43 BC: Second Triumvirate alliance of Roman leader Octavian (later Caesar Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony formed 1778: British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit Maui in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) 1789: 1st national Thanksgiving in America 1791: 1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington’s home in […]
By Martin Banks Five weeks of festive fun…. that is what the City of Brussels offers with its seasonal wonderland which runs from 24 November until 7 January.
A road map for further strengthening of bilateral relations between Cyprus-Italy was agreed during his meetings in Rome with his counterpart Sergio Mattarella and Premier Giorgia Meloni, President Nikos Christodoulides said.
An emergency weather warning for the weekend was upgraded on Saturday noon from “worsening weather” to “dangerous weather phenomena,” as Storm Oliver (also called Bettina) moves from the Adriatic Sea toward Greece, raising wind velocity to nine and locally to 10 on the Beaufort scale, the National Meteorological Service (EMY) said.
Sweden should consider leaving the EU if the transfer of power to Brussels goes “too far”, Charlie Weimers, EU lawmaker and vice-president of the European Conservatives and Reformists, suggested at a congress of his Sweden Democrats (SD) on Friday (24 November).
1177: Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a larger Ayyubid force 1783: Britain evacuates New York city, its last military position in the United States 1839: Cyclone slams south eastern India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying city of Coringa. Storm waves sweep inland, destroying 20,000 ships […]
Remarks from Japan and South Korea leaders reaffirming the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait were sincerely welcomed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nov. 21. In the article “World is facing ‘polycrisis’ warns South Korean president ahead of UK state visit” published Nov. 20 by the U.K.-based The Daily Telegraph newspaper, […]
In a remarkable comeback, the majestic blue whales, Earth’s biggest creatures, have returned to a stretch of the Indian Ocean where they had vanished due to whaling many years ago.
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, accompanied by his spouse Philippa Karsera Christodoulides and members of the Cypriot delegation, had a meeting with Pope Francis at the Holly See. He will be meeting with ENI officials in the company’s offices in Rome. Initially, President Christodoulides and Pope Francis had a private meeting, followed by a meeting with […]
Natural disasters in Greece and the limitation of foreign visitors’ disposable income due to inflation and rising interest rates cost the country 500,000 foreign arrivals and a loss of 1.2 billion euros in tourism receipts this summer. This stems from a report on tourism by National Bank’s economic analysis department.
