• HISTORY
    9 February 2025: This day in history

    1775: British Parliament declares Massachusetts Colony in rebellion Benin mask carved of ivory thought to represent 16th century Edo queen IdiaThe Benin Pendant Mask 1897: Invasion of Benin City by British Expeditionary Force; the city is burned and looted, ending the Nigerian Kingdom of Benin formed in the 11th century 1904: Japanese torpedo boats launch […]

  • WORLD
    Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records

    A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents. US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday to prohibit access, ordering Musk and his team to immediately destroy any copies […]

  • CYPRUS
    Cyprus President ready for joint meeting with DiCarlo-Tatar

    President, Nikos Christodoulides, has expressed his readiness to attend a joint meeting with Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Rosemary DiCarlo, and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar. President Christodoulides was replying to journalists’ questions upon his arrival to a book presentation in Nicosia, on Thursday evening. Referring to reports about DiCarlo’s arrival date in Cyprus, […]

  • HISTORY
    8 February 2025: This day in history

    1587: Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle at age 44 after being convicted of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I in the Babington Plot 1672: Isaac Newton reads his first optics paper before the Royal Society in London 1807: Battle of Eylau ends inconclusively between Napoleon’s forces and the Russian Empire, first battle […]

  • EUROPE
    Demands made for improvements to animal welfare

    By Martin Banks The modernisation of animal welfare legislation is “an opportunity we should not miss,” says an EU Commissioner. Olivér Várhelyi, who is responsible for Health and Animal Welfare, was speaking during an event bringing together farmers, businesses, policymakers and NGOs at Residence Palace in Brussels on 5 February.  “It is an opportunity to improve welfare, respond to citizens’ […]