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Biden to Sign Cryptocurrency Executive Order in Move Toward Regulation
US President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week, marking the first step toward regulating the digital currency.
The move comes as administration officials have raised concerns about Russia’s use of cryptocurrency to evade...
Europe
Antivirus Mogul John McAfee Dies by Suicide in Spanish Prison
The anti-virus software founder John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison on Wednesday.
Europe
EU Drug Regulators Say AstraZeneca Vaccine Benefits Outweigh Risks
The EMA said that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine still outweigh any potential risk of blood clot formation.
Europe
AstraZeneca Vaccine Deemed Safe by European Regulators
The European Medicines Agency ruled the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe for use, despite growing concern that it caused thrombosis and deaths.
Europe
Turkey Arrests Gulenist ‘Aboard Greek-Flagged Yacht’
Turkish media report that a FETO-linked suspect was arrested Monday from a Greek-flagged yacht in the Aegean resort town of Marmaris.
Murat Elmas, the 48-year-old Black Sea Samsun region’s imam of the group who is designated in Turkey as terrorist,...
Archaeology
100-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Gulf of Izmir Could Be From ‘Great Fire of Smyrna’
A fifth shipwreck to date was recently uncovered in the Gulf of Izmir according to Professor Muhammet Duman from Dokuz Eylül University (DEU) Marine Action in Science and Technology Institute.
The professor says that the shipwreck is at least 100-years-old...
Diaspora
Hurriyet: “Terrorist Trained in Greece Target Erdogan and Gul”
The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, claims that there was a plan of assassinating Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abdullah Gul, by DHKP-C. The plan was uncovered with the help of Greek secret agencies.
The Turkish authorities have invaded several homes and 7...
Cyprus
Emperor Caligula Gold Coin Found Underwater Near Cyprus
A significant archaeological finding, a gold coin, has been reported discovered underwater in the area between Limassol and Larnaca by a local amateur fisherman. According to Cypriot authorities, the coin is of great value.
Cypriot media reported that it dates...
Cyprus
Polys Haji-Ioannou Says Gulf Oil Flow Will Withstand Crisis
A Greek shipowner whose family’s oil tankers were hit by missiles during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war said he expects Persian Gulf crude exports to continue after Iran’s threats to block shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
Stable prices of oil,...
Europe
Turkish President Gul Claims “Greece is about to go bankrupt”
Greece could soon go bankrupt due to the crushing interest payments it is being forced to pay as part of an international restructuring plan, daily Hurriyet website reports today quoting Turkish President Abdullah Gul. The President stated this to...
Cyprus
This Greek – Cypriot Mogul Cannot Read!
He has raised a 400 million pound (over $650 million) property empire and is ranked 200th on the British Rich List — one would consider Andreas Panayiotou to be a man adept at reading up on business propositions and...
Europe
German Tax Regulation Brings Confusion to Retired Greeks
A new German regulation has brought confusion to all retired Greeks who used to previously work in Germany. The regulation regards the retroactive taxation concerning the additional pension from 2005 to 2010, which was passed in 2009, and applies...
Europe
8 States brought to EU Court of Justice over VAT Regulations
The European Commission has decided to defer eight member states to the EU Court of Justice: France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Poland, the Czech Republic and Finland. The nations are being brought to court for failing to correctly implement...
Europe
Cyprus in shock as media mogul gunned down
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias ordered police to pull out all the stops on Tuesday to find the culprits in the murder of a media mogul just 100 metres (yards) from the heavily guarded US embassy.
"Such an act can only...
Europe
Russia VS. NATO: Military Balance in Europe
The war in Ukraine has brought the military balance in Europe between Russia and NATO back to the forefront of geostrategic thinking.
After the end of the Cold War and the demise of the USSR, Eastern Europe's geostrategic importance as...