Dutch security minister suggests reinforcing Baltic Sea cables
WARSAW – Europe should consider reinforcing Baltic Sea cables to protect them from sabotage, Dutch Security Minister David van Weel told Euractiv in an interview.
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EUROPE
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HISTORY 
January 31, 2025 31 January 2025: This day in history
1865: Congress passes, by a vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States except as punishment for a crime 1943: German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to Soviet troops at Stalingrad 1950: US President Harry Truman publicly announces support for the development of a hydrogen bomb 1985: […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
January 30, 2025 Trump says US will send some migrants to Guantanamo Bay
US President Donald Trump has ordered the construction of a migrant detention facility in Guantanamo Bay which he said would hold as many as 30,000 people. He said the facility at the US Navy base in Cuba, which would be separate from its high-security military prison, would house “the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the […]
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CYPRUS
January 30, 2025 Cyprus President pledges to do his utmost at forthcoming extended meeting on Cyprus
President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, has assured that he will do his utmost to fully utilize the upcoming extended meeting on the Cyprus issue that will be held under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres and is expected to take place in March.
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GREEKS ABROAD
January 30, 2025 Greek Community rallies to save cultural landmark in Sydney Olympic Park
The campaign to preserve Sydney Olympic Park’s Stockroute Park and its iconic Discobolus sculpture has gained further momentum with the launch of a petition by Greek Australian community member, Costa Dantos. A long-time supporter of Greek Australian heritage initiatives, Dantos has been actively involved in projects that celebrate and preserve Greek culture in Australia. The […]
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WORLD
January 30, 2025 Funeral of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania held in Tirana
The funeral for the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania was held at the Orthodox cathedral in Tirana on Thursday, with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presiding.
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EUROPE
January 30, 2025 Norway’s government collapses over EU energy rules row
The agrarian Centre Party has moved to leave the Norwegian government after a political showdown over the adoption of EU energy laws from the last decade, local media reported on Thursday.
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HISTORY
January 30, 2025 30 January 2025: This day in history
1661: Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed after having been dead for two years 1815: Burned US Library of Congress re-established with Thomas Jefferson’s 6,500 volumes 1902: Britain and Japan sign a treaty after months of negotiating which commits each country to supporting an independent China and Korea, although […]
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UK NEWS
January 29, 2025 SubSea Craft announces Penny Mordaunt as new Chair of the Board
29 January, Portsmouth, United Kingdom – British advanced maritime technology company SubSea Craft (SSC) has announced the appointment of former Secretary of State for Defence and Leader of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt, as its new company Chair.
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EUROPE
January 29, 2025 Holocaust Remembrance Day remembered by EU
By Martin Banks A moving memorial event took place at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland on Monday, with representatives present, to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
