1066: Battle of Stamford Bridge: English army under King Harold II defeat invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold’s brother Tostig, who were both killed 1237: Treaty of York signed between kings Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland which establishes a boundary between the two countries (mostly unchanged in modern times) 1513: Spanish explorer Vasco […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has conveyed to his Ukrainian counterpart Dimitro Kuleba a message of “respect for Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity” during a meeting between the two on Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
British households will each miss out on up to £4,400 over the next two years because the UK does not have a nationalised energy generation company, the Trades Union Congress has said.
Pontoxeniteas NSW held its annual dance on Saturday, September 17 at the Greek Community Club in Lakemba, Sydney.
The adoption of the New Strategy for Attracting Business and Talent has led to an impressive increase in the number of foreign companies interested in establishing a presence in Cyprus, said the island’s Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, noting that 5,475 applications were submitted in 2021, while by August 2022 the number of applications had reached […]
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned Italy of consequences should it veer away from democratic principles, issuing a barely veiled threat ahead of Sunday’s election that a rightist bloc led by Giorgia Meloni is expected to win.
1180: Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline. 1493: Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships 1789: US Federal Judiciary Act passes, creating a six-person Supreme Court 1869: Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt […]
Belarus will ban from Friday, September 23 and for six months the export of different equipment, from means of transport and smartphones to nuclear reactors, without the reasons having been disclosed.
Public borrowing costs have jumped to their highest level since 2011 as markets brace for a record flood of debt from £40bn of gilt sales by the Bank of England and Kwasi Kwarteng’s sweeping tax cuts.
In recognition of Australians standing shoulder to shoulder with Greek and other Allied forces in the Battle of Greece and the Battle of Crete in 1941, members of the Hellenic Presidential Guard will visit Adelaide next month to help commemorate Oxi Day and unveil a memorial supported by the South Australian Government.
