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Mitsotakis Touts Greece as Attractive Investment Destination for India

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted the investment opportunities now offered by Greece to India during a speech in Mumbai on Thursday. Addressing the Greek-Indian business forum held on the last of his two-day visit to India, Mitsotakis assured Indian businesspersons...

Greek Beaches: New Bill Allows Construction on the Coastline

Environmental organizations are calling on the government to withdraw controversial provisions in a bill on Greek beaches that was tabled in a parliamentary committee on Wednesday. Eight groups signed a letter saying the new bill will remove the minimum protection...

Exquisite 1,500-Year-Old Gold Ring Unearthed in Denmark

An amateur metal detectorist in Denmark has unearthed a rare gold ring that may have belonged to a previously unknown royal family with ties to the Kingdom of France. Lars Nielsen discovered the large, ornately decorated gold ring, set with...

Giant Anaconda Discovered in the Amazon Is the World’s Biggest Snake

The world's biggest snake, a previously unknown species of giant anaconda, was discovered in an Amazon rainforest. With a length of up to 7.5 meters and a weight of nearly 500 kilograms, this newfound species now holds the title of...

Chairman George: The Greek-Canadian Who Became a Singing Superstar in China

A PhD-trained statistician for the federal agency Statistics Canada is an unlikely candidate for becoming a singing sensation anywhere—much less in China. But this is the surprising path the life of Canadian-born George Sapounidis took after 1999, when he...

Beekeepers Rally in Athens to Save Greek Honey

Beekeepers rally in Athens on Thursday raising the alarm for the future of Greek honey which has long been considered the best in the world. They call on the Greek government to take steps to prevent imported honey from being...

Turkey’s KAAN Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet Conducts First Flight

Turkey's first fifth-generation aircraft, KAAN, completed its first flight on Wednesday. It is part of the country's efforts to upgrade its air force. Turkish Aerospace Industries CEO Temel Kotil said the flight took thirteen minutes and the aircraft reached an...

The Chronicle of the Morea: Invaluable History of Medieval Greece

The Chronicle of the Morea (Greek: Τὸ χρονικὸν τοῦ Μορέως) is the history of 14th-century Greece, specifically the Peloponnese—once called the Morea—through the eyes of the Franks who ruled it at the time. More than 9,000 lines long, the Chronicle...

World’s First PC Rediscovered by Accident in UK House Clearance

House clearers in the UK made a rediscovery of two Q1 microcomputers, believed to be the world's first single-microchip PCs. This finding adds to the world's count of surviving units, now totaling three. Brendan O'Shea, the founder of Just Clear,...

1st Frostbite Drug Approved by FDA After Clinical Trial

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light for the first-ever drug to treat severe frostbite. The new drug, called iloprost, works by making blood vessels wider and stopping blood from clotting in frostbitten people. After...

Movie on Homer’s Odyssey Starring Ralph Fiennes Shot in Greece

An epic movie based on Homer's ancient Greek classic, 'The Odyssey' is in a post-production phase after it wrapped up filming on the Ionian island of Corfu in the spring. Starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as his...

Spyware Discovered on the Phones of European Parliament Members

The European Parliament said on Wednesday it found traces of spyware on the phones of elected politicians and staff on its defense subcommittee. Members and staff in the chamber's subcommittee on security and defense (SEDE) have had their phones hit...

Hermes, the God of Thieves in Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Hermes is considered the messenger God, in charge of protecting travelers, thieves, and guide the souls to the Hades

First Case of Down Syndrome Found in Ancient Greece

The first confirmed case of Down syndrome in Ancient Greece was found on the island of Aegina, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications. DNA analysis on the skeleton of a girl aged 12-16 months, who lived in...

What Did India Learn From the Ancient Greeks?

The interaction of the two great ancient civilizations of Greece and India began with the invasion of Alexander the Great in 326 BC.