Speaking English Using Greek: Zolotas’ Historic Speech to World Bankers
Many Greeks recall the speeches in English — peppered with Greek-origin words and phrases — given by economist and politician Xenophon Zolotas in the late 1950s. Zolotas was director of the Bank of...
View ArticleThe Day Kapodistrias, the First Leader of Modern Greece, was Killed
On September 27, 1831, Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first leader of Greece after the Ottoman occupation, was assassinated in Nafplio. His killing robbed the country from the chance to become a modern...
View ArticleTennis Team Europe Wins Fourth Straight Laver Cup
Team Europe capped a dominant campaign in Boston with a doubles victory first up on Sunday to win its fourth straight Laver Cup. Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev beat Team World’s Reilly Opelka and...
View ArticleFrench Frigates Deal Part of Mitsotakis, Macron Meeting in Paris
In a tête-a-tête meeting in Paris Monday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to discuss a new defense agreement between the two countries. They...
View ArticleDNA Study Finds Etruscans Originated From Steppes, Not Anatolia
The mystery of the origins of the Etruscan people — the center of an enigma that stretches back millennia — has now been solved, due to the miracles of DNA testing. But in effect, the answer the...
View ArticleSolar Storm Tonight Will Create Northern Lights for High Latitudes
Another solar storm — also referred to as a geomagnetic storm — is due for tonight in the high latitudes of the globe due to a hole that has opened up in the sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, causing...
View ArticleMagnitude of Crete Earthquake Stuns Greek Seismologists
Greek seismologists stated on Monday that they had been were expecting an earthquake on Crete, but were stunned by its magnitude, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, which left houses ruined, rocks...
View ArticleGreek Firefighter on Evia Saved Neighbors’ Homes While His Own Burned
The Evia fires of August 2021 produced mayhem, misery and devastation, but they also brought forth some extraordinary firefighting stories and tales of true heroism. Among the many heroic acts by...
View ArticleGate to Temple of Zeus Unearthed in Magnesia, Turkey
The ancient Greek city of Magnesia in Asia Minor, now part of Turkey’s Aydin province, was home to a spectacular stadium, temples and other monuments; it has now given up another of its ancient...
View ArticleGreece to Distribute Pfizer Coronavirus Booster Shot
Certain Greeks will soon have access to a booster shot of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, Maria Theodoridou, Chair of the Greek National Vaccination Committee, announced on Monday. Healthcare workers,...
View ArticleThe Secret of Naxos: Where Are the Marbles of the Portara?
The imposing ruins of the iconic Portara, or gate, still stand on the islet of Palatia, near Naxos. What remains of a temple dedicated to Apollo, which was built in the 6th-7th century BC and was never...
View ArticleLessons from Ancient Athens: The Art of Exiling Your Enemies
For the first time in recent memory the possibility of imprisoning political rivals has entered the political discourse of a modern western election. But ostracism is an ancient Greek democratic...
View Article‘Kallos: The Ultimate Beauty’ Exhibition Opens in Athens
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou celebrated the opening of the new exhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, “Kallos: The Ultimate Beauty,” on Monday. The...
View ArticleTrump Had a “Music Man” Who Calmed Him Down With Songs
Stephanie Grisham, one of former President Donald Trump’s former press secretaries, has released a shocking tell-all book about the politician called “I’ll Take Your Questions Now.” Grisham, who was...
View ArticleTop 10 Souvenirs You Must Buy in Greece
With so many Greek souvenirs to choose from throughout your travels in the country, let’s be sure that you purchase the best ones to help you relive your Greek holiday after your return to cooler...
View ArticleDNA Samples Collected Throughout Nation to Help Greek Adoptees
Greece has a troubled past regarding its many children who were sent abroad supposedly as orphaned Greek adoptees during the dark days of civil war and the difficult decades afterward. Many were not...
View ArticleWar in Yemen Has Created Devastating Hunger Crisis
Yemen has been in the midst of a violent civil war between Saudi Arabia-backed forces and Iran-backed Houthi fighters for the past six years. Yemen’s political unrest reached a boiling point in 2015,...
View ArticleGreek Yiayia Totally Unimpressed with Gordon Ramsay’s Sauce
When your name is Gordon Ramsay, you’re a famous chef with popular TV shows. But when a yiayia on the Greek island of Santorini criticizes your food, you’re in real trouble. In the first of two...
View ArticleGreek Coffee Rituals Remain at the Heart of Everyday Life
Greeks consume 5.5 kilos of coffee annually per capita, putting the country into 15th position in a global list of top coffee drinkers. Probably one of the most important traits of modern Greek...
View ArticleGreek Goalkeeper Secures Monumental Champions League Upset
In just his second appearance in the Champions League, European football’s top competition, Greek goalkeeper Giorgos Athanasiadis secured his Moldovan club, Sheriff Tiraspolis, a win in Madrid on...
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