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Byzantine Dialogues Lecture | January 26
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens has invited historian Koray Durak to deliver the next lecture in its Byzantine Dialogues series, which will be streamed live at 7 p.m. on January 26 Greek time.
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5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near Cyprus
It was located 42km east of Nicosia
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Under Biden, Balkans to Remain Flashpoint in US-Russia Relations
New START is complicated by China's rise as a nuclear power. The US and Russia both want to prevent China's modernisation of its strategic nuclear forces, which represents a possible area for cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
UN chief intends to invite Cyprus rivals to meet soon
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he intends to invite the rival leaders on Cyprus to an informal meeting "as soon as practicable," but he warns that this meeting must be different and help clarify "the true extent" of their common vision "and outline steps necessary to chart a way forward."
First EU recovery fund transfers expected before end of June
Ljubljana – Slovenian Finance Minister Andrej Šircelj expects that the first transfers from the EU’s recovery fund will be made during Portugal’s EU presidency in the first half of this year, as member states including Slovenia are rushing to ratify the legal basis and draw up national recovery plans.
The ancient Greek 'viagra'
Ancient Greeks did it...12 a day
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Last head of imperial House of Osman dies at 88
The last surviving head of the House of Osman, the royal dynasty that once ruled the Ottoman Empire- which ruled vast territories for six centuries, before it was replaced by the Turkish Republic- has died at age 88 in Syria.
Prince Dündar Abdulkerim Osmanoğlu lost his life at a hospital on Jan. 18 in the Syrian capital Damascus, where he had been receiving treatment.
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EU executive criticizes national plans for post-Covid revival, sources say
Plans submitted by EU member states so far for spending a record 1.8 trillion euros to rebuild economies wrecked by Covid-19 fall short on reforms and must be improved, in the view of the European Commission, three diplomatic sources said.
EU executive criticises national plans for post-Covid revival, sources say
Plans submitted by EU member states so far for spending a record 1.8 trillion euros to rebuild economies wrecked by Covid-19 fall short on reforms and must be improved, in the view of the European Commission, three diplomatic sources said.
Guatemalan security forces break up US-bound migrant caravan
Guatemalan security forces on Jan. 18 broke up a caravan of about 4,000 Honduran migrants trying to reach the United States on a journey of thousands of kilometers through Central America on foot, AFP reporters witnessed.
Police advanced on the group in a coordinated move, striking batons against their shields to make an intimidating noise, prompting the migrants to scatter.