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Joseph Marley, also known as Jo Mersa, has reportedly died at the age of 31, after being found unresponsive in his vehicle. South Florida radio station WZPP reported that Joseph, the grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, died of an asthma attack. Popular streaming service Tidal posted to Twitter honoring the late artist, the post…

A Greek athlete saved a woman who was choking on her food at a taverna in Chania, Crete on Christmas Eve. The dramatic video captured on CCTV shows a group of three women and their children enjoying their meal. Suddenly one of the women lost consciousness. Her friends rushed to help and tried different maneuvers…

On December 28, 2014, the passenger ferry “Norman Atlantic” caught fire in the Strait of Otranto in the Adriatic Sea, en route from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona, Italy. The “Norman Atlantic” became one of the deadlier maritime disasters in recent Greek history. The bodies of nine victims, including three Greeks, two Italians,…

Heavy rains caused flooding at the archeological site of Petra, Jordan. Officials and the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) called for the evacuation of tourists from the area. Heavy rains fell in the southern part of the country, and water from the surrounding mountains cascaded down into the rose-colored city, eventually flooding it.…

The Hagia Sophia remains the symbolic center of Greek Orthodoxy, even centuries after its fall to the Ottomans and its conversion to a mosque. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.

Jane Digby, who later became Lady Ellenborough, was one of the most famous adventuresses of her times, even having an affair with King Otto of Greece — and his father — and then going off to live in a cave with the Greek general Chatzipetros. Her exploits were so daring for the age that they…

The ancient world of Greece and Rome has long permeated America, in everything from museum collections to home furnishings. The design of the nation’s public monuments, buildings and universities, as well as its legal system and form of government, show the enduring influence of Mediterranean antiquity on American culture. By Sean P. Burrus Until the…

Greece is reputed to have almost 300 days of sunshine a year, even during the winter when the unique phenomenon of the Halcyon Days aka Alkyonides Days takes place creating a mini summer break amidst the winter. Greece has been recording very high temperatures for the season. Temperatures have been up to seven degrees higher…

King Charles made a surprising reference to Greek Orthodoxy during his Christmas message watched by millions in the UK. He spoke bout his “life-long wish” to visit Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity which he eventually fulfilled in January 2020. As he spoke images of him with Orthodox priests and the Patriarch of Jerusalem,…

Photos of suitcases changing hands related to the Qatargare scandal that has rocked Europe were published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Tuesday. According to the paper, the photographs show the two main protagonists of the Qatargate corruption scandal, former Italian MEP Antonio Panzeri and Francesco Giorgi, husband of Greek MEP Eva Kaili, carrying…