Australia Issues Commemorative Greek Bicentennial Stamps
Commemorative bicentennial stamps honoring Greece’s War of Independence in 1821 are being issued by the Australia Post in collaboration with the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. The series comprises four...
View ArticleFirst US Case of Omicron Variant Detected in San Francisco
The first case of the Omicron variant was just detected on Wednesday in the city of San Francisco, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which identified the first US...
View ArticleECOS Helps Address Major Cause of Student Absenteeism in South LA Schools
The Austin Ekeler Foundation, ThinkWatts Foundation, and ECOS, the leading green cleaning products manufacturer, donated state-of-the-art washers and dryers as well as ECOS laundry detergent in three...
View ArticleDemosthenes, the Ancient Greek Orator and Politician
Demosthenes is considered the most important orator of antiquity and of all times, as many of his speeches were studied by students of rhetoric for centuries Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleAuction Nets Record Price of € 162,000 for 50-Drachma Coin
A rare 50-drachma coin fetched a record price of 162,000 euros at an auction in Switzerland recently. The coin was sold on November 17, at an auction which featured other historical coins. Issued by...
View ArticleNASA Says Asteroid Will Break into Earth’s Orbit Next Week
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Wednesday that an asteroid larger than the Eiffel Tower will enter Earth’s orbit next Saturday, December 11. The asteroid, called...
View ArticleThe Milesian School: Ancient Greece’s Pioneers of Philosophy
The Milesian School, a branch of pre-Socratic philosophy based in the Asia Minor town of Miletus in the sixth century BC, produced three thinkers who together formed the basis of the later Western...
View ArticleGreek-Canadian Constantine Passaris Appointed to Order of New Brunswick
Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris recently received the highest civilian honor from the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. He is the first Greek-Canadian in the history of this honor to be named to...
View ArticleGermany Imposes Nationwide Lockdown for the Unvaccinated
Germany on Thursday followed the example of Greece, announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans for mandatory vaccinations in the coming months. Unvaccinated...
View ArticleCyprus Rolls Out Red Carpet for Pope Francis
Cyprus welcomed Pope Francis on Thursday, on his second visit to the Mediterranean island, in what is dubbed by the Vatican as an “Apostolic journey.” President Nicos Anastasiades stated that the...
View ArticleIntubations Surge as First Case of Omicron Variant Found in Greece
Greece recorded a total of 6,260 cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, while 6,196 were recorded in the country yesterday, Wednesday. The record for the highest number of coronavirus cases recorded in one day...
View ArticleGreek-American Follows Basketball — and his Heart — to Mykonos
At 26, Greek-American Tommy Papas is “living a dream,” playing professional basketball for the idyllic island of Mykonos. Papas, a native of Plainfield, New Jersey, told Greek Reporter his Hellenic...
View ArticleThe Laterna, the Iconic Instrument of Greek Street Musicians
Any visitor to Ermou, the main shopping street in Athens, has likely seen Spyros Tarapossos and his laterna, or barrel piano. The laterna is an automatic piano that is operated by turning a crank on...
View ArticleThe Great Schism Split Christianity into East and West
The East–West Schism that occurred in 1054 represents one of the most significant, and tragic, events in the history of Christianity. Eastern and Western Christians had a history of differences and...
View ArticleLord Elgin’s Shipwreck Yields Impressive Discoveries
The shipwreck of Lord Elgin’s vessel — along with countless looted Greek antiquities aboard — off the coast of the Greek island Kythera in 1802, has continued to yield intriguing discoveries for...
View ArticleThe History and Tradition of the Greek Dance Zeibekiko
The zeibekiko requires an inner intensity, as it is an improvised movement that expresses the feelings of the individual who gets up to dance. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleHow to Pronounce “Omicron”: A Greek-American Has the Answer
The spread of the new coronavirus omicron variant is testing health systems and prevention measures across the world Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleAmazon Announces New High Tech Investment in Greece
Amazon Web Services announced on Thursday that it will be creating 30 new AWS Local Zones across the world– including in Greece. AWS Local Zones are a form of AWS infrastructure deployment that...
View ArticleItalian Man Tries to Dodge Vaccine by Using Fake Arm
A man who is virulently against receiving the coronavirus vaccine is now facing fraud charges after appearing for an inoculation wearing a fake arm made of silicone in Biella, Italy, near Turin....
View ArticleGreece’s Top Court Rules Mandatory Vaccination Lawful
The Council of State, Greece’s top court, ruled on Friday that a policy of mandatory vaccination is constitutional, as appointments for the first dose of the Covid vaccine skyrocketed this week. The...
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