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Volcanic activity worldwide 16 Jul 2025: Santiaguito volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Ma...
Volcano Discovery
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July 16, 2025
Map of today's active volcanoesSvartsengi (Reykjanes peninsula, SW Iceland): The effusive eruption at the site continues. Fountaining is being active from two fissures now. The larger chain of vents is estimated to be about 2.4 km long. A smaller...
Shock as Carrig Wind Farm gets go-ahead despite huge local objection
Offaly Live
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July 18, 2025
A SEVEN turbine wind farm near Carrig has been given the go-ahead by An Coimisiún Pleanála (formerly known as An Bord Pleanála) despite a huge level of local opposition. This Wind Farm, overseen by Carrig Renewable Energy Limited, caused much...
Hit the slopes in style at the world’s most luxurious ski resorts
The Times
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Few sports can compare with skiing when it comes to combining adrenaline with glamour. It’s as much about off-piste pampering as it is about carving perfect turns: heli-drops, fondue lunches on sun-drenched terraces and evenings spent recounting...
Fewer active craters as eruption continues
Iceland Monitor
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A natural hazards specialist says it is difficult to assess from webcams how many craters are still erupting. However, the number is somewhat fewer than the ten that were still active yesterday. Árni Sæberg The eruption on the Sundhnúkur crater...
Opinion: Closing India’s gender gap key to SDG goals
Telengana Today
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July 18, 2025
Targeted reforms and data-driven strategies to empower women are essential for equitable national growth By Dr Tamma Koti Reddy Despite numerous policy efforts aimed at achieving gender equality, India still lags both developed and emerging...
These are the best things to do in Reykjavik, whatever your style
The Times
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The world’s most northerly capital may have a population — around 140,000 — about the size of Norwich, but it’s got the personality of a much bigger metropolis. Subversive, stylish and endlessly creative, Reykjavik abounds with energy year-round,...
Automatic voter registration: a huge step forward for democracy – and a chance to bring missing millions into elections
The Conversation
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July 18, 2025
The UK government has announced planned changes to elections which it claims to be “the boldest and most ambitious change to our democracy for decades”. This includes extending the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds at parliamentary elections – but...
Svartsengi volcano update: fountaining and lava flows continue from two fissures
Volcano Discovery
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July 16, 2025
Wed, 16 Jul 2025, 13:03 | BY: MARTIN The lava flow field continues to enlarge away from the fissure (image: Guide to Iceland/x.com) The effusive eruption at the site continues. Fountaining is being active from two fissures now. The larger chain of...
'Good eye for goal': Dutch striker Hans Mpongo signs for Finn Harps
DonegalLive
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July 18, 2025
Dutch striker Hans Mpongo has signed for Finn Harps. The 22-year-old could make his debut in the FAI Cup tonight when Harps face UCD at Finn Park. Mpongo began his senior career with Needham Market, where he impressed and earned a move to...
When Brits will need to pay to enter Italy, Spain and Greece
Daily Star
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July 18, 2025
Ben Hurst and Kate Lally SEO writer 14:21, 18 Jul 2025 Brits jetting off to Italy and other EU destinations will soon have to apply for an extra document - and pay for it - or risk being turned away. The European Travel Information and...
EU to triple travel permit fee to 20 euros
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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The digital travel permit for foreigners to enter the European Union should cost 20 euros ($23), almost triple the original planned fee, under a proposal published Friday. The adjustment to the yet-to-be implemented ETIAS scheme for visa-exempt...
Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Towards a Principled Approach
Reason Magazine
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July 18, 2025
This book demonstrates that, with few exceptions, the ECtHR's general approach to hate speech has been overly expansive, often undervaluing both the significance of free speech and the harms resulting from the suppression of relatively...
Svartsengi volcano (Reykjanes peninsula): new eruption started
Volcano Discovery
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July 16, 2025
Wed, 16 Jul 2025, 06:30 | BY: T The new eruption on Iceland that started early this morning (image: Icelandic Meteorological Office/Halldór Björnsson) Approximate location of the new eruptive fissure (image: IMO) A new eruption has started early...
Netflix has a cheeky Will Ferrell classic that hits all the right notes for me — it even got a shock Oscar nod
What to Watch
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July 18, 2025
It's TV magic. Over the course of nearly 70 years, the Eurovision Song Contest has become a much-loved celebration of music, culture and diversity with a large dash of camp. But, apart from a classic episode of TV’s Father Ted, it never went any...
Wild Swimming Boosts Health and Resilience Says GP as Cold-Water Craze Sweeps the UK
Psychreg
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July 14, 2025
9 Reading Time: 2 minutesIn an exclusive interview with Icelandair, Dr Hana Patel, a respected UK-based general practitioner, outlined five lesser-known health benefits of wild swimming. As open-water swimming gains popularity across the UK, her...
The Week in Women's Football: NWSL review; Angel City coach Straus speaks
Tribal Football
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This week, we present part 2 of our 2025 NWSL Season Review to Date, during the NWSL summer break for international tournaments. This week we look at Gotham FC—who are in the last playoff spot if the season ended today—North Carolina, Bay FC,...
Finn Harps announce new signing
Donegal News
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July 18, 2025
FINN Harps have announced the signing of attacker, Hans Mpongo. The 22 year-old is available for selection ahead of tonight’s FAI Cup clash with UCD. The Dutchman began his senior career with Needham Market, where he impressed and earned a move to...
A new step in Europe’s armament against Russia: Turkish and Norwegian companies to fill gunpowder together
Strategic Culture
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July 18, 2025
Turkey’s place in the new war preparations called the “European security architecture” is strengthening economically and strategically. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Turkey’s position in the new war...
Honor Swinton Byrne, Herbert Nordrum, Charlotte Spencer Board ‘Small One’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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July 18, 2025
Honor Swinton Byrne is reuniting with writer-director Anne-Sofie Lindgaard for the National Film and Television School (NFTS) short film “Small One,” joined by Charlotte Spencer and Herbert Nordrum in what marks the emerging filmmaker’s graduation...
Maine Army Aviation to Provide Transatlantic Flight Training
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 16, 2025
Bangor, Maine – Operational Support Airlift Command (OSACOM) Maine State Flight Detachment recently conducted a training flight to Iceland. Iceland is a “cool” place to visit, but the flight crew were on a mission. The Maine unit is building a...