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Greek scientist Dr. Dimitris Evangelinos and his team at Imperial College London discovered that the largest and strongest ocean current on Earth didn’t start flowing until 10 million years ago. The discovery sheds light on the ancient history of our...

Demand by domestic and international investors for shares in Athens International Airport exceeded 8.0 billion euros ($8.7 billion) Greek authorities announced on Friday. According to the country’s privatization agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) the initial public offering of...

The extravagant Sardinian estate used by Silvio Berlusconi to host the likes of Vladimir Putin and Tony Blair is on the market for half a billion euros, it was announced this week. The former Italian Prime Minister, a media mogul...

Two fragments of ancient Greek antiquities that were illegally removed from Greece were repatriated from Switzerland, the Culture Ministry said on Thursday. One fragment bears an inscription carved in stone, dating from late 3rd century BC to early 2nd century...

A student rally in central Athens against the plan for private universities erupted into violence on Thursday, and protesters clashed with police. Skirmishes began in front of Parliament on Syntagma Square as protesters tried to breach the security cordon and...

Greek American John Podesta has been appointed by the Biden administration as the new US special climate envoy after John Kerry steps down this spring. Podesta is a longtime Democratic strategist, campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid, and...

The world of pizza is full of creative and delicious possibilities, but some toppings might raise an eyebrow or two. If you're adventurous, you might want to give some of them a try. Recently a Hong Kong pizza eatery introduced...

It was in February 2016 that archaeologists unearthed a unique rock-carved Byzantine-era underground church in Nevsehir, Cappadocia, central Turkey. The 1,500-year-old church was decorated with never-before-seen frescoes depicting Jesus rising into the sky, what the Bible calls the Ascension. There...

The locals call it the "Atlantis of Crete." The ancient village of Sfentyli is sinking slowly but inevitably into the waters of a reservoir created by a dam. One part of the Cretan village has sunk completely. Only the red...

On Tuesday, a Delaware court made a decision that supported the investors who argued that billionaire Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla compensation package was too high. The judge found that Musk’s compensation was inappropriately set by the electric vehicle maker’s...