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Former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis dies aged 98

ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) – Former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis, one of Greece’s most prominent veteran politicians, died early on Monday (May 29), his family said. He was 98. He was “surrounded by people whom he loved and loved him” when he passed away, his family said in a brief statement carried by the semi-official Athens News Agency. Mitsotakis, whose political career spanned more than half a century, was prime minister of Greece from 1990 […]

‘I’m next. I’m dead’ — Orlando shooting survivor recounts horror

by Kate Gillam, with Stephanie Griffith in Washington ORLANDO, United States (AFP) — Lying wounded on the floor of Pulse nightclub, with a gunman continuing to fire bullets into the motionless bodies of patrons all around him, Angel Colon thought it was his turn to die. With three bullets in his leg, which was shattered as desperate clubgoers trampled him, he was unable to run to safety. And Omar Mateen, who had sprayed the popular […]