1513: Spaniard Juan Ponce de León and his expedition first sight Florida 1625: Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland ascends the English throne 1914: 1st successful non-direct blood transfusion is performed by Dr. Albert Hustin in Brussels 1958: Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet Premier as well as First Secretary of the Communist Party 1977: 583 die in aviation’s worst ever disaster when […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus.
Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, has expressed his “warmest wishes” to Australia’s Greek community celebrating Greece’s Independence Day today.
“New” and old ideas on the Cyprus problem Article by Eleni Mavrou, AKEL Political Bureau member 19 March 2023, “Haravgi” newspaper Nikos Christodoulides with his first statements on the Cyprus problem seems to have chosen a key axis for “breaking the deadlock and solving the Cyprus problem” – the catalytic involvement of the EU. The […]
EU leaders and the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) scrambled on Friday (24 March) to reassure the markets that the eurozone banking sector is resilient and able to withstand shocks, after European bank shares plunged.
1027 Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II Holy Roman Emperor, founder of the Salian dynasty 1812 Earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela and kills an estimated 15,000–20,000 people 1871: Municipal elections bring revolutionaries to power in Paris to form Commune government 1909: In support of Mohammed Ali Shah’s coup d’etat against the constitutional government […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic “radioactive tsunami” that would destroy naval strike groups and ports. Analysts were skeptical that the device presents a major new threat, but the test underlines the North’s commitment to raising nuclear threats.
Greek students across Sydney have held events this week to celebrate Greek Independence Day ahead of March 25.
President Christodoulides had the opportunity to brief his counterparts in the European Council of his approach regarding the Cyprus issue, during the beginning of the second day of the summit which is dedicated to developments in the euro area.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined limits to EU backing for nuclear power under the bloc’s Net-Zero Industry Act, which seeks to support home-made production of clean technologies like batteries and solar panels.
