Eurozone Q2 growth a sign of resilience
Eurozone growth slowed down in the second quarter (April-June) of 2025, expanding at a 0.2% annual clip, from 0.6% in the first quarter, European statistics agency Eurostat says.
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ECONOMY
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HISTORY 
August 16, 2025 16 August 2025: This day in history
1513: Battle of the Spurs at Guinegate (now Enguinegatte): King Henry VIII of England and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I defeat French forces, capturing the town and routing the French cavalry 1858: Britain’s Queen Victoria telegraphs US President James Buchanan for the first time via transatlantic telegraph cable; he replies, “It is a triumph more […]
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UK NEWS
August 15, 2025 Postcards with Purpose
By Martin Banks As the UK swelters under another tropical heatwave, a different kind of flow is arriving in MPs’ post trays across Westminster. Not the usual spidery letters or worthy constituency reports — but brightly coloured postcards, stamped and sent from every corner of the globe: Porto, Portland, Port Douglas… and beyond. These cards […]
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CYPRUS
August 15, 2025 Conservation works at Panagia Kanakaria completed in Cyprus , Ktoris tells CNA
The conservation works at the monastery and church of Panagia Kanakaria of Lythrangomi in Turkish occupied Karpasia have been completed. This site is one of the most significant monuments of Cypriot cultural heritage, showcasing a blend of ancient craftsmanship and modern conservation.
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POLITICS
August 15, 2025 PM Mitsotakis sends wishes for Dormition holiday, calls for unity
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent his wishes for the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Orthodox holiday, celebrated across Greece each August 15, calling for unity.
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HISTORY
August 15, 2025 15 August 2025: This day in history
1461: Empire of Trebizond surrenders to forces of Sultan Mehmed II, the last remnant of the Byzantine Empire to fall; Emperor David is exiled and later executed 1620: The Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims bound for the New World 1900: Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi, her family, and court retainers flee Peking […]
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EUROPE
August 14, 2025 EU launches public consultation on air travel
By Martin Banks The EU is taking steps to update air service rules.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 14, 2025 Gortynian pride on show in South Australia at sold-out winery gathering
The Gortynian Association of South Australia celebrated its heritage on Sunday 10 August 2025, hosting the sold-out “Gortynia Day at the Winery” at Greek-owned and family operated Esilio Wines in Uleybury.
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GREECE
August 14, 2025 Chios faces second major blaze of the summer
Chios, the hardest-hit region in Greece’s current wildfires, is enduring its second major blaze this summer, after a June outbreak scorched more than 4,000 hectares. The latest fire, which erupted Wednesday, affecting the island’s northwest, has burned a similar amount of territory.
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HISTORY
August 14, 2025 14 August 2025: This day in history
1281: During Kublai Khan’s second Mongol invasion of Japan, his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near the Japanese coast 1842: US Army Colonel Worth declares the Second Seminole War over after nearly seven years; over 3,000 surviving members of the Seminole Nation are forcibly relocated from Florida to Oklahoma, with […]
