President Anastasiades attends reception hosted by US Presidential couple
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades attended on Wednesday evening a reception hosted by US Presidential couple on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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September 23, 2022 EU’s data protection authority brings Europol mandate to court
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) filed a legal action last week, made public on Thursday (22 September), against the EU co-legislators that have recently adopted a bolstered mandate for the law enforcement agency Europol.
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HISTORY
September 23, 2022 23 September 2022: This day in history
1122: Concordat of Worms agreed between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V 1821: Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during Greek War of Independence 1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I 1884: American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, the beginning of data processing 1889: Nintendo […]
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WORLD
September 22, 2022 Australia mourns Queen Elizabeth from home of ‘world’s oldest continuous culture’
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia held a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying the greatest tribute the nation could offer was not a statue but “a renewed embrace of service to the community”.
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UK NEWS
September 22, 2022 King Charles plans low-profile, low carbon coronation
The King is planning a “low carbon” coronation next year and could tell Commonwealth leaders they do not need to attend, in order to cut the number of aircraft heading to London.
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GREEKS ABROAD
September 22, 2022 Yiannis Ploutarhos concert to hit Canberra for one night only
Yiannis Ploutarhos is set to return to Australia to perform alongside his children Katerina and Giorgos, this time with a one-night only concert at the Hellenic Club of Canberra at Woden on Sunday, October 9 at 7.30pm.
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CYPRUS
September 22, 2022 A total of 177 migrants rescued at sea in Cyprus
A total of 177 migrants, 110 men and 67 women and children, who were on board a vessel off shore the port of Larnaca, were rescued after an operation organised by the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (Larnaca).
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EUROPE
September 22, 2022 EU foreign ministers agree to prepare new Russia sanctions amid recent escalation
A new round of sanctions against Russia is set to be prepared after an emergency late-night meeting between EU foreign ministers on Wednesday (21 September) in New York, following Moscow’s latest escalation in the war against Ukraine.
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HISTORY
September 22, 2022 22 September 2022: This day in history
1692: Last people hanged for witchcraft (8) in the US, 19 hanged overall, with six other deaths during Salem Witch Trials 1792: French First Republic formed by the National Convention, stripping the French king of his powers 1862: US President Abraham Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, threatening to free all enslaved people in the rebel southern states if those states fail […]
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HEALTH
September 21, 2022 What are the side effects of the new Covid-19 bivalent booster?
This month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the retooled shots, which target the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants, in anticipation of a fall and winter Covid-19 surge and CDC director Rochelle Walensky gave the final okay shortly after. This means that, depending on which vaccine you get, everyone age 12 and older are […]
