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Greek NYPD Commander Retires Dancing Away to Greek Tunes
Greek NYPD commander John Pappas celebrated his retirement after a distibguished career as a police officer with Greek songs and dance outside his Transit K9 Unit on Thursday.
It was a fitting farewell for a man who wore many hats...
Economy
The World’s Most Expensive Cities in 2023
In recent news affecting everyone feeling the financial squeeze, the ongoing global cost of living challenge persists, especially hitting those in big cities hard. This has given us a list of the world's most expensive cities in 2023.
As per...
Greek News
Google Boosts Presence in Greece with Data Center Investment
The global technology giant Google is amplifying its footprint in Greece through a substantial investment in the establishment of data centers.
This initiative, part of the long-anticipated creation of the first "Google Cloud Region" in Southeast Europe, underscores the company's...
Animals
Russia’s Military Dolphins May Have Escaped, Intelligence Analyst Says
Severe weather hit the Black Sea this week, causing significant damage along the coast. One notable impact was on the harbor of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, where the Russian navy housed its military dolphins.
The storm left the pens holding...
Archaeology
Face Of “Dragon Man,” Modern Humans’ Closest Relative, Reconstructed
Approximately 150,000 years ago, in the cold woodlands of northern China, there lived a big-headed human species called Homo longi, also known as "Dragon Man."
Despite its unusual appearance, scientists have recently found out that this species is closely related...
Ancient Greece
AI Reveals What Ancient Languages, Including Greek, Sounded Like
Artificial intelligence (AI) has resurrected ancient languages that were once spoken but have only survived in written form. Through video, AI made long-lost languages, including Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Proto-Celtic, Hittite and Akkadian, audible again by presenting the unique...
Animals
Bird’s Song May Help Track It Down After 38 Years
A purple-winged ground dove (Paraclaravis geoffroyi) that is fond of bamboo and once called the South American Atlantic Forest in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay its home could now be tracked down through its song.
Scientists are faced with the question...
Culture
Prolific Greek Author Vassilis Vassilikos Dies at 89
Prolific Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos whose books have been translated into many languages died in Athens on Thursday. He was 89.
He has published more than 100 books, including novels, plays and poetry.
Vassilis Vassilikos' political novel "Z"
His best-known work is...
entertainment
Five Technologies That Will Be Our Reality by 2100
Experts predict a future in which, by the year 2100, humans will reside in underground cities and be guided and mentored by artificial intelligence (AI). The advancements described below, both promising and challenging, offer a glimpse into what might...
Greek News
Greece Introduces Postal Voting for the First Time in History
Greece will introduce postal voting, a historic first for the country, for next year's European Parliament elections, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday.
He said that postal voting would also be used in the next general elections irrespective of whether...
Greek News
The Places Where Gold Can Still Be Found in America
Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.
Finding gold can be a challenging and rewarding experience as shown in the recent example of an amateur metal...
Diplomacy
Russia Labels Parthenon Sculptures in British Museum as “Colonial Theft”
The representative of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, called the presence of Greek Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum a manifestation of the colonial tradition of theft.
During a recent briefing for media representatives, Zakharova described the situation,...
Business
Greek Economy and Investments on the Spotlight at Capital Link Summit
The Greek economy and the inflow of foreign investments will be the central theme of Capital Link's Annual International Summit which will take place in New York on Monday, December 11.
The event at the Metropolitan Club will feature top...
Cyprus
Kissinger Owed an Apology to Greece and Cyprus
A year before Henry Kissinger's death Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute wrote a polemic calling on him to apologize to Greece and Cyprus over his role during the Turkish invasion of 1974.
Writing in the...
Greek News
Henry Kissinger, Controversial Giant of US Diplomacy, Dies at 100
Henry Kissinger, one of the most influential and controversial US diplomats of the 20th century, died Wednesday at age 100, his firm said.
Kissinger, who served as secretary of state and national security adviser under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald...