The 353,000 Pontian Greeks who lost their lives during the Greek genocide committed by the Ottoman Turks between 1914 and 1922 were remembered on Thursday night with a special event at Marana Hall in Hurstville, Sydney.
Although Laiko Coffee is one of the numerous subsidiaries of a larger central company of Cyprus known as LAIKO GROUP which produces its very own alcohol, snacks, candies and pastries, the group is most notably known for its extremely sought-after coffee that can be found on every supermarket shelf in Cyprus. But Cyprus is not […]
In the run-up to the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly starting on Sunday (22 May), the European Commission aims to align member state positions and ensure the EU-wide agreements are translated into WHO policies.
334 BC The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus 1570 1st atlas ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ (Theatre of the World), published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp with 70 maps 1843 1st wagon train with 700 – 1000 migrants, departs Independence, Missouri for Oregon 1939 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini sign “Pact of Steel” in Berlin, […]
Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Corinna Tsopei is a Greek actress, model, and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1964. After completing her reign as Miss Universe, she went on to pursue a movie career, making five appearances (including a “Girl in Cage”, a “Tennis Girl”) in 1967 and 1968, before appearing in […]
OSLO (Reuters) -Russia’s Gazprom on Saturday halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland, the Finnish gas system operator said, the latest escalation of an energy payments dispute with Western nations.
Chrysanthi Diasinos has been shortlisted in the Calibre Essay Prize for her creative work titled ‘Οι παρχαρομάνες και το χρυσόραμμαν.’
A pioneering initiative took place in Larnaka over the weekend with a guided tour specifically-designed for the visually impaired. The tour was jointly organised by the Larnaka Tourism Board (LTB), Youth Board of Cyprus (ONEK) and Larnaka Municipality, in cooperation with the Agios Varnavas School for the Blind.
Germany and Italy told companies they could open ruble accounts to keep buying Russian gas without breaching sanctions against Moscow following discussions with the European Union, sources said.
1792: Mount Unzen on Japan’s Shimabara Peninsula, erupts creating a tsunami, killing about 15,000; Japan’s deadliest volcanic eruption 1832: 1st US Democratic National Convention held in Baltimore 1871: -July 28] French regular troops attack Commune of Paris; 17,000 die 1927: Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of Atlantic […]
