Students Read ‘Odyssey’ at National Hellenic Museum’s ‘Homerathon’
The National Hellenic Museum and the University of Illinois Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies co-hosted Homerathon: A Reading of Homer’s Odyssey.
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April 23, 2023 Cyprus ditched energy from renewables
The issue of storing electricity from renewable energy sources in Cyprus has become a problem due to extensive production rejections of both large and small photovoltaic parks by the Transmission and Distribution Operators on Easter Sunday and Monday. This has resulted in economic losses as excess energy cannot be stored and is rejected.
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EUROPE
April 23, 2023 EU’s Borrell asks European navies to patrol Taiwan Strait
EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell called on European navies to patrol the disputed Taiwan Strait, in an opinion piece in a French weekly published Sunday (22 April).
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HISTORY
April 23, 2023 23 April 2023: This day in history
215 BC: A temple, built on the Capitoline Hill, is dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene 1014: King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at Battle of Clontarf, freeing Ireland from foreign control 1597: William Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance 1861: Robert […]
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WORLD
April 22, 2023 Narcotics: Ship belonging to Panos Laskaridis seized carrying 850 kg of cocaine
The ship Atlas belonging to the Laskaridis Shipping company was seized in Venice.
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WORLD
April 22, 2023 Ancient Necropolis Unearthed in Paris
A team of scientists has recently discovered an ancient necropolis in the heart of Paris, just a few meters away from a busy train station. The site has provided an exceptional opportunity to gain insight into life in Lutetia, the predecessor of the French capital, almost 2000 years ago.
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POLITICS
April 22, 2023 Mitsotakis stresses need for political stability after May 21 vote
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday emphasized the importance of political stability in a televised address following his official visit to President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, where he requested the dissolution of Parliament and called for elections.
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EUROPE
April 22, 2023 Europe’s Chip Gambit — Will it Reverse the Continent’s Decline?
It is crunch time for chips in Europe, as a final deal was reached on April 18 on the continent’s Chips Act – the key will be how the billions of subsidies will be spent, writes Christopher Cytera.
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HISTORY
April 22, 2023 22 April 2023: This day in history
1500: Pedro Álvares Cabral is the first european to discover Brazil, landing near Monte Pascoal, claims it for Portugal 1915: 1st military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I 1993: Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Washington, D.C. 1994: 7,000 Tutsi slaughtered by Hutus in the stadium at Kibuye, Rwanda 2006: 243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal […]
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HISTORY
April 21, 2023 Ptolemaic Dynasty, The Royal Family of Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, but few people are familiar with the fascinating history of her ancestors.
