News archive of June 2017
UN chief attends 'final phase' of Cyprus talks
The presence of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at high-level talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus offered a glimmer of hope that an impasse preventing a peace deal could be overcome, officials said on June 30.
However, when asked if rival sides had reached any common ground, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said "not yet."
Kamasi Washington | Athens | July 4
American saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington - dubbed the "high priest of sax" by GQ magazine in 2016 - comes to Athens's Technopolis venus for one show on Tuesday, July 4, with a brand of jazz that despite its complexity and sophistication manages to enchant lay audiences as well as jazz aficionados.
Castellucci | Athens | July 1 & 2
Italian director Romeo Castellucci draws inspiration from French diplomat Alexis de Tocqueville's (1805-59) seminal treatise for his production of "Democracy in America," which takes the audience back to the New World to explore what the director calls "the decline of tragedy." The Greek Festival performance takes place at the Onassis Cultural Center, starting at 9 p.m. on both nights.
Scientists overlooked a major problem with going to Mars — and they fear it could be a suicide mission
Scientists have long known high levels of radiation exists on Mars. But could it be so high that humans won’t be able to handle when we get there?
Going to Mars may be more dangerous than we thought. The major problem is high-energy space radiation. Scientists know that cosmic rays can damage DNA. They had just overlooked how bad it could get.