Appeal launched to help identify missing women
By Martin Banks An international campaign to solve the mystery of scores of missing women in Belgium and mainland Europe is being stepped up.
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CULTURE 
October 15, 2024 Alsace cuisine set to go down a treat in Brussels
By Martin Baks Alsace cuisine is heading to Belgium at “wine days”, and event that showcases some of the best food and drink from the French region.
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CYPRUS
October 14, 2024 Foreign nationals abandon Lebanon with planes and boats to Cyprus
Arrivals to Cyprus of foreign nationals from Lebanon continued on Thursday, as they abandon the country due to the escalating situation in the region.
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 14, 2024 Centenary parade held in Melbourne to celebrate Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
A hundred flags were carried into Melbourne’s KIA Arena by students, 100 doves were released, and His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew‘s name was skywritten above the arena to celebrate 100 years of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (GOAA).
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POLITICS
October 14, 2024 Androulakis celebrates reelection as PASOK leader, vows to end New Democracy’s dominance
Nikos Androulakis celebrated his reelection as PASOK leader on Sunday, delivering a message of unity and vowing to end the conservative New Democracy party’s grip on power.
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EUROPE
October 14, 2024 EU prosecutors accuse mayor supported by ex-PM Borissov’s party
EPPO head Laura Kövesi has accused former Varna mayor Ivan Portnih of Borissov’s GERB of defrauding EU funds in connection with the reconstruction of a fishing port that never existed, in the first major EU prosecutor’s case against high-level corruption in Bulgaria.
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HISTORY
October 14, 2024 14 October 2024: This day in history
1066: Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II who is killed in the battle 1322: Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland’s independence 1774: 1st Continental Congress makes Declaration of Colonial Rights in […]
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WORLD
October 13, 2024 UN says Israeli tanks forced entry into base in south Lebanon
The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says Israeli tanks forced their way into one of its positions early on Sunday morning. In a statement, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks destroyed the main gate of a post in Ramyah, near the Israeli border, and “forcibly entered […]
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CYPRUS
October 13, 2024 Cyprus President goes to New York with readiness and optimism for positive outcome
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday that he will be going to a tripartite dinner in New York with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar next Tuesday with the required readiness and cautious optimism for a positive outcome.
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 13, 2024 Greek Orthodox Community of NSW to review year at Annual General Meeting
The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales (GOCNSW) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) this Sunday, October 13 to review the past year.
