Greek jazz or jazz by Greeks? This was a question that had been lingering for many years within the Greek jazz community and was often a point of contention, having its roots in the belief that jazz in Greece had amateur characteristics and the level of the musicians was lower than that of their foreign […]
1903: Joseph Pulitzer donates $1 million to Columbia University and begins the Pulitzer Prizes in the United States 1945: Korea is divided into North and South Korea along the 38th parallel 1945: Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare Indonesia (formerly the Dutch East Indies) independent from the Netherlands 1947: The Radcliffe Line is revealed, setting the […]
Hawaii is facing flash floods and mudslides that have swept away some homes after category one Hurricane Lala skirted Big Island, leaving one person dead in a car accident. A search-and-rescue operation was under way after several properties were uprooted from their foundations in the coastal communities of Naalehu and Waiohinu. Despite not even making […]
Cyprus and India are bound by a long-standing relationship rooted in mutual respect, historical solidarity, and shared principles, Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos said in a post on X, on the occasion of India’s independence anniversary on Saturday.
Firefighters battling a wildfire on the island of Salamina have come across two bodies near where the fire started Sunday, in the seaside settlement of Peristeria, in the southern part of the island.
1513: Battle of the Spurs at Guinegate (now Enguinegatte): King Henry VIII of England and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I defeat French forces, capturing the town and routing the French cavalry 1858: Britain’s Queen Victoria telegraphs US President James Buchanan for the first time via transatlantic telegraph cable; he replies, “It is a triumph more […]
By Denis MacShane The Clacton by-election campaign is over. It had the advantage of allowing Labour to freeze any discussion about what a new Labour Prime Minister might say or do on the eternal question of Europe. To be fair, Labour PMs have not found it easy to discuss Europe. Clement Attlee refused to join […]
Fifty-two years have passed since the second phase of the barbaric Turkish invasion in Cyprus, known as operation Attila II, in the summer of 1974.
The perfect place to begin your first day is Hora, the island’s main town. With its whitewashed houses, narrow alleyways and flower-filled balconies, it is one of Greece’s most beautiful island settlements. Crowning the hilltop is the Venetian Castle, offering sweeping views over Kapsali, the open sea and the islet of Hytra.
1281: During Kublai Khan’s second Mongol invasion of Japan, his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near the Japanese coast 1842: US Army Colonel Worth declares the Second Seminole War over after nearly seven years; over 3,000 surviving members of the Seminole Nation are forcibly relocated from Florida to Oklahoma, with […]
