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Student sit-ins: A Greek user manual

Occupation: This pivotal term traces back to the distant 1973, resonating with undiminished intensity to the present day. Campuses worldwide were ablaze, the culmination of which would be witnessed in Athens: the events at the Law School in February and March, followed by those at the Polytechnic later on, notably the famous three-day occupation in November that ended in bloodshed.

‘Thinker’ expected to reach up to 14 million euros

A cast of "The Thinker" by Auguste Rodin will be auctioned in Paris on June 30, expected to reach between 9 and 14 million euros ($10-$15 million), Christie's said on April 7.

One of the most iconic works of art in the world, it features a man resting his chin on his hand and was originally conceived as a representation of Italian author Dante.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize

The Guardian - The most famous names of American journalism were honoured on Monday with Pulitzer prizes for investigating Donald Trump and exposing endemic sexual harassment in Hollywood.

And in a dramatic cultural breakthough, 30-year-old rapper Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer for music in a category long reserved for classical works.

New Movements Emerge Ahead of Albanian Elections

The Albanian Bee [Bleta Shqiptare] political movement was launched on Tuesday in Tirana, presenting a manifesto that urged Albanians to take action to create a better future for the country after the disappointments caused by the political parties that have governed the country since the end of Communism.

Study finds brains of poorer children shrink in size

As if the brain drain causing Greece’s most educated to leave the country for a better future abroad wasn’t a big enough problem for Greece, the latest scientific research shows that children from low-income families feel the effects on their brains. The stress of poverty, even very small differences in income, can have major effects on brain development.

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