The 2024 Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution was presented Dec. 18 in Taipei City to four local academics for their enhancement of human health and global civilization. During the presentation ceremony, Premier Cho Jung-tai praised the recipients for success in their respective fields of medical research. Citing President Lai Ching-te’s training […]
It’s jingle all the way with a calendar packed with festive outings, including the ‘Cyprus Christmas Villages’ – eight villages selected by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism to bring festive cheer across the island until January 6, 2025. Mountainous Lefkara and coastal Kiti have been selected for Larnaka region’s ‘Cyprus Christmas Villages’, offering two […]
At a special gathering hosted by Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) Secretary Nickos Koukouvitakis, the Community came together to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of its volunteers. The GCM awarded and honoured individuals who dedicate their time and effort to support the Community and its parishes. President of the GCM, Bill Papastergiadis, said, “The event underscored […]
The European Commission has placed Greece in the same group of countries as Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, but that is not good news. It is the group of nine eurozone countries in which the Commission’s “Alert Mechanism” identified macroeconomic imbalances. In-depth assessments will follow on whether these imbalances have worsened or are being corrected.
Romania needs fiscal and budgetary consolidation measures, Finance Minister Marcel Boloș announced on Wednesday, the day after Fitch Ratings downgraded its long-term debt outlook from stable to negative.
1776: Thomas Paine publishes his first “American Crisis” essay beginning “These are the times that try men’s souls” (date disputed) 1783: William Pitt the Younger becomes the youngest ever British Prime Minister at age 24 1932: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) begins transmitting overseas 1958: First radio broadcast from space, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends […]
By Martin Banks New outbreaks of avian influenza in wild and domestic birds have been reported in Europe, it has emerged.
By Martin Banks The EU Commission says it is allocating a further €4.1 billion under its “Ukraine Facility” to support the functioning of Ukraine’s public administration during the ongoing bitter war with Russia.
Russia’s security service says a 29-year-old man from Uzbekistan has been detained over the killing of senior general Igor Kirillov and his assistant in Moscow. Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was outside a residential block early on Tuesday when an explosive device hidden in a scooter was […]
Tourist arrivals reached 3,907,137 for the period of January – November 2024, compared to 3,722,022 in the same period of 2023, recording an increase of 5%. The number of tourists for the first eleven months of 2024 surpassed the total number of tourist arrivals for 2023, when they reached 3,845,652.
