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DOTA 2's International is now taking place at Romania's largest stadium

TechSpot

Valve had been working with Sweden since 2019 to ensure the tenth DOTA 2 International tournament could be held in the country during 2020. Those plans were scuppered by the pandemic, but the company was given assurances by Stockholm Live and Visit Stockholm that this year's Championships would qualify for.

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Dota 2’s The International might not take place in Sweden after all

The Verge

Dota 2’s The International tournament, one of the biggest esports competitions in the world, may no longer take place in Sweden as originally planned. As a result, “anyone attempting to procure a visa for travel into Sweden for TI10 (including players, talent, and staff) would be denied,” Valve said.

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Readings Show Evidence of Huge Ocean Under Mars' Surface

Futurism

To test their theory, they scanned P- and S-waves from dry, wet, and frozen samples of a Martian rock analog, in the form of diabase rocks from Sweden. We haven't found any evidence for life on Mars, but at least we have identified a place that should, in principle, be able to sustain life."

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Dota 2’s The International will now take place in Bucharest in October

The Verge

Dota 2 ’s prestigious The International tournament will now be taking place in Bucharest, Romania in October, Valve announced on Wednesday. Main Stage events start on October 12th, and the final match taking place on October 17th. Players will be competing for an eye-poppingly large prize pool of more than $40 million.

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League of Legends’ world championships will take place in Iceland

The Verge

The League of Legends World Championship, the concluding tournament that brings together the best teams from across the world, will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland at the Laugardalshöll indoor sporting arena. The early play-in stage will take place from October 5-9th, followed by the group stage from October 11-18th. via Getty Images.

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Going door-to-door as teenage evangelist taught me the secret of entrepreneurship

The Next Web

You can learn useful entrepreneurial skills in all sorts of odd places. My training ground was the streets of Sweden, going door to door as a teenage evangelist. What I learned there was resilience, persistence, and self-belief.

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina? Bitcoin marketers Neo & Bee will open their first real-life branch in Nicosia later this month, a place where the use of the virtual currency is already creeping into everyday life. Malmö, Sweden. Dublin, Ireland.

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