Greek leaders tell German president a WWII reparations claim is very much alive

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Greek authorities say four people, including two children, have died off the island of Kos in an accident involving a migrant smuggling boat crossing from nearby Turkey

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Greek man convicted of causing disturbance by entering neighbors' properties to smell their shoes

A judge in northern Greece has imposed a suspended one-month prison sentence on a man convicted of disturbing his neighbors by repeatedly sneaking into their properties to smell their shoes

World - ABC News - October 17

Vasso Papandreou, champion of women in Greek politics, dies at 79

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World - ABC News - October 19

The Bucks are at a tipping point with Giannis

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Heineken liable for competition violations by Greek unit, Dutch court rules

Judgment over infractions stretching back to 1990s leaves brewer open to hundreds of millions of euros in potential damages

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Trump compares imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters to Japanese Americans during WWII

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Politics - The Hill - October 18

Navajo code talker, who played crucial role in WWII, dies at 107

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Game Pass Dumps These Five Games Very Soon

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Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel becomes only the third non-British manager of the England men's team.

Heisman watch: A Big Four, and then a very big drop

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Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Hilton CEO: ‘Complacency is a disease that can be very dangerous’

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Business - Financial Times - October 20

Why very few colleges will divest from Israel

Changes in endowment investment strategies, the breadth of protesters’ demands and Israel’s integration into the global economy render divestment extremely difficult to implement.

Politics - The Hill - October 20

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Iran executes German-Iranian dissident

The German-Iranian had denied leading a group that bombed a mosque in 2008, killing 14 people.

Starmer says he wants to ‘look forward’ and not talk about slavery reparations

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World - The Guardian - October 23

Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit

PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issue

World - Financial Times - October 23

King Charles acknowledges 'painful' slavery past as calls for reparations intensify

King Charles said the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery.

Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy

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Time has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree

The UK had previously insisted the subject was not on the agenda at the leaders' summit in Samoa.

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World - The Guardian - October 19

Expert on how much is too much in presidential campaign spending

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Arteta brushes off gap to City: 'We are alive'

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More EU leaders expected to back calls for offshore asylum centres

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World - The Guardian - October 16

Greek police data leak exposes details of elite crime-fighting unit members

A data breach has exposed personal information of over 500 officers from a newly launched elite crime fighting agency in Greece

World - ABC News - October 18

2 dead and 22 rescued after migrant boat runs into trouble in rough weather near a Greek island

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World - ABC News - October 21

Greek ferry crews call off strike early ahead of three-day holiday weekend

Greek ferry crews have curtailed a four-day strike by several hours, announcing Friday they would go back on the job in the early afternoon instead of at midnight

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