Europe
Europe
Greece Ranks First in EU in Smartphone Recycling
Greece leads the European Union in smartphone recycling, boasting an almost 18 percent recycling rate, as per Eurostat data. This surpasses the EU average, where only 10 percent of Europeans recycle their old mobile phones.
Eurostat findings highlight Greece, Austria...
Energy
New Way of Using Solar Energy Wins Youth Startup Award
An innovative lighting solution for building illumination proposed by an Ukrainian engineer won the SME Youth Startup Competition 2023.
Archaeology
10,000-Year-Old Grave in Italy Has Earliest Infant Burial in Europe
The 10,000-year-old burial of a female infant, the earliest such burial known in Europe, shows that society even in Mesolithic times honored its youngest members and that females were treated the same as males in this regard.
Archaeologists at the...
Europe
Napoleon Had Greek Roots Controversial Theory Suggests
Napoleon, the Corsican upstart who seized absolute power as French emperor, may have had Greek roots, at least according to a controversial theory espoused by some historians.
Corsica may seem far away from Greece but the fourth-largest island in the...
Europe
King Charles Wears Greek Flag Tie at State Visit
King Charles, a staunch Philhellene, wore a Greek flag tie during the official visit of the South Korean President in London earlier in the week.
The Greek flag tie is believed to have been purchased in one of King Charle's...
Europe
Rare Scotch Whisky Becomes World’s Most Expensive Bottle at $2.7M
A rare bottle of Scotch whisky has been sold for $2.7m (£2.1m) - breaking the record for the most expensive wine or spirit sold at auction.
The Macallan 1926 single malt is one of the world's most sought-after bottles of...
Archaeology
The Stunning Ancient Fresco Portraying a Greek Myth in Pompeii
An ancient fresco portraying an ancient Greek myth discovered in Pompeii in 2018 is one of the highlights of the ruins of the city buried by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The fresco is inside a "domus" or...
Ancient Greece
Over 2,000 Seal Impressions Uncovered in Ancient Doliche
Archaeologists from the Asia Minor Research Center have made a new discovery in ancient Doliche. They found more than two thousand seal impressions during recent excavations.
Doliche (Greek:Δολίχη) was an ancient Greek city founded in the second century BC and...
Archaeology
Vatican Opens Ancient Roman Necropolis to the Public
A new entrance has been opened in the walls of the Vatican. It leads to a place called the Via Triumphalis Necropolis, which is an old Roman city for the dead.
Deep within Vatican City, you can find this ancient...
Archaeology
Oldest Golden Artifacts Ever Found in a 5th Millennium BC Grave
The wealthiest grave containing the oldest golden artifacts ever found from the 5th millennium BC was discovered in the 1970s in Bulgaria.
The incredible finding by excavator operator Raycho Marinov is one of the most important archaeological discoveries ever made...
Ancient Greece
Derveni Papyrus Found in Greece: Europe’s Oldest Book
The Derveni Papyrus found in northern Greece is of immense importance, registered by UNESCO in 2015 as the oldest handwritten "book" in Europe
Europe
The Great Schism That Split Christianity Into East and West
The East–West Schism that occurred in 1054 represents one of the most significant and tragic events in the history of Christianity. Eastern and Western Christians had a history of differences and disagreements, some dating back to the earliest days...
Environment
Europe on Edge as Volcanic Eruptions Feared in Italy and Iceland
Europe is on edge over possible volcanic eruptions at Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, and at the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland.
Italy’s Mount Etna shot lava into the sky on Sunday, 12 November, spewing ash high over the Mediterranean island...
Animals
Lion Captured After Roaming Free Near Rome, Italy
A lion that escaped from a circus in Ladispoli, Italy, about 25 miles (41km) from Rome, had been roaming the small town for hours before being captured. The event unfolded on Saturday, November 11, causing a stir among local...
Europe
Ex-German Soldier Helps Restore Monastery in Greece Destroyed by Nazis
A letter sent by a former German soldier helped spur the restoration of Agios Dionysios Monastery on Mount Olympus which had been destroyed by the Nazis during WWII.
It was one day in 1996 when prior Maximos of the New...