• WORLD
    Pakistan Backs Off ‘Joyland’ Ban After Backlash

    Pakistani authorities are reportedly allowing controversial film “Joyland” to be shown in the country after all, following earlier reports that the government had blocked the film’s release a week before it was scheduled to debut in theatres.

  • CYPRUS
    Parliamentary Cyprus Information Day held at Westminster

    The National Federation of Cypriots in the UK hosted a Cyprus Information Day in Parliament on the dark anniversary of the illegal “unilateral declaration of independence (UDI)” in Cyprus’ Turkish occupied areas. The day was an opportunity for MPs to renew their pledge and support for the reunification of Cyprus and also to discuss the […]

  • HISTORY
    17 November 2022: This day in history

    1558: Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen “Bloody” Mary 1800: Congress holds its 1st session in Washington, D.C. in an incomplete Capitol Building 1831: Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia 1855: David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls, in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe 1869: Suez Canal in […]

  • EUROPE
    Vaping advertising in the EU

    Advertisement of e-cigarettes is expected to come under increased scrutiny by policymakers in the much-awaited revision of the EU’s tobacco products framework.

  • HISTORY
    16 November 2022: This day in history

    534: Second and final revision of the Justinian Code published, a codified set of imperial and classical laws begun initially in 528 1532: Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captures Inca Emperor Atahualpa after a surprise ambush at Cajamarca in the Peruvian Andes 1776: British troops capture Fort Washington during American Revolution 1945: Founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizat   Source: […]

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