02:54 Delicate repair work is underway at heritage sites on the Italian island of Sicily which suffered extensive damage during summer wildfires.The flames nearly destroyed the majestic site of Segesta in Sicily, built around 420 BC and considered the best example of architecture of the ancient Dorian people of Europe.However, even though the temple was spared, the archaeological park still suffered significant damage and director Luigi Biondo says this had professional and personal consequences.“It’s a passage in my life that is very sad, very complicated, because part of my life has been burned. I feel like a hero in a…
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The New York Times reports that a “squadron of young scientists and an army of volunteers” are “waging all-out war against a creature that threatens the health of more people than any other on earth: the mosquito”. They are testing new insecticides and ingenious new ways of administering them. At night, they look out the windows, watching for mosquitoes that attack sleeping people. They collect blood – from babies, from motorcycle taxi drivers, from goat herders and their goats – to track parasites carried by mosquitoes. But Eric Ochomo, the entomologist leading this effort on the front lines of global…
GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — The owners of the Great American Diner have opened their second location; this one in Greece at 850 Long Pond Rd. According to signage, the restaurant will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Great American Diner opened in April in Fairport, when the owners disaffiliated with the Original Steve’s Diner. Owner Brian O’Reilly said in a statement in April: It became very apparent that there was a need to move away from the Original Steve’s Diner franchise to provide our customers with…
Facing growing pressure, the director of the British Museum, Hartwig Fischer, resigned and Dr Jonathan Williams, the deputy director, resigned after revelations that they had failed to heed warnings about the thefts. Faced with these security concerns, Greek Culture Minister Dr. Lina Mendoni is demanding the return of the Elgin Marbles. The Global Times, a Chinese tabloid, is also calling on the British Museum to return all irregularly acquired Chinese cultural relics. Their editorial criticized the United Kingdom’s colonial history and its sense of moral superiority. The Mold Gold cape, now at the center of a debate over repatriation, likely…
Histories have played a central role in shaping the narratives that underpin the rise of nationalism. Nationalism, the ideology that emphasizes the interests and identity of a specific nation, has often been encouraged and propagated by historians who seek to establish a coherent national identity; build a feeling of unity within a people; and legitimize political and social agendas. Although historians’ contributions to the development of nationalism can be seen as both constructive and controversial, it is essential to recognize their significant impact.Historians are the storytellers of the past. The stories they create have the power to shape collective memory…
Greece’s Economic Chamber requested a later deadline for annual general meetings approving the annual balance sheets of joint-stock companies, during a meeting of a parliamentary committee on Wednesday examining a draft law on digital platforms, ANA reports. House Speaker Konstantinos Kollias told the parliamentary committee that the change was necessary because, with fiscal 2022 tax filings due Aug. 31, 2023, it left very little time for accountants/CPAs to prepare the documents before the current deadline of September 10. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, The Greek Islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel…
ISTANBUL — (AP) — Turkey’s chances of acquiring F-16 fighter jets from the United States have been boosted by the resignation of Senator Bob Menendez as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a declared Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a speech published on Tuesday.Menendez, the Democratic senator from New Jersey, has been a vocal opponent of the idea of Turkey receiving planes to modernize its fighter fleet. He resigned from his influential role last week following federal charges that he accepted cash and gold in illegal exchange to help the Egyptian government and its New Jersey business associates.“One…
MUMBAI: Meant to celebrate India’s contribution to the Games, the much-anticipated session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Mumbai next month will bring Switzerland-based Yasmin Meichtry, associate director of the IOC Olympic Museum, for the first time, in India. The event occurs 40 years after a CIO session was held for the last time in India in Delhi and 30 years after the Olympic MuseumThe original building arose in the lakeside town of Lausanne, Switzerland. Meichtry marks both milestones in an email interview with TOI even as she prepares to visit the NCPA for an exhibition of Olympic films…
By KITSEPILE NYATHI A bill intended to strengthen election candidacy rules in the Democratic Republic of Congo is seen as a tool to block President Félix Tshisekedi’s second term ahead of elections scheduled for December.The bill is one of several pieces of legislation that will be debated during the September session of the Congolese parliament, which often also discusses budgetary rules at this time of year.Parliament is expected to discuss the project called “Tshiani Law”, named after its author Noël Tshiani, a 65-year-old economist who worked at the World Bank and ran for president in 2018.One of the provisions of…
Greek women from around the world were recognized for their international achievements and actions at the third edition of the International Greek Women’s Awards (GIWA), held last Thursday in Athens. Inaugurated in 2017, the awards aim to celebrate, empower and recognize leading Greek women whose stories are impacting the world. This year, four Greek-Australian women are on the shortlist! Dr Patricia Koromvokis, Lecturer and Head of Modern Greek Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney in the Education and Psychology category Argyro Vourdoumpa, journalist and media consultant, having worked in print, digital and broadcast media in Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia – second…