Gale-force winds disrupt ferry schedules
Several ferries cancelled their services on Saturday due to gale-force winds at sea, part of the stormy weather that will affect Greece at least until midday on Sunday.
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GREECE
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POLITICS 
November 26, 2023 Trudeau, EU leaders talk Ukraine and climate at Canada summit
The leaders of Canada and the European Union reiterated on Friday (24 November) strong support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, while pledging to deepen coordination on climate efforts.
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HISTORY
November 26, 2023 26 November 2023: This day in history
43 BC: Second Triumvirate alliance of Roman leader Octavian (later Caesar Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony formed 1778: British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit Maui in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 1789: 1st national Thanksgiving in America 1791: 1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington’s home in […]
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EUROPE
November 26, 2023 Brussels’ “Winter Wonders” opens its doors for the festive season
By Martin Banks Five weeks of festive fun…. that is what the City of Brussels offers with its seasonal wonderland which runs from 24 November until 7 January.
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CYPRUS
November 25, 2023 Cyprus-Italy agree on road map for further enhancement of bilateral ties
A road map for further strengthening of bilateral relations between Cyprus-Italy was agreed during his meetings in Rome with his counterpart Sergio Mattarella and Premier Giorgia Meloni, President Nikos Christodoulides said.
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GREECE
November 25, 2023 Weather service upgrades warning for Storm Oliver
An emergency weather warning for the weekend was upgraded on Saturday noon from “worsening weather” to “dangerous weather phenomena,” as Storm Oliver (also called Bettina) moves from the Adriatic Sea toward Greece, raising wind velocity to nine and locally to 10 on the Beaufort scale, the National Meteorological Service (EMY) said.
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EUROPE
November 25, 2023 ECR vice-president calls for ‘Swexit’ should Brussels get ‘too much power’
Sweden should consider leaving the EU if the transfer of power to Brussels goes “too far”, Charlie Weimers, EU lawmaker and vice-president of the European Conservatives and Reformists, suggested at a congress of his Sweden Democrats (SD) on Friday (24 November).
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HISTORY
November 25, 2023 25 November 2023: This day in history
1177: Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a larger Ayyubid force 1783: Britain evacuates New York city, its last military position in the United States 1839: Cyclone slams south eastern India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying city of Coringa. Storm waves sweep inland, destroying 20,000 ships […]
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WORLD
November 25, 2023 MOFA thanks Japan, South Korea leaders for supporting cross-strait peace
Remarks from Japan and South Korea leaders reaffirming the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait were sincerely welcomed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nov. 21. In the article “World is facing ‘polycrisis’ warns South Korean president ahead of UK state visit” published Nov. 20 by the U.K.-based The Daily Telegraph newspaper, […]
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ENVIRONMENT
November 24, 2023 Blue Whales Return to Safe Tropical Haven
In a remarkable comeback, the majestic blue whales, Earth’s biggest creatures, have returned to a stretch of the Indian Ocean where they had vanished due to whaling many years ago.
