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President Biden threw his support behind a proposal to waive patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines. What are the pros and cons?

Ancient Greeks and Romans got a surprising number of things right about how disease spreads and the importance of airflow for public health.

The European Medicines Agency has concluded there’s a possible link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and rare forms of blood clotting.

Crete managed to get down to zero cases of Covid during our fist lockdown and, although we remained in lockdown, life felt almost normal.

Through the Greek classics, the true meaning of life can be explored by humanity and all the experiences that come with it. By: Joel Christensen As the coronavirus pandemic hit New York in March, the death toll quickly went up with...

The idea of a closed European Super League started to develop in 2009 and now has become a reality that might mean the end of football

The ancient Greeks had different ways of thinking about narrative and truth than we do today. In an age of deepfakes and alternative facts, it can be tricky getting at the truth. But persuading others – or even yourself –...

by Leslie Absher When I was just a baby, my father was sent to Greece for his first field assignment with the CIA. It was the summer of 1966 when we arrived, nine months before the military coup led...

If a new law being drafted in Athens is passed, owners of a legendary breed of Greek hunting dog may be forced to retreat into the wilderness.

Recent comments by British PM Boris Johnson continue to highlight the British side’s intransigence on the issue of the Parthenon sculptures.

Having found Crete when coming to an All Inclusive in Hersonissos some 14 years ago we instantly fell in love with the island.

Greece has an emergency! This pandemic is a gnawing catastrophe, unlike anything the people here have seen in decades.

The alleged “Greekness” of the Terracotta Army went viral, but archaeologists in China were skeptical of the influence of Greek art.

Istanbul is a name that the Greeks actually gave to the city. "Istanbul" derives from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "into the city."

Two months ago Greece seemed to successfully bend the coronavirus curve and was able to open some activities for a few weeks.