Two Dynacom Tankers vessels attacked off Oman amid escalating US-Iran war
Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers has confirmed that two of its managed vessels were hit by projectiles of unknown origin on Monday while sailing off the coast of Oman.
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HISTORY 
July 20, 2026 20 June 2026: This day in history
1793: Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie completes the first European east-to-west crossing of America north of Mexico 1921: Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of US House of Representatives 1969: NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar module, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, lands on the surface of the Moon. Seven hours […]
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WORLD
July 19, 2026 Russia launches major ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian cities
Russia has carried out a wave of ballistic missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens, officials say. Four people were killed in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, and an elderly woman died in the capital Kyiv. There were two more fatalities in Zaporizhzhia in the south and one […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 19, 2026 Stephen Gaitanos targets $100 billion property empire through living sector expansion
Greek Australian property entrepreneur Stephen Gaitanos is aiming to grow The Living Company (TLC) into a $100 billion real estate business, building on the success of student accommodation provider Scape.
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CULTURE
July 19, 2026 Record numbers watch ‘The Odyssey’
About 80,000 people saw “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster film, during its first two days of showings in Greece, on Thursday and Friday, the film’s distributor said.
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HISTORY
July 19, 2026 19 July 2026: This day in history
1595: Astronomer Johannes Kepler has an epiphany and develops his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe while teaching in Graz, Austria 1843: Steamship SS Great Britain is launched, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it is the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and the largest vessel afloat in the […]
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INTERVIEWS
July 18, 2026 French-born chef making waves in Maldives
By Martin Banks Michel Muffat is the French-born Executive Chef at Niva Kuramathi, a resort island the Maldives.
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WORLD
July 18, 2026 US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night
The US military said it carried out the seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran since President Donald Trump declared their temporary ceasefire agreement “over”. US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces “hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities”. Iran said it responded by targeting US allies in the region […]
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POLITICS
July 18, 2026 Dourou elected SYRIZA’s parliamentary group leader
Rena Dourou has been elected leader of the leftist SYRIZA’s parliamentary group, following a vote on Saturday where she was the only candidate. The only other hopeful, Pavlos Polakis, withdrew before the election.
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HISTORY
July 18, 2026 18 July 2026: This day in history
64: Great Fire of Rome begins under the Emperor Nero 1334: Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by artist Giotto di Bondone 1925: Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf, original title was the catchy “Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, […]
