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Norway Set for $47 Billion Super-highway to Transform Coastline

Norway has developed plans to take on its largest infrastructure project to date, a $47 billion scheme set to transform the country's western coastline with a series of tunnels and bridges in a highway that will create a brilliant...

Athina Onassis Joins Board of Directors of French Supermarket Chain

Athina Onassis is taking a new step in the business world by joining the board of directors of French supermarket chain Groupe Casino. According to French financial newspaper Les Echos, the granddaughter and heiress of Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis, entered...

Famous Greek Singer Vicky Leandros Falls Off Stage in Germany

World famous Greek singer Vicky Leandros tripped and fell off the stage during a concert in Hanover, Germany on Friday night. According to German newspaper Bild, the Greek singer suddenly fell off the stage while singing one of her biggest...

Hiker Discovers ‘Alien’ Monolith in Wales

A hiker has discovered a mysterious, 10-foot-tall silver monolith in Powys, Wales, which is the latest in a spate of monolith discoveries since 2020, prompting conspiracy theorists to make claims about aliens. The Toblerone-shaped steel monolith was discovered on a...

Mass Grave of Plague Victims May Be Largest Ever Found in Europe

Archaeologists in Southern Germany have uncovered ancient burial sites that hold the remains of over a thousand people. These burial pits could be the largest mass grave ever found in Europe. The discovery was made during excavations prior to...

The Fascinating Story of the Greeks of Corsica

Maniots fled to Corsica where they set up their own little Mani, preserving their language, faith and traditions while building a new home.

The Remarkable Potential of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for Carbon Emission Reduction

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is emerging as a crucial key solution to reduce the carbon footprint of the aviation industry. As air travel continues to grow post-pandemic, there is an increasing interest in SAF both by businesses and governments....

Ancient Greek Lion From Piraeus Now Adorns Venice’s Arsenal

The story of the Ancient Greek Piraeus Lion, which is now in Venice, is one of several which are part of Greece's long history of ancient sculpted masterpieces and their subsequent looting. This has meant that many of them...

‘Lost’ Gold Ring Among 30,000 Artifacts Unearthed in Sweden

More than thirty thousand objects, including a gold ring and a crystal amulet, were unearthed during a two-year project in the medieval city of Kalmar, Sweden. A part of the Swedish government's National Historical Museums agency, known as Arkaelogerna (Archaeologists),...

German Man Vaccinated Against Covid 217 Times

A 62-year-old man from Germany has, against medical advice, been vaccinated 217 times against Covid, doctors report. Researchers from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg said they encountered the case through media reports and asked the man to undergo some testing. The...

Ancient Greek Inscription Found in Bulgaria’s Roman Baths

An ancient Greek inscription was recently discovered by archeologists in the resort town of Hisarya, Southern Bulgaria which reveals who ruled the finances of the province of Thrace. The marble slab, is dedicated to the Emperor Antonius Pius and Marcus...

Craco: The Greek Ghost Town in Italy’s Magna Graecia

Craco, a ghost town in Italy, located in the province of Matera about twenty-five miles inland from the Gulf of Taranto, was once inhabited by Greeks. The medieval village of Craco in Magna Graecia is typical of the hill towns of...

Statue of Atlas Reconstructed at Greek Temple of Zeus in Agrigento, Italy

A colossal statue of the sky-bearing Greek titan Atlas, which was buried for hundreds of years among ancient ruins, has been reconstructed to claim its rightful place at the Temple of Zeus in Agrigento, Sicily after a twenty-year-long research...

Putin Warns of Nuclear War if West Sends Troops to Ukraine

On Thursday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin warned of a nuclear war if Western powers send ground troops to Ukraine. Addressing parliament and other members of the country's elite during the annual State of the Nation address, Putin repeated his accusation...

How Transnistria’s Tiraspol Got Its Ancient Greek Name

Located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River, Tiraspol was named after the ancient Greek name for Dniester.