Greece has joined the global “Running Out of Time” relay for climate change that kicked off in Scotland on Friday, represented by the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF), Greece’s oldest environmental NGO at national level. The non-stop relay covering 7,767 km will run through 18 countries and involve over 1,000,000 young participants… […]
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Is Turkey in a Hurry to Take the Relay Baton from the US in Afghanistan?
In a recent interview with Reuters, Turkish officials announced Turkey’s readiness to occupy the Kabul airport after US troops withdraw, and to take over managing and protecting it. Turkey articulated this proposal back at a NATO meeting in May, when Washington and its allies agreed on a plan for withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan. On […]
Man who lost daughter in Japan tsunami to run in Olympic torch relay
When Noriyuki Suzuki runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay, he won’t be alone. Every stride he takes will be in memory of his daughter, Mai, as well as 73 other students and 10 teachers from Okawa Elementary School who died in the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan on 11th March 2021. […]
Tokyo Olympic Games Relay Opens In 100 Days With 10,000 Torchbearers
TOKYO (AP) — The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Games will start in just over three months, and it faces the same questions as the Olympics about being held safely during the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers said Tuesday the relay is set to begin on March 25 from the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. This was […]
Russian warplanes target ‘rebels’ in Syria with relay bombings over east Damascus
Russian warplanes have gone all-out over the skies of Damascus’ East Ghouta region for another night, carrying out consecutive relay bombings against militant targets for hours on end. According to military-affiliated sources, Russian airpower conducted a general strike mission across all of militant-held East Ghouta, targeting rebel tactical positions, movements and gathering points with […]