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Friday, August 1 – These Six New Horror Movies Released This Week
Bloody Disgusting - California
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August 1, 2025
It’s the first day of a brand new month, and we’ve already got six brand new movies to keep us company throughout August. The new releases include the at-home premiere of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later, along with the theatrical release of a fresh...
August 2 Solar Eclipse Rumors: Six minutes of darkness set for 2025 or 2027? Here’s fact check and NASA’s statement
The Economic Times
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August 1, 2025
August 2 Solar Eclipse rumors have spread online. The total Solar Eclipse is set for 2025 or 2027? This is what NASA’s statement says about upcoming six minutes of darkness. Confusion spread on social media over claims that a total solar eclipse...
Hot topic: Why bake on the Med when you can have a 'coolcation' at home?
Irish Examiner
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August 2, 2025
It’s the summer season, and you’ve planned your getaway for months. You are heading for the sunnier climes of Spain or Portugal, even as far as Greece. The traditional sun holiday had it all: beaches, sea, some nice food and most of all, the...
Switzerland Women vs Iceland Women Prediction and Betting Tips | July 6th 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 5, 2025
Switzerland Women and Iceland Women will trade tackles on matchday two of the 2025 UEFA Women's European Championship on Sunday (July 6th). The game will be played at Stadion Wankdorf. The hosts began their tournament on a bright note against...
Understanding Carbon Capture - Science Or Shell Game
Forbes
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Sustainable practices for carbon reduction getty Carbon capture sounds like climate alchemy especially because in the crude sense of the technology, it pulls CO₂ out of thin air, and neutralize decades of emissions. It does present it self as a...
Owner of Iceland's largest tourist attraction issues dire warning about island's future: 'I've seen dramatic changes'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 4, 2025
It is a vicious cycle. by Kristen CarrJuly 4, 2025 The melting and vanishing of Iceland's glaciers could affect tourism in the future, Skift reported. The glaciers are a major attraction, and if they no longer exist, it would be a direct threat to...
He was married to one of the world's most notorious sex traffickers. But the CEO rebounded spectacularly... and is living like a king
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
As Ghislaine Maxwell moved to a Texas federal prison hoping that Donald Trump will give her a presidential pardon, her one-time husband is living large with his girlfriend in a new $1.8million Massachusetts home, Daily Mail can reveal. Scott...
New European border control system for non-EU travelers to launch this October
The Points Guy
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August 1, 2025
Travelers to certain European countries will soon experience a new border control process as Europe's long-awaited new Entry/Exit System, or EES, will begin its rollout this fall. The launch of the system, which will use biometric data to register...
Books & Looks Podcast: Sara Winokur — Lewis Chessmen Murders, DNA & Iceland’s Pirate Secrets
BookTrib
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July 3, 2025
Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a literary podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real...
Killer whales: The perilously rare and super-smart predator we risk loosing from British waters forever
Country Life
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August 1, 2025
A few years ago, I travelled to the northernmost reaches of Scotland and visited the Shetland Islands, where I hoped I might encounter a giant sea creature. Its dorsal fin alone, sticking up above the waves, would be taller than me. I longed to...
Schengen Visa to Go Digital? Here’s All You Need To Know For Next Trip To Europe
News18
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August 1, 2025
Last Updated:August 01, 2025, 23:47 IST Under the new EES framework, the biometric data of non-EU nationals be collected and stored for three years. The EES will also benefit frequent travellers, including cross-border commutersThe European Union...
Books of Interest August 2025
American Diplomacy
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August 1, 2025
Seeing Red: Russian Propaganda and American News by Sarah Oates and Gordon Neil Ramsay Climate Justice: What Rich Nations Owe The World- And the Future by Cass R. Sunstein On Xi Jinping: How Xi’s Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World...
The NWSL is back, six days after the Euros final. Are players getting enough rest?
The New York Times
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August 1, 2025
Last Sunday, England defender Jess Carter helped the Lionesses to a second consecutive European Championship. Their victory over World Cup winners Spain in Basel, Switzerland, was celebrated widely in the days that followed. There was a homecoming...
Ministry provides updates on Vietnam-U.S. reciprocal trade negotiations
People's Army Newspaper
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The new tariff was detailed in an Executive Order signed by President Donald J. Trump on August 1 (Vietnam time), which adjusts rates for 69 countries and territories listed in Annex I. Both countries are due to continue discussions to finalize a...
What Reality Is Made Of: Alicja Kwade Questions Everything We Think We Know
Reykjavik Grapevine
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August 1, 2025
On a warm Thursday night, one corner of Tryggvagata is alive with chatter. Art students, collectors, museum professionals and at least one wayward classics professor have gathered outside i8 Gallery, along with a surprising number of art-sniffing...
Uncovering the impact of artisanal fisheries
Knowable Magazine
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When Xavier Basurto first arrived on the island of Newfoundland, he realized that the surrounding seas did more than define the horizon — they defined the very lives of its inhabitants. A Mexican self-governance and marine sustainability...
KALW Almanac - Friday August 1, 2025
KALW - California
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Today is Friday, the 1st of August of 2025, August 1 is the 213th day of the year 152 days remain until the end of the year and 52 days until Autumnal Equinox Sunrise at 6:13:52 am and sunset will be at 8:17:29 pm We will have 14 hours and 3...
I’ve got cancer so how should I invest my KiwiSaver? – Mary Holm
The New Zealand Herald
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August 1, 2025
True, you miss out on higher average returns. But you don’t need the worry that the markets might be down at the very time you might have to withdraw. If anything, you should perhaps move all your money into a lowest-risk defensive fund. These...
Most LLMs ignores Baltic and Eastern European languages — TildeLM is the solution
Tech.eu
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July 31, 2025
We talk about LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude, but there is less attention given to National Language models. Europe alone has 24 official EU languages, and over 80 spoken across the continent. However, commercial models are primarily trained on...
US tariffs on Vietnamese exports at 20%, trade agreement being finalised: Trade ministry
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade on Friday afternoon issued a press release on the ongoing reciprocal trade negotiations between Việt Nam and the United States. According to the Ministry, since late April 2025, Việt Nam and the US have...