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Northern Rising: A New Episode Featuring Sunna Margrét
Reykjavik Grapevine
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July 17, 2025
In this final episode of Northern Rising, we follow avant-electropop artist Sunna Margrét as she roams around Reykjavík — visiting the National Gallery of Iceland, the record stores 12 Tónar and Reykjavík Records, and stopping by for a soundcheck...
The Literature of the Normal
The Dispatch
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July 19, 2025
When the nation-builders of the 19th century were seeking to form national identities after centuries of life as subdivisions of massive empires, it was to literature that they first turned. The Kalevala, an epic poem detailing the adventures of...
The UN80 initiative should be “inclusive and transparent”, recognizes the general assembly
The European Times
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July 19, 2025
THE textIntroduced by Russia and adopted without vote, “Welcome to the efforts of the Secretary General to strengthen the United Nations in order to follow the pace of a changing worldAnd calls on the United Nations entities and specialized...
Switzerland knocked out of Women’s Euro 2025
Swissinfo
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July 19, 2025
Women's Euro: Berne celebrates a football festival without a happy ending Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...
Heritage book to be launched at library
Shetland Times
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July 19, 2025
Christine De Luca. A new book exploring part of Shetland’s heritage and culture will be launched at the Shetland Library on Tuesday 29th July. Vod is a colourful montage of photographs of Shetland’s abandoned crofthouses, with poems by Christine...
ETIAS Travel Authorisation Fee Raised to €20 Ahead of 2026 Launch
EUToday
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July 19, 2025
27The European Commission has announced an increase in the fee for the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), which will now cost €20 per application. This applies to non-EU nationals who do not require a visa to enter 30...
St Kitts & Nevis opens bids for geothermal project as part of OECS renewable energy thrust
Dominica News Online
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July 18, 2025
Dominica News Online - Friday, July 18th, 2025 at 2:26 PM Delegates at the GSIS Nevis geothermal forum visit the site earmarked for development into a 30-megawatt geothermal power plant. Photo: OECSThe Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States...
EU to triple travel permit fee to €20 under delayed ETIAS system
Times of Malta
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July 18, 2025
The digital travel permit for foreigners to enter the European Union should cost €20 euros, almost triple the original planned fee, under a proposal published Friday. The adjustment to the yet-to-be implemented ETIAS scheme for visa-exempt...
Siggi's Yogurt Will Pay You $5K To Use Vacation Days
MediaPost
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Siggi’s, Lactalis’ quirky Icelandic yogurt, knows there's at least one thing to loathe in U.S. corporate culture: Americans left 700 million days of PTO wither on the vine last year. With its new “PT-YO” campaign, it’s offering 10 worker bees...
French Lawmakers Have Proposed An Experiment With Bitcoin Mining
Charter 97
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2 A similar approach has already been successfully implemented in Iceland, Norway and Sweden. A group of French parliamentarians has proposed a five-year pilot project to use excess electricity to mine the first cryptocurrency. This is stated in a...
Europe to triple travel permit fee for foreigners
ETTravelWorld.com
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July 18, 2025
A sculpture of Euro symbol is pictured in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, BelgiumThe digital travel permit for foreigners to enter the European Union should cost 20 euros ( USD 23), almost triple the original planned fee, under a...
Ridiculous phone roaming bills and how to avoid them
The Independent
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July 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Rhodes’ Airport Ranked Among Worst in World by AirHelp
To Vima
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July 18, 2025
Passenger rights organization AirHelp has just released its annual global airport rankings, evaluating 250 airports in 68 countries based on on-time performance, passenger satisfaction, and service quality. While major hubs like Paris Charles de...
British holidaymakers can save 30% on flights to European and American destinations this summer - limited time
GB News
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July 14, 2025
Icelandic budget carrier PLAY is launching a 30 per cent discount on selected flights from London Stansted to Iceland and the United States. The promotion runs from July 16 to 22, 2025. Travellers can book discounted fares for journeys between...
Pilot takes to the skies in World War II bomber
SooToday
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The man at the controls is Fonthill’s own Leon Evans— and he’s living the dream bringing history back to life PELHAM - Newcomers to Pelham can be forgiven for being startled by the abrupt appearance—preceded by a distant roar that grows louder and...
Eimskip sells feeder vessel to Portugal’s Grupo Sousa
Splash 247
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July 14, 2025
Icelandic carrier Eimskip has divested one of its cornerstone feeder vessels, Lagarfoss, to Portuguese logistics and maritime group Grupo Sousa. The 875 teu vessel, built in 2014 by Rongcheng Shenfei Shipbuilding, is set to change ownership by...
Shamrock Rovers keeper leaves after over six years at club, Finn Harps make Dutch striker signing
Irish Mirror
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July 18, 2025
Shamrock Rovers goalkeeper Leon Pohls has left the club after over six seasons with the Hoops. German net-minder Pohls arrived at the Tallaght Stadium side in 2019 from English outfit Tadcaster Albion, and he largely played a back-up role during...
Spain vs Switzerland in Euro 2025 – Preview & Score Prediction
Morocco World News
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July 18, 2025
Spain will face Switzerland tonight in the Women’s European Championship quarter-final match in Bern. The game will take place at Wankdorf stadium in Bern, Switzerland, starting at 8:00 p.m and will be broadcast live in Morocco on beIN Connect,...
As Nashville grows, BNA grows alongside it
Nashville Post - Tennessee
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Nashville's explosive population and tourism growth in the past 15 years means a need for a larger airport. The expansion at BNA has only just begun. Nashville Airport Photo: Angelina Castillo The airport’s first major expansion project during...
Gang plotted to steal vast quantities of fuel from North Wales depots
NorthWalesLive
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July 18, 2025
Two members of an organised crime group were today jailed for plotting to steal fuel worth hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK depots - including on Anglesey, and in Deeside and Wrexham. They would arrange for accomplices to siphon fuel into...