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ON THIS DAY: Jimmy Carter calls for a homeland for the Palestinians (1977)

On 16 March 1977, newly inaugurated United States President Jimmy Carter publicly stated that the Palestinian people should have a homeland, marking one of...

ON THIS DAY: The death of Anne Frank (1945)

On 12 March 1945, in the final months of the Second World War, the young German-Jewish girl Anne Frank died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration...

ON THIS DAY: Sharon Stone is born (1958)

On 10 March 1958, American actress Sharon Stone was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Over the decades, Stone became one of Hollywood’s most...

ON THIS DAY: Victor Hugo was born (1802)

On 26 February 1802, in the city of Besançon, a child was born who would grow to embody the restless spirit of 19th-century France....

ON THIS DAY: Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh (1930)

On this day in 1930, Pluto was discovered by 24-year-old American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, marking one of the most remarkable achievements in modern astronomy. Tombaugh...

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POGO welcomes recognition of the 1974 sexual violence crimes

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Iranian tankers exit US blockade perimeter

Iran's oil exports have reportedly resumed after two large...

Larnaca launches WhatsApp alert system for severe weather and disasters

The Larnaca District Self-Government Organisation (EOA) has launched a...
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