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

On this Day April 10, 2025 at 09:00

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...

Harry Potter book saved from bin sells for £21,000

Life February 10, 2025 at 15:08

A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, set to be thrown away, has been sold at auction for more than...

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Closed-door talks continue on teacher evaluation system

December 3, 2025 at 16:49

Toxic air drives 200,000 respiratory illness cases in Delhi

Health December 3, 2025 at 16:42

Delhi's toxic winter smog has driven more than 200,000...

Limassol standoff resolved as woman transferred to hospital

Cyprus December 3, 2025 at 16:30

The hours-long incident involving a woman who barricaded herself...

Australian family hunts Europe’s best Christmas market

Life December 3, 2025 at 15:55

After years of roasting turkeys in 40°C Australian heat,...

ON THIS DAY: Malta summit ends Cold War (1989)

On this Day December 3, 2025 at 15:19

Aboard the storm-battered Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky, two...