Greek Australians named finalists in 2024 Women in Law Awards
Australians of Greek heritage have been recognised in the list of finalists for the Women in Law Awards 2024.
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GREEKS ABROAD
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ECONOMY 
October 24, 2024 Potential of the blue economy
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras on Wednesday emphasized the significant growth prospects of Greece’s blue economy in the coming years, contingent on reducing its environmental and climate impact.
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EUROPE
October 24, 2024 Donald Tusk won’t run for Polish president in 2025
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk dispelled the reports that he is going to run in next year’s presidential election, stating he is not suited for the role and would be unlikely to win.
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HISTORY
October 24, 2024 24 October 2024: This day in history
1260: Qutuz, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader who seizes power for himself 1648: Treaty of Westphalia ends the Thirty Years’ War in the Holy Roman Empire; Switzerland’s independence is recognized 1929: “Black Thursday”, start of stock market crash of 1929, Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 12.8% 1962: […]
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EUROPE
October 24, 2024 Top award for Venezuelan leader María Corina Machado
By Martin Banks The leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces and the opposition candidate in the July presidential elections has been awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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CYPRUS
October 23, 2024 Cyprus reaches agreement in principle for delivery of the FSRU ‘Prometheus’
Natural Gas Infrastructure Company (ETYFA), and the Chinese consortium have reached an agreement in principle for the delivery of the FSRU ‘Prometheus’, which will be implemented within 60 days, Cyprus’ Minister of Energy, Giorgos Papanastasiou told Parliament on Tuesday stressing that under these circumstances the completion by the end of 2025 of the entire terminal […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 23, 2024 Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne releases Dimitria Festival 2024 program
The Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria have announced their much-anticipated Dimitria Festival 2024 program.
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GEOPOLITICS
October 23, 2024 Greece assumes command of EU’s Operation Aspides
Greece is set to assume naval command of Operation Aspides, an EU military mission launched in response to missile and drone attacks, since last November, on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who view Israel as an enemy.
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EUROPE
October 23, 2024 Meloni’s fight with courts over migrant outsourcing escalates
Tensions between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government and the judiciary over the Italy-Albania migration agreement have reached a new peak, with the Council of Europe’s racism watchdog condemning the government’s behaviour for undermining the judiciary.
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HISTORY
October 23, 2024 23 October 2024: This day in history
42 BC: Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi – Brutus’s army is decisively defeated by Mark Antony and Octavian. Brutus commits suicide. 1911: First aerial reconnaissance mission is flown by an Italian pilot over Turkish lines during the Italo-Turkish War 1942: During WWII, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt 1977: Paleontologist […]
