EU aid for farmers hit by “extreme weather”
By Martin Banks EU Member States have endorsed the Commission’s proposal to mobilise €21.5 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary.
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EUROPE
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WORLD 
April 3, 2026 Artemis II completes first of 10-day NASA lunar mission
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – A towering orange-and-white NASA rocket blasted off from Florida on Wednesday evening, lifting four astronauts toward space and transporting spectators’ imaginations to a future in which Americans may again set foot on the moon.
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HISTORY
April 3, 2026 3 April 2026: This day in history
1367: Battle of Navarrete: Alliance of King Peter of Castile, Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt of England, Aquitaine, Majorca and Navarre defeats Count Henry of Castile near Nájera in La Rioja, Castile 1645: English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, a significant step toward the New Model Army 1860: […]
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EUROPE
April 2, 2026 MEPs criticise new death penalty law
By Martin Banks The Greens/EFA Group says that it “strongly condemns” the Israeli parliament’s approval of the death penalty law affecting Palestinians, who were convicted of terrorist attacks.
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EUROPE
April 2, 2026 War-torn Ukraine receives more cash aid from EU
By Martin Banks The European Union has received €1.4 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances originating from immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank (RSB), held by central securities depositories (CSDs).
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ECONOMY
April 2, 2026 MSCI restores Greece to developed markets
Greek stocks will return to MSCI’s developed markets index in May 2027, according to a Morgan Stanley announcement.
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HISTORY
April 2, 2026 2 April 2026: This day in history
1513: Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach it 1792: The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quarter-Eagle gold coins, and the silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime 1801: Battle of Copenhagen: British […]
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GREECE
April 1, 2026 WGES Global 2026 NOVA Award Nominations Open for its Symposium in Athens bringing Top Experts and Decision-Makers May 19–21 2026
(New York, U.S.A. / Athens, Greece) — As global industries accelerate toward implementation-driven solutions, WGES Global™ has officially opened nominations for its prestigious 2026 NOVA Awards recognizing the experts, practitioners, and influential organizations whose work delivers measurable impact across sustainability, energy systems, infrastructure, and public health. Taking place May 19–21, 2026 in Athens, Greece, the […]
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WORLD
April 1, 2026 Asia’s migrant workers debate if Gulf jobs are worth deadly risk of Iran war
All Norma Tactacon can do is pray as the sirens blare. The 49-year-old, who works in the Middle East as a domestic worker, is thousands of miles away from her home in the Philippines, where her husband and three children live. Stuck in Qatar, which is caught in the crossfire of the US and Israel’s […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 1, 2026 Celebrate Greek Easter at Stix Hellenic Taverna in Sydney
As Greek Orthodox Easter approaches, families and friends across Sydney begin preparing for one of the most important celebrations of the year – a time defined by tradition, togetherness and, of course, exceptional food.
