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Herat’s Caravanserais: Historic Trade Hubs Now Welcoming Tourists
TOLONews
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Herat’s historic caravanserais, once bustling centers of commerce, have now become popular tourist attractions, particularly among foreign visitors. Despite suffering damage from natural disasters and decades of war, these architectural relics...
Media giants launch EU-backed chatbot to fight disinformation
The Next Web
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July 8, 2025
A group of major European media organisations has launched a chatbot aimed at combating online disinformation. The tool, called ChatEurope, responds to queries with information verified by journalists. It was set up by a consortium of media brands...
Here is the short list for Mobile Europe’s CTO of the Year 2025 Awards…
Mobile Europe
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July 16, 2025
Mobile Europe would like to congratulate those who made it to the shortlist for 2025’s CTO of the Year Awards, sponsored by Amdocs. The winners will be announced after the invitation-only, roundtable discussion which will take place at 15:00 BST...
Romania Faces Harsh Economic Measures to Avoid "Greek Scenario"
Bulgarian News Agency
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"We must admit that for years our country spent much more than it could afford," Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said last night on Antena 1 television, explaining the unpopular fiscal-budgetary measures that his government will implement in...
Dave Myers' widow opens up on Hairy Bikers star's 'unseen pain' in final TV moments
OK!
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July 10, 2025
It's hard to believe that it's been over a year since we said goodbye to the much-loved Hairy Biker, Dave Myers. The cherished television chef, who also won hearts on Strictly Come Dancing, sadly died in February 2024 after a valiant battle with...
'Sound of Freedom' Studio Releases New Films Taking on Woke Culture
Newsweek
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July 11, 2025
Angel Studios, the distributor behind the surprise 2023 summer hit Sound of Freedom, has released a new documentary series that argues the impact of woke culture on parts of the West amounts to a "soft totalitarianism" which is comparable to, but...
One bear cub rescued, two still missing after mother shot for killing man on Romania’s Transfăgărășan
Romania Insider
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July 11, 2025
One of the bear cubs left orphaned after their mother was shot and killed following the deadly attack on the Transfăgărășan mountain road last week was found alive on Thursday, July 10. Extremely weak, hungry, and frightened, the cub is now safe...
Driven: Dacia Duster 140 Hybrid
The Car Enthusiast
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Styling The car that this new Duster supersedes was, in itself, a rather handsome machine in its own right, but the latest third-gen variant takes the aesthetic appeal to a whole new level. It helps, of course, that our test version was not only...
Musical tribute to Charlie Chaplin
Euro Weekly News
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July 8, 2025
This festival remains a cultural gem for music lovers across Spain. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Javea Facebook The popular coastal town of Javea is set to once again pulse to the rhythm of jazz as the much-loved Xabia Jazz Festival returns. Kicking...
WTA roundup: French Open semifinalist Lois Boisson cruises in Hamburg
[your]NEWS
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July 16, 2025
Original article can be found here.The top two seeds easily advanced, but fourth-seeded Nuria Parrizas Diaz had to retire in the third set as opening round action continued in the first round of the Unicredit Iasi Open on Tuesday in Romania....
Keller Williams Expands to Singapore
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2025-- Keller Williams Realty, LLC (KW), the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count, is expanding across Asia. As momentum continues, KW has awarded a new master franchise in Singapore. As of...
Authorities Take Down ‘Diskstation’ Ransomware Gang Targeting Synology NAS Globally
GBHackers
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July 16, 2025
Italian State Police, working alongside French and Romanian authorities, have successfully dismantled a sophisticated ransomware operation known as “Diskstation” that specifically targeted Synology Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems worldwide....
The Weekend Scene: Tour a quirky race, fireworks and Romanian culture around DC
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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July 10, 2025
Another hot summer weekend is on tap. Before you get there, plan on leveling up your lunch break or happy hour downtown with free music outside the Ronald Reagan Building and movies at the Library of Congress. Top things to do this weekend Free...
Guido López-Gavilán. The summer of a patriarch
OnCuba News
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July 15, 2025
After playing the blackout Russian roulette in a claustrophobically innocent elevator that whisked us up to the tenth floor, Maestro Guido López-Gavilán del Rosario (Matanzas, 1944) agrees, without obvious enthusiasm, to a photo shoot as a...
Bratislava Airport to launch direct flights to Bucharest
The Slovak Spectator
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July 10, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Travellers from Slovakia will soon have a new route to Romania, as low-cost airline Wizz Air launches a direct service from Bratislava to Bucharest. The new...
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...
Popcorn Frights 2025 to Screen ‘The Fog’ in “Fog-O-Vision”; New Second Wave Titles Announced
Bloody Disgusting - California
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July 15, 2025
The Popcorn Frights Film Festival is back with its eleventh this year, both in-person and virtually, from August 7-17. The Southeast’s largest genre celebration announces its second wave of programming this morning, from new premieres to repertory...
Night of Museums in Villages to take place in Romania in September
Romania Insider
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July 10, 2025
Villages in Romania will host the third edition of The Night of Museums in Villages on September 6, 2025, an event dedicated to rural heritage and the communities that keep it alive. The event, organized by the Da’ De Ce Association, invites...
Georgian Filmmaker Mariam Bitsadze Selected for Locarno Film Festival’s Film Foundry and BaseCamp with her Short Film Sous la table
Georgia Today
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July 10, 2025
Georgian director Mariam Bitsadze, currently studying in the joint Master’s program of ECAL (Lausanne) and HEAD (Geneva), has been selected for the Film Foundry section of the Locarno Film Festival with her short film Sous la table, a program...
In ‘Cinema Jazireh,’ a Woman Dresses up as a Man in Taliban Afghanistan in Search of Her Son, Hope
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 10, 2025
Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban is the setting of Cinema Jazireh, Turkish filmmaker Gözde Kural’s second feature. She wrote, directed and also edited, together with Bünyamin Bayansal, the film, which is world premiering in the Crystal...