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Lewis Cox in Austria: West Brom friendly assessment and who impressed in Dynamo Kyiv draw
Albion's pre-season tour coverage is in association with BHP Design BHP Design - Express & Star sponsor of the West Brom pre-season camp in AustriaOn the final day of their pre-season trip to Austria - Albion went in front through Nat Phillips...

German judges say reduce political influence on public prosecutors
The German Association of Judges (DRB) has called for enhanced protection of public prosecutors from political influence, citing the rise of far-right populist parties across Europe as a potential threat to the independence of the judiciary,...

Eddie Howe confident Alexander Isak will stay at Newcastle as he misses friendly
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe excused Alexander Isak from travelling to their friendly with Celtic to shield him from transfer speculation but is confident the striker will remain at St James’ Park. Isak went home as the rest of the squad returned...

Liam Lawson Claims Red Bull Didn't Allow Him Time to Fully Adapt to RB21
Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson has revealed that Red Bull Racing didn't allow him enough time to adapt to the RB21 F1 car early this year. Lawson's struggles with the car led Red Bull to demote him to its junior F1 team after the first two races...

Turkuvaz Enhances Baby Diapers Portfolio With ANDRITZ Upgrade To The Absorbent Core
GRAZ, Austria — July18, 2025 — International technology group ANDRITZ has completed a service retrofit for the Turkish company Turkuvaz at its Sakarya plant, integrating diversion channel technology into its baby diaper lines. This upgrade enables...

Austria's first Syrian deportation unsettles refugee community
The deportation has unsettled Austria's estimated 58,000 Syrian refugees, according to the UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). [Getty] Austria's deportation of a Syrian man to Damascus in early July 2025, marking the first case of its kind...

Austrian television calls Czechia a "gun Eldorado"
While Austria is tightening its gun laws following a shooting attack at a school in Graz, no such measures apply in Czechia. On the contrary, marketplaces in the Czech border region are a gun enthusiasts’ paradise. This was reported by Austrian...

I moved our family of four from the US to France & pay just $2,235 for everything – but the grocery stores blew me away
ONE woman up and left America with her husband, two children, and dog five years ago and has since been enjoying an affordable lifestyle across the globe in France. The expat has come to love not only the rich culture and beautiful landscape of...

McKenna: ‘Interest in Hutchinson is natural’
Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna has admitted that the interest in Omari Hutchinson is no surprise following reports that Brentford have made multiple offers for the England U21 international. The Bees are said to have matched the £35m relegation...

Richard Osman and Ingrid Oliver: ‘I had an inkling we’d get together’
Richard I’ve always been convinced that the right person was out there for me. I have two twentysomething children from a previous relationship, but before I met Ingrid I’d never been married. I’d spent years in therapy dealing with food...

We Need to Fight Both Anti-African Racism and Antisemitism S...
We find something very disconcerting about the insistence by some New York City residents of Jewish ethnicity and/or descent that 2025 Democratic Party Mayoral Nominee, Zohran “Kwame” Mamdani, the Ugandan-born Punjabi-Indian-descended New York...

The Good, The Bad, And The Funny: Voting At 16 Years Old
Young votersgetty The United Kingdom announced this week that it would lower the voting age to 16 in time for the next general election. We Americans and others seem somewhere between puzzled and put off by the idea, as this issue generates a wide...
Ons Jabeur's tennis timeout shows growing need to address problem of player burnout
In a poignant message shared on social media by Ons Jabeur earlier this week, in which she announced she would be taking a break from professional tennis, one particular sentence stood out to me. “Right now, I feel it's time to take a step back...

Rangers get clear Conor Coady message from new Leicester City boss as transfer 'obligation' boils over
Rangers target Conor Coady has started the first game of Leicester City’s pre-season training camp in Austria. New Foxes' boss Marti Cifuentes sent a clear message to the Scottish Premiership side as he showed his faith in the England cap amid...

This philosopher & Holocaust survivor said fascism starts with the executive. Let’s listen.
“I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I’ve come close to defining it: a lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the [Nazi] defendants. A genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow man. Evil,...

KHL Notes: Mandolese, Gettinger, Laferriere, Barron, Oligny, Edmonds
Multiple NHL-experienced players have signed on with Russian agency Winners in an effort to land deals in the KHL this summer, the agency announced. Among them is goaltender Kevin Mandolese, who hasn’t seen NHL ice since a three-game stint with...

Austria, Bavaria, and Italy Push for Digital Slot System for Brenner Transit
This initiative, which was already conceived in 2023 by Bavaria, Tyrol, and South Tyrol, is now to be pushed forward with urgency, even though Italy and Germany have so far been rather reluctant to accept the system. However, Chancellor Stocker...
Austria's DPA releases guidance on requests to delete SIS alerts
Austria's Data Protection Authority released guidance stating individuals looking to delete an alert from the Schengen Information System must contact the immigration authority. Individuals who do not follow the SIS legal procedure will not be...

Austria’s secret to cutting sky-high electricity bills in Europe
Austria’s structure shields homes from energy shocks. Credit:Leonhard_Niederwimmer from pixabay via Canva.com Electricity pricing all across Europe has become a growing concern for households and businesses alike. From Madrid to Munich, many...

Austria’s leader is striving to fend off the hard right
On january 5th Christian Stocker drove to a leadership meeting of the People’s Party (ÖVP) wearing jeans, expecting to resign from his job as party secretary-general. Coalition talks with the Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the liberal NEOS had failed;...