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3 Babbar Khalsa operatives held for grenade attacks on police posts in Punjab, Haryana
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 20, 2025
The Punjab Police on Sunday said they have arrested three operatives of the terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) for their alleged involvement in two grenade attacks on two police posts in Punjab's Patiala and Haryana. Two hand...
Catherine Drea: The kindness of strangers
Waterford News & Star
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July 20, 2025
These days I think a lot about how we all have the same basic needs; to be safe, to be fed, to have a roof over our heads. I was never more aware than today, that those of us who have these basic needs met are amongst the luckiest and most...
Greek Beaches Face Crackdown on Illegal Activities Amid Surge in Complaints
Greek City Times
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July 12, 2025
According to Ministry of Finance spokesperson Omiros Tsapalos, the majority of recent complaints target Halkidiki, Eastern Attica, and Aitoloakarnania. Speaking to ERT, Tsapalos announced that drone inspections will begin in August over the...
Erdogan visits Turkish-occupied north Cyprus on 51st anniversary of 1974 invasion
Kathimerini
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July 20, 2025
FOREIGN AFFAIRS File photo. [AP] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus on Sunday to mark the 51st anniversary of Turkey’s 1974 invasion of the island. Erdogan’s visit included a ceremony for a new public...
OPAP acquires remaining stake at Stoiximan
Kathimerini
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ECONOMY [Intime News] OPAP gaming company announced on Friday it had acquired the remaining 15.51% of Stoiximan for 191.6 million euros, plus attributable net cash on the closing date of the transaction, increasing its stake in the company to 100%...
UK travel companies SLASH prices to lure cash-strapped Brits on holiday this summer – the craziest deals from £249
The Sun
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July 14, 2025
IN a last-minute push to get Brits abroad for the summer break, holiday companies like TUI, Jet2 and Easyjet are slashing prices. This is great news for anyone yet to book a break in July and August, as families can currently snap up a week in the...
Greece Advances in Global Rankings for Trade Facilitation
To Vima
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July 11, 2025
Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has made notable progress in trade facilitation, according to the latest results of a biennial global survey conducted by the United Nations on digital and sustainable trade facilitation....
Greece’s Asylum Ban: ‘Violation of International Law and Political Responsibility’
Greek Reporter
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July 11, 2025
Refugees on a boat crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Many are lost at sea. Credit: Mstyslav Chernov, CC4/Wikimedia Commons Lefteris Papagiannakis, the Director of the Greek Council for Refugees, blasts Greece’s government decision to impose a...
Greek parliament passes suspension of asylum claims despite international criticism
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Greece student protests and a Kenyan funeral: photos of the day – Friday
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala appears in Alexandra magistrates court. The businessman faces charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and money laundering after he allegedly orchestrated a hit on his ex-girlfriend, the actor Tebogo...
Athens traffic crisis deepening
Kathimerini
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The average Athenian loses approximately 100 hours annually stuck in traffic, as traveling just 10 kilometers in central Athens now requires nearly half an hour. Transport specialists speaking to Kathimerini emphasize that traffic congestion...
Greek owner sells second VLCC in three months amid active S&P market
Riviera
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July 11, 2025
Eurotrader, a 2008-built, 310,391-dwt vessel, has already been renamed Celeste and is now under Chinese ownership, according to Equasis data. While pricing details have not been disclosed, Xclusiv Shipbrokers currently values a 15-year-old VLCC at...
Prime Minister Zhelyazkov: Currently There Is No Alternative Governance to This Cabinet
Bulgarian News Agency
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"There can be no other governance except this cabinet, led by GERB, nor any alternative policies different from those currently being implemented.," said Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov during a forum of the GERB Youth Organization in Plovdiv. "On...
Greek tax compliance rises on back of digital tools, says AADE
Kathimerini
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ECONOMY Data from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) show high tax compliance rates for the first five months of the year, with businesses paying more than eight out of ten euros on time in value-added tax, corporate income tax...
Greece draws criticism over tougher asylum stance
The Express Tribune
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July 11, 2025
ATHENS: A leading humanitarian group criticised Greece on Thursday after its government announced it would pause for three months all asylum hearings for people arriving in boats from North Africa, to deter a migration surge from Libya. Prime...
Technology Companies in Greece Plan Salary Increases in 2025
To Vima
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July 13, 2025
Greek technology companies are planning salary increases in 2025 in a bid to attract and retain skilled professionals, according to new data. Despite this, most employers still view current salary expectations from job candidates as unrealistic....
Greece’s Green Fund to Boost Parks, Bike Lanes, and School Upgrades
Greek Travel Pages
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July 10, 2025
KEDE President Lazaros Kyrizoglou and Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou. Photo source: Environment and Energy Ministry Greece is launching a new 79 million euros green development program aimed at helping all 332 municipalities...
Why did Türkiye launch Cyprus Peace Operation on July 20, 1974?
Sabah
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July 20, 2025
Today is the 51st anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation carried out by Türkiye, the guarantor state of order in Cyprus under international agreements, to establish order and peace following the conflicts that began as a result of the coup...
Market Talk - Thursday, July 10
myMotherLode - California
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Thursday, July 10, 2025 5:02 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 174.92 points or -0.44% to 39,646.36 • Shanghai increased 16.63 points or 0.48% to 3,509.68 • Hang Seng...
Greek restaurant with 'authentic flavours' opens in Swindon
Swindon Advertiser
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Kouzina Greek specialises in traditional cuisine using homemade sauces and the highest quality ingredients, and the family-run business has now opened its third branch at Swindon Designer Outlet. After the Covid-19 pandemic, Chris Butcher and...