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May 8, 2025 at 5:30 am

Orthodox Church leader says faith is humanity’s safeguard against the ‘impending robotocracy’ VIEW

The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians has warned against the unchecked rise of artificial intelligence and automation, calling it an “impending robotocracy.”.

May 5, 2025 at 5:14 am

Greece is helping parents with age gating, monitoring kids’ screen time with a government app

Greece has launched a government-run mobile app that helps parents keep an eye on their children’s online activity and verify their ages on digital platforms.

FILE – Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attend an ecumenical meeting and prayer for peace in Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral, Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) AJM163 AJM163

April 18, 2025 at 9:07 pm

Four centuries later, Easter’s date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change VIEW

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea unified Christian doctrine.

Police officers from the forensics department check the area after a bomb explosion outside of the Hellenic Train offices the company that runs Greece’s railway, in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) XPG102 XPG102

April 11, 2025 at 3:34 pm

A bomb strikes near the Athens offices of the Greek railway company. No injuries reported VIEW

A bomb planted near the offices of Hellenic Train, Greece’s main railway company, has exploded in a busy district of central Athens, authorities say, causing...

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March 27, 2025 at 12:46 pm

Europe races to secure critical minerals as global supply tensions mount

The European Union is ramping up efforts to secure critical minerals and reduce reliance on China.

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March 21, 2025 at 11:11 am

An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

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March 19, 2025 at 2:48 am

Widespread license violations exposed as North Macedonia mourns nightclub fire victims VIEW

North Macedonia has shut down dozens of nightclubs following a fire in the eastern town of Kocani that killed 59 people.

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March 15, 2025 at 1:02 am

Greek government debt raised to investment grade by Moody’s, closing the door on a painful era VIEW

Greece’s center-right government has welcomed a credit rating upgrade by Moody’s, the last major ratings agency to lift junk status on government bonds that began...

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March 5, 2025 at 5:36 pm

Protests turn violent as Greece’s government battles censure motion over deadly train crash VIEW

Protesters have launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece's parliament.

March 3, 2025 at 7:49 am

Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival VIEW

The ancient tradition of the Bell People in the Greek village of Distomo marks the end of carnival.

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