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Georgian Restaurateur in Czech Republic Linked to Alleged Russian Underworld Figures and a Kremlin-Backed Foundation
OCCRP
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July 2, 2025
The Pirosmani restaurant in the Czech city of Karlovy Vary serves Georgian food in a cozy setting, with only four tables clustered around a fireplace. The walls are plastered with pictures of the proprietor, Asmat Shanava, posing with public...
Peter Sarsgaard On Awards, Elon Musk, And Dancing In His New Film ‘The Bride’: “It’s About The Monster In All Of Us” – Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Deadline
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July 7, 2025
Peter Sarsgaard arrived in Karlovy Vary as one of the festival’s few honorees without a new film in the lineup — instead, he presented his 2003 film Shattered Glass, a visionary real-life drama about an ethically unmoored journalist whose...
El-Khatib, 5 Czech companies discuss investment opportunities in Egypt
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib held a series of meetings with officials from five major Czech companies to discuss investment opportunities in the Egyptian market, according to a statement. During the...
The Saturn Revue: A Cosmic Cabaret Premieres This September in Prague
Prague Morning
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July 2, 2025
Imagine the iconic Cotton Club, but transported into the orbit of Saturn, where burlesque meets space, jazz collides with acrobatics, and fantasy blurs with reality. This is the essence of The Saturn Revue, a cabaret show set to debut on September...
Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council Awards $345,985 in Organizational Grants To Support Arts Programming Across Southeastern Minnesota
Fillmore County Journal - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
ROCHESTER, MN – On May 13, 2025, the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) Board of Directors announced the awarding of $345,985 in arts programming grants to nonprofit organizations and schools throughout Southeastern Minnesota. These...
ISOPLUS – Hidden but Essential
The European Business Review
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July 7, 2025
The Energy Transition is an enormous opportunity for Europe to harness its millennia of engineering expertise and lead the world in addressing the existential issues of the 21st century: sustainability and the energy transition. Simply put,...
Michael Douglas says he ‘has no intention’ of acting again after six decades
The Independent
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July 7, 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...
Nigel Farage 'snubbed' by Emmanuel Macron as French President set to meet Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey - but NOT Reform UK leader
GB News
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July 7, 2025
Emmanuel Macron is set to snub Nigel Farage by not meeting him during his state visit to Britain this week, GB News can confirm. The French President is scheduled to speak to both Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem counterpart Sir Ed Davey -...
Mendel University Experts Are Expanding Their Research On Food Waste To Other Czech Cities
Brno Daily
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July 1, 2025
Researchers from Mendel University’s Faculty of Business (PEF MENDELU) have been studying the topic of food waste from various perspectives for more than seven years. Their goal is to find ways to influence households and individuals to reduce the...
Skanska invests $76.59m in Czech Republic’s new residential project
World Construction Network
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July 1, 2025
Project development and construction company Skanska has announced a Kč 1.6bn ($76.59m) investment in a new residential project in the Czech Republic. The construction, part of the D.O.K. Radlice project, valued at Kč 1.0bn, is set to be recorded...
HS Football: Team-by-team, week-by-week Fort Smith-area schedules
Southwest Times Record - Arkansas
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High school football is just around the corner for the 2025 season in the Fort Smith area. Practice begins Monday, Aug. 4, for Arkansas schools, and official games in Arkansas begin the week of Aug. 24 (that Friday is Aug. 29), with benefit games...
Hyundai set to reveal new high-tech Ioniq model at Munich motor show in September
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 1, 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...
FX Daily: Preparing For A Noisy Week On Trade
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Unsplash FX markets are preparing for a noisy week of trade. Wednesday's expiry of the 90-day tariff deadlines will once again see some high tariff levels thrown around. This has the potential to upset the benign volatility...
Can Denmark keep the EU green?
Deutsche Welle
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July 7, 2025
The streets of Denmark's second city Aarhus are full of clues that this is a climate-conscious country. Bottle recycling machines greet pedestrians at regular intervals; bike paths are teeming with cyclists in rain or shine — often with kids or...
Pet insurance exec Derek Cummins: I speak Czech to my shelter dog
Radio Prague International
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July 1, 2025
What first led you to this country? “I came to this country originally back in the year 2000. “I was working in London and I had a boss there who was from the United States. One day he announced that he was going off to the Czech Republic to run...
Transformation Of Felda To Forge Ahead As Nation's Pride - Ahmad Zahid
Bernama
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July 7, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Felda is undergoing a transformation process by reorganising its strengths to face new challenges, to remain relevant, sustainable and continue to be the pride of the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri...
Felda transformation to boost rural prosperity and pride
The Sun Daily
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July 7, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Felda is undergoing a major transformation to adapt to modern challenges while maintaining its role as a key driver of rural prosperity and national pride, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Speaking in...
Full list of Spain travel advice including entry requirements, safety and laws
Chronicle Live
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July 7, 2025
12:32, 07 Jul 2025 Spain is a top holiday destination globally, boasting a Mediterranean climate, delectable cuisine and historical sites. Compared to other tourist hotspots, Spain is often seen as a cost-effective choice. The European nation is...
Aviation Innovation: Prague Airport Traveler Experience Takes Off
Forbes
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According to Radek Nehoda, operating an airport is a bit like conducting an orchestra. Both systems are symphonies of human effort, discipline, and coordination. One moves people across continents; the other moves hearts and minds. Nehoda, who is...
Czech startup Waypoint AI raises €2.7 million to deploy AI-powered support engineer
EU Startups
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June 27, 2025
Prague-based Waypoint AI, an AI customer support engineer that triages, investigates and resolves product defects, announced a €2.7 million pre-Seed round to grow its engineering office. The round was led by 42Cap and Dreamcraft Ventures, with...