Greece’s ageing voters

Greece, with the average age of 44.5 years, has one of the oldest voters in the world. The country’s voters over 55 are emerging as a powerful bloc in the EU elections held from 23-26 May. In Athens, election kiosks have been set up in main squares and metro stations and political parties are reaching out to older voters.

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Cannes’ Best Music Video

Greek multi-instrumentalist and composer Olivia Hadjioannou won the Best Music Video award for Red Lion in the French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) in Cannes, France. The inaugural festival was held during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes and included screenings, VIP receptions, an awards ceremony, and closing gala party. In her acceptance speech, Hadjiioannou said, “I am truly honored to receive this award and to have represented Greece at the French Riviera Film festival in Cannes. Today’s commercial music and film industries present difficult challenges to indie composers, musicians and directors if they are to succeed and be profitable. I am grateful to film festivals like FRFF, which welcome new works, celebrate originality and promote creative freedom.”

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Top Greek professors

Six physics professors from the National Technological University of Athens (Polytechnic) made their way to the top 200 researchers on the list of 672 most influential researchers worldwide. The list is issued by Webometrics annually for the field of high-energy physics. The professors are: Georgios Tsipolitis (45th), Emmanouil Dris (73rd), Theodoros Alexopoulos (74th), Stavros Maltezos (87), Evangelos Gazis (121) and Constantinos Kousouris (191).

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Diakopto-Kalavrita train

The Ondotos train covering the scenic Diakopto-Kalavrita route through the north Peloponnese returned to service on Thursday after a landslide. The toothed rack rail travels trhough forestland in the Vouraikos gorge and runs on a daily basis year-round. It covers the Diakopto-Kalavryta distance of 22.3 km in an hour.

Temple of Nemesis

A temple dedicated to Nemesis was discovered under the ancient theatre of Mytilini, northeast of the island of Lesvos. The remains of the temple were located in the south entry passage (parodos), under a series of large limestones. Experts found the theatre had two construction phases with construction work done in the Hellenistic era (3rd century BC) and the Roman one (1st century AD). The temple itself dates to the 1st century AD and was identified by a stone altar for offerings and a series of dedicatory inscriptions by priests and prominent personalities.