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Each nation's leading scorers in FIBA EuroBasket history
FIBA Basketball
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MUNICH (Germany) - Representing your country at a major tournament is one thing, being your nation's leading scorer at that event is extra special. Check out the all-time leading scorers Top 100: Who are the all-time EuroBasket leading scorers?...
Spain burns for ninth consecutive day with more than 40 active forest fires, four dead and thousands evacuated from their homes
SUR in English
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August 18, 2025
Miguel G. Casallo / Javier Arias Ourense Monday, 18 August 2025, 11:56 Share Spain has entered its ninth consecutive day of a wave of forest fires this Monday, 18 August. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes, four people have...
UW-Green Bay offers new English-to-Spanish certificate program
The Daily News - Michigan
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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Professional translators are in demand within the region to meet the needs of the Spanish-speaking population in northeast Wisconsin. Recognizing this need, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has launched a new...
The ‘Stories of Us’ Exhibit Explores the Black Experience in Cleveland, America
The Good Men Project - California
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August 21, 2025
By Sharyn Arai In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence next year, co-creator Ashley Shaw Scott Adjaye wants to create a discussion around our shared history and the Black experience of living in...
Marcus Rashford reveals motivation behind moving to Barcelona from Man United - and the bizarre nickname his new team-mates have given him
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
Marcus Rashford has revealed the motivation behind his loan move to Barcelona from Manchester United in a front page interview with a Spanish newspaper, admitting he 'needs to be happy' to play his best football. The 27-year-old forward left his...
Guide: Getting to know Charlotte's culture
Niner Times - North Carolina
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Far from being a prime tourist destination, it might seem that Charlotte has little to offer as a cultural hotspot. While Charlotte is one of the country's oldest cities, founded in 1768, it is still rapidly evolving today. Due to Charlotte's...
Brits warned of easy mistake that instantly makes Spanish locals think you’re rude
The Mirror
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August 19, 2025
The overly polite Brits may actually be annoying Spaniards with excessive manners. While Brits may now be in a battle with the Japanese for the title of world's most polite people, the origin of modern manners - or etiquette - as we know them has...
Spain sends more soldiers to fight fires
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 18, 2025
LISBON, Portugal -- Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland during a prolonged spell of scorching weather, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Sunday. The decision to add to the more than...
Wildfires in Spain this year confirmed as most destructive in country’s history
Spain in English
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August 19, 2025
Wildfires tearing through Spain have scorched an area the size of nearly 500,000 football pitches this year, breaking the country’s record for August, according to European monitors. Data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)...
Paolo Angeli: Between Avant-garde and Sardinian Traditions
All About Jazz
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August 21, 2025
I had not interviewed Paolo Angeli since February 2007, when the Sardinian musician had already moved on from Bologna, a scene that gave him crucial formative experiences and laid the groundwork for his artistic maturity. Since then, Angeli has...
Spain’s Sánchez vows ‘climate pact’ as record wildfires rage
EUobserver
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August 18, 2025
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday (17 August) pledged to forge a national "climate pact” on the climate emergency, after returning from his vacation to visit the fire-hit northern region of Galicia where multiple blazes forced the...
Spain's party island Ibiza also suffers housing crunch as rents soar
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Nacho Doce and David Latona SANT ANTONI DE PORTMANY, Spain (Reuters) -It's another night, another party at a hotel in Ibiza. The international clientele dances to the house beat while laser lights reflect on the curvy swimming pool and on a sea...
No idea what to see at Frieze or Kiaf? Here's what to watch for during Seoul's biggest art week.
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 19, 2025
Published: 19 Aug. 2025, 17:18 Updated: 19 Aug. 2025, 18:11 People look at paintings on the opening day of Frieze Seoul 2024 at the Coex convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. [NEWS1] Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul return next month,...
FundedNext launches Fundee: The first AI voice assistant in prop-trading history
Khaleej Times
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FundedNext, a leading company in the prop trading industry, has launched “Fundee,” the industry’s first AI assistant for prop traders. With support for 32 languages, Fundee is a major step forward in accessibility for traders and sets a new...
Spain's 'most expensive sun loungers' that cost a whopping £1,000 per day
Daily Express
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August 18, 2025
The location of Europe's most expensive sun lounger rental price, which can cost holidaymakers up to a shocking £1000 a day, has been revealed. Sun lounger wars are typically part of nearly every traveller's holiday experience, where eager...
PH gears up to host historic FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
The Manila Times
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August 19, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — THE Philippines is not only looking to put on a great show when it hosts the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup, but also eyeing to give some of the world’s best teams a run for their money. Philippine Football...
Map of wildfires in Spain: surface area burned this year is largest recorded in the last thirty years
SUR in English
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August 19, 2025
J. de Velasco / L. Albor / J. Torres Madrid Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 09:08 | Updated 09:16h. Share Spain's forests still bear the memory of the fire that devastated the country in 2022. According to Copernicus data (the EU's satellite observation...
Spain sends 500 more troops to fight wildfires amid extended heat wave
Inquirer
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August 18, 2025
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar) LISBON, Portugal — Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland...
Gilberto Mora, the Mexican star eyeing World Cup history
AS
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August 19, 2025
Gilberto Mora continues to make waves in Mexican soccer. After a standout summer with the national team, the young star is now impressing with Club Tijuana and edging closer to an extraordinary milestone: playing in three World Cups in the span of...
Dearth of Indian-language classes at New Zealand schools
RNZ
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August 21, 2025
Photo: 123RF Community leaders and educators are calling for greater recognition of Indian languages in New Zealand's public schools. While the Indian population had leapfrogged the Chinese community to become the country's third-largest ethnic...