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Europe heatwave: How to beat the heat?
At temperatures above 30ºC, Europe is experiencing its first heatwave of the year. High temperatures not only cause a decline in well-being but also pose a threat to life. However, there are many ways to keep you cool, even if it feels like a sweltering hot day will squeeze all sweat out of your body.
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“Somebody has to take a step to be a proper ambassador” – an interview with Vasil Garvanliev
A lot happened during Skopje Pride. One of the highlights of the day was performance of Vasil Garvanliev – the Macedonian Eurovision representative. We’ve asked him about the event, queer music scene in country and his ESC experience.
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Live music slowly coming back to life
Spending time without friends, not going out to favorite places, and not enjoying life to the fullest. Not only that, people were missing during the pandemic: playing music live had to stop. After spending a long time within the four walls and listening to performers only on electronic devices, the sun is slowly starting to…
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VOICES July 2021
The temperature has considerably increased in Macedonia, and our daily lives are being replaced by visions of a dip in the sea or the swimming pool or a breath of air in the mountains. However, here in VCS, we are still working hard for you! Little by little, music events are being allowed, and we…
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A, B, C, D, E, K’s of Nutrition – Part B
“Today more than 95% of all chronic disease is caused by food choice, toxic food ingredients, nutritional deficiencies, and lack of physical exercise.” – Mike Adams Believe in the power of B-complex vitamins in maintaining the well-being of individuals. The B-complex vitamins are consisted of thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid, and biotin. Consumption…
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Music is the universal language of mankind
Live music is finally coming back in Skopje. We used this occasion to talk to seven local artists from Skopje about music. What does it mean to them? How did their passion for music start?
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A hike to Galičnik
On this year’s Easter weekend, some friends and I went on a beautiful day-hike to a small but prestigious Macedonian village called Galičnik. We started our little adventure in Janče, a small village approximately 6 km away and 700 m below our destination. Here we already met this lovely elder woman in the garden of…
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Environment
Different impacts on the environment were felt during the COVID-19 pandemic. The air was cleaner, and the water was clearer. The trash was also more present; single-use items spread more around the globe and were thrown away after minutes of use. Experts noticed that even though the positive effects were several, they are all most…
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Italy rocking the Eurovision
The musical battlefield this year was a real mosaic. From always playing-it-hard Finns, through an emotional French singer, to peculiar and very funky Icelanders. But it was four young people from Rome, who rocked the Eurovision 2021 song contest, claiming a victory for Italy for the third time in the history. How does it feel…
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History of Ice, Stick, and a Puck – Ice Hockey World Championships 2021
Players skating with such a speed next to each other, fighting for victory. Who on earth came up with the idea to put on skates, meander through the ice and make tiny puck to reach a goal? Canada is one of the leading countries when it comes to ice hockey, so it will not surprise…
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PRIDE Month Is Here, But How Was It Born?
Not so long time ago – 1969, when homosexuality was illegal and highly criminalized – the history of PRIDE began in New York. June 28th, 1969, police arrived in Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York. Two hundred people inside resisted arrest as the police started homophobic violence, and it started series of spontaneous,…
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