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NPR @npr.org · 1h

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. n.pr/3J0HVBC

Study: We're losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 6h

Actually the moves are widely popular with two-thirds supporting

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 8h

In packing plants, fields, logistics warehouses+hotels across Greece, an invisible network reproduces false identities. Illegal immigrants work under a hostage regime with foreign names, fake documents +nonexistent salaries, in a practice called “worker cloning.” www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1283...

The ‘worker cloning’ phenomenon by employers | eKathimerini.com

In packing plants, fields, logistics warehouses and hotels across Greece, an invisible network reproduces false identities.

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 8h

Greece: Nearly 3 years after the #Tempe train disaster that killed 57 people, the trial has been scheduled for March 23, 2026. The case includes 36 defendants, incl senior officials from Hellenic Train, the Transport Ministry & the Railway Regulatory Authority.
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Trial set in deadly Tempe crash | eKathimerini.com

Nearly three years after the Tempe train disaster that killed 57 people, the trial has been scheduled to begin on March 23, 2026, officials said.

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Politico @politico.com · 22h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Saw this on a map @stuartackland.bsky.social · 8d

Bartomeu Olives 1575 portolan nautical chart of the Mediterranean includes a lovely elephant and the Red Sea (in red, obvs). Included is the parting of the sea created by God for Moses and the Israelites to cross, fleeing from the Egyptians, as stated in Exodus chapter 14. @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 1d

The Manhattan DA‘s office recently announced the return of 29 antiquities to Greece, estimated to be worth a total of $3 million. Two of of the items were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art this year.
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Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Returns 29 Antiquities to Greece

Two of the items returned to Greece were seized by the Antiquities Trafficking Unit from the Metropolitan Museum of Art this year.

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 1d

That's what he's saying in the interview. He teaches at Columbia, so he has seen plenty in the past 9 months or so.

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 1d

The Várhelyi spying allegations pose a question the European Union has never had to answer so starkly: what happens when a member state treats the institutions it helped create not as a common project, but as hostile territory to be infiltrated and undermined? asks Alberto Alemanno.

The Várhelyi affair: When an EU member state spies on Brussels

The Várhelyi spying allegations pose a question the European Union has never had to answer so starkly: what happens when a member state treats the institutions it helped create not as a common project, but as hostile territory to be infiltrated and undermined? asks Alberto Alemanno.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1d

The European Commission is set to miss its own legal deadline on announcing which EU countries should receive help with their migration issues — and it’s not particularly worried.

European Commission delays decision on migration assistance

Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner confirmed a delay and gave no indication of when an agreement would be reached.

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Andrew Gray @andrewramsaygray.bsky.social · 1d

Just published on Reuters, from me and @liliebayer.bsky.social :

The European Commission has broadened its proposal of a "drone wall" on Europe's eastern flank to suggest a "European Drone Defence Initiative" that would help protect the whole continent, two EU officials and an EU diplomat said.

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 1d

In his new book, the history professor attempts to analyse the history of the word "antisemitism." "History is not just a matter of words of course; but sometimes words matter a lot and we can easily be led astray by them, especially when they involve heated or contentious issues," Mazower tells K.

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 1d

"In Greece, one sees how difficult many people find it to get their heads round the difference between Jews and Israelis as if they are the same thing or as if you can assume a political position from an ethnicity or a nationality," says historian Mark Mazower.
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‘After October 7, 2023, words became highly charged’ | eKathimerini.com

The Greek edition of renowned British historian Mark Mazower’s new book, “On Antisemitism: A Word in History,” will be released this week by Alexandria Publications.

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VSquare.org @vsquare.bsky.social · 1d

💥 Estonian authorities have detained two suspects tied to the GRU parcel bomb plot that shook Europe last year, when explosive devices hidden in packages sent from Estonia detonated in countries including Germany, the UK, and Poland.

“An Old Acquaintance From Russia Contacted Me”: Parcel-Bomb Explosions Suspects Arrested - VSquare.org

Estonian authorities have detained two suspects linked to Russia’s GRU parcel bomb plot that shook Europe last year, when explosive devices hidden in packages sent from Estonia detonated in multiple countries.

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction. n.pr/4oh42lZ

3 share Nobel Prize in Economics for work on technology, growth and creative destruction

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction.

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 1d

A Greek court has upheld the 30-month suspended prison sentence imposed on ex-fire service chief Vasilis Matthaiopoulos for threatening and pressuring investigator Dimitris Liotsios not to implicate officials or politicians in the deadly 2018 Mati wildfire. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1283727...

Court upholds sentence for former fire chief over Mati wildfire threats | eKathimerini.com

The Court of Appeals has upheld the 30-month suspended prison sentence imposed on former fire service chief Vasilis Matthaiopoulos for making threats against fire service investigator Dimitris Liotsio...

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 1d

Ενοχος κρίθηκε στο Εφετείο ο πρώην αρχηγός του Πυροσβεστικού Σώματος Βασίλης Ματθαιόπουλος για τις πιέσεις και τις απειλές εις βάρος του πραγματογνώμονα Δημήτρη Λιότσιου, αναφορικά με την υπόθεση της φονικής πυρκαγιάς στο Μάτι.
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Πυρκαγιά στο Μάτι: Ενοχος ο Ματθαιόπουλος για απειλές κατά του Λιότσιου

Στον πρώην αρχηγό του Πυροσβεστικού Σώματος επιβλήθηκε από το Εφετείο ποινή φυλάκισης 30 μηνών με τριετή αναστολή, χωρίς να του αναγνωριστούν ελαφρυντικά.

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 2d

👀 The European Anti-Fraud Office has carried out a raid on the offices of Greece’s troubled farm subsidies agency OPEKEPE in Athens. Sources said investigators requested a range of documents, including its organizational structure + contracts signed by OPEKEPE. www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...

OLAF raids OPEKEPE offices in Athens | eKathimerini.com

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has carried out a raid on the offices of Greece’s troubled farm subsidies agency OPEKEPE in Athens.

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 2d

The Crete-based Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research has found at least 130 cases of waste dumping in caves and canyons, and its research is not over yet. Caves are very convenient for municipalities to hide their waste and rubble.
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Underground caves used as dumping sites for waste | eKathimerini.com

Underground caves and gorges have not been spared waste dumping. On the contrary. The Crete-based Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research has found at least 130 cases of waste dumping in caves an...

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2d

Trump lobbied for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to receive a pardon that would offer a reprieve from his ongoing corruption trial during a speech Monday at the Knesset

Trump Lobbies for Netanyahu Corruption Pardon in Knesset Speech

US President Donald Trump lobbied for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to receive a pardon that would offer a reprieve from his ongoing corruption trial during a speech Monday at the Knesset.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 2d

Gaza Strip: Israeli army has withdrawn to the 'yellow line'

AFP Infographic with map of the Gaza Strip showing the 'yellow line' where the Israeli army has withdrawn its forces as of October 10, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 2d

Since 1967, Israel has never allowed international armed peace-keeping troops into the West Bank and Gaza.
If it does now, under US pressure, it would be major rewriting of Israeli red lines.
I'm still very sceptical, but if the US wants it it would happen.

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 2d

Non-EU citizens will have to register their personal details when they first enter the Schengen area – all EU member countries apart from Ireland and Cyprus, but including Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Subsequent journeys will only require facial biometric verification.

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 2d

European Union member countries began rolling out a new entry and exit system on Sunday at the bloc’s external borders, electronically registering non-EU nationals’ data. www.ekathimerini.com/politics/for...

EU begins gradual rollout of digital border system | eKathimerini.com

European Union member countries began rolling out a new entry and exit system on Sunday at the bloc’s external borders, electronically registering non-EU nationals’ data.

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