The funeral of late Czech artist and former National Gallery director Milan Knížák will take place with state honors at the Great Ceremonial Hall of the Strašnice crematorium in Prague on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., according to announcements from the Ministry of Culture and the Václav Klaus Institute. The state-sanctioned farewell will … Read more
UEFA and 55 European football associations have rejected a proposal from FIFA President Gianni Infantino to sell minority stakes in the World Cup and other global tournaments to private investors. According to an official statement released by UEFA following a Thursday emergency meeting, the governing body and its member nations unanimously voted against the plan, … Read more
Swedish game developer Neon Giant has announced a major technical update for its debut cyberpunk title, The Ascent, arriving in November to fix long-standing cooperative play bugs and save file corruption issues. Five years after the game’s initial release to mixed reviews, the studio is expanding its operations following its acquisition by Krafton in 2022, … Read more
City of Tshwane officials and law enforcement agencies discovered an illegal mortuary operating inside a spaza shop at eNkangala on Wednesday during a joint by-law, Immigration Act, and Labour Relations Act enforcement operation. Authorities also uncovered illegally constructed backrooms, workers hiding in ceilings to evade arrest, and unauthorized electricity connections that prompted Eskom to disconnect … Read more
Cambodia is preparing to overhaul its foreign visa conditions to revive a tourism sector suffering a 47.9% contraction during the first half of 2026, according to Thourn Sinan, President of the Pacific Asia Travel Association Cambodia Chapter. The impending policy shift follows a sharp downturn that saw foreign arrivals drop to 1,751,886 visitors, marking the … Read more
According to Kim Bolton, president and portfolio manager at Black Swan Dexteritas, technology sector investors should view the mid-year market selloff as an accumulation opportunity rather than a signal to reduce exposure, with top picks positioned in enterprise software and cybersecurity leaders Snowflake, Palo Alto Networks, and CrowdStrike. Technology stocks face evolving enterprise demands as … Read more
Former US president Barack Obama paid tribute to Glen Hansard, describing the late Oscar-winning songwriter and The Frames frontman as a “great musician” following his death in a motorcycle crash in Dublin at age 56. According to social media statements, the tragedy prompted an outpouring of remembrance from international artists, Irish political figures, and fans. … Read more
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has identified his primary summer transfer priorities, targeting an extra centre-back and a midfielder to bolster the squad ahead of the new campaign, according to Spanish newspaper AS. The club’s recruitment strategy focuses on securing players who can cover ground and maintain competitiveness across a demanding fixture list. Transfer Window … Read more
Predictive maintenance for urban electric transport fleets operates under severe class imbalance, where equipment failures are rare but individually costly. According to a benchmarking study of thirty classical, boosting, and deep tabular models conducted on an anonymised multi-modal fleet dataset comprising trams, trolleybuses, and electric buses, reported optimization gains are frequently artifacts of cross-validation optimism … Read more
The sworn police testimony of Başaran Holding owner Hüseyin Başaran has emerged in connection with an ongoing investigation into the Ahbap Association, detailing a multi-billion-lira real estate transaction involving international aid funds and a Barter Pool system. Hüseyin Başaran’s Sworn Testimony and the Real Estate Transactions According to Hüseyin Başaran’s police statement, he first met … Read more