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The Governor of the Bank of Greece, Giannis Stournaras, reviewed the course of the Greek economy, highlighting its progress, challenges and prospects, in a wide-ranging speech at the Capital Link conference in New York. From joining the Eurozone to regaining investment grade status, Stournaras outlined how the country turned the financial crisis into a “success story.”

According to a new study from the Universities of Surrey and Oxford, Loughborough University, and Radboud University in the Netherlands, activating a brain region with electrical noise stimulation may improve mathematical learning in those who struggle with the subject.
This study was published in PL0S Biology

Still relevant after more than two Millennia!…

Bulgaria's Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" has maintained its position among the top 750 higher education institutions worldwide, according to the latest QS World University Rankings for 2024. The university secured a place in the 741-750 range, continuing its presence in the ranking since 2014.

FBI-wanted Ruja Ignatova, who defrauded investors of 4.5 billion USD, had close ties to Christophoros Amanatidis-Taki, reveals the BBC in its investigation titled "Missing Cryptoqueen's murky links to Bulgarian underworld."

Sir John Boardman, the eminent British classical archaeologist and art historian, often hailed as "Britain's most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art," has passed away at the age of 96.

Private schools in Türkiye have set jaw-dropping registration fees for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year, rivaling prestigious institutions around the world, such as Oxford, Harvard and Yale.

Tomorrow, Dec. 5, is declared as the "World Turkish Coffee Day." Exactly 10 years ago, in 2013, Turkish coffee was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List on Dec.

Silicon Valley's favorite philosophy, long termism, has helped to frame the debate on artificial intelligence around the idea of human extinction.

But increasingly vocal critics are warning that the philosophy is dangerous, and the obsession with extinction distracts from real problems associated with AI like data theft and biased algorithms.