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NYC Will Try Gun Scanners in Subway System in Effort to Deter Violence Underground

In this photo provided by The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), new weapon detectors that can be deployed at subway entrances are displayed during a news conference in New York, March 28, 2024. New York City officials announced a pilot program on Thursday to deploy portable gun scanners in the subway system, part of an effort to deter violence underground and to make the system feel safer. (Marc A. Hermann/Metropolitan Transportation Authority via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials announced a pilot program on Thursday to deploy portable gun scanners in… Continue reading NYC Will Try Gun Scanners in Subway System in Effort to Deter Violence Underground

Earthquake 5.7 Strikes Off Western Peloponnese, No Injuries, Damage

Earthquake machine (Photo by Eurokinissi, FILE)

ATHENS – There were no injuries nor damage reported despite its intensity as a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the western… Continue reading Earthquake 5.7 Strikes Off Western Peloponnese, No Injuries, Damage

Princess Theodora to Marry Lawyer Fiancé in Greece

Princess Theodora. Photo: Facebook

LONDON, UK – Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark is set to marry her lawyer fiancé this fall in Athens,… Continue reading Princess Theodora to Marry Lawyer Fiancé in Greece

Mitsotakis: Our Political Opponents Used the Tempi Tragedy to Strike at the Government

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. (GIORGOS KONTARINIS/EUROKINISSI)

ATHENS – The tragedy of the Tempi train collision is a much greater issue than an opportunity for parties to… Continue reading Mitsotakis: Our Political Opponents Used the Tempi Tragedy to Strike at the Government

PASOK leader Androulakis: ‘The core of collusion and corruption is at Maximos Mansion’             

PASOK Leader, Nikos Androylakis. (GIORGOS KONTARINIS/EUROKINISSI)

ATHENS – PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, speaking at the Hellenic Parliament on Thursday, emphasized that there is “an established belief… Continue reading PASOK leader Androulakis: ‘The core of collusion and corruption is at Maximos Mansion’             

Greece’s Conservative Government Survives a No-Confidence Motion Called over Deadly Rail Disaster

Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, center, is applauded by his partys' lawmakers during a parliament session in Athens, Greece, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Greece's center-right government survived a motion of no-confidence late Thursday brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country's deadliest rail disaster. Parliament voted 159-141 against the motion following an acrimonious three-day debate. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

ATHENS — Greece’s center-right government survived a motion of no-confidence late Thursday that was brought by opposition parties over its… Continue reading Greece’s Conservative Government Survives a No-Confidence Motion Called over Deadly Rail Disaster

Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus on Postal Voting in Astoria

Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus at the informational event on postal voting on March 27 at St. Demetrios' Petros Patrides Cultural Center in Astoria with His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros at right. Photo by Eleni Sakellis

ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European… Continue reading Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus on Postal Voting in Astoria

Cyprus, Israel Agree to Push Underwater Electric Cable Connection

FILE - Cyprus Natural Gas drill platform. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, FILE)

NICOSIA – A meeting between the ministers of energy for Cyprus and Israel – George Papanastasiou and Eli Cohen – led… Continue reading Cyprus, Israel Agree to Push Underwater Electric Cable Connection

The British Museum Names Nicholas Cullinan Its New Director as It Tries to Get Over a Rocky Patch

FILE - Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, Friday, June 26, 2015. The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. Peter Higgs was fired in July 2023 after more than 1,800 items were discovered to be missing. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)

LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as… Continue reading The British Museum Names Nicholas Cullinan Its New Director as It Tries to Get Over a Rocky Patch

Greece Wants EU Paying Attention to Jailed Ethnic Greek Mayor in Albania

The ethnic Greek elected Mayor Fredi Beleris (EUROKINISSI-FILE)

ATHENS – The European Union needs to get involved in the case of the two-year jail sentence given ethnic Greek… Continue reading Greece Wants EU Paying Attention to Jailed Ethnic Greek Mayor in Albania

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