GREEK NEWS
Archaeology
5,000-Year-Old Tavern Discovered in Ancient City of Lagash in Iraq
A tavern dating back to roughly 2,700 BC has been discovered at the excavation site of ancient Lagash in southern Iraq. Lagash was an important city-state in ancient Mesopotamia. The discovery was announced last week by the University of Pennsylvania....
Diplomacy
Netanyahu Asks Greece to Support Israel at UN
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Greece to support Israel during voting at the UN. The Israeli prime minister made the request during a meeting in Jerusalem with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. During the discussion, the pair addressed...
Greek News
New Shocking Video Shows Incident Between Greece-Turkey Coast Guards
A video showing the confrontation which occurred between Greek and Turkish coast guards on Thursday, January 5 near Farmakonisi has been released online. During the incident, a Turkish Coast Guard vessel reportedly attempted to ram a boat crewed by the...
Food
Processed Foods Linked to Increased Risk of Cancer Study Finds
The School of Public Health at Imperial College London has developed the most comprehensive assessment to date of the connection between ultra-processed foods and the risk of getting cancer. Fizzy drinks, packaged bread made on a large scale, many ready...
Ancient Greece
Canadian Students Feast on Ancient Greek and Roman Food
Students at the University of Toronto in Canada recently had the chance to dine on ancient Greek and Roman food during an "Ancient Food Day" hosted by the university. About 40 or so students tried delicacies enjoyed by the Greeks...
Cyprus
President Anastasiades Bids Farewell to Greece as Leader of Cyprus
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades visited Greece for the last time as President and conveyed his gratitude for Athens’s constant support to his government. Elections for a new president of Cyprus are held this weekend. Anastasiades, of the Democratic Rally, who...
Greek News
Greece Confirms Death of Second Pilot of Fallen F-4 Jet
Military authorities in Greece confirmed on Wednesday that the pilot of the fallen jet is dead two days after the F-4 fighter crashed into the Ionian Sea during an exercise. A statement from the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) said that...
Ancient Greece
Greece Reopens Stadium of Ancient Nemea
The 4th century BC stadium of Ancient Nemea in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece, reopened on Wednesday to visitors after years of neglect. The stadium had been closed due to a lack of adequate security measures. The...
Diplomacy
Turkey Accuses the U.S. of Favoring Greece in Fighter Jet Sales Saga
Turkey has accused the U.S. of favoring Greece and losing its "neutrality" if Congress approves the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Greece and opposes Turkey's F-16 purchase. Turkey's Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın warned on Tuesday that this would be...
Crime
Greek-American Charged with Murder of his Colombian Girlfriend in Bogota
A Greek-American man has been arrested for the murder of his Colombian girlfriend in Bogotá. He is being charged with femicide and obstruction of justice. According to Colombian media, John Nelson Poulos, a resident of Texas, murdered his girlfriend, Valentina...
Society
Rememory, The AI that Helps Us Talk to the Dead
Rememory, the act of talking to the dead, is an idea as old as man himself. For pagans, it was a means of venerating ancestors who had passed. In Christianity, it remains the belief in afterlife through purgatory, heaven,...
Ancient Greece
The Longest Greek Word is Actually an Ancient Recipe
When one hears about "the longest word," whatever language it is, absurd adjectives or ancient names of forgotten princes come to mind. Surely not a recipe; but as often happens, the Greek language surprises us once again. In fact, the...
Economy
IMF Predicts Inflation to Peak Amid Low Growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the latest World Economic Outlook report this week. The report tracks important global economic trends. The forecast for growth remains low but has improved since the most recent projections. At the same time, the...
Military
Western Leaders Ponder Providing Fighter Jets to Ukraine
Members of the NATO alliance are unsure of whether to send fighter jets to Ukraine. For now, the US and UK have rejected the idea but Poland and France are more receptive. Since the Russian invasion began in February of...
Animals
Rare Cats Discovered On Mount Everest
During an expedition to Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal, a group of dedicated scientists made the astounding discovery of a previously unseen species of cat living on the summit of Mount Everest. This discovery was made possible by the National...
Australia
Deadly Radioactive Capsule Lost in Australia
An 8mm by 6mm silver capsule, smaller than a coin, has gone missing along a stretch of Australia's largest state's enormous desert highway. Finding it will be like hunting for a needle in a haystack. On Monday, Rio Tinto, a...
Greek News
Greek Opposition SYRIZA Boycotts Parliament, Calls for Snap Elections
Greek main opposition SYRIZA announced on Tuesday that it will boycott the Greek Parliament, a move slammed by the government which accused its leader Alexis Tsipras of "undermining parliamentary democracy." Tsipras accused the conservative New Democracy government of being “morally...
Greek News
Search for Missing Air Force Pilot Continues in Greece
A search-and-rescue operation to locate the missing pilot of a fallen Greek airforce F-4 jet fighter continued on Tuesday, entering its second day. The plane crashed into the sea off the coast of Katakolo, Ilia on Monday morning, during a...
Hollywood
Michael Jackson’s Nephew to Play Singer in Upcoming Biopic
Michael Jackson will be portrayed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson in an upcoming biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua, it was announced on Monday. The film, titled simply Michael, will be the first major film role for 26-year-old Jaafar, who is...
Education
U.S. Embassy Offers Scholarship to Over 40 Young Refugees in Greece
The U.S. Embassy in Greece announced recently that it is partnering with The American College of Greece to offer fully funded scholarships to at-risk refugees, migrants, and displaced students with financial needs for undergraduate and graduate degrees at Deree. Through...
Cyprus
Turkey Slams Renewed Mandate of UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus
Turkey condemned the decision by the UN Security Council on Monday to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus for another year. "In view of the prevailing conditions on the island, it is necessary to keep the...
entertainment
Greece Selects 16-Year-Old Victor Vernicos for Eurovision 2023
Greece will be represented at Eurovision 2023 by their youngest ever representative, Victor Vernicos with the song "What They Say", Greek broadcaster ERT revealed on Monday. His song was written and produced by Vernicos himself more than a year ago....
Business
Fitch Upgrades Rating of Three Major Greek Banks
Credit ratings agency Fitch raised on Monday the credit rating of three major Greek banks: Eurobank, National Bank of Greece and Alpha Bank. Last Friday, the credit rating of Greece's economy was raised to one notch below investment grade. The...
Culture
The First African-American Poet and Her Love of Ancient Greece
In 1761, Phillis Wheatley, a young West African girl, was captured and brought to America on a slave ship. There Susanna Wheatley, wife of prominent Boston businessman John Wheatley, bought her at an auction to serve as lady's maid. The...
Diplomacy
Boris Johnson Claims Vladimir Putin Threatened Him Before Ukraine Invasion
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him during a telephone call shortly before the invasion of Ukraine. Johnson made the claim in a documentary for the BBC. According to the former prime...
Music
Google Develops AI Bot that Creates Music
It shouldn't come as a surprise that artificial intelligence would eventually make its way into the world of music, given the extent to which it has already infiltrate other aspect of our digital lives, from the creation of original...
Greece
List of Plane Crashes in Greece the Last 25 years
Greece has for the last 25 years witnessed a significant number of plane crashes and incidents involving cargo, commercial, military and passenger aviation claiming lives and considerable losses in goods and other items. The causes of these aviation accidents are...
Greek News
Cannabis Improves Love Life, Study Finds
A study investigating love life and cannabis has found that cannabis users report an improved love life, as well as increased libido, and sense of taste and touch. The study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research recently asked 811...
Animals
Abandoned Baby Donkey Becomes Internet Sensation in Greece
An abandoned baby donkey in the town of Koropi, east of Athens, has become an internet sensation in Greece. The foal was found wandering alone in a field earlier in January. Animal rights campaigners raised the issue on social media...
Culture
Traditional Greek Handicrafts Get their Own Museum
Traditional Greek handicrafts will get their own museum in Athens, the Ministry of Culture announced on Monday. The museum will be hosted at the historical building of the printing and dyeing workshop "Hellenic Handkerchief Industry (BEM)" in Metaxourgeio, near the...
Diplomacy
Ties Between Greece and Japan Get a Boost in PM Mitsotakis’ Tokyo Visit
The Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis is on an official visit to Japan - the first by a Greek leader in 17 years- hoping to attract investments. Greece hopes to develop even closer ties with Japan, Mitsotakis said in...
Greek News
One Dead, One Missing After Fighter Jet Crashes in Greece
The body of the co-pilot of an F-4 Phantom fighter jet of the Hellenic Airforce that crashed on Monday morning in the Ionian Sea, off western Greece has been recovered. The pilot is still missing as a major search and...
Celebrities
Elon Musk’s Greek Tweets and What They Mean
Elon Musk's latest Greek tweet had millions of his followers scratching their heads over the meaning. The Twitter owner tweeted Omega (Ω), the last letter in the Greek alphabet, and his tweet went viral, with 7.3 million views by Sunday night. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1619773318915313664 What...
Greece
Skopelos: The Tranquility of Greece’s Mamma Mia Island
The island of Skopelos has enchanted visitors over the years and has even reached international fame as the setting for the movie "Mamma Mia!"
Ancient Greece
The World’s First Coins were Minted in Ancient Lydia
Ancient Lydia holds the distinction of creating the first coins in the world; at first not much more than blobs of metal with basic stamps, they soon evolved into beautiful works of art in and of themselves, featuring figures...
Economy
Four Greek Ports Get EU Financing For Infrastructure Upgrades
Four Greek ports across the country have secured EU financing for the implementation of significant infrastructure upgrades.
Ancient Greece
Who Beheaded the Kritios Boy, the Masterpiece of Ancient Greek Art?
The Kritios Boy, a statue displayed at the Acropolis Museum is one of the most important works of ancient Greek art and the most characteristic of the so-called "Severe Style." The statue’s torso was found in 1865 to 1866 southeast...
Environment
Winter Wonderland Along a Road in Greece Captured on Video
This stunning view of a winter wonderland along a road near Florina in northern Greece has recently gone viral thanks to a photographer who posted the video. Stefanos Addimando uploaded the short video on Instagram and called it "the magic...
Diplomacy
More US Investments Coming To Greece, US Ambassador Says
US Ambassador to Greece, George Tsunis, said on Friday that more investments are coming to Greece from the US in 2023.
Archaeology
Archaeologists May Have Found Egypt’s Most Ancient Mummy
Archaeologists in Egypt may have found the oldest mummified body ever discovered in the country. Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, who served as Egypt's previous minister of antiquities, told CNN on Friday that the 4,300-year-old mummy was a wealthy and prominent man...
Ancient Greece
Missing Ancient Greek Inscriptions Solved by Artificial Intelligence
Ancient Greek historians have now an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help decipher texts. Being a scholar in ancient Greek is difficult. The primary texts, on stone that may have been chipped and weathered through time, are frequently damaged beyond...
Ancient Greece
The Superfood that Fueled Alexander the Great
Sea buckthorn berries have been used in traditional medicine throughout Central Asia and Eastern Europe for centuries.
Archaeology
Statue Of Man With Hercules Guise Discovered In Rome
An ancient statue of a man wearing a lion headdress, initially thought to be a statue of Hercules, was discovered in Rome, Italy.
Ancient Greece
Exploring South Korea’s Greek Mythology Museum
The island of Jeju in South Korea is home to the Greek Mythology Museum where visitors can immerse themselves in the world of the Greek gods. The museum itself is modeled after classical Greek architecture, featuring a row of columns...
Greek News
Tomb Of Constantine II, Former King of Greece, Damaged By Severe Weather
The tomb of the former King of Greece Constantine II suffered damage caused by severe weather, according to a local TV news show.
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