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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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What's open and closed on July Fourth Government offices, post offices, courts, and schools are closed for the Fourth of July in the U.S. U.S. stock markets and banks are also closed, with limited FedEx and UPS services. Costco is closed, but most...
Regenerative agriculture: The future of India’s cultivation practices
The Hindu Business Line
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July 5, 2025
The Green Revolution marked a turning point in India’s agricultural history, helping the country overcome food scarcity and achieve self-sufficiency. However, its heavy reliance on chemical inputs, mono-cropping, and irrigation-intensive methods...
Spain flies past both South Korea and Japan in GDP rankings as service economy is now king
Olive Press
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July 5, 2025
SPAIN has overtaken both South Korea and Japan in GDP per capita, according to the latest figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Spain’s GDP per head now sits at approximately $36,200 (€33,666), while South Korea trails on $34,600...
Madrid Pride: Runners hit the pavement in city’s famous high-heel race
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 5, 2025
Gordon Cole-Schmidt, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — Spectators gathered on the cobblestone streets of Madrid’s Chueca neighborhood this week to watch one of Spain’s most curious races: the “Carrera de Tacones,” or heel race. Held annually as part of...
Spain states NATO’s 5 percent spending demand ‘absolutely impossible’
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) Spain has firmly dismissed calls from NATO and U.S. President Donald Trump to increase its defense spending to 5% of GDP, calling the target "absolutely impossible." Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles told lawmakers on Friday that...
Arsenal learn Rodrygo price tag and two rival clubs keen to sign Real Madrid star
The Mirror
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July 5, 2025
Arsenal will have to pay well in excess of £70m to land Real Madrid superstar Rodrygo. And they could face competition from Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain which would see the price shoot up further. Brazil winger Rodrygo is likely to be...
Spanish Artist Launches Almaty Project Exploring City as Living Archive
The Astana Times
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July 5, 2025
ALMATY – The Embassy of Spain in Kazakhstan and Esentai Gallery have announced the launch of the 2025 Art Residency Program, featuring Spanish contemporary artist Juan Saliquet and his new research project, “Archaeology of a City.” Photo credit:...
Poroshenko not allowed to go abroad to congress of Spanish People's Party, conference in Rome – European Solidarity
Interfax Ukraine
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July 5, 2025
Photo: https://eurosolidarity.org/ MP of Ukraine, leader of the European Solidarity party Petro Poroshenko did not receive permission to go abroad and thus take part in the congress of the Spanish People's Party in Madrid and the Ukraine Recovery...
Sarawak’s ‘Little Bornean Birdie’ soars to silver at Dance World Cup Finals in Spain
Borneo Post
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July 5, 2025
Edina (left) and Louis in a photo with their son Dion after his second-place win at the Dance World Cup, World Finals in Burgos, Spain. – Photos courtesy of Edina Lanying KUCHING (July 5): Sarawakian talent Dion Das Louis, fondly known as the...
Madrid ballpark one of few remnants of once-fierce mining camp baseball rivalries
Santa Fe New Mexican
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MADRID — In decades past, Oscar Huber Memorial Ball Park played host to a proud and fierce early and mid-20th century tradition of rivalries between baseball teams from New Mexico's small mining towns. The Central New Mexico League included the...
Arteta building for the next five years
Daily Trust
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July 5, 2025
Arsenal are in talks with a Spanish club, Valencia to sign Cristhian Mosquera as Mikel Arteta works on improving his backline. The 20-year-old has represented his country as a youth international and appeared 90 times for Valencia, missing only...
Spain travellers may need document or risk money being seized
Devon Live
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July 5, 2025
Spain is the most popular holiday destination for people from the UK, with millions heading there each year to soak up some sun, visit its cities, and tuck into some Spanish cuisine. This year is expected to be no different, with travel experts...
Inside Spain: Kicking Franco's head and a ban on splitting the bill
The Local - Spain
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July 5, 2025
In this week’s Inside Spain we look at how a replica of Spanish dictator Franco’s head has been used as the ball at a football tournament, and why a growing number of bars and restaurants are refusing to split the bill for customers. Spain's...
UK households who pay energy bills urged to come forward for £145 saving now
Birmingham Live
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July 5, 2025
UK households have been warned they should make an easy switch to save £145 as energy bills fall for millions this week. As it stands, the leading tariff on the market is the OutFox The Market tariff, which has a 24-month fixed tariff which costs...
Spanish holiday hotspot set to cook in 50C heatwave and that's just the shade
Daily Express
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July 4, 2025
As Europe braces itself to swelter under another brutal heatwave, locals and visitors in one popular Spanish city are being warned that the mercury could soar to a baking 50C. Spanish meteorologist Mario Picazo says temperatures in the shade could...
Inside the Ethos Powering Bangkok Kunsthalle and Khao Yai Art Forest
The New York Observer
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July 4, 2025
Louise Bourgeois’s Maman (1999) at Khao Yai Art Forest in 2024. © The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY. Photo by Andrea Rossetti As new art destinations and cultural hubs are multiplying across South Asia, Thailand has seen one of the region’s...
Arsenal set for battle with PSG and Real Madrid after seeing two bids for key target rejected - Reports
Sportskeeda
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July 5, 2025
Arsenal are reportedly set to face competition from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Real Madrid for the signature of Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera. The 21-year-old has reportedly been subject to interest from the two European giants as well...
Leading Norfolk farmer 'shocked and humbled' by twin industry honours
Great Yarmouth Mercury
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Richard Hirst is the 2025 winner of the coveted Timothy Colman Prize, the top annual award made by the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association (RNAA). He also won the Best Farming Champion title at the Norfolk Rural Business Awards, with both...
Azzet Unpacked: Dramatising the first FY26 business week
Azzet
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July 4, 2025
We're now halfway through 2025 and the financial world resembles a soap opera where the plot twists come faster than a Jerome Powell backflip on interest rates. This week's news served up enough drama to make TV producers rethink making another...
L'Oréal launches new initiative to solve pressing issue in beauty industry: 'We're proud to support companies that share our purpose'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 5, 2025
L'Oréal's initiative shows how even small everyday actions can make a difference. by Christine DulionJuly 5, 2025 A new initiative from cosmetic giant L'Oréal is making it easier for consumers to recycle their beauty products. This move could...