80-Year-Old Sole Resident of Remote Greek Island Receives Donkey Companion
Irene Rinio, 80, the only inhabitant of the tiny Greek island of Kinaros, has received a donkey as a companion, ten years after the...
CPJ, others condemn abusive lawsuits against Greek journalists who exposed spyware scandal
The Committee to Protect Journalists and six other international press freedom organizations issued a joint statement on Friday, November 22, 2024, condemning the ongoing legal actions...
Greek seas experience hottest summer in 40 years
This summer marked the hottest on record in the Aegean, Ionian and Cretan seas, with water temperatures surpassing 28 Celsius in extensive areas. Scientists...
Traditional Pita From Crete Bids for UNESCO Recognition
Officials are campaigning to have sfakianopita, the delicious pita made only on Greece’s island of Crete, registered on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List, Municipality of...
The forgotten Lake
It was bitter cold, but I don’t remember freezing or being cold. Hemingway wrote that the air was so cold when you took a...
Mike Tyson, Champion of the ages
In the battle of the ages, in the true sense, Mike Tyson was defeated by the challengers in a bitter slugfest. “Iron” Mike Tyson,...
Ukrainian capture North Korean
Kiev 1 November 2024. The Ukranian army eliminated a troop concentration of newly arrived North Koreans on the battlefield. About 40 soldiers were killed...
The Russian Fantasy Of Infallibilty
London 30 October (20). In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula. That same year, Russian special operation forces captured Donetsk and Luhansk, two of...
The History of Greece’s Tallest Buildings
By the end of 2025, the rejuvenated Hilton Athens—now rebranded as “The Ilisian”—will begin a new chapter as an innovative multi-use complex, featuring the...
Ukraine’s ‘I Want to Live’ project posts Korean-language video message, calls on North Korean soldiers to surrender
The Ukrainian project “I Want to Live” on Oct. 23 called on North Korean soldiers to surrender to Ukrainian forces in a new Korean-language...