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Petrofin: Greek Shipping Still a Leading Global Force
Greek shipping remains a leading force in the specific global sector, even in the face of pressure from new regulations, high investment requirements, and geopolitical turmoil, with the latest survey by Petrofin Research for 2024 showing a “year...

When Innovation Meets Education: Caution Before Celebrating ‘OpenAI for Greece’
Generative AI (GenAI) has clear potential in low-risk contexts—such as enhancing productivity, supporting research, and aiding professional workflows. Where it can serve as a powerful, time-saving tool. But this begins to change dramatically when...

At The Greek: The Goo Goo Dolls and their lasting legacy
On Sept. 4, UC Berkeley’s very own Hearst Greek Theatre hosted Goo Goo Dolls and opener Dashboard Confessional, on tour for the former’s most recent release, Summer Anthem. Together, the two bands crammed an astounding amount of foot traffic and...

R/V Endeavor to be retired after 50 years, 700+ scientific missions
Posted on September 10, 2025 Updated on September 10, 2025 WHAT: After nearly 50 years of continuous operation, the Research Vessel Endeavor will be retired from service upon completion of its final mission on Sept. 20. Owned by the National...

We have the brains – where’s the research?
There is a crucial question that must be answered: “We have the brains, but we don’t have research. Why?” Greece has excellent minds in many fields, both within the country and abroad. Despite this, it continues to rank very low on European and...

Unsound turns Osaka into a laboratory of avant-garde music
Osaka – The doyens of the avant-garde music world had a ball at the 1970 Osaka Expo. Karlheinz Stockhausen gave daily performances in a spherical concert hall at the West German pavilion. His Norwegian contemporary, Arne Nordheim, created a...

Technology reveals the stories erased from ancient manuscripts
In 1229, the priest Johannes Myronas found no better medium for writing his prayers than a 300-year-old parchment filled with Greek texts and formulations that meant nothing to him. At the time, any writing material was a luxury. He erased the...

University of Rhode Island’s research vessel to be retired
NARRAGANSETT, RI — After sailing more than a million miles and supporting nearly 750 scientific missions in its 50 years of service, the University of Rhode Island's Research Vessel Endeavor will be retired, the school said on its website. "Owned...

Ministry of Tourism: Approval of expenditure for the upgrade of technological equipment
A decision signed by the Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni approved an expenditure of 39,731.44 euros for the procurement and installation of technological equipment, with the aim of improving the Ministry's infrastructure. The relevant...

“From the Hills & Hollers” film series brings OHIO alum Carter Sickels back to Athens for special screening of “The Evening Hour”
Since 2022, The Athena Cinema has been bringing “From the Hills & Hollers” to moviegoers across Athens, a film series that “seeks to foster a deeper connection between the residents of Athens city and the Ohio University community to the cultural...

France Is Drifting Into a Greek-Style Crisis
The fiscal crises are lining up across Europe like a string of rotting tomatoes: Germany, Slovakia, Romania; up north, Finland and Sweden are in deep trouble. So is France. As public finances rapidly deteriorate, the political crisis that has...

Why we joined an international investigation into how big tech lobbying is rewiring the future
The influence of lobbyists on media and tech policy is no secret, but this project gathered reporters from across the world to compare notes on the tactics and talking points of big tech. Australia's Parliament House; Crikey’s politics reporter...

Athens can still seek strategic balancing in the South Caucasus
The Caucasus has for centuries the eastern outpost of the Greek oikumene. Legendary Colchis is located on the now-Georgian coast of the Black Sea and is associated with the Golden Fleece, a symbol of abundance. Prometheus is said to have descended...

Europe’s slacker nation — Germany now works less than Greece and Portugal
For all their pride in their industriousness, Germans simply aren’t working enough. The data is more than a little shocking. Of the 38 advanced economies in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Germany ranks dead last in...

A bold political decision: Greece’s strict new bill against illegal immigration
Tony Blair has said that the best way to understand a country’s development and prosperity is to calculate how many people want to leave it, but also how many are willing to do anything to get there. This can say a lot about both Greece, as a...

Greece signs AI partnership with OpenAI at Thessaloniki fair
SOCIETY [InTime News] Greece has signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI to broaden access to artificial intelligence tools in secondary education and support innovation in small businesses, the US AI company announced Friday at the...

Mother of US-based Ghanaian 'Science Wonder Kid' shares his story
The mother of Sean Atitsogbe, the 10-year-old Ghanaian-born American who in recent months put Ghana on the map by featuring on major television programmes in the United States, has told the story behind the young science prodigy. Speaking in an...

Community Garden Creates Rift in East Athens, on the Commission
A proposal to remove three parking spots from Triangle Plaza in East Athens caused a backlash from conspiracy-minded nearby residents and divided the Athens-Clarke County Commission last week. Of course, the request from nonprofit Farm to...

Lifestyle LA Times How a tiny stone from a warrior's tomb is shaking up ancient Greek art at Getty Villa
The ancient Greek kingdom of Pylos is nowhere near as familiar in today’s popular consciousness as city-states with names like Corinth or Thebes, but it did get a shout-out from Homer in both the Iliad and the Odyssey. Due west of Sparta, not far...

How a tiny stone from a warrior’s tomb is shaking up ancient Greek art at Getty Villa
The ancient Greek kingdom of Pylos is nowhere near as familiar in today’s popular consciousness as city-states with names like Corinth or Thebes, but it did get a shout-out from Homer in both the Iliad and the Odyssey. Due west of Sparta, not far...