“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...

Greek owner Evalend Shipping tied to double tanker order at Hyundai yard

Greece’s Evalend Shipping is said to have added two suezmax tanker newbuildings to its growing orderbook. The Kriton Lendoudis-backed company is believed to be behind the 157,000-dwt pair that HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE)...

Greece, OpenAI agree deal to boost innovation in schools, small businesses

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Greece and OpenAI signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to broaden access to AI tools in secondary education and foster innovation among small businesses, the U.S.-based artificial intelligence company said. The...

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...

Singapore University of Social Sciences integrates IAEE’s CEM certification into bachelor’s degree program

IAEE and SUSS integrate Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM) into Singapore’s events management degree, advancing MICE education and global industry standards. Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM) Singapore has taken a major step forward...

Eight interesting facts about autumn including nod to Greek mythology

Autumn is officially upon us - at least from a meteorological perspective - and Scots will already be starting to take in the orange leaves, the definite chill in the air, and prospect of Halloween festivities drawing ever closer. Meteorological...

Greek airports set for major revamp

Greece plans sweeping upgrades to its airports and air traffic systems to address two major problems – outdated security infrastructure and persistent flight delays – Transport Minister Christos Dimas has announced. Officials say both issues have...

I cruised around 8 Greek islands this summer and this uninhabited gem was my favourite

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Athens University Opens Branch in Cyprus

The new branch, with campuses in Nicosia and Larnaca, is seen as a major milestone for academic cooperation in the region. Credit: George Rex, CC BY SA 2.0 The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) has announced the establishment...

Greece shuts down over 700 schools as demographic crisis deepens

Greece will suspend the operation of 766 schools this academic year, more than 5 per cent of its total, as plummeting birth rates leave classrooms with fewer than 15 pupils across the country. The closures, highlighted in a recent Financial Times...

Greece to Open Permanent Exhibition for Ancient Faliro ‘Shackled Skeletons’

The Greek Ministry of Culture is moving ahead with the creation of a permanent exhibition dedicated to the “Shackled Skeletons of Faliro,” one of the most significant archaeological finds of recent decades. The remains will be displayed in a...