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Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen ft. Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury
Killer Queen's first public shows were at London University, following in the footsteps of the real Queen who had played their first shows there decades earlier. Killer Queen's UK popularity grew to such an extent they soon secured a residency in...

IMF: The debate over falling fertility
A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may lead to better lives. Global fertility rates have been falling for decades and are reaching historically low levels. While the human population now exceeds...

Baltic naval diver training taking place at Liepāja
From July 14 to 26, the annual Baltic States Naval Forces diver training "DIVEX 25" is takig place in Liepāja and the Baltic Sea, during which naval divers will improve their knowledge and skills in searching for, identifying, neutralizing and...

What? Where? When? Reflection of climate risks in financial stability reports
The topic of climate is becoming increasingly prominent in society, as people grow more aware of climate change and feel it firsthand. Google Trend data (Chart 1) show the following trends: The relevance of the climate topic grew rapidly in 2018,...

ANIMASYROS 2025 - September 22 - 28 2025
ANIMASYROS 2025 International Animation Festival ANIMASYROS returns more cosmic than ever, featuring legendary indie animation icon Bill Plympton, international guests from around the globe, nationwide premieres of award-winning films, “Animated...

Project Finance Brief: ib vogt Secures $80 Million for 99 MW Solar Project
From: Mercom Capital Group ib vogt, a solar and energy storage project developer, secured PHP4.49 billion (~$80 million) in green project financing from HSBC for the development of the 99 MWp Tantangan solar project, located in South Cotabato,...

RS Feva Grand Prix 6 and EuroCup 4 at Parkstone
by Chrissie Le Petit 15 Jul 11:21 PDT 28-29 June 2025 Saturday - Day 1 The day began with hazy clouds, but the forecast promised blazing sunshine ahead. During the competitors' briefing, we were warmly welcomed by the Race Officer, Jeremy...

Cyber Escape Rooms: Inside INL's Pioneering Training to Protect Industrial Control Systems
Newswise — As manufacturers and utilities recognize their automated systems are vulnerable to hackers, the Idaho National Laboratory’s cyber escape rooms have become a go-to training resource for cybersecurity organizations around the world. INL...

Making Greater Russia again?
Russian President Vladimir Putin once classified the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “greatest geopolitical disaster of the century”. This, alongside his lament for the demise of “historical Russia”, is often taken to demonstrate intent to...

BELARUS: "God may be calling you to church, but prison officials decide"
Four of the political prisoners the regime suddenly freed on 21 June and deported to Lithuania have spoken since their release of restrictions on prisoners' exercise of freedom of religion or belief. "As a rule, political prisoners are never...

Lublin Triangle Ministers To Discuss Security And Cooperation
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 16. Today, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, will take part in a meeting of the Lublin Triangle in Lublin, Poland, alongside his counterparts - Poland's Foreign Minister...

Baltic States face surge in fatal overdoses as nitazenes flood region
A powerful and little-known synthetic opioid called nitazene is fuelling a deadly drug crisis across the three Baltic States, with Estonia reporting a threefold rise in overdose deaths in recent years, ERR.ee reported on July 15. Nitazenes are...

Ranked: Countries With the Highest & Lowest Pensions in Europe
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Ranked: Countries With the Highest & Lowest Pensions in Europe This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts...

A huge new EU competitiveness fund?
It’s B-Day! The European Commission will today unveil its seven-year spending plan, the so-called MFF. No, it doesn’t stand for 'mutha-fuckin farmers’ – though farm lobbies will be protesting in the streets of Brussels this afternoon. We got a...

Win-or-bust tie with Panathinaikos is coming a little too quickly for Rangers boss Martin, writes John McGarry
Rangers' impending Champions League qualifier against Panathinaikos almost feels like a rude interruption this summer. The town of Portrush won’t even be back to normal after the conclusion of The Open on Monday by the time Russell Martin takes...

Towards a Demographic Winter in Europe
It is a terrifying observation: in 2024, less than a quarter of the 202 million households in the European Union (23.6%) will have at least one minor child. Three-quarters of them (76.4%) will consist of only adults. Of those who do have children,...

Miralem Halilovic to Wear Bosna Jersey Next Season
Long-time national team player and captain of the senior basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Miralem Halilović, will wear the jersey of Sarajevo’s Bosna from next season, it was announced on the ‘Student’ Facebook profile. Halilović comes...

NBA Trade Rumors: Utah Jazz make stance clear on Lauri Markkanen after slew of obvious tanking moves
The Utah Jazz don't appear to be ready to part ways with Lauri Markkanen. Despite trading away veterans like Collin Sexton and John Collins this offseason in apparent tanking moves, the Finnish forward remains part of the franchise's plans. In an...

Stars of Storrs, team of UConn basketball alumni, ready for second run in The Basketball Tournament
While Dan Hurley and staff are out recruiting future UConn men’s basketball players, a group of former Huskies is getting ready to take the court for the second consecutive summer in The Basketball Tournament. The Stars of Storrs will begin its...

Klaipėda LNG Terminal to launch virtual biomethane liquefaction service
11 Jul 2025by Georgios Georgiou Klaipėda LNG terminal in Lithuania is set to become one of the first facilities in Europe to introduce a virtual biomethane liquefaction service Terminal operator KN Energies disclosed that the new service will...