Author: Aura Logatou

The ancient Greek statues were assumed to be spotlessly white, but a new study reveals that the Parthenon Sculptures once burst with color. The Parthenon Sculptures, also called the Elgin Marbles, were crafted by ancient Greeks 2,500 years ago to decorate the outside of the Parthenon temple in Athens. Now housed at the British Museum in London, they, like many old sculptures, are a muted mix of white, gray and beige. But a new study reveals that the famous sculptures’ hues weren’t always so drab — in fact, they were once painted with vibrantly colored and intricate patterns. Bright Egyptian…

The Moberly church group stuck in Israel when Hamas launched its terrorist attack has gotten out of the country, the wife of the lead pastor texted Friday. Janet Daves, wife of Gospel Tabernacle of Moberly pastor Jason Daves, responded to a text from ABC 17 News saying that the group had made it to Athens and hoped to begin the journey home Monday. She said the group was “doing good.” The Gospel Assembly Church of Des Moines, which was traveling with a group from the Gospel Tabernacle of Moberly, posted a message and photos early Friday saying their entire group…

The Interislander is bidding farewell to one of its ships this week as it sails away to Greece. The Valentine has been bought and will set sail to the other side of the world this week, a spokesperson confirmed. Duncan Roy, the general manager of Interislander operations, said it was ” a good time” to sell the Valentine and “realise the financial benefits”. “With our renewed focus on asset management and increased maintenance, we have sufficient freight capacity on our other three ships.” Having additional crew available from the sale of Valentine will support the increased focus on delivering reliability…

Greece and the People’s Republic of China signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoU) to facilitate the exploration of academic opportunities in both countries’ universities, on Monday. The agreement, signed by Study in Greece (SiG) President Prof. Christos Michalakelis and Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) Alternate General Director Fang Yongsheng, aims to foster collaboration between universities in both countries, reported amna.gr. SiG, supported by four Greek ministries (Foreign Affairs, Education-Religious Affairs & Sports, Culture, Tourism), and CSCSE, affiliated with China’s Education Ministry, are the driving forces behind this collaboration. As part of the MoU, representatives from Chinese universities were invited to the…

Work is starting on an impressive project in Thessaloniki. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked for understanding and time from the citizens for the inconvenience that the construction projects will bring… It is about the FlyOver, an above-ground regional artery, the works of which start in November. “The largest freeway in Greece, the Fly Over, starts in November. Yes, it will bring some inconvenience, but we have discussed it with the city’s rulers and in cooperation with the Traffic Authority, Thessaloniki will get something it lacks,” stressed Mitsotakis. “I will ask for understanding and time from the citizens, but it is…

Whether it’s the staggering variety of cheese or the Irish gift for the gab, culture elevates the travel experience I used to be put off by European sophisticates, so into their fine wine and stinky cheese and their high-falutin’ “terroir” that created it all. But now I love being a cultural bumpkin. Sure, I’m simple. I was raised thinking cheese is orange and comes in the shape of the bread. Slap it on — voilà! — cheese sandwich. Over in Europe, cheese is not orange nor the shape of the bread. In France alone, you could eat a different cheese…

Greece’s idyllic islands are overflowing with tourists, but their medical system is cracking. The death of a heavily pregnant teenager and her unborn child are just two of at least nine likely preventable deaths in Greece this summer due to chronic shortages in ambulance and health care staff, even before the country came under siege from raging wildfires. Some island hospitals have no permanent general practitioners, relying entirely on a cycle of short term cover filled by staff from the mainland, enticed by cash incentives. And ambulance services are in an even worse state. On many islands in the Cyclades and the…

You haven’t seen this movie before. This time Germany’s sharp lurch to the right is the phenomenon to watch. These are heady times for Europe’s far right. Illegal immigration is spiking, the economy is anemic and the war in Ukraine has kept the conspiracy mill churning at capacity. Those developments have vaulted the parties to new heights — and in some countries into government — fueling fears in some quarters of a tectonic rightward shift in Europe’s political landscape. Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy are already in power, while France’s National Rally is only 1 percentage point from being the country’s…

Eight members of a criminal baby-trafficking ring on the Greek island of Crete have been apprehended by the police. Since December 2022, a total of 182 incidents involving the exploitation of women within the domains of egg retrieval and surrogacy have been documented. The fertility clinic situated in Crete has brought to light an alarming count of over four hundred cases involving deceptive practices related to sham in vitro fertilization (IVF). The group, whose operations were thwarted by the Organized Crime Department of the General Regional Police Directorate of Crete, was allegedly engaged in human trafficking through the practice of…

Ryanair says it is operating a “full schedule” to wildfire-hit Greece including the island of Rhodes as evacuation flights get under way. The company’s chief financial officer also said, while revealing the airline’s first quarter results, that there had been no surge of cancellations due to the record-setting heatwave hitting southern Europe more widely. Neil Sorahan said Europe’s largest carrier by passenger numbers had not deemed it necessary to put on additional flights to the Greek island of Rhodes at this time. He told Sky’s Business Live with Ian King: “Airports remain open so we’re continuing to fly in there.…