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EU leaders back new Iran sanctions after Israel attack
European Union leaders have decided to step up sanctions against Iran after Tehran’s missile and drone attack on Israel left world powers scrambling to prevent a wider conflict in the …
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Higgs, who proposed existence of ‘God’ particle, dies aged 94
Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh says. The university, where Higgs was emeritus …
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Christina Kitsos becomes first Greek woman to be elected Mayor of Geneva
Christina Kitsos, born to Greek parents in Geneva, Switzerland, is set to become the first Greek woman to hold the office of Mayor of Geneva. Kitsos, who will assume office …
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Spain axes ‘golden visa’ scheme to curb property speculation
Spain is to axe its so-called “golden visa” scheme under which foreign investors get residency for a 500,000-euro-investment in property, to curb the speculation blighting many Spanish cities, Prime Minister …
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Scarcely found Greek dialect closer to Ancient Greek than modern
Researchers are aiming to preserve the Romeyka language, an archaic Greek langauge spoken by only few thousand in northern Turkey that is said to be more similar to Ancient Greek …
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The world has more billionaires than ever, which of them are Greek?
Forbes has released its World’s Billionaires List, noting that there are now more billionaires than ever. Around 2,781 in fact, which is 141 more than last year and 26 more …
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Turkey’s opposition thumps Erdogan in local elections
Turks have dealt President Tayyip Erdogan and his party their biggest electoral blow in a nationwide local vote that reasserted the opposition as a political force and reinforced Istanbul Mayor …
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Warnings TikTok could usher in a ‘digital cold war’
Social media platform TikTok could become the frontline of a “digital cold war” that splits the internet between the West and the rest of the world, experts say. The short-form …
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British Museum sues ex-curator over alleged thefts
The British Museum has gone to court against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artefacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. The museum is …
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Charles and Catherine’s cancer diagnoses: key dates
Catherine, Princess of Wales’s announcement Friday that she has cancer and is in the early stages of chemotherapy comes just weeks after King Charles III revealed his own cancer diagnosis. …