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Husband Ordered to Pay Ex-wife $213,000 for Unpaid Housework

A court in Spain has ordered a businessman to pay his ex-wife an amount equal to $213,000 for the 25 years that she worked unpaid in the house. Judge Laura Ruiz Alaminos, who was ruling over the case in Velez-Malaga...

Unemployment in Greece Now Lowest Since 2009

The unemployment rate in Greece eased to 10.8% in January, down from 12.4% in December, data from the statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday. The reading was the lowest since December 2009 – at the start of Greece’s decade-long economic...

4-Day Week Preserves Productivity, Trial Shows

A major trial of a 4-day workweek conducted in the UK has revealed significant reductions in employee stress and illness while maintaining productivity. According to the results of the study, 71% of employees had lower levels of "burnout," and 39%...

1,800 Men Arrested in India Underage Marriage Crackdown

On Thursday night, officers of the Assam Police in India began arresting individuals accused of being engaged in child marriages. The Assam government has registered 4,004 cases and arrested 1,800 male suspects so far. The crackdown was carried out under...

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,...

Pope Francis Says Homosexuality Is Not a Crime

Pope Francis has decried laws that criminalize homosexuality as being "unjust" and has called upon Catholic clergy to welcome people who identify as LGBTQ into the Church. The Pope said that a "distinction" must be drawn between sin and crime....

2023 Is the Worst Year to Date in Mass Shootings for U.S.

The year 2023 has thus far been the worst year to date in terms of the number of mass shootings in the U.S. following the last killing spree in Half Moon Bay, California on Monday, when at least seven...

Population in China Declines for First Time in Decades

China has reported its first population decline in decades. On Tuesday, the National Bureau of Statistics said that, compared to the end of 2021, the population of the nation had decreased by 850,000. This number does not include the...

Blue Monday: The Most Depressing Day of the Year?

Blue Monday is a term Sky Travel coined in 2005. One used to describe the third—and sometimes second or fourth—Monday of January. It is supposedly the most depressing day of the year, despite the longer, brighter days of Winter...

Nursing Home Residents Board Taxis to Tour Athens in All Its Festive Glory

More than 120 elderly staying at the Athens Nursing Home, one of the largest old people's nursing home in Greece, had the opportunity to take a long tour around Athens recently to witness firsthand the festive decorations of the Greek...

Kids Play ‘Narcos’ Checkpoint in Mexico, Imitating Gangsters

A video circulating on social media platforms zeros in on kids imitating gangsters and pretending to be drug traffickers for a cartel at the side of a highway in the state of Sinaloa in western Mexico. The activities of...

Greece, US Condemn Vandalism of the Holocaust Memorial in Thessaloniki

Vandals desecrated earlier in the week a Holocaust memorial in Thessaloniki, a Greek city whose population once had a Jewish plurality. A photo appearing Thursday on the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece website showed a red swastika daubed...

Greek Christmas and New Year’s Customs From Asia Minor

Many people in Greece have roots from Asia Minor, and their refugee ancestors brought with them many unique Christmas traditions and customs. The festive season of Christmas and the New Year is an opportunity for many people, especially for the...

Roma Teen Shot by Greek Police in Thessaloniki Last Week Dies

The 16-year-old Roma who was shot by Greek police last Monday in Thessaloniki sparking nationwide protests died on Tuesday morning, the hospital announced. Kostas Fragoulis was hospitalized at the Hippocrates Hospital of Thessaloniki and remained in critical condition with a...

Riots Spread to Athens Following Police Shooting of Roma Youth

A Greek policeman was shot in the head on Tuesday during riots in the Roma district of Menidi west of Athens. He was rushed to the hospital where surgeons removed shrapnel under the eye. He was discharged on Wednesday. He...