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ON THIS DAY: Author George Orwell passes away (1950)

Renowned writer George Orwell has died, at 46, after a three-year battle with tuberculosis. Until recently, news had suggested he was improving. On Friday...

ON THIS DAY: Celebrating the birth of Umberto Eco (1932)

On 5 January 1932, one of the most influential intellectuals of the 20th and early 21st centuries was born in Alessandria, Italy. Umberto Eco...

ON THIS DAY: The death of Edgar Allan Poe (1849)

The master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, one of America’s most influential writers and poets, died on this day in 1849 in Baltimore,...

ON THIS DAY: Goethe (1749) and Tolstoy (1828) are born

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) Born on 28 August 1749 in Frankfurt am Main, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was one of Germany’s greatest literary figures...

ON THIS DAY: Ernest Hemingway is born (1899)

On 21 July 1899, Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. Over the course of the 20th century, he would go on...

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ON THIS DAY: Harriet Tubman leads fighters into Maryland, freeing slaves (1863)

Harriet Tubman stands among the most remarkable figures of...

Father arrested at Larnaca Airport after children held in Syria for six months

Two minors, aged 16 and 7, have returned to...

US considers further deployment of nuclear weapons in Europe

The United States is reportedly exploring the possibility of...

“You’re fucking crazy”: Trump fumes at Netanyahu in call on Lebanon

US President Donald Trump reportedly launched a fierce verbal...
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