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 Phil Lynott dies by The Ovi Team
04 January 2020
January 4th 1986; Phil Lynott, the former lead singer of the rock band Thin Lizzy, died from heart failure and pneumonia after an 11-day fight for his life. The 36-year-old rock star had been admitted to Salisbury Hospital... (Add a comment) |  John Candy by The Ovi Team
04 January 2020
March 4th 1994; the larger-than-life comedic star John Candy dies suddenly of a heart attack on this day in 1994, at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he was living near Durango, Mexico, while filming Wagons East... (Add a comment) |  Jacob Grimm by The Ovi Team
04 January 2020
January 4th 1785; on this day, the older of the two Grimm brothers, Jacob, is born in Hanau, Germany. His brother Wilhelm is born the following year. (Add a comment) |  Australia Burns: Fireworks, Bush Fires and Denial by Dr. Binoy Kampmark
03 January 2020
As 2020 approached, the sense that the barbarians were not only at the gates but had breached the walls of indifference had come to the fore. But these were not conventional human forms; rather, they were... (Add a comment) |  Fire by Nikos Laios
03 January 2020
The sky is orange,
The fires are burning,
Smoke covers the city,
The streets are quiet, (Add a comment) |  Do fruits, vegetables, plants; animals have a purpose in life? by Joseph Gatt
03 January 2020
Let me be a little radical here. Human beings, plants and animals pretty much have the same purpose in life: breeding children in the best possible conditions, and ensuring the best possible future for their seedlings. (Add a comment) |  Physician leaders send anniversary message of thanks to nurses by Ovi Magazine Guest
03 January 2020
A New Year message of support for nurses and midwives has come from the World Medical Association to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. (Add a comment) |  Leonardo's flying machines by The Ovi Team
03 January 2020
3rd of January 1496, Leonardo da Vinci tried for the first time unsuccessfully unfortunately to fly with one of the flying machines that had become his passion for long time. (1 comment) |  Noriega surrenders to U.S. by The Ovi Team
03 January 2020
January 3rd 1990; Panama's General Manuel Antonio Noriega, after holing up for 10 days at the Vatican embassy in Panama City, surrenders to U.S. military troops to face charges of drug trafficking. (Add a comment) |  Moonlight by Gordana Mudri
02 January 2020
Did you ever lift your face in the dark, cold night, when your breath makes white steamy clouds in front of your face and the coldness penetrates below your collar; when every being is searching for... (Add a comment) |  Sanctions, Security and the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline by Dr. Binoy Kampmark
02 January 2020
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, construction of which is intended to transport 55 billion cubic metres of Russian gas to Germany per year under the Baltic Sea, is a ragbag of options and promises. (Add a comment) |  Gossip among cultures by Joseph Gatt
02 January 2020
I use a condescending, almost racist term for China, Japan and Korea and ASEAN nations. I call them the "yellow" papers; because of how much they love to sit down and gossip (it's basically all they do). (Add a comment) |  Berserk Alert! #115 by Tony Zuvela
02 January 2020
Tony Zuvela and his view of the world around us in a constant berserk alert! (Add a comment) |  A refusal to a loyalty oath by The Ovi Team
02 January 2020
January 2nd 1962. The Weavers, one of the most significant popular-music groups of the post-war era, saw their career nearly destroyed during the Red Scare of the early 1950s. (1 comment) | | newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 older |
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