WhatsApp to get added EU scrutiny
WhatsApp has reported user numbers exceeding 45 million in the EU, the threshold that subjects them to extra reporting requirements under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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EUROPE
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HISTORY 
February 18, 2025 18 February 2025: This day in history
1519: Hernán Cortés leaves Cuba for the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, with 11 ships and 500 men 1678: John Bunyan’s Christian novel “The Pilgrim’s Progress” is published in London by Nathaniel Ponder 1685: Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay, forming the basis for France’s claim to Texas 1885: Mark Twain publishes […]
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WORLD
February 17, 2025 Argentina president faces impeachment calls over crypto crash
Argentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment calls – and legal action accusing him of fraud – over his promotion of cryptocurrency on social media. Milei posted on X, formerly Twitter, about the $LIBRA coin on Friday, which he said would help fund small businesses and start-ups. He shared a link to buy it, causing […]
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CYPRUS
February 17, 2025 Cyprus Football
The top five teams of the Cyprus football League achieved victories in the framework of Match Day 23 of the Cyprus League by Stoiximan.
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 17, 2025 Sydney’s Greek community unites for the inaugural ELPIS Foundation fundraiser
On Sunday, February 16, the Greek Australian community came together at All Saints Grammar Primary School in Belmore, Sydney, for the inaugural fundraising event of the ELPIS Foundation, a charitable initiative under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia.
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GREECE
February 17, 2025 Santorini earthquake outlook remains uncertain, expert says
The Greek government’s chief seismologist says the frequency of earthquakes affecting Santorini and nearby islands has eased in recent days, but that the outlook for continued tremors in the coming weeks remains uncertain.
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EUROPE
February 17, 2025 Europeans try to muster coalition on Ukraine contributions, but split on peacekeeping troops
PARIS – As a select group of European leaders meets in Paris on Monday to discuss what Europe can bring to the table in possible negotiations over Ukraine, they are not on the same page when it comes to sending peacekeeping forces just yet. In an ad hoc response to the American slapdown in Munich over […]
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HISTORY
February 17, 2025 17 February 2025: This day in history
1568: Treaty of Adrianople: Representatives of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and Ottoman Sultan Selim II agree to a peace plan ending the war between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire; Maximilian agrees to provide a cash “present” and ruling authority is granted to the Ottomans in Transylvania, Moldavia, and Wallachia Columbia, South Carolina […]
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WORLD
February 16, 2025 Critics say new Google rules put profits over privacy
Privacy campaigners have called Google’s new rules on tracking people online “a blatant disregard for user privacy.” Changes which come in on Sunday permit so-called “fingerprinting”, which allows online advertisers to collect more data about users including their IP addresses and information about their devices. Google says this data is already widely used by other […]
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CYPRUS
February 16, 2025 Cyprus Defence Minister meets US Officials in Munich to discuss military ties
The Cyprus-U.S. defence cooperation was at the centre of discussions held by Minister of Defence Vasilis Palmas on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
