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ON THIS DAY: Christmas truce during WW1 (1914)

Late Christmas Eve 1914, British Expeditionary Force troops in Flanders trenches heard Germans opposite singing "Stille Nacht" and other carols while illuminating parapets with...

ON THIS DAY: Apollo 8 Christmas Eve message from orbit (1968)

On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first humans to orbit the Moon- and delivered one of the most memorable...

ON THIS DAY: The Nutcracker ballet premieres in Russia (1892)

A December premiere that made history On 18 December 1892, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker was presented for the first time at the Mariinsky Theatre in...

ON THIS DAY: Boston Tea Party (1773)

On this day in history, December 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place: a dramatic act of protest that became one of the defining...

ON THIS DAY: EOKA fighter, Charalambos Mouskos falls at Mersinaki (1955)

On 15 December 1955, the armed anti-colonial campaign of EOKA (1955–59) recorded its first guerrilla death in combat: Charalambos (Haralambos) G. Mouskos, a member...

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Air travellers to enjoy free cabin luggage and keep delay compensation

The European Council and the European Parliament have reached...

ON THIS DAY: The Magna Carta was sealed (1215)

On June 15, 1215, England's King John sealed- formally...

Nearly 14,000 job vacancies in Cyprus

Job vacancies in Cyprus totalled 13,905 during the first...

Foot-and-mouth disease revives discussion of PDO halloumi milk quota

The impact of foot-and-mouth disease on Cyprus’ livestock sector...
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