MEPs criticise new death penalty law
By Martin Banks The Greens/EFA Group says that it “strongly condemns” the Israeli parliament’s approval of the death penalty law affecting Palestinians, who were convicted of terrorist attacks.
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April 2, 2026 War-torn Ukraine receives more cash aid from EU
By Martin Banks The European Union has received €1.4 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances originating from immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank (RSB), held by central securities depositories (CSDs).
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ECONOMY
April 2, 2026 MSCI restores Greece to developed markets
Greek stocks will return to MSCI’s developed markets index in May 2027, according to a Morgan Stanley announcement.
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HISTORY
April 2, 2026 2 April 2026: This day in history
1513: Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach it 1792: The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quarter-Eagle gold coins, and the silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime 1801: Battle of Copenhagen: British […]
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WORLD
April 1, 2026 Asia’s migrant workers debate if Gulf jobs are worth deadly risk of Iran war
All Norma Tactacon can do is pray as the sirens blare. The 49-year-old, who works in the Middle East as a domestic worker, is thousands of miles away from her home in the Philippines, where her husband and three children live. Stuck in Qatar, which is caught in the crossfire of the US and Israel’s […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 1, 2026 Celebrate Greek Easter at Stix Hellenic Taverna in Sydney
As Greek Orthodox Easter approaches, families and friends across Sydney begin preparing for one of the most important celebrations of the year – a time defined by tradition, togetherness and, of course, exceptional food.
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ECONOMY
April 1, 2026 Stournaras: Management of current crisis is tougher
The present crisis caused by the war in the Middle East may be tougher than that of the 2021-2022 period, when inflation spiked in Greece again, Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras said on Monday.
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HISTORY
April 1, 2026 1 April 2026: This day in history
527: Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 1748: The ruins of Pompeii are rediscovered by Spaniard Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre 1948: “Big Bang” theory proposed in scientific journal “Physical Review” by American cosmologists Ralph Alpher, Hans Bethe, and George Gamow 1974: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calls […]
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EUROPE
March 31, 2026 Celebrate Easter … at this great Greek resto
By Martin Banks Easter is just around the corner and you may be wondering how to mark the Holy Season with a special “treat”. Of course, chocolate is the usual order of the day when it comes to Paques but there are other ways to enjoy the holiday period. One such way might be a […]
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WORLD
March 31, 2026 Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say
The death of an 11-year-old Iranian boy reportedly in an air strike while manning a security checkpoint alongside his father in Tehran has thrown focus on a new initiative to recruit children into the security services. Alireza Jafari’s mother Sadaf Monfared told the municipality-run newspaper Hamshahri that the pair had been helping Basij volunteer militia […]
