Along with Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hatzidakis was Greece’s greatest composer—and his music can also easily be described as the soundtrack of 20th century Greece. His loss on June 15, 1994 deprived Greek music of one of its two main musical ambassadors.
Cyprus’ House President, Annita Demetriou on Wednesday concluded her contacts in Ireland, with a meeting with Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, as part of her official visit to the country, at the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ireland, Seán Ó Fearghaíl.
A consortium of businesses and science and technology bodies, led by the Eunice group, has announced an investment of 11 million euros for the construction of a hub for the production and distribution of green hydrogen in Atherinolakkos, Crete.
As euro area finance ministers gather in Luxembourg today (15 June) to discuss the digital euro, a leaked draft proposal seen by EURACTIV suggests that the European Commission is aiming for a digital euro available to everybody, which would open up new options for EU monetary and banking policy.
763 BC: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history 1215: English King John signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor in Surrey, places limits on royal authority and puts in writing the principle that the king and his government are not above the law 1775: George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, […]
Cyprus and Turkey have traded harsh words on their frozen conflict, in a sign recent elections on both sides changed little.
At least 78 bodies have been found by rescuers conducting search-and-rescue operations on Wednesday following the capsizing of a fishing vessel off the town of Pylos in the Peloponnese. There are fears that the death toll may still yet increase further. 104 people on board have been rescued, with information suggesting that the people on […]
EU health ministers gave the go-ahead to the European Commission’s recommendation to step up EU action to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), also welcoming its One Health approach.
1381: Richard II in England meets leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance. 1645: Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: “New Model Army” under Oliver Cromwell & Thomas Fairfax beat royalists forces of English King Charles I 1821: Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general […]
The story of the ring known as the “Ring of King Minos” sounds like a tale made in Hollywood. It is a mix of ancient Greek history, mythology, and a plot involving a poor boy, a cunning priest, an English archaeologist, and hidden treasure.
