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2026
Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 – Bulgaria is expected to adopt the euro and become the 21st member state of the eurozone. * January 6 – The 2025 Jubilee will end on this day. * February 5 – The New START Treaty is scheduled to expire. * February 6– 22 – The Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. * February–March – The 2026 Men's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka. * March 6– 15 – The Winter Paralympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. * April 12 – The 2026 Peruvian general election is scheduled to be held. * May 8 – The 2026 Colombian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held. * May – The 2026 Edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Austria following their win in the 2025 Edition. * May 26 – The upcoming video game Grand Theft Auto VI will be released. * June 11 – July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2026 Winter Olympics
The 2026 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Milano Cortina 2026, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 6 to 22 February 2026 at sites across Lombardy and Northeast Italy. A joint bid by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo was awarded the 2026 Winter Olympics at the 134th IOC Session on 24 June 2019, beating a bid by Stockholm and Åre, Sweden; they will be the first Olympic Games to officially be co-hosted by multiple cities, with Milan primarily hosting ice events, and the remaining events being hosted in clusters around Cortina, and the Valtellina and Fiemme Valley, Fiemme valleys. They will mark the third Winter Olympics, and fourth overall, to be hosted by Italy; Cortina d'Ampezzo had previously hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics. The Games will feature the debut of ski mountaineering as a Winter Olympic event, and will be the first Olympic Games under the President of the International Olympic Commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2026
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is set to take place in Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song " Wasted Love" by JJ. It will be organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (ORF). This will be the third time that Austria has hosted the contest, having previously done so in and , both times in Vienna. Location Bidding phase Following Austria's win in the , the director of incoming host broadcaster (ORF), , emphasised venue suitability and proximity to airports as key criteria in the selection process for the host city for 2026, while ORF's program director noted the lack of newly built large arenas in recent years but encouraged municipalities with viable plans to submit bids. Several cities expressed interest in hosting the 2026 contest within days of Austria's 2025 win. On 18 May 2025, the mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig, confirmed the city's intention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2026 Winter Paralympics
The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games (), also known as the 2026 Winter Paralympics and commonly referred to as Milano Cortina 2026, is an upcoming international winter multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to take place from 6 to 15 March, with the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as hosts. Organised by Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 and governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), this will be the third Paralympic Games hosted in Italy, following the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome (the inaugural Paralympic Games) and the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin. It will be the first Paralympic Games since Tignes-Albertville 1992 to officially feature multiple host cities, and will be the first Winter Paralympics since Vancouver 2010 where the opening and closing ceremonies will be held in different venues. It also marks the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympic Games. Host selection In October 2018, the Italian Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2026 Peruvian General Election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Peru on 12 April 2026, with proposals to bring them forward to 2023 or 2024 due to the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests rejected. The presidential elections will determine the President of Peru, president and the Vice President of Peru, vice presidents, while the congressional elections will determine the composition of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, Congress of Peru, which will return to being a bicameral legislature with a 60-seat Senate and 130-seat Chamber of Deputies. Electoral system The President of Peru, president is elected using the two-round system. The first round voting allows eligible voters to vote for any viable presidential candidate. The top two candidates who receive a plurality of the vote proceed to the run-off election. The winner of the run-off election and the presidential election is the candidate who receives a plurality of the popular vote. However, if in the first round the candidate who is in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2026 Men's T20 World Cup
The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the 10th edition of the Men's T20 World Cup. It is scheduled to be hosted by Sri Lanka along with the defending champions India from February to March 2026. Background The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament, now being held every two years, was first played in 2007 in South Africa. India are the defending champions, having defeated South Africa in the final of the previous edition. Host selection In November 2021, as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle, India and Sri Lanka were announced as co-hosts for the tournament. Initially the plan was for Sri Lanka to host the entire tournament but due to expansion of the tournament and lack of stadiums in Sri Lanka it was decided to co-host with India. Sri Lanka first hosted the T20 World Cup in 2012 and India hosted in 2016. In December 2024, follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Grand Theft Auto VI
''Grand Theft Auto VI'' is an upcoming action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It is due to be the eighth main ''Grand Theft Auto'' game, following ''Grand Theft Auto V'' (2013), and the sixteenth entry overall. Set within an open world—the fictional U.S. state of Leonida, based on Florida, and its Miami-inspired Vice City—the story follows the criminal duo of Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos. Following years of speculation and anticipation, Rockstar confirmed in February 2022 that the game was in development. That September, footage from unfinished versions was leaked on the internet in what journalists described as one of the biggest leaks in the history of the video game industry. The game was formally revealed in December 2023 and is scheduled to be released on 26 May 2026 for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Setting and characters ''Grand Theft Auto VI'' is an action-adventure game set within an open world. Its fictional U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bulgaria And The Euro
Bulgaria is expected to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026, which would make it the 21st member state of the eurozone. When Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007 it committed to join the eurozone and replace its currency with the euro. In February 2025, the country officially requested off-cycle assessments of their convergence by the European Commission and ECB to determine the country's readiness. The 2025 convergence reports published on 4 June 2025 concluded that Bulgaria met the convergence criteria. The Bulgarian lev has been under a currency board since 1997, with a fixed exchange rate initially against the Deutsche Mark and subsequently its replacement, the euro. The convergence exchange rate is fixed at 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN. When Bulgaria adopts the euro, it would become only the second official currency in the country's history, replacing the lev, which was established in 1880 and first introduced in 1881. Convergence criteria When it joined the European Union in 2007, Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan) is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the List of metropolitan areas of Italy, largest metropolitan area in Italy and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Milan is reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2025 Jubilee
The 2025 Jubilee is a jubilee in the Catholic Church celebrated in the year 2025, announced by Pope John Paul II at the end of the 2000 Great Jubilee. This jubilee was preceded by the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy of 2015–2016. The papal bull proclaiming the Jubilee is "''Spes non confundit''" (Latin for "Hope does not disappoint"). It runs from Christmas Eve (24 December) 2024 to Epiphany (6 January) 2026. Preparation At the close of the 2000 Great Jubilee, Pope John Paul II spoke to the children of the world, noting that the children and young people of that time would be "the leading players at the next Jubilee in 2025". On 26 December 2021, Pope Francis entrusted the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization with the task of making preparations for the Jubilee, since he considered it fundamental for the strengthening of Catholicism. On 3 January 2022, at a meeting held in Rome, it was determined that the motto of the event would be "Pilgrims of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2026 Colombian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Colombia on 8 March 2026. Electoral system Of the 166 members of the House of Representatives, 162 are elected by proportional representation from 33 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method. Two members were elected by the Afro-Colombian community, one by the Indigenous community, and one by Colombian expatriates. The 102 Senators are elected by two methods; 100 from a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation (with seats allocated using the largest remainder) and two from a two-seat constituency for Indigenous Colombians. IPU See also * |
Cortina D'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the Boite (river), Boite river, in an alpine valley, it is an upscale summer and winter sport resort known for its skiing trails, scenery, accommodation, shops and après-ski scene, and for its jet set and Italian aristocratic crowd. In the Middle Ages, Ampezzo fell under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Aquileia (State), Patriarchate of Aquileia and of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1420 it was conquered by the Republic of Venice. From 1508, it then spent much of its history under Habsburg rule, briefly undergoing some territorial changes under Napoleon, before being returned to the Austrian Empire (later Austria-Hungary), which held it until 1918. From the nineteenth century, Cortina d'Ampezzo became a notable regional centre for crafts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Euro
The euro (currency symbol, symbol: euro sign, €; ISO 4217, currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the euro area or, more commonly, the eurozone. The euro is divided into 100 1 euro cent coin, euro cents. The currency is also used officially by the institutions of the European Union, by International status and usage of the euro, four European microstates that are not EU members, the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, as well as unilaterally by Montenegro and Kosovo. Outside Europe, a number of special territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency. The euro is used by 350 million people in Europe and additionally, over 200 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro. It is the second-largest reserve currency as well as the second-most traded currency in the world after the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
