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Journalist Petr Brod on Czech-German relations and the place of radio in society
Radio Prague International
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June 13, 2025
How does it feel to be a recipient of this award? “I was surprised in a way, because I'm not a professional diplomat. When the medal you get is called ‘for achievements in diplomacy’, then you feel you're in the wrong place to some extent. I'm a...
YQZQ GROUP Surpasses 5 Million Online Platform Users, Expands Global Music Ecosystem
TechBullion
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June 13, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email June 4 – YQZQ GROUP, an international music technology company, has officially announced that its global online platform has surpassed five million users. This milestone not only reflects the company’s strong growth...
‘Art as vital and crucial as ever’
The Aspen Daily News - Colorado
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David Ledingham is the producer of the Aspen Fringe Festival, which will bring its annual Junefest to the Wheeler Opera House on Friday and Saturday. He stars in his play “Lincoln Goes to Hollywood: a Hysterical Historical Comedy,” which...
Ketchum speaker to discuss Nazi censorship of 'Degenerate Music'
Idaho Mountain Express
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Adrienne Haan will return to Ketchum this month for a presentation at The Community Library exploring the Nazi regime’s campaign of censorship. Haan's lecture, “Degenerate Music," will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the John A. and Carole...
Germany accuses Turkey of endangering public security, conducting covert operations targeting dissidents
Nordic Monitor
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June 12, 2025
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A German government report has accused Turkish intelligence of operating covertly within its borders, targeting opposition groups and diaspora organizations critical of Ankara. The claims are detailed in the 2024 annual...
Not all German politicians want to freeze out Putin
The Times
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In the middle of April, three weeks before the end of Olaf Scholz’s chancellorship, a delegation from Germany flew out to Baku in Azerbaijan for a series of clandestine meetings with Russian officials. Over drinks at the Zafferano restaurant at...
Tidus Has The Best German Name In MTG's Final Fantasy Crossover
TheGamer
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June 13, 2025
Us Magic: The Gathering players are an immature lot. We see a card like Sinister Starfish or Armada Wurm, and we can't help but titter. Fortunately, the German-language release of Final Fantasy has put a new arrow in our quiver with a new amusing...
A uniquely American musical style is getting a once-in-a-generation update
LPM - Kentucky
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June 13, 2025
In the small town of Benton, Kentucky a few dozen people are gathered in the local county courthouse to participate in the 142nd annual “Big Singing.” A plaque on the building claims it’s “the oldest indigenous musical tradition in the U.S.” This...
Comedian Little Brian stunned Germans don't know where Uganda is
TUKO
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June 12, 2025
Little Brian said Germans rarely recognise Uganda, prompting him to mention Kenya as a neighbour The funnyman joked about teaching Germans about Uganda and making light of the situation Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, he shared his admiration for Kenya's...
Ahead of Art Basel, Katharina Grosse Sprays the Messeplatz with Color
Art in America
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June 13, 2025
Over the past 40 years, German artist Katharina Grosse (b. 1961) has gained many fans for using an airless spray machine to make eye-catching, color-saturated, and immersive paintings. Many of her works have been shown in museums and galleries—one...
‘The art of retail’ takes shape at Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3
The Moodie Davitt Report
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June 13, 2025
GERMANY. Fraport has revealed an updated list of concessionaires for the 64 retail and service units set to open at the new Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 in the first half of 2026. Futuristic design and curated brand experiences shape the Terminal...
Father and son share stage in final Sarasota Music Festival weekend
Sarasota Herald Tribune - Florida
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The final week of the Sarasota Music Festival will offer something of a family affair as music director and pianist Jeffrey Kahane gets the chance to work alongside his son, musician and composer Gabriel Kahane, who will lead a couple of his...
Not all German politicians want to freeze out Putin
The Times
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In the middle of April, three weeks before the end of Olaf Scholz’s chancellorship, a delegation from Germany flew out to Baku in Azerbaijan for a series of clandestine meetings with Russian officials. Over drinks at the Zafferano restaurant at...
Art Basel exhibitors will show ‘the most ambitious works’ despite economic headwinds
The Art Newspaper
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June 12, 2025
Art Basel takes place this month with nearly 290 galleries from all over the world, and despite an uncertain economic outlook in both the art market and the wider global order, director Maike Cruse says she’s approaching the fair with eyes on the...
What to Make of Germany’s New Veterans Day
War on the Rocks
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June 13, 2025
Even avid observers of German affairs likely missed the first-ever celebration of its armed forces past and present on June 15, 2024. Last year’s preliminary event — falling during the month-long European football championship taking place in...
Hydrotec Launches State-of-the-Art Iron Foundry — A Strong Signal for...
Foundry-Planet.com
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While many industrial companies are shifting operations abroad, Hydrotec Technologies AG is making a clear statement in favor of Germany as a business location. In Wildeshausen, at the heart of Lower Saxony, we witnessed firsthand one of Europe’s...
“Can't identify with today's attitude and values anymore”- Former Evanescence guitarist Jen Majura announces she’s leaving the music industry
Sportskeeda
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June 13, 2025
Former Evanescence guitarist Jen Majura took to Instagram on June 10, 2025, to announce that she was stepping away indefinitely from the music world. The German guitarist shared a candid post where she noted a deep lack of alignment with where the...
Renowned British Sculptor Tony Cragg to Exhibit at Dubrovnik Art Gallery This Summer
The Dubrovnik Times
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A major international exhibition by one of Britain’s leading contemporary sculptors, Tony Cragg, is set to open at the Dubrovnik Art Gallery on July 22, 2025, and will run through October 5, 2025. Curated by Jelena Tamindžija Donnart of the...
Germany among leaders in supporting Ukraine – Zelensky
Ukrinform
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Germany is among the leading countries in supporting the Ukrainian state. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during his nightly video address, following the visit of German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to Kyiv, according to...
Book Review: ‘The Art Spy: The extraordinary untold tale of WWII resistance hero Rose Valland’
TBR Newsmedia
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June 13, 2025
Reviewed by Jeffrey Sanzel Author Michelle Young “Her job, her life calling, was about celebrating the beauty in art, and presenting it to the public, but now she was witnessing the wholesale theft and secreting of the world’s finest creations to...