1609: Galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers, including to the Doge (ruler) of Venice, Leonardo Donato 1718: Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans founded 1768: Captain James Cook departs from Plymouth, England, on his first voyage on board the Endeavour, bound for the Pacific Ocean 1894: Japanese scientist Shibasaburo Kitasato discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague […]
BRUSSELS, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Environmental campaigners have taken a first step towards legally challenging the European Commission over a policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, saying it fell short of Europe’s “fair share” in combating climate change.
The BRICS alliance just announced its enlargement to include Ethiopia, Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE this morning.
Overseas Cypriots assured that they will continue working to put pressure on Turkey to provide information and allow access to data related to the issue of missing persons.
Property transactions are thriving, as official data show, and real estate professionals say that a great part of the growth is driven by foreign investors.
From Friday (25 August), large online platforms and search engines will have to comply with the new EU Digital Services Act, a landmark law designed to combat hate speech and disinformation online. However, enforcing the new rules is likely to be challenging.
79: Believed until 2018 to be the date of the massive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which buried the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae, killing untold thousands. Latest evidence suggests the eruption occurred after 17 October. 410: Rome overrun by Visigoths under Alaric I for the first time in nearly 800 years, seen as the fall of the […]
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said.
By Arunansh B Goswami* In his book The Histories, Herodotus mentions ‘Indians’ (‘Indoi-Ινδοι’ in Greek) on page 187. It was the first time Indians were referred to as such in a text. This is, in fact, many centuries prior to their calling their land India. which is derived from the Sindhu (Indus) River.
Preparing and implementing a National Strategy for the Diaspora is a priority for the Government and the President of the Republic himself, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday evening in his speech at the opening ceremony of the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora, taking place this week in Nicosia.
