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Stunned researchers discover that, in addition to accurately tracing the movement of the sun, moon and predicting when eclipses would occur, the Antikythera Mechanism created by the Ancient Greeks around 100-200BC also tracked the movements of Venus and Saturn. “Our work reveals the Antikythera Mechanism as a beautiful conception, translated by superb engineering into a device of genius,” the study concludes about the creation considered to be the world’s first computer.
Young Greek graduate designers had the opportunity to shine in the recent New Generations Fashion Lines (NGFL) show which took place earlier this month at the Peace & Friendship Stadium in Pireaus,…
The Antikythera mechanism, built-in Greece, is the oldest mechanical ancient computer to be discovered worldwide and was created for accurate calculations of astronomical positions. It was discovered in the Antikythera shipwreck on the Greek…
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou was welcomed by President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc at Hanoi on Monday. During the welcoming ceremony Sakellaropoulou laid a wreath at the Heroes…
In 2020, some 1.4 million marriages and an estimated 0.7 million divorces took place in the EU, according to the most recent data available for all EU Member States, down from 1.9 million marriages and 0.8 million divorces estimated in 2019.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was interviewed on the American TV network MSNBC ahead of his meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House. During his interview with Mika Brzezinski…
More than 1000 people filled the spectacular City Recital Hall in Sydney on Sunday 15 May for the Mikis Theodorakis: The Ballad of the Dead Brother and other Selected Works concert presented…
The largest cultural festival in Queensland, and the longest-running Greek festival in the country, Paniyiri, has announced it is being postponed from its planned dates of May 21 and 22 to October…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday, on the first day of an official two-day visit to the American capital. President Biden…
The giant Russian plane Beriev proved to be a decisive weapon in extinguishing flames during the Greek fire season, and its enormous potential will obviously be missed from the arsenal of fire…
Once a country has decided to apply for NATO membership, all members of the alliance must agree unanimously to proceed with the process. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Swedish…
The court gave a life sentence to Babis Anagnostopoulos, 34, for the murder of Caroline Crouch in May 2021. The court also did not recognise any mitigating factors offered by the defence,…
An explosive collaboration that will surely be discussed is being prepared by Eleni Foureira and the Cuban-Spanish sensation Chanel, who set fire to the stage of this year’s Eurovision. As revealed on…
Trabzonspor returned to the throne of Turkish football after many decades and a part of its success is owed to the Greek footballer Anastasios Bakasetas, who made an impressive entry on Saturday’s…
The tragedy of the Ukraine War has been captured in an original photo exhibition in the centre of Athens, co-organised by the Municipality of Athens and the Embassy of Ukraine. From May…
Ferry services between the Greek islands and Turkey’s coastal cities, which resumed in early February after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have an increase in demand and interest.…
After 32 years, effectively since the fall of communism in Europe, McDonald’s announced that it will permanently leave Russia and has started to sell its restaurants there. The American fast food giant…
Mike Zambidis is experiencing the most beautiful and happy period of his life as in the early hours of Monday morning his partner gave birth to their twin girls. The joyful news…
He may not have played at the level he wanted at the final in Rome, but Stefanos Tsitsipas made a profit from his presence there. In combination with the early exclusion of…
A summer of freedom, after two years of restrictions, will be enjoyed by those who travel by air to Europe from today as the obligation to use a mask on EU aircraft…