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Next month's Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will showcase a new high priestess, redesigned costumes and fresh music as Greece looks to revamp the traditional ceremony.

A Bulgarian dog, adopted in the German city of Bonn, has become a hero. The charming Mina saved her owner's life, but she herself died in a fierce fire. In Bulgaria, Mina was the victim of brutal violence.

Medics from the Plovdiv Municipal Hospital "St. Mina" protest in front of the municipality building. The reason for their dissatisfaction is the low salaries and the lack of funds for their increase.

ORLANDO, Fla. - An Orlando police officer suffered a "very serious and significant injury" late Sunday when he was shot while responding to a domestic violence dispute at an apartment complex, where a standoff with hostages is underway, Chief John Mina said.

On Friday, the Orthodox Church honours St Mina (285-309 A.D.). He is one of many saints martyred for his faith during the first centuries of Christianity.

St Mina is the patron of everyone who has lost something, of women who pray to him for the health of their household and their children.

St Mina is also a patron of orphans and the homeless.