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Ubisoft has confirmed a release date for Riders Republic on the Nintendo Switch 2 and announced that the port will include an offline mode. The open-world extreme sports game, which until now has required a constant online connection, will let players race, bike and snowboard without internet access. The offline option is being welcomed by players who want to enjoy the game on the go.
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Renewed interest in German art produced after the First World War is being highlighted in cultural coverage, led by a Smithsonian feature on the period. The era, spanning the Weimar Republic years, is closely associated with movements such as Expressionism and New Objectivity, whose artists responded to war trauma, political upheaval and social change in Germany.
- 3China wins first women's gymnastics world title in two decades▼2026 Gymnastics Worlds: People's Republic of China claim first women's gold in two decades
The People's Republic of China have claimed their first women's gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships in 2026, ending a drought of roughly twenty years at the top of the women's programme. The victory marks a major return to prominence for Chinese women's gymnastics on the world stage.
- 4Nemour and China lead women's qualifying at 2026 Gymnastics Worlds▼2026 Gymnastics Worlds: Kaylia Nemour, the People's Republic of China top women's qualifying standings in Rotterdam
Olympic champion Kaylia Nemour and the People's Republic of China sit top of the women's qualifying standings at the 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. Algeria's Nemour, the Paris 2024 uneven bars gold medallist, is leading the individual rankings, while China's women's team tops the team standings as qualifying concludes at the event.
- 5DR Congo Reports Update on Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak▼EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo Weekly External Situation Report 15, Data as of 23 August 2026
The World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa has published the fifteenth weekly external situation report on the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with data current as of 23 August 2026. The report forms part of ongoing surveillance and response efforts to track and contain the outbreak.
- 6EA shuts down BioWare after more than three decades●RIP BioWare: EA shuts down storied RPG studio after over three decades Next Mass Effect project canceled as parent compa
Electronic Arts has shut down BioWare, the RPG studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, after more than 30 years. The next Mass Effect project has been canceled as part of the move, which comes alongside roughly 400 layoffs across EA. Gamers are mourning the loss of one of the industry's most storied developers, with many recalling its classic titles and lamenting a long decline under corporate ownership.
- 7Czech news site Novinky aggregates latest home and world headlines▼Nejnovější zprávy z domova i ze světa na jednom místě. Novinky, mimořádné události, aktuální témata. Online zpravodajstv
Novinky.cz is promoting its continuously updated online news feed covering the latest developments from the Czech Republic and around the world, including breaking events, current affairs, and economy and finance topics. No single story is highlighted; the feed serves as a rolling summary of the day's most important news for Czech and Slovak readers.