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Criss Angel receives star on Walk of Fame
[:el] Record-setting illusionist Criss Angel Thursday became the latest celebrity to be immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is across the street from the one honoring magician Harry Houdini, an early influence to Angel. “I remember coming here in...
Greece in the 12th place in the world at Mathematics
[:el] The 58th International Mathematical Olympiad held in Rio de Janeiro from 12 to 23 July 2017 was completed. The Greek mission ranked 12th in the world, third in Europe and the first among the countries of the European Union. The Greeks won a Gold...
The largest exhibition on figurine production in Greece
[:el] The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki presents the largest so far exhibition on figurine production in Greece: 670 selected clay figurines, dating from the earliest Neolithic (7th millennium BC) to late Antiquity (4th century AD), derive from excavations conducted across Northern Greece and most of...
A complex of buildings was discovered next to the temple of Apollo
[:el] New buildings were brought to light by the excavations and restoration work carried out from 30 May to 7 July 2017 in the sanctuary of Apollo on the uninhabited island of Despotiko (Mandra), west of Antiparos. The results of this year’s works are evaluated...
10 reasons why you should visit the Greek island of Serifos
[:el] Every now and again, you find a place that steals your heart and makes you long to return year after year. Serifos was that for the writer of the British newspaper Evening Standard News. The article is entitled “10 reasons why you should visit...
Representative of contemporary representational art in Greece
Maria Filopoulou is a painter and one of the most important representatives of contemporary representational art in Greece. Deep human-centered, she does not create enclosed worlds but landscapes to let her figures grow. She was born in 1964 in Athens. She studied painting in Paris...
2 Greeks participate in new research for the black holes
[:el] The powerful “winds” that a black hole creates around it come from the enormous energy that creates its magnetic field, according to a new international scientific research, in which two Greek scientists participate. Black holes – apart from “swallowing” stars and planets (and spacecrafts...
8 more shipwrecks discovered in Fourni
[:el] Traces of a total of eight shipwrecks, dating back to the classical period up to the first half of the 20th century, were identified during the underwater exploration of the Fourni archipelago from 9 to 29 June 2017. The research of the Ephorate of...
New research points to treatment breakthrough for viruses
[:el] RMIT University scientists in Melbourne, Australia, have led an international collaboration that potentially unlocks better treatment of viral diseases, including the flu and common cold. 2 Greek researchers participate in the study. The results are published in the scientific and medical journal Nature Communications....
7 reasons to visit Halkidiki
[:el] The German magazine Focus has published a tribute to Halkidiki. The article describes it as a dream-like holiday destination. It even notes that although it is more popular than ever, one can discover truly hidden secrets. Focus begins with a description of 550 kilometers...