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The Tech Mogul Behind Trump’s Truth Social Used To Own Porn Sites
Forbes
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President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has long been a coalition of strange bedfellows. On the one hand, there is Trump himself, who once bragged about grabbing women “by the pussy” and enjoyed a long friendship with child sex trafficker Jeffrey...
Nelt Group and UNICEF – One Year of Joint Mission
CorD Magazine
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July 28, 2025
Children and young people in Serbia, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are already experiencing the benefits of a strategic partnership launched a year ago between Nelt Group and UNICEF, aimed at making the region’s education systems...
Media Censorship in Kosovo at the Behest of Big Business
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa
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With media outlets in Kosovo and the region increasingly concentrated in the hands of major business moguls, journalists say censorship to protect the owners’ interests has become ‘the norm’. A six-month investigation, involving over thirty...
Escape the Crowds: The 12 Best August Travel Spots You Haven’t Thought Of
Travelbinger
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July 28, 2025
August is travel’s ultimate paradox. It’s when you have vacation time but everywhere you want to go is packed with everyone else who also has vacation time. It’s when the weather is perfect for travel but the prices are perfect for bankrupting...
Communities of practice as a tool for digital transition: from Emilia-Romagna to the Adriatic-Ionian area
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa
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Communities of practice are a collaborative model for sharing expertise and solutions to common challenges. The Emilia-Romagna region has developed an effective model for implementing the Digital Agenda, which is now shared across the...
News digest: On Sunday, Petržalka’s long-awaited tram dream became reality
The Slovak Spectator
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July 28, 2025
Good evening. Here is the Monday, July 28 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in a few minutes. Petržalka celebrates launch of full tram line after years of waiting Article continues after video advertisement Article continues...
The Film “Mother” opens the Orizzonti program at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival
Sarajevo Times
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July 22, 2025
The 82nd Venice International Film Festival will feature the official program of the film “Mother”, a new work by award-winning North Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska. The film will officially open the Orizzonti (Horizons) program, one...
Türkiye aims for regional solutions as it brings together Balkan countries
Sabah
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July 27, 2025
With the Balkan Peace Platform meeting held in Istanbul on Saturday, Türkiye strives to ensure stability in its immediate region, with which it has historical ties. The Balkans are not only strategic for Türkiye but also a priority area...
Respect the Prespa deal, FM tells visiting Mucunski
Kathimerini
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July 24, 2025
FOREIGN AFFAIRS [InTime News] Greece’s support for North Macedonia’s aspiration to join the European Union is contingent on the “integral, consistent and in good faith application of the Prespa Agreement, including the use of the country’s...
PIP and other benefits could be paused if you go abroad for summer holiday
Devon Live
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July 28, 2025
The Department for Work and Pensions can pause or stop some benefit payments, including Personal Independence Payments, if you go abroad without checking some vital steps beforehand. People who go away for more than four weeks at a time are...
Going on a Summer holiday could force DWP to suspend PIP payments
Liverpool Echo
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July 28, 2025
The Department for Work and Pensions can pause or stop certain benefit payments, including Personal Independence Payments, if you go abroad without checking some vital steps. People who go away for more than four weeks at a time are particularly...
Moldova Wins First Gold Medal at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival
MoldovaLive
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July 24, 2025
The Republic of Moldova has claimed its first medal at the 18th edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), held in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Moldovan athlete Climentii Ursu earned the gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol...
5 Off-the-Path Experiences You’ll Never Forget
AFAR
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July 26, 2025
A bounty of experiences rewards those willing to venture beyond predictable travel destinations to places that remain under the radar for most travelers. The trade-off, of course, is that these lesser-known metropolises, remote villages, and...
Nell Nolan: Albanian Crown Prince, Monaco and Prince Albert II, Society of the Cincinnati
Nola - Louisiana
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Balkan Bonhomie The Library of the Windsor Court Hotel was the location for a lunch meeting of the Louisiana Consular Corps and a significant investiture. Extensions of hospitality were accorded to the guest of honor, HRH Crown Prince Leka II of...
Parts of Athens evacuated over ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires and 44°C heatwave
Metro
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July 27, 2025
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Brits on holiday in Greece are being urged to take care as wildfires continue to spread across the country – including close to the...
Internet disruptions surge globally in Q2 2025
The Manila Times
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July 26, 2025
A SURGE in government-directed shutdowns, widespread power outages, and cyberattacks led to significant internet disruptions across multiple countries in the second quarter of 2025, according to a quarterly summary by Cloudflare. Image created...
The Etias scheme is coming and UK travellers will have to pay €20 visit Europe
The Travel Magazine
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July 26, 2025
15 The new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (Etias) visa-waiver system for British travellers (and other nationals of third countries) wishing to visit Europe is due to be rolled out in the last quarter of 2026. The cost of the...
Participants from eight countries takе part in the International Folklore Festival "Srebarna Pafta" in Kyustendil
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 24, 2025
From July 24 to 26, Kyustendil will host the 21st edition of the International Folklore Festival "Srebarna Pafta/Silver Belt Buckle" – a celebration of cultural diversity and dance art from around the world, BTA reports. The festival will bring...
Meikin Asia Festival concludes in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan
24.kg
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July 23, 2025
The International Music Competition Meikin Asia has ended in Cholpon-Ata city, which was held from July 20 to July 22. The press service of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan reported. Performers from 25 countries...
Dundee United make remarkable piece of Scottish football history with team line-up for Conference League clash
The Scottish Sun
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July 24, 2025
DUNDEE UNITED have enjoyed many memorable European nights down the years. Perhaps one of their finest moments was getting all the way to the UEFA Cup final in 1987, where they narrowly lost to Gothenburg. 3 No Scots in the Dundee United team for...