Mitsotakis open to nuclear energy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday he would like Greece to join Europe’s nuclear energy club, marking a dramatic shift for a nation with no nuclear power history.
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HISTORY 
June 19, 2025 19 June 2025: This day in history
1306: The Earl of Pembroke’s army defeats Robert the Bruce’s Scottish army at the Battle of Methven 1829: Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London, the city’s first modern police force 1862: Slavery outlawed in US territories 1865: Union General Gordon Granger declares slaves […]
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EUROPE
June 18, 2025 Brussels publication celebrates 5th birthday
By Martin Banks A Brussels-based global media outlet reporting on the travel and tourism industry has celebrates its 5th anniversary.
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EUROPE
June 18, 2025 Celebrating the skill, passion, and creativity of mixologists
By Martin Banks Bartenders from across Belgium – and around the world – gathered at the weekend in Anderlecht, Brussels for the National Cocktail Championships. Claude Remacle-Laborie, from Genval and freelance bartender at Plaisirs Symples claimed the prestigious title of Best Bartender of Belgium. Held at the Horeca Forma BePro training centre and organised by the Union of Belgium’s Bartenders […]
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POLITICS
June 18, 2025 Former PMs decry gov’t foreign policy
Two former Greek prime ministers delivered sharp criticism of the current government’s foreign policy during a book presentation on Tuesday at the War Museum in Athens, creating fresh tensions within Greece’s ruling conservative party.
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HISTORY
June 18, 2025 18 June 2025: This day in history
618: Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of Tang Dynasty rule over China 1812: War of 1812 begins as the US declares war against Britain 1815: Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon Bonaparte and France defeated by British forces under Duke of Wellington […]
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EUROPE
June 17, 2025 In search of Belgium’s best bartenders
By Martin Banks They came from far and wide…..all seeking to be crowned the best bar person in Belgium.
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WORLD
June 17, 2025 Starmer to announce new sanctions targeting Russia
The UK is expected to unveil new sanctions against Russia designed to “restrict Putin’s war machine” alongside other Ukraine allies on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the measures would increase economic pressure on the Kremlin to show Vladimir Putin “it is in his and Russia’s interests to demonstrate he is serious about peace”. […]
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ECONOMY
June 17, 2025 Strong US interest in local partnerships
Despite the overall climate of instability and the challenges emerging in certain sectors, the prospects for further strengthening bilateral economic relations with the US are positive, said Sofia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou, first vice president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and executive vice president of the Foundation of the Hellenic World.
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HISTORY
June 17, 2025 17 June 2025: This day in history
656: Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate 1527: Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive 1590: depiction of Francis Drake’s landing in what he called New Albion, now northern CaliforniaFrancis Drake Lands in California […]
