News archive of May 2024
GCM Schools at the exhibition on Digenis Akritas
During their visit, students from the Mathesis, Bentleigh, and City Campuses were given information about the museum exhibition “In the Footsteps of Digenis Akritas”
UN warns of disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide
Survivors of a deadly Papua New Guinea landslide face a "significant risk of disease outbreak" and are yet to receive sufficient food and clean water supplies, a United Nations agency said Thursday.
Day limit for short-term rentals
The government's decision to expand interventions in the short-term rental market, especially in Athens, seems definitive, following the new statements Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made on Wednesday.
Sun-run device turns dirty water into hydrogen fuel & drinking water
With water being a precious resource, a photocatalytic device that uses any untreated water source would be a more sustainable option
Antalya students use AI to raise sustainable tourism awareness
University students in the southern province of Antalya, a popular tourism hub, have projected the future of the city using artificial intelligence to draw attention to unsustainable tourism practices.
Ministry enforces digital tracking for elevator maintenance
The Industry and Technology Ministry has introduced new regulations requiring technical services to digitally record and archive lift maintenance activities for six months, following several accidents resulting in deaths and injuries.
Hatzidakis outlines plan to protect the Capital Market Commission
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis outlined six actions to strengthen domestic capitalization and intensify the effort, at a European level, to deepen the European capital market, while addressing the annual meeting of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on Wednesday in Athens.
Italy celebrates latest haul of 600 artifacts
Italy was returned 600 antiquities that were looted or stolen from its territory by the US at a ceremony
Glass Terrace of Ihlara Valley opened
The Glass Terrace, built by Aksaray Municipality in the Ihlara Valley, the second largest canyon in the world, has opened with a ceremony on May 28 by Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.
Roman-era coin returned to museum by youngest donator
A child has become Türkiye's youngest artifact donor after delivering a coin from the 2,000-year-old Roman-era ancient city of Alexandria Troas that he found in the garden of his house to Troy Museum Director Rıdvan Gölcük via archaeologist Hazal Fırat.