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Greek students excelled in international competition
[:el]A Greek student team excelled for yet another time in the international competition «Zero Robotics 2015», which invites students to write programs and to control a satellite (SPHERES) in space. Zanneio Stardust team after its second place finish last year participated for the second consecutive...
Violinist Leonidas Kavakos wins Léonie Sonning Music Prize
[:el] Violinist Leonidas Kavakos has been named the winner of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017, worth DKK 600,000 (€80,000). The award is Denmark’s highest musical honour and has been given annually to an internationally recognised composer, instrumentalist, conductor or singer since 1959. The prize...
A Greek island in the top 10 romantic cruise destinations for 2016
[:el] Whether you’re celebrating an anniversary, looking to recapture the spark from early years or simple just looking for a holiday where it’s socially acceptable to draw your partner like a “French girl”, you would be hard pressed to find a holiday more romantic than...
A Greek island among the top 5 short European getaways
The British Express presents the list of top 5 getaways in Europe ideal for a trip that will last only a few days. Even though in the top of the list we find Biarritz, a Greek island is featured, as it offers spectacular beaches and has a rich...
Greek student among the winners of the EU translation contest
[:el] The European Commission has today published the names of the 28 winners of its annual translation contest ‘Juvenes Translatores’. Among them a greek student, Lida Chrissi Ganotaki. The winners will come to Brussels on 14 April to collect their awards The European Commission has...
Can your computer work with light instead of electricity?
[:el] A team of scientists, led by a Greek researcher, from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany, the Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and the Lomonosov Moscow State University report that it takes electrons in krypton atoms slightly more than...
Ancient theatre unearthed on the island of Lefkada
[:el] Archaeological excavations on the Ionian island of Lefkada have uncovered a large ancient theatre. The discovery was made on Koulmou hill. The Greek Ministry of Culture announced the discovery. The archaeologists knew very little about the theatre, which was not mentioned in any ancient sources, though the...
Greek city among the top 10 choises for US and Canada
[:el] Hotel rooms and airline tickets online search Platform kayak.com includes a Greek city among the top 10 destinations with the greatest demand for travel, the best prices on flights and accommodation and most affordable luxury services for American and Canadian tourists. Athens is gaining every year...
Excavation reveals significant statuettes at Chania
[:el] A very important find was unearthed at the archaeological site of Aptera, Chania on Crete, Greece. Two small sized sculptures (approx 0.54cm height), one of Artemis made of copper and a second of her brother Apollo made of marble. The statue of Artemis, guardian...
A Greek director nominated for Oscar
[:el] The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were revealed on Thursday morning in Los Angeles. George Miller is nominated in the category best director for the film “Mad Max: Fury Road”. He is mostly famous for making the trilogy of the movie «Mad Max»...