Santorini hotel wins international award
The Managing Director and owner of the Canaves Oia Santorini hotel Markos Haidemenos has won the international ‘Hotelier of the Year’ award at the 35th ‘Virtuoso Travel Week’ held in Las Vegas this August.
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GREEKS ABROAD 
August 28, 2023 French ban of abaya robes in schools draws applause, criticism
French conservatives on Monday (28 August) applauded the government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools, but the move also drew criticism and some mockery.
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HISTORY
August 28, 2023 28 August 2023: This day in history
1189: Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan 1609: English explorer Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay 1830: 1st American built locomotive, “Tom Thumb” races a horse-drawn car from Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems the horse won! 1845: Scientific American magazine publishes […]
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WORLD
August 27, 2023 Japan’s X-ray satellite and ‘Moon Sniper’ lunar lander are ready to launch
A revolutionary satellite that will reveal celestial objects in a new light and the “Moon Sniper” lunar lander are expected to lift off Sunday night.
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GREECE
August 27, 2023 The Ancient Oracle of Delphi, Greece
The ancient Greek Oracle of Delphi, part of one of the most iconic ancient places in Greece, has become a byword for prophecy all around the globe; and many of the glories of Delphi’s architecture and art have survived to this day.
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CYPRUS
August 27, 2023 Cyprus will ‘not accept’ any change to buffer zone status
Nicosia reiterated on Thursday that it will not stand for any moves that cast doubt on the status of the UN-controlled buffer zone through which the Turkish Cypriots illegally tried to build a road last week and physically assaulted international peacekeepers who tried to obstruct them.
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HEALTH
August 27, 2023 Advancing precision medicine with Greek software
The next time you savor a delectable dish, take a photo, not to share on social media but to input in an application that immediately gives you with details about the meal’s caloric and nutritional composition.
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EUROPE
August 27, 2023 EU due diligence proposal raises hope for activists, worries foreign companies
While civil society organisations look at the proposed EU due diligence rules with optimism for local communities abroad, foreign companies voice concerns over the lack of harmonisation of the draft rules and their extraterritorial dimension.
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HISTORY
August 27, 2023 27 August 2023: This day in history
479 BC: Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Mycale won by Greek forces over Persian naval troops on Ionian coast, double victory with that at Plataea ends Persian invasion 479 BC: Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Plataea, Persian forces led by Mardonius routed by Greek army under Pausanias; together with Greek success at Battle of Mycale halts Persian invasion of […]
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WORLD
August 26, 2023 SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries
Four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — launchedaboard a SpaceX rocket toward the International Space Station, kicking off a mission expected to last more than six months. The crew is riding aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance capsule on the mission, dubbed Crew-7. The spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX […]
