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ON THIS DAY: Federico García Lorca is born (1898)

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On 5 June 1898, in the small town of Fuente Vaqueros near Granada, Spain, Federico García Lorca was born—destined to become one of the...

ON THIS DAY: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published (1925)

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On 10 April 1925, The Great Gatsby, the now-iconic novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Though met...

ON THIS DAY: Remembering Virginia Woolf and Eugène Ionesco

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On 28 March 1941, the world lost one of its most influential literary figures, Virginia Woolf, a British novelist, essayist, and central figure in...

ON THIS DAY: Arthur Conan Doyle writes first Sherlock Holmes story (1886)

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On 4 March 1886, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began writing what would become one of the most iconic detective stories of all time: A...

ON THIS DAY: Literary icon John Steinbeck is born (1902)

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On 27 February 1902 John Steinbeck (d. 1968), the renowned American writer whose powerful storytelling and social commentary cemented his place as one of...
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ON THIS DAY: Buzz Aldrin takes the first space selfie (1966)

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On November 12, 1966, American astronaut Buzz Aldrin took...

Makarios Hospital children’s wards to receive €280,000 renovation

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The children's wards at Makarios Hospital are set for...

E-scooters: 8,800 complaints, two fatalities and five legislative proposals

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The need for stricter e-scooter rules in Cyprus was...

Turkey to deploy three warships in occupied Cyprus

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Turkey will deploy three warships to the occupied areas...
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