Europe rushes to fill up on Russian diesel before ban begins
European traders are rushing to fill tanks in the region with Russian diesel before an EU ban begins in February, as alternative sources remain limited.
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HISTORY 
November 22, 2022 22 November 2022: This day in history
1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach India 1926: Imperial Conference ends, giving autonomy inside British Commonwealth 1935: Flying boat “China Clipper” takes off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight 1963: US President John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while riding in an open-topped […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 21, 2022 Community Language Schools celebrated at annual gala dinner in Sydney
The NSW Federation of Community Language Schools held its annual gala dinner at the Grand Ballroom of the Bankstown Sports Club in Sydney’s south west on Saturday, November 19.
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CYPRUS
November 21, 2022 The current situation in Cyprus is unacceptable and we cannot come to terms with it
The current situation in Cyprus is unacceptable and we cannot come to terms with it, House Speaker says.
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EUROPE
November 21, 2022 Commission on quest to unlock algae’s potential in the EU
Algae have the potential not only to improve European diets but also to contribute to carbon dioxide (CO2) mitigation, the EU’s Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.
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HISTORY
November 21, 2022 21 November 2022: This day in history
164 BC: During Maccabbean revolt Judas Maccabaeus recaptures Jersusalem and rededicates the Second Temple, commemorated since as Jewish festival Hanukkah 1818: Russia’s Tsar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestin 1906: China prohibits the opium trade 1970: General Hafez al-Assad becomes Prime Minister of Syria following a military coup 1971: Battle of Garibpur: Indian troops aided by the Mukti […]
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WORLD
November 20, 2022 Turkish forces bombard northern Syria leaving undetermined number of dead and wounded
Turkey has bombed the Syrian town of Kobane in the north of the country, which is under the control of the Kurdish militias of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), reportedly leaving an undetermined number of dead and wounded, its spokesman said on social networks.
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 20, 2022 Professor Anastasios Tamis’ book on Hellenes in Australia launched in SA
The third volume of Professor Anastasios Tamis’ book The History of Hellenes in Australia (1974 – 2016) was officially launched on Tuesday, November 15 at the West Torrens City Library in South Australia.
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CYPRUS
November 20, 2022 Diplomatic efforts need to be intensified on the issues of the missing persons in Cyprus
Statement by AKEL MP Nikos Kettiros and President of the Committee on Refugees, Enclaved People in the occupied areas, Missing Persons and war-stricken people after the Committee’s session. Diplomatic efforts need to be intensified on the issues of the missing persons in Cyprus 15 November 2022 The issue concerning the developments surrounding the compensation awarded […]
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EUROPE
November 20, 2022 EU to hold emergency talks with Kosovo-Serbia as deadline looms
Amid the looming license plate deadline, EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell has called an emergency meeting between Kosovo and Serbian representatives on Monday (21 November), EURACTIV has learnt.
