1767: Ayutthaya kingdom in present-day Thailand falls to Burmese invaders 1820: The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos 1886: William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. 1898: Battle of Atbara River: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeat 15,000 Sudanese during […]
By Martin Banks The EU should demonstrate “unity” in responding to Donald Trump’s controversial tariffs.
The Multinational Civil-Military Cooperation Exercise “Argonaut 2025” takes place between Monday and Thursday.
The University of Sydney’s (USYD) School of Languages and Cultures held its annual Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 3 at the Holme Building, in a proud celebration of academic achievement across language disciplines.
A strong cold front will keep weather conditions wintry across Greece through Wednesday, with snow, sharp temperature drops and widespread frost, state broadcaster ERT reported.
Trade ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday neared agreement on a list of US goods to target in response to the recent US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium.
30: Scholars estimate for the crucifixion of Jesus by Roman troops in Jerusalem [or April 3] 529: First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis or the Justinian Code (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I 1948: World Health Organization is formed by the United Nations 1954: US President Dwight D. […]
Crowds of protesters gathered in cities across the US on Saturday to denounce President Trump, in the largest nationwide show of opposition since the president took office in January. The “Hands Off” protest planners aimed to hold rallies in 1,200 locations, including in all 50 US states. Hundreds of thousands of people turned out in […]
The maintenance and restoration of cemeteries will now take on a more systematic character, incorporating cemeteries as a key pillar of the work of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, said Sotiris Ktoris, the Greek Cypriot co-chair of the Committee to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Friday.
The Hellenic Writers’ Association of Australia has announced its annual Student Literary Competition, titled “From Greece to the World”, as part of the “Speak Greek in March” campaign. The competition is under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Melbourne.
