1429 English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army 1867: Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel Patents Dynamite in England, the first of three patents he would receive for the explosive material 1912: Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories, after established by Joseph Pulitzer 1915: RMS Lusitania sunk by German submarine off the southern coast […]
Although today is a busy day within the financial calendar, an expert warned that this does not mean that investors should expect “significant volatility” from the exchange rate.
The government is reportedly finalising plans to block the prosecution of British soldiers over their actions during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad.
Polling stations have opened for voters to cast their ballots in a set of elections which could shake up British politics and have profound implications for the future of the United Kingdom.
NEW YORK – The Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation (HACF) presents Professor Robert G. Ousterhout in a virtual discussion on Emperor Justinian’s Hagia Sophia will be held online on Thursday, May 13, 7 PM EDT, via Zoom. Completed nearly 1,500 years ago, the Hagia Sophia is both an architectural masterpiece and a cultural icon of Byzantine and […]
AKEL GS: The President discussed a two states solution in 2017 with many people giving the right to some to insist on it 5th May 2021, Astra radio station Political will must exist on both sides for the solution of difficult problems surrounding the Cyprus problem, the General Secretary of AKEL Andros Kyprianou pointed out […]
Eleven EU countries have signed a declaration calling on the European Union to stop funding fossil fuels under its trans-European energy infrastructure regulation (TEN-E), which is currently under revision.
1626: Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods, believed to have been Canarsee Indians of the Lenape 1840: World’s first adhesive postage stamp, the “Penny Black”, is first used in Great Britain 1889: Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) in Paris opens with the recently completed Eiffel Tower serving as […]
Young people concerned about the climate crisis and air pollution are urging the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, to abandon his plans for a new four-lane road tunnel under the Thames or risk losing their support.
