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Elon Musk has said in a post on X that he is considering implementing a "small fee" for new users if they want to post, bookmark, or like on the platform with the aim of tackling the issue of...

People living in Athens may disagree, but a recent study analyzing 30 major cities in Europe and beyond, has found that the Greek capital is the best-smelling city. The study by HAYPP has shed light on this overlooked aspect of...

Influencers in the EU, including 20 Greeks, who have failed to declare profits made through advertising may face penalties by the European Commission. A Commission sweep carried out from Oct. 27 to Nov. 30, 2023, which scrutinized posts from 576...

For over 2,300 years, researchers and historians have been trying to locate Alexander the Great’s Tomb, which remains one of the world’s greatest mysteries even to this day. A recent effort to find it has become an acclaimed documentary that...

Mastic or mastiha from the Greek island of Chios is getting traction on social media as the basic ingredient for summer cocktails. Many bartenders and amateur connoisseurs are uploading videos of how to use the "white gold" of Chios to...

The introduction of potatoes to Greece by first Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias after the liberation from the Ottomans is a story rich in lore.

A small uninhabited island called Tragonisi, located a few nautical miles east of Mykonos, is on the market for sale. It is expected to fetch 50 million euros ($54 million). According to the ad published by the real estate agency...

The Olympic Flame, the symbol of the Olympic Games, is being lit on Tuesday in Ancient Olympia and begins its long journey to Paris for the Summer Olympics. Some 600 dignitaries attend the ceremony, headed by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou...

Elon Musk has shared and commented on an X post talking about Greece's looming "population collapse", a scenario predicted for the country after it has seen a rise in sudden and unexpected deaths, alongside a drop in fertility rates. Elon...

At the 2024 Food Expo in Athens, hundreds of Greek olive oil company representatives joined other food and drink professionals to exhibit products and connect with buyers. They also talked with Greek Liquid Gold about the Expo’s usefulness, their companies’...

A new unplugged version of the song "Zari," by Greece's Eurovision 2024 Song Contest representative Marina Satti, was uploaded on Tuesday night to the official Eurovision YouTube account. Marina Satti again takes center stage with her performance, which is accompanied...

After a week of being stranded, three castaways were saved from a small Pacific Ocean island by using palm fronds to spell out "HELP" in the sand. The trio were rescued by a US Navy and Coast Guard operation. The three...

A roundtable discussion dedicated to the Greek diaspora was held on Wednesday at the 9th Economic Forum of Delphi, which takes place in Delphi from April 10-13. The discussion on how the diaspora, counting more than 7 million people worldwide,...

A Greek entrepreneur created the first body-freezing facility in Australia aiming to resurrect the dead in the future. Peter Tsolakides, who became interested in cryonics after reading Robert Ettinger’s book The Prospect of Immortality in the late 60s, founded Southern...

Around 540 BC, the cities of Ionia (Aegean coast of Asia Minor) had been conquered by Persia and thereafter were ruled by native tyrants nominated by the Persian satrap in Sardis. It was 499 BC when the Greek vassal-tyrant...