In May 1941, the Royal College of Surgeons in London was bombed during a Nazi air raid. Among the specimens lost from its museum collection was a skeleton of an ichthyosaur – an extinct marine reptile that appeared millions of years before dinosaurs laid their first footprints on prehistoric soil.
According to estimates published by Eurostat, the annual inflation rate for Cyprus is expected to come to 8.6% in October.
New loans provided by Cypriot banks rose by 217 million euros in September compared with August, driven upward mainly by corporate loans over €1 million that rose by €127.6 million.
The UN Security Council recently extended the mandate of the UN mission to Libya – known as UNSMIL – for another year, a move welcomed by Greek diplomats.