• WORLD
    President Tsai addresses 2023 Taiwan Business Alliance Conference

    President Tsai Ing-wen said Nov. 27 that Taiwan is a major contributor to economic prosperity and stability amidst rapid changes in the global landscape, and the government is committed to making it an even more attractive investment destination to consolidate the country’s world standing. Tsai made the remarks during the 2023 Taiwan Business Alliance Conference […]

  • CYPRUS
    New asylum applications in Cyprus drop by 50% March-October this year

    There is a 50% reduction in the period March-October 2023 in new asylum applications compared to the 2022 corresponding period, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, noting at the same time that for the first time, the overall balance of arrivals-returns presents a positive picture, and Cyprus is now ranking in the first places among […]

  • EUROPE
    French nuclear deal with EDF under EU microscope

    The deal between the French government and state-owned utility EDF to regulate nuclear power sales prices at an average of €70 per megawatt-hour (MWh) may be subject to EU state aid rules, according to experts, while the European Commission said it would reserve judgment until further details emerge.

  • HISTORY
    28 November 2023: This day in history

    1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing the Pacific Ocean 1814: The Times of London first printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer – makes newspapers available to a mass audience 1893: Women vote in a national election for the first time, in the New Zealand […]

  • HISTORY
    27 November 2023: This day in history

    1095: Pope Urban II preaches the west to wrestle control of the Holy land from the Seljuk Turks at the Council of Clermont, triggering the First Crusade 1295: English King Edward I calls what later became known as “The Model Parliament” extending the authorities of its representatives 1493: Christopher Columbus returns to La Navidad colony, […]