State of emergency declared for Santorini
A state of emergency was declared on Santorini on Thursday amid intense and ongoing seismic activity that is rocking the popular Aegean island and others in its vicinity.
Report shows how Tempe evidence was removed
According to a report sent to the Greek Parliament by a prosecutor in the city of Larissa, about 300 cubic meters of earth, containing evidence linked to the Tempe railway disaster, were removed from the site in the days following the February 28, 2023 crash of a passenger and a freight train “without any authority…
Deon Policy Institute hosts event on reversing Greece’s academic brain drain
The Deon Policy Institute, a Boston-based Greek diaspora think tank, brought together more than 100 government leaders, academics and international professionals on Tuesday at the Basil and Elise Goulandris Institute in Athens to explore solutions to Greece’s academic brain drain.
In Cyprus schools, a ‘frying pan movement’ collects cooking oil for fuel
Scientists in Cyprus have enlisted children to help recycle used cooking oil into biofuel under an initiative that has received international acclaim.
Minister: AI bringing major labor shifts
Greece seeks to meet the challenges of artificial intelligence, the country’s labor minister stated in Brussels.
SYRIZA calls on PM to withdraw presidential candidate
Leftist SYRIZA on Thursday called on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to withdraw ruling New Democracy’s candidate for the Greek presidency after he failed to be elected by Parliament for a third time on Thursday.
Quake experts wary as tremors continue to rattle islands
Earthquake experts were not able to offer reassurances on Thursday over whether continued intense seismic activity around the Aegean island of Santorini was on the cusp of easing.
Cold War aesthetics and their traces in Athens
Like a sculpture crafted from concrete, a Brutalist building emerges from the heart of the 20th century. The trained eye discerns its bold lines, raw materials, celebration of substance, distinctive forms, and the way light permeates its interior.
What are Turkey’s nuclear ambitions?
Andrea Stricker, the deputy director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ (FDD) Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program and an FDD research fellow, joins Thanos Davelis to break down President Erdogan’s nuclear Iambitions and the risk of a nuclear Turkey.
Canadian Hellenic Congress urges government, public to respond to US tariff threats
The Canadian Hellenic Congress has called on the Canadian government to reach out to its partners, including Greece and other European Union member-states, to counter the effects of tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump.