Germany loses top spot for EU country with the most asylum requests
France and Spain received more asylum applications in the first half of 2025 than Germany, with more Venezuelan and fewer Syrian applications partly responsible.
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September 8, 2025 Mild 3.9 earthquake felt across Cyprus region overnight
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Cyprus early Sunday morning, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
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SPORTS
September 8, 2025 Greece hosts Denmark in World Cup qualifier on Monday
Greece is looking to build on a strong start in the World Cup qualifying round when it faces Denmark on Monday night in Piraeus.
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HISTORY
September 8, 2025 8 September 2025: This day in history
70: Roman army under General Titus completes the siege of Jerusalem by destroying what remained after four months of occupation and plundering 1380: Battle of Kulikovo: Moscow’s great monarch Dmitry defeats the Mongols, beginning the decline of the Tatars A masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture, The Statue of David completed by Michelangelo in 1504The Statue of […]
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EUROPE
September 7, 2025 How will the EU’s new border system work?
The next time you travel from the UK to Europe, you might notice some changes. The EU’s much-delayed new digital border system, the Entry/Exit System or EES, will be gradually introduced this autumn. The system is meant to strengthen security and ultimately make travel smoother, but there are concerns it could lead to long queues […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
September 7, 2025 Sardella Day returns: A feast of music, dance and flavour in Canterbury
The Mytilenian Brotherhood of Sydney & NSW is preparing to host one of its most anticipated events of the year – Sardella Day – on Sunday, 21 September 2025 at Mytilenian House in Canterbury.
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POLITICS
September 7, 2025 Mitsotakis reveals broad tax cuts package in keynote speech
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made the theme of his keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair abundantly clear: raise the disposable income of as many people as possible in order to counter the effects of inflation.
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HISTORY
September 7, 2025 7 September 2025: This day in history
70: Roman army under General Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem 1714: Treaty of Baden is signed by the Holy Roman Empire and France, ending the War of the Spanish Succession; France retains Alsace and Landau, and Austria gains the east bank of the Rhine 1812: Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Bonaparte wins a Pyrrhic victory against […]
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WORLD
September 6, 2025 The sunscreen scandal shocking Australia
Like many Australians, Rach grew up “terrified of the sun” in a country where skin cancer is all too real for many people. Her childhood was characterised by the infamous “no hat, no play” rule that is commonplace in Australian schools, 90s advertisements that warned the sun would give you cancer, and sunscreen tubes that […]
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ECONOMY
September 6, 2025 ECB: Digital euro will be ‘profit-making’ for payment service providers
The EU Commission estimates it would cost between €2.8 and €5.4 billion to roll out the digital euro across the whole Euro area.
