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World’s First ‘Miss AI’ Beauty Pageant Offers $20k Prize for Top AI Models
On Sunday, applications opened for the brand-new "Miss AI" competition. What sets this competition apart from other iterations of the popular beauty pageantry format is that the models themselves will not be human.
Instead, Miss AI is a beauty pageant...
Greek News
Mysteries About the Pyramids No Scientist Can Explain
The construction of the Pyramids of Giza and the origin of the Sphinx in Egypt will forever remain mysteries as no scientist has ever produced convincing explanations of their making and the speed of completion.
The lack of solid answers...
Politics
US House Passes $61 Billion Ukraine Aid Package
A $61 billion aid package for Ukraine was approved by the US House of Representatives on Saturday. Later that same day, the House also approved a $26.4 billion aid package for Israel.
The vote, which had been postponed by Republicans...
Culture
Why Greeks Smash Plates: The History Behind the Custom
The sound of a plate smashing, shattering loudly as it meets the floor, is distinctive and tends to turn heads in a restaurant. Most of us, startled, "think, Oh No!" an unfortunate accident has occurred.
But when plates shatter on...
Greek News
Lord Byron ‘First to Raise Issue of Looted Parthenon Sculptures’
Lord Byron was the first to raise the issue that the Parthenon sculptures were "looted" by Lord Elgin, said Greek Deputy Minister of Culture, Christos Dimas.
The Greek official was invited by the University of Cambridge to the event of...
Greek News
Frenchman’s Lost Dog in Greece Found a Year Later in Serbia
The story of a French man who lost his dog in Greece and found her a year later in Serbia could make a heartwarming Hollywood Sunday movie for all the family.
Remy Dargere traveled from France to Greece crossing the...
Greek News
What’s Next for Bilateral Relations Between Greece and Turkey?
You don’t have to be an expert to know that the relations between Greece and Turkey have been among the most turbulent in the diplomatic history of Europe.
Rooted in a history of disputes, the two Mediterranean nations have gone...
Diplomacy
World Leaders Call for De-Escalation Between Israel and Iran
Following a report from two US officials on Friday morning that a missile strike by Israel had hit targets in Iran, international leaders around the world have called for de-escalation.
The targeted area of Iran was Isfahan, the site of...
Health
The Wealthy Anti-Aging Influencers in Search of Eternal Youth
Growing older is a difficult reality we all must face, with greying hair, sagging skin, and a general lapse in energy, aging can be a dispiriting process; that's why these influencers are spending millions of dollars to try and...
Animals
Fossils of Largest Snake to Ever Live Discovered in India
Fossil vertebrae excavated during a mine dig in western India are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever existed, a creature thought to be up to 15 meters in length - longer than a T-rex.
Scientists have...
Archaeology
Villa of First Roman Emperor Augustus May Have Been Found in Italy
A nearly 2,000-year-old building has been discovered in Southern Italy at a site with ancient Roman ruins buried in volcanic ash. The research team posits it may have been a villa owned by Roman Emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD)....
Greek news
Rapprochement With Turkey Reduced Illegal Migration to Greece, PM Says
The policy of rapprochement with Turkey had helped decrease illegal migration flows, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said from Lesvos.
“Greece is one of the few countries, if not the only one, which has effectively handled the problem of...
Canada
The River Of Gold in British Columbia
The Fraser River in British Columbia has been a source of placer gold for more than 160 years and it has been a meeting point for amateur treasure hunters ever since.
It all began in 1858 when the discovery of...
Greek News
Cycladic Islands in Greece ‘Threatened by Surge in Tourism’
Tourism development in the Cycladic islands of Greece, and in particular Sifnos, Serifos and Folegandros, threatens the islands’ integrity, a recent report by Europa Nostra finds.
Europa Nostra is a pan-European Federation for Cultural Heritage, representing citizens' organizations that work...
Archaeology
Ancient Humans of Arabia Lived in Lava Tube Caves, Study Finds
Aerial views show thousands of stone structures scattered across the Arabian peninsula. On the ground, ancient tools and fire pits lay near old lakes, with artwork showing hunting scenes on mountain walls.
Archaeologists only recently started exploring these sites, despite...