty little European island you’ve never heard of tourists are ditching Greece for
Daily Express
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August 23, 2025
For years, Greece has been one of Europe's go-to destinations for summer holidays. But today, as crowds are now swarming once-quiet beaches, landmarks and whitewashed towns, a tiny Baltic island most people have never heard of is quietly drawing...
History has often dealt Ukraine a bad hand – here are some parallels and pitfalls
CNN
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August 23, 2025
Follow For Ukraine, history is a battlefield. Months before Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion, he published a brooding, 5,000-word article that made the case for dismantling the country; in his speech to mark the...
History of Independence in Photos: From "Revolution on Granite" to "Revolution on Cardboard"
Ukrinform
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Ukraine's struggle is a dramatic poem without an ending — every generation writes a new stanza To mark Ukraine's Independence Day, Ukrinform presents a photographic chronicle of the nation's unbroken fight for freedom — from the 1990s to today's...
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...
Europe is sitting at Trump’s table, and there’s a lesson for India
The Print
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August 23, 2025
Focus for a moment on that image, one that will be remembered for generations. Leaders of the greatest European nations, along with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sitting like contrite, obedient schoolchildren in front of Donald Trump, the imperial...
Retirement in an Aging Society, Law, Economy, and the Value of Human Capital
Pattaya Mail
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August 23, 2025
The world faces a demographic shift as longer lifespans and falling birth rates strain pension systems, shrink the labor pool, and challenge businesses to adapt to an aging workforce. The world is facing an unprecedented demographic...
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....
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...
US pressure mounts on Iran as nuclear deadline, Europe talks loom
The Week
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The United States has stepped up pressure on Iran as a crucial deadline approaches in the long-running nuclear dispute. On August 21, Washington announced new sanctions on Iranian companies and vessels linked to oil exports. Treasury Secretary...
Artist Tuli Mekondjo Makes History at Bundestag
The Namibian
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August 23, 2025
Namibian visual artist Tuli Mekondjo has made history as the first Namibian to join the Bundestag’s permanent art collection in Berlin. Her powerful mixed-media work ‘Kwariri Nyoko Kevako: Echoes of the Matriarchs’ was commissioned to represent...
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...
OMG! Online money gaming banned — Moralistic law or machiavellian move?
News9 Live
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August 23, 2025
Opinion Analysis News The stakeholders of the OMG industry see this as a death blow to a business model that was just taking shape (Getty) Oh My God! Online Money Gaming (OMG) platforms are banned in India. With the passage of TPROG, the...
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...