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Global Design: More than canal houses in chic Amsterdam, which turns 750 in 2025
The Straits Times
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July 11, 2025
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch capital may be famous for its crooked canal houses, so often depicted on souvenir magnets and tea towels, but the city’s architecture is far from stuck in the past. Go beyond the postcard-perfect facades of the Canal District...
Europe’s Hidden Charms: Stunning Small Towns You Shouldn’t Miss
Travelbinger
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July 17, 2025
While millions of tourists elbow their way through overcrowded squares in Prague and Venice, Europe’s most enchanting experiences are quietly unfolding in places you can’t even pronounce correctly. The crowds can be a bit glosterphobic if you are...
Eyes on Main Street cut from tourism funding
The Wilson Times - North Carolina
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The curator and artistic director of the Eyes on Main Street Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival said Thursday morning that being denied funding from the Wilson County Tourism Development Authority leaves the annual event “pretty much dead.” “Naturally,...
Flamengo U-20 vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction and Betting Tips | July 18th 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 17, 2025
Bayer Leverkusen kick off their pre-season campaign with a journey to the Estádio José Bastos Padilha to take on Flamengo U-20 on Friday. For the Flamengo youngsters, this is a priceless opportunity to face one of Europe's biggest clubs and they...
Madrasahs, resistance, and the creation and preservation of Arabic Afrikaans
Daily Maverick
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July 17, 2025
In her poem, Afrikaans, ’n versoeningstaal (Afrikaans, a language of reconciliation), Diana Ferrus describes the language as follows: Maar uit die buik van Afrika kom sy, uit die monde van slawe, Europeërs en inheemse volke dans sy op die maat van...
Diana Ross Dazzles Greek Audience Performing in Ancient Athens Venue
Greek Reporter
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July 17, 2025
Diana Ross dazzled the audience live on concert in Athens on Wednesday. Photo of the diva performing at Caesar’s Windsor, 2023-09-08. Credit: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Pop, soul, R&B and disco diva Diana Ross on Wednesday...
How a ban on smartphones is transforming Dutch schools
Thred
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July 11, 2025
It’s no secret that smartphones are addictive, even to adults. The constant buzz of notifications tempts us out of the current moment, out of productivity, and social media apps steal time we’d otherwise devote to hobbies. In short, we could all...
England v Sweden live: Women’s Euro 2025 team news as Lionesses build up to quarter-final
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 17, 2025
‘Fear England?’ No, this Sweden team believes Women’s Euros 2025 is their year “We're flying under the radar and it suits us,” Sweden’s captain Kosovare Asllani said before facing England in the Euro 2025 quarter-finals. Sweden have consistently...
England vs Wales kick-off time, TV channel and live stream for Euro 2025 fixture
The i paper
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July 11, 2025
England will face Wales in Switzerland in a battle for a Euro quarter-final place Defending Women’s Euro champions England face Wales in a crucial match which will decide whether England progress to the quarter-finals. The Lionesses resoundingly...
The Dutch solved their opioid crisis. Can their approach work in the Gulf South?
WWNO - Louisiana
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As thousands in the United States die from opioid overdoses each year, the Dutch responded to their own opioid crisis by changing their approach. That included embracing harm reduction and an integrated public health model to policing drug use. In...
Deftones Announce New Album 'private music' And Accompanying 2026 UK And European Arena Tour
Stereoboard
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Photo: Jimmy Fontaine Deftones have laid out plans for their 10th studio album. The follow-up to 2020's 'Ohms' is titled 'private music' and will arrive on August 22 via Reprise/Warner Records. It was recorded in California, as well as Nashville,...
Can the Netherlands remain profitable for licensed operators?
iGB
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July 11, 2025
Increasing black market exposure and tighter player protection measures are making the Netherlands uninhabitable for licensed gambling operators. But legal experts believe politicians could pull back once they understand the threat of illegal...
Sports on TV for July 12 – 13
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 11, 2025
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, July 12 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 —… (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, July 12 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL...
Brâncuși exhibition to open at H’ART Museum in Amsterdam this fall
Romania Insider
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July 11, 2025
Brâncuși - The Birth of Modern Sculpture, an exhibition held in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, is scheduled to open at the H’ART Museum in Amsterdam on September 20. It is the first solo exhibition of the Romanian-born artist’s work in...
Waleed Isaac to join NEP Group as President for Middle East, Asia
Campaign Middle East
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July 17, 2025
NEP Group has appointed Waleed Isaac to join the company as President for its operations in the Middle East and Asia regions. Isaac will start his new role on 1 August, bringing a wealth of expertise to the company as it aims to grow and invest in...
Fortaleza vs Bahia Prediction and Betting Tips | July 19th 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 17, 2025
Fortaleza will host Bahia at the Estadio Governador Placido Castelo on Saturday in another round of the 2025 Brasileirao Serie A campaign. The home side have endured a poor run of results in the first third of their league season and will be...
Vasco da Gama vs Gremio Prediction and Betting Tips | July 19th 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 17, 2025
Vasco da Gama will host Gremio at the Estadio Sao Januario on Saturday in another round of the 2025 Brasileirao Serie A campaign. The home side suffered a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Independiente del Valle in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana last time...
Women’s Euro 2025, explained: Dates, fixtures, pundits and how to watch on TV
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 11, 2025
Alessia Russo feels “the sky’s the limit” for England after the Lionesses rediscovered their “DNA” in an emphatic 4-0 group-stage victory over the Netherlands which kept alive their Women’s European Championship title defence. It was a complete...
Dutch Bros Coffee to open first South Carolina location in Summerville
ABC 4 - South Carolina
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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — Dutch Bros Coffee, a prominent name in the drive-thru coffee industry, is set to open its first location in Summerville in the summer of 2025. The new shop will be located at 101 Angus Drive near Berlin G Myers Parkway...
France unveils anti-Trump mural that shows the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes
Syracuse.com - New York
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July 17, 2025
ROUBAIX, France — As statements go, it’s a big one. A towering mural in France of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes is racking up millions of views online with its swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s immigration and deportation policies....