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ON THIS DAY: Remembering Greek music legend Nikolas Asimos (1988)

On 17 March 1988, Greece lost one of its most enigmatic and rebellious musicians, Nikolas Asimos, a singer, songwriter, and countercultural figure whose influence...

ON THIS DAY: World Sleep Day is established

A lack of sleep can affect physical, mental, and social well-being, so this day is for insomniacs everywhere More than 60 per cent of adults...

ON THIS DAY: Dennis the Menace makes his debut (1951)

On 12 March 1951, Dennis the Menace made his debut as a comic strip in the British children's comic The Beano, published by DC...

ON THIS DAY: Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered penicillin dies (1955)

On 11 March 1955, the world lost Sir Alexander Fleming, the Scottish physician and researcher whose groundbreaking discovery of penicillin revolutionised modern medicine. Fleming’s...

ON THIS DAY: The founding of Olympiacos CF (1925)

On 10 March 1925, one of Greece’s most historic and successful football clubs, Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus (Olympiacos CFP), was officially founded....

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Europe must shoulder ‘lion’s share’ of Ukraine’s security

European countries will have to shoulder the “lion’s share”...

Environmental groups call for accountability over Akamas violations

Environmental organisations in Cyprus are calling for urgent transparency...

Scandal: tourist filmed pole dancing on Turkey flagpole

A scandal has erupted in Turkey after a tourist...
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