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What links Olympic swimmers and startup founders, with two-time medalist and VC Larsen Jensen

At 17, Larsen Jensen was on the cover of Swimming World magazine, with the headline “The Next Great American Distance Star?” A year later in Athens, Jensen won an Olympic silver medal in the grueling 1500 meter freestyle. Today, he’s a VC.

Fortune

Prince Michael of Greece dies aged 85 in Athens hospital

Prince Philip’s first cousin was a renowned author who wrote under the name Michel De Gres

The Independent UK

Brazilian Olympian recounts journey through abuse to fight for athletes' safety

Once one of Brazil's top swimmers, Joanna Maranhao has become a powerful voice for change to protect athletes after experiencing sexual abuse at the hands of her childhood coach.

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Athens signs deal to buy 20 US-made F-35 jets in major military overhaul

Officials in Greece say they have formally approved the purchase of 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from the United States as part of a major defense overhaul

The Independent UK

Greeks reflect on democracy’s new dawn 50 years after its return

The 1974 collapse of the far-right junta brought relief – but for some it took years to feel safe

The Guardian - UK

Mark Richt’s career in photos

Former Georgia football head coach Mark Richt went 145-51 during 15 seasons at UGA. Richt won two SEC titles and two Sugar Bowls

USA Today Sports Media Group

Peter Hammill announces Italian live dates for November

Van der Graaf frontman Peter Hammill will also play two live dates in Athens in Janaury 2025

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‘They taught me how to dress’: Michael Stipe on Limbo District, the greatest band you’ve never heard of

The wild art-rockers influenced REM and the B-52s, but burned out without making it big. As old recordings resurface, ex-members and fans recall their unorthodox brilliance

The Guardian - UK

Coups, crackdowns and chaos: art inspired by democracy – and the despots who overthrew it

In Athens, the birthplace of republican rule, a new exhibition is exploring art it inspired, from pop art shootings to spies lurking in the Parthenon. Ironically, dictators steal the show

The Guardian - UK

A meeting with Liza Minnelli, 1989

Promoting her album with the Pet Shop Boys, the actor and singer was in a liberated mood when she granted the Observer an audience in Athens

The Guardian - UK

Affordable travel is to blame for Europe’s overtourism problem, spoiling its most sought-after cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam and Athens

Mass tourism isn't a new phenomenon, but it’s reached a tipping point in Europe where locals are increasingly bearing the brunt of it.

Fortune

Greece shuts down iconic Acropolis as temperatures hit almost 40 degrees

The iconic Acropolis in Athens was shut down for several hours in the middle of the day on Wednesday, 17 July, due to extreme heat.

The Independent UK

Beijing 2008 and 2022: China's ambitious Olympic projects (4/5)

Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and attract athletes and spectators from around the globe. Follow our special coverage this week as we bring you…

France 24

Archive, 1974: Turkey invades Cyprus

On 20 July 1974, thousands of Turkish troops landed in northern Cyprus, five days after an Athens-orchestrated coup had taken place on the island

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Revisiting host cities: How the 1992 Summer Olympics transformed Barcelona (3/5)

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Russian anger builds as Greece prepares a military deal with Ukraine

Greece’s concern for its own security has made it a supporter of Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion.

The Independent UK

Island hop 11 Greek beauty spots in style with the first helicopter airline which cuts ferry times by 4 hours

Daily flights from Athens to the Cyclades take less than 48 minutes

France 24

Revisiting host cities: Munich, a model Olympic village (1/5)

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Ethnic Greek politician jailed in Albania arrives in Athens en route to European Parliament opening

A jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — has arrived in Athens en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session

The Guardian - UK

‘Turkish troops fired on our hotel, the invasion had begun’: 50 years after Cyprus was torn apart

In July 1974, Colin Smith was the Observer’s correspondent in Cyprus. Five decades on, he recalls paratroopers dropping from the skies and a grand hotel under siege

The Independent UK

The race is on to save a 150-year-old NY lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water

USA Today Sports Media Group

Georgia is paying Marshall a massive sum for 2025 season opener

The Georgia Bulldogs are paying Marshall, who upset Notre Dame in 2022, a massive sum to play in Athens

The Independent UK

Greek coast guard and a Turkish fishing boat collide in the north Aegean. Officials say it's minor

Officials in Athens say a Greek coast guard vessel has been involved in a minor collision with a Turkish fishing boat in Greek waters off a tiny Aegean Sea islet rock

The Conversation

Anyone for obstacle course swimming? How some of the more unusual Olympic Games sports came to be

The Latin motto of the Olympic Games, which Baron Pierre de Coubertin – known as the father of the Olympics – resurrected at Athens in 1896, is “citius, altius, fortius – communiter”.

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Tour Gundari, the unspoilt retreat to know, on breathtaking Greek island Folegandros

Gundari, set high on rugged cliffs overlooking the Aegean Sea, boasts Cycladic-style suites and villas designed by Athens studio Block722

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