Tag: writing

ON THIS DAY: Goethe (1749) and Tolstoy (1828) are born

On this Day August 28, 2025 at 15:46

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) Born on 28 August 1749 in Frankfurt am Main, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was one of Germany’s greatest literary figures...

ON THIS DAY: Ernest Hemingway is born (1899)

On this Day July 21, 2025 at 10:37

On 21 July 1899, Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. Over the course of the 20th century, he would go on...

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: Arthur Conan Doyle writes first Sherlock Holmes story (1886)

On this Day March 4, 2025 at 17:01

On 4 March 1886, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began writing what would become one of the most iconic detective stories of all time: A...

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A page of one’s own

September 26, 2026 at 18:40

China agrees with US on $30bn tariff reduction and AI dialogue

International September 26, 2026 at 16:52

China announced today that it has reached an agreement...

New Limassol crash: Vehicle overturns – Driver taken to hospital

Cyprus September 26, 2026 at 16:43

A new traffic accident occurred on Saturday afternoon in...

Plaka explosion: Second body found in the rubble

International September 26, 2026 at 12:03

A man has been found dead in the rubble...

Trump rejects Iran’s proposal: Strait of Hormuz reopening remains uncertain

International September 26, 2026 at 11:46

Donald Trump on Friday rejected an Iranian proposal aimed...