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Nine arrested for suspected cockfighting in Athens
KTBB - Texas
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July 15, 2025
Posted/updated on: July 15, 2025 at 4:36 am ATHENS — According to our news partner kETK, nine people were arrested in Athens on Sunday for suspected cockfighting after Henderson County authorities found several dead birds. Henderson County...
Priests demand probe after arson at ancient church in West Bank's last remaining Christian town
Christian Today
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July 14, 2025
The ruins of the Church of St George lie in the Christian West Bank town of Taybeh. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/RaedHajj) Priests in the last remaining Christian town in the West Bank have called for an "immediate and transparent investigation"...
I tried Worthing's new patisserie on opening day today – I met the owners and here's what I thought
Sussex World
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July 21, 2025
Milféy Patisserie, in Brighton Road, sells a range of French desserts, pastries, cakes, coffees, savoury items and more for people to eat in or take away. We popped along this morning to see what it’s like and to meet the lovely team behind the...
UC Berkeley professor fatally shot in Greece
NBC Connecticut
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July 14, 2025
Authorities in Greece are investigating the fatal shooting of a UC Berkeley professor. On July 4, Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who taught at the Haas School of Business, was shot five times at point-blank range while on his way to visit his two children...
UC Berkeley professor 'murdered in cold blood' in Greece, family says
ABC7 - California
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July 14, 2025
BERKELEY, Calif. -- A UC Berkeley professor was shot and killed while in Greece, according to family members. Przemyslaw Jeziorski was killed outside a home near Athens on July 4 where his ex-wife and two children live. This is an undated faculty...
Bulgartransgaz chooses bank to finance the Vertical Corridor
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 14, 2025
The Bulgarian gas transmission system operator, Bulgartransgaz, has closed the tender for selecting a bank to finance the Vertical Corridor. The winning institution is United Bulgarian Bank. According to the company’s statement, the procedure...
Clergy decry settler attacks on Christians in West Bank
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 15, 2025
TAYBEH, West Bank -- Top church leaders in the Holy Land asserted Monday that Israeli authorities "facilitate and enable" the presence of Israeli settlers who have intensified attacks in recent weeks on the only entirely Christian Palestinian...
"Og IT Girl"- Serena Williams' iconic faux-leather boots look leaves Taylor Townsend impressed
Sportskeeda
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July 21, 2025
Serena Williams received praise from Taylor Townsend as her iconic fashion moment, featuring faux-leather boots at the 2004 US Open, made rounds on the internet. Townsend reached the Round of 32 of the Citi Open, slated to compete against Tatjana...
I'm Gooped and Gagged Over the New Gwyneth Paltrow Biography
Paste
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Journalist and gossip-monger (complimentary) Amy Odell‘s biography of Gwyneth Paltrow hits bookstores next week and, though I’m sure you’ll have no issue at all imagining that the book is full of bombshells about her boyfriends, brand, and...
Every single trader in Bradford's new Darley Street Market
Telegraph & Argus
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The food court on the top floor has 13 traders serving anything from Turkish coffee and baklava to jerk chicken and sushi. The Fresh Food floor is home to 16 stalls - some old, some new - where shoppers can buy groceries, light snacks, meat and...
Church Leaders, Diplomats Condemn Escalating Israeli Settler Violence in West Bank
Tasnim News Agency
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July 15, 2025
Top church figures and diplomats gathered Monday in the majority-Christian town of Taybeh to demand accountability for settler assaults that have surged in recent weeks. Delegations from over 20 countries—including Russia, China, Jordan, the...
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...
Theatrical heroes or money-making zeroes?: A look into the world of Disney’s stage musicals
The Boar
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Charting the tale of a demigod looking to go from ‘Zero to Hero’, Disney’s Hercules first burst onto our screens back in 1997 – however, the charming story of the Greek god fighting to become his family’s hero wasn’t initially the smash hit 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....
British F-35 Pilot On The Combined Power Of The European Lightning Force
The Drive
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July 21, 2025
The United Kingdom announced in June 2025 that it intends to buy an initial batch of a dozen conventional take-off and landing F-35A Lightning IIs from Lockheed Martin to operate alongside its currently in-service force of short take off and...
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...
Urban cowboys, harmonica wizards and queer trailblazers: 100 years of the Grand Ole Opry, country music’s greatest institution
The Guardian
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July 21, 2025
It’s the only American radio show that’s been on the air for 100 years, an institution that launched the country music industry as we know it and a stage production that made country fans flock to Nashville in the first place – and keeps them...
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...