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Is it safe to travel to Crete? Your holiday rights as wildfires rip through Greek island
The Independent
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July 4, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
From ancient Athens to AI: The evolving anatomy of misinformation
Kathimerini
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The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT. ‘The presumed authority of AI delivers both flattery and falsehood with the polished confidence of expertise, selling lack of doubt as its...
Drug Trafficking Ring Busted in Athens
To Vima
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July 3, 2025
Authorities in Athens have dismantled an organized cocaine trafficking ring operating primarily in the southern suburbs of the city. A large-scale police operation on July 3 led to the arrest of six individuals, both Greek nationals and...
Scientists Decode DNA of Greek Feta Cheese
Greek Reporter
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June 28, 2025
Scientists Decode DNA of Greek Feta Cheese. Credit: Zone 41/Wikimedia Commons/ CC-BY-2.0 According to the Academy of Athens, scientists decoded the DNA of the famous Greek Feta cheese. Recently, scientists from the Biomedical Research Foundation...
Europe sizzles as wildfires ravage Greece
Gulf Daily News Online
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Firemen battled a blaze yesterday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced more than 1,000 to evacuate, while a fresh conflagration near Athens threatened homes, highlighting Greece’s vulnerability to wildfire...
Clarksville Christian School hosts delegation from the American Farm School in Greece
Clarksville Now - Tennessee
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July 3, 2025
By Brad Moser Clarksville Christian SchoolJuly 3, 2025 12:19 pm CLARKSVILLE, TN − On June 29, Clarksville Christian School (CCS) welcomed more than 20 students and staff from the American Farm School (AFS) in Thessaloniki, Greece, for a 10-day...
FREENOW expands to new cities across Greece
Tornos News
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July 3, 2025
With a dynamic wave of expansion to dozens of new destinations across Greece, FREENOW brings technology to the side of passengers traveling this summer, offering more comfort, safety, and convenience in their transportation. The popular taxi app,...
MSU Space Cowboys place first in category at 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition
WLBT - Mississippi
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July 3, 2025
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WLBT) - This month, the Mississippi State University Space Cowboys won first place in a division at the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition. This is the second time in the last 10 years the rocketry team has won a...
New fire threatens homes in Greece as Europe bakes in heatwave
Gulf Today
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July 3, 2025
Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced over 1,000 to evacuate, while a fresh conflagration near Athens threatened homes, highlighting Greece’s vulnerability to wildfire risks....
MIT and Mass General Hospital researchers find disparities in organ allocation
MIT
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July 3, 2025
In 1954, the world’s first successful organ transplant took place at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in the form of a kidney donated from one twin to the other. At the time, a group of doctors and scientists had correctly theorized that the...
Scientists have found what sounds eerily like Atlantis off Australia’s coast
Science Focus
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June 28, 2025
In the works of Plato, a Greek philosopher who lived around 2,400 years ago, the island of Atlantis was said to have been drowned in the Atlantic Ocean after the hubris of its people angered the Gods. Although Atlantis was fictional, the idea that...
Grocery Inflation in Greece Eases to 1.78% in June
To Vima
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July 3, 2025
Grocery store inflation in Greece fell to 1.78% in June, down from 2.47% in May, according to data released by the Institute for Retail Consumer Goods Research (IELKA). The monthly inflation rate showed a 0.35% decrease, while the 12-month figure...
Greece Mulls Nuclear Power Plant, But No Meltdown Yet
The National Herald
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June 28, 2025
It’s been 80 years since the men and women scientists working on the Manhattan Project split the atom and created the atomic bomb – with slide rules, pencils and paper, and no computers, ranking them as geniuses akin to the architects who built...
Clarksville Christian Welcomes Greek Delegation from American Farm School
Clarksville Online - Tennessee
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July 3, 2025
Clarksville, TN — On June 29th, Clarksville Christian School (CCS) welcomed more than 20 students and staff from the American Farm School (AFS) in Thessaloniki, Greece, for a 10-day educational and cultural exchange rooted in agriculture and...
MSU Space Cowboys rocketry team wins challenge at 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition
Mississippi State University
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July 3, 2025
Members of Mississippi State’s Space Cowboys Rocketry Team pose with Helios, a rocket named after the Greek sun god. Helios’ near-30,000 foot flight secured first place in the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition’s 30K Commercial...
Zach Agioutantis: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A
UKNow - Kentucky
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July 3, 2025
UKNow is highlighting the University of Kentucky’s 2025-26 University Research Professors. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorship program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research at UK and is sponsored by...
Ancient Egyptians had surprising FOREIGN roots: Scientists sequence the DNA of a man who lived 4,800 years ago - revealing a genetic link to the Mesopotamia culture
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt may actually have had foreign roots. Scientists have sequenced the DNA of a man who lived in ancient Egypt between 4,495...
Dioscorides: The Ancient Greek Father of Pharmacology and De Materia Medica
Greek Reporter
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July 3, 2025
Dioscorides is considered to be the father of pharmacology. Image: Painting of unknown artist depicting Heuresis (the personification of discovery) presenting Dioscorides with a mandrake root. Since this root was supposed to let out a deadly...
Greek Festival in Cleveland Heights set for July 24-27: Press Run
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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June 28, 2025
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Stop by to enjoy your favorite Greek food and delicious pastries, along with live Greek music and daily performances by the Hellenic Dancers, when the 2025 Greek Festival on the Heights is held July 24-27 at Sts....
Heat wave cooks Europe as 1,000 flee wildfire on Greece's Crete
Sabah
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July 3, 2025
A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people and scorched forests and olive groves Thursday, as hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze in a region increasingly prone to destructive fires, officials...