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Sunriver Music Festival Presents International Award-Winning Pianist Vitaly Starikov
Cascade Business News - Oregon
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July 1, 2025
(Photo courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is widely considered “one of the most prestigious contests in classical music” (The New York Times, June 2022). From its origins in 1962 through today, it...
VTG subsidiaries Retrack Slovakia and Retrack Czechia file for insolvency
Rail Freight
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July 1, 2025
Traction providers Retrack Slovakia and its Czech subsidiary Retrack Czechia are filing for insolvency. German rail company VTG, which is the parent company of Retrack Slovakia, became its sole owner only in January 2025. Already have a...
Unhinged Globalist Regime Journalist Urges EU to Crush Hungary and Slovakia Over Sanctions Vetoes
The Gateway Pundit
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July 2, 2025
Andrew Rettman, writing for the EUObserver, a favored outlet among Eurocrats, has urged the European Union to escalate its efforts to pressure Hungary and Slovakia for their sovereigntist stances. He demands they submit to EU leadership,...
Slovak scientists open up path to new treatments for heart conditions
The Slovak Spectator
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July 2, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Danish footballer Christian Eriksen’s collapse on the pitch during a match at Euro 2020 made global headlines. The shocking incident focused attention on the...
Offbeat Films in the Karlovy Vary Film Festival Program
Recently Heard
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July 2, 2025
The 59th version of the Karlovy Range Worldwide Movie Competition (KVIFF), which kicks off within the Czech spa city on Friday, is as soon as once more providing up a mixture of world premieres and hidden gems to find, in addition to highlights...
Folk art and Soviet-style purges: How Europe’s populists are hijacking arts and culture
The Parliament Magazine
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July 2, 2025
Hajnalka Somogyi was a 36-year-old curator in Budapest in 2014 when she made a nearly impossible gamble: founding a contemporary art exhibition without a cent of state support, in a country where the government is virtually the only patron. It...
Bratislava-Copenhagen route takes off again after a decade
The Slovak Spectator
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July 2, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Norwegian Air has returned to Bratislava after more than a decade, reviving a long-dormant route that once connected the Slovak capital with Copenhagen. Since...
Czech-Slovak film Tichá pošta to have international premiere at Locarno Film Festival
Radio Prague International
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July 2, 2025
The family film Tichá pošta (Secret Delivery) by director Ján Sebechlebský will have its international premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland as part of the prestigious Kids Screenings section. The Czech-Slovak...
Pop Messe Returns To BVV, Featuring Over 60 Czech and International Alternative Artists
Brno Daily
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July 2, 2025
Brno’s Pop Messe alternative music festival is returning for its 5th edition, taking over the Brno Velodrome and its surroundings at the BVV exhibition centre from 24-26 July. Among a rich programme of over 60 artists, this year’s headliners...
Medieval gold ring unearthed in Slovakia holds Sri Lankan surprise
The Slovak Spectator
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July 2, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement A striking 18-carat gold ring adorned with a deep red-purple sapphire, likely sourced from Sri Lanka, has been uncovered by archaeologists at Pustý hrad...
Alex Delvecchio, Detroit captain and quiet star with Slovak roots, dies at 93
The Slovak Spectator
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July 2, 2025
Alex Delvecchio, one of the Detroit Red Wings’ most enduring legends and a Hockey Hall of Famer with roots stretching from Italy to Slovakia, has died at the age of 93. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video...
Student visa applicants to the US must now make their social media profiles public
Radio Slovakia International
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The U.S. Embassy in Slovakia has issued new guidance for all applicants seeking non-immigrant F, M, or J visas — that is, student and exchange program visas. Effective immediately, applicants are requested to change the privacy settings on all...
A Demon, Peruvian Time Travel and the “Czechoslovak Tom Jones”: Eight Offbeat Films in Karlovy Vary
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 2, 2025
The 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), which kicks off in the Czech spa town on Friday, is once again offering up a mix of world premieres and hidden gems to discover, as well as highlights from the festival...
Hiring is easy. Integration is where Slovak firms fall short
The Slovak Spectator
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July 2, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The number of foreign nationals working in Slovakia has reached a new high, with more than 120,000 registered at the end of May 2025. As the country faces...
EU may tweak next Russia sanctions package to placate Hungary, Slovakia — senior diplomat
TASS
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July 2, 2025
MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. The European Union may approve an amended version of its 18th sanctions package against Russia after addressing Hungary and Slovakia’s demands, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said during a Rossiya-24 TV...
Kontusion (Iron Reagan, Repulsion, Etc.) Premiere New Single & Music Video "Subjugation" From Upcoming Debut Album "Insatiable Lust For Death"
Metal Underground
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July 2, 2025
Kontusion’s music video for their track “Subjugation” made its online debut, both of which now available for streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below. The death metal duo features vocalist/guitarist Mark Bronzino (formerly of Iron Reagan...
Slovak Pop Up unveils new projects and welcomes international residency participants to Bratislava
Cineuropa
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01/07/2025 - The seventh edition continues to spotlight the diversity and ambition of Slovak cinema, with a fresh line-up of emerging voices and genre-driven stories Summer Lamb by Olívia Jánošíková and Marty Müller The Pop Up Film Residency has...
Slovak MFA Blanár causes international outrage for his statements on forgiving Russia
BNE Intellinews
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Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs Juraj Blanár has caused international outrage for his statement about the need to “find some way of cooperation and maybe also of forgiveness” to Russia. Blanár‘s Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha responded on...
Redefining freedom of creativity in captivity: The art of Ukrainian prisoners
Global Voices
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July 2, 2025
A prison-made sculpture featuring a Hetman’s mace lying on a football boot. Photo by Ihor Kruchyk, used with permission. By Ihor Kruchyk This story is part of a series of essays written by Ukrainian artists entitled “Regained Culture: Ukrainian...
Slovak diaspora outraged by claims postal voting is not secure
The Slovak Spectator
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July 1, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement When Prime Minister Robert Fico addressed an event hosted by the Czech nationalist-communist association Svatopluk at Bratislava’s state-owned Hotel Bôrik on...