Europe

3D-Printed Meat Substitutes Make a Splash in Europe

Already massive food industry is expected to get even larger. The data firm Allied Market Research says that the meat substitute market is expected to reach $8.1 billion by 2026. Whether for health reasons or religious motivations, consumers have been...

US Army Band and Chorus Performs Dance of Zalongo

An incredibly moving rendition of the Greek anthem "The Dance of Zalongo" was recently performed by a singer who is a member of the US Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus. Sung in commemoration of the Bicentennial of the...

Global COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 6 Million as Pandemic Enters Third Year

On Monday, the global COVID-19 death toll eclipsed six million. The milestone is the largest reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic, even as people start shedding their masks and travel resumes. The death toll, compiled by John Hopkins...

Filiki Eteria Museum: Odessa’s Mansion where the Greek Revolution was Planned

The Filiki Eteria Museum in Odessa, Ukraine is a beacon of Hellenism, housed as it is in the very place where the Greek War of Independence was conceived and planned. The former Kresnij Pereulok Street home of Greek businessman and...

Ghost Village in Spain Revealed After Drought Empties Reservoir

Drone footage captured the emergence of a ghost village in Spain after a drought drained a dam on the Spanish-Portuguese border. The Aceredo village in the Galicia region of Spain was flooded in 1992 by the Alto Linoso reservoir, which...

Mikey Poulli: The Blind Cypriot Boy Who Stunned the Soccer World

Being blind doesn't stop 10-year-old Greek Cypriot Mikey Poulli, who lives in London, from pursuing his dreams of becoming a professional soccer player. After his parents took him for a routine eye exam when he was just six years of...

Europe’s First Homo Sapiens May Have Lived in a Rock Shelter in France

A new study published on Wednesday argues that the first Homo Sapiens in Europe took shelter in a cave in France. The study, which was published in Science Advances, points to multiple artifacts recovered in the cave -- including stone...

Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht Could Become Target of Dutch Rotten Eggs

Jeff Bezos' superyacht is in danger of becoming the target of Dutch preservationists who threaten to pelt her with rotten eggs. Bezos is looking to take apart a 140-year-old bridge in the city of Rotterdam in order to fit...

Meta Threatens to Take Down Facebook and Instagram in Europe

Meta might just take social media sites Facebook and Instagram off the market for its European users. Regulators from the continent are currently deciding how to regulate the way data travels from Europe to North America since the last such...

Ancient Greek Heritage Uncovered at the Black Sea Coast of Bulgaria

Ancient Greek heritage from six centuries before Christ has been uncovered by archaeologists exploring the ancient Hellenic colony of Apollonia Pontica in modern-day Bulgaria. According to the Archaeology in Bulgaria news site, the dig has uncovered the well-preserved remains of...