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A quake in Kyushu, wildfires in western Europe and a shaky pause around Iran set the day’s hard edge. Markets then added their own tremor, as chip investors questioned both Chinese progress and the circular financing of the AI boom.

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The US under Trump: second term

The US and Iran signed a 60-day memorandum linking sanctions relief to nuclear concessions, and a US delegation walked out of a UN Security Council session, indicating continued transactional diplomacy and multilateral friction.

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Health & Education·Jun 13

Grandfather faces felony charges after 18-month-old granddaughter dies at Crete hospital

A 45-year-old grandfather in Heraklion, Crete, faces felony charges after his 18-month-old granddaughter died at PAGNI University Hospital on Friday evening, despite doctors’ 48-minute resuscitation effort. The child was of Roma origin and had been ill for several days.

The incident at PAGNI

An 18-month-old girl died at the University Hospital of Heraklion (PAGNI) on Friday evening, 12 June 2026. Her 45-year-old grandfather rushed her to the emergency room after her health deteriorated dramatically. Medical staff found the child in a septic condition and immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation when she suffered a cardiac arrest. They performed CPR for 48 minutes, but she did not survive.

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  • Θάνατος κοριτσιού 18 μηνών στο ΠΑΓΝΗ: Κακουργηματική δίωξη στον 45χρονο παππού
    Η Ναυτεμπορική·Jun 13
  • Τραγωδία στην Κρήτη: Πέθανε βρέφος 18 μηνών - 48 λεπτά οι γιατροί του ΠΑΓΝΗ πάλευαν να το σώσουν
    ΣΚΑΪ·Jun 13
  • Ηράκλειο: Νεκρό κοριτσάκι 18 μηνών παρά τη μάχη των γιατρών να το κρατήσουν τη ζωή - Συνελήφθη ο παππούς του
    NewsIT·Jun 13
  • Ηράκλειο: Τραγωδία με βρέφος 18 μηνών -Πέθανε παρά τις τιτάνιες προσπάθειες των γιατρών, συνελήφθη ο παππούς
    iefimerida.gr·Jun 13
  • Τραγωδία στο Ηράκλειο: Νεκρό 18 μηνών κοριτσάκι - 48 λεπτά πάλευαν οι γιατροί να το σώσουν
    in.gr·Jun 13

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