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'Little Amal' completes Turkey tour
The journey in Turkey of the 3.5-meter-tall puppet "Little Amal," which was designed to highlight the difficulties of Syrian refugee children to the world, ended on Aug. 9.
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Getir signs sponsorship deal with Tottenham Hotspur
Turkey's on-demand delivery pioneer Getir has sealed a three-year sponsorship deal with English Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur, the club and company announced on Aug. 6.
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The deal marks the company's first sporting partnership in the U.K.
A photographer from Odorheiu Secuiesc receives "European Citizen's Prize 2021" for Geofolk project
Photographer David Botond, from Odorheiu Secuiesc, has received the "European Citizen 2021" Prize from the European Parliament for the Geofolk project, which brings together the largest collection of photographs in the world with folk costumes, images captured in recent years.
'Little Amal' puppet to walk for displaced refugee children
The journey of a 3.5-meter-tall puppet en route to the U.K., prepared as part of a project titled "The Walk" that is sharing the life story of Little Amal, a 9-year-old Syrian refugee, will begin in the southeastern province of Gaziantep.
Ryanair – Airports: Absurd game of colors played by the British government
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair and the company that controls Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands airports have announced that they will take legal action against the government of Boris Johnson, demanding a change in the color rating system of airline destinations.
Paris cafes reopen as virus restrictions ease
Parisians returned to their beloved cafe terraces and museums on May 19 after a six-month COVID-forced hiatus, a glimmer of normal life resuming but India grappled with a record daily number of coronavirus deaths.
As health workers administered the world's 1.5 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose, Europeans and Americans continued to climb out from under long months of restrictions.
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UK offers £400 mln to aid culture’s COVID recovery
Britain is to offer hundreds of millions of pounds in grants to aid the recovery of cultural venues and heritage sites hit by the pandemic, the government announced on April 2.
Some 2,700 organizations including the Glastonbury music festival will benefit from the grants which amount to £400 million ($550 million and 470 million euros), the ministry of culture said in a statement.
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Family Home of Everton Goalkeeper Robin Olsen Burgled
Everton goalkeeper Robin Olsen and his family were threatened with a machete during a break-in at their home, the club has confirmed.
The masked gang stole jewellery and a luxury watch from the Sweden international's house near Altrincham, Greater Manchester over the weekend.
Everton said they were "offering Robin and his family as much support as is possible".
Istanbul Film Festival to continue with February selection
The Istanbul Film Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), will continue with their new February selection from Feb. 5 onwards.
Slave trader's statue torn down in UK amid global inequality protests
A statue to a 17th century British slave trader was torn down on June 7 during an anti-racism protest in Bristol in southwest England amid calls for other historic reminders of the slave trade to be removed.