Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos has died at 80
Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos, known for his allegorical and deeply poetic lyrics that commented on Greek politics, identity and society, has died. He was 80.
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CULTURE
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HISTORY 
October 22, 2025 22 October 2025: This day in history
1633: Battle of Liaoluo Bay: Dutch East India Company is defeated by Chinese Ming naval forces in the southern Fujian Sea 1721: Tsar Peter the Great titles himself “Emperor of All Russia” 1879: Thomas Edison perfects the carbonized cotton filament light bulb 1884: International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C. adopts Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) worldwide […]
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CULTURE
October 21, 2025 16th International Peloponnesus Film Festival – BRIDGES opens with success and celebration in Corinth
Active News was there with our correspondent, Demetrios Kannavos With great success and a festive atmosphere, the 16th International Peloponnesus Film Festival – BRIDGES opened yesterday in Corinth, marking the beginning of a week filled with cinema, art, and cultural events from around the world. The evening began with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality […]
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CULTURE
October 21, 2025 AHEPA MARATHON MILTIADES Honors Transplant Athlete Sifis Tzouganakis: A Symbol of Human Strength and Perseverance
When emotion and pride meet, people create remarkable moments. The AHEPA MARATHON MILTIADES Chapter today paid tribute to marathon and track athlete Sifis Tzouganakis, celebrating his extraordinary journey of resilience and determination. Having undergone a kidney transplant, Tzouganakis continues to compete at a high level, driven by his ambition to break the world record in […]
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POLITICS
October 21, 2025 French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Not since World War Two Nazi collaborationist leader Philippe Pétain was jailed for treason in 1945 has any French ex-leader gone behind […]
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CYPRUS
October 21, 2025 Turkish Cypriot moderate wins vote in major policy shift in conflict
A moderate won Turkish Cypriot presidential elections on Sunday, defeating a hardliner in a pivotal vote that could help revive stalled U.N. talks on reunifying divided Cyprus. Centre-left politician Tufan Erhuman sailed to victory in polls with 62.8% of the vote from just over 218,000 registered voters, defeating incumbent Ersin Tatar on a platform of […]
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ECONOMY
October 21, 2025 Euronext will not raise its bid for Hellenic Exchanges
Euronext CEO Stephane Boujnah rejected the possibility of improving or changing the price for the acquisition of Hellenic Exchanges, in the context of the optional public offer running from October 6 up to November 17, during a press conference he gave in Athens on Monday.
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HISTORY
October 21, 2025 21 October 2025: This day in history
1805: Battle of Trafalgar: British Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats the combined French and Spanish fleet. Nelson is shot and killed during the battle. 1854: Florence Nightingale, with a staff of 38 nurses, is sent to the Crimean War 1944: US troops capture Aachen, the first large German city to fall in World War II 1948: UN […]
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WORLD
October 20, 2025 Everything we know about the Louvre jewellery heist
The Louvre Museum in Paris has been forced to close while police investigate a brazen heist which targeted France’s priceless crown jewels. Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world’s most visited museum in broad daylight, before escaping on scooters with eight extremely valuable items of jewellery. Here is what we know about the crime […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 20, 2025 Australian Ambassador visits Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople
The Australian Ambassador to Ankara, Her Excellency Sally Anne Vincent, visited the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Phanar on Friday, October 17.
