Paris organizers receive Olympic flame in Athens ahead of relay
The Paris Olympics flame has been formally handed to French organizers in the all-marble stadium in Athens where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.
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GREECE
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HISTORY 
April 26, 2024 26 April 2024: This day in history
1478: Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo de’ Medici and kill Giuliano de’ Medici in Florence 1920: Harlow Shapley and Heber D. Curtis hold the “Great Debate” on the nature of nebulae, galaxies and size of the universe at US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. 1945: Marshal Philippe Pétain, leader of France’s Vichy collaborationist regime during […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 25, 2024 ‘Axion Esti’ concert to be celebrated in three Australian cities
Composer Mikis Theodorakis’ stirring musical oratorio “Axion Esti” to lyrics by Nobel Prize-winning poet Odysseus Elytis will be presented in Australia in three upcoming concerts, in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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CYPRUS
April 25, 2024 Homeless support programme “Xenios” launched in Larnaca
The Programme “Xenios” for the support and reintegration of homeless, was presented Monday in Larnaca at a press conference.
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GREECE
April 25, 2024 Borderline Festival | Athens | April 26-28
For more than a decade now, the Borderline Festival has been defying dystopian narratives, urging audiences to explore new realities through music. This year’s theme of “magical realism” invites collective participation, blending sounds from diverse genres at venues including the Kypseli Municipal Market (42 Fokionos Negri) from 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. on April 26 and […]
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EUROPE
April 25, 2024 EU lawmakers debate the future of the Green Deal ahead of elections
European lawmakers clashed over the future of the Green Deal in a Parliament debate on Wednesday (24 April) while keeping one eye firmly on the EU elections in June.
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HISTORY
April 25, 2024 25 April 2024: This day in history
1660: English Convention Parliament meets and votes to restore Charles II 1792: Guillotine first used in France, executes highwayman Nicolas Pelletier 1846: Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War 1915: First landings at Gaba Tepe and Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula by ANZAC forces during World […]
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EUROPE
April 24, 2024 AEJ is concerned about developments in the public media in Slovakia
Association of European Journalists is concerned about developments in the public media in Slovakia
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GREECE
April 24, 2024 President marks anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Acknowledgement and vigilance is required for the victims of the Armenian Genocide, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said in a statement on Wednesday, marking the 109th anniversary since the start of a systematic extermination of one and a half million Armenians during the last period of the Ottoman Empire.
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HISTORY
April 24, 2024 24 April 2024: This day in history
1479 BC: Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty) 1184 BC: The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date) 1877: Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78: Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire 1898: Spanish–American War: Spain declares war after […]
