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What Makes Singapore's Internet the Fastest in the World?
Tempo.co
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July 22, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - American digital company and internet service provider Ookla regularly publishes an annual report called the Speedtest Global Index, which serves as a reference for measuring internet speeds in countries around the world. In...
Better striker than Yamada: Celtic could move to sign "amazing" £15m star
Football FanCast
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July 20, 2025
Celtic have already been busy this summer, but this activity is only set to continue. The main headlines are the fact that Nicolas Kühn has been sold to Como for a reported fee of £16.4m but, in more exciting news, Kieran Tierney has returned on a...
Russia launches major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before high-level NATO talks
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 22, 2025
By Emma Burrows and Illia Novikov, The Associated Press Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, only hours before Britain and Germany chaired a meeting Monday to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans...
Rising stars make waves at swimming championships
New Era
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Hilma Nalupe The 2025 Bank Windhoek Namibia Aquatic Sports Federation (NASFED) short course championships, held from 18 to 19 July in Windhoek, Swakopmund and Oranjemund served as a powerful showcase of Namibia’s rising swimming talent and the...
Google Cracks Down on 11,000 YouTube Channels Linked to Global Disinformation Networks
The Hans India
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July 22, 2025
In a major step against global disinformation, Google has removed close to 11,000 YouTube channels and related accounts in the second quarter of 2025. The takedowns targeted influence operations tied to state-linked propaganda networks, with China...
Ivano-Frankivsk region plans to resume salt production
Interfax Ukraine
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July 22, 2025
The Dolynske deposit (Ivano-Frankivsk region) plans to resume salt production in the near future, mayor of Dolyna territorial community Ivan Dyriv reported on Facebook. He recalled that the Dolynske salt deposit is one of the oldest in Ukraine –...
Keleti Railway Station to Close for Four Weeks due to Major Renovation
Hungary Today
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July 22, 2025
The Budapest Keleti Railway Station will be closed for four weeks from August 25 to September 20 due to renovations, the CEO of the MÁV Group (passenger transport company) announced in a video posted on Facebook on Monday. Zsolt Hegyi recalled...
Full list of countries with new 20 euro entry fee for UK tourists
Liverpool Echo
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July 22, 2025
New rules will soon mean people travelling on a UK passport will have to pay 20 euros to enter countries such as Spain, Greece and Italy. Following Brexit, UK citizens will will legally have to register with the European Travel Information and...
Why was Poland the only eastern Europe team at Euro 2025?
Deutsche Welle
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July 21, 2025
"This is more than a tournament. It's a movement, and the response from across Europe and beyond proves that women's football is not only here to stay – it is setting the new standard." Those were the words of Nadine Kessler, a former Germany...
Mixed-race, illiberal state, serving Moscow: Fidesz’s Tusványos kicks off tomorrow with another probably provocative Orbán-speech
Daily News Hungary
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July 21, 2025
A rich programme awaits participants of the “Tusványos” 34th Bálványos Summer Open University and Student Camp organised by the Budapest-based Pro Minoritate foundation for minorities and the Transylvanian Hungarian Youth Council, starting on...
Brics bloc slows down on de-dollarisation
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 22, 2025
Member countries made no new decisions on launching its own currency at the recent summit in Brazil. Member countries of the Brics trading bloc seem to have backed down from their rather lofty ideal of establishing their own currency to counter...
When MAGA Goes Global, U.S. Power Shrinks
StratNews Global
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July 22, 2025
Donald Trump’s posts condemning Jair Bolsonaro’s arrest followed by a 50% Tariff slap on Brazil as a retaliation are symptomatic of a larger phenomenon. Since 2016, Trump, as the leader of the anti-establishment MAGA movement, has sought to build...
The Lady Raiders will represent the USA in Germany this summer
100.7 The Score - Texas
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The Lady Raiders will be representing not only Texas Tech this upcoming year, but the United States of America as well. That honor will come this summer as the ladies head to Germany for the 2025 FISU World University Games in July. "We are...
Star deemed 'irreplaceable' with hefty €18m price tag breaks Celtic transfer cover after bid 'rejected'
GlasgowWorld
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July 18, 2025
The Hoops have stepped up their search to add more firepower in attack this summer CFR Cluj have rejected a £6.9 million bid from Celtic for sought-after striker Louis Munteanu - with the Romanian club demanding the Hoops up their offer...
How Western democracy died
Unherd
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July 20, 2025
From a stumbling economy to soaring crime, France has plenty of problems. But, judging by recent events, the government seems to have another threat in mind: social media. Earlier this month, prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Elon...
AP News: Russia launches a major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before high-level talks on support for Ukraine
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months hours before the U.K. and Germany chaired a meeting on Monday to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for NATO allies to provide Ukraine with weapons. The...
What Happened to Felix Baumgartner? About the Skydiver’s Tragic Death
Hollywood Life
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July 18, 2025
Image Credit: Jamie McDonald Skydiver and world record breaker Felix Baumgartner died after a tragic accident on July 17, 2025, in Italy — but not from skydiving. He was 56 years old. Known for breaking the world record in 2012 for his...
YouTube removes nearly 11,000 propaganda channels linked to China and Russia
Digit.in
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July 22, 2025
In its continued fight against disinformation, Google has taken down nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda campaigns from countries like China, Russia and several others. This move was part of Google’s...
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois Ring Girls: Meet Lux Mila Mackay and Other Models
Essentially Sports
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July 19, 2025
After months of anticipation, the biggest heavyweight showdown of the year is now just hours away. A packed 90,000-strong crowd at Wembley Stadium, and millions more watching around the world, will witness Daniel Dubois‘ attempt to avenge his...
King Charles’s family connection to Vlad the Impaler revealed during ‘incredible’ disclosure
GB News
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July 20, 2025
King Charles revealed his fascinating ancestral connection to the notorious 15th-century Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler in an "incredible" discussion. Actor Luke Evans told all about his enlightening encounter with the then-Prince Charles during...