Exposure to global price swings has “increased sharply” – report
By Martin Banks The EU is falling behind its key competitors in Research and Development (R&D), a new report claims.
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EUROPE
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EUROPE 
March 6, 2026 The story of how one brave Belgian survived horrors of WW2 forced labour
By Martin Banks A new e-book tells the harrowing story of what is, arguably, one of the lesser known stories of WW2. ‘Survival, Memoir of a Forced Labourer in the Third Reich’, by Belgian author George Beeston, tells the moving story of the cruel deportation of Belgians to Germany to serve as labourers. Compulsory deportation […]
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HISTORY
March 6, 2026 6 March 2026: This day in history
1479: Treaty of Alcáçovas: Portugal cedes the Canary Islands to Castile in exchange for claims in West Africa 1836: Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting, 1,500 to 3,000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing 182 to 257 Texans, including William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett 1857: Dred Scott Decision: US […]
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UK NEWS
March 5, 2026 UK bosses “cannot make decisions without AI”, new report claims
By Martin Banks UK business leaders are increasingly outsourcing their judgement to AI,a new report says.
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WORLD
March 5, 2026 How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict
US President Donald Trump claims his country has a “virtually unlimited supply” of key weapons. Iran’s defence ministry says it has “the capacity to resist the enemy” for longer than the US had planned.
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GREEKS ABROAD
March 5, 2026 Pan Macedonian Association thanks Moomba Festival over Star of Vergina decision
The Pan Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria has thanked organisers of Melbourne’s Moomba Festival for what it described as a “sensitive and responsible decision” not to allow the misuse of the historic Star of Vergina.
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GEOPOLITICS
March 5, 2026 Mitsotakis: Greek military mission to Cyprus defensive
Rejecting opposition claims that the government is drawing the country into war, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Wednesday that Greece’s mission to Cyprus is defensive.
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HISTORY
March 5, 2026 5 March 2026: This day in history
363: Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire in a campaign that leads to his death 1046: Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins a seven-year Middle Eastern journey, which he later describes in his book “Safarnama” 1496: English King Henry VII grants John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) a […]
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UK NEWS
March 4, 2026 UK stock market calms but oil prices rise over fears Iran war may drag on
UK stock markets rose on Wednesday despite continuing energy price volatility over fears the US-Israel war with Iran may drag on.
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EUROPE
March 4, 2026 EU and UK urged to step up “re-set” efforts
By Martin Banks MEPs from across the political divide have called for the proclaimed EU–UK “reset” to be “decisively accelerated”.
