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IOM: Room for another 4,000 migrants on mainland by November

Accommodation will be created for an additional 4,000 refugees on the Greek mainland by November, the head of the International Organization for Migration's mission in Greece, Gianluca Rocco, said on Wednesday, adding that the government's plan to speed up the processing of asylum applications and ease pressure on overcrowded facilities on the Aegean islands is in the right direction.

IOM: Room for another 4,000 migrants on mainland by Nov

Accommodation will be created for an additional 4,000 refugees on the Greek mainland by November, the head of the International Organization for Migration's mission in Greece, Gianluca Rocco, said on Wednesday, adding that the government's plan to speed up the processing of asylum applications and ease pressure on overcrowded facilities on the Aegean islands is in the right direction.

NASA Reveals What the Sun's 'Dynamic Movement' Sounds Like (Video)

A new video released by NASA reveals what it sounds like when the Sun moves, waves, loops and erupts to our ears, and how it might help them study the giant star.

The U.S. space agency says using data captured by the European Space Agency and its own Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, NASA has been able to study the "dynamic movement" of our Sun for more than 20 years. 

The Colossus of Rhodes: 6 Facts about one of the Wonders of the Ancient World (PHOTOS)

The island of Rhodes, the “Kállisti” (trnslt. “the most beautiful”) of the Greek cities as ancient historians liked to call it, has long attracted the attention of the world due to its beautiful beaches, rich history and advanced civilization.

Rhodes was a city with philosophical and ritual schools, conservatories, markets, stadiums, harbours and at least 3,000 statues.

Colossus of Rhodes project to restore the giant statue! (vids)

The ambitious Colossus of Rhodes project has brought together young professionals from Greece, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom in the hope of reviving one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that had been erected on the Greek island of Rhodes in 280 BC to celebrate the island’s victory of the ruler of CyprusCyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus.