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Rumour Norway's future queen has an Aussie boyfriend (and he's from a rival college!) Plus, royal insiders reveal the PR panic over Queen Mary's daughter's lewd T-shirt furore: SHARON HUNT
Daily Mail
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August 17, 2025
Tide turns on T-shirt furore The eldest daughter of Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark did a very un-royal thing last week. In case you missed it, Princess Isabella caused a stir at the Smukfest music festival in Skanderborg when she was...
Grassroots BJP Leader From Tamil Nadu: Who Is NDA Vice-President Candidate CP Radhakrishnan?
News18
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August 17, 2025
Last Updated:August 17, 2025, 21:39 IST A strong south Indian face for the BJP with a long RSS association, Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan is a former Tamil Nadu unit chief and is seen as a Modi-Shah confidant Born on October 20, 1957, in...
Who is CP Radhakrishnan? From Tiruppur roots to NDA’s Vice Presidential nominee; all you need to know
The Economic Times
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August 17, 2025
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has named Maharashtra Governor Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the post of Vice President of India. With over four decades in politics and public life, Radhakrishnan brings a long...
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on ‘Axis of Resistance’, EU, Equator Prize 2025 and more (Week 123)
The Indian Express
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August 17, 2025
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...
Trump's niece brands JD Vance a 'baby' as she rips into Vice President's 7 vacations in 8 months
Irish Star
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August 17, 2025
Mary Trump, the outspoken niece of President Donald Trump, has taken aim at Vice President JD Vance’s controversial family trip to England. On the latest episode of her Trump Trolls Trump YouTube show, she mocked Vance’s frequent getaways,...
Fishing banned to save the Oslofjord – while weapons industry gets green light to pollute more
Strategic Culture
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August 17, 2025
Arnhild Aass KRISTIANSEN Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The explosives manufacturer has already had its emission permit doubled. Now, it appears a new factory may be built that could double emissions...
'Shame on you': GOP lawmaker labeled 'traitor' after unconstitutional Trump demand
Raw Story
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August 17, 2025
A scandal-plagued Republican lawmaker got pushback from conservatives and liberals alike after he called for President Donald Trump to receive a third term, as well as a Nobel Peace Prize. Rep. Andy Ogles, who has been reportedly put under...
Norway says pressure on Russia must be increased after Trump-Putin meeting
Yeni Safak
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August 16, 2025
Norway’s foreign minister said Saturday that pressure on Russia should be increased, adding that he was relieved that no decisions regarding Ukraine were taken without Kyiv’s involvement during the US-Russia summit in Alaska. "It may look like no...
Vacationing JD Vance confronts baby-faced meme and protests in the United Kingdom
MSNBC
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August 17, 2025
JD Vance’s track record of eventful travel is stretching on, as the vice president continues to get trolled at home and abroad. Vance and his family traveled last week to the Cotswolds in the United Kingdom — where a British activist group called...
Georgia lawmakers seek solutions to end chronic absenteeism
The Augusta Chronicle - Georgia
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Chronic absenteeism in Georgia schools has doubled since before the COVID-19 pandemic, with one in five students missing at least 18 days of school. State lawmakers are studying the issue and its potential long-term effects on students' academic...
Adesina Urges Rule of Law to Unlock Africa’s Investment Potential
News Ghana
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August 17, 2025
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has urged African governments to tighten governance, make public finance transparent, and reform judicial systems to close a roughly $100 billion annual foreign direct investment gap....
Norway’s Amanda Awards Feel ‘Loveable’ As Lilja Ingolfsdottir’s Drama Wins Big
Variety
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August 16, 2025
Lilja Ingolfsdottir’s “Loveable” won big on Saturday night at the Amanda Awards, Norway’s national movie prizes, ultimately picking up four plaudits, including best Norwegian film. The film, which premiered at Karlovy Vary, has been praised at...
Nordic countries represented in international inspection of landmine-affected Thai-Cambodian border
ScandAsia
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August 17, 2025
Landmines retrieved by the Thai Army from the Thai-Cambodian border are displayed at a school in Si Sa Ket province. Thailand today organized a field trip for foreign envoys to view the mines, aiming to prove they were newly planted by Cambodian...
Heads of government of Baltic, Nordic countries stand reassure stance with Ukraine
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Leaders of the Baltic and Nordic countries issued a joint statement on Saturday, emphasizing that Ukraine alone must determine its future and reaffirming their "unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial...
International recognition of Palestine: Political marketing or genuine change?
Atalayar
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August 16, 2025
Recognition as political marketing Major peace initiatives Netanyahu and Lapid: Competing visions for Israel’s future role in the Middle East International involvement: Saudi Arabia, France, and the United Nations as organizers of the New York...
Norwegian Sharpshooter Badge qualification
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 16, 2025
Staff Sgt. Stephen Escobar, Bravo Company 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard talks about the Norwegian Sharpshooter Badge qualification at Blum Military Reservation, Glen Arm, Maryland August 9, 2025. The Norwegian Sharpshooter...
Windermere boatbuilder to take part in international mentorship programme
The Westmorland Gazette
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August 17, 2025
Steven Beresford, senior conservation boatbuilder at Windermere Jetty Museum will take part in the Homo Faber Fellowship, a seven-month sponsored professional integration programme aiming to facilitate and develop craft careers. Mr Beresford will...
Australia’s cruise is in crisis – it’s time the government followed NZ in taking action
Cruise Passenger
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August 16, 2025
New Zealand’s cruise industry is 40% down on cruise ship calls, and is working with the government to talk to cruise lines in a bid to persuade them to return ships to the region. Australia is 38% down, but the federal government has yet to act on...
Trump criticised for 'pathetic' cold-call to Norway for Nobel Peace Prize bid
Daily Express
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August 16, 2025
US President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows after he reportedly cold-called Norway to try and secure a Nobel Peace Prize (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Donald Trump has been labelled as "pathetic" after allegedly making a "desperate" cold-call in...
Norwegian diver sentenced to 10 years for Australia cocaine bust
Dive Magazine
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August 16, 2025
16 August 2025   2 minutes of reading Jon Birger Karlsen was a commercial diver in Norway (Photo: New South Wales District Court) A Norwegian commerical diver has been sentenced to nine years and 11 months’ imprisonment for attempting to...