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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in Paris on 21st May 1904, but international activities began only after South Africa joined in 1909/10, Argentina and Chile in 1912 and the U.S.A. in 1913. The first World…

The Games of 1980 in Moscow will live in history for the incredibly astonishing opening and closing ceremonies. The mascot of the Games was the little bear Misha, made of cardboard which hundreds of children in the stands had brought with them. The…

The Games of 1980 in Moscow will live in history for the incredibly astonishing opening and closing ceremonies. The mascot of the Games was the little bear Misha, made of cardboard which hundreds of children in the stands had brought with them. The…

The Games of 1980 in Moscow will live in history for the incredibly astonishing opening and closing ceremonies. The mascot of the Games was the little bear Misha, made of cardboard which hundreds of children in the stands had brought with them. The…

The commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1998 reaffirmed the aspirations and the spirit contained in that historic document. The Declaration remains an inspiration, for although the work of the…

Larnaca / Nicosia / Kyrenia / Limassol / Paphos / Famagusta / Military Camp Polemidhia (Limassol) / Military Headquarters (Nicosia).

Green Jasper.

Iron Pyrite

Gypsum

Chalcedony is a finer- grained variety of quartz, which may vary in color from light brown to reddish brown; the latter is better known as carnelian. Moss agate is gray or bluish chalcedony with dark dentritic inclusions of ten of an iron compound.…