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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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Objectivity is dead and we killed it

April 27, 2026 at 19:34

Michael Jackson biopic breaks box office record

Life April 27, 2026 at 16:32

Record-breaking opening weekend The new musical film about Michael Jackson...

40-year-old woman struck while crossing road in Paphos

Cyprus April 27, 2026 at 16:15

A road accident occurred on Monday afternoon (27 April)...

ON THIS DAY: John Milton sells rights to ‘Paradise Lost’ for £10 (1667)

On this Day April 27, 2026 at 16:08

The English poet John Milton, already blind and living...

Cyprus farmers protest over livestock culling escalates

Cyprus April 27, 2026 at 16:07

Farmers weigh new measures Livestock farmers protest mass animal culls...