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Gov.gr: Greece Launches Digital Co-Signature Service
A new digital service by the Greek government will further cut through bureaucracy and enable legal entities and citizens to co-sign standardized private documents on Gov.gr, Greece’s central digital portal. The service, called “Digital...

Athens university to open Cyprus branch in October
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will open a branch in Cyprus in October after receiving final approval from the Cypriot government, it announced on Monday, the first time a Greek university has a permanent base on the island. It...

When Tech Meets Tradition: Blending Digital Tools With History
Annapolis, Maryland, draws visitors to its brick-lined streets, where history unfolds from 1649, when Puritan settlers founded Providence seeking religious freedom. Renamed in 1695 for Princess Anne, later queen of England, the city became a...

Revealed: The Truth About Christian Denominations, and the One That Really Matters
Joe Kirby of Off the Kirb Ministries recently released a wide-ranging video exploring the many Christian denominations around the world. With his usual mix of humor, candor and conviction, Kirby laid out the differences between various traditions...

Safe words: Meet the teenager researching Gen Alpha's fast-changing slang, with an eye on online safety
It might interest you to know that the emoji depicting a cluster of kidney beans, among children under 16, stands for “self-identified incel”. Calling a girl a “bop” can mean she is promiscuous. And “Kys”, once “Know yourself”, can now be an...


Greek professor Elia Psyllaki honoured with Robert Kellner Lecture Award
Greek professor Elia Psyllaki was celebrated at the Euroanalysis 2025 International Conference with the Robert Kellner Lecture Award, a top European distinction that recognises leading scientists in the field of Analytical Chemistry. The professor...

Greece to Honor Four Prominent Greek Americans in NY
The Order of the Phoenix is one of Greece’s highest honors. Public Domain During his visit to the United States later this month, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will present Greece’s prestigious Order of the Phoenix to four notable...

Greece’s Health System Under Strain
Underfunded, understaffed, and with an underdeveloped primary care sector, Greece’s National Health System (ESY) faces mounting challenges. An ageing population, rising rates of chronic disease, persistent economic pressures, and new threats such...

Hellenic Cables Gets Subsea Interconnection Job in Greece
Sep 12, 2025 (Credit: Hellenic Cables) Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, has signed a turnkey contract with the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) for the design, supply, and installation of a 150kV composite...

It’s like Monopoly, but you’re a refugee learning what it’s like to seek asylum
In this game, you don’t pass “go” and collect $200, and there are no “get out of jail free” cards. Instead, you have $10,000 to leave the war or famine of your home country and attempt to secure asylum in a new country, all while navigating paying...

Greek yacht-lending platform BOATSCRIBE raises €250k to make yachting accessible
EU-Startups has learned that Athens-based BOATSCRIBE, a metasearch platform for yacht rentals, has raised over €250k in pre-Seed to make yachting a mainstream and accessible part of global travel experiences and services. The round was led by...

Adelaide to seal sister-city agreement with Athens, strengthening cultural and climate ties
Adelaide is set to formalise a sister-city agreement with Athens, a move that underscores the enduring influence of the Greek-Australian community in South Australia and opens new avenues for cooperation on global challenges, particularly climate...
Weight loss-friendly snacks that don’t compromise on flavor
When it comes to weight loss, we live in an era that feels more influenced than investigated. We receive so much nutrition information from the loudest social media influencers rather than actual health experts. While anecdotes aren’t always...

Greece unveils sweeping tax cuts, relief measures
The government on Monday detailed what it called the most extensive package of tax cuts since the country’s return to democracy in 1974, spelling out measures Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced over the weekend at the Thessaloniki...
How digital, intelligent tech is reshaping global tourism
(Xinhua) 10:21, September 12, 2025 BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Global tourism is experiencing a profound revolution, powered not by guidebooks, but by algorithms and artificial intelligence. More than 600 industry insiders and experts from 66...


Panic in Greece as tourists abandon restaurants to get supermarket dinners instead
Greece’s restaurants are feeling the pinch this summer, even as foreign visitor numbers hit record highs. Tourism to Greece has been in itsprime, with 6.3 million international arrivals between January and May this year. But many tourists are...

How the Ancient Greek Amphora Interconnected the World
Greek amphora from Attika 550 – 520 BC. Credit: MatthiasKabel / CC BY-SA 3.0 The ancient Greek amphora was used as the main transport container for goods across the Mediterranean and the Black Sea for over two millennia from around 1500 BC to 500...

Why British athletes are signing up to the Drug Cheat Olympics where doping is LEGAL: NIK SIMON reveals the jaw-dropping paydays, funding from Donald Trump Jnr, the tech tycoon behind it all - and the next sport they want to fill with drugs
Most people in the sporting world have never heard of Aron D’Souza. He has just over 3,000 followers on Instagram, but among them are some particularly interesting names. Take Fred Kerley, for example, the American 100metres runner who won bronze...