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President Joe Biden took the oath of office in Washington DC on Wednesday, in the middle of a city that was nearly deserted due to pandemic restrictions and crowd-control measures. https://twitter.com/BelovethW/status/1351936216346800130 In place of the typical throngs of people who assemble...

A pair of stolen icons will return to Greece after they were handed over to the Greek Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. The two priceless pieces, dating back to the eighteenth century, feature iconic depictions of Jesus and Mary...

Greece reaffirmed on Wednesday its intention to extend the country's territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in Crete. Speaking in Parliament, during a debate on a bill delimitating maritime borders between Greece and Italy, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: “Greece can obviously...

The United States and Turkey signed a "Cultural Property Agreement" on Tuesday which ostensibly calls for the protection of cultural property in Turkey but has set off alarm bells in the academic community, with many fearing that it paves...

Greek-American entrepreneur Dennis Mehiel revealed on Tuesday that he had to grab President-elect Joe Biden by his lapels in order to convince him to run against Donald Trump for the White House. Speaking to Greek Reporter, Mehiel, a longtime friend...

The European Commission urges the vaccination of at least 70% of all adults in every country of the European Union by the Summer of 2021, according to a statement issued by the European Commission on Tuesday. The high percentage is...

Nearly half of the 566 Covid cases diagnosed in Greece on Tuesday were recorded in Attica, home to Athens, the country's capital and largest city. There were 256 cases of the virus detected in Attica, 71 of which were diagnosed...

Constantine Passaris, a Greek-Canadian economics professor at the University of New Brunswick at Fredericton is included in the prestigious inaugural edition of "Who's Who in Greece 2020" for his long and distinguished service to his home country. Who's Who in...

Α Roman-era shipwreck, and evidence of other shipwrecks dating back to Greece's classical and Hellenistic eras, has been discovered in the sea off the island of Kassos, according to a Culture Ministry announcement made on Tuesday. Kassos is the southernmost...

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros will offer a prayer at the "Virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service," to be held tomorrow, Wednesday, as Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. An announcement from the Greek Orthodox...