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Israel pounds Rafah despite truce talks

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:49

Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, where it has launched a ground incursion, as talks resumed yesterday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war.

Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into Rafah on May 7 and seized the nearby crossing into Egypt that is the main conduit for aid into the besieged Palestinian territory.

May 8th: Europe Marks Victory Day Over Nazi Germany

Published by Novinite on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:37

Across Europe, May 8th is celebrated as Victory Day, commemorating the Allied triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II. This significant historical event holds deep meaning for many nations, symbolizing the end of one of the darkest chapters in human history.

Aid for Gaza loading in Cyprus as US offshore jetty completed

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:31

Aid for Gaza was being loaded onto a ship in Cyprus on Wednesday in what was expected to be the first cargo to be delivered using a US pier built to expedite supplies to the besieged enclave.

Containers were being stacked on the US flagged Sagamore, docked at the port of Larnaca. Some containers to the ship were labelled as aid from the United Arab Emirates.

Horse racing tradition revived in Doxato

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:29

People race horses in Doxato, a town located in northeastern Drama, in a photo made available on Tuesday. The custom dates back to ancient Macedonia and is annually revived at the beginning of May.

Parliamentary commission visits landslide-hit Erzincan mine

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:21

A parliamentary commission has conducted inspections at the site of a gold mine in the eastern province of Erzincan nearly three months after nine workers were trapped underground in the landslide.

The commission received insights from a senior official from the country's emergency agency.

Vucic, Xi sign joint statement, 28 agreements on cooperation exchanged

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:19

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed on Wednesday in Belgrade a joint statement on raising the level of the bilateral strategic partnership and building a China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era.

At a ceremony, Serbia and China also exchanged 28 documents on cooperation.

Election office break-in most likely staged

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 14:03

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) is casting doubt on the reported break-in at the election director's office of the Interior Ministry at noon on April 26, concluding that it was most likely staged given that no incriminating fingerprints or DNA were found at the scene of the supposed crime.

Shadow cast over PM’s Ankara visit

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 13:47

In what is seen as a reflection of its inherently revisionist approach to Greek-Turkish relations, Ankara sent mixed signals just days before the planned meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Turkish capital. 

Renovate-to-rent subsidies

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 05/08/2024 - 13:44

The government and the realty market are pinning significant hopes on the success of the "Renovate-Rent" program ("Anakainizo-Enoikiazo" in Greek), in order to increase the supply of available apartments for long-term renting. 

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