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Greek PM slams North Macedonian president in new name row
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hit out Monday at North Macedonia’s new nationalist president for refusing during her oath of office to use her country’s new name, formulated to end …
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N. Macedonia president stokes controversy at inauguration
North Macedonia’s first woman president was inaugurated on Sunday, with the new nationalist leader angering Greece after a speech that did not acknowledge her country’s new name. The Balkan nation …
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Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision Song Contest – Greece’s Zari comes 11th
Switzerland’s Nemo won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, becoming the first artist identifying as non-binary to claim victory, in a competition marked by controversy over Israel’s participation during the …
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Solar storm hits earth, producing colourful light shows
An unusually strong solar storm hitting earth has produced stunning displays of colour in the skies across the northern hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications. …
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Olympic torch relay completes its first day in France with arrival at Marseille’s Velodrome
The Olympic torch relay completed its first day on French soil in Marseille on Thursday with the port city’s football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the …
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North Macedonia opposition wins big on election night
North Macedonia’s right-wing opposition has won big in parliamentary and presidential elections, on a night that saw the Balkan country also elect its first female head of state. Hundreds of …
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Zimbabwean woman becomes first Deaconess in Eastern Orthodox Church
In a historic ceremony on May 2, 2024, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa named Angelic Molen as the first deaconess in the global Eastern Orthodox Church. …
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Erdogan opens former Orthodox church to Muslim worshippers
Turkey on Monday reopened a mosque converted from an ancient Orthodox church in Istanbul for Muslim worship, four years after the president ordered its transformation. The Kariye Mosque was formerly …
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Where do Australia, Greece and Cyprus sit among the world’s richest?
Many of the world’s wealthiest nations are surprisingly small, with their prosperity largely unaffected by recent global challenges like the pandemic, economic slowdown, and geopolitical tensions. According to a research …
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Court back Italy’s bid to seize statue from US museum, argued to be of Greek origin
A European court has upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that Italy was right to try to reclaim …