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JONATHAN O’CALLAGHAN
No spacecraft has visited Neptune since 1989, when the NASA probe Voyager 2 flew past on its way out of the solar system.
The goal of expanding relations with states and regions outside of Greece’s usual surroundings (NATO, EU, Balkans, Mediterranean) was among the central objectives of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’ contacts this week in New York during the UN General Assembly.
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has reacted to a recent visit by his Greek counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos to the eastern Aegean island of Kastellorizo, some 2 km off Turkey’s southern coast, while reiterating Turkish demands for demilitarization.
The protracted period of the Athens Cadastre’s transition to the digital era is set to end in the coming months.
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias continued his promotional tour abroad with a visit to Sweden on Friday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to Greece’s standing demand for the permanent return from the British Museum in London of the Parthenon sculptures during his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
In Iran, thousands of women, and many men, have taken to the streets to protest against the regime.
NEWS
Police in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, announced on Saturday the arrest of a total of five people in three different cases of alleged migrant smuggling.
ECONOMY
Four out of seven (57.4%) state debtors have arrears that do not exceed 500 euros apiece, according to data from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue and the Parliamentary Budget Office.
SPORTS
Major League Soccer said it will look into a claim that DC United player Taxi Fountas used a racial slur against Inter Miami defender Damion Lowe during the second half of the team’s match on Sunday night.
CULTURE
Renowned harpsichordist and conductor William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants in a show that combines music, dance and theater, in an anthology of emblematic works by Moliere.
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