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American Couple Disappears in Greece
Police in Greece is searching for an elderly American couple who disappeared while living in an area of Methoni, south Peloponnese for the last few years. David Harrison Robinson, 83, and his 80-year-old wife, Lucretia Robinson, according to the Silver...
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Miltos Tentoglou Achieves Year’s Best Long Jump
Miltiadis "Miltos" Tentoglou achieved the furthest long jump performed so far this year. During the Toruń meeting in Poland, he jumped 8.40 meters, securing victory and setting a new record for the event. The record-setting jump in Poland is another...
Environment
Glacier Lakes Swollen by Global Warming Threaten Millions
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications warns that catastrophic flooding from glacier lakes formed by the effects of climate change threatens millions of people around the world. According to the findings of the research, there are over...
Tourism
93-Kilometer Indoor Cycling Super Highway Planned in Dubai
In a major push towards a more sustainable and healthier future, Dubai-based company URB has proposed a new infrastructure project that promises to transform the city. Dubbed "The Loop", the 93-kilometer indoor cycling and running track aims to make...
Greek News
Greek Couple Missing in Antioch After Earthquake in Turkey
According to diplomatic sources, a Greek couple with dual citizenship has gone missing in the city of Antioch (Turkish: Antakya), which has been affected badly by the earthquake which devastated parts of Turkey and Syria on Monday. Thousands of people...
Environment
Greece May Soon Face Earthquake of 8.5 Magnitude, Scientist Says
Greece may be struck by a large earthquake like the one which has devastated Turkey and Syria, at least two Greek scientists have said. The seismological forecasts were made during conversations about the impacts of the natural disaster in Turkey...
Technology
Microsoft and Google in AI battle
The two tech giants, Microsoft and Google, having a long history of tussling, are facing up once again - shaping the future of the search. Despite Google's hasty effort to announce its own Artificial Intelligence system, "Bard," Microsoft has stepped...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo NFT Sells for $187K, Breaking Sorare NBA Record
On Sunday, an NFT (non-fungible token) of Giannis Antetokounmpo sold for $187,000 worth of ETH, setting a new record on Sorare NBA, for the highest-sold NFT on the platform. Sorare NBA is an NFT-driven fantasy basketball game, officially licensed by...
Diaspora
Greece to Construct Football Fields at Greek Community in Argentina
Greece will donate towards the construction of two football fields named Greece (Grecia) in Berisso, Argentina, where the oldest Greek Community in South America lives. The announcement was made by Greek FM Nikos Dendias on Wednesday during the first-ever visit...
Culture
Greek Language Day Celebrated in Naples, Italy
The Italian city of Naples commemorated International Greek Language Day with events to highlight the timeless contribution of Greek to world history. After a two-year lull due to the pandemic, philhellenes, academics and members of the Greek Italian community at...
Europe
Zelensky Appeal to EU Leaders: Ukraine Needs Jets to Fight Russia
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday thanked EU leaders for their support in countering Russia’s invasion but urged them to supply even more weaponry, including fighter jets. During a speech at the European Council in Brussels, Zelensky said: "I...
Greek News
Greece Bans Neo-Nazi Party from Running in Elections
The parliament in Greece approved an amendment late Wednesday to exclude the neo-nazi "Ellines" party from elections. The party is led by Ilias Kasidiaris, a former deputy and spokesman for the Golden Dawn party, who is currently in jail. Of the...
Culture
Greek Language Through Poems Recited by Foreign Students
To celebrate Greek Language Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs created a video highlighting the Greek language’s endurance over the millennia. Young students of Greek from different parts of the world recite famous poems that marked Greek and world history. Poems...
Diaspora
Leadership 100 Concludes 32nd Annual Conference
The 32nd Annual Leadership 100 Conference concluded on February 5, 2023, with a Liturgy, celebrated by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona. The Conference, bringing together prominent members of the Greek diaspora in the US,...
Greek News
Greece Sends Five Planes with Humanitarian Aid to Turkey
Greece is sending five aircraft with humanitarian aid to Turkey to deal with the immediate consequences of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the country in the early hours of February 6. The first two flights arrived at dawn on...
Culture
Greek Language Day: Honoring The Mother of Western Languages
International Greek Language Day is celebrated annually every February 9, the day which also honors the memory of the Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, who wrote Greece's national anthem ''Hymn to Liberty.'' This celebration seeks to highlight the Greek language’s...
Health
Healthy Lifestyle Could Lower Risk for Long COVID, Study Says
The recent Household Pulse Survey has revealed the staggering impact of COVID-19 on Americans; 40% reported having contracted it, and a shocking 19% are still suffering from its long-term effects. The Census Bureau and CDC collaborated to carry out this...
events
Greek Chess Team Ranks First in Europe and Fifth in the World
A Greek chess team has become the highest-ranked team in Europe and the fifth-highest-ranked team in the world in the university rankings. The NTUA Le Roi Chess Team represented the National Technical University of Athens and Greece in the Kasparov...
Greek News
Greek Rescuers Save Young Woman from the Rubble in Turkey
A young woman who was rescued in Turkey by the Greek rescue team (EMAK) has said thank you in Greek to the personnel who successfully managed to pull her from the rubble of a building toppled by the earthquake...
Greek News
Greek Rescuers Pull Alive 4th Child from the Rubble in Turkey
Greek firefighters who were sent to Turkey to assist with earthquake rescue efforts have located a fourth child amid the destruction and ruins. Efforts to extract the child from beneath the rubble are reportedly underway. The child was found still...
Greek News
Death Toll Over 11,000 After Turkey and Syria Earthquake
The combined death toll from Monday’s earthquake which struck Turkey and Syria reached 11,416 on Wednesday, as rescue efforts continued across the region, despite being hampered by cold weather conditions. Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the death toll...
Science
Astronomers Find an Exoplanet Potentially Habitable for Humans
Scientists have made an exciting discovery of a new Earth-like planet named Wolf 1069 b. This planet is 31.2 light years away from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. It orbits around a red dwarf star approximately one-fifth the size...
Environment
Brazil Sinks Aircraft Carrier in Atlantic Despite Pollution Risk
The Brazilian military went ahead and sank an outdated aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean dismissing objections from environmental groups by arguing that the damage would have been worse if the ship had not been sunk carefully. After being built...
Diaspora
Greece Strengthens Ties with Uruguay Diaspora in First Visit of Greek FM
Greece seeks to strengthen its ties with Uruguay and the Greek diaspora in the South American country with the first-ever visit by a Greek foreign affairs minister. Uruguay is a country of philhellenes. Ancient Greece features prominently in the South...
Military
US Insists Chinese Balloon was Spying
US intelligence sources insisted on Tuesday that the balloon shot down on Saturday was used by the Chinese military for spying. Unnamed officials told the Washington Post they believed such balloons were used to collect intelligence on strategically relevant territories. They...
Celebrities
Maria Menounos Expecting First Child
Greek-American TV host, Maria Menounos, 44, and her husband Keven Undergaro, 55, are expecting their first child. Menounos confirmed the news on Tuesday during an interview on the chat show "Live with Kelly and Ryan." She surprised her hosts by...
Environment
Climate Change is Contributing to the Rise of Superbugs, UN Says
A new report was presented in the 6th meeting of the Global Leaders Group in Barbados on "Antimicrobial Resistance." In the Bracing for Superbugs report, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) highlighted the impact of climate change and other...
Politics
Biden’s State of the Union Address Interrupted by Republican Boos
President Joe Biden delivered an optimistic message in his annual State of the Union address but several Republicans booed and heckled interrupting his speech. Delivering what was widely viewed as a test run for his reelection announcement, Biden claimed credit...
Greek News
Greek Athlete Konstantina Chrysopoulou Wins Gold at European Karate Championship
Greek athlete Konstantina Chrysopoulou has won the European Karate Championship for the second time in a row. Chrysopoulou claimed victory in the -61kg U21 KUMITE category, whilst her teammates were also able to pick up one silver and one bronze...
Environment
Can Earthquakes Be Predicted?
The recent earthquakes that have devastated parts of Turkey and Syria have brought increased attention to the scientific field of seismology - the study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or other planetary bodies. After...
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