Georgia
Animals
Spiders Native to Asia Expected to Spread Across US East Coast
Researchers at the University of Georgia say the Joro spider, an invasive species native to east Asia, is expected to spread across the US east coast after thriving in Georgia last year.
The spider, scientifically known as Trichonephila clavata, has...
Diplomacy
EU to Evaluate Ukraine Accession to Bloc this Week
The EU Commission will evaluate Ukraine's accession bid in response to its emergency application for membership, which was signed by Ukrainian president Zelensky last week.
The Commission must evaluate all EU membership bids while the process must be voted upon...
Greek News
Defendants in Ahmaud Arbery Trial Found Guilty
The three men on trial in the killing of the young black Georgia man Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty of murder on Wednesday.
The jury declared that the three white men who saw Arbery jogging through their Glynn County neighborhood...
Ancient Greece
Jasmine Hill, Alabama’s “Little Corner of Ancient Greece”, Shuts Down
Jasmine Hill, a 20-acre botanical garden and outdoor museum in Wetumpka, a town outside of Montgomery, Alabama, has closed. The gardens contained an extensive variety of classical Greek sculpture -- both original and replicas -- that depicted Olympic gods...
Hollywood
Netflix Takes a Stand Against Georgia’s Passage of Anti-Abortion Laws
Ted Sarandos, the Chief Content Officer (CCO) of Netflix, is the only major studio head to take a vocal stand against the new passage of anti-abortion laws in Georgia.
Laws restricting or even the outright banning of abortions have been...
Greece
Greek Weightlifter Eleni Konstantinidi Wins Two Gold Medals at the European Championships
Weightlifter Eleni Konstantinidi won two gold medals for Greece on Friday at the European Championships taking place in Batumi, Georgia.
The Greek athlete won a top spot with her clean and jerk in the 81 kilos category.
It was the first...
Greece
A Journey with Symbolism: Bicyclist Connects Panagia Soumela Monasteries in Veria, Trabzon
In a long journey full of religious and cultural symbolism, 34 year-old George Lipiridis recently bicycled from the Panagia Soumela Monastery in the Greek region of Macedonia, to the Panagia Soumela Monastery in present-day Turkey, near the city of...
Basketball
Buzzer Beater Sends Greek Hoopsters to World Cup (video)
Greece's National Basketball team qualified to next year's World Cup that will be held in China after a thrilling win in Tbilisi over Georgia 86-85.
Papanikolaou scored a two-pointer just a second before the final buzzer after a Nick Calathes assist.
Calathes...
Europe
Greek Metal Band Arrested in Georgia on Suspicion of ‘Satanism’
Two brothers, members of a Greek death-metal band, spent 12 hours in a Georgian jail after they were arrested on suspicion of 'Satanism'.
Frontman of Rotting Christ, Sakis Tolis, says that he and his brother Themis were locked into "a...
Basketball
Greek Basketball Team Beats Italy, Loses Acropolis Tournament
In their second tough friendly against Italy, the Greek national basketball team managed their first win in the three-day Acropolis tournament, by beating the Italians 73 - 70 in Overtime.
Playmaker Nick Calathes and point-guard Kostas Sloukas nailed threes in...