Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 17: 1917 – Auguste Rodin, French sculptor of…
Greece on Friday marks 50th anniversary of November 17 student uprising against fascism
Demonstrations will take place in big cities of Greece on Friday to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising…
Britain taking ‘leisurely’ approach to tackling obesity, say lawmakers
Britain’s government is taking a “leisurely” approach to tackling unhealthy eating habits and needs to do more to make sure…
Netanyahu: Israel ‘not successful’ in bid to minimize Gaza civilian casualties
Israel is doing all it can to get civilians out of harm’s way as it battles Hamas in Gaza, including dropping leaflets…
UK house prices post first annual drop since 2012
British house prices fell in annual terms in September for the first time since 2012 and rents rose sharply last…
EU asks Amazon to clarify its measures to protect customers
The European Commission this week said it had given Amazon (AMZN.O) until Dec. 6 to provide more information on measures…
Finland to close four Russia border crossings to stop asylum seekers
Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia on Saturday to stem a flow…
UK approves potential beta thalassaemia cure
Health authorities in the United Kingdom have approved a drug which aims to cure beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease.…
British man cannot be extradited to US over fake cryptocurrency scheme, court rules
A British man wanted in the US on money laundering and wire fraud charges linked to the fake cryptocurrency OneCoin…
Israeli opposition leader says time has come to replace Netanyahu
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Thursday it was time to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that there…