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May 3, 20242 min read
North Macedonia voters express frustration ahead of elections
TETOVO, North Macedonia - Ekrem Ramadani used to work in the once flourishing textile industry in the town of Tetovo in North Macedonia....
May 2, 20243 min read
Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it
ATHENS - When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above...
Apr 28, 20242 min read
Olympics-Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg
ATHENS - The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint of...
Apr 27, 20241 min read
Olympics-Paris organisers receive flame in Athens ahead of relay
ATHENS - Paris 2024 Olympics organisers on Friday received the Games' flame in a handover ceremony in Athens ahead of a 68-day torch...
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia, relay under way
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday,...
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-Flame to pass by Bataclan, Shoah Memorial, Paris mayor says
PARIS - The Olympic flame will pass by the site of the 2015 Islamist attack on the Bataclan concert hall as well as the Shoah Memorial...
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-All set for Paris 2024 Games torch ceremony after sunny dress rehearsal
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece - The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympics was lit by the sun's rays in a dress rehearsal in ancient Olympia on...
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Macron says Plan B, Plan C possible for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Paris, April 15 - The organisers have prepared alternatives to staging the highly-anticipated Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on the...
Apr 10, 20244 min read
The losing battle against Greece's tumbling birthrate
ORMENIO, Greece - Army sergeant Christos Giannakidis was planning to have a second child when Greece's debt crisis exploded last...
Apr 3, 20241 min read
Greece approves purchase of 35 Blackhawk helicopters from US-sources
ATHENS - Greece has approved the purchase of 35 UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters from U.S defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp in an...
Apr 1, 20242 min read
Passport checks for air travellers lifted as Bulgaria and Romania join EU's Schengen
SOFIA - Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European...
Feb 29, 20242 min read
UK and 38 OSCE States Demand Release of Political Prisoners and Probe into Navalny's Death in Joint Statement
In a resounding joint statement to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the United Kingdom and 38...
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