Flights at Iraklio Airport suspended due to farmers’ protests
Flights to and from Iraklio Airport on Crete have been suspended after protesting farmers breached airport grounds and entered the runway, forcing authorities to shut down operations.
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HISTORY 
December 8, 2025 8 December 2025: This day in history
1863: Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South 1941: US and Britain declare war on Japan, US enters World War II 1941: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his famous “Day of Infamy” speech to a joint session of Congress a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor […]
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WORLD
December 7, 2025 Hong Kong votes in election as city mourns deadly fire
Hongkongers are voting in an election seen as a test of public sentiment following a deadly fire that angered some in the city. The government has mounted a huge campaign to encourage Hongkongers to choose members of the Legislative Council (LegCo). All of the candidates have been vetted to ensure they are loyal to China. […]
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CYPRUS
December 7, 2025 Cyprus Tourism revenue up by 10.1% in September,
Revenue from tourism recorded an increase of 10.1% in September 2025, compared to the same month of 2024, according to the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service.
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ECONOMY
December 7, 2025 Greece-US cooperation reshaping Europe’s energy future, minister says
Minister of Environment and Energy Stavros Papastavrou has told Fox News that his recent meetings in the United States underscored strong US-Greece cooperation and the central role Greece is poised to play in Europe’s energy transition.
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HISTORY
December 7, 2025 7 December 2025: This day in history
43 BC: Roman orator and politician Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated in Formiae by soldiers under the command of Mark Antony 1909: Inventor Leo Baekeland patents the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, sparking the birth of the plastics industry 1941: The Imperial Japanese Navy, with 353 planes, attacks the US fleet at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, […]
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WORLD
December 6, 2025 What Putin and Modi got out of Delhi meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin will wind up a packed day in India at the place where he began his official engagements – with a banquet at the president’s house, where he received a guard of honour in the morning. In between, he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attended a business forum and announced […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
December 6, 2025 Team Greece fever builds as United Cup trophy visits St Andrew’s Grammar in WA
St. Andrew’s Grammar in Dianella has today hosted the first showcase of the United Cup trophy in Western Australia, marking the four-week countdown to the tournament’s kick-off.
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ECONOMY
December 6, 2025 Athens airport passenger traffic reaches new high
Passenger traffic at Athens Airport recorded a steady upward trend in January-November 2025, heading for another record performance year.
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HISTORY
December 6, 2025 6 December 2025: This day in history
1240: Mongols led by Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kyiv after an eight-day siege; out of 50,000 people in the city, only 2,000 survive 1865: 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution is ratified, abolishing slavery except as a punishment for crime where the party has been duly convicted 1877: Thomas Edison enters the offices […]
