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Cultural exchange: International counselors help provide broader perspectives for Girl Scouts
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 28, 2025
JAMES CITY — When Julie Sekaninova first arrived in the United States to work at Camp Skimino, the Girl Scout camp in James City County, everything felt new, from the friendliness of strangers to the bathrooms. “I remember my first week when I was...
Czech President voices strong support for Dalai Lama’s ‘Middle Way’ approach
The Statesman (India)
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July 28, 2025
In a landmark gesture of solidarity with the Tibetan cause, the Czech President Petr Pavel strongly endorsed the Middle Way approach advocated by the Dalai Lama and said his demands from China are “very justified”. The Czech President, who met the...
Czech Teacher Opens Global Doors With Study Technology
Freedom Magazine
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July 28, 2025
Through Study Technology and relentless determination, one teacher is transforming lives and building bridges to the world beyond Czech borders. When the Czech Republic’s nonviolent change from communism to democracy took place, they called it the...
Czech Prez meets Tibet delegation in Ladakh, voices strong support for Tibetan rights and cultural freedom
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 28, 2025
Ladakh [India], July 28 (ANI): The leadership of the Central Tibetan Administration, which includes Sikyong Penpa Tsering, welcomed Petr Pavel, the President of the Czech Republic, during his visit to Ladakh on July 27 to meet with the Dalai Lama,...
Which country consumes the most beer annually and which brand is the most popular worldwide?
MARCA
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August 1, 2025
Beer is one of the most popular and widely consumed drinks in the world. It is practically impossible to find a bar or restaurant whose terraces are not full of people drinking it. This Friday, August 1, is World Beer Day and, on this day of...
Czech news in brief for July 28: Monday's top headlines
Expats.cz
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July 28, 2025
The 15th annual Prague Pride festival begins today, offering over 180 events under the theme “Where is my home?” Celebrating LGBT+ life in Czechia, the week-long program includes debates, concerts, and workshops. The main rainbow parade will march...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Alaska
Your Alaska Link
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Alaska 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...
US, UK, EU allies condemn Iranian terror plots
Long War Journal
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August 1, 2025
An image from the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News shows Iranian special forces during a drill. The United States, the United Kingdom, and a dozen other European countries issued a statement on July 31, condemning Iran’s escalating extraterritorial...
Where Kosher meets comfort in Prague
The Jewish News
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July 28, 2025
Tucked within the cobblestone lanes and gothic spires of historic Prague stands a hotel that is both a haven and a heritage site: Hotel King David. This five-star glatt kosher gem occupies a grand, lovingly restored building and holds the rare...
Prague Pride kicks off with over 180 events under theme “Where is my home?”
Radio Prague International
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July 28, 2025
The 15th annual Prague Pride festival begins Monday with an opening event on Střelecký ostrov (Archers' Island) on the Vltava river. Celebrating LGBT+ lives and communities, this year’s edition features more than 180 events, from workshops and...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Colorado
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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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 last several hundred years. And while the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Wisconsin
Bloomer Advance - Wisconsin
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Wisconsin 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....
Church in Sugar Camp has polka mass
WJFW - Wisconsin
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SUGAR CAMP, Wis. (WJFW) – Going to church is a regular occurrence on a Sunday for many people, but for one church in the Northwoods, there was a different kind of culture present. It was a different kind of Mass at St. Kunegunda Catholic Church in...
Chatham’s 3 Tenors returning to Knox Church Kincardine this September
Goderich Signal-Star
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Following a much-appreciated concert in 2024, Knox Church is excited to announce that Chatham’s 3 Tenors will be returning to perform on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.Article content Andrew Derynck, Colin Bell and Xander Bechard trace their musical roots back...
China condemns Czech President’s meeting with Dalai Lama and CTA President
Phayul
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July 29, 2025
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 29: China reiterated its familiar rhetoric on Monday, strongly opposing Czech President Petr Pavel’s meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the President of the Central Tibetan...
Homeowner blues
Taylor Press - Texas
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August 2, 2025
THE CZECH IS IN THE MAIL There are good things and bad things in every aspect of life. Homeownership is no different. My family and I found this out the hard way last week. We had to relocate to the apartment that we vacated a week earlier or...
Nine EU Nations Race to Secure USD173B Defense Loans
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Up to nine European Union countries have officially requested loans through the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, the European Commission confirmed Tuesday. During a midday press update, spokesperson Thomas Regnier outlined...
What is Katie Ledecky’s Ethnicity, Religion, and Nationality? Everything You Need To Know
Essentially Sports
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July 29, 2025
Katie Ledecky is a name that most fans who follow swimming already know. And why wouldn’t they? She has clinched fourteen Olympic medals and twenty-one gold medals at the World Championships! She’s practically the queen of 200 m and 1500 m...
Michaela Küchler on nearly forgotten concentration camp anurgent need to remember the Roma Holocaust
Radio Prague International
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August 1, 2025
The International Day of Remembrance for the Roma and Sinti Holocaust is marked every year on 2 August. On that night in 1944, Nazi forces murdered more than 4,000 Roma at Auschwitz-Birkenau. It remains one of the least-known chapters of Holocaust...
Czech police press charges against leader of far-right opposition SPD party
BNE Intellinews
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The Czech police have pressed charges against Tomio Okamura, leader of the far-right opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, following the investigation into the anti-immigration campaign carried out by the SPD last year. SPD...