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Walk and Learn: This Tour Celebrate Women Who Changed the City
If you’ve wandered Prague’s streets, you probably know the usual stories—old kings, famous battles, and stunning architecture. But there’s a lot that rarely gets mentioned: the women who quietly, and sometimes not so quietly, shaped the city’s...
IOC’s Christophe Dubi discusses 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic prep with 200 days to go
International Olympic Committee Executive Director Christophe Dubi spoke with NBCSports.com about preparations for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, which open in 200 days. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity....

Women Lead Powerful Procession Through Walsall in Celebration of Strength, Survival and Solidarity
Over 70 people proudly walked in the procession, while hundreds of curious Saturday shoppers lined the route through the centre of the town, filming and taking photos of the rich costumes and live performances. The event marked the final act in a...

Sarajevo Film Festival Unveils Lineup Exploring Life and Survival in “Unstable Social Frameworks”
The Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina unveiled the lineup for its 31st edition on Wednesday. The festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student films – will feature 15 world, six international, 28...

Canadian women’s U19 basketball team finishes fourth at World Cup
Canada fell just short of a second consecutive World Cup podium appearance on Sunday. The national under-19 women's basketball team finished fourth in the biennial tournament after falling 70-68 against Spain in the bronze-medal game in Brno,...

Marquez takes fifth consecutive MotoGP double win at Brno
MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez completed his fifth consecutive weekend double by winning the returning Czech Grand Prix at Brno. A clumsy crash for his main championship rival, brother Alex Marquez, means Marc's lead in the championship...
West Ham submit offer for £34m "revelation" who's also wanted by Tottenham
West Ham United have now submitted an offer for a £34m "revelation", who is also a target for Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur, according to a report. West Ham set sights on midfielder amid Soucek uncertainty Tomas Soucek has been a key...

5 MLS Transfer Rumors To Watch As Summer Window Prepares to Open
The 2025 MLS summer transfer window is almost here, but rumors of potential moves have been circulating for a little while. While several clubs have already signed players, such as New York City FC's announced deal with Nicolas Fernandez Mercau,...

Mir's theory for why he's MotoGP's biggest crash magnet
Honda rider Joan Mir has a theory for why he's taken over the mantle of MotoGP's unluckiest rider - after the latest race retirement inflicted on him by a rival, in this case Alex Marquez in the Czech Grand Prix. Mir's high rate of DNFs at Honda...

OGC Nice to face Benfica in Champions League qualifiers
5OGC Nice will make their return to European football this summer – and face a stern test in their third round qualifying tie. Franck Haise’s side have been drawn against Portuguese giants SL Benfica in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying...

Fifty Films Compete for the Heart of Sarajevo Awards at 31st Sarajevo Film Festival
Fifty films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, and one film will be shown out of competition. The festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student film – will feature...

'Let me embrace this time': Eugenie Bouchard excited to play in her last tournament before retirement
Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard’s career is coming to an end next week in her home country, where she will feature in the Canadian Open. The 31-year-old’s career is divided into two parts. One where she became one of the best players in the world in...

‘Money commons’: review of the Collaborative Finance (CoFi) Gathering
Katja Durrani of Bristol Commons and Lowimpact.org went along to the third annual Collaborative Finance Gathering in Austria, June 16-20. It’s an annual event – everyone welcome. Alternative finance is crucial for building a successful commons...

Mies Van der Rohe architecture: modernist pomposity and proportional perfection
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) is the German‑American architect whose name is synonymous with crystalline glass towers and that well-known modernist architecture aphorism, 'less is more.' Indeed, 'Mies' (the shorthand he's often known by) is...

Uber ORC C at 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE Preview
by Copa del Rey MAPFRE 21 Jul 06:09 PDT 26 July - 2 August 2025 Seven nationalities and more than thirty teams will compete for the continental crown in the Uber ORC C class at the 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE, organized by the Real Club Náutico de...

Ben Fogle on Longleat Animal Park as he celebrates milestone with the show
A snail that scientists believed to be extinct, fruit bats, lions and more – it can only spell the return of the popular BBC series, Animal Park. And along with the furry favourites and other interesting friends from the animal kingdom, presenters...

CPP’s Andrew Campbell to Pitch for Great Britain in European Championship
Andrew Campbell, a senior pitcher from CPP, has made the Great Britain national team for the 2025 U-23 Baseball European Championship taking place in Třebíč, Czechia from August 5-9. For Campbell, representing Great Britain is a meaningful way to...

Mine Survivors – A journal from Georgia to Georgia Part II
This journal will form an account of my October, 1999 trip to Tbilisi, Georgia, to work on improvements in the rehabilitation of amputees who are land mine survivors. After we had seen all the amputees available that day, the men from the trauma...
EIB Global lends Armenia €50 million for development in Syunik province
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB Global provides loan for socio-economic development in Armenian province to improve critical infrastructure such as water supply, healthcare and...

Returning to Doña Bárbara in 2025
In case you haven’t read it or don’t remember it well, here’s the plot: Apure, Venezuela, the 1920s: a young lawyer from Caracas, Santos Luzardo, travels to Altamira, the cattle farm he just inherited, with the goal of recovering it from decay but...