Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Sophia the Robot, the most famous humanoid AI robot, recently visited Greece and will participate in the Greek Festival on Rhodos Island. Sophia toured Athens and was captured in a photograph against the backdrop of the Acropolis. She even spoke Greek during her visit. Sophia’s visit to Greece […]
President Tsai Ing-wen pledged Feb. 28 to continue promoting transitional justice and expanding dialogue so as to create a more open society for all in Taiwan. Tsai made the remarks during a ceremony in southern Taiwan’s Chiayi County to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the February 28 Incident. She took the opportunity to offer condolences […]
During his recent visit to Cyprus, cameraman/photographer Doros Partasides visited the President of the Cyprus House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou, with whom he had a very useful conversation, exchanging views on the crucial developments in Cyprus and the appointment of the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar, who has started a […]
Demand expectations by Greek hoteliers reached a historic high in the two months of January and February, in contrast to the rest of the Mediterranean market.
The eurozone’s core inflation rate dropped to its lowest level in nearly two years in February, bolstering hopes that Europe’s inflation crisis may have permanently abated and that the European Central Bank (ECB) will cut interest rates later this year.
1791: Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris 1796: Napoléon Bonaparte is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Italy 1807: US Congress bans the slave trade within the US, effective January 1, 1808 1888: The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal […]
By Martin Banks Keen to answer this age-old question, researchers compared the happiness index scores of different countries to the average salary, number of billionaires, and life expectancies, in a bid to find out once and for all if money truly can buy you happiness…
Heavy rainfall on Thursday has caused severe problems in Meteora, Thessaly, local officials have said.
At the next meeting of EU energy ministers on Monday (4 March), both the French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire and Minister Delegate for Energy Roland Lescure will represent France, raising questions about the division of duties between the two men.
1642: Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the 1st incorporated American city 1780: Pennsylvania becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for newborns only) 1847: Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state) 1869: US Postage stamps showing scenes issued for 1st time. These pictorials showed a post […]
