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ON THIS DAY: Remembering Agatha Christie (1976)

On this Day January 12, 2026 at 17:32

On 12 January 1976, Agatha Christie, one of the most influential and widely read authors in literary history, died at the age of 85....

ON THIS DAY: Federico García Lorca is born (1898)

On this Day June 5, 2025 at 13:33

On 5 June 1898, in the small town of Fuente Vaqueros near Granada, Spain, Federico García Lorca was born—destined to become one of the...

ON THIS DAY: Remembering Virginia Woolf and Eugène Ionesco

On this Day March 28, 2025 at 15:15

On 28 March 1941, the world lost one of its most influential literary figures, Virginia Woolf, a British novelist, essayist, and central figure in...

ON THIS DAY: Bertolt Brecht is born (1898)

On this Day February 10, 2025 at 14:28

On 10 February 1898, Bertolt Brecht, one of the most influential playwrights, poets, and theatre practitioners of the 20th century, was born in Augsburg,...

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ON THIS DAY: Michelangelo’s David unveiled in Florence (1504)

September 8, 2026 at 16:46

Lake America or Lake Ontario: Who decides a place name?

International September 8, 2026 at 16:44

Open Google Maps in Toronto and you may see...

Cyprus, Greece and Egypt reaffirm strategic ties after summit

Cyprus September 8, 2026 at 16:41

Cyprus, Greece and Egypt have reaffirmed their strategic partnership...

GSI cost could exceed €1.9 billion

Cyprus September 8, 2026 at 16:18

The cost of the Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnection, known as...

22-year-old Cypriot artist Andreas Abasaid launches ABA Music

Life September 8, 2026 at 15:41

At just 22, Cypriot singer-songwriter and producer Andreas Abasaid is turning...