Hellenistic legacy boosts academic outreach to Jordan
Jordan’s capital, Amman, still bears Greek influence dating back to the Hellenistic era, when it was named Philadelphia by Ptolemy II after its conquest in 285 BC.
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CULTURE
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EUROPE 
November 23, 2025 American plan for Ukraine “needs more work”
By Martin Banks EU leaders say the U.S. plan to end the Ukraine war will “require additional work.”
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HISTORY
November 23, 2025 23 November 2025: This day in history
1248: Conquest of Seville occurs by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile after the city surrenders 1644: “Areopagitica”, a pamphlet by John Milton decrying censorship, is published 1869: Clipper Cutty Sark is launched in Dumbarton, Scotland, one of the last clippers ever built and the only one still surviving 2018: US Federal Climate […]
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EUROPE
November 22, 2025 MEPs demand that “all those responsible” for Sudan tragedy and humanitarian crisis are held to account
By Martin Banks The unfolding humanitarian crisis in Sudan will come under the spotlight for MEPs when they meet in Strasbourg next week,.
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WORLD
November 22, 2025 Migrant workers must not be “criminalised” says UN
By Martin Banks UN human rights experts have voiced fresh concerns about what they call the “continued exploitation, deception, and deepening debt bondage” of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia. “We are deeply troubled that fraudulent recruitment and the exploitation of migrants remain widespread and systematic in Malaysia,” the experts said.
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EUROPE
November 22, 2025 Campaigners demand cancer screening systems ‘that work for every woman’
By Martin Banks Each year brings with it 58,000 new cases of cervical cancer in Europe and 27,000 deaths from the disease – all the result of the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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HISTORY
November 22, 2025 22 November 2025: This day in history
1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope on the first voyage from Europe to reach India 1926: Imperial Conference ends, granting autonomy within the British Commonwealth 1935: Flying boat “China Clipper” takes off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight 1963: US President […]
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EUROPE
November 21, 2025 Ageing farming community reaches “critical” point
By Martin Banks A congress was told the average farmer in Europe is 57 years old, and only 12 percent are under 40 and this is “becoming critical.”
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EUROPE
November 21, 2025 New members for Relais & Châteaux
By Martin Banks Relais & Châteaux has welcomed 14 new members to its association, including one in Luxembourg.
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GEOPOLITICS
November 21, 2025 Dendias courts Silicon Valley ideas
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias visited Stanford University as part of a trip focused on military modernization and technological cooperation.
