New poll says emigration – not immigration – is the big issue
By Martin Banks In some countries, emigration outweighs immigration as a concern. according to a new survey.
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CYPRUS 
May 16, 2024 A strategy is needed to address the problems in Cyprus tourism
This is not the first time we have come on a tour of the free areas of the Famagusta region, especially right now when the tourist season should have started, to have a dialogue once again with the tourist industry stakeholders and to study the problems that exist and where the procedures are for solutions […]
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ENVIRONMENT
May 16, 2024 Climate crisis to amplify atmospheric pollution in Greece
A study conducted by Greek scientists and published by Elsevier warns of heightened atmospheric pollution in Greece, driven by the climate crisis, posing risks to public health.
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HISTORY
May 16, 2024 16 May 2024: This day in history
1868: US Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson by one vote 1920: French heroine Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XV 1943: Operation Chastise: No. 617 Squadron RAF begins the famous Dambusters Raid, bombing the Möhne and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley with bouncing bombs 1944: 1st of […]
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WORLD
May 15, 2024 Taiwan: it’s just like looking for Nessi
By Martin Banks Taiwan’s absence from international organisations has been likened to the search for the Loch Ness Monster. The Taipei Representative Office in Brussels says the search for “Nessie” in the Scottish loch is akin to looking for Taiwan’s involvement in organisations like the UN. The Taiwan embassy has collaborated with the Belgian cartoonist, […]
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WORLD
May 15, 2024 CHEF BISWAL’S SECOND MOROCCO CULINARY TOUR UNVEILED
By Martin Banks Dev Biswal, owner of The Cook’s Tale restaurant in Canterbury, has announced a 10-day culinary tour to Morocco (27 September to 6 October).
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WORLD
May 15, 2024 British aid shipment leaves Cyprus bound for Gaza pier
A British shipment of nearly 100 tons of aid has left Cyprus bound for a new temporary pier in Gaza, the British Foreign Office has said in a statement.
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HISTORY
May 15, 2024 15 May 2024: This day in history
1252: Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition 1618: German astronomer Johannes Kepler discovers the third of his three planetary laws, the “harmonic law” 1841: First emigrant wagon train to make it to California leaves Independence, Missouri on a 1,730 […]
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TOURISM
May 14, 2024 Airline relaunches Brussels-Iceland route
By Martin Banks PLAY, a low-cost carrier based in Iceland, will relaunch its Brussels flights on May 28, the third consecutive year it has served travellers from the Belgian capital.
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EUROPE
May 14, 2024 Class of 2025: Programme seeks Europe’s next generation of young leaders
By Martin Banks Are you a high flyer with a “sense of European identity”? If so, the European Young Leaders (EYL40) programme could be just for you. It seeks to honour younger people who are striving to make an impact in their chosen field of work and, currently, nominations are being sought for the “class of […]
