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Greek Australian crime scene officer making her mark in Melbourne
Every day, Leading Senior Constable Teina Kambouridis steps into the aftermath of crime scenes across Melbourne—charged with the delicate task of preserving the truth hidden in the smallest details. She photographs, documents, and collects crucial...

Athens, Sparta and Jerusalem: Why Netanyahu’s ‘Super Sparta’ Shouldn’t Surprise Us
Over the past few days, Benjamin Netanyahu has stood before journalists and articulated a vision that startled many and comforted few. He warned of a coming era of economic and diplomatic isolation, urged Israel to brace for embargoes and...

Greece Integrates AI into Public Services, Aiming to Boost Efficiency and Transparency
An OECD report showcases how Greece is reshaping public services using AI. Credits: Jernej Furman from Slovenia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Greece has made significant strides in rapidly integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into critical...

Rebrain Greece and tourism - 5th event in December in New York
The platform for the declaration of participation of interested parties in the upcoming extroversion action "Rebrain Greece" of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, which will take place on Sunday, December 7 in New York, has been opened....

Green excited about Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame induction
Three years before he set Virginia Tech's single-season record with 801 points, former Millbrook High School standout Erick Green Jr. was ready to try his basketball skills at another school after a season in which he scored only 88 points. "I was...

Research and innovation based on meritocracy and consistency
Let’s start with the positives. An increasing number of conferences, speeches and discussions are being held about the need to focus as a country on innovation and research. Given the size of Greece, it is obvious that scientific competence and...

Greek Minister Slams ‘Unjustified’ Lamb Price Hikes
Minister of Rural Development and Food Kostas Tsiaras dismissed recent price increases in lamb meat as “unjustified,” stressing there is no shortage in the market. Speaking on national television, he accused certain actors of exploiting the...

"September of moderate prices expected for Greek peaches”
Greek peaches from the Dimitra cooperative, located in the late cultivation zone of Velvento, will be available until the end of September. Mr. Nikos Sakoulas, manager of the cooperative, describes how production is expected to unfold in the...

Researchers detail Delphi-2M, an AI model capable of predicting 1,000+ diseases
Researchers in Europe have unveiled a new artificial intelligence model that can forecast a person’s risk of developing over 1,000 diseases more than a decade in advance. The generative AI tool, called Delphi-2M after the ancient Greek oracle, was...

The Greek American with the slanted view
‘Chicken Wire Box #19,’ 1972, acrylic paint on chicken wire. Lucas Samaras was one of those who made us think in new terms about what constitutes art. [The Estate of Lucas Samaras/Courtesy of Pace Gallery] In an “auto-interview” by Greek-born...

New Research Reveals How Ancient Greeks Picked Their Names
A 5th-century BC pot shard bearing the ancient Greek name. Credit: Giovanni Dall’Orto / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain A new study explains how ancient Greeks picked their names and why their name patterns differ from modern ones. Laurent...

Opinion | Vyakti-Nirman In Tech Education: Building People, Not Just Products
Last Updated:September 18, 2025, 18:47 IST The challenge is not whether to keep humanities, but how to integrate them so that even engineers never lose sight of the people they serve In the end, humanities in engineering isn’t political...

Decatur woman charged, indicted after deadly hit-and-run of biker in Athens
A 53-year-old woman is facing charges after a deadly hit-and-run in Athens, Tennessee this past June, according to a statement from the city. Officers with the Athens Police Department responded to the intersection of Redfern Drive and Congress...

Greek Minister Highlights Role of Shipping in U.S. Energy Talks
Greece’s Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Vassilis Kikilias, placed the spotlight on U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) production during his first day of meetings in Washington, Sept. 17. As he underlined, it is the Greek-owned...

Greek-American Lawyer Assists in Search for Defense Attorney in Charlie Kirk Murder Case
The Greek-American lawyer from Utah, Greg Skordas, is legally involved in the murder case of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, assisting in the search for a defense attorney. Although Mr. Skordas is not directly participating in the trial, he is...

Greece Strengthens Naval Ties with France by Acquiring Fourth Belharra Frigate
On September 17, 2025, following a meeting of the Government Council on Foreign Affairs and Defense chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed to the press that Greece would acquire a fourth...

Indiana-Illinois, Texas Tech-Utah are huge, and that’s more than just an oddity
Hey look, another elite weekend of college football. It’s not quite Week 1, but Week 4 gives us something we haven’t had yet: three conference games pitting ranked teams against each other. That makes it the strongest collection of headliners...

OECD says great progress made by Greece in AI use
ECONOMY Greece has made great strides in adopting Artificial Intelligence and toward a digital future, according to a report released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Thursday. In the report on “Governing with...

Greece-Turkey: Mitsotakis Sets Conditions for International Court Referral
Mitsotakis stressed Greece will never discuss issues of demilitarization, “gray zones,” or sovereignty. Credit: AMNA Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that Greece would be open to referring the issue of its Exclusive Economic Zone...

Greece, Cyprus and the net-zero gamble — IMO showdown enters final stretch
Shipping faces a decisive moment as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) prepares to vote in October on its Net-Zero Framework (NZF), a legally binding package designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the sector to net zero by 2050....