In search of Belgium’s best bartenders
By Martin Banks They came from far and wide…..all seeking to be crowned the best bar person in Belgium.
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EUROPE
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WORLD 
June 17, 2025 Starmer to announce new sanctions targeting Russia
The UK is expected to unveil new sanctions against Russia designed to “restrict Putin’s war machine” alongside other Ukraine allies on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the measures would increase economic pressure on the Kremlin to show Vladimir Putin “it is in his and Russia’s interests to demonstrate he is serious about peace”. […]
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ECONOMY
June 17, 2025 Strong US interest in local partnerships
Despite the overall climate of instability and the challenges emerging in certain sectors, the prospects for further strengthening bilateral economic relations with the US are positive, said Sofia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou, first vice president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and executive vice president of the Foundation of the Hellenic World.
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HISTORY
June 17, 2025 17 June 2025: This day in history
656: Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate 1527: Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive 1590: depiction of Francis Drake’s landing in what he called New Albion, now northern CaliforniaFrancis Drake Lands in California […]
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HEALTH
June 16, 2025 Study reveals the “health benefits” of cereals
By Martin Banks Eating breakfast cereals is good for you, according to a new study.
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 16, 2025 Cyprus President and India’s PM highlight business opportunities at roundtable in Limassol
The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, referred on Sunday to the significant investment opportunities that exist between Cyprus and India, describing the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Cyprus as historic.
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GREECE
June 16, 2025 Wildfires break out near Athens
Two wildfires broke out on Monday in northeastern Attica, near the Greek capital, prompting a major firefighting response, authorities said.
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HISTORY
June 16, 2025 16 June 2025: This day in history
1779: Spain declares war on Great Britain in support of France and the USA, starting the Great Siege of Gibraltar, which lasts 3 years, 7 months, and 2 weeks 1858: Abraham Lincoln says “A house divided against itself cannot stand” accepting Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate 1904: Bloomsday, the date of the fictional […]
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WORLD
June 15, 2025 Israel-Iran conflict set to dominate G7 summit
This week’s G7 summit in Canada will be dominated by war – only not one of those that the world leaders had expected. High on the agenda had been Russia’s war against Ukraine and Donald Trump’s tariff war against America’s trading partners. Instead the three-day gathering in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta will inevitably be […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 15, 2025 Archbishop Makarios of Australia meets with Greece’s Tourism Minister
On Wednesday, June 11, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia met with Greece’s Minister for Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni.
