Great Britain

[:el] Christos Tsirogiannis is a forensic archaeologist and Research Assistant in the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow. He is determined to draw public attention to the irreparable damage done by looters of antiquities from archaeological sites. Over the...

G.Britain: 90-year-old teacher honored for six decades of teaching Greek

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Christoforos Cartoudis, a retired Greek teacher, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Honours List for dedicating six decades to teaching Greek. He has taught over 5,000 pupils during his time as principal at the city centre’s Apostolos Andreas Greek School. The 90-year-old, who...

8 years old greek among the finalists for best Wildlife Photographer of 2014

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«The Watchful Cheetah» a photo by Leon Petrinos of a female cheetah in Kenya is among the finalists of the prestigious international competition for best Wildlife Photographer of the Year, presented by London’s Natural History Museum and BBC. Leon is participating in the category «10...

Theo James to star in fifth ‘Underworld’ movie

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The Greek-British actor first appeared in the fourth installment, “Underworld: Awakening,” as a vampire named David. He is attached as the lead in the fifth film in the vampire action franchise, which Lakeshore Entertainment is currently developing. A director has yet to be announced. Previous “Underworld” films...

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British artist animates Ancient greek vases (VIDEO)

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Steve Simons takes the images on ancient Greek vases and makes them move, some of the vignettes he creates tell stories from Greek mythology, the Olympics, or everyday life. The animations are created from the actual scenes which decorate ancient Greek vases. He tries to stay...

The hunter of genetic fossils

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[:el] Aris Katzourakis is a Biologist at Oxford University. As an evolutionary biologist and paleovirologist, the researcher of the Zoology Department of Oxford University, has been working during the last six years as a hunter of genetic fossils, as scientists studying areas of defunct human...

Greek researcher receives price for a test that can boost IVF success by half

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Researchers from Oxford University are developing a new way to test a woman’s egg for chromosome abnormalities that avoids the need to manipulate and biopsy the egg itself. The research may also shed light on the crucial role played by certain genes in the development...

Discovered a rare supernova

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Andreas Papadopoulos is a postgraduate student and researcher of the University of Portsmouth who discovered a rare, superluminous supernova that erupted in a galaxy 7.8 billion light years away. He studied Supernovae Astrophysics and Cosmology. His research focuses on searching and studying Superluminous Supernovae – exploding...

A multitalented producer of the British television

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Cleo Rocos is an accomplished actress, theatre producer, television hostess and businesswoman. She was born on July 24th, 1962, in Rio De Janeiro, due to her Greek father’s work in shipping. Her mother is of English origins and the family later relocated to England. Since...

A Greek Austrian fashion designer takes over the international catwalks

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