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Greek Influencer Dies After Falling from a Balcony in Calabria, Italy
The popular Greek influencer 'Tzane' has died in Calabria, Italy after falling from a balcony with no safety rails during a holiday with his friends.
Tzane was on Holiday with Fellow Influencers in Calabria
The beloved TikTok and Instagram content producer...
Greek church
Russian Church Infiltrating Greek Orthodox Churches, Former Deputy Minister Says
A member of the Greek parliament and former Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Angelos Syrigos, has called out the Russian Church for its attempts to infiltrate the Greek Orthodox patriarchates and churches, according to a recent article...
Politics
US House Passes Bill Potentially Banning TikTok Nationwide
In a landslide vote a bill has been passed by the US House of Representatives which gives ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, 165 days to divest from the social media platform before it is legally barred from app stores...
Archaeology
Diving Into the History of the Aegean: Ancient Finds Off Greece’s Kasos
A team of scientists has discovered several shipwrecks and other important ancient finds in the underwater, archaeological research near Greece's island of Kasos.
The multi-year exploration in the seabed was completed at the end of last October, and the Ministry...
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Patient in Greece Took His Own Life While Waiting for Drug
A cancer patient in Heraklion, Greece took his own his life earlier this week, as he was unable to bear the pain while waiting for a chemotherapy drug.
Ioannis (Petros) Tournas, a 72-year-old cancer patient, suffered terribly while waiting for...
Ancient Greece
‘Romeyka’ The Ancient Greek Dialect Spoken in Northern Turkey
Romeyka is a dialect of Greek spoken in the region of Trabzon (Trapezounta) and Pontus, around Turkey's Black Sea coast. Researchers say it bears striking resemblances to ancient Greek dialects.
Its speakers are Muslims but many also trace their lineage...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Corinth’s Port Pushed Back by at Least Five Centuries
Scientists have pushed back the foundation of the port at Ancient Corinth, called Lechaion, by at least five centuries in a study published recently in the academic journal Marine Geology.
Lechaion was the largest port in ancient Greece and was...
Animals
Meet the Best Preserved Woolly Mammoth Mummies from Siberia
Mammoth mummies in Siberia refer to the preserved remains of woolly mammoths, an extinct species of elephant that roamed the Earth during the Pleistocene epoch.
Siberia is well-known for its vast, frozen tundra, and the extreme cold temperatures have played...
Ancient Greece
Long Lost Ancient City Discovered in Serres, Greece
Archaeologists have recently uncovered an ancient city in Palaiokastro, Serres, Greece.
The ancient city appears to have been founded at the end of the 6th century BC and remained in existence into the 6th century AD. Archaeologists who have been...
Animals
Large Venomous Jellyfish Spotted off Greece’s Rhodes
Nomad jellyfish, a large species that can cause painful injuries to humans, have been found in waters around Greece's Rhodes.
“The Rhopilema nomadica, also known as the nomadic jellyfish, is bell-shaped, has a transparent-bluish color, whose diameter can reach up...
Ancient Greece
Germany Looted Hundreds of Greek Antiquities From Samos Island
German researchers have tracked down and documented hundreds of antiquities in Berlin museums looted from the island of Samos, Greece.
A report in Deutsche Welle says that a book was published recently after years of research documenting in detail the...
Greek News
Greek Frigate in First Action Against Houthi Drones in Gulf of Aden
Greek frigate Hydra was involved in its first combat operation in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday firing missiles at two Houthi-launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) which were threatening a cargo vessel off the coast of Yemen.
According to an...
Politics
Biden-Trump Rematch Is Official as They Clinch Nominations
US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties' nominations for the election in November.
Both Biden and Trump won primary elections in Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington state on Tuesday....
Archaeology
Mass Grave of Plague Victims May Be Largest Ever Found in Europe
Archaeologists in Southern Germany have uncovered ancient burial sites that hold the remains of over a thousand people. These burial pits could be the largest mass grave ever found in Europe. The discovery was made during excavations prior to...
Greek News
Greece Among Top 5 Holiday Destinations, Says Hospitality Giant Accor
Greece is in the top 5 Southern Europe holiday destinations for those planning getaways this year, with Athens also listed among the top 'shoulder season' picks, according to French hospitality giant Accor.
According to Accor's 2024 European trends report, intra-European...