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Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church disputes Vatican’s pronouncement on same-sex couple blessings
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) has contested the recent Vatican declaration permitting priests to extend “blessings” to same-sex couples, asserting its illegality within the Eastern Catholic Churches. According to …
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Czech university mass shooting, Greek PM shares condolences
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has shared his condolences to the families of the victims of a mass shooting in Prague. According to local police, a 24-year-old Czech student shot …
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UK House of Lords debates the future of the Parthenon Marbles
On December 14, the Conservative Lord Lexden, formerly Alistair Cooke, a rose in the House of Lords to “ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of proposals to …
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Emergency warning issued to all Greek ships in Red Sea/Gulf of Aden
An emergency warning by the Greek Coast Guard has apparently been issued to any ships sailing under the Greek flag or owned by Greek interests that are operating in the …
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The symbolic pink Greek flag from the Greek consulate in New York to be taken down
The pink Greek flag displayed at the General Consulate of Greece in New York is reportedly being withdrawn following the intervention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Gerapetritis. The …
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Tommy Lee accused of sexual assault in a helicopter
Greek-American Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a helicopter ride to Los Angeles in 2003, according to a new lawsuit. In a …
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50 years of EU expansion: who’s in and who wants to join?
The European Union, which agreed on Thursday to open formal membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, has gone through several waves of expansion in the past 50 years. European Council …
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Australia and Greece support immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Australia and Greece were among the countries that voted in favor of the proposal for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for humanitarian reasons and the unconditional release of all hostages. …
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WHO ‘very worried’ about spread of mpox in DR Congo
A World Health Organisation expert is “very worried” about the spread of a severe form of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, that has killed nearly 600 people, mainly children, in …
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Egypt-Turkey relations thaw: economic woes propel unlikely reconciliation
The handshakes between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan are becoming increasingly warm. For ten long years the two men had rather cold relationship, …