EU Will Ban Disposable Plastic Products
The European Union reached an interim agreement on Wednesday to ban disposable plastic products such as drinking straws, plates and cups.
The agreement was made...
Greek Scientists Discover Compound Which Could Treat Leukemia
Greek researchers at the U.K.'s Wellcome Sanger Institute have discovered that a component in eye drops has also shown promise for the treatment of an...
Greeks in Albanian Town Have Properties Seized by State
Greeks who live in the seaside town of Himara in Albania have already seen their houses demolished and their properties seized since the passage of...
British Officer Fired Over Death of Homeless Greek Man
A London police officer who threw a homeless man out of a Heathrow Airport police station and watched a DVD as he died outside...
Greek Researcher in London Awarded Papanikolaou Prize
The Papanikolaou Prize for 2018 has been awarded to Greek clinical researcher Myria Galazi at St. Bartholomew's hospital in London for her research on...
Greek Siblings Launch App to Connect Over 10,000 Athletes
A platform popular with tens of thousands of athletes worldwide, Racecheck, was created by Greek siblings Alexandros and Katerina Tanti. The app was inspired...
Turkish Footballer Calls Istanbul Constantinople
Kenan Özer, the 31-year-old member of the Ankaragücü football team, caused a widespread outcry in Turkey after calling Istanbul its Greek Byzantine-era name of...
EU Votes to Outlaw 10 Single-Use Plastics
EU lawmakers voted 571 to 53 to enact a total ban on 10 single-use plastic items, including straws, coffee stirrers, and cutlery.
This vote adds...
Uzupis: The Lilliputian European State Founded on Aristotle’s Principles
Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, can be said to boast a neighborhood like few others: one that became an... independent state, based on Aristotle's...
Collapse of Mount Etna Could Trigger Tsunami in the Ionian Sea, Scientists Warn
Mount Etna in Sicily, Europe’s biggest active volcano, is slipping eastwards into the sea, and scientists fear that it could trigger a catastrophic tsunami.
Scientists...