Archbishop Makarios welcomes Australian pilgrims to Athens
On May 6, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia welcomed Their Graces Bishop Elpidios of Perth, Bishop Silouan of Adelaide, and Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne to Athens, Greece.
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TOURISM 
May 8, 2025 Greece welcomed 40 million tourists in 2024, says Bank of Greece
Greece experienced another strong year for tourism in 2024, attracting 40.7 million foreign visitors and generating €21.6 billion in tourism revenue, according to data released by the Bank of Greece.
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EUROPE
May 8, 2025 European Parliament: Turkey’s accession on hold, no progress since 2018
Turkey’s EU accession process remains frozen due to democratic backsliding, despite the Mediterranean country’s strategic importance and cooperation on migration, MEPs said in their latest report.
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HISTORY
May 8, 2025 8 May 2025: This day in history
1660: English Parliament proclaims Charles II King of England and invites him to return 1835: First installment of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Fairy Tales” is published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark 1895: China cedes Taiwan to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki 1902: Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping […]
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WORLD
May 7, 2025 Kashmir: Why India and Pakistan fight over it
How old is this conflict? Kashmir is an ethnically diverse Himalayan region famed for the beauty of its lakes, meadows and snow-capped mountains. Even before India and Pakistan won their independence from Britain in August 1947, the area was hotly contested. Under the partition plan provided by the Indian Independence Act, Muslim-majority Kashmir was free […]
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CYPRUS
May 7, 2025 Leaders look forward to receiving Holguin in Cyprus the coming weeks UN says
Leaders in Cyprus look forward to receiving UNSG’s personal envoy Maria Ángela Holguín in the coming weeks, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq said Monday, during the news briefing at the UN headquarters in New York.
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GREEKS ABROAD
May 7, 2025 Pallaconian Association of Canberra to celebrate 25 years with big night of music
The Pallaconian Association of Canberra & Districts is inviting the community to a night of music, culture, and celebration at ΧΟΡΟΣ 2025 – Taste of Laconia, marking the Association’s 25th anniversary.
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ECONOMY
May 7, 2025 Greece, Bulgaria reach long-awaited water deal before summer
After months of negotiations, Greece and Bulgaria have signed a five-year water deal, the Bulgarian foreign ministry confirmed on Wednesday, a decision that prompted relief among Greek farmers anxious about their crops.
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GREEKS ABROAD
May 7, 2025 EU sends top officials to Washington for tariff talks
A high-level meeting is under way in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday as the EU and US attempt to escape a full-blown transatlantic trade war.
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HISTORY
May 7, 2025 7 May 2025: This day in history
1429: English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army 1906: Advertisement for Nobel’s Dynamite in the German newspaper “Deutsch-Südwestafrikanische Zeitung”Nobel’s Dynamite 1867: Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite in England, the first of three patents he would receive for the explosive material 1912: Columbia University approves plans to award the […]
