• HISTORY
    10 March 2024: This day in history

    241 BC: First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands – The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end 1783: USS Alliance under Captain Barry fights and wins the last naval battle of the US Revolutionary War off Cape Canaveral 1861: West African political leader El Hadj Umar Tall […]

  • WORLD
    Economic power of Taiwan women on display in New York

    Taiwan Gender Equality Week is set for March 11-22 in New York City with events showcasing efforts by the country’s public and private sectors to promote the cause, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said March 7. Staged on the sidelines of the U.N.’s 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, TGEW will […]

  • CYPRUS
    President Christodoulides of Cyprus urges officials to promote gender equality

    The government, and every official individually, must be daily role models for the cultivation, promotion and foundation of gender equality and work specifically in this direction, said on Friday the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, during his address at the event for Women’s Day that took place at the Presidential Palace in cooperation with […]

  • EUROPE
    Slovakia faces increasing isolation as allies exclude it from Ukraine meeting

    France organised a follow-up teleconference bringing together foreign and defence ministries to discuss the war in Ukraine. However, they ‘learned their lesson’ and did not invite Slovakia because of its pro-Russian stance. Representatives from 28 countries, including Ukraine and the US, held an ad hoc ministerial teleconference on Thursday (7 March) to follow up on […]

  • HISTORY
    9 March 2024: This day in history

    141: BC Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne of the Han Dynasty in China and rules for 54 years 1522: Martin Luther begins preaching his “Invocavit Sermons” in the German city of Wittenberg, reminding citizens to trust God’s word rather than violence and thus helping bring to a close […]

  • WORLD
    President Tsai receives Estonian Parliament delegation

    President Tsai Ing-wen said March 7 that Taiwan is committed to working with Estonia to deepen bilateral partnership and advance global democratic development. Tsai made the remarks while meeting with a delegation from the Riigikogu’s Taiwan friendship group led by Chair Kristo Enn Vaga at the Presidential Office in Taipei City. According to Tsai, Taiwan […]

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