#Greece Have you ever heard of Ikaria, the Greek island where locals seem to have unlocked the secret to long, joyful lives? I produced this episode of The Special List for BBC with 🎥 Angelos Tsatsis & ✂️ Anna Bressanin. Many thanks to our host Anna Katsas. www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...

#Greece Good Friday Epitaph procession on Serifos island

Good read #Ukraine "The west’s interests lie in containing the risks of Russia becoming the dominant military power in Europe." www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...

"Ukraine has no significant rare-earth deposits other than small scandium mines. The US Geological Survey doesn’t list the country as holding any reserves. Neither does any other database commonly used in the mining business." #Ukraine #rareearths www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

The statement from Human Rights Watch's board announcing the replacement of executive director Tirana Hassan, just two years after her appointment, reads awfully cold. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

#Ukraine 111 episodes. A really good series from 2014-2015. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Most Americans support his plans to deport undocumented immigrants and send troops to the border but by a 3-1 margin those with an opinion think taking over Gaza is a bad idea and 2/3 think he is not focused enough on lowering prices.

Explosion dans un complexe résidentiel à Moscou, un mort et quatre blessés La déflagration a notamment blessé Armen Sarkissian, un boxeur ayant fondé un bataillon de volontaires combattant en Ukraine

"I have never felt anything like this and with such frequency — an earthquake every 10 or 20 minutes." #Greece By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social from #Santorini apnews.com/article/gree...

An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the United States, with dozens of active cases of the infectious disease reported, according to health officials reut.rs/3PVLKYp

Soaring over borders and divisions, this ruthless predator is being used as an ecological alternative to pest control in farming - and bringing Arab and Israeli scientists together: The barn owl. By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social #MiddleEast #Israel #Arab #conservation apnews.com/article/owls...

Differences between DeepSeek and ChatGPT on content? This is DeepSeek's answer:

On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. reported its first known case of the 2019 novel coronavirus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who had returned the previous week from the outbreak’s epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle. Read more about what happened on this date: t.ly/TBJnk

Israeli military chief’s resignation triggers tussle over IDF leadership https://www.ft.com/content/02805084-7ec2-46fb-9ebd-a0c318b43b84

#Trump These are some of the executive actions (mind you, actions are not the same as executive orders) signed by Donald Trump during his first day in office. Executive actions are measures signaling presidential priorities or intentions. They are informal and non-binding.

‘A vicious circle’: how the roof blew off Spain’s housing crisis

Billions of dollars will be needed to rebuild Gaza after the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to assessments from the United Nations. Here is a summary of the destruction in Gaza reut.rs/3Wrc8xf

#Greece At one point in the 1960s, she was the highest-paid singer in the country. She was also engaged to and performed alongside music icon Stelios Kazantzidis (1/2) www.ekathimerini.com/news/1259095...

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves." Mural in Metaxourgeio neighborhood, Athens #Greece

Starting this account with the beautiful symmetry of the Evzones guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier #Greece #Athens