CategoriesNews WorldExperts agree the island is experiencing what Greece’s prime minister has called an “extremely and intricate geological phenomenon”. “It is really unprecedented, we have never seen something like this before in [modern times] in Greece,” says Dr Athanassios Ganas, research director of the National Observatory of Athens. Santorini lies on the Hellenic Volcanic Arc – […]
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CategoriesNews WorldWhat of Donald Trump’s suggestion that people should move, temporarily or permanently, to Egypt or Jordan? Egyptian and Jordanian officials were quick to condemn the suggestion. Both countries fear the social and security implications of a sudden influx of traumatised refugees. “Jordan is for Jordanians and Palestine is for Palestinians,” Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi […]
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CategoriesNews GamingRole-playing games tend to rank among the most emotionally-charged video games out there, with many franchises in the genre becoming popular largely based on their deeply-realized characters, heart-stopping soundtracks, and recurring themes that can invoke a wide range of emotions, such as a sense of nostalgia. It’s no surprise, then, that new games featuring beloved […]
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CategoriesNews SportsJessica Long Among Four Paralympians Disciplined for Social Media Disparagement Jessica Long and three other stars of the U.S. Paralympic swimming program were disciplined for their use of social media during the Paris Paralympics. Long, Gia Pergolini, Julia Gaffney and Anastasia Pagonis were punished for online comments that appeared to question the disability of teammate […]
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CategoriesNews GamingSquare Enix’s Visions of Mana is an RPG, and if there’s one thing we know about RPGs, it’s that they tend to be long. If you’re looking to get the most entertainment per minute for your dollar, this is great news. For others, the thought of tackling days-long epics might inspire unadulterated dread. The most […]
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CategoriesNews GamingIt sounds like the console and mobile ports of Stardew Valley’s game-changing 1.6 update are proving troublesome — so much so that developer Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, hasn’t worked on his follow-up game “in a long time.” The free 1.6 update, which sparked a fresh 10/10 Stardew Valley review from IGN, launched on PC in […]
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CategoriesNews GamingConcord, PlayStation’s online hero shooter from first-party studio Firewalk, launched this week to a Steam concurrent player count high of 697, according to SteamDB. To describe the launch as dismal is an understatement. But while this three-figure player count has captured headlines and provoked ridicule across the internet, the detail that caught my eye was […]
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