Tourism revenue up in Cyprus by 29% in December on annual basis
Revenue from tourism in December recorded an annual increase by 29.0% according to the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat).
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CYPRUS
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GEOPOLITICS 
February 29, 2024 Dendias lays out military revamp scheme
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias laid out the plans to modernize the country’s armed forces further on Thursday during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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EUROPE
February 29, 2024 French Senate approves enshrining abortion in Constitution in historic vote
On Wednesday, French senators widely voted in favour (267 for, 50 against) of enshrining in the constitution “the guaranteed freedom” of women “to have recourse to a voluntary interruption of pregnancy”.
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HISTORY
February 29, 2024 29 February 2024: This day in history
1692: First people are accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba, a West Indian slave 1904: Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7-man Panama Canal Commission to proceed with completing a canal at the Isthmus 1960: Agadir earthquake in Morocco kills a third of the population (12,000-15,000) 1984: Pierre Trudeau announces he […]
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EUROPE
February 29, 2024 MEPs urged to “be innovative” to “defeat Putin”.
By Martin Banks The widow of murdered Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, has made a tearful appeal to the European Parliament.
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GREECE
February 28, 2024 Greek Cuisine Ranked Among Top Three in the World
Greek cuisine has been ranked third best in the world according to ratings compiled by TasteAtlas recently.
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CYPRUS
February 28, 2024 President discusses Cyprus issue, Middle East, Ukraine with King of the Netherlands
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting on Wednesday with the King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, during which they discussed the Cyprus issue, the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as issues concerning the exchange of experience between Cyprus […]
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GREECE
February 28, 2024 Relatives of railway crash victims hold memorial, call for justice
A memorial service was held on Wednesday at the site of the railway crash in Tempe, central Greece, to honor the 57 individuals who lost their lives on February 28, 2023. Relatives and friends gathered to pay their respects, leaving flowers at the scene as they called for justice.
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EUROPE
February 28, 2024 European doctors divided over cannabis legalisation in Germany
With Germany’s Bundestag voting to legalise the use of cannabis on Friday (23 February), health professionals in France and across Europe remain divided over the effectiveness of such a measure in protecting consumers.
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HISTORY
February 28, 2024 28 February 2024: This day in history
202 BC: Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty’s rule over China 1710: In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock 1854: Republican Party formally organized in Ripon, […]
