Greenpeace protesters flood House of Commons to demonstrate
More than 30 activists have occupied the House of Commons, forcing a broadcaster to cut short its coverage of Rishi Sunak’s Tory leadership race win.
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GREEKS ABROAD 
October 24, 2022 Kathy Kostoglou: The Victorian cooking pastitsio for flood victims
Residents of the northern Victorian town of Echuca are currently experiencing a flood crisis, with the Murray River reaching its highest level in more than 100 years.
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CYPRUS
October 24, 2022 Cyprus President visits the Holy See and will be received by the Pope on Monday
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is paying a visit to the Holy See between 23-25 October during which he will be received by Pope Francis on Monday. Migration crisis, climate change and the Cyprus peace talks are on the agenda. An announcement by the Head of his Press Office, Andreas Iosif, says that this is the […]
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EUROPE
October 24, 2022 It is time to boost the EU’s relations with Africa
Viktor Orban is holding the post-Cotonou agreement with the African, Caribbean, and Pacific community hostage. It is therefore time to enhance multilateralism with Africa, write Carlos Zorrinho, Eric Andrieu, and Hannes Heide.
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HISTORY
October 24, 2022 24 October 2022: This day in history
1260: Qutuz, Mamluk Sultans of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself 1648: Treaty of Westphalia ends The Thirty Years’ War in the Holy Roman Empire; Switzerland’s independence recognized 1929: “Black Thursday”, start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8% 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet ships approach but stop short […]
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UK NEWS
October 23, 2022 UK weather: heavy rain across England and Wales brings flood threat
Heavy rain and thunderstorms across much of England and parts of Wales could bring flooding, damage to buildings and hazardous driving conditions, the Met Office has warned.
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 23, 2022 Victoria Parliament’s Greek Night brings canapes, conversation and back patting
By Mary Sinanidis. An event was held in Victoria’s Parliament on Wednesday to recognise the vibrant Greek-Australian community’s contribution to Victoria. Delayed by a year due to COVID-19, it brought together Greek-Australian community leaders from around the state who mingled and built connections between bites of keftedakia and baklava while sipping Riesling and other beverages.
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CYPRUS
October 23, 2022 Presidential Commissioner visits Rizokarpaso and discusses problems of the enclaved
Presidential Commissioner, Photis Photiou, visited on Wednesday Turkish occupied Rizokarpaso, where he had the chance to talk to several inhabitants of the small town and thoroughly discuss with them the problems they have been facing.
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EUROPE
October 23, 2022 Far-right Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first woman PM
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italian prime minister on Saturday (22 October), promising to work closely with her international partners, despite the divergent views of her coalition allies.
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HISTORY
October 23, 2022 23 October 2022: This day in history
42 BC: Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi – Brutus’s army is decisively defeated by Mark Antony and Octavian. Brutus commits suicide. 1911: 1st aerial reconnaissance mission is flown by an Italian pilot over Turkish lines during the Italo-Turkish War 1942: During WWII, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt 1977: Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announces discovery of a 3.4-billion year old one-celled fossil, […]
