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‘On the Banks of the Mayyazhi’: In this novel, the river cradles folklore, revolution, and history
Scroll.in
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August 17, 2025
Some books flow like a river: meandering, vast, birthing several distributaries through its course, of which some fade and some persevere. M Mukundan’s On the Banks of the Mayyazhi – translated from Malayalam by Gita Krishnankutty – is a weaving...
More than 300,000 missing in Syria under Assad family rule, commission says
The National News
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The head of Syria's commission for missing people said more than 300,000 may have disappeared since the 1970s, when the country was under Assad family rule. The commission estimates between 120,000 and 300,000 people have gone missing between...
How much does it cost to study Bachelor's in Economics at Brown University?
The Times of India
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The cost of an Ivy League education has once again crossed new thresholds. At Brown University, one of the United States’ most prestigious institutions, the estimated annual cost of pursuing an undergraduate degree in economics for the 2025–26...
France Is Being Held Hostage by Islamism
The European Conservative
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August 15, 2025
Move over, Salman Rushdie, Michel Houellebecq, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Islamists have a new bête noire—Barbie. In a Paris suburb, a gang of Muslim youths managed to shut down a screening of Barbie, the PG-rated 2023 movie, because it apparently...
Paris FC looks to ensure nomadic existence a thing of the past
Winnipeg Free Press
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August 15, 2025
Opinion They are among the closest rivals in European club football. Literally. Walk across Rue Claude-Farrère and you’ll find that Paris Saint-Germain and Paris Football Club are separated by no more than 20 metres. From a distance, the corner of...
Gaza aid workers killed in 2024 make up almost half of record global number, UN says
The National News
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The specs Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 Power: 640hp Torque: 760nm On sale: 2026 Price: Not announced yet Fixtures Wednesday 4.15pm: Japan v Spain (Group A) 5.30pm: UAE v Italy (Group A) 6.45pm: Russia v Mexico (Group B) 8pm: Iran v Egypt (Group...
E-residents of Estonia contributed twice the expected revenue to the state in the first half of the year
The Baltic Times
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The direct economic impact of the Estonian e-Residency programme to the state was €68 million in the first six months of 2025, nearly double the target amount. Additionally, according to a recent study, e-resident entrepreneurs spend more than €15...
France’s wine crisis: the answer to claret could be clairet
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
These are always anxious weeks in the Bordeaux vineyards, where 15% of France’s wine is grown, including in celebrated places like Chateau Latour and Chateau Mouton-Rothschild. In earlier years, this ritual anxiety among the region’s winegrowers...
Nearly 200k are expected to visit the 46th Temploux flea market
Euro Weekly News
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August 16, 2025
For a couple of days, Belgium's largest flea market coverts a small 2,000 inhabitant town into a place where 200,000 people come to check out what's for sale | Credit: Belga News Agency About an hour south-eastish of Brussels, lies a small town of...
France condemns Israeli entity demolition of school under construction in West Bank
Yemen News Agency SABA
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France condemns Israeli entity demolition of school under construction in West Bank Paris – Saba: The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned on Friday the Israeli entity's demolition of a school under construction in the occupied...
High living in France for licence card deal
Times LIVE
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Transport department tender-bid evaluators go on luxury overseas junket — to inspect the wrong machine 17 August 2025 - 00:00 As almost 600,000 South Africans patiently wait for their new driving-licence cards, it has emerged that a transport...
Gucci, Dior, Louis Vuitton face crisis as luxury sales slide
Deutsche Welle
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August 19, 2025
When athletes started to return their 2024 Paris Olympic medals after they began to corrode, it was an omen of things to come. The medals were designed by French jeweler Chaumet, which is owned by luxury-goods giant LVMH. Though the French mint...
Business group presses DFDS to publish sailings for rest of year
Jersey Evening Post
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August 15, 2025
DFDS sailings for November and December will be published on Tuesday, according to the Chamber of Commerce, which has lobbied for their release following concerns from members. The business group said it had worked closely with the Danish ferry...
41-year-old American lives on $3,633 a month in France: 'I wish I had the courage to move sooner'
CNBC
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August 16, 2025
When Adriel Sanders first visited Paris in 2017, she immediately felt at home, she says. "It instantly clicked. I was like, 'This is your home. This is where you're supposed to be in the world and this is where you will always be. I knew I had to...
Budget eats: Discover culinary gems on the French and Italian Rivieras
The New Zealand Herald
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August 16, 2025
Marseille France’s second-largest city will never win awards for cuteness. Yet its cosmopolitan urban feel is unique on the Riviera, its sometimes frenetic neighbourhoods alive with international markets and street food. Start at the Marche Des...
Swiss economy slows after pre-tariff export rush
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Geneva, Switzerland 16 August, 2025, 23:25 Switzerland’s economic growth slowed sharply in the second quarter as exports fell after companies rushed to stockpile goods ahead of steep new US tariffs, official data showed...
Why does France want to scrap two of its public holidays?
Modern Ghana
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France's government is weighing a controversial move – scrapping two public holidays – as part of a push to fill state coffers. Prime Minister François Bayrou has given unions and employers until 30 September to discuss the measure, or risk the...
Business News | On India's 79th Independence Day, The Bharat Climate Forum Marks First-year Milestones, Propelling India Onto The Global Stage As A Climate Leader
Latestly
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August 15, 2025
PRNewswire New Delhi [India], August 15: The Bharat Climate Forum (BCF) marks India's 79th Independence Day by revealing its 2025 milestones, which demonstrate that the platform has successfully aligned India's economic ambition with climate...
Business News | 4th Meeting of India-Singapore Joint Working Group Discussed Bilateral Trade, Investment Ties
Latestly
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August 15, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): The 4th meeting of the India-Singapore joint working group on Trade & Investment (JWGTI) took place at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday, bringing the two nations together to strengthen economic...
French President Emmanuel Macron Greets PM Modi, India On 79th Independence Day
Free Press Journal
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Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday congratulated "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India on the country's 79th Independence Day, hoping that the strategic partnership between both countries will continue to...