The European Commission has approved a €405 million Greek state aid scheme aimed at reducing electricity levies for energy-intensive industries, saying the measure would help prevent companies from relocating production outside the European Union.
1291: After 100 years of Crusader control, the last Crusader stronghold of Acre is reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil 1804: Napoléon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate 1896: Khodynka Tragedy: A stampeding crowd on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the coronation festivities for Russian Tsar Nicholas II, […]
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran the “clock is ticking” as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled. “They better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” The message came as the president was due […]
Fronditha Care has been celebrated as a finalist at the 14th Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards (2026), one of the most prestigious global award ceremonies for the aged care sector.
Akylas, the singer who represented Greece at the 70th Eurovision contest Saturday, ending in 10th place, received an ovation at Athens airport from bystanders upon arrival Sunday afternoon.
1792: Twenty-four merchants form the New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street 1803: John Hawkins and Richard French patent the reaping machine 1861: The first color photograph, of a tartan ribbon is shown by Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell to the Royal Institution in London 1973: US Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings into […]
Top leaders of the main Palestinian political faction, Fatah, are electing its highest decision-making body, at its first major conference in a decade. The 90-year-old Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas – who rules by decree – was re-elected as head of Fatah on Wednesday. Leading figures are promising unity and a political refresh. But ordinary Palestinians […]
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be in Cyprus on Sunday, with the aim of upgrading bilateral relations with tangible outcomes, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis, said on Friday.
The Eurovision Song Contest’s final takes place in Vienna on Saturday, with the organizers hoping the annual show of glitz and Europop will be a success despite five countries’ withdrawal over Israel taking part.
1689: Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō leaves Edo on his epic 150-day journey to Honshu Island in Japan, which he writes about in the literary masterpiece “Oku no Hosomichi” (The Narrow Road to the Deep North) 1862: Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir builds the first automobile with an internal-combustion engine 1868: US Senate fails to impeach President […]
