David Bennett Sr., the first man to receive a heart transplant from a pig, passed away just two months after the historic procedure on Tuesday. He was 57 years old. Bennett received the historic transplant, which used a genetically modified pig heart, on January 7. The historic procedure represented a major milestone for animal to […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Sanctions and Tensions Affecting ISS, Other International Space Projects
Russian sanctions and the incredibly heightened tensions that have resulted from the Russian invasion of Ukraine are affecting the ISS, the international space station, which represents the joint effort of several nations. The Earth’s laboratory in space finds itself jeopardized by the sanctions that have been levied on Russia since that country is responsible for […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
TikTok users are debating whether there are more wheels or doors in the world
TikTok is a place to ponder life's big questions, like: What would a crowdsourced musical based on Pixar's "Ratatouille" sound like? Will a Southern sorority hopeful get a bid to her favorite Greek house? And what will today be like -- bones or no bones?
Administrator receives Phillipi Award at the Northeast Greek Leadership Conference
Avery Moses, assistant director of campus life for fraternity and sorority life at Quinnipiac, received the Phillipi Award at the Northeast Greek Leadership Association’s (NGLA) annual conference, ...
Daughters of Penelope Host Her Excellency Ambassador of Greece to the U.S. Alexandra Papadopoulos for International Women’s Day
WASHINGTON (March, 9, 2022) – The Daughters of Penelope (DOP), a preeminent international women’s organization, hosted Her Excellency Ambassador of Greece to the U.S. Alexandra Papadopoulou for a webinar in celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2022. The webinar recording can be found on the Daughters of Penelope YouTube channel or by clicking here. Daughters of […] The post Daughters of Penelope Host Her Excellency Ambassador of Greece to the U.S. Alexandra Papadopoulos for International Women’s Day appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
Greece calls for cap on gas prices amid Ukraine crisis
… . The proposal was made by Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to … remove incentives for speculation. The Greek prime minister said that direct …
Commissioning of photovoltaic projects in Greece with a capacity of 12 megawatts
Voltalia (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, announces today that it has commissioned its Stavria solar power plant, located in Korythio , within ...
Erie's Greek Dogs: A Slow-cooked History
And of all the ways to fix Smith's famous frankfurters, it's the Greek dog that gets the most glory — a skinless wiener on a warm, slightly squished bun, smothered in onions, mustard, and that ...
UNESCO “Gravely Concerned” Over Ukraine Sites Threatened by Invasion
UNESCO, the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, says it is “gravely concerned” over its listed sites in Ukraine which are threatened by the Russian invasion of the country. Sites of supreme Ukrainian importance have already sustained damage, including one museum which houses works that are emblematic of Ukrainian and Ivankiv culture, located about 50 […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Gas Prices in Greece: Cheaper to Fly to Paris Than Drive to Thessaloniki
Gas prices have risen so much in Greece — just as they have in the rest of the world — that it is cheaper for an Athenian to take a flight to Paris than to drive to the northern city of Thessaloniki. The average price of one liter of unleaded gas in Greece has risen […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Russia Strike Hits Children’s Hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine
Ukraine claimed on Wednesday that a Russian strike hit a children’s and maternity hospital in the southeastern city of Mariupol – which has already suffered days of shelling. President Zelensky tweeted footage from the incident — which he described as a “direct strike” — showing destroyed rooms along a corridor in the building. “People, children […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Ukrainian Catholics in Germany overcome despair and swing into action
The Russian invasion of Ukraine left them bewildered and saddened – then they sprang into action. Congregations of the Ukrainian-Greek Catholic church all over Germany are helping as much as they can.
AI minds the gap and fills in missing Greek inscriptions
This early adoption of digital formats inspired and facilitated the development of Ithaca by providing an easily accessible training set for this AI tool. The principal resource used by Assael and ...
Temperatures drop, schools close as snowstorm Filippos hits Greece
… near Ioannina, in Epirus, northwestern Greece. [Voula Pappa/Intime … temperatures prevailed in much of Greece on Wednesday, as the … Greece with low altitude, as well as in the mountains of Crete … have forbidden trucks from using Greece’s main Athens-Lamia …
AI could decipher gaps in ancient Greek texts, say researchers
… the gaps in ancient Greek inscriptions and pinpoint when … than 63,000 transcribed ancient Greek inscriptions, enabling it to … , ranked by probability. Ancient Greek writing chiselled on stone. Photograph … train the system on Greek literary texts written on …
US, French joint drills off Greece
… is already connected with the Greek navy’s Hydra frigate and … also be joined by Greek aircraft from western Greece. Last weekend, the … been sailing the area around Greece for almost three straight months … either in the south of Crete or in the south of …
Greek Week Begins
A competitive dance battle will kick off the start of Greek Week in Marshall’s Greek community this March. But it is more than a competition, said Delta Zeta’s Catherine Blankenship. Accroding to ...
Greek PM proposes plan to tackle energy crisis to European Commission
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis proposed a six-point plan to address the energy crisis in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, according to a press release on ...
TUI Blue has family holidays from £519pp & free child places this summer – including Spain, Turkey and Greece
TUI Blue has family holidays available from £519pp this summer, with thousands of free child places still available. Destinations include hotspots like Turkey, the Canary Islands and Greece. If ...
Gazprom continues gas deliveries to Europe as EU mulls future options
The logo of the energy company Gazprom is seen on a plant of the Russian state-owned corporation in Saint Petersburg. Stringer/dpa Russian energy giant Gazprom has said it is continuing to deliver large quantities of gas to Europe despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. The daily delivery volume on Wednesday remained the contractually agreed 109.5 million cubic metres, Gazprom spokesperson Sergei Kupriyanov told the Interfax news agency. Demand from European customers had risen significantly, he said, as well as prices. Russia has always maintained that it can be relied on as an energy supplier, even in times of crisis. However, due to the sanctions imposed by the West and the debate within the EU over how best to break free from Russian gas and oil, on Monday Moscow threatened for the first time to stop gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline to Germany. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis proposed the temporary regulation of the gas market and a Europe-wide cap on wholesale prices to the European Commission on Wednesday. While neither production capacity nor supply chains had been affected by the Ukraine crisis so far, Kyriakos said, "This means that we do not have a problem of quantity, but of price." The market needed to be regulated, at least temporarily, Mitsotakis recommended, presenting a six-point plan that included a daily price corridor of plus-or-minus 10% to prevent extreme fluctuations. On Tuesday, the European Commission presented its own plan for reducing EU dependence on Russian gas and protecting Europe from high energy prices. The plan also provides for EU states to temporarily regulate consumer prices to protect households and small businesses, though it did not include the cap on wholesale prices Mitsotakis is calling for.
EU Energy Crisis: Greece Outlines Six-Point Plan
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a six-point plan to deal with Europe’s energy crisis earlier this week. In a letter addressed to EU officials, the Greek leader calls for the EU to deal with the economic repercussions of soaring energy prices. The letter, which is also addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Breathtaking Ruins Of Mystras Mark Center of Byzantine Power in Greece
Mystras which lies in the southeastern Peloponnesian Peninsula, was once the center of Byzantine power in southern Greece. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Ukraine Warns of Radiation Risk at Chernobyl After Power is Cut Off
Ukraine said on Wednesday Chernobyl – the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986 – could be 48 hours away from leaking radiation, and called on Russia to observe an urgent ceasefire to allow for repairs to be made. The country’s nuclear company Energoatom earlier warned that radioactive substances could be released if […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Do Greek Men Get Circumcised?
It is normal for Muslims to undergo corporating, and Greek Orthodox do not. There is a consensus among Orthodox churches that circumcision is not a good practice. Although many Muslims, both ...
UK weather forecast: Britain to be hotter than GREECE with 13C spring sunshine TOMORROW before heavy wind & rain strike
BRITS are set for a day of springtime sunshine on Thursday – but wind and rain will return before the end of the week. The high pressure is responsible for steering cold winds towards the UK ...
One Greek Summer: A BRAND NEW escapist, page-turning read from Kate Frost for 2022
I loved that when I read in the beginning of the book that Mamma Mia was also partly filmed on Skopelos. The story is about Harlow, about what happened in her life, from the time of her studies, big ...
Saffron was first domesticated in Bronze Age Greece, ancient art and genetics suggest
Artworks from Minoan civilisation of ancient Greece likely oldest to depict domesticated saffron, say scientists ...
Greek PM, Turkish leader to gather in Istanbul on Sun.
On the words of the Greek administration spokesperson, Turkish Leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis are going to gather ...
Greek PM accepts invitation for talks with Turkey's Erdogan
Greece’s prime minister accepted an invitation to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Sunday, a ...
First Choice has hotel rooms from £5pp a night and up to £150 off holidays – including Greece and Sunny Beach
FIRST Choice is offering hotel rooms from £5pp a night and up to £150 off on summer holidays. The offers include top destinations like Greece, Sunny Beach in Bulgaria and Orlando, Florida. If you ...
Greek conservationists collaborate to protect endemic species in face of climate change
… endemic) species. The Greek government’s biodiversity conservation … said Giorgos Catsadorakis, a Greek conservation biologist who has … Samaria National Park in Crete, Greece’s largest island, … is already protected under Greek law, adding protections …
Not Greece or Japan, but India is the 2nd most popular country to visit
According to the latest research, India ranks second in the world’s most popular countries that people want to visit, beating popular destinations such as Greece and Japan. Check out the full list ...
Int'l Women's Day celebrated around the world
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- International Women's Day falls on March 8 each year. Follow Xinhua to Ukraine, Afghanistan and Greece to find out how people celebrated the day. Produced by Xinhua Global Service
Legendary Endurance Shipwreck Discovered off Antarctica
The Endurance, one of the greatest ever undiscovered shipwrecks, was found at the weekend at the bottom of the Weddell Sea off Antarctica 107 years after it sank. The vessel of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton was crushed by sea ice and sank in 1915, forcing Shackleton and his men to make an astonishing escape on […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
The Platonic Academy of Athens: The World’s First University
Τhe Platonic Academy was founded by Plato himself in 428/427 BC in Athens, and is considered to be the world's first university. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Greece Proposes Six-Point Plan to Stabilize Europe's Energy Market
By Giulia Petroni The Greek government on Wednesday has unveiled a six-point plan that aims at stabilizing Europe's gas wholesale market in a letter sent ...
France, Greece move up in FIBA World Ranking
France and Greece were on the rise in the February Qualifiers windows and moved up in the FIBA World Ranking Men ...
Jean Philippe Courtois (Microsoft): Greece’s digital leap in the next ten years will surpass what has been achieved in four decades
A special guest, a corporate «legend» for Microsoft, Jean-Philippe Courtois spoke on Friday 4 March exclusively on the Fortune Greece Network platform. It was our second meeting, this time online, ...
Greece confronts VDL in desperate letter as EU panics over imminent gas crisis
THE Greek prime minister has written a desperate plea to Ursula von der Leyen to commit to a plan of action as Russia's invasion of Ukraine further exacerbates the EU's gas crisis.
Greece calls on EU to consider cap on LNG transport prices
EU member states are entertaining ever more drastic market intervention measures to curb soaring energy prices in the wake of the Ukraine war ...
Greece Suggests Price-Cap to Address Energy Price Surge
Greece proposes a six-point plan to address energy price surge, including a price-cap mechanism, asking Europe to act fast and decisively to help consumers just before European leaders gather to ...
A stunning $6.6 million Greek island getaway - international property of the week
There is a kind of flame in Crete … There is pride, obstinacy, valour and, together with these, something else inexpressible and imponderable,” wrote 19th-century Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis about ...
Stranding of three whales in Corfu raises alarm over seismic testing for fossil fuels
While cause remains unconfirmed, green groups fear the three whales could be the ‘tip of iceberg’ with many more animals hurt Environmental groups have linked the beaching of three whales in Corfu to seismic testing for oil and gas in the waters off the Greek island. Two Cuvier’s beaked whales were found stranded at Arillas and Agios Gordios beaches on the west of the island on 20 February. A third beaked whale ran ashore on Agios Gordios beach the day after. Continue reading...
Mild Covid Could Age Brain Up to Ten Years, New Study Finds
Survivors of Covid-19, even those who had just mild cases of the virus, can lose gray matter in their brains equivalent to ten years of aging, a new study says. The study, which was published on Monday in the journal Nature, an effort to pin down the difficult diagnosis of “long Covid,” is thought to […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Greek, Ukrainian Orthodox Leaders in the US Hold Joint Prayer Service
Leaders of the Greek and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches in America will gather for a joint prayer service for Ukraine on Wednesday. A statement by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America says that His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, together with His Eminence Metropolitan Antony of Hierapolis and His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Pamphilon, of the […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Greek-Filipina breaks cross-cultural barriers in maritime
… of the proud and passionate Greeks and hardworking and adaptable Filipinos … a Greek-Filipina maritime professional who has lived and worked in Greece … maritime nations in the world — Greece and the Philippines. This, along …
EPP chief pushes to suspend Greek MEP critical of pharma scandal
The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) in the EU Parliament will vote today (9 March) on a proposal of its leader Manfred Weber to suspend a lawmaker who criticised the Greek government for ...
Each Zodiac Sign is Ruled by a Greek God or Goddess, Here’s Yours
Every zodiac sign is associated with a Greek God or Goddess who impacts who they are. Find out which iconic God or Goddess is your ruler!
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Raise Millions for Ukraine
Ukrainian-born actress Mila Kunis and her husband Ashton Kutcher have raised over $18 million for the people of Ukraine. Their fundraiser, which was launched on GoFundMe last Thursday, has a goal of $30 million to go to AirBnb, which is offering free temporary housing to Ukrainian refugees, and Flexport, which is sending goods and food […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.