• WORLD
    China Hackers Targeting Critical US Infrastructure, Microsoft Warns

    Chinese hackers have been targeting various important networks in the United States since at least mid-2021, aiming at key sectors such as telecommunications and transportation. This information comes from Microsoft and several cybersecurity agencies from the Five Eyes alliance, a group of countries that cooperate on intelligence matters.

  • HISTORY
    26 Μay 2023: This day in history

    1896: Dow Jones index begins with an average of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94) 1908: At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made, rights acquired by the United Kingdom 1927: Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce the last (and 15th million) Model T Ford / Tin […]

  • HISTORY
    The Black Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

    Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra docuseries has caused an immense storm of controversy surrounding its depiction of Cleopatra VII Philopator as a black woman, and whilst Cleopatra herself was not black, there were indeed black pharaohs who ruled over Egypt at one point in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. The 25th Dynasty, also known as the Nubian Dynasty, […]

  • ECONOMY
    Changes to debt settlement

    The Ministry of Finance, banks and funds are discussing changes to the basic terms of the out-of-court settlement, which will lead to the cancellation of debts for more debtors.

  • HISTORY
    25 May 2023: This day in history

    1720: The Ship “Le Grand St Antoine” reaches Marseille, bringing Europe’s last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000. 1810: In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Spanish Viceroy Cisneros during Semana de Mayo 1914: British House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill 1961: JFK announces US goal of putting a man on the Moon before […]