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Coronation Street star Joe Layton’s close family and life since leaving soap
RSVP Live
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July 14, 2025
Joe Layton has done an amazing job portraying Mark ‘Mick’ Michael is in Coronation Street. The character has been causing trouble for the residents of Weatherfield even before he moved on to the street. With him set to leave our screens soon, the...
Noctilucent clouds shimmer in summer sky, with a possible boost from rockets
Yahoo News
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Summer brings the shortest nights of the year and the rare chance to see clouds with origins in outer space. Known as noctilucent clouds, these shimmering, electric-blue formations hover roughly 50 miles above Earth, far higher than typical...
From Tanks to TikTok: Adapting Article 5 for Graduated Responses to Hybrid Warfare
Small Wars Journal
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July 15, 2025
The Soviet-era bronze statue in Tallinn was relocated long ago, but the cyberattack it precipitated in 2007 has overhauled NATO’s approach to collective security. When Russian-linked hackers debilitated Estonia’s digital infrastructure following...
‘Teleportation without movement is not science fiction anymore’
Silicon Republic
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July 9, 2025
Dr Mazena Mackoit-Sinkeviciene discusses the ‘other worldly’ advancements being made in the futuristic quantum space. Growing up in her native Lithuania, Dr Mazena Mackoit-Sinkeviciene, a theoretical physicist, quantum physicist and researcher at...
Ukraine officially withdraws from Convention on Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines
TASS
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July 15, 2025
MOSCOW, July 15. /TASS/. The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law on the country’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines, deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament Yaroslav Zheleznyak said. "The Verkhovna Rada has...
Pistorius Says Troops Are Ready to Respond to Russia
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) German troops are ready to engage Russian forces if Moscow launches an assault on a NATO ally, according to recent comments made by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. In a conversation with a news outlet released on Sunday, Pistorius...
Field Reichardt: As Trump disrupts foreign policy norms, world stability is at stake
Ottawa News Network - Michigan
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July 9, 2025
There is an old saying: When the United States sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. Well, the diagnosis is worsening for some. Central Europeans bordering Ukraine, Belarus and Russia — are catching pneumonia. In late April, I spent two...
Euro T20 Cup 2025: Full schedule, squads, match timings, and live-streaming details
Sportskeeda
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July 9, 2025
Poland is scheduled to host the Euro T20 Cup 2025 between Thursday, July 10, and Sunday, July 13. Five teams - Iceland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Latvia, and hosts Poland - will take part in the four-day event. Each team is slated to face each other...
Encouraging trends in Latvian tourism sector
LSM
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July 15, 2025
According to data published by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) on July 15th, in May 2025 arrivals at Latvian tourist accommodation establishments totalled 250.3 thousand, which is 9.4 % more than in May 2024. Resident and non-resident...
New study examines value chain of used clothing and circularity impact
Just Style
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July 15, 2025
The study titled, ‘From Collection of Used Clothes in Sweden to Reuse in Kenya: A Case Study of Humana Lt’s Value Chain for SecondHand Clothes’, was commissioned by Humana Lithuania. The report’s objective is to conduct a case study that details...
‘People here are as strong as concrete’: the stunning architecture of war-torn Kharkiv
The Guardian
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July 14, 2025
When the Derzhprom building erupted on to the Kharkiv skyline in the 1920s, it must have seemed like an impossibly futuristic vision. Standing like a gleaming white concrete castle, it curves around the circular plaza of Freedom Square in the...
Over €10B Pledged, 200+ Deals Signed at Ukraine’s Recovery Conference
Kyiv Post
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July 14, 2025
The seventh Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2025) once again brought together top international officials, experts, and donors to discuss and coordinate a large-scale recovery program for the country. The high-level gathering resulted in over €10...
Germany reinforces Baltic ties with strong security commitments
Daily Finland
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The German president's three-day visit to Lithuania and Latvia underscored the European power's strong support for the Baltic region, particularly in the area of security cooperation, reported Xinhua. German Federal President Frank-Walter...
St Pat’s boss Stephen Kenny hopes ‘unacceptable’ run comes to an end in European clash with Hegelmann
The Irish Times
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Uefa Conference League qualifying, first round, first leg: St Patrick’s Athletic v Hegelmann (Lithuania), Richmond Park, Thursday, 7.45pm Fourteen months ago, Stephen Kenny signed a five-year contract to begin the process of guiding St Patrick’s...
PPDS adds technical manager for Nordic and Baltic regions
Installation
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July 9, 2025
Based in Stockholm, Fredrik Lundqvist is tasked with supporting pre- and post-sales activities in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden PPDS, the global provider of Philips Professional Displays and...
Knights of Columbus to Honor Member at Mayor for the Day Celebration
Voices News - Connecticut
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WATERBURY – The Knights of Lithuania, Council 7, will honor member Alfred D. Ulozas during its Mayor for the Day celebration at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at City Hall, 235 Grand St. The ceremony will raise the flag of Lithuania in front of city...
Fast Tracking a Pipeline to BC’s Coast Will Undermine Canada’s Security
DeSmog
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July 14, 2025
“Now the real work starts.” These words from Prime Minister Mark Carney marked the rapid passage of Bill C-5, which grants sweeping powers to his cabinet to fast-track infrastructure projects. While his recent meeting with Canada’s premiers was...
‘They told me I would die’: freed Belarus blogger on prison ordeal
Macau Business
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July 15, 2025
From solitary confinement in a Belarusian prison, Sergei Tikhanovsky tried to piece together information on the outside world by listening to guards, inmates through the walls, and snippets of propaganda radio. The popular opposition blogger,...
Former Bucks guard signs with EuroLeague powerhouse
Sporting News
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July 15, 2025
Quickly after being cut by the Milwaukee Bucks this summer, veteran point guard Vasilije Micic is heading overseas for his next pro hoops opportunity. Micic, 31, was acquired by the Bucks as the cost of doing business to get off the contract of...
Germany reinforces Baltic ties with strong security commitments during president's visit
Xinhua News Agency
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RIGA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The German president's three-day visit to Lithuania and Latvia underscored the European power's strong support for the Baltic region, particularly in the area of security cooperation. German Federal President Frank-Walter...