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Parthenon Marbles “Could be Shared” Between Greece and the UK
The Chair of the British Museum George Osborne said that Greece and the UK could agree on an arrangement where they both share the Parthenon Marbles.
Speaking to LBC Radio in London, the former UK Chancellor was asked whether an...
Europe
UK PM Boris Johnson Survives Vote of No Confidence
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will remain in his position after members of his Conservative Party held a vote of no confidence on Monday evening.
Johnson was immersed in scandal after it became known that raucous parties were being held...
Europe
Boris Johnson ‘No-Confidence’ Vote: What Happens Next
It’s on. After weeks of speculation during the “partygate” scandal, the required number of Conservative MPs have called for a “no-confidence” vote on Boris Johnson’s leadership.
By Christopher Kirkland
The vote has been triggered after 54 (or possibly more) MPs submitted...
Europe
UK Celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
Four days of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee—seventy years on the throne—got underway on Thursday with a display of British military traditions.
The jubilee is commemorated with a four-day holiday weekend.
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The celebration of Elizabeth's reign includes a service...
Ancient Greece
UK Isolated at UNESCO Over the Parthenon Marbles – Report
The UK was completely isolated at a recent UNESCO meeting on the fate of the Parthenon Marbles, the influential The Art Newspaper reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, the British delegation at an intergovernmental meeting in Paris has dismissed...
Greece
British Tourists Suspected of Having Monkeypox in Greece
A British tourist and his partner in Greece are suspected of having the first cases of monkeypox in Greece. The rare infection has been spreading throughout Europe and the Americas since it was first diagnosed in the UK in...
Ancient Greece
Sweden Returns Stolen Ancient Sealing Ring to Greece
Sweden has returned a gold sealing ring from Mycenaean times, depicting a pair of sphinxes, to Greece, thereby piling on the pressure on the UK and British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles.
The handover by the Nobel Foundation took...
Europe
Activists in UK Block Greek-Flagged Ship Carrying Russian Fuel
A group of Greenpace activists prevented a Greek-flagged tanker carrying Russian fuel from docking at a port in the UK on Sunday evening.
According to Greenpeace, a global campaigning network dedicated to a variety environmental causes, the twelve activists boarded...
Europe
Greece on Alert after Mysterious Spike in Hepatitis Around Europe
Greek health authorities are on alert following a mysterious spike in cases of acute hepatitis in children around Europe.
Cases of the illness that causes liver inflammation have been recorded in the UK, where authorities have been investigating 74 cases...
Europe
Greece, EU Send Weapons to Ukraine in Historic Shift on Military Aid
The European Union plans to take the unprecedented step of funding weapons purchases for Ukraine, EU officials declared on Sunday, as the bloc announced a raft of new sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion.
The EU plan will not only...