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The Media Line: US Ambassador, Church Leaders, and Press Association Condemn Escalating West Bank Attacks
SRN News
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July 16, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix US Ambassador, Church Leaders, and Press Association Condemn Escalating West Bank Attacks By The Media Line Staff US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, senior Christian clerics, and the Foreign Press Association (FPA) have...
Etihad signs codeshare agreement with Greece’s SKY Express
Travel Daily Media
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July 16, 2025
Etihad Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Greek regional carrier SKY express, opening access to 24 Greek island destinations and three additional Eastern Mediterranean cities for customers travelling via Athens. The partnership, which...
Bayrou will regret his plan to scrap French bank holidays
The Spectator
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July 16, 2025
The Prime Minister of France announced his plan on Tuesday to balance the country’s books: his most eye-catching intention is to scrap two public holidays. In addressing the nation, Francois Bayrou warned that France’s out-of-control public...
Is Greece in the middle of a new refugee crisis?
Deutsche Welle
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July 16, 2025
The rhetoric being used is martial: Thanos Plevris, Greece's recently appointed migration minister, has called the influx of refugees across the Mediterranean an "invasion." Several lawmakers from the ruling New Democracy party have used the terms...
Southern Europe: An unexpected e-commerce growth leader
Payments cards & mobile
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July 15, 2025
Southern Europe’s e-commerce sector is entering a period of unexpected dynamism, with Spain, Portugal and Greece all forecast to exceed global average growth rates through to 2029. According to data from ECDB, these markets are poised to...
Nick the Greek Opens in Laguna Niguel, California
QSR Magazine - North Carolina
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July 15, 2025
Nick the Greek, the West Coast-based chain serving up authentic Greek street food, has proudly opened its sixth Orange County location in Laguna Niguel, continuing the brand’s growing Southern California presence. Following successful openings in...
What? Where? When? Reflection of climate risks in financial stability reports
LSM
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July 16, 2025
The topic of climate is becoming increasingly prominent in society, as people grow more aware of climate change and feel it firsthand. Google Trend data (Chart 1) show the following trends: The relevance of the climate topic grew rapidly in 2018,...
Playzia Partners with Erwin to Accelerate Growth in German iGaming Market
European Gaming
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July 16, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Playzia, a rapidly growing force in the iGaming industry, has signed a significant partnership with Staatliche Toto-Lotto GmbH Baden-Württemberg’s slot brand erwin. This alliance will see Playzia’s cutting-edge games become...
Trump tariffs send chill through Greek peach harvest
KFGO - North Dakota
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July 16, 2025
By Lefteris Papadimas NAOUSSA (Reuters) -July is harvest time in Greece’s northern peach orchards, where pickers mount wooden ladders and carefully place the fruit in crates ready for factories that peel, slice and can them, often for consumers in...
ICC to review financial irregularities from 2024 T20 World Cup
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 16, 2025
ICC Chairman Jay Shah and newly-appointed CEO Sanjog Gupta will preside over the deliberations. Though changes to the current cycle are not anticipated, the potential restructuring of Test cricket post-2027 remains a serious point of...
Europe's holiday hotspot hell: Videos show streets groaning with crowds and huge queues at famed beauty spots in Italy and Greece - despite raging anti-tourism protests
Daily Mail
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July 16, 2025
Shocking images have emerged showing streets in some of Europe's most famous holiday hotpots groaning with crowds of tourists - despite anti-tourism protests across the continent. Swarms of holidaymakers can be seen packed shoulder-to-shoulder and...
Greek-Russian businessman visits Thessaloniki after 5.5 years
Kathimerini
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ECONOMY [AMNA] For the first time in five years, Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis returned to Thessaloniki for a visit at PAOK’s Toumba stadium. PAOK’s official social media channels released footage of Savvidis arriving by helicopter,...
Tourism Investments | YOTELPAD Athens is Coming with 113 Apartments in Omonia, Monastiraki, and Neo Kosmos
Tornos News
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July 15, 2025
Athens is the next stop in the strategic European expansion of YOTEL, the international hotel chain that has distinguished itself for its technological orientation and modern design. The new project, called YOTELPAD Athens, will include 113...
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece: The Hidden Jewel of Europe’s Travel Scene
Breaking Travel News
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July 16, 2025
If you’re dreaming of a destination that blends untouched landscapes, ancient civilizations, vibrant traditions, and cosmopolitan flair, look no further than Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. Tucked away in the northeastern corner of Greece, this...
Syrian Christians live in fear, weighing migration after church bombing, businessman’s murder
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 15, 2025
Christians in Syria are grappling with whether to remain in or emigrate from their homeland as they continue to witness deadly anti-Christian attacks, such as the recent murder of a Christian businessman and the June 22 bombing at a Greek Orthodox...
Greece Eyes 2026 for First Offshore Hydrocarbon Drilling
To Vima
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July 14, 2025
Greece is preparing for its first offshore hydrocarbon drilling in the Ionian Sea and south of Crete, according to the 2024 annual report by the Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA). Decisions on launching...
Cost of balancing demand with supply makes local power market more expensive
Kathimerini
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ENERGY ENERGY The Italian electricity market may be the most expensive in Europe, but the final cost of the wholesale electricity price in the Greek market is much higher. This, according to a new study carried out on behalf of the Association of...
Most Greek vacationers avoiding islands
Kathimerini
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It may be mid-July and apparently many people are packing their bags for their summer getaways, but a significant number of Greeks, almost one in two, are unable to afford even a week of vacation. According to recent Eurostat data for 2024, 46% of...
Health Check: Lumos shares 150pc brighter after company-making US diagnostics deal
Stockhead
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July 16, 2025
Lumos Diagnostics' US distribution deal has lit up its share price – and there's no one beaming more than Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest. Pic: Getty Images Lumos Diagnostics says its US distribution deal is worth up to $487 million Impedimed’s US device...
It's the peak of season at the Athens Farmers Market
Athens Banner Herald - Georgia
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Summer flowers from R&R Secret Farm at the Athens Farmers Market at Creature Comforts brewery in downtown Athens, Georgia, on Wednesday, June 9, 2025. The Farmers Market is held every Wednesday afternoon at Creature Comforts and Saturday mornings...