Awards honour women leaders
By Martin Banks The European Women’s International Leadership Award (EWILA) 7th edition ceremony took place on November 3, marking a significant moment in the recognition of women leaders worldwide.
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EUROPE
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ECONOMY 
November 6, 2025 PM Mitsotakis: Agreement with ExxonMobil a historic moment
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the agreement with ExxonMobil for hydrocarbon exploration in the Ionian Sea as “historic” in a video message posted on social media.
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HISTORY
November 6, 2025 6 November 2025: This day in history
1813: Congress of Chilpancingo declares Mexico independent from Spain 1860: Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois is elected the 16th President of the United States of America 1913: Mahatma Gandhi is arrested for leading an Indian miners’ march in South Africa 1917: Bolshevik Revolution begins with the bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd during the […]
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WORLD
November 5, 2025 Mamdani seals remarkable victory – but real challenges await
Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, is notable in many ways. He will become the city’s youngest mayor since 1892, its first Muslim mayor and its first mayor born in Africa. He entered the race last year with next to no name recognition, little money and no institutional party support. That […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 5, 2025 Archbishop Makarios to receive Honorary Doctorate from University of Thessaly
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will be conferred the title of Honorary Doctor of the Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly.
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ECONOMY
November 5, 2025 Greece emerges as a key energy ally for Washington
The leadership of the United States’ National Energy Dominance Council is due in Athens on Thursday and Friday, signaling the strong strategic partnership between Athens and Washington. The council was established by President Donald Trump on February 14 and installed in the White House to signal the change in US energy policy, which he also […]
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HISTORY
November 5, 2025 5 November 2025: This day in history
1492: Christopher Columbus learns how to grow and harvest maize (corn) from Cuba’s Indigenous population 1556: Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who captures and later beheads Hem Chandra 1605: Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I […]
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EUROPE
November 4, 2025 MEPs and others have paid tribute to the dead in the Serbian rail station tragedy one year ago.
By Martin Banks On 1 November 2024, the canopy of Novi Sad’s railway station collapsed, killing 16 people, and sparking a year of peaceful protests across Serbia.
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UK NEWS
November 4, 2025 Top chef opens Marrakech Café in Canterbury
By Martin Banks Dev Biswal, the owner-chef The Cook’s Tale (formerly The Ambrette), the renowned modern Anglo-Indian restaurant in Canterbury, has opened Café Marrakech in the city.
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ECONOMY
November 4, 2025 Greece to open Komotini gas compression station to boost regional exports
A new natural gas compression station will be inaugurated today in Komotini, northern Greece, in a project aimed at strengthening Greece’s role as a key supply channel for Southeast Europe.
