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EU pandemic recovery funds in Poland bankroll luxury and non-health items
Natural News
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August 18, 2025
Poland launched a program to track COVID-19 recovery fund allocations, but it revealed questionable spending – including grants for luxury yachts, tanning beds in a pizzeria and an enterprise linked to an adult club. The scandal fueled attacks...
EU leaders traveling to Washington as Zelensky’s 'backup' — Politico
TASS
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August 18, 2025
BRUSSELS, August 18. /TASS/. European leaders are heading to Washington in an attempt to prevent US President Donald Trump from increasing pressure on Vladimir Zelensky and putting forth new demands on Ukraine on the peace settlement following...
Polish foreign minister: Pressure must be put on aggressor, not its victim
Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock Photo: Getty Images Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stressed during a Coalition of the Willing videoconference on 17 August that pressure must be directed at the aggressor, not the victim of aggression. Source: Polish radio station...
Blake Snell's brutal reaction to disrespect from San Diego Padres during Dodgers start
MARCA
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August 18, 2025
The games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres have become the most exciting of recent seasons. Despite the fact that the reigning MLB champions have dominated the Friars in eight of the last 10 games played, that does not leave...
NICHOLAS SHUBITZ: Trade diversification is becoming a global political trend
BusinessLIVE
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Much has been made of US efforts to reduce reliance on China, while the EU has made similar efforts in recent years to decouple from Russian oil and gas supplies. But rerouting global trade has not proven that simple, despite trade diversification...
Punish Conservatives, reward Tusk: What EU calls ‘rule of law’ in Poland is political
Brussels Signal
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August 18, 2025
The European Commission has published its latest report on the rule of law in Poland for 2025. Previous reports were highly critical of Poland and served as a ruthless tool of political pressure. Brussels’ attitude towards Poland over the last...
Family separated by Polish Government strict application of European law
Brussels Signal
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August 18, 2025
A Polish family has been forcibly separated from their children as a result of a political decision taken by the current centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk to side with foreign social service organisations in disputes. The...
Former Polish president Duda wants PiS leader Kaczyński to make way for younger leadership
Brussels Signal
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August 18, 2025
Andrzej Duda, who this month left office after 10 years as Polish president, has thrown down the gauntlet to Jarosław Kaczyński, the 76-year-old founder and leader of the Conservatives (PiS) by saying that “generational change” was needed on the...
Global economy took tariff hike in its stride, but stronger headwinds are ahead
Mint
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August 18, 2025
The global economy appears to have taken a sharp rise in U.S. tariffs and increased uncertainty about the future of the international trading system in its stride, but faces stronger headwinds as tax rates continue to climb. As more countries...
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Legia Warsaw send Hibs message ahead of play-off crunch as boss licks wounds amid painful loss to newcomers
Edinburgh Evening News
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August 18, 2025
Hibs have been sent a message by Legia Warsaw as they get set for meeting in the Conference League Legia Warsaw boss Edward Iordanescu has urged his side to make four key improvements - as he sent a message to Hibs ahead of their Conference League...
Monday’s Everton News: Bissouma, Kiwior & Lewis linked, Alcaraz talks strong start
Royal Blue Mersey
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August 18, 2025
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumoursAhead of today’s opener against Leeds, we go back in history and relive some of Everton’s best opening-day moments. [RBM]“This is Everton Football Club and we want to start the season in the same way as...
Boost your business for less with VistaPrint’s summer sale on signage, stickers, and apparel
TechRadar
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August 18, 2025
If you’re running a business, hosting an event, or simply want to add a personal touch to the things you do, a high-quality printing partner at your side is always a smart addition, and VistaPrint fits the bill. So, in case your storefront needs a...
Politics AFP Zelensky, European leaders head to US for talks on peace deal terms
Yahoo News
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US President Donald Trump said reclaiming Crimea or entering NATO were off the table for Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington for Monday talks aimed at ending the war with Russia. Zelensky, who has repeatedly rejected...
'Murderers since 1939': Polish, Israeli soccer teams trade insults on banners during match
Ynet
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August 18, 2025
Tensions in Poland remain high following a provocative banner displayed by Maccabi Haifa soccer fans during last week’s UEFA Conference League playoff match against Rakow, reading “Murderers since 1939.” The backlash intensified on Sunday when...
5 UX Principles That Make Or Break B2B Startups
Forbes
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Discover 5 UX principles that define successful B2B startups. Lessons from Linear, Retool, and Stripe show how usability, not just features, drives adoption, retention, and market wins. getty During the Korean War, the Soviet-designed MiG-15 was,...
Goldberg: Attack on Polish museum holds lesson for U.S. museums
Herald - Washington State
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August 18, 2025
By Michelle Goldberg / The New York Times Before Poland’s illiberal Law and Justice party came to power in 2015, the country had been deep in a reckoning over its role in the Holocaust. In 2000, historian Jan Gross published an explosive book,...
Germany to start deliveries of two Patriot systems to Ukraine
Space War
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Germany to start deliveries of two Patriot systems to Ukraine by AFP Staff Writers Berlin (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 Germany said on Friday it will soon start delivering two more US-made Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, as Kyiv faces a growing...
Transcend Fabric Jump-started Paige’s Men’s Business
WWD - New York
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August 18, 2025
Ten years and 10 million pairs sold. That’s what the Transcend fabric has meant to the men’s business at Paige. And Jon Geller, men’s president of the Los Angeles-based brand, thinks it’s high time to celebrate that victory. Paige was founded 21...
Azerbaijani Legion Took Part in Brutal Polish Massacres During the Holocaust
The California Courier
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The Times of Israel The Wola Massacre is one of the forgotten massacres during the Holocaust that we must remember today. The brutal massacre of 50,000 Polish and Jewish civilians began on August 5, 1944 – 79 years ago today. Between August 5 and...
Ophthalmologists’ Perspectives on Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (ISBCS): Attitudes, Practices, and Barriers in a Rapidly Growing Arab Economy
Dove Medical Press
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August 18, 2025
Introduction The common practice for patients with bilateral cataracts is to undergo cataract surgery in each eye on different days. This approach is referred to as “Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery” (DSBCS). Alternatively, there is...