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The spirit of Václav Havel and Jiří Bartoška lives on at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), and attendees of the 60th edition of the Czech fest will feel a sense of continuity and legacy, a reminder of the long history of the festival, along with innovations and updates that the team always looks to add regularly when it makes sense. In fact, Kryštof Mucha, who joined the festival team in 1997, became its executive director in 2004 and has added the role of chairman of the board of the KVIFF Group, says for him and his colleagues, it is all…
As predicted, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Gavin McKenna with their first overall pick at the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday. To some surprise, however, longtime Leafs fan and famed Canadian singer Justin Bieber was on hand to make the official announcement. “Mr. McKenna, we would like to draft you to the Toronto Maple Leafs,” Bieber declared from the draft stage at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Naturally, McKenna, a native of Whitehorse, Yukon, walked up to the star’s hit song “Yukon.” During his post-draft interview with Bieber, McKenna, who will join the team after a solid season…
One case that boosted morale across Venezuela is the rescue in La Guaira of three young siblings, who emerged from the rubble covered in dust and debris, footage broadcast on state television showed.”Come here, my child, come here,” a man says to the first child as he emerges alive from a gap between chunks of concrete.A girl then comes out, as the man asks her: “Are you siblings?”, to which she replies: “Yes, there are three of us.”Shortly afterwards, with a little more difficulty, the third sister emerges, sobbing and covered in dust from head to toe.Tributes are being paid…
World Cup top scorer Lionel Messi will start Argentina’s final group match against Jordan on the bench, manager Lionel Scaloni has confirmed.Messi, 39, leads the Golden Boot standings with five goals from his first two matches, including a double against Austria that made him the World Cup’s all-time record goalscorer.Scaloni said the decision to rest the superstar was not injury related as he spoke before the match in Dallas, which will kick-off at 03:00 BST on Sunday.”Leo [Messi] will most likely come on in the second half,” he said.”We talked and agreed that it was better that way, but obviously…
Mexico recorded a trade surplus of nearly US $2.26 billion in May as total exports surpassed US $69.5 billion, driven by 25.6% annual growth of non-oil exports and an 18% rise in oil exports. In its monthly trade balance report, Mexico’s national statistics agency INEGI said preliminary foreign trade data indicates that overall exports were up 25.4% compared to May 2025, reaching US $69.54 billion. Although the May surplus of US $2.26 billion pales in comparison to the US $4.52 billion surplus reported in April, INEGI said the reduction stemmed from a smaller surplus in the non-oil trade balance —…
He has always been notably quiet in person and has seldom had a lot to say from stage. But big speeches weren’t what people have wanted from Alan Jackson. They wanted the songs: “Drive (For Daddy Gene),” “Chattahoochee,” “Don’t Rock the Jukebox,” “Remember When,” “Small Town Southern Man,” “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).” Those titles spoke volumes about Jackson as a singer-songwriter, and about the fans he served. Jackson caps his concert career Saturday (June 27) at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium with Last Call: One More for the Road — The Finale, a show that serves as a…
Cape Verde’s third draw gives them second-place finish in Group H and pits them against world champions in knockouts.Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026World Cup debutants Cape Verde will face reigning champions Argentina in the knockout rounds after drawing 0-0 with Saudi Arabia to extend their fairytale journey.The stalemate in Houston and Spain’s 1-0 win over Uruguay, both on Friday, meant the team ranked 67th coming into the tournament finished runners-up behind Spain in Group H.Unbeaten in their three group matches, the archipelago nation of just over 500,000 will play Lionel Messi’s Argentina in Miami on July 3 in…
Egypt face Iran in SeattleSaber gives Egypt lead before Iran level through RezaeianBelgium & New Zealand also in Group GMatch being played at BC Place Vancouver in Canada Watch as Iran level against Egypt after having penalty saved
Before Saturday, I had never been further south than Florida. I had been as far north as upper Ontario, as far west as Seattle, and as far east as Croatia. I have been to Canada, seven countries in Europe and more than half of the 50 states. But I had never been to Mexico. That all changed when I stepped off a United Airlines plane in Querétaro on Saturday. My Spanish skills, despite a fraught effort to learn the language in the months before my trip, were lacking. It was just me and my freshly downloaded translation app against the…