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BBC: EU-Azerbaijan gas ties undermine human rights stance
PanARMENIAN.Net
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July 28, 2025 - 15:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A BBC article explores how Azerbaijan has emerged as a key European Union partner following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022—at a cost, critics say, to the EU’s commitment to human rights and...
HUN-REN: researchers join forces to create a greener, more sustainable Danube Region
Science|Business
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July 31, 2025
The CLIMANATRES project aims to support the cross-border coordination of habitat restoration efforts along the Sava and Danube rivers through science-based decision-support tools. One of the project’s lead partners is the HUN-REN Centre for...
To buy or not to buy? $2m Shakespeare folio headlines literary treasures on sale at Melbourne’s rare book fair
The Guardian
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July 31, 2025
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a bibliophile in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a 1894 deluxe edition of Pride and Prejudice. The first fully illustrated edition, adorned with Hugh Thomson’s pen and ink drawings and...
EU records 59.5% rise in R&D allocations over ten years, study shows
Science|Business
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July 31, 2025
From 2014 to 2024, national budget allocations for R&D increased by 59.5% across the EU’s present members to an estimated €127,916 million, according to data from Eurostat. Year-on-year, this represents an increase of 3.4%. Germany invests the...
Justin Timberlake's plans for emotional reunion after tour disaster
Daily Mail
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July 31, 2025
He famously sang about bringin' sexy back – but for Justin Timberlake it’s now a case of bringing *NSYNC back in a desperate bid to ‘reinvigorate’ his career. The singer, 44, has faced a barrage of abuse over his Forget Tomorrow World Tour which...
Don’t blame toxic masculinity for online misogyny – the manosphere is hurting men too
Daily Maverick
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July 30, 2025
“Imagine her tenderly pressing her soft lips against yours”, writes one incel on Reddit, before concluding, “you will never get to experience this because your skeleton is too small or the bones in your face are not the right shape”. In his debut...
Viktor Orban vows to block next EU budget in keynote speech in Transylvania
BNE Intellinews
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban repeated his threat to block the next long-term EU budget and argued for a multi-speed Europe, while criticizing the EU for supporting Ukraine in his annual keynote address at the Baile Tusnad summer...
Universal Menswear Ltd. launches rooftop solar power system for sustainable manufacturing
Apparel Resources
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July 28, 2025
Image Courtesy: Facebook Universal Menswear Ltd. (UML), Bangladesh’s largest formalwear manufacturing plant and a joint venture between Ananta Apparels Ltd. and Time International Trading SRL Romania, has taken a significant step toward...
45 Ballon d'Or Winners in Football History Ranked From Best to Worst by Fans
GiveMeSport
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July 25, 2025
There is no individual honour more prestigious in football than the Ballon d'Or. Created to immortalise the best footballer in a calendar year, only the most elite players have managed to get their hands on the famous gold trophy. While Lionel...
Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan deal forges new Central Asia energy axis
Asia Times
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July 31, 2025
Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are entering a new phase of energy cooperation, one that promises to draw the two Central Asian nations closer together in a mutually beneficial commercial embrace. At the cooperation’s core lies the forthcoming...
Andrew Tate seemingly defends Sydney Sweeney in American Eagle controversy by mocking people crying over "another woman being in an advert"
Sportskeeda
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July 30, 2025
Andrew Tate has seemingly defended Sydney Sweeney amid backlash for her recent American Eagle ad campaign. For the uninitiated, the Euphoria actress courted controversy for her word play of "great jeans/genes" in the campaign, with many accusing...
Mackerel are definitely in the Forth
Edinburgh Evening News
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July 24, 2025
It is just after 8pm on a beautiful night with an almost flat calm sea and light breeze on the River Forth. Six happy anglers celebrate as we pulled into the dockside. They say goodbye then lifted a crate, yes a crate, laden with mackerel, all...
‘King’ Kyle Chalmers out to reassert dominance over princeling upstarts at swimming worlds
The Guardian
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July 31, 2025
It is rare to find such a decorated athlete – one with a regal moniker, no less – who still thrives on being the underdog. Australia’s Kyle Chalmers, “King Kyle”, has won just about everything there is to win in international swimming. Yet year...
China women's basketball team knocks out Japan and reaches semis at Rhine-Ruhr Universiade
Xinhua News Agency
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ESSEN, Germany, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China's women's basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Rhine-Ruhr Universiade with a 75-70 victory over Japan in an end-to-end thriller on Tuesday. China booked its place in the last eight by...
Celtic's two transfer priorities after Brendan Rodgers message as Munteanu and winger await 'concrete' bid
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 25, 2025
Brendan Rodgers believes Celtic must show ambition in the transfer market in the wake of the pre-season humbling from Ajax. And with the Premiership season and Champions League qualifiers fast approaching for the Hoops boss, two deals appear to be...
Baby, you’re a firework! Are Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau a couple?
The Times
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When the news broke that the former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and the pop singer turned astronaut Katy Perry had been seen having a meal together in what may or may not have been romantic circumstances, I immediately sprang to life. I...
Observation of charge–parity symmetry breaking in baryon decays
Nature
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Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands R. Aaij, K. Akiba, A. Biolchini, C. S. Bolognani, M. Burgos Marcos, D. H. Campora Perez, E. Chatzianagnostou, X. Chiotopoulos, J. de Boer, K. De Bruyn, J. A. de Vries, T....
Bonnie Blue sex fame hides a dark reality laid bare in new Channel 4 documentary
The Mirror
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July 27, 2025
Bonnie Blue has made millions from porn, inviting multiple fans to have sex with her and posting film of what some people would call orgies, but she calls “events”, online. Her biggest event was in January, when she had sex with 1,057 men in 12...
Jennifer Lopez has awkward wardrobe mishap on Poland stage
GEO TV
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July 27, 2025
Jennifer Lopez braved an on-stage wardrobe malfunction at a recent concert in Poland. The On The Floor musician, who turned 56 on July 24, was receiving a birthday tribute from her concert crew on Saturday when her skirt fell to the floor shortly...
"I’m not going to say Emma Raducanu can’t do it again" - Pam Shriver makes bold prediction about Brit's Grand Slam chances
Sportskeeda
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July 31, 2025
Former player Pam Shriver opined that Emma Raducanu has a chance of winning another Grand Slam since she already achieved it at the 2021 US Open. Raducanu had a good start to the National Bank Open, outclassing Elena-Gabriela Ruse and Peyton...