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Croatia begins world water polo title defence in Singapore – schedule and how to watch
Croatia Week
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July 11, 2025
by croatiaweek July 11, 2025 in Sport (Photo: Croatian Water Polo Federation) Croatia’s men’s water polo team is set to begin the defence of their world title at the 22nd World Championships in Singapore, starting Saturday 12 July. The Barakudas,...
Croatia’s women’s water polo team set for first World Championship
Croatia Week
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July 11, 2025
by croatiaweek July 11, 2025 in Sport (Photo: Croatian Water Polo Federation) SINGAPORE – This year’s World Aquatics Championships in Singapore mark a significant milestone for Croatian water polo, as the women’s national team makes its...
Music teacher was instrumental in my growth
The Leaven - Kansas
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July 11, 2025
Father Mark Goldasich is the pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Tonganoxie. He has been editor of the Leaven since 1989.by Father Mark Goldasich It’s one of my nagging regrets: Did I tell the influential people in my life how important they were?...
WNBA All-Star Basketball Without Borders camp is opportunity for international players to...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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"It's a full circle moment," Amoore, who was the No. 6 pick by the Mystics in April, told The Associated Press on Saturday. "It was my first time exposure, my first time getting a real scholarship offer. Now it's amazing because I can help and...
International Chess Day 2025 Date and Significance: All You Need to About the Day That Celebrates the Foundation of FIDE
Latestly
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July 20, 2025
International Chess Day is an annual event that is celebrated by chess enthusiasts across the world on July 20. Notably, the date of this international event marks the founding of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in 1924. As per...
Croatia returns to Top 10 in FIFA World Rankings
Croatia Week
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July 10, 2025
by croatiaweek July 10, 2025 in Sport Ivan Perišić celebrates Croatia has returned to the top 10 of the FIFA Men’s World Rankings following the release of the latest standings today. After a successful June international window, which marked the...
Croatia’s Largest Academic Choir Returns to Dubrovnik Summer Festival with Beethoven’s 9th
The Dubrovnik Times
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In the lead-up to this year’s Dubrovnik Summer Festival, the largest academic choir in Croatia, Ivan Goran Kovačić, is making a return to the Festival after several years of absence. The choir, which achieved a record number of concerts in Croatia...
Croatian right-wing singer Marko Perković and fans make pro-Nazi salutes at record-breaking concert
Euronews
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July 7, 2025
Published on 07/07/2025 - 10:10 GMT+2•Updated 11:08 Controversial Croatian singer Marko Perković - known professionally as Thompson and who has a song which opens with the chant “Za dom spremni!”, the Croatian version of the Nazi salute “Sieg...
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'Complete collapse of my nervous system': Magnus Carlsen opens up on tough Las Vegas stint of Freestyle Chess Tour
Firstpost
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July 19, 2025
After attaining dominant wins over India’s Vidit Gujrathi, world no.1 Magnus Carlsen revealed that his nervous system collapsed on Day 1 of the Las Vegas event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. read more After finishing fifth in Group White...
I discovered the Rome of Croatia - with £2.50 pints and the world's most well-preserved Roman amphitheatre but none of the Colosseum's crowds
Daily Mail
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July 12, 2025
Standing in the middle of this huge Roman amphitheatre, in awe of the ancient architecture I’m surrounded by, I can’t quite believe this isn’t the Colosseum itself. But rather than being in Italy, I’m in Croatia. Pula Arena, on the west coast of...
Croatia as a Character? Lidija Hilje on Trying—and Failing—to Write a Universal Story
Literary Hub
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July 8, 2025
Even though I’m Croatian—as in born, and raised, and living here all my life—I set the first book I ever wrote in the United States. Just like cinematography and music from a particular place tend to have a distinct flavor—a singular way of...
Croatian Star Ivan Rakitić Announces Retirement from Football
Sada Elbalad
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July 7, 2025
Mon 07 Jul 2025 | 10:44 PM Croatian football star Ivan Rakitić announced his retirement from professional football on Monday at the age of 37. He brought an end to a distinguished career that spanned over two decades. Rakitić made the announcement...
Croatian National Tourist Board Launches Global Search for New Directors in Key Markets
The Dubrovnik Times
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The Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB) has announced a public competition for the selection and appointment of directors (m/f) of its overseas offices in five markets. The competition covers offices in Germany (based in Berlin), Italy (Milan),...
Croatian right-wing singer joins hundreds of thousands of fans in pro-Nazi salute
The Times of Israel
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July 7, 2025
JTA — The Croatian singer Marko Perkovic, who is known for his far-right sympathies, led nearly half a million concertgoers in a pro-Nazi salute in Zagreb on Saturday night. During the concert — billed as the largest in Croatia’s history —...
Croatian right-wing singer performs pro-Nazi salute with hundreds of thousands of fans
Forward
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July 7, 2025
Fans of Croatian nationalist singer Marko Perkovic Thompson gather at the Zagreb hippodrome during a concert by the singer, who is known for his sympathies for the country’s World War II Nazi-allied regime, to an expected by a crowd of some...
Palace sign Croatia defender Sosa
BBC
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July 11, 2025
Tom McCoy, BBC Sport journalist: Sosa will provide security for Tyrick Mitchell at left-back. He will hope to recapture the form he showed during five seasons at Stuttgart, where he established himself as one of the best attacking full-backs in...
Media Review: July 7
Bulgarian News Agency
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The topic of Bulgaria joining the eurozone dominates Monday's news media. ECONOMY 24 Chasa's front-page story reads that because of the upcoming entry in the eurozone, banks in Bulgaria are reducing fees as early as in July to make the transition...
Why Croatia Might Be Europe’s Most Beautiful Country (And What to See)
Travelbinger
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July 11, 2025
Let’s settle this once and for all: which European country wins the beauty contest? France has its vineyards and châteaux, Italy serves up Renaissance cities and perfect coastlines, Greece delivers ancient history with sunset views, and...
20 Years Later, Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's $487 Million Spy Movie Is a Stealth Global Streaming Hit
Comic Book Resources (CBR)
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July 10, 2025
An acclaimed spy film that sparked the careers of and a romance between Oscar-winning actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie sparks renewed interest online 20 years after its premiere. Their action setpiece, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, is now a streaming hit...
Sendai International Music Competition for Piano Names 2025 Winners
The Violin Channel
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July 9, 2025
Held every three years, the Sendai International Music Competition (SIMC) holds editions for both violin and piano. This year’s piano edition has now announced its winners The Gold Medal of JPY 3,000,000 went to the Russian pianist Elizaveta...