Award winner urges world to do more to protect biodiversity
By Martin Banks The prestige High Seas Treaty has been declared winner of the 2025 Earthshot Prize in the “Revive Our Oceans” category.
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November 7, 2025 Greek sailors freed after Somalia pirate hijacking
The five Greek crew members of the tanker Hellas Aphrodite, seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia, have been freed along with the rest of the crew.
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HISTORY
November 7, 2025 7 November 2025: This day in history
1492: Ensisheim Meteorite strikes a wheat field near the village of Ensisheim in Alsace, France. Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact. 1872: Cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from Staten Island for Genoa and is mysteriously found abandoned four weeks later 1917: October Revolution in Russia; Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power, capture the […]
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EUROPE
November 6, 2025 Sudan’s ambassador makes urgent appeal to EU on behalf of his country
By Martin Banks Sudan’s ambassador in Brussels has made an urgent appeal to the EU to help relieve the tragic suffering of those caught up in his country’s brutal civil war.
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EUROPE
November 6, 2025 Awards honour women leaders
By Martin Banks The European Women’s International Leadership Award (EWILA) 7th edition ceremony took place on November 3, marking a significant moment in the recognition of women leaders worldwide.
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ECONOMY
November 6, 2025 PM Mitsotakis: Agreement with ExxonMobil a historic moment
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the agreement with ExxonMobil for hydrocarbon exploration in the Ionian Sea as “historic” in a video message posted on social media.
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HISTORY
November 6, 2025 6 November 2025: This day in history
1813: Congress of Chilpancingo declares Mexico independent from Spain 1860: Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois is elected the 16th President of the United States of America 1913: Mahatma Gandhi is arrested for leading an Indian miners’ march in South Africa 1917: Bolshevik Revolution begins with the bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd during the […]
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WORLD
November 5, 2025 Mamdani seals remarkable victory – but real challenges await
Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, is notable in many ways. He will become the city’s youngest mayor since 1892, its first Muslim mayor and its first mayor born in Africa. He entered the race last year with next to no name recognition, little money and no institutional party support. That […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 5, 2025 Archbishop Makarios to receive Honorary Doctorate from University of Thessaly
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will be conferred the title of Honorary Doctor of the Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly.
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ECONOMY
November 5, 2025 Greece emerges as a key energy ally for Washington
The leadership of the United States’ National Energy Dominance Council is due in Athens on Thursday and Friday, signaling the strong strategic partnership between Athens and Washington. The council was established by President Donald Trump on February 14 and installed in the White House to signal the change in US energy policy, which he also […]
