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US arts collector returns priceless artefacts to Greece

Athens - A US arts collector returned a priceless artefact to Greece on Wednesday as the country continues its long battle for other treasures such as the Elgin Marbles to return to their rightful home. Greece received a fourth century BC bronze vase and remains of a marble tombstone depicting a young warrior from US art collector Shelby White barely a year after it launched a campaign for their return, relying on evidence they were smuggled out of the country.

Upcoming conference on nanosciences and nanotechnologies in Greece

(Nanowerk News) The fifth International Conference on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (NN08) will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from July 14-16, 2008.

New 9,8 million USD contract and further expansion of INTRACOM Defense Electronics exports

Koropi, Greece 21 July 2008 - INTRACOM Defense Electronics, the largest defense electronics systems manufacturer in Greece, has signed a 9,8 million US Dollars contract with RAYTHEON for the manufacturing of electronic units for the RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) surface-to-air missile system.

Santorini Volcano, Greece

One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the past 10,000 years occurred in approximately 1620 BC on the volcanic island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea. This astronaut photograph illustrates the center of Santorini Volcano, located approximately 118 kilometers to the north of Crete (not shown). Prior to 1620 BC, the island of Santorini, now known as Thera, was built up by layers of lava created by overlapping shield volcanoes, and it had experienced three significant eruptions that formed overlapping calderas, or collapsed magma chambers. Around 1620 BC, the fourth (and latest) major eruption created the present-day islands and caldera bay of Santorini Volcano. The caldera rim is clearly visible in this image as a steep cliff forming the western shoreline of the island of Thera.

Science and Technology: Robotic surgery a success in Greece

Greek specialists discuss robotic surgery. Also in science news this week: Turkish researchers have produced an antiserum against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Croatia joined CleanSeaNet.

Mario Frangoulis:My love for art and good music has no limits

Greece’s Mario Frangoulis, one of the most admired young tenors from Turkey’s next-door neighbor, will enchant enthusiasts of neo-classical music this coming week in a concert on Tuesday night at İstanbul’s Kuruçeşme Arena.

PAOK sign Ibrahimovic?

PAOK fans in Greece got a shock when their club's official website announced the signing of Inter Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Italian news agency Ansa said Tuesday.

Photographer 'arrested and beaten', claims press body

A French press photographer has reportedly been arrested and beaten after falling foul of Greece's strict rules on photographing its ports.

Crystals Help Scientists Learn About Volcanic Eruption Triggers

The team, from Durham University and the University of Leeds, studied crystal formation from a volcano, in Santorini, in Greece, to calculate the timescale between the trigger of volcanic activity and the volcano's eruption.

Software Piracy Still a Problem

Poland is number four on a blacklist of European Union countries that use illegal software, after Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, according to the latest report by the Business Sftware Alliance (BSA), an organization that promotes the safe and legal use of software.

Crystals Improve Understanding Of Volcanic Eruption Triggers

The team, from Durham University and the University of Leeds, studied crystal formation from a volcano, in Santorini, in Greece, to calculate the timescale between the trigger of volcanic activity and the volcano's eruption.

Greek Mummy Found in Lead Coffin

Brown eyelashes and other soft tissue remnants can be seen in a skull from a partial mummy of a female found in Northern Greece and dating to A.D. 300. Credit: C. Papageorgopoulou

British 'greasers' reach Athens in cooking oil cars

An eco-vehicle enters a camping site in Athens. A group of Britons have completed a 3,750-kilometre (2,330-mile) 'Grease to Greece' expedition in cars powered by vegetable oil in a bid to raise awareness about conserving fuel, organisers have said.

iPhone here this month

Vodafone announced in May that it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the globe. These markets include Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey.

Meryl the dancing queen

When the makers of a new film version of the globe-conquering stage show 'Mamma Mia!' asked Meryl Streep to play the lead, the longtime Abba fan couldn't resist. She talks to John Hiscock in Greece

Emperor Hadrian conquers the British Museum in blockbuster display

TWO years ago, Thorston Opper, one of the British Museum's most creative and passionate curators, unearthed from its immeasurable collections an ancient Roman memorandum that showed a unit of Iraqis once occupied Britain. Dr Opper, a specialist in the Department of Greece and Rome, clearly savoured history's wonderful tendency to repeat itself and evocatively described the snippet: "Call it an exchange of peacekeepers," he said.

Apple readying iPhone supply for August 22 launch

While it may seem like the whole world has been entrenched in iPhone 3G goodness for well over a month, the truth is that there are still about 50 countries awaiting Apple's newly updated cellular device this year. The list of those still waiting includes Argentina, Greece, Brazil, India, the Philippines, Poland, Egypt, an a host of others.

Vodafone to bring Apple iPhone to India

Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 2306 hrs Vodafone, on Tuesday, said that it had inked a deal with Apple to become the first telecom operator to officially launch the iPhone in the Indian market along with nine other countries. “Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, India, Italy, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey will be able to purchase the iPhone for use on the Vodafone network,” said the UK-based telecom giant in a release.

New Acropolis Museum to Recreate the Parthenon Frieze

ATHENS—After a series of delays, the New Acropolis Museum in Athens will open in September, finally displaying the Parthenon, or Elgin, Marbles, reports the Art Newspaper. Since the British Museum retains various pieces of the marbles, the new Athens museum will show the patina-coated originals alongside lighter-colored plaster casts of the pieces removed from Greece.

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