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Turkey issues Navtex for Piri Reis research vessel in Aegean waters
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Kathimerini
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With a Navtex (navigational telex) notice – widely seen as a sign of Turkey’s irritation over developments in the Eastern Mediterranean – Ankara announced that beginning Monday, and for the next ten days, its research vessel Piri Reis will conduct...
Owner: Alafouzos Family
Greece’s IPTO Joins Global Grid Alliance GO15, Boosting Energy Ties
Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) has officially joined GO15, the global alliance of the world’s largest transmission system operators. The company’s entry into the organization was made possible thanks to its advanced work...
Owner: Evangelos Marinakis
A Greek island has 1,000 private chapels. Families maintain them for faith and community
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The Gazette - Colorado
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TINOS, Greece (AP) — More than a thousand chapels dot the Greek island of Tinos. In a rare centuries-old tradition, the mostly simple, room-sized stone structures are painstakingly maintained by the ordinary families that own them. These private...
Owner: Philip Anschutz
FIREPOWER: Greece and Cyprus come out against Turkey joining SAFE
Take a free trial of Euractiv Pro to get FIREPOWER in your inbox. Good morning and welcome to today’s issue of Firepower. Drones continue to make the headlines. Over the weekend, Russian drones entered Romania’s airspace, resulting in the country...
Owner: Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
PHOTO ESSAY: On Greece's Tinos island, families own and lovingly care for 1,000 chapels
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OpenAI inks deal with Greece for AI innovation in schools
Homepage > News > Business > OpenAI inks deal with Greece for AI innovation in schools Greece and OpenAI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the country, eyeing education and...
Owner: Calvin Ayre
Exploring Olive Oil at Princeton: Summer Student Discovery
PRINCETON, NJ – Princeton University’s Summer Research and Learning Village recently hosted an event focused on exploring olive oil. Students gathered for a hands-on, tasty exploration of a key component of the famously healthy Mediterranean diet....
Owner: Diamataris Family
UK universities hope for Greek revival as first campuses launch
The first international branch campuses set up in Greece since a change in the law are set to welcome students within weeks, with UK institutions eyeing “significant reputational benefits” from their expansion into southern Europe. Four...
Owner: John Hartz & Simon Turner
Greek Diaspora Joins Forces to Heal Greece’s Forests, FETA partners with THI
NEW YORK – The Federation of EthnicGreek Trade Associations (FETA) is the latest Hellenic Diaspora organization to join The Hellenic Initiative’s (THI) Plant a Tree program, whose mission is to help nature recover from the fires that have been...
Owner: Diamataris Family
Greek Railways formed in major restructuring
The Greek government has finalised major structural changes to the national railway under legislation approved by Parliament in July. THE Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has confirmed the formation of Greek Railways following the...
Owner: McGinnis Family
Greece Mulls Buying More F-35 Fighter Jets to Upgrade Defense
ATHENS – Despite being in a detente period with Turkey, Greece is looking whether to buy 8-12 more American F-35 fighter jets after 2030 instead of upgrading its fleet of 38 F-16 Block 50 aircraft, officials said, while talks about the...
Owner: Diamataris Family
Greece’s Pineios Lake Runs Dry: Where Myth Meets a Water Crisis
Greece’s Pineios Lake in Ilia faces severe drought Credit: Labros Tsakrilis / Notospress Greece’s Pineios Lake, the largest in the western part of the Peloponnese, steeped in myth, is shrinking at an alarming rate. Prolonged drought and decades of...
Owner: Anastasios Papapostolou
Greek shipping consolidation accelerates as big owners expand
According to the annual analysis by Petrofin Research, led by Ted Petropoulos, the number of shipowners operating fleets of 25 vessels or more reached a record 60 in 2024, representing nearly 69.0% of the Greek-owned fleet. These companies...
Owner: Riviera Maritime Media Ltd
Greek Shipowners Still Rule World’s Waves But Restructuring Strategically
With China nipping at its heels, Greece’s shipping sector retains world dominance in most categories but a survey by Petrofin Research, conducted in 2024, said that was a “year of restraint” that saw the sector restructuring its strategies. The...
Owner: Diamataris Family
Google’s top AI scientist says this is what he thinks will be the next generation’s most needed skill
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In Letter to UN, Greece Rejects Libya’s Maritime Zone Claims
ATHENS – Greece has dismissed Libya’s claims over maritime zones in a letter to the United Nations, complaining again about a Turkey-Libya deal dividing the seas between them, including around Greek islands. That’s especially for Crete where the...
Owner: Diamataris Family
"It's just smoke and mirrors" – Over 500 cryptography scientists and researchers slam the EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats" target="_self"…
Over 500 cryptography scientists and researchers have signed a joint letter against the EU's controversial child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning proposal Experts warn that the Danish version of the text still fails to address concerns around...
Owner: Future PLC
How much money do you need to be happy? Here’s what the research says
Over the next decade, Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire. The Tesla board recently proposed a US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion) compensation plan, if Musk can meet a series of ambitious growth targets. Australia’s corporate pay...
Owner: Ahron Young
Reinventing industry: carbon capture technologies lead the charge against climate change
Researchers are testing a new method of capturing CO2 from energy-intensive industries and converting it into valuable chemicals and fuels. By Anthony King In a potential game-changer for heavy industry, a magnesium-oxide mine in Greece received...
Owner: Andreas Neocleous
Greek government strikes deal with Open AI to use tools for education and start-ups
Photo: Pixabay The government of Greece agreed a deal with US artificial intelligence firm OpenAI to make AI tools widely available for use in secondary education and small businesses. The deal means Greek startups in areas such as healthcare,...
Owner: Kevin Sorkin