GREEK NEWS
Culture
Saint Basil — a Towering Figure in Greek History
Saint Basil is remembered by the Greek people as the figure who bore gifts and helped children and the poor at Christmastime.
Health
New Chip Re-creates the Human Vagina’s Unique Microbiome
The first "vagina-on-a-chip," a device that recreates the vagina's microbiome using real cells and bacteria, has been created by researchers. According to bioengineer Don Ingber of Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, it is challenging to study vaginal...
Celebrities
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Accused of Sexually Abusing Minor
Steven Tyler, the lead singer of the American rock band Aerosmith, has been accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl in the mid-1970s. The accusations were leveled against Tyler by an alleged ex-girlfriend, Julia Holcomb. She claims that Tyler sexually...
Greek News
Greece 2022: The Year in Review
The year 2022 was a turbulent year for Greece following the Russian invasion of Ukraine which resulted in a spike in inflation and energy costs. In addition, Turkey's provocations in the Aegean, the wiretapping scandal, and Qatargate have marked...
Politics
Benjamin Netanyahu Sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel’s Controversial Government
On Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel during a special session of the Knesset in Jerusalem. His coalition government has been described as the most religious and hardline government in Israeli history. Netanyahu's Likud party...
Ancient Greece
Nikopolis: An Extraordinary Time Capsule of Roman-Era Greece
Greece plans to apply to UNESCO to have Nikopolis included on its list of World Heritage sites marking places of enormous historical importance to the world. The ancient city of Nikopolis located in Epirus the western part of the modern...
Greek church
Christians in the Holy Land See ‘Future of Despair’ Says Greek Orthodox Patriarch
There is a deepening hopelessness among Christians in the Holy Land, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III warned on Thursday. "Our young people do not see a future of hope, but only a future of increasing despair, lack of...
Europe
Greece Asks Panama to Investigate Account of Eva Kaili Over Qatargate
Authorities in Greece have asked Panama to investigate whether the suspects in the Qatargate scandal, Eva Kaili and her Italian partner Francesco Giorgi received bribes from Qatar. Charalambos Vourliotis, the head of Greece's anti-money laundering agency, has urgently written to...
Military
Russia Fires 120 Missiles From Air and Sea at Ukraine
Major urban centers in Ukraine were targeted on Thursday morning with a massive missile barrage. It was one of the largest bombardments since the conflict began in February. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces launched missiles from multiple...
Culture
The Indian Ascetic Holding His Arm Up for World Peace Since 1973
An Indian asceticism practitioner (sadhu) named Amar Bharati has been advocating for world peace for almost fifty years while holding up his right hand in the air without ever lowering it. A sadhu is a religious ascetic or holy person...
Environment
Earthquakes in Greece: The Areas of High Risk
The frequency of earthquake activity in Greece makes it rank sixth in the world and first in Europe in the damage caused by temblors. This is due to some unique geological characteristics, caused by the movements of the tectonic plates...
Environment
Οver 70 Aftershocks Recorded in Evia, Greece After 4.9 Earthquake
Over seventy aftershocks rattled Evia, Greece in the twenty-four hours following the 4.9 earthquake on Wednesday near the town of Psachna. The tremor was also felt in Athens around 65 kilometers (40 miles) to the south of the island. The epicenter...
Diplomacy
‘Greece Not Intimidated’ by Turkey’s Threats on Territorial Waters
Turkey has once again warned Greece that extending its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea was a red line. “We will not allow the expansion of (Greek) territorial waters by even one mile in the Aegean, let alone 12,” Foreign...
Greek News
Monemvasia: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited Castle Town is in Greece
Monemvasia, on the southeastern shores of the Peloponnese, Greece is Europe's oldest continuously inhabited castle town. Founded in 583 by inhabitants of the mainland seeking refuge from the Slavic and the Avaric invasion of Greece and surrounded by the Myrtoan...
Europe
Greek-British Lara Vafiadis Rows Solo the Atlantic to Honor Her Dad
Lara Vafiadis a Greek-British woman rows solo in the Atlantic Ocean to honor her dad who passed away recently and raise funds for charity. Vafiadis is currently rowing more than 3000 miles from San Sebastian in La Gomera, Canary Islands,...
