Greece is contributing to efforts by Cyprus to fight the ongoing fires in the country by sending 20 tonnes of liquid retardant, as well as mobilising two Canadair firefighting airplanes through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, according to an announcement issued by the European Commission on Monday.
The United States Embassy in Athens released a report on Wednesday due to the UEFA Champions League match between Panathinaikos F.C. and French side Olympique de Marseille, particularly following the violence that took place in the match between AEK Athens and Croation team Dinamo Zagreb.
Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC announced on Tuesday (8 August) it will invest over €10 billion in Germany in return for €5 billion in subsidies, with German economy minister Robert Habeck calling the move “proof” of Germany’s competitiveness.
48 BC: Caesar’s civil war: Battle of Pharsalus – Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. 378: Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens, who is killed 1790: Robert Gray’s Columbia Rediviva returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st American ship to circumnavigate the Globe 1898: Rudolf Diesel of Germany obtains patent […]
By Mr. Arunansh B. Goswami Greeks and Indians are ancient peoples as we all know. They are two cultures which laid out the foundation of several disciplines of knowledge in their respective parts of the world, and while this may be well-known to many, is it also known that the last Classical Greek- speaking independent kingdom was […]
Cyprus’ Foreign Minister on Monday had a telephone conversation with his US counterpart during which they discussed ways of further deepening the strategic cooperation between the two countries, the Cyprus issue, developments in Ukraine, and the role Cyprus plays as a pillar of stability in the eastern Mediterranean, a statement said.
Investigations are under way to determine how an estimated 100-120 Croatian hooligans traveling on buses and in cars made their way to Athens from Zagreb on Monday and engaged in deadly clashes with local soccer fans despite a ban on supporters traveling to Greece for a match between Dinamo Zagreb and home team AEK on […]
Amid an economic downturn which has prompted fears of deindustrialisation, German economy minister Robert Habeck emphasised the strengths of the German economy and said that major investments of around €80 billion are in the pipeline.
1509: Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India 1609: Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei’s telescope 1786: US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America 1945: USSR establishes a communist government in North Korea 1974: US President Richard Nixon announces he will resign at 12pm the next […]
Prime Minister Al-Sudani of Iraq has mandated an investigation after a bear was able to escape from the cargo hold of a plane in Dubai. The incident has caused dispute over who is to blame for the animal’s escape.
