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The earliest forms of long distance communications without resorting to human messengers must have been the ""smoke signals"" of the American Indians and the ""talking drums"" of the African people. Mankind has come a long way since then. In our…

The earliest forms of long distance communications without resorting to human messengers must have been the ""smoke signals"" of the American Indians and the ""talking drums"" of the African people. Mankind has come a long way since then. In our…

Delayed by the Franco -Prussian war, the General Postal Union met for the first time in Switzerland in 1874 and was established as the Universal Postal Union in 1878 with 22 founding members. Its headquarters are in Berne. Apart from facilitating the…

UEFA 10th European Under-16 Tournament.

The right to education is a fundamental human right. Koichiro Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO, in an address ""Education for All,the Unfulfilled Promise"" said: ""To pursue the aim of education for all is therefore the obligation for States"".…

UNICEF Children’s Fund Symbol

The French revolution with its motto of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity had a profound impact on western civilization. The statue of Liberty donated by the French to an emerging new democracy became a beacon for those seeking freedom and a new…

The Cypriot male costume is of the type native to the Aegean islands, and is characterized by the "vraka" or baggy breeches. It is a loose pleated garment of black cotton, which differs in cut according to locality. It is worn with a white shirt or a…

This western style dress based on the "phoustani" (see the 1994 Cypriot Costumes set) reached Cyprus from Greece at the end of the 19th Century as a variant to the so - called "Amalia" national Greek dress. The ensemble comprises a pleated white…

The prosperity that the population has been enjoying these past two decades has been marred by the continually escalating number of road deaths and injuries, in spite of road safety campaigns and the daily viewing of horrendous accident scenes on…