Tag: WWII

ON THIS DAY: Wannsee Conference on Nazi ‘Final Solution’ (1942)

A meeting that formalised mass murder On January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials gathered at a villa in Berlin for what became known as the...

Blitz survivors remember ‘Victory Christmas’

Eighty years ago, Britain was celebrating its first peacetime Christmas after six long years of war. They called it “Victory Christmas” and for the first...

Ohi Day: Greece’s proudest “No” to tyranny

Every 28 October, Greece, Cyprus, and Greek communities across the world stand united in celebration of Ohi Day - the day a small nation...

ON THIS DAY: First verdicts at Nuremberg (1946)

On 1 October 1946, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg delivered its landmark verdicts in the trial of leading Nazi Germany figures — the...

Nazi looted painting recovered in Argentina after 80 years

A long lost Nazi looted painting has been recovered in Argentina, officials have said. The discovery Portrait of a Lady, by Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi, had...

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Robbery at a kiosk in Larnaca – Suspect grabbed cash and fled

A Larnaca robbery took place on Tuesday afternoon, putting...

Cyprus weather stays clear before rain later this week

Mostly clear conditions today Cyprus weather will remain mostly clear...

NOTAM in Cyprus FIR and US ships step up readiness over Iran

Naval exercise reissued south of Cyprus A renewed indication of...

EU provides vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease in occupied Cyprus

The European Commission is boosting support to tackle foot-and-mouth...
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