1142: Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date – other research places date between 1450 and 1660] 1888: The body of Jack the Ripper’s first victim, Mary Ann Nichols, is found in Whitechapel in London’s East End 1917: In China, Sun Yat-sen and his supporters’ ‘rump’ parliament establishes a military government and elects Sun Yat-sen as commander-in-Chief […]
Emma Raducanu was the biggest story in sport 12 months ago. But at this US Open, as the defending champion, she is far from the main attraction.
BEIJING/SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -Several of China’s biggest cities imposed tougher COVID-19 curbs on Tuesday, further crimping the activities of tens of millions, and sparking fresh concerns for the health of a barely growing economy.
Next year, the Greek Orthodox Community of Oakleigh and District will celebrate its 60th anniversary and its flagship school, Oakleigh Grammar, will celebrate its 40th anniversary.
A takeover approach from the Dallas-based Lone Star Funds was rejected by the Bank of Cyprus, the attempt made as the bank’s shares had gone up 11 percent this year, nine years after confiscating more than half the funds of those holding accounts of more than 100,000 euros ($99,650.)
The European Union is preparing to take emergency action to reform its electricity market and get a grip on energy prices that have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine, senior officials said Monday (29 August).
1146: European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time 1363: Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history during Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty 1590: Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle (Traditional Japanese date: […]
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities scrambled on Sunday to relieve overcrowding in shelters after scores of boats carrying a total of about 1,000 migrants reached Italy’s southern shores and two of its tiny islands over the weekend.
Archbishop Makarios of Australia has met with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Constantinople, according to an announcement issued earlier today by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
Cyprus’ Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela is in Finland for contacts and exploratory talks with the ultimate goal of signing a memorandum of cooperation for sending patients to Finland to receive Boron Neutron Capture Therapy.
