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Greek swimmer becomes first person to swim from Greece to Italy
Spyros Chrysikopoulos completed the 91.4-kilometre crossing in 31 hours and 50 minutes, setting off from Othonoi on 31 August and arriving at Santa Maria di Leuca in southern Italy, with the achievement verified by officials
Iatria: The Greek-Italian artist from Montreal singing in Griko & Grecanico, reconnecting with the legacy of Magna Graecia
Alessandra Talarico, who has Greek and Calabrian roots, has released "Aionia," an album that brings the Greek-speaking dialects of southern Italy and Magna Graecia into a contemporary electronic soundscape
US Ambassadors to Greece and Italy host Independence Day reception aboard superyacht in Corfu
Corfu’s Ionian waters played host for one evening to a gathering of political, military and business figures as part of celebrations marking 250 years since the American Declaration of Independence. The event, titled “Freedom 250, Reception Aboard the Boardwalk in Corfu,” was co-hosted by the United States Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, and the United […]
Are Europe’s massive wildfires becoming the new normal? How they ignite, what fuels them, and lessons from France and Spain
Blazes have burned 420 square kilometres in Gironde and forced 220,000 evacuations, while Spain's fires proved 20 times more likely due to climate change, as heatwaves push the fire risk further toward London and Paris
Beachgoers scramble for cash in Sicily as mystery boat dumps 700,000 euros into the sea off Sicily
Coast guard officers found the speedboat drifting near Marina di Ragusa when two men aboard began throwing bundles of banknotes overboard, leading to arrests, a seized vessel and an investigation into the money's eventual origin
