Banks ignore Chancellor’s intervention and raise mortgage rates
High street mortgage lenders are still raising interest rates despite an emergency intervention by the Government to reassure markets.
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GREEKS ABROAD 
October 18, 2022 The Paniyiri Greek Festival roars back to life in Brisbane
The Paniyiri Greek Festival roared back to life in Brisbane, Queensland this weekend after an almost three-year long COVID-19 pandemic pause.
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CYPRUS
October 18, 2022 Tourist arrivals in September up 21.9%, most tourists come from the UK
Arrivals of tourists reached 413,382 in September 2022 compared to 339,242 in September 2021, recording an increase of 21.9%. Most of the tourists came from the UK, followed by Israel and Poland.
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EUROPE
October 18, 2022 Commission, EU countries agree on importance of manure-made fertilisers
Fertilisers from livestock manure could be key to reducing costs and increasing independence from non-EU countries, according to EU27 agriculture ministers and the European Commission.
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HISTORY
October 18, 2022 18 October 2022: This day in history
1009: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church’s foundations down to bedrock 1685: French King Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes cancelling rights of French Protestants 1867: Alaska Purchase: US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia, having paid $7.2 million 1931: American gangster Al Capone convicted of tax […]
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WORLD
October 17, 2022 Netanyahu reveals new details on Mossad’s operations in Iran
Although significant aspects of Mossad’s 2018 operations to seize Iran’s secret nuclear files were already previously revealed, there are some fascinating new reveals in former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new book.
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 17, 2022 Greek Student Short Film Festival to return to Sydney after two years
The Student Film Festival is returning to Sydney after two years due to COVID-19 restrictions to offer students the opportunity to use the Greek language in creative and innovative ways, whilst simultaneously encouraging the maintenance of the Greek culture.
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CYPRUS
October 17, 2022 The Cyprus Meteorological Service has issued a new thunderstorm warning
Heavy rainfall is affecting Cyprus since the early hours of Monday in many areas, especially the capital Nicosia.
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EUROPE
October 17, 2022 EU expected to take a tougher stance on China
The EU should view China primarily as a competitor with limited areas of potential engagement, the bloc’s foreign ministers have been advised by the EU’s diplomatic service ahead of talks about the state of play of the relations with Beijing on Monday (17 October).
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HISTORY
October 17, 2022 17 October 2022: This day in history
1854: French and British forces bombard Sevastopol for the first time during the Crimean War 1907: Guglielmo Marconi’s company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland 1943: Burma railway completed, built by Allied POWs and Asian laborers for use of the Japanese army 1973: OPEC oil ministers use oil as […]
