17-year-old Greek Invents Smartglasses for the Blind

Greek teenager Angelos Getsis won Google’s Science Fair 2014 for creating a pair of smartglasses that can help blind people navigate the city.

The 17-year-old from the city of Arta, Greece, said that the glasses can replace the cane used by the blind.

Leonidas Kavakos wins Gramophone Awards 2014 Artist of the Year! (video)

46-year old Kavakos was presented with the coveted award by trumpeter Alison Balsom at this year's Gramophone Classical Music Awards, held at St. Johns Smith Square, London, on September 17th. 

The award for the acclaimed Greek violinist and conductor was voted for by the public.

Greek junior women's water polo team takes gold in U19 European championship

Greece’s junior women's water polo team won the gold medal in the European Championship held in Ostia, Italy. The Greek U19 team beat hosts Italy in the final 7-6 and were crowned European champions.

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Announces Emergency Relief Grant to Help Combat Ebola Epidemic

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation has announced a $500,000 emergency relief grant to international non-profit organization Doctors Without Borders, to help combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Thessaloniki Mayor wears yellow star in protest against fascism

The mayor of the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki wore a yellow Star of David, similar to the ones worn by Jews rounded up in the city during WWII, to his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday in protest against fascism.

Newly re-elected Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, 72, pinned the badge to his jacket in response to the presence of far-right Golden Dawn MP Artemis Mathaiopoulos on the municipal council, the daily Kathimerini reported.

Innovative convertible high heels launched by Greek students

A group of young Greek students - Loukas Karakikes, Athena Tsiligaridis and Calliope Tatsis - have launched an innovative product that would certainly attract every woman's attention: convertible high heels.

The three students from Democritus University of Thrace in northern Greece came up with the idea of convertible shoes after looking at the market and women's daily routines.

Google Announces Initiative to "Grow Greek Tourism Online"

On August 19th, Google announced a plan that will improve Greek tourism’s online communication tools, in collaboration with the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT) and the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).

The “Grow Greek Tourism Online” project aims to provide enterprises operating in the tourism sector with the necessary internet-related skills and tools that will help them boost their business even after the end of the summer season.

Staten Island man receives high school ring he lost in 1972 from person who found it in Greece

More than 40 years after a New York man last saw his high school class ring, the love token his wife had until their wedding night popped up on a Greek island - Naxos. How it got there after it disappeared with his bride's purse at their wedding reception is a mystery. But earlier this month, the ring arrived by mail on Staten Island.

George Zongolopoulos’ “Poseidon” travels to Washington DC!

The emblematic stainless steel work by sculptor George Zongolopoulos "POSEIDON", height 3.90 m., will be installed permanently in the surroundings of the new Milken School of Public Health building at The George Washington University situated on one of the main streets of the capital of the United States of America.

The sculpture, which was donated by the George Zongolopoulos Foundation in Athens, was originally included in the award-winning sculptural composition with water jets that George Zongolopoulos created in 1960 for Omonia Square in central Athens, although it was never finally installed.

Πύρρος Δήμας: "Δεν φοβάμαι κανέναν και καμια απειλή"

Ο Πύρρος Δήμας ανάρτησε το βράδυ της Τετάρτης κείμενο στο facebook με αφορμή την πρόκληση των χρυσαυγιτών χθες στη Βουλή.

Ο βουλευτής του ΠΑΣΟΚ επενέβη όταν ο υπόδικος Νίκος Μίχος από τη Χρυσή Αυγή επιχείρησε να επιτεθεί στον Πέτρο Τατσόπουλο, αλλά σταμάτησε μετά την παρέμβαση του Πύρρου Δήμα.

Το κείμενο του Πύρρου Δήμα στο facebook:

«Δεν φοβάμαι κανέναν και καμια απειλή. Γιαυτό είμαι στη Βουλή για να μη φοβάται κανένας έλληνας και κανένα ελληνόπουλο. Μεγάλωσα σ' ένα καθεστώς που ο φόβος καλλιεργούνταν συστηματικά. Εμαθα από μικρός να τον αντιμετωπίζω και να μην του κρύβομαι. Κι όσο για τη λάσπη από τους χρυσαυγίτες -που ήδη άρχισα να δέχομαι στο διαδίκτυο-, είναι για μένα παράσημα. Η ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ δεν είναι υποκειμενική και ο ΠΑΤΡΙΩΤΙΣΜΟΣ δεν ζυγίζεται. Καλό βράδυ...».