EU tech chief faces pressure to confront Trump over digital threats
A spokesperson for the Commission has said that Henna Virkkunen will fight back against unfounded claims.
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EUROPE
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ECONOMY 
September 2, 2025 Greek tourism shows mixed results
Greek tourism continues to show mixed results in the summer of 2025, with revenues and international arrivals trending upward, while hotels – especially in Athens – face pressure on average occupancy and revenue per available room.
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HISTORY
September 2, 2025 2 September 2025: This day in history
31 BC: Battle of Actium: Decisive naval battle that effectively ends the Roman Republic. Octavian’s forces defeat those under Mark Antony and Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece. 1192: Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign the Treaty of Jaffa ending the Third Crusade in a compromise neither is happy with. […]
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WORLD
September 1, 2025 China’s navy is expanding at breakneck speed – and catching up with the US
“Socialism is good…” a pensioner warbles into a portable karaoke mic, slightly off-key and drowned out by her friends’ chatter. But they join her for the chorus: “The Communist Party guides China on the path to power and wealth!” It is not the catchiest karaoke number. But it is an apt one to belt out […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
September 1, 2025 New Bishops elected for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, presided over by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, has unanimously elected two new bishops for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (GOAA).
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SPORTS
September 1, 2025 Thanasis Antetokounmpo returns to Bucks after injury
Thanasis Antetokounmpo is back with the Milwaukee Bucks after sitting out a season to recover from a torn Achilles tendon.
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HISTORY
September 1, 2025 1 September 2025: This day in history
1715: King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, the longest of any major European monarch 1878: First female telephone operator starts work, Emma Nutt, for the Edwin Holmes Telephone Dispatch Company in Boston 1905: Wilfrid Laurier oversees Alberta and Saskatchewan joining the Confederation of Canada as its 8th and 9th […]
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CULTURE
August 31, 2025 14th Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF) December 4 -10, 2025: Art and Technology in Creative Dialogue
The heart of independent and innovative cinema beats once again in Athens, as the 14th Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF) returns from December 4 to 10, 2025. Film submissions are open until October 5, 2025, via the international platform FilmFreeway: 👉 FilmFreeway – AIDFF Parallel Events This year’s festival will also host: • 12th […]
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WORLD
August 31, 2025 China and India pledge to be ‘partners not rivals’
The leaders of China and India say there is now deepening trust between them after years of tension that includes a long-running border dispute. China’s President Xi Jinping and Indian PM Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the port city of Tianjin. It is Modi’s first time in China […]
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CYPRUS
August 31, 2025 Raouna briefs Cyprus diaspora on EU Presidency
Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna briefed on Friday the Cyprus diaspora, which met in Nicosia, on the upcoming assumption by the Republic of Cyprus of the Presidency of the Council of the EU, the first half of 2026.
