I was on the subway on my way to the office when YouTube’s algorithm recommended a video from “The Mini Diaries.” Its protagonists: a 1976 Mini Cooper named Bob and its driver, somewhere in the Sahara Desert. On my phone screen, I watched the rugged landscape unfold, with the tiny car climbing hills and reaching villages in […]
1097: The first Crusaders arrive in Antioch, Ancient Syria, during the First Crusade 1603: Chinese uprising in the Philippines fails after 23,000 people are killed 1803: US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase 1917: US suffragette Alice Paul begins a seven-month jail sentence for peacefully picketing in support of the Women’s Suffrage (right to vote) Amendment […]
The most important economic developments for the Cyprus Economy, for the latest months up to August 2025, are included in the bimonthly bulletin «Monthly Economic Developments» the Statistical Service of Cyprus has announced. In a press release it says that Manufacturing Production during the period January-July 2025 recorded an increase of 3,5% compared to January-July 2024. […]
Instagram on Friday unveiled safety features for teenagers who use its artificial intelligence chatbots amid growing concerns over how the chatbots are affecting young people’s mental health.
202 BC: Battle of Zama: Hannibal Barca and the Carthaginian army are defeated by Roman legions under Scipio Africanus, ending the Second Punic War 1781: British forces under General Charles Cornwallis sign terms of surrender to George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau at Yorktown at 2 p.m., effectively ending the American Revolutionary War 1926: Russian […]
We are delighted to invite you to the opening of the 16th Peloponnese Bridges International Multithematic Festival, taking place tomorrow at 17:00 at the Municipal Theatre of Corinth “Thomas Thomaïdis”! With inspiration and love, we have curated the Art Exhibition “Art and Technology with a Holistic Approach”, featuring the works of artists: Giorgos Tryfonas, Eva […]
By Martin Banks The European tennis Open – being held in Brussels for the first time – reaches an exciting climax this weekend.
President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have come away empty-handed from a White House meeting after US President Donald Trump indicated he was not ready to supply sought-after Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. Zelensky said after the cordial bilateral talks that he and Trump had talked about long-range missiles, but decided not to make statements on […]
POOL Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides presented on Monday Nicosia’s initiative relating to security, the reconstruction of Gaza and the humanitarian sector during his contacts at the Gaza Summit held in Sharm el-Sheikh. In his statements after the Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, President Christodoulides said that the proposal was currently in progress and is to […]
Germany reaffirmed its support for Turkey’s participation in the European defense initiative SAFE, with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul calling Ankara a “reliable and important NATO ally.”
