Melbourne Overtakes Sydney as Australia’s Biggest City
Melbourne has overtaken Sydney as Australia’s most populous city for the first time since the 19th century, the latest government figures showed.
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CYPRUS 
April 17, 2023 An ‘important milestone’ for Bank of Cyprus
The Bank of Cyprus is proceeding with a dividend payment after 12 years, after receiving the green light from the European Central Bank.
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EUROPE
April 17, 2023 The struggle for Europe’s green construction norms
Negotiations on the EU’s revised construction product regulation are drawing to a close after months of fighting behind the scenes between industry groups and green advocates.
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HISTORY
April 17, 2023 17 April 2023: This day in history
1387: Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” characters begin their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars) 1492: Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the “Indies” with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered. 1895: Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending […]
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GREECE
April 16, 2023 The Great Greek Benefactor Stavros Niarchos
Stavros Niarchos, the great Greek benefactor and tycoon, passed away on this day in 1996, leaving behind a foundation that continues his philanthropic work.
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GREECE
April 16, 2023 Annual ‘rocket war’ between parishes on Chios island for Orthodox Easter again commemorated
The tradition, dating to the 19th century Ottoman occupation of the island.
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CYPRUS
April 16, 2023 Cyber gang blackmails Cypriot university to pay $100K
The notorious Medusa ransomware gang is asking for $100,000 from the Open University of Cyprus following a cyberattack on the institution’s digital platforms, with data samples already leaked online to prove they are not kidding.
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EUROPE
April 16, 2023 French top court backs Macron’s pensions reform
The Conseil Constitutionnel, France’s top Court, ruled on Friday (14 April) that the pensions reform was in line with the Constitution, including raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.
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HISTORY
April 16, 2023 16 April 2023: This day in history
1457 BC: Battle of Megiddo: Egyptian forces of Thutmose III defeat a large Canaanite coalition under King of Kadesh. First battle recorded with a reliable account. 1705: Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge 1746: Jacobite Rising 1745: Battle of Culloden, the last battle on British soil: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite […]
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