Karpathian Progressive Association of Australia celebrates its 65-year rich history
In September 2024, the Karpathian Progressive Association of Australia (KPA) marked a major milestone by turning 65.
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GREECE 
December 30, 2024 Non-state universities part of plan to curb brain drain
Greece is poised for a transformative step in higher education with the launch of its non-state university initiative.
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WORLD
December 30, 2024 Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100
Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday. He was 100.
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HISTORY
December 30, 2024 30 December 2024: This day in history
1460: Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield (Northern England), Duke of York is killed and his forces are soundly defeated by the forces of King Henry VI 1906: All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca in East Bengal, British India, later lays the foundations for Pakistan 1922: Creation of the USSR is formally proclaimed […]
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WORLD
December 29, 2024 MAC minister pledges to promote exchanges with Hong Kong
Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng visited the Taiwan-Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council (ECCC) headquarters Dec. 26 in Taipei City, pledging to promote further bilateral cooperation and exchanges. Chiu praised the ECCC’s efforts to advance mutual cultural understanding, citing a special session held by the council at the Taipei International Book Exhibition earlier […]
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CYPRUS
December 29, 2024 Drilling to commence in Electra and then Pegasus blocks, Cyprus Energy Minister tells CNA
ExxonMobil’s drilling rig will start drilling in mid January at the “Electra” target, located in Block 5 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), for approximately one month, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou has told CNA. He added that “the geological structures we observe at ‘Electra’ are optimistic”.
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GREEKS ABROAD
December 29, 2024 Elle Belekas shines as finalist in Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards 2025
Elle Belekas has been named a finalist in the Government and Health, Medical and Personal Injury categories of the prestigious Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards 2025.
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GEOPOLITICS
December 29, 2024 Hulusi Akar says Turkish soldiers could swim to Kastellorizo
Chairman of the National Defense Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and former Defense Minister Hulusi Akar suggested that Turkish soldiers might one day swim to the Greek island of Kastellorizo, during a conference at Bursa Technical University on Friday. After emphasizing that Turkey is a maritime nation with a 12,000-kilometer coastline, Akar stated […]
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EUROPE
December 29, 2024 Elon Musk backs AfD party in German newspaper opinion piece
US billionaire Elon Musk backed Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a guest opinion piece for Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper published online on Saturday (28 December) that prompted the commentary editor to resign in protest. In the commentary, published in German by the flagship paper of the Axel Springer media group, Musk expanded on […]
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HISTORY
December 29, 2024 29 December 2024: This day in history
1835: Treaty of New Echota is signed between the US government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction to cede all lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States 1845: Texas is admitted as the 28th state of the Union 1903: French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and […]
