Squid Game Cryptocurrency Gains over 2000% in Days
It is not a part of the official franchise, but a new cryptocurrency based on the television series “The Squid Game” is gaining rapidly on the market. The successful Korean show now has its very own...
View ArticleTwo Pakistani Immigrants Savagely Beaten in Racist Attack in Athens
Two Pakistani immigrants were savagely beaten in an apparent racist attack by a gang in Nikaia, a southern suburb of Athens, on Wednesday. The incident became publicly known on Friday when a video of...
View ArticleBiden Admits US was “Clumsy” in Australia Submarine Deal AUKUS
Joe Biden met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, their first meeting since Biden scorned France with the US-Australia security alliance. The deal, which was also made with the United...
View ArticleAthina Onassis’ Confidant and Author Alexis Mantheakis Dies at 68
Alexis Mantheakis, for several years a close friend and spokesman of Athina Onassis’ family, died in Athens on Friday. He was 68. In recent years Mantheakis had withdrawn from public affairs and had...
View ArticleHomo Bodoensis: The New Species of Human Ancestor
Scientists named a new species of human ancestor, Homo bodoensis, on Thursday. Dr Mirjana Roksandic, of the University of Winnipeg in Canada, led a team of researchers in reanalyzing fossils from...
View ArticleSaffron Harvest in Full Swing in Northern Greece
The yearly saffron harvest in Greece is in full swing in the rural areas outside of the northern city of Kozani, where hundreds of farmers crouch over fields of blooming crocus flowers for hours,...
View ArticleVampires in Greece: From Ancient Greek Creatures to the Vrykolakas
Vampires are some of the most famous creatures of the horror, and now romance, genres. The folklore of countless cultures around the world features some sort of vampire figure, and Greece’s Vrykolakas...
View ArticleGiorgio de Chirico, Italian Artist From Greece Who Made Metaphysical Art
Giorgio de Chirico is considered one of the foremost surrealist painters of the 20th century. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim Museum, and the...
View ArticlePatriarch Bartholomew Honors Scientists Fighting Covid-19
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew honored three scientists whose extraordinary efforts led to Covid-19 vaccines at an event in New York on Saturday. Bartholomew, who earlier in the week met President...
View ArticleJust 2% Of Elon Musk’s Wealth Could Solve World Hunger
A United Nations official said earlier in the week that just two percent of Elon Musk’s wealth could solve world hunger. The tech billionaire is currently the richest person on the planet by far and he...
View ArticleNew Covid-19 Infections in Greece Break All-Time Record
New Covid-19 infections in Greece broke a daily record on Saturday with 4,696. Health authorities announced also 38 deaths in past 24 hours, as experts warn that the fourth wave of the pandemic will...
View ArticleStatutory Heads of Greek Gods Unearthed in Ancient City of Aizanoi
The statuary heads of Greek gods Aphrodite and Dionysus have been unearthed in the ancient city of Aizanoi in western Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. The heads of both Aphrodite, the goddess...
View ArticleAegean Odyssey for 400 Migrants Ends as Ship Docks at Greek Island
Nearly 400 migrants disembarked Sunday from a Turkish-flagged cargo ship that Greece allowed to dock on its territory despite charges that Turkey had violated a migrant deal. The ship had sent a...
View ArticleScylla and Charybdis Embodied Male Fears in Greek Mythology
The monsters of Greek mythology form the very concepts of terror for us. The creatures Scylla and Charybdis are no exceptions to this rule. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleBiden Voices Concern over Russian Missiles in Meeting with Erdogan
US President Joe Biden voiced concerns over the acquisition of Russian missiles and human rights during his meeting with Turkish President Racep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in...
View ArticleCrucial UN Climate Summit Gets Under Way in Glasgow
The crucial UN climate change summit (COP26) got under way in Glasgow, UK on Sunday as president Alok Sharma says the summit is the world’s “last, best hope” to keep warming limited to 1.5C by 2100....
View ArticleHumans vs. Woolly Mammoths vs. Climate Change
Humans get a bad rap — and many times justifiably so — but apparently we did not cause the extinction of the woolly mammoth; it was climate change that brought about the end of the gigantic mammals...
View ArticleThe History of Feminism in Greece
While there were some proto-feminists in ancient Greece, feminism as a movement began in Greece in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when women across the US and Europe began fighting for their...
View ArticleMonumental Statue of Athena Parthenos Once Graced Acropolis
A monumental statue of Athena Parthenos, created of gilded ivory, once stood in the center of the magnificent temple of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens. The Athena Parthenos (Ancient Greek:...
View ArticleWeather Phobias in a Time of Severe Storms
Although the weather may seem like a natural part of life, many people suffer from weather phobias, ranging from the well-grounded fear of lightning — which of course is truly deadly — to the more...
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