Nearly 40% of Greek internet users use ChatGPT
Greece ranks 16th among 51 OECD-surveyed nations in ChatGPT usage, with nearly 40% of internet users employing the OpenAI chatbot.
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GREECE
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HISTORY 
January 28, 2026 28 January 2026: This day in history
1521: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms in Worms, Germany, which lasts until May 25 and produces the “Edict of Worms” denouncing Martin Luther 1807: London’s Pall Mall becomes the first street lit by gaslight 1813: Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is published by Thomas Egerton in the United Kingdom 1819: […]
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WORLD
January 27, 2026 Federal Agents Fatally Shoot Person in Minneapolis
U.S. Border Patrol officers shot and killed a person in Minneapolis Saturday, authorities said, in a city already on edge after the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent two weeks ago.
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ECONOMY
January 27, 2026 Commission approves eight more SAFE defence investment plans worth €74bn
SAFE is one of the biggest prongs of the EU’s Readiness 2030 package, which aims to inject hundreds of billions of euros into defence before the end of the decade – by which time many intelligence agencies estimate Russia could attack another European country.
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GREECE
January 27, 2026 NTUA tops Greek university rankings
The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) topped Greek university rankings for 2026, according to the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education.
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HISTORY
January 27, 2026 27 January 2025: This day in history
1820: Russian Antarctic expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discover the continent of Antarctica 1825: US President James Monroe urges Congress to approve creation of Indian Territory, west of the Mississippi River, for the relocation of Eastern Indian tribes to ‘promote their welfare and happiness” 1924: Vladimir Lenin is placed in […]
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EUROPE
January 26, 2026 Spain slashes speed limit on popular train route after fault found
Spanish rail authorities have temporarily reduced the speed limit on part of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona after a fault was detected on the track. Transport Minister Óscar Puente said a crack had been found on Sunday night in the line 110km (68 miles) west of Barcelona, between Alcover and l’Espluga de Francolí, […]
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CYPRUS
January 26, 2026 Crime proceeds, cultural heritage and drugs at EU Informal Council in Nicosia
The recovery of proceeds from crime, the return of illegally trafficked cultural goods and alternative approaches for young drug users will be at the centre of discussions on Friday at the Informal Council of EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers taking place in Nicosia, under the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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GREECE
January 26, 2026 Anti-drone shield for airports
Greek airports are in need of protection measures against drones of any type, and the state is taking measures in the direction of jamming and averting any unmanned aerial vehicles from approaching air transport facilities.
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HISTORY
January 26, 2026 26 January 2026: This day in history
1482: “Pentateuch” the Jewish Bible is 1st printed as a book in Bologna, Italy 1531: Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die 1564: The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism 1788: Captain Arthur Phillip and British colonists hoist the Union Flag at Sydney Cove, […]
