Strong tremor hits near Thessaloniki
A 5.2-magnitude tremor has hit close to Thessaloniki.
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GREECE
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POLITICS 
November 3, 2024 Two senior former MPs “US election important for transatlantic relationship”
By MArtin Banks Two senior former MEPs have voiced concern about the possibility of Donald Trump winning this week’s election in the United States. Speaking to this website just ahead of Tuesday’s delicately poised presidential poll, former Polish MEP and EU commissioner Danuta Hubner says, “It is true that for quite a while Europe had […]
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EUROPE
November 3, 2024 Portuguese agriculture minister promises to boost implementation of EU funds
Portuguese Agriculture Minister José Manuel Fernandes pledged on Thursday to step up the implementation of the various EU programmes for the sector as the opposition criticised the government’s handling of the bluetongue epidemic.
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HISTORY
November 3, 2024 3 November 2024: This day in history
644: Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is injured in an assassination attempt in Medina by Lu’lu, an enslaved Persian captive – dies 4 days later 1534: English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England 1620: Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony […]
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UK NEWS
November 2, 2024 Scottish comedian Janey Godley dies aged 63
Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died at the age of 63. She had been receiving palliative care after living for a number of years with ovarian cancer, which forced her to cancel her ‘Why Is She Still Here?’ tour in September. Godley was perhaps best known for her viral dubbed videos of Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid […]
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CYPRUS
November 2, 2024 Cyprus’ strategic role, deepening of ties at Christodoulides-Biden meeting, sources say
The Cyprus issue, Nicosia’s strategic role in the Eastern Mediterranean region, the deepening of defence cooperation and developments in the energy sector, were among the issues discussed during the meeting on Wednesday of President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 2, 2024 Hellenic Australian Lawyers Association hosts engaging discussion on Parthenon Marbles
The Hellenic Australian Lawyers Association (HAL) NSW and ACT Chapters hosted a captivating event on October 28, 2024, at Sparke Helmore Lawyers in Sydney, focusing on the legal and cultural debates surrounding the Parthenon Marbles.
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GREECE
November 2, 2024 Greek anti-terrorism police accuse three over Athens apartment blast
Greece’s anti-terrorism unit has accused three people of participating in a terrorist group, following a bomb explosion which killed a 36-year-old man and seriously hurt a woman in an apartment in Athens this week, police said on Saturday.
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EUROPE
November 2, 2024 The EU and US should stand together on the Google adtech cases
The US and EU are poised to rule on a historic case on Google that could free our media and our digital markets from Google’s monopoly. They should align to tackle monopolistic practices, writes Claire Lavin.
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HISTORY
November 2, 2024 2 November 2024: This day in history
1875: Verney Cameron reaches Benguela in Angola from Africa’s east coast, the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea 1917: British government proclaims support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine in the Balfour Declaration 1930: Coronation of Ras Tafari Makonnen as Haile Selassie I, the 225th Emperor of the Ethiopian Solomonic Dynasty […]
