Thousands of people have attended the funeral of popular singer Giorgos Mazonakis at Holy Trinity Church in his native Athens suburb of Nikaia. The 54-year-old singer died last week after suffering cardiac arrest while undergoing plasmapheresis at a private medical clinic in Athens. Gathered outside the church, fans, many of whom had travelled long distances […]
1752: Britain and the British Empire, including the American colonies, adopt the Gregorian Calendar after skipping 11 days between September 3 and September 13 1922: Burning of Smyrna, the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks: Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor, destroying much of the port city of Smyrna (August 13 OS) […]
Each September, a who’s who of executives from across Silicon Valley descends on San Francisco’s Palace Hotel to charm investors at a conference hosted by the investment bank Goldman Sachs. This past week, between talk of growth and potential returns, tech titans found themselves addressing the abrupt resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon. Coxon, a […]
AKEL supports the protest organised by the Cyprus Peace Council
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday in his weekly address that Greece’s pursuit of regional stability does not mean accepting concessions or faits accomplis, as he stressed the country’s defense capabilities and active foreign policy. Writing from Kastellorizo, a Greek island near Turkey’s southern coast, Mitsotakis said Greece “threatens no one” and seeks stable relations […]
509 BC: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome’s Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the Ides of September 335: Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem 1224: Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision while praying on Mount La Verna 1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David, a […]
Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraq, as conflict in the Middle East widens. Iraq said it had fired a military commander and launched an investigation after admitting the drone attack on its neighbour’s East-West pipeline had originated in one of its provinces bordering Iran. […]
France’s umbrage at the anglophone-only presentation might complicate the ratification of the EU-India trade deal, even though it supports the deal itself and considers India a strategic partner.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met Friday with UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany at the Maximos Mansion to discuss strategic cooperation and organizational priorities, including the “UNESCO80” reform.
1624: The first submarine is publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I 1758: French astronomer Charles Messier mistakes the Crab Nebula for a comet while searching for Halley’s Comet, leading him to begin his Messier Catalogue 1909: World’s first patent for synthetic rubber is granted to German chemist Fritz Hofmann 1940: […]
