Financial prize of play offs is “bigger than ever”
By Martin Banks Later this month (1 June),Spanish giants Real Madrid face German side Dortmund in the big end-of-season finale to the current European football season.
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May 18, 2024 Red Arrows swish through dusty Athens sky
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, known as the Red Arrows, performed its first display over southern Athens on Saturday.
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EUROPE
May 18, 2024 Greek PM warns North Macedonia on EU bid
Greece warned on Friday (17 May) that North Macedonia’s reopening of a long-running name dispute could hurt its EU bid, hours after the incoming prime minister in Skopje rejected criticism from Athens.
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HISTORY
May 18, 2024 18 May 2024: This day in history
1291: After 100 years of Crusader control, the last Crusader stronghold of Acre is reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil 1804: Napoléon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate 1896: Khodynka Tragedy: A stampeding crowd on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the festivities for coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas […]
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EUROPE
May 17, 2024 EU makes fresh effort to ensure Ukrainian goods “keep moving”
By Martin Banks The suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the European Union will be extended for another year, it has been announced.
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CYPRUS
May 17, 2024 Larnaka announces “Common Ground” as motto for 2030 European Capital of Culture
Larnaka announces Common Ground as motto for 2030 European Capital of Culture.
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GEOPOLITICS
May 17, 2024 Defense Minister Dendias to visit UAE on Saturday
Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, heads to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, for a two-day visit.
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EUROPE
May 17, 2024 Commission ‘compels’ Microsoft to provide information on Bing and generative AI
The European Commission has moved to “compel” Microsoft to provide information about generative artificial intelligence (AI) risks on its Bing search engine, threatening it with a fine, according to a statement on Friday (17 May).
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HISTORY
May 17, 2024 17 May 2024: This day in history
1792: Twenty-four merchants form the New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street 1803 :John Hawkins and Richard French patent the Reaping Machine 1861: The first color photograph, of a tartan ribbon is shown by Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell to the Royal Institution in London 1973: US Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings into […]
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POLITICS
May 16, 2024 WHY I AM RUNNING IN ITALY FOR THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
By former British MEP Sir Graham Watson* Married to an Italian for over 30 years and with two children who are dual nationals, I did not until recently seek an Italian passport.
