330: Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes the capital of the Roman Empire 1189: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg for the Third Crusade 1751: Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin 1924: Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie begin their first joint venture (later merge into Mercedes-Benz) 1995: More than 170 countries agree to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation […]
Most drivers would be happy to see more roadside cameras – provided they measure average speeds over a distance.
It may still be one month until the summer transfer window opens for Premier League clubs but the speculation is starting to really ramp up.
Up to 25,000 nurses are training to become activists to help Britain’s nursing union force Boris Johnson to improve his “pitiful” 1% NHS pay offer.
Keir Starmer has been warned by his predecessor that a shadow cabinet reshuffle will not be enough to restore the party’s election hopes after its drubbing at the polls last week.
Boris Johnson has confirmed a major easing of COVID-19 restrictions in England will go ahead from next week.
Filmmaker Jessica Chrieseman knew right away when she decided to make a documentary about restaurants in Birmingham, Alabama that she’d go to those which changed the foodscape and were beloved: Greek eateries. It’s called Philoxenia.
The effort to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic is at a pivotal point, Cyprus Minister of Health Constantinos Ioannou says, as Cyprus prepares to exit a two-week lockdown on Monday. “As of tomorrow, Cyprus makes a step to returning to a more normal pace of social and economic activity,” Ioannou said in a written statement, […]
Amid doubts around the implementation of the €800 billion recovery fund, European Commission and experts stress that the EU instrument is not a US-like emergency stimulus but an investment tool for the medium-term to transform the European economy. Last July, every EU leader agreed on describing the recovery fund as a “historic deal”, built on […]
1497: Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New World (disputed) 1775: Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and issues paper currency for 1st time 1801: First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (1st US foreign war) 1857: Indian mutiny against rule by the British East India Company […]
