Rather than ‘shaken, not stirred’, one 17th-century Polish spy would likely ask: ‘Black or with milk?’ Jerzy Kulczycki was not only one of the very first people to open a…
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Ritual Thanksgiving Day Family Dinner Celebration
Boston, Washington (19/11 – 50) Thanksgiving, a celebration intended to express gratitude or give thanks for the bounty at the end of the harvest season. It was thus codified, by…
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National Museum of Kazakhstan Sees Record-Breaking Visitor Numbers Since Start of 2023
Some 310,000 people have visited the National Museum of Kazakhstan since the beginning of this year, a record number considering 330,000 visitors recorded for the entire 2022, said the museum’s…
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On 16 May, a new edition of the European Film Festival opened in Yerevan with the screening of the latest winner of the Palme d’Or, the Swedish film The Triangle of…
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No local government that adopted an ‘LGBT ideology-free resolution in Poland will be eligible for EU cohesion funds due to concerns over appropriate spending, French MEP Pierre Karleskind tweeted, citing…
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Prisoners Observe Eid-ul Fitr in Tajikistan Jail
You are not Forgotten. Berlin, Brussels (24/04 – 28.57) Tajikistan authoritarian regime under President Emomali Rahmon is holding many Pamiris in their prisons in Dushanbe, for “political” crimes as cited…
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Kazakhstan: Social progress depends on commitment to spiritual principles
Religious leaders from around the world, including Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, gathered recently at the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Astana,…
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The hostel that gives alcohol to alcoholics
In the first project of its kind in Scotland, a hostel in Glasgow aims to stabilise alcoholics by giving them alcohol. It is 10:00 and Peter is getting his first…
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When do Glastonbury 2023 tickets go on sale? Time festival tickets are released, prices – how many can you buy
by Kit Westby Kit WestTicket and coach packages for Glastonbury 2023 sold out within 23 minutes after going on sale on Thursday (4 November). The ticket package which included transport to Worthy Farm in Somerset went…