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Irish women’s basketball team consider ‘next steps’ after being draw against Israel once again in Euros qualifiers
Ireland’s women are “assessing their next steps” having been drawn against Israel again for their EuroBasket 2027 qualifying campaign, following previous controversial games with the country last year. Basketball Ireland said it was “extremely...

Vucic: People in Novi Pazar should stay calm, need not worry
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday evening people in Novi Pazar should remain calm and needed not worry about the situation at the city's State University, and announced that he would speak with local officials soon. In...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Arizona
Biggest sources of immigrants to Arizona Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...

Today-History-Jul30
Today in History for July 30: On this date: In 1609, at Ticonderoga, French explorer Samuel de Champlain became the first European to use firearms against natives. Today in History for July 30: On this date: In 1609, at Ticonderoga, French...

Serbia under scrutiny: Growing repression and the erosion of civil liberties
Serbia has once again been placed on the watchlist of countries experiencing a rapid deterioration in civil liberties by the CIVICUS Monitor, an online platform that tracks the latest developments concerning civil freedoms, including freedom of...

Tuka Third at the International Athletics Meeting In Italy
Bosnia and Herzegovina middle-distance runner Amel Tuka, with his best time this season, won third place in the 800 meters race at the 36th International Athletics Meeting “Sport and Solidarity”, which was held at the “Guido Teghil” stadium in the...

Today in History: “In God We Trust” made the national motto
Today is Wednesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2025. There are 154 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 30, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure making “In God We Trust” the national motto, replacing “E Pluribus Unum.”...

Almanac for July 30, 2025
Today is Wednesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2025. There are 154 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1976, Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner, set a world record of 8,618 points and won the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon at...

Antetokounmpo to Represent Greece in FIBA EuroBasket 2025
MILWAUKEE – Giannis Antetokounmpo has confirmed he will be playing for Greece in the EuroBasket 2025 tournament ahead of the upcoming NBA season. The news comes as no surprise, following a comment made from the Greek Freak himself revealing if he...

Today in history: Jenner takes gold in Montreal
Today is Wednesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2025. There are 154 days left in the year. Birthdays: Former Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is 91. Blues guitarist Buddy Guy is 89. Singer Paul Anka is 84. Actor and former California...

The change in royal protocol Sophie is 'relieved' about since becoming a Duchess
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, is known for her down-to-earth nature and was reportedly viewed by the Queen as The Firm's safest pair of hands. Patron of more than 70 charities and organisations, including Childline and the London College of...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska
Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....

Today in History: July 30, Jenner takes gold in Montreal
Today is Wednesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2025. There are 154 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 30, 1976, Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner, set a world record of 8,618 points and won the gold medal in the Olympic...

DAVIS: What Do We Do Now?
There’s this kind of frightening but flattering thing that happens when you do the work that I do, when you spend a lot of time writing and reading about and working against the forces undermining a better society, when your friends and loved ones...

Memories of Tehran, a city of contrasts
Oggy Boytchev, former BBC World Affairs producer and long-time colleague of John Simpson, was one of the few Western journalists to report from inside Iran during a critical period in the country’s history. He recently spoke about that experience...

Serbian Tax Authorities Close Emir Kusturica’s Restaurant in Drvengrad
The tax administration in Uzice, West Serbia, has ordered the closure of the restaurant owned by world-renowned Serbian film director Emir Kusturica in the village of Drvengrad, local media reported on Friday. The ban will take effect on Saturday...
Interior Minister: Ten People Arrested in U of Novi Pazar Incident
Source: Beta News / Politics | 30.07.25 | access_time 11:55 Ivica Dacic (BetaPhoto/Serbian Ministry of Interior) Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on July 30 that, following the July 29 incident at the University of Novi Pazar, ten people were...

My 30-year love affair with Edinburgh's festivals and why I cannot get enough of them
Some of those participating over the next few weeks will almost certainly have spent months, if not the last year, working on shows, programmes or entire festivals. Read more: Other unsung folk working behind-the-scenes will be simply trying to...

Corporate America turned coffee shops into cubicles. A more human cafe culture is fighting back.
I’ve only been kicked out of a coffee shop once — in Sarajevo — by its Muslim Bosniak owner, a flustered old man whose extent of the English language, in that moment, began and ended with the crystal-clear command “OUT!” My crime? I pulled out my...
BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness
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