King Charles leaves hospital as Kate recovers at home
King Charles has left hospital after treatment for an enlarged prostate.
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UK NEWS
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GREEKS ABROAD 
January 29, 2024 Free Book Bazaar at the Cypriot Community Centre in Wood Green
The Cypriot Community Centre and Parikiaki Newspaper are organising a Free Book Bazàar on the occasion of the Greek Letters Day.
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GEOPOLITICS
January 29, 2024 Greece in talks with the US for co-production of frigates
Greece is in talks with the US to co-produce US-designed Constellation-class frigates, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday. “We are discussing with the US the joint design and co-production of the new generation of Constellation frigates,” Dendias said after a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart, Vasilis Palmas in Athens. He added that on January […]
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HEALTH
January 29, 2024 Sweden’s healthcare crisis deepens amid huge deficits
Forthcoming cuts to psychiatric care at Sweden’s largest hospital could lead to more deaths, 29 doctors from the hospital have warned, in the latest example of the country’s deepening health crisis.
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HISTORY
January 29, 2024 29 January 2024: This day in history
474: Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire together with his son Leo II (age 6 or 7) 661: Rashidun Caliphate, then the largest empire in history, ends with the death of its leader, Ali. Succeeded by the Umayyad Caliphate. 1595: William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” is thought to have been first performed. […]
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WORLD
January 28, 2024 Earliest Evidence of Brain Surgery Found in Israel
An Israeli archaeological team has recently discovered significant artifacts from an “uncommon” sort of brain surgery, performed in approximately 1500 B.C. In the archaeological site of Tel Megiddo, a tomb was found to contain the skeletal remains of two people. It is believed that the individuals were brothers.
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CYPRUS
January 28, 2024 The measures for the Turkish Cypriot community are moving in the right direction
27 January 2024, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia The announcement of measures for the Turkish Cypriot community by the government is a move in the right direction, which AKEL welcomes. After all, AKEL has been proposing measures for the Turkish Cypriot community and bi-communal cooperation since last April.
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ECONOMY
January 28, 2024 Greek T-bill auction to raise 625 mln euros
The Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) announced on Friday that this Wednesday it will auction 13-week treasury bills in book entry form to the amount of 625 million euros.
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EUROPE
January 28, 2024 ‘Very damaging’: ECB policy fuels fears for German economy
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to keep interest rates at their record high levels on Thursday (26 January) has raised fears about its impact on Germany, as it shows increasing signs of weakness amid a manufacturing slump and declining business confidence.
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HISTORY
January 28, 2024 28 January 2024: This day in history
1521: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms in Worms, Germany which lasts until May 25. Produced the “Edict of Worms” which denounced Martin Luther. 1807: London’s Pall Mall becomes the first street lit by gaslight 1813: Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is published by Thomas Egerton in the United Kingdom 1819: […]
