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Ranked: Countries With the Highest & Lowest Pensions in Europe
Visual Capitalist
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July 16, 2025
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A huge new EU competitiveness fund?
EurActiv
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July 16, 2025
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
Daily Mail
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July 16, 2025
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...
Lithuanian politicians taken to shelters after Belarus airspace violation alarm
Yahoo News
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July 10, 2025
Political leaders in Lithuania were briefly directed to air raid shelters on Thursday after the alarm was raised over an airspace violation from Belarus, Lithuanian media reported. Media reports stated that Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas and...
Towards a Demographic Winter in Europe
FSSPX.NEWS
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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
Sarajevo Times
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July 16, 2025
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
Sportskeeda
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July 16, 2025
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
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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July 15, 2025
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...
EU road freight volumes grow slightly in 2024
Cyprus Mail
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July 16, 2025
Road freight transport across the European Union remained steady in 2024, reaching a total annual volume of 1 869 billion tonne-kilometres. This marked a slight increase from 1 857 billion in 2023, amounting to a marginal year-on-year rise of 0.6...
Riga Contemporary art fair concludes in positive mood
LSM
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July 15, 2025
The first international contemporary art fair 'Riga Contemporary' concluded in Riga last weekend, with organizers saying it gathered more than 12,000 visitors and 43 galleries from 16 countries over four days. Among the participants were leading...
China exposes series of malicious foreign websites and IP addresses used by overseas hacker groups
Global Times
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cyber attack Photo:VCG China's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNERT/CC) has uncovered a series of malicious foreign websites and IP addresses used by overseas hacker groups to carry out ongoing cyberattacks against...
UCLA freshman Lena Bilić shines at FIBA U18 EuroBasket
West LA Times - California
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July 11, 2025
Incoming freshman Lena Bilić has made a significant impact at the 2025 FIBA U18 EuroBasket Division B in Lithuania. Representing the Croatian junior national team, Bilić has led her team to a 4-0 record in Group D, securing a spot in the...
London Diamond League - Entries & Schedule 2025
FloTrack - Texas
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July 15, 2025
Venue: London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, UK Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025 (11th stop of the Wanda Diamond League) Overview: The Novuna London Athletics Meet returns with a packed program featuring Olympic medalists, world...
Russia says it needs time to ‘analyse’ Trump’s Ukraine announcements
Al Jazeera
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July 15, 2025
The Kremlin has said that US President Donald Trump’s recent statements, including a threat to impose sanctions on Russia’s trading partners, are serious and require time to assess. Amid growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin,...
NATO Spy Planes Make Pincer Move Over Russia
Newsweek
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July 15, 2025
American and British reconnaissance aircraft flew from England toward Russia, approaching the country from two sides on the same day, according to flight data. A Newsweek map shows the planes' route amid tensions between NATO and Moscow. On...
Wisconsin freshman to represent home country in Eurobasket U20
Bucky's 5th Quarter - Wisconsin
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July 15, 2025
The Wisconsin Badgers had their biggest recruiting class in recent years, taking four high school players in the Class of 2025: four-star in-state guard Zach Kinziger, three-star in-state center Will Garlock, three-star New Zealand guard Hayden...
Europe’s quiet power blocs: The new relevance of Visegrád and the Baltic Triangle
EurActiv
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July 15, 2025
Angelo Valerio Toma is a geopolitical analyst focusing on digital sovereignty, infrastructure politics, and emerging technologies. As war, migration, and geopolitical fragmentation test the European Union’s unity, the centre of gravity is shifting...
Astrolight successfully tests Laser Communication Terminal with Lithuanian Navy, providing unjammable free-space laser link between ships
EDR Magazine
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July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025 – Vilnius, Lithuania. In a demonstration of secure, unjammable communication, Lithuanian space and defense tech company Astrolight has successfully tested its POLARIS free-space laser terminal at sea in collaboration with the...
Trump’s 50-day deadline for Putin ‘too generous,’ say Ukrainians amid US aid
Orissa Post
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July 15, 2025
Kyiv: Ukrainians welcomed President Donald Trump’s pledge of more US-made weapons in their fight against Russia’s invasion, even though it is unclear what exactly they will get and how quickly. The time frame for further arms deliveries that...
St Patrick’s Athletic v FC Hegelmann: Aidan Keena’s late penalty gives Saints the edge
Irish Independent
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Full-time: St Pat's 1-0 Hegelmann It's advantage St Pat's as courtesy of Aidan Keena's 81st-minute penalty, Stephen Kenny's men take a one-goal lead to Lithuania for next Thursday's second-leg. It was no more than the Saints deserved after a...