Overflowing streams cause damage in Meteora
Heavy rainfall on Thursday has caused severe problems in Meteora, Thessaly, local officials have said.
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March 1, 2024 France sends two ministers to EU Energy Council in an uncommon move
At the next meeting of EU energy ministers on Monday (4 March), both the French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire and Minister Delegate for Energy Roland Lescure will represent France, raising questions about the division of duties between the two men.
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HISTORY
March 1, 2024 1 March 2024: This day in history
1642: Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the 1st incorporated American city 1780: Pennsylvania becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for newborns only) 1847: Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state) 1869: US Postage stamps showing scenes issued for 1st time. These pictorials showed a post […]
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CYPRUS
February 29, 2024 Tourism revenue up in Cyprus by 29% in December on annual basis
Revenue from tourism in December recorded an annual increase by 29.0% according to the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat).
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GEOPOLITICS
February 29, 2024 Dendias lays out military revamp scheme
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias laid out the plans to modernize the country’s armed forces further on Thursday during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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EUROPE
February 29, 2024 French Senate approves enshrining abortion in Constitution in historic vote
On Wednesday, French senators widely voted in favour (267 for, 50 against) of enshrining in the constitution “the guaranteed freedom” of women “to have recourse to a voluntary interruption of pregnancy”.
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HISTORY
February 29, 2024 29 February 2024: This day in history
1692: First people are accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba, a West Indian slave 1904: Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7-man Panama Canal Commission to proceed with completing a canal at the Isthmus 1960: Agadir earthquake in Morocco kills a third of the population (12,000-15,000) 1984: Pierre Trudeau announces he […]
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EUROPE
February 29, 2024 MEPs urged to “be innovative” to “defeat Putin”.
By Martin Banks The widow of murdered Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, has made a tearful appeal to the European Parliament.
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GREECE
February 28, 2024 Greek Cuisine Ranked Among Top Three in the World
Greek cuisine has been ranked third best in the world according to ratings compiled by TasteAtlas recently.
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CYPRUS
February 28, 2024 President discusses Cyprus issue, Middle East, Ukraine with King of the Netherlands
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting on Wednesday with the King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, during which they discussed the Cyprus issue, the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as issues concerning the exchange of experience between Cyprus […]
