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150 Years from the Birth of Henrich von Stephan

The European Cup Championships for women athletics first took place in 1982 having been conceived by Dr. Paolo Fumante of Italy. Cyprus hosted the 1 3 th such meeting in Limassol where around 500 athletes from European countries took part. The stamp…

13th Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Residing Officers.

The decision of the European Council of Ministers to declare the year 1990 as the "European Year of Tourism" was designed to emphasize the role and development of tourism. Tourism, an activity turned into an industry, affects every society in many…

10th Anniversary of World Gymnasiade.

10th Anniversary of U.N. World Food
Programme

The first cinematographic pictures were shown in Denmark in 1896 and in 1912 the biggest cinema with a seating capacity of 2,400 was opened in Northern Europe. In the late twenties and early thirties the transitional period from "silent" to "sound"…

Throughout history the destiny of Cyprus has been at the mercy of external powers. For centuries, conquests have been justified on the grounds of security, and even empires
have been founded in pursuit of it. Time has once again proved that the…

Throughout history the destiny of Cyprus has been at the mercy of external powers. For centuries, conquests have been justified on the grounds of security, and even empires
have been founded in pursuit of it. Time has once again proved that the…

Every weekend the exodus from the cities for a holiday of a short duration of ten brings headaches that turn to nightmares when a great number of vehicular accidents place undue need for blood donations.Cyprus of ten tries in different ways to…