Society

This month, Unconditional Freedom released a new documentary exploring its environmental and social projects. In their own words, Unconditional Freedom creates programs to "provide the reflection, nourishment and tools necessary to restore human dignity." They tackle areas as varied as the...

The business world's "Black Friday" hype has now begun to engulf consumers in Greece, who are eager to take advantage of the special sales offered annually by retailers. The Black Friday phenomenon began in the United States, as the day...

Society prizes both intelligence and happiness. Yet scientists have shown that, for some reason, the two simply cannot coincide. As Ernest Hemingway, the highly prolific, intelligent American journalist and novelist himself said, “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest...

New archaeological evidence from Egyptian mummies shows the practice of having lower back tattoos is actually more than three millennia old even though it may seem like an early 21st century fad popularized by low-rise-jeans clad celebrities. Researchers Anne Austin...

The 2022 US midterm elections have brought a number of historic firsts, including the youngest ever lawmaker, the first transgender lawmaker, and the first openly gay governor of state. The world is eagerly watching this year's US midterm elections with...

The tech industry, like Silicon Valley, was once a major force to be reckoned with. Giants like Meta, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Amazon each ruled over their respective domains. Furthermore, they did so without any signs of ever having...

Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Usually, no one knows. But the recent flight of followers from Elon Musks’ social platform leaves little doubt. So who is the upstart who has taken his claim to fame? Mastodon...

Greece will come to a halt on Wednesday, November 9th, as a 24-hour strike has been declared by Greece's workers' unions. There will be significant work stoppages in the means of public transportation, as employees will also be participating in...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 U.S. presidential election this month after he nearly confirmed his intention to seek the White House again in Iowa late on Thursday. "And now, in order...

The Powerball jackpot in the US is setting an all-time world record, reaching $1.6 billion, the largest amount ever awarded by any lottery or game of chance. In the past thirty-nine Powerball drawings, no one has been lucky enough to...

The results of a new study by the Hellenic Vegetarian Union (HellasVeg) suggest that Greeks' meat consumption is the highest among eleven European countries. More specifically, more than seven out of ten consumers (73 percent) declare that they consume up...

Elon Musk projected a new series of interesting ideas for Twitter, the social media platform. Musk recently acquired Twitter for forty-four billion dollars. In the last few days, Twitter has seen an exodus of advertisers and executives, and Musk...

Protestors who have taken part in the insurgent rebellion in Iran are now facing trials. The forms they take are however not certain. Iran is holding trials for the Mahsa Amini rebels, bringing charges against almost a thousand people in...

Each year, Collins English Dictionary chooses ten words or phrases to define a specific period. This year's top word is half-Greek. Well, it’s 2022, so there is a new term that has now been picked that describes the feeling of...

A tragedy occurred in the early hours of Sunday, when a landslide demolished apartments to let, which resulted in the death of a Lithuanian woman and the serious injury of a nine-year-old boy. The incident occurred at the settlement...