Jeremy Corbyn criticises UK for ‘prolonging war in Ukraine’
Jeremy Corbyn has criticised the UK and the West for supplying Ukraine with weapons, saying “pouring arms in” will only “prolong and exaggerate” the war.
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GREEKS ABROAD 
August 2, 2022 Father Dimitrios Papaikonomou: Meet the new Chaplain of All Saints Grammar in Belmore
The Reverend Father Dimitrios Papaikonomou has been officially named as the new Chaplain of All Saints Grammar school in Sydney’s south-west suburb of Belmore.
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CYPRUS
August 2, 2022 Work on the Cyprus Akamas Local Plan to be completed within the next few days
Within the next few days the work required by the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, and in particular by the Department of Environment, for the Akamas Local Plan is expected to be completed, said Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis.
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EUROPE
August 2, 2022 Mark Rutte becomes Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister
Mark Rutte became the longest-serving prime minister in the Netherlands’ history on Tuesday (2 August), a testament to his energy for the job – as well as the political survival skills he has honed over his 12-year tenure.
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HISTORY
August 2, 2022 2 August 2022: This day in history
338 BC: Macedonian army led by Philip II defeats combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean 216 BC: Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae – Carthaginian army lead by Hannibal defeats numerically superior Roman army under command consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro […]
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UK NEWS
August 1, 2022 UK launches register of overseas property owners in clampdown on ‘corrupt elites’
Individuals that own UK properties via chains of “secretive” shell companies will from today be forced reveal their true identities, after UK government launched a new register of UK property owners today.
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WORLD
August 1, 2022 Algeria acknowledges its interest in joining the BRICS group
Algeria’s President Abdelmayid Tebune said Sunday that Algeria “largely” meets the conditions for joining the BRICS — made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — and acknowledged that the country has an interest in the group because of its economic and political influence.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 1, 2022 Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street upgraded in time for Antipodes Festival
The City of Melbourne is completing upgrades to Lonsdale Street, with new works set to improve dining facilities and add additional greenery to the Greek precinct just in time for the Antipodes Greek Festival in October.
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CYPRUS
August 1, 2022 Cyprus’ met office warns of “extreme high temperature”, reaching 40C on Monday
A Yellow Warning for “extreme high temperature” was issued for Monday by the Cyprus Department of Meteorology. According to the warning, that will be valid between 1100 and 1700 on Monday, the maximum temperature is expected to reach around 40 degrees Celsius inland and around 33 degrees Celsius in the highest mountainous areas.
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EUROPE
August 1, 2022 German ministers agree on final CAP plan, split on green rule suspension
German federal and state agriculture ministers have likely cleared the way for the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at the country level, but remain divided on easing environmental requirements.
