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Esports & State-Backed Growth: Vietnam launched “Grand Esports 2026,” with VSA and VTC backing a new annual-style esports calendar (VENC, EGC, festival and awards), aiming to build a formal national ecosystem and a pipeline for international competition. World Cup Culture Machine: FIFA confirmed “Dai Dai,” Shakira and Burna Boy’s official 2026 World Cup song, with proceeds tied to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, while the July 19 final at MetLife gets a Super Bowl-style halftime show headlined by Madonna, BTS and Shakira. Heritage & Restitution: Ghana’s Manhyia Palace Museum doubled down on restitution and contemporary art through the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Art Awards, as Azerbaijan and ICESCO pushed cultural preservation plans at ICESCO’s Kazan conference. Community & Memory: Alaska Historical Society announced Yale historian Joanne B. Freeman for its Critical Issues lecture series, and Nevis welcomed UNESCO talks on safeguarding Caribbean history under the Memory of the World initiative. Local Life: Malaga’s La Noche en Blanco returns Saturday with 150+ free music-themed events.

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