In addition to designated National holidays, various public holidays are observed in local communities or municipalities. Greek law mandates that every Sunday throughout the year is designated as a ...

Silver drachma minted in Massalia (Marseilles, France) circa 350-220 BC. Credit: Jastrow/Wikimedia Commons The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early as the 8th century BC, while wide ...

As of January 1, 2024, the Greek-owned fleet continues to dominate the shipping industry, holding a total capacity of 394.97 million deadweight tons (dwt), which accounts for 16.9% of the world’s ...

There are, of course, daunting challenges. Greek society was extremely complex and continually developing. Greeks scattered themselves across the Mediterranean and Eurasia, from Spain and North Africa ...

Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...

The Orionid meteor shower, courtesy of the famed Halley's Comet, is forecast to reach its peak in a matter of days, when it will send a flurry of bright and fast meteors shooting across the night sky.

October 18, 2024 - 9:49AM Sky News host James Morrow has reacted to a pro-Palestinian “chucklehead” tearing down Greek flags outside a New Jersey restaurant.

Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. Taken on its own, the number is astonishing. According to the CDC, as of August 2023, 40.3 percent of U.S. adults—some 100 ...

They reach their peak Oct. 20 to 21, or Sunday night into Monday morning. To get a hint at when to watch, you can use a meter that relies on data from the Global Meteor Network showing when real ...

Brian and Tyler Fairbank and O'Donnell acquired Cranmore Mountain Resort in 2010 in a deal totaling $9.5 million and invested $10 million over 14 years. The master plan for that North Conway, N.H., ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has cautioned against proposals to outsource EU asylum policy to ...