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Cyprus marks 51 years since Attila II invasion phase

Today marks 51 years since the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, known as Attila II, which took place in the summer of 1974....

ON THIS DAY: Niki Lauda’s fiery crash that shook Formula 1 (1976)

On August 1, 1976, at the treacherous Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in West Germany, Niki Lauda, reigning Formula 1 world champion and one of the...

ON THIS DAY: The Spanish Civil War begins (1936)

On 17 July 1936, a military uprising led by General Francisco Franco marked the beginning of one of the most brutal and ideologically charged...

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ON THIS DAY: Germany invaded Poland (1939)

India’s lion boom brings rising deadly attacks and tragedy

Five-year-old Pulsing Ajnera was playing with his brothers in...

Putin thanked Erdogan for Ukraine diplomacy, hails energy ties

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin praised Turkey as a “reliable...

Halkidiki: Dog shot dead in family’s yard by unknown attacker

A tragic and heinous incident was reported by a...

Aradippou factory blast: site unlicensed since 2014

The recycling plant in Aradippou where an explosion injured...
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