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New family-run downtown Phoenix cafe invites customers to slow down
Phoenix New Times - Arizona
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A new downtown Phoenix cafe is taking the concept of an all-day destination to new heights. Dolce Italia by MEKK opened in May and serves food and drinks from morning until night, staying open until 2 a.m. on the weekends. Owners Meti and Elvira...
Govt shifts 2025 budget toward cyber, farming
Gazeta Tema
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July 3, 2025
TIRANA, July 3 — The government has revised its 2025 state budget, reallocating 11.8 billion leks (€110 million) to strengthen cybersecurity, infrastructure, and investments in sports, justice, and healthcare, Finance Minister Petrit Malaj told...
Economic Confidence Declines in June
Albanian Daily News
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Albania’s economic sentiment index decreased by 2.2 percentage points (pp) in June to around 6.4 pp above the long-term average, after increasing by 1.1 pp in May, the central bank said on Tuesday. The decline reflected decreases in the industry...
Wizz Air announces a new route from Larnaca!
Knews Kathimerini
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Wizz Air, Europe’s most environmentally sustainable airline , is delighted to announce a new exciting direct route from Larnaca to Tirana. Following the recent announcement of four new exciting routes, this latest addition further strengthens Wizz...
Climate change is already rewriting the job market in the Western Balkans
Gazeta Tema
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July 10, 2025
By Majlinda Bregu Secretary-General, Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) “What remains of life when illusions are gone? Responsibility.” Imre Kertész, Hungarian Nobel Laureate, posed this question with haunting precision. Today, it echoes far...
Waiting for Godot Has Been Translated into Afrikaans
JSTOR Daily
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July 10, 2025
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. At last, the most infamous latecomer in all of literature has arrived—not in the flesh, but in South Africa’s Afrikaans language. Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s best-known drama,...
Tanzania welcomes global travel leaders for World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony
Breaking Travel News
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June 28, 2025
Tanzania is making final preparations as it steps up to host the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2025 on 28 June. Travel and tourism leaders from across the region are gathering in the capital Dar es Salaam to discover who...
SC Capital Holding Sets Sights on Flagship Mediterranean Hospitality Asset in Cyprus
TechBullion
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July 1, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email Switzerland-based SC Capital Holding AG has entered late-stage negotiations to acquire a landmark luxury hotel on the southern coast of Cyprus, in what marks the firm’s first investment in the island nation and the...
Georgia to distinguish itself with quality walnuts
Fresh Plaza
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June 26, 2025
Georgia ranks among the top countries worldwide when it comes to walnut consumption per capita. You'll be hard-pressed to find a Georgian village without at least one walnut tree, or a restaurant in Tbilisi without a dish that features walnuts....
Chinese firm introduces 480 W floating solar module for offshore use
Offshore Energy
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June 27, 2025
China-based GCL System Integration (GCLSI), a subsidiary of the GCL Group, has developed a new floating photovoltaic (PV) module designed for offshore solar applications. The NT10/60GT module was produced in collaboration with the Norwegian...
Quality is rewarding, but costs present challenges
Fresh Plaza
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June 26, 2025
Exports of Nardò watermelons to Germany, France, and Poland are showing a positive trend These are busy hours, with dozens of estimates sent every day to European buyers. Most of the current shipments are trials to compare our product with those...
Everton 2024-25 Season Review: Loan Players Recap
Royal Blue Mersey
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July 10, 2025
Last season, with little PSR headroom and even less hard cash available (if possible) for permanent transfers, Everton were forced to make full use of the loan market — not an arena they’d had much success with in recent years. Who can forget the...
Rama: Western Balkans closer than ever to EU
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the Western Balkans is “closer than ever” to realizing its EU membership goal, as the EU–Western Balkans Summit opened Tuesday in Skopje, focused on implementing the regional Growth Plan. Rama, speaking...
Open Balkan, closed doors: unveiling women’s limited opportunities
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa
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Belgrade, Serbia, waiters during a break - © Shutterstock Despite the aspirations of the Open Balkan initiative to foster regional cooperation and economic integration, women continue to encounter barriers in accessing meaningful employment...
"If you're one of those self-satisfied old bores who thinks that music doesn't mean as much to younger generations as it does to you, you're flat-out wrong, and here's the proof." Olivia Rodrigo dazzles in the summer sun at BST Hyde Park
Louder
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June 30, 2025
You can trust Louder Our experienced team has worked for some of the biggest brands in music. From testing headphones to reviewing albums, our experts aim to create reviews you can trust. Find out more about how we review. Olivia Rodrigo gazes out...
New music this week: Songs from Chanel, LOBODA, Ronela Hajati and more
wiwibloggs
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June 29, 2025
Summer is the quiet period for Eurovision fans as we wait for the new season to commence. Thankfully, the music will always continue and a number of Eurovision artists are still producing new songs for us to enjoy. Contrary to the commonly...
Spain cracks down on €460M crypto fraud network in Europol-backed operation
crypto.news
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June 30, 2025
Spanish authorities, with Europol and international partners, arrested five suspects in a major operation targeting a €460 million crypto fraud network. On 25 June, the Spanish Guardia Civil, backed by Europol and law enforcement partners from...
'Heartless' gangs who forced migrants to work in network of cannabis farms jailed
Express & Star
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July 5, 2025
Eight people, including two from Birmingham, have been handed jail terms totalling 80 years following an investigation into people smuggling and cannabis production. Vietnamese nationals Mai Van Nguyen and Doung Dinh, both from Birmingham, ran a...
Western Balkan countries face drought and water restrictions during scorching heatwave
Euronews
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Published on 03/07/2025 - 17:04 GMT+2 The Western Balkan region is facing a severe drought, as a heatwave spreading across Europe, caused by an African anticyclone, continues to disrupt daily life and create issues with agriculture and...
Shooting wraps for Cattiva Strada
Cineuropa
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PRODUCTION / FUNDING Italy by Camillo De Marco 30/06/2025 - The debut feature by Davide Angiuli, starring emerging young talents Malich Cissè and Giulio Beranek, paints the portrait of a generation seeking redemption Malich Cissè and Giulio...