Cyprus Tourism revenue surges 8.3% in October, 22.6% in 10-month period
Tourism revenue surges 8.3% in October, 22.6% in 10-month period.
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GEOPOLITICS 
January 5, 2024 Sweden, F-16s to top Blinken agenda in Turkey
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Istanbul, his first of nine stops during a week-long trip, Friday afternoon.
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HISTORY
January 5, 2024 5 January 2024: This day in history
1477: Battle of Nancy: Swiss Confederacy led by René II decisively defeats the Duchy of Burgundy, 7,000+ killed including the Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold 1781: British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Virginia 1919: German Workers’ Party forms, precursor to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi) 1930: Mao Zedong writes […]
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HISTORY
January 4, 2024 Mysterious Greek Inscription on Ancient Sphinx Deciphered
A mysterious inscription on an ancient Sphinx that puzzled scientists for decades has finally been deciphered as being written in Greek.
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CYPRUS
January 4, 2024 Economic sentiment in Cyprus deteriorated in December 2023 says CypERC
The economic sentiment in Cyprus deteriorated in December 2023, as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) decreased by 4.6 points compared with November 2023.
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GREECE
January 4, 2024 Passenger traffic in Athens airport set record in 2023
Passenger traffic in the Athens International Airport set a new all-time record in 2023, totaling 28.2 million passengers, breaking the 28 million passengers barrier.
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EUROPE
January 4, 2024 2024 lookahead: Climate target for 2040 will be EU Commission’s ‘legacy’, activists say
The European Commission is expected to table its proposed climate target for 2040 on 6 February, in what many see as the current administration’s legacy for the new team that will be appointed to lead the Brussels-based executive after the June EU elections.
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HISTORY
January 4, 2024 4 January 2023: This day in history
1847: Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government 1865: New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near Wall Street in New York City 1959: USSR’s Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes the 1st spacecraft to leave Earth’s gravity 1961: Longest recorded strike ends as the Danish […]
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WORLD
January 3, 2024 President Tsai gives 2024 New Year’s Day speech
President Tsai Ing-wen said Jan. 1 that the government has upheld its commitment to maintaining the cross-strait status quo and safeguarding democracy and peace while reducing economic challenges for the public and expanding Taiwan’s reach on a global scale. Tsai made the remarks while delivering her New Year’s Day address at the Presidential Office in […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
January 3, 2024 Halloumi cheese production as PDO uncertain ahead of meeting with PoR
Halloumi cheese production as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product is uncertain, since cheese makers decided to cease operations from January 10 thus reacting to a decree to increase the goat and sheep milk ratio in halloumi to 19%.
