Japanese World Cup Fans Clear the Street the Second the Light Turns Green
A video going viral online shows Japanese football fans celebrating their national team’s World Cup match in the middle of a street, but only while the traffic…
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Yale Professor: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Changes Your Gut in 12 Weeks
A Yale University professor of public health says extra virgin olive oil can measurably shift the composition of gut bacteria toward strains linked to better…
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Why Greece Funds a Greek School in Amman, Jordan
A Greek language program in Amman, Jordan wrapped up its school year with a ceremony organized by the Greek Embassy in collaboration with the Association of…
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A Man From Thessaloniki Walked 2,200km From Germany to Greece in 77 Days
A 36-year-old man from Thessaloniki completed a 2,200-kilometer walk from Cologne, Germany to his home city on Sunday, June 14, finishing the journey in 77…
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Thessaloniki Breaks Guinness Record for Largest Zeimbekiko Dance
Thessaloniki just set a Guinness World Record for the largest zeimbekiko ever danced, with 830 participants moving in unison to break the previous record held…
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Today Is the Feast of the Saints of Mount Athos
The Orthodox Church marks today, the second Sunday after Pentecost, as the feast day of all the saints of Mount Athos, honoring thousands of monks who lived…
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Condé Nast Readers Just Named This Greek Island #1 in Europe
Eight Greek islands landed on Condé Nast Traveller’s Reader’s Choice Awards list for the best islands in Europe, with one taking the top spot overall.
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This Greek Beach Lands #1 Spot on The Sun’s Top 100 Beaches List
A beach on Naxos just claimed the top spot on one of the world’s most widely read travel rankings. The Sun published its Corona Beach 100 list for 2026, and…
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“Captain Giannis” Skopelitis, Who Sailed When No One Else Would, Dies at 68
Giannis Skopelitis, the captain who kept Greece’s most remote Cycladic islands connected to the outside world for decades, has died at 68. Known across the…
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The Cappadocian Refugee Who Became One of the Orthodox World’s Most Venerated Saints
Arsenios Eznepidis was born on July 25, 1924, in Farasa, Cappadocia, to a family that had no idea it was about to be expelled from its homeland. Just one week…
