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Three Greek cities candidates for European Capital of Culture in 2021

The preselection meeting took place at a central hotel in Athens

Subsea pools discovered near Santorini (vid)

The scientists named the pools Kallisti Limnes from ancient Greek for "most beautiful lakes"

Atheism is not a modern invention, but has ancient roots

An academic book claims that there are many examples showing that atheism existed in polytheistic ancient Greece

Italian author Umberto Eco dies at 84

He was best known for his mystery novel The Name of the Rose, which has been translated into more than 40 languages

Underwater museum offers a stark reminder of refugee crisis (pics+vid)

The project focuses on Europe's refugee crisis and includes several installations of refugee sculptures

Did Shakespeare have an illegitimate son?

Sonnet 126 is believed to have been written for his secret son

A rare Mozart score found in a Czech museum

It's a joint composition by Mozart and Salieri which was found in the collection of the Czech national museum

5,000 year-old silver mine discovered at Thorikos in Greece

The cramped mines were likely to have been worked by slaves

Chinese New Year celebrations in Thessaloniki (pics)

Those who attended the parade and the celebrations had the chance to taste delicious dishes of the Chinese cuisine

Jan Fabre to be Athens & Epidaurus Festival director

His proposals concerning the festival will be announced at a joint press conference

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