Stournaras: Greece bridging investment gap with EU
Greece is gradually closing the investment gap that has long set it apart from the rest of Europe, Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras said on Monday during a conference on competitiveness.
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HISTORY 
July 8, 2025 8 July 2025: This day in history
1099: First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on 1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage and becomes the first European to reach India by sea 1777: Independent Vermont introduces a new constitution, prohibiting slavery 1800: Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the […]
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WORLD
July 7, 2025 At least 81 dead and dozens missing in Texas floods as more rain looms
At least 81 people have been confirmed dead and another 41 are missing following flash floods in central Texas on Friday. Most of the fatalities were in Kerr County, where a riverside Christian girls’ camp was deluged, claiming the lives of a number of children and leaving others missing. Other areas to record deaths include […]
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CYPRUS
July 7, 2025 Greek Cypriot side expects deliverables at NYC conference, Deputy Spokesperson says
There should be deliverables at the expanded Cyprus Conference in New York, taking place 16-17 July, Deputy Government Spokesperson Yiannis Antoniou said. He added that the process should remain alive and conditions must be created for the next step, which is the resumption of the peace talks.
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GEOPOLITICS
July 7, 2025 US expands military footprint in Greece as priorities evolve
The United States has increased its use of key military facilities in Greece, including the strategically located Souda Bay and the northern port of Alexandroupoli, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and shifting priorities in Washington.
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HISTORY
July 7, 2025 7 July 2025: This day in history
1520: Hernán Cortés and the Tlaxcalans defeat a numerically superior Aztec force in the Battle of Otumba in Mexico 1807: French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte and Russian Tsar Alexander I meet on a raft in the middle of the Neman River and sign the first Treaty of Tilsit 1937: Japanese and Chinese troops clash at the […]
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EUROPE
July 6, 2025 EU aims to be a “reliable partner” for Moldova
By Martin Banks Moldova’s future is in the European Union, says an EU chief.
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 6, 2025 Top VCE honours for Hellenic heritage students across Victoria
Some of Victoria’s brightest Year 12 students have been recognised for their academic excellence at the Premier’s VCE Awards, held on Tuesday, July 2.
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 6, 2025 Foreign minister in Benghazi Sunday for high-level talks
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis travels to Benghazi on Sunday for a key meeting with the head of the Libyan National Army and de facto ruler of eastern Libya, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
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HISTORY
July 6, 2025 6 July 2025: This day in history
1348: Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death states Jews are not to blame and encourages their protection 1775: Congress issues the “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms”, written by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson and lists American grievances but denies any intent to be independent 1785: […]
