1790: Supposedly impenetrable Turkish fortress of Izmail stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–92) 1877: Thomas Edison’s Phonograph is announced by Scientific American 1885: Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan 1989: After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu 1990: Lech Wałęsa sworn in as Poland’s […]
In a letter to the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, the government said there was no data on unlawful detention, injury or ill treatment of refugees, migrants or asylum seekers.
Christmas is just around the corner and for many homes, preparations are already well underway.
Kalopanayiotis and Pissouri, two Cypriot villages of Nicosia and Limassol district respectively, are among the villages participating in the Upgrade Programme of the UN’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to become “Best Tourism Villages”.
Africa’s top gas exporter Algeria on Tuesday (20 December) spoke out against a European Union price cap on natural gas, saying it would threaten upstream investments.
1898: Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium 1968: Apollo 8: 1st manned Moon voyage launched with Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders 1988: Lockerbie disaster: A terrorist bomb destroys Pan Am Flight 103 mid-air, over Scotland; kills all 259 passengers and crew on board, and 11 people on the ground 1991: Soviet Union formally dissolves as 11 of 12 republics sign […]
The notes will gradually replace those featuring his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and enter circulation from the middle of 2024.
The Greek Festival of Sydney has today announced three major festivals as part of its cultural program for 2023, including a return to Brighton-Le-Sands after 20 years.
AKEL supports the demand for staffing Emergency Accident Departments The government is undermining public hospitals 16 December 2022, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia Once again we are witnessing demands from the medical and nursing staff of public hospitals for staffing these organisations, which constitute the backbone of the National Health Scheme (GESY). AKEL expresses its […]
This article is part of our special report Mapping anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe. While Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment keeps growing across the EU, lawmakers have called on the European Commission to quickly appoint the EU coordinator to fight anti-Muslim hatred and step up efforts to tackle discrimination across the Union.
