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ON THIS DAY: J.R.R. Tolkien, father of modern fantasy, died (1973)

On this Day
September 2 marks the anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien, the British author whose extraordinary imagination gave the world Middle-earth, hobbits, elves and...

31 years ago today: Cyprus enters the internet age

Life
31 August 1995 marked a turning point in the way people in Cyprus would communicate, access information and connect with the wider world. On this...

ON THIS DAY: Houdini escapes underwater in just 57 seconds (1907)

On this Day
On August 26, 1907, Harry Houdini carried out one of his most famous escapes in San Francisco, plunging into the bay with his hands...

ON THIS DAY: Alaska sighted during Russian expedition (1741)

On this Day
In 1741, a Russian expedition led by Danish-born explorer Vitus Bering reached the shores of Alaska during a major voyage of exploration across the...

Eight years after Kofi Annan’s death, his Cyprus plan revisited

Cyprus
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid tribute to Kofi Annan, describing his former predecessor as a global advocate for peace, eight years after his...
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