A new wave of bad weather is expected from Monday until at least Thursday, reported the National Observatory of Athens meteo.gr. An interministerial meeting began on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection to discuss precautionary measures.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host the leaders of five Central Asian nations next week, Berlin said on Friday (22 September), in a bid to boost ties as Russia’s influence in the region wanes.
1180: Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline. 1493: Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships 1789: US Federal Judiciary Act passes, creating a six-person Supreme Court 1869: Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt […]
CNN — Members of Canada’s autoworkers union, Unifor, began voting Saturday on a tentative three-year agreement the union announced it reached with Ford Motor Co. last week.
The siege of Tripolitsa, Greece (today’s city of Tripolis) was a pivotal moment in the Greek War of Independence, and it remains a point of contention between Greeks and Turks, as reflected in the way it is portrayed by their respective historians.
In July, the Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance’s Inspection Service conducted targeted inspections at hotels across Cyprus, revealing 43 undeclared workers. This resulted in 20 Violation Notices and 19 Imposition of Fines, totaling €49,000.
The Democracy & Culture Foundation and The New York Times are organizing next week, from Wednesday to Friday, the annual Athens Democracy Forum (ADF), under the auspices of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
Members of European Parliament welcomed the proposed revamp of the bloc’s regulatory framework for pharmaceuticals during a discussion this week but did not shy away from criticising certain aspects.
1122: Concordat of Worms agreed between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V 1821: Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during Greek War of Independence 1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I 1884: American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, the beginning of data processing 1957: President Dwight D. […]
CNN — When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swings by Earth on Sunday, it is expected to deliver a rare cosmic gift: a pristine sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.
