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Greece a Regional Energy Hub, Says Energy Minister
Greek Energy and Environment Minister Stavros Papastavrou highlighted the country’s twin energy transition goals—greening electricity production and establishing Greece as a regional energy hub—during the Economist conference “South-East Europe as...

Mapping Nepal’s Entrepreneurial Landscape
Just three years after its launch, Adex International, a Nepali IT company specializing in cloud services, caught the attention of a US technology firm. In a deal worth $2.4 million, Techbay Digital took over the company, which now employs more...

Driest start to September in Cleveland in years
CLEVELAND — You may have noticed we have not seen much rain across Northeast Ohio in the last several weeks. As of writing this article, Cleveland has only seen 0.23" for the month of September. This is the driest start to the month of September...

Greece among the most popular destinations in Norway
Greece is one of the most popular holiday destinations for Norwegians, with demand remaining unabated in recent years. This was confirmed once again at the Network Forum organized by Antor Norway (Association of National Tourist Offices) in the...

Majority of Greece currently in drought according to METEO
ENVIRONMENT [ALEXANDROS AVRAMIDIS] Except for a few areas, Greece is currently experiencing a drought, according to the METEO team at the Athens National Observatory. Crete, the Peloponnese, eastern Macedonia, Thrace and Lesvos are facing a severe...

Greece signs AI partnership with OpenAI at Thessaloniki fair
SOCIETY [InTime News] Greece has signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI to broaden access to artificial intelligence tools in secondary education and support innovation in small businesses, the US AI company announced Friday at the...
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Travelers Reveal the Tourist Attractions That Are Actually Worth the Hype — From a Cemetery in Poland to the Grand Canyon By Toria Sheffield
NEED TO KNOW A woman took to a popular community forum to ask real people what their all-time favorite tourist spots were She said she wanted to learn about places that “genuinely lived up to the expectations” The post received tons of comments,...

Soccer Upsets No. 15 Georgia, 1-0, in Athens
ATHENS, Georgia (9/4/25) – The clock had struck midnight Thursday, but there was no thwarting the University of Wyoming soccer team’s Cinderella story at the Tunner Soccer Complex. The Cowgirls blanked No. 15 Georgia, 1-0, for their first-ever...

Greece Leads Regional Push to Upgrade Alexandroupolis–Odessa Transport Link
Greece is spearheading a regional initiative to modernize the Alexandroupolis–Odessa transport corridor, enhancing connectivity across the Baltic–Black Sea–Aegean Sea route and strengthening its ports as gateways to European and global trade...
Greece, OpenAI agree deal to boost innovation in schools, small businesses
BELGRADE (Reuters) -Greece and OpenAI signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to broaden access to AI tools in secondary education and foster innovation among small businesses, the U.S.-based artificial intelligence company said. The...

‘Sacrifice’ Review: Virtue-Signaling Billionaires Dance on the Edge of a Volcano in Romain Gavras’ Scattershot Satire
How many rebellious movies about ganging up to overthrow the status quo does one need to make before uneasy governments start to put you on some kind of watch list? For Romain Gavras, son of the legendary “Z” director and political critic...

Police reveal cause of death of British woman who vanished on Greek holiday
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Greek airports set for major revamp
Greece plans sweeping upgrades to its airports and air traffic systems to address two major problems – outdated security infrastructure and persistent flight delays – Transport Minister Christos Dimas has announced. Officials say both issues have...

European Commission Highlights Greece’s Tourism and Culture at 2025 Thessaloniki Fair
Photo source: European Commission The European Commission has strengthened its footprint in Greek tourism and the economy by inaugurating its own pavilion at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) 2025. Centered on sustainable tourism in...

Sewage Problems for Greek Islands Dealing With Tourist Influx
Some of Greece’s most popular islands have become so swollen with tourists that their infrastructure is struggling or buckling and they are experiencing problems in dealing with sewage, which on Zakynthos has overflowed into yards. Aegean islands...

Thimari Lodge review, Santorini, Greece
2 Thimari Lodge, a series of five cave-like villas, is tucked away in peaceful Exo Gialos (or Exo Gialos Thiras). The name means thyme, and this, along with other herbs, is grown on the five acres of volcanic, arid land surrounding the whitewashed...

Louisville theater company invokes Greek tragedy to explore coal wars
Chamber Theatre has reimagined classic plays, dramas, comedies and tragedies for the last 10 years. This month, the theater company is using a Greek tragedy to tell the story of a group of Eastern Kentucky women fighting for their families in the...

OpenAI to roll out ChatGPT Edu in Greek schools and support startups
OpenAI has inked a deal with the Greek government, aimed at boosting the country’s startup ecosystem as well as rolling out its AI tools in schools. The deal will see Greece becoming one of the first countries to use a tailored version of ChatGPT,...

Athena Competition Greek Winners Show Olive Oil Diversity
CRETE – At the 10th anniversary edition of the ATHENA International Olive Oil Competition in Chania, Crete, Greece in May, 175 Greek olive oils earned awards. This year, a record-breaking 640 olive oil samples from 25 countries on four continents...

Greece could introduce new rules for Brits as it struggles to cope with 'big problem'
Brits jetting off to one of Europe's most beloved tourist hotspots could encounter stricter regulations upon arrival as the destination battles to manage surging visitor numbers. Over 4.5 million people from the UK descended upon Greece last year,...