Christina Duxa, Founder & Festival Director of AI FILMFEST ATHENS, speaks about the future of cinema, artificial intelligence, creativity, mythology, ethics, copyright and the role of Athens as an international meeting point for the new era of filmmaking. Dimitrios Kannavos : What inspired you to create AI FILMFEST ATHENS, and why did you choose Athens […]
By Martin Banks This year’s Belgian Poppy Appeal in Belgium will be launched in Antwerp on 17 October. The appeal will take place from 10am-4pm on the Meir in Antwerp, near the statue De Hand. Three Belgian branches, Antwerp, Brussels and Ypres, are coming together to join forces for this year’s Poppy Appeal launch. The […]
By Martin Banks The craft of plastic surgery is arguably widely misunderstood because people often confuse it with cosmetic enhancement alone. Plastic surgery is a medical specialty encompassing both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Reconstructive procedures aim to restore form and function after trauma, congenital conditions, burns, or cancer treatment, while aesthetic procedures, such as facelifts […]
By Martin Banks A special expo has been launched to mark 160 years of diplomatic relations between Belgium and Japan.
By Martin Banks The EU’s financial watchdog has warned that the estimated level of error in EU spending “remains too high.”
768: Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are both crowned King of the Franks 1000: Leif Erikson reaches “Vinland” (possibly L’Anse aux Meadows, Canada), reputedly becoming the first European to reach North America 1446: Korean Hangul alphabet is first published by King Sejong the Great 1941: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves an atomic program […]
US President Donald Trump is looking to create a presidential retreat similar to Camp David at his Florida golf club. The club would foot constructions costs as a “gift” to Americans and provide free memberships to future presidents – and accommodations to visiting foreign dignitaries. “It’s only about two minutes away from the airport … […]
At least four Greek Australians will contest seats across Victoria for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation following the party’s state campaign launch in Melbourne on Saturday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to Kathimerini in an exclusive interview during his visit to Athens on Wednesday, lays out the priorities shaping Washington’s approach to the most pressing issues in Greece’s neighborhood, from Greek-Turkish relations and Iran to defense, Ukraine, the Strait of Hormuz and energy.
1480: Great Stand on the Ugra River: Standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and Ivan III, Grand Prince of all Rus, ends with a Tatar-Mongol retreat, leading to the disintegration of the Horde 1769: Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time near present-day Gisborne on the […]
