Dozens of yoga enthusiasts gathered in Rio de Janeiro’s Rocinha favela on Wednesday for the first session of a free training course aimed at qualifying local residents as instructors.
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Yoga initiative aims to train instructors in Rio’s favelas
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen survives rare confidence vote
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived a confidence vote tabled by a far-right faction in the European Parliament.
Although the outcome was not a surprise, the fact that it came about at all was not a positive signal for von der Leyen, who began her second term as…
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Meet the British expat finding connection in Shenzhen through maths, family life and park runs
British expat Martin Crozier calls Shenzhen home. Through park runs, maths meetups and family life, he shows how the fast-growing tech city offers both high speed and deep connection.
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Scientists discover new, rare blood type during routine test
In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world’s newest and rarest blood group.
The sole…
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Can Ukraine drone builders help rearm Europe? – DW – 07/10/2025
Is Ukraine a partner, a testing ground, a customer — or perhaps even a competitor? As Kyiv fleshes out new rules allowing exports of drone technology, Ukrainian companies are still figuring out what role they’ll play in rearming…
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Slovakian music festival Rubicon featuring Kanye ‘Ye’ West cancelled
Following a petition calling for controversial rapper Kanye ‘Ye’ West to be dropped from the line-up of the upcoming edition of Rubicon in Bratislava, the festival has been cancelled entirely. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Iceland has no armed forces, but that could change
Zipping over lava fields and fjords, the Icelandic coastguard were putting a chopper crew through its paces. The coastguard, which Iceland relies on instead of an army, does everything from rescuing wayward tourists to protecting undersea cables…
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Belgian company investing EUR 5M
The first agreement has been announced in the presence of Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha and Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Prévot at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025).
Belgium’s BIO Invest has signed a EUR 5 million agreement…
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Viktor Orban’s economic luck runs out
FOR VIKTOR ORBAN, it was a nightmare. On June 28th over 100,000 people marched in Budapest’s Pride parade, championing LGBT rights and defying a government ban. Hungary’s hard-right prime minister has dominated his country’s politics since…
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