A voice shaped by natural gifts, years of dedicated study, and a deep love for the performing arts, this accomplished soprano, Despina Scarlatou, has built a career defined by musical sensitivity, versatility and theatrical expression. From Despina’s early days in a children’s choir to performing opera and operetta on international stages, her journey reflects a […]
By Martin Banks The EU has strongly hit back at claims that efforts to tackle cancer in Europe is “in jeopardy” due to possible budget cuts.
By Martin Banks A packed programme for MEPs in Strasbourg has been opened by European Parliament president Roberta Metsola.
By Martin Banks Taking a bite of the “Big Apple” has never been more appetising than at Manhattn’s. For the uninitiated, Manhattn’s is a very popular burger joint in Belgium, named after New York, nicknamed Big Apple. From relatively humble roots, this particular “Big Apple” has flourished and grown to the extent that it’s now […]
1805: Battle of Trafalgar: British Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats the combined French and Spanish fleet. Nelson is shot and killed during the battle. 1854: Florence Nightingale, with a staff of 38 nurses, is sent to the Crimean War 1944: US troops capture Aachen, the first large German city to fall in World War II 1948: […]
A spacecraft has launched from Japan headed for Mars’ moon Phobos, where it will attempt to grab some moondust and bring it back to Earth. If it is successful, this will become the first time a sample has been returned from Mars or its moons to be analysed in laboratories here on Earth. The spacecraft […]
A Doxology service will be held in Sydney on Thursday, October 29, to commemorate the anniversary of OXI Day, marking Greece’s historic rejection of Italy’s ultimatum on October 28, 1940.
Greece’s state budget posted a primary surplus of €2.5 billion on a cash basis from January-September, compared with €10.1 billion in the same period last year.
1097: The first Crusaders reach Antioch in northern Syria during the First Crusade 1603: Chinese uprising in the Philippines fails after 23,000 people are killed 1803: US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase 1917: US suffragette Alice Paul begins a seven-month jail sentence for peacefully picketing in support of the Women’s Suffrage (right to vote) Amendment […]
France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is holding a crisis cabinet meeting on Monday to assess a weekend of violence and looting across the country, in what were some of the worst scenes of public disorder in modern French history. On Saturday over half a million mainly peaceful protesters demonstrated against rising living costs and dwindling […]
