Greece Accused of Limiting Press Freedom in Combating Fake News
Greece has been accused of limiting press freedom after the government tabled earlier in the week changes to the penal law that foresees heavy penalties for media deemed to spread fake news. Greek...
View ArticleThe Two Questions Jeff Bezos Asked a Job Applicant
One of Jeff Bezos’s former employees at Amazon shared the story of her job interview with the companies founder and former CEO on Tuesday. Ann Hiatt, who landed a job interview with the billionaire...
View ArticleGreek Cuisine Program Kicks-Off at the University of Nevada
Greek cuisine was recently introduced as a program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) which announced the establishment of the National Hellenic Society Culinary Legacy Fund to promote...
View ArticlePope Francis to Visit Cyprus and Greece December 2-6
The Vatican announced on Friday that Pope Francis will travel to Cyprus and Greece between December 2-6. The pontiff will travel to Nicosia, Athens and the island of Lesvos, it said. According to the...
View ArticleCoronavirus Cases Continue to Skyrocket in Greece
Greece recorded 6,909 cases of the coronavirus on Friday — the highest number ever recorded in the country since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record for the highest number of coronavirus...
View ArticleDramatic Sea Smoke Blankets Cycladic Islands in Greece
Residents and visitors to the Cycladic Islands in Greece woke up to a dramatic sight on Friday morning, as dense fog, called “sea smoke,” blanketed the islands. The phenomenon occurs when very cold air...
View ArticleGreek Swimmer Andreas Vazaios Wins Gold in European Championships
Greece’s swimming champion Andreas Vazaios climbed to the top of Europe for the second time in his career winning the gold medal at the 200 m individual medley event on Friday. After claiming the gold...
View ArticleMeet Odysseus the Golden Eagle Mascot of Greek Football Club AEK
The AEK football stadium is well under construction and the eagle mascot of the club is familiarizing itself with its new environment Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleThe Nymphs of Ancient Greece
For ancient Greeks, every waterway was protected by nymphs. These were invariably ageless young girls who existed even before the Olympic gods — and long before the birth of mortals. By Patrick Garner...
View ArticleHow Athens Neighborhoods and Squares Got Their Names
There are several famous –but strangely named — neighborhoods and squares in Athens and even Athenians don’t know how they first got their monikers. Plateia Amerikis, or America Square, is an iconic...
View ArticleThe Greek Origins of the Word “Macaroni”
Macaroni, the ancestor of pasta, like so many other things in our world today, had its symbolic birth in Greece. This is the eighth in a series of stories by a Greek-Italian chef tracing the origins of...
View ArticleZeus, The King of All the Gods in Greek Mythology
Zeus, the greatest of all the figures of Greek mythology, ruled over all the assembled gods and goddesses of the realm atop his mountain fastness on Mt. Olympus, along with his wife Hera. He was the...
View ArticleIsrael to Build a New Surveillance System on Cyprus’s Green Line
Cyprus announced on Friday that it has made a deal with Israel for a new electronic surveillance system on the country’s border, the Green Line. The border divides the Republic of Cyprus from the...
View ArticleState Department Appoints Officials to Address Havana Syndrome
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that the Biden Administration has appointed two officials to direct the State Department’s investigation into cases of Havana Syndrome. Havana...
View ArticleFormer Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Hospital with Covid-19
Former President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos has been admitted into the hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 on Friday. He is asymptomatic. Pavlopoulos, who served as...
View ArticleNASA Holds Preview Briefing for DART Planetary Defense Mission
NASA held a preview briefing on Thursday for its upcoming DART mission. DART, which is an acronym for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, is meant to test the space agency’s ability to defend the planet...
View ArticleCoronavirus Cases Remain High in Greece
Greece recorded 6,393 cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, as the country faces a surge in transmission of the virus. The record for the highest number of coronavirus cases recorded in one day was...
View ArticleBiden’s Vaccine Mandate Frozen by US Federal Appeals Court
A US federal appeals court froze President Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate on Saturday, citing “grave statutory and constitutional” issues with the order. The mandate, which Biden first announced in...
View ArticleThe Story of the First Greek-American from Chicago Killed in World War II
Leo Loumbas was the first Greek-American killed in World War II (WWII) from the city of Chicago. His death is memorialized, especially by the Greek-American community, in his home city of Chicago,...
View ArticleKastoria: The Lakeside Gem of Northwestern Greece
Kastoria is a beautiful lakeside city in northwestern Greece famous for its fur and leather trade and its rich history that goes as far back as Byzantium Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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