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Business
Pfizer Pharma Conglomerate to Establish Tech Hub in Thessaloniki, Greece
Pfizer, the American multinational pharmaceutical corporation, is planning to establish a digital research hub with a focus on artificial intelligence and big data analytics in Thessaloniki, Greece it emerged earlier in the week.
The Thessaloniki hub is part of a...
Diplomacy
Turkey Plans to Conduct Research South of Greece's Rhodes and Castellorizo
Turkey's State Petroleum Company ΤΡΑΟ intends to conduct scientific research to locate potential reserves of hydrocarbons south of the Greek islands of Rhodes and Castellorizo in the near future.
According to what Greece's Kathimerini newspaper reported on Sunday, the Turkish...
Cyprus
Cyprus' President Appoints New Police Chief as Searchers Find Another Victim
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades appointed Kypros Michaelides as the new police chief of the country and Stylianos Papatheodorou as the new deputy chief of the police force, on Monday.
Michaelides has served as deputy chief under...
Economy
How The Financial Crisis Changed The Eating Habits of The Greeks
According to a survey conducted by Greece’s IELKA institute of research, during the last 8 years due greatly to the financial crisis that hit the country, Greeks have shifted significantly from what they used to eat a decade ago.
As...
Greece
Most Greeks Take Their Cellphones to Bed
Fifty-three percent of Greeks take their cellphone to bed while one in 10 fall asleep with their smartphone in their hands, new research claims.
Recent research requested by Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, trying to identify user habits revealed 74 percent...
Greece
A Unique Gene Protects the Heart of Residents in Mylopotamos, Crete
Greek and British scientists discovered a gene that protects the heart of the residents in the villages of Mylopotamos, Rethymno prefecture on Crete. In their research, the scientists have analyzed the genome of 250 inhabitants of those villages.
Although the...
Economy
Greek Universities Generate Most Original Research, But Have Limited Impact on Country's Economy
Greece's universities and other tertiary education institutes generate the most original research in the country, according to a report by the National Documentation Centre (EKT) released on Wednesday.
Even though their share of total R&D activity exceeds 35%, making it one...
Crime
Greek Teens With Bad Habits: Sweet 16 Drinkers, Smokers, Junkies, Gamblers
The University Mental Health Research Institute of Greece studying addictive adolescent behaviors found that apart from smoking, drinking and narcotics, Greek teens also have a habit of excessive internet use, electronic games and gambling. The finding of the recent scientific...
Greece
Shocking Study Finds Eight in 10 Greek Women Cheat on Their Spouse
Extramarital affairs have traditionally been considered male domain, however, a recent study by the Andrological Institute of Athens found that women are just as likely to be unfaithful as men. A study of 2,000 participating couples found that 78...
Canada
Greek Female Theoretical Physicist Amongst the Top in the World
Greek physicist Asimina Arvanitaki, who is considered as one of the top up-and-coming researchers in the world, specifically in the field of Theoretical Physics, was named the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation Aristarchus Chair in Theoretical Physics at the Waterloo, Ontario based...