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MUSICA VIVA AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES 2026 SEASON
The National Tribune
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August 26, 2025
Key Facts: Musica Viva Australia’s 2026 season features seven national tours, six premieres and 49 concerts across six states and territories The programme includes international artists like the Doric String Quartet and Paul Lewis CBE, alongside...
Media Review: August 25
Bulgarian News Agency
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POLITICS 24 Chasa, Mediapool, Telegraph and Trud quote GERB leader Boyko Borissov, who commented on the selection of members of the Anti-Corruption Commission and reiterated that this is important for receiving the second tranche of European funds...
Global music festivals and Gaza: Timeline of walkouts, protests and boycotts
The National News
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Gaza's ongoing destruction at the hands of the Israeli military in the wake of the October 7 attacks has galvanised musicians and turned international festivals into platforms for solidarity. Stages that were once defined by performances are now...
Estonia’s Largest Cinema Opens in Tallinn
The Film New Europe
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TALLINN: The new Apollo Plaza entertainment centre opened in Tallinn's Rotermann Quarter, on the premises of the former Coca-Cola Plaza. It is now home to Estonia's biggest cinema, a bookstore, a cinema shop, and restaurants. The Apollo Group is...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 8:47 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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'KPop Demon Hunters' gives Netflix its first box-office win LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rival studios on Sunday estimated that the Netflix film, “KPop Demon Hunters” led all films in the box office this weekend with $16-18 million in ticket sales. The...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 3:18 p.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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'KPop Demon Hunters' gives Netflix its first box-office win LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rival studios on Sunday estimated that the Netflix film, “KPop Demon Hunters” led all films in the box office this weekend with $16-18 million in ticket sales. The...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 3:12 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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'KPop Demon Hunters' gives Netflix its first box-office win LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rival studios on Sunday estimated that the Netflix film, “KPop Demon Hunters” led all films in the box office this weekend with $16-18 million in ticket sales. The...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 1:32 p.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96 NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jerry Adler has died at 96. Adler started his career behind the scenes in theater and worked on more than 50 Broadway productions. He...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 9:25 a.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96 NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jerry Adler has died at 96. Adler started his career behind the scenes in theater and worked on more than 50 Broadway productions. He...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 7:47 a.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Pennsylvania's Chautauqua is a summertime haven for lifelong learners MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. (AP) — The central Pennsylvania town of Mount Gretna is a throwback to the period more than a century ago when the summertime get-togethers known as...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 6:18 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Pennsylvania's Chautauqua is a summertime haven for lifelong learners MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. (AP) — The central Pennsylvania town of Mount Gretna is a throwback to the period more than a century ago when the summertime get-togethers known as...
Latvia’s President Marks Molotov–Ribbentrop Anniversary, Calling It “A Relevant Lesson For Today”
EUToday
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August 23, 2025
11Latvia’s President, Edgars Rinkēvičs, has marked the anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, describing it as ‘a relevant lesson for the modern world’. In a post on X on 23 August, he recalled that the 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and...
What to expect at EuroBasket 2025: Groups, expectations, Giannis, Luka and more
The New York Times
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August 25, 2025
Are you a little starved for watching some NBA players compete in something other than summer pro-ams or secret pickup workouts? Are you obsessed with European basketball players, including three of the best players we’ve ever seen in Nikola...
A look at Mark Carney’s priorities as he visits Poland, Germany and Latvia
Global News
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August 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Europe this week, where he will spend the first part of next week meeting with political and business leaders to discuss a broad range of both economic and security issues. Canada and the European Union are both...
“Calendar Riots” at the Freedom Monument in Riga on 23 August 1987
LSM
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August 23, 2025
The year 1987 saw the beginning of the “Singing Revolutions” in the Baltics. They broke out on 14 June when Helsinki-86 organised a flower-laying ceremony at the Freedom Monument in Riga, commemorating the victims of the 14 June 1941 deportations....
Latvian-made freeze-dried meals find their way to Ukrainian soldiers
LSM
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August 22, 2025
The campaign "In thoughts and deeds together with Ukraine" by the Latvian public media and Ziedot.lv continues. The aim of the campaign is to use the donated money to deliver Latvian-made goods to Ukrainian soldiers at the front. The company...
Latvia's Statehood award goes to art historian Imants Lancmanis
LSM
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August 21, 2025
This year, for contribution to strengthening Latvian culture, the Statehood Award has been awarded to Imants Lancmanis, art historian and long-time head of Rundāle Palace. For more than 50 years, with knowledge and passion, he has restored what...
How to watch Man City vs Tottenham today: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, team news
TechRadar
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August 23, 2025
The Man City vs Tottenham live stream is a heavyweight clash this early in the Premier League 2025/26 season, not least after the sides won their respective opening fixtures 4-0 and 3-0. City purred in winning by four goals at Wolves. An Erling...
Latvian 'gamer company' is right on target
LSM
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August 21, 2025
Profits rose by as much as 289%, reaching €899,600, according to Startup Radar data. This year has also started well for the company. According to Board Member Jānis Kūlbārdis, the company’s turnover is already 17% higher than in the same period...
Latvia Changes Entry Rules For Belarusians
Charter 97
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2 Starting September 1, you will need to fill out a special questionnaire. From September 1, Latvia changes the procedure of entry into the country for citizens originating from third countries, including Belarus. The new rules, in order to cross...