Wraps set to come off UK’s latest cultural attraction
By Martin Banks London’s V&A East Museum opens its doors for the first time this Saturday (18 April) as part of East Bank, the new cultural quarter in the showpiece Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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CULTURE
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CYPRUS 
April 15, 2026 Cyprus EU Presidency highlights sport tourism as key to sustainable development, Minister says
Α central priority of the Cyprus Presidency is the promotion of sport tourism as a contributor to sustainable development, Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Dr Athena Michaelidou said in her introductory remarks at the EU Sport Forum 2026 taking place in Paphos on Wednesday and Thursday, in the framework of the Cyprus Presidency of […]
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TOURISM
April 15, 2026 The tourists experience Greek Easter
It was midday on Good Friday on Areos Street in downtown Athens’ historic Monastiraki district, and some 2,000 worshippers – Greek and foreign – waited patiently in a line so long that it started many meters before the entrance to the Museum of Modern Greek Culture, across from Hadrian’s Library. They were there to pay […]
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HISTORY
April 15, 2026 15 April 2026: This day in history
1755: Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” is published in London 1861: Federal army of 75,000 volunteers is mobilized by President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War 1874: First Impressionist art exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot 1877: World’s […]
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LIFESTYYLE
April 14, 2026 Vicky Dalli attended the exclusive annual Easter celebration hosted by Jim Gianopoulos, one of the most influential figures in the global film industry
Vicky Dalli attended the exclusive annual Easter celebration hosted by Jim Gianopoulos, one of the most influential figures in the global film industry In a night that blended Hollywood prestige with vibrant Greek spirit, actress and Hellenic Los Angeles Media Network representative Vicky Dalli attended the exclusive annual Easter celebration hosted by Jim Gianopoulos, one […]
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INTERVIEWS
April 14, 2026 Kevin Kampschroer: Interview with Dimitrios Kannavos on the Global Energy Transition
In the context of international discussions on the energy transition, sustainable development, and emerging technologies shaping the future of the global economy, Hellenic Media Group and the Hellenic Los Angeles Media Network host an important interview with Kevin Kampschroer, one of the most experienced experts in sustainability and energy policy in the United States. With […]
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EUROPE
April 14, 2026 MEPs welcome outcome of Hungarian elections
By Martin Banks EU politicians have broadly welcomed the outcome of Hungary’s keenly-awaited elections.
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EUROPE
April 14, 2026 May 8: Belgium’s Liberation Day
By Martin Banks Plans are in the pipeline to celebrate one of the most “joyous” days in the history of Belgium…. Liberation Day.
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GEOPOLITICS
April 14, 2026 Turkish foreign minister criticizes Greece-Cyprus-Israel cooperation
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday criticized Greece and Cyprus over their cooperation with Israel, warning it could heighten regional tensions, in an interview with Anadolu news agency.
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HISTORY
April 14, 2026 14 April 2026: This day in history
1865: US President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington; he dies a day later 1912: RMS Titanic, the world’s largest ocean liner, hits an iceberg at 11:40pm off Newfoundland and sinks in the early hours of April 15 1914: Dr. Harry Plotz isolates the bacteria […]
