Eleven more antiquities, collectively valued at nearly $1 million, are being repatriated from the United States, as part of a collaboration between the Culture Ministry and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
BRUSSELS – It has become a lonely world for Europe. With the transatlantic alliance in tatters, China losing its lustre, and Russia being Russia, the EU is looking for new friends. Ursula von der Leyen is betting she will find them them on the subcontinent.
1616: The Roman Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which states the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun 1797: Bank of England issues first £1 note 1815: Napoléon Bonaparte and his supporters leave Elba to start a 100-day reconquest of France 1885: Berlin Conference gives Congo to Belgium […]
By Martin Banks If you’re into military history, an upcoming event will be right up your street. It is the 209th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo this summer and a great weekend is planned to mark this milestone. Throughout one weekend in June, the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo will be commemorated. […]
By Martin Banks “There’s only one team in Brussels.” So went the chant ringing out from RSC Anderlecht’s Lotto Park 85 minutes into the club’s derby against local rivals Union Saint-Gilloise on Sunday evening.
On Sunday, February 23, whilst much of the community was centred at Lonsdale St for the annual Antipodes Festival, a cohort of students from the MANASIS School of Greek Dance and Culture showcased a plethora of traditional Greek folk dances, at the Bentleigh Festival, proudly presented by the Bentleigh Shops Traders’ Association.
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his opposition to the potential sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles to Turkey during a meeting with British Defense Minister John Healey in London on Tuesday.
Planning how the EU’s steel sector can remain competitive and go cleaner despite Europe’s high energy prices, low demand, and stiff competition will start with a “strategic dialogue” with the industry next week, the European Commission said today.
1570: Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign and absolves her subjects from allegiance to the crown 1862: First Legal Tender Act of 1862 is passed by the US Congress, authorizing the United States note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money that […]
US President Donald Trump has appointed right-wing commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI. Trump posted on social media that Bongino was “a man of incredible love and passion for our Country” and would serve under newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel. Bongino, 50, has worked for the New York police department and […]
