• TOURISM
    Greece is a top pick for winter

    European travelers are planning more trips within Europe this winter, and many of them to Greece. A large percentage of these travelers are young people who are now looking for different activities and experiences, avoiding saturated destinations and focusing on authenticity.

  • HISTORY
    12 November 2024: This day in history

    764: Tibetan troops occupy Chang’an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty 1880: Best-selling American novel “Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ” by soldier Lew Wallace is published 1927: Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, paving the way for Joseph Stalin to consolidate complete power 1942: The Naval Battle of […]

  • POLITICS
    Trump is back

    By Martin Banks Irishman Pat Cox, a former President of the European Parliament, has two words for it: “Buckle up.” That is his short, sharp and sweet reaction to Donald Trump’s amazing victory in the U.S election, one which has confounded many, including pollsters who got the result badly wrong. The staggering result was confirmed […]

  • WORLD
    Taiwan hosts conference on legal metrology

    The Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection staged the 31st Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum Nov. 6-8 in Taipei City, hosting the meeting for the second time since it joined the organization in 1994. Founded in 1994, APLMF aims to improve trade in the Asia-Pacific by removing barriers through the development of […]

  • CYPRUS
    Cyprus honours victims of World Wars

    Cyprus honored the millions of people who perished during the two World Wars at a memorial ceremony held on Monday in Nicosia, at the monument to the Cypriot fallen of the World War II. Defence Minister, Vassilis Palmas, political party representatives, and ambassadors, among others, attended the event for this year’s Remembrance Day.

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