1656: Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) 1790: 1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address 1835: US national debt is $0 for the first and only time in history 1912: Chiefs, representatives of people’s and church organisations, and other prominent individuals form the African National Congress and declare its aim to bring all Africans together […]
Afghanistan is known as the “Graveyard of Empires” for a reason. Britain, Russia and recently, the US, have all come to rue their involvement there. Now, China’s interest in the central Asian country is becoming clear. Although it’s not pursuing conquest or regime change, but oil.
The Cretan Federation of Australia & New Zealand held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, January 5 at the Cretan House in Brunswick, Victoria.
The official nomination procedure for presidential candidates went smoothly and without any problems, said Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou after the completion of the process, which took place on Thursday at the Filoxenia Conference Centre in Nicosia.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday (6th January) announced a series of health sector measures, following recent calls from healthcare staff for government action.
1610: Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa & Ganymede 1714: Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) 1941: Chinese Kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-shek open fire on the surrounded Communist New Fourth Army at Maolin, Anhui Province, killing or capturing 7,000 troops 1953:US President Harry Truman announces American development of the hydrogen bomb […]
Train services across Britain will be severely disrupted for another two days as the last of the currently scheduled strikes starts on Friday morning.
The annual Blessing of the Waters ceremony at Frankston, Victoria typically draws five swimmers plunging for the cross, however on Friday there were 22 contenders outstripping previous years. Despite being a weekday, hundreds gathered to partake in the ceremony following two years of COVID-19 restrictions.
Cambridge Assessment International Education and The British Council Cyprus were delighted to announce the winners of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards in Cyprus. The awards celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of secondary school learners in Cyprus in the June 2022 Cambridge examination series. Over 49 learners in Cyprus received awards for exceptional performance in Cambridge […]
The European Commission on Friday (6 January) adopted a proposal to give suppliers an extra four years to re-certify medical devices, to circumvent the risk of shortages.
