1122: Concordat of Worms is agreed between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V 1821: Fall of Tripolitsa: Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during the Greek War of Independence 1862: Otto von Bismarck is appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I 1884: American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical […]
By Martin Banks The cast has been announced for an upcoming original production by The Bridge Theatre of tick, tick… BOOM!, which runs for just three weeks: 14 October to 2 November.
Cyprus’ Commissioner for State Aid Control, Stella Michailidou, has approved a €10 million scheme to co-finance the participation of Cypriot entities in Research and Development projects under the European Defence Fund (EDF). The scheme will run until June 2027. According to a press release, the Commissioner issued on 12 September 2025 her decision regarding the measure […]
The Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) announced is planning to auction 26-week treasury bills in book entry form.
1692: The last eight people – Martha Corey, Margaret Scott, Mary Easty, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmott Redd, Samuel Wardwell, and Mary Parker – are hanged for allegedly practicing witchcraft as a result of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts Bay Colony; 19 are hanged overall, with six other deaths caused by the hysteria 1792: […]
Dutch police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse violent anti-immigration protesters in The Hague on Saturday. Thirty people were arrested and two officers injured as large groups of people clashed with police, with some throwing rocks and bottles. Around 1,500 people blocked a highway crossing the city, while a police car was set […]
By Andriana Simos and Peter Triadafillou Panathinaikos BC touched down in Sydney this week for the second leg of the 7th Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament, bringing with them not just basketball talent but also a strong sense of heritage and connection with the Greek diaspora.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakihas has announced the launch of exclusive economic zone (EEZ) delimitation talks with Libya’s Tripoli government.
1621: King James I of England gives Scottish courtier and poet William Alexander a royal charter to colonize Nova Scotia 1792: French Revolution: The National Convention passes a proclamation announcing the formal abolition of the French monarchy 1898: Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days’ Reform in China, imprisoning the Guangxu Emperor […]
Estonia has requested a consultation with other Nato members after Russian warplanes violated its airspace on Friday morning. Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered the Estonian skies “without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” over the Gulf of Finland, the government said. Italy, Finland and Sweden scrambled jets under Nato’s mission […]
