By Martin Banks A retired telecoms worker from Belgium is among those behind an innovative smartphone app that aims to keep you fit and discover “hidden gems” all over the world. Philippe Pleckspaen helped launch “Jooks”, an application that helps you navigate your way around a locality, spotlighting places of interest. The idea is that […]
910: The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex 1305: Scottish resistance leader William Wallace is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution 1583: Humphrey Gilbert […]
By Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka Some 82 years after the mass murder of Roma and Sinti at Auschwitz-Birkenau, anti-Roma hate persists. Today’s Roma Holocaust Memorial Day is a warning that Europe is still failing to turn the lessons of history into political reality. This September, Saxony-Anhalt goes to the polls, with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) polling […]
By Martin Banks Some MEPs have formally requested that the European Parliament be convened on an “exceptional basis” for an urgent debate on the migration crisis in Ceuta. This, they say, should be with the participation of the Council and the European Commission. The parliament is currently in recess for the summer and reconvening would be […]
The three main fronts of a huge wildfire burning west of Athens showed signs of easing on Tuesday morning, after a fourth consecutive night during which hundreds of firefighters fought to contain the scattered flames and prevent new flare ups.
1558: The first printing of the Zohar in Spain popularizes the Jewish study of Kabbalah 1821: Russian Antarctic expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen returns to Kronstadt after being the first to circumnavigate Antarctica 1914: US President Woodrow Wilson issues his “Proclamation of Neutrality” to keep the United States out of the war in […]
US President Donald Trump has said new talks with Iran will begin on Monday, after calling off what he said would have been “massive” strikes on the country. “They knew the extent of the attack because they saw it forming,” he told reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday. “We’re talking to them in […]
The initiative undertaken by the UN Secretary-General with his visit to Cyprus, apart from its particular symbolic significance, left a significant mark with regards his intentions and the subsequent steps that must be taken.
Firefighters battled a large wildfire in western Attica through the night into Monday, focusing on two active fronts as authorities investigated a midair collision between two firefighting helicopters that killed two crew members.
1492: Christopher Columbus, with Juan de la Cosa as second-in-command, sets sail on his first voyage with three ships: Santa María, Pinta, and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, for the “Indies” 1596: German astronomer and priest David Fabricius discovers the light variation of Mira, the first variable star 1914: Germany invades Belgium and […]
