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Réunion Island Becomes Hub of Shark Attack Science After Deadly Attacks
WhoWhatWhy
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July 18, 2025
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Power alumni return for all-school reunion
Choteau Acantha - Montana
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The fifth Power all-school reunion brought more than 300 Power High School graduates to town July 11-12 to celebrate decades of Pirate history. “It was very successful,” reunion organizer and Power High School graduate Kelsy (Bergmaier) Diekhans...
Tributes pour in for jockey, 23, who died after suffering stroke while racing
Belfast Live
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July 15, 2025
The racing world is in shock following the untimely death of Pierre-Alfred Grondin, a talented young jump jockey who died after suffering a stroke while training. The 23 year old Reunion Island native had been pursuing his dream of a professional...
Femke Bol Accepts Personal Flaws in Public Confession Ahead of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Race
Essentially Sports
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July 19, 2025
Femke Bol has been on a tear through the track world, breaking records and leaving stunned competitors in her wake. The Dutch dynamo, with her electric stride and relentless drive, has been unstoppable in the 400m hurdles this season. At the Rabat...
French and South African creative industries in the spotlight at ICC Forum 2025
AfricaBusiness.com
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July 10, 2025
French and South African leaders from the creative economy recently gathered in Pretoria for the ICC Forum 2025, a flagship event of the ICC Immersion South Africa programme, hosted at the French Residence in Pretoria. Part of the France 2030...
Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Clipperton, France’s Indo-Pacific Edge
The Diplomat
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July 11, 2025
As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the end of May – the French president reaffirmed the Indo-Pacific’s strategic importance for both...
Defunct Ocala: Revived – Six Gun Territory rides again at Kirby Family Farm
352today - Florida
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July 10, 2025
WILLISTON, FL (352today.com) – Though the original Six Gun Territory closed its gates in 1984, the Wild West still rides strong just 30 minutes south of Ocala – thanks to the efforts of Kirby Family Farm. Since 2012, the nonprofit has hosted an...
On the Big Screen This Week: Imagined Futures, Nasty Nazis, and the French
Racket - Minneapolis
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July 10, 2025
Big week for new series and fests. This weekend, the Walker begins its summer-long series "Compelling Speculations on Human Survival," curated by writer adrienne maree brown. Meanwhile, the Trylon continues its summer-long series "Nazis... We Hate...
French cops FINALLY drag small boat packed with migrants back to shore… with BBC crew conveniently on hand to film it
The Sun
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July 4, 2025
FRENCH cops have finally been captured tackling small boats in the water… while a BBC camera crew were conveniently on hand to film it. For months, the officers across the Channel have been slammed for refusing to get their feet wet and watching...
'Beyond my wildest dreams': French brothers reunite after decades apart
The Connexion
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July 9, 2025
"It's an extraordinary story – beyond my wildest dreams. What I had imagined, at best, revolved around the profiles of my biological parents. I never imagined having a brother. Especially in the United States,” said Erik Pilardeau. “I did not...
World Athletics Championship 2029: UK Government Backs London’s Bid To Host Event At London Stadium
Outlook India
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July 19, 2025
FILE - Keely Hodgkinson, of Britain, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 800 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) FILE - Keely Hodgkinson, of Britain,...
The Rare But Terrifying Risk of Pilot Murder-Suicides in Air Travel
Newsweek
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July 19, 2025
The revelation that cockpit voice recordings captured one Air India pilot questioning the other about cutting fuel mid-climb has intensified scrutiny on a troubling possibility: that a seasoned captain may have deliberately doomed his jet—and...
arles is buzzing this summer: designboom’s mini guide to the french city
Design Boom
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July 8, 2025
designboom’s 2025 Summer Guide to Arles Each summer, Arles becomes a vibrant center for contemporary art, photography, architecture, and design. Exhibitions, performances, installations, and talks unfold throughout the city — in museums,...
PSG reunion looms as Marco Verratti signs for new club
Sporting News
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July 8, 2025
Marco Verratti has joined Al-Duhail SC in a move that brings him closer to familiar ground in an unfamiliar setting. The Italian midfielder arrives just over two years after leaving PSG, having spent his last two seasons at Qatari rivals Al-Arabi...
Claiming a Place in Evanston’s History: Filipino Immigrants in Evanston, 1906-1946, Part I
Evanston RoundTable - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
Sign up for our free newsletters to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox! From left to right: Francisco Carino (1900-1995), Rosario Regalado (1911-?) and Domingo Bermudez (1900-1973) were among the scores of Filipino immigrants who...
Una religiosa acompaña la resistencia por la paz en Colombia
Global Sisters Report
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July 7, 2025
Mientras el sol se ocultaba tras las colinas boscosas del pequeño asentamiento rural colombiano de San José de Apartadó, un puñado de campesinos se reunió al borde del camino de tierra y bajo un arco de hierro con el nombre comunidad de paz...
O’Flaherty Brothers Return for a One-Time Reunion Concert
Off Beat Magazine - Louisiana
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July 7, 2025
Acclaimed Irish musicians Patrick and Danny O’Flaherty will reunite on stage for the first time in decades for a one-time-only concert in New Orleans. For decades, the O’Flaherty brothers were the heartbeat of New Orleans’ Irish cultural scene....
‘Return of the losers’ as former French leaders plot comeback
The Times
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Ageing political stars are trying to turn back the clock and make the incipient French presidential race into a remake of elections past. Veterans including François Hollande, 70, the previous president; Ségolène Royal, 71, the former cabinet...
“Blur won the battle, Oasis won the war”: How the Oasis vs Blur chart battle marked Britpop's cultural peak, and the beginning of its end
MusicRadar
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July 7, 2025
This week, after 16 years of bitter feuding, the Gallagher brothers finally buried that sodden hatchet and embarked on what was once widely held as a fanciful idea - the Oasis comeback tour. The band, fronted by eternally volatile brothers Noel...
A man threatened Julia with machete, then she was told to drive him home
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 6, 2025
In 1991, her selection panel of senior male officers to gain entry to officer training school asked whether she would “have any problems with being a woman at Duntroon”. She responded she had “never had a problem with being a woman because I’ve...