49 BC: Julius Caesar defies the Roman Senate and crosses the Rubicon, uttering “alea iacta est” (the die is cast), signaling the start of civil war and his appointment as Roman dictator for life 1430: Catholic Order of the Golden Fleece is founded in Bruges in celebration of the prosperous and wealthy domains of Philip […]
According to a curator at the Ashmolean museum in Oxford, England, former museum keeper and renowned archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, lobbied authorities of Crete to allow him to export artefacts he found while excavating the Minoan Palace of Knossos back to Britain.
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides axed his health, justice, defence and agriculture ministers on Monday in a widely expected reshuffle almost a year into his term.
Heavy snowfall and ice prompted traffic police to close off a section of the road leading up to Mount Parnitha, north of Athens, on Tuesday afternoon.
The European Commission announced on Tuesday (9 January) that it is examining the nature of the relationship between tech multinational Microsoft and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, as the recent ousting and reinstatement of the latter’s CEO highlighted the companies’ close connection.
1431: Judges’ investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government 1760: Afghans defeat the Indian Maratha Empire in the Battle of Barari Ghat 1839: Louis Daguerre announces his daguerreotype photographic process to the French Academy of Science 1909: Ernest Shackleton as part of the British […]
The new cabinet which was announced on Monday, will be sworn in on Wednesday 10 January.
Reducing the ratio of debt-to-gross domestic product at the fastest rate in Europe, achieving higher positions in the rating agencies’ scales and further reducing the cost of servicing the country’s borrowing, are the three main objectives set by the financial staff for the crucial issue of managing the Greek debt.
Belgium’s EU Council presidency will hold a scientific symposium in April on the controversial nutritional labelling of food to “share experiences” on the system, reopening the debate between member states that use it and those opposing its adoption at the EU level.
1656: Oldest surviving commercial newspaper, “Weeckelycke Courante van Europa (Haarlems Dagblad)”, still in printed circulation begins publication in Haarlem, Netherlands 1790: First US President George Washington delivers the first state of the union address 1835: US national debt is $0 for the first and only time in history 1912: Chiefs, representatives of people’s and church […]
