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SHARON DEN ADEL: How WITHIN TEMPTATION Found Commercial Success
Blabbermouth - California
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August 16, 2025
In an interview with Paolo Phoenix of Magenta TV conducted at this month's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, WITHIN TEMPTATION frontwoman Sharon Den Adel was asked how she and her bandmates have managed to create songs that are so...
A very French sauvignon blanc — from California
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Starmont Sauvignon Blanc North Coast, California $18.99 13.8% alcohol PLCB Item #96149 Sale price through Aug. 31; regularly $21.99 Looking at this California white wine on a store shelf, there are two visible connections to a classic French...
Why The ‘Buy Europe’ Trade Is About To Slam Into A Wall
Forbes
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20: An employee views trading screens at the offices of Panmure Gordon and Co on October 20, 2014 in London, England. Markets stabilised over the weekend following global turbulence amid fears over the Ebola virus and...
France condemns Israeli demolition of West Bank school under construction
Middle East Monitor
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August 15, 2025
France on Friday condemned the Israel’s destruction of a school under construction in northern occupied West Bank, calling for accountability, Anadolu reports. “France strongly condemns the destruction by Israeli authorities of a school under...
Sri Lanka services activity rose in July, driven by trade, finance, and transportation
EconomyNext
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August 16, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have scored a diplomatic coup praising President Donald Trump, repeating a claim that the invasion of Ukraine would not have happened during a Trump presidency, reports said. No mention was...
Call to ban ‘intolerant’ child-free resorts and hotels in France
The Guardian
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August 16, 2025
Child-free resorts and adult-only hotels are discriminatory, risk creating a society of intolerance and should be banned, a French senator has said, amid a growing debate in France on whether it is inhumane to exclude children from holidays. “We...
Heatwave continues to scorch France as fire risks and pollution rise
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 16, 2025
A severe heatwave continues to grip much of France this Saturday, stretching as far north as southern Brittany, with 54 departments placed under orange alert by Météo-France on the ninth day of a relentless heatwave also affecting the Iberian...
Former RAF base in Cambridgeshire that is now used as a business airport
Cambridge News
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August 16, 2025
Cambridgeshire has a long and rich history of being involved in aerial combat with the county being home to a range of RAF bases. Many of these bases have been lost or used for different things after they were no longer needed following the end of...
South Africa’s leading businesswomen share career advice
The South African
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August 16, 2025
In celebration of Women’s Month, some of South Africa’s most inspiring businesswomen have offered advice to young female professionals eager to succeed in the business world. These women, trailblazers across various industries, shared practical...
CareEdge Global Economy Update – August 2025 Report
Textile Value Chain
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August 16, 2025
CareEdge Global has released its latest Global Economy Update – August 2025, outlining key international and regional economic developments. Key Highlights: International Landscape The report notes broad-based upward revisions to growth as strong...
Trump tariffs affect Portuguese entrepreneurs in Brazil
Portugal Pulse
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August 16, 2025
The president of the Federation of Portuguese Chambers of Commerce in Brazil, Carlos Alberto Lopes, emphasized that recent tariff changes “directly affect Portuguese companies established in Brazil or businessmen of Portuguese origin” in the...
Hotel Review – Hôtel Louvre-Lens in Lens, northern France
The London Economic
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August 16, 2025
The Hôtel Louvre-Lens is a stylish four star hotel situated directly opposite the Louvre-Lens art museum in Lens and almost precisely one hour from the ferry terminals and Le Shuttle at Calais. It forms part of the upmarket Esprit de France hotel...
Uzbekistan-France trade quadruples with $10bn in ongoing projects
Daryo
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August 15, 2025
In recent years, trade turnover between Uzbekistan and France has quadrupled, with projects worth more than $10bn being implemented alongside leading French companies and organizations, according to the presidential press service. Source:...
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...
A Cautionary Tale: the ‘French Malaise’
The Catholic Thing
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August 16, 2025
France, once the acknowledged cultural leader of the West, is experiencing what many French men and women describe as ‘La Malaise’ – the societal apprehension, unease, and disillusionment caused by a perceived sense of national decline and...
I’ve interviewed so many migrants in France - Starmer must do these 4 things to end crisis
Daily Express
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August 16, 2025
“Smash the gangs” Keir Starmer has squeaked in his nasal I’m-speaking-to-the-judge voice enough times to sound ridiculous. And while countless rivals have mocked the Prime Minister’s tactics for stopping the migrant crisis, few have come up with...
The sad decline of the French village fête
The Spectator
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August 16, 2025
France’s village fêtes are disappearing. A survey by the association Les Plus Belles Fêtes de France found that in just four years, nearly a third are no longer held. Once the highlight of rural life, they’re now falling victim to shrinking...
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...
Fiscal sustainability hinges on debt management, restructuring and consolidation – World Bank Group
MyJoyOnline
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August 16, 2025
Ghana's path to fiscal sustainability is on solid ground due to its successful debt management and restructuring efforts, according to the World Bank Group's 9th Economic Update on Ghana for June 2025. The report highlights the nation's progress...