A beautiful Greek island famous for its residents’ longevity is closer to Turkey than to the mainland. Ikaria is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 miles southwest of the island of Samos ...

There are five blue zones: Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (USA), Sardinia (Italy), and Nicoya (Costa Rica). It is thought that a combination of genetics, diet, lifestyle, and even ...

The five blue zones around the world are Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (USA), Sardinia (Italy), and Nicoya (Costa Rica). It is thought everything from genetics and diet, to ...

They’ve been sipping mountain tea, foraging wild greens, and walking uphill in slippers since before it was trendy. Enter: the Greek yiayia ... Try chasing chickens in the mountains. In Ikaria — one ...

called Singapore “Blue Zone 2.0”, making it the first place to be added to the original five – Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (the US), Sardinia (Italy) and Nicoya (Costa Rica ...

I’m twisting myself into a pretzel on a yoga mat in the middle of an Alpine meadow in Austria. “Let’s do a forward fold,” says my instructor, and my two neighbours flip over like rag dolls ...

Alphabet's shares were up more than 7 per cent in afternoon trading amid a big upward swing in markets after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs. The stock had tumbled ...

The location at Dassia is also very special; snuggled into a crescent of buttery-soft golden sand, it makes it one of the best beach hotels in Greece (perfect for little toes).

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Greek air traffic controllers are set to ground all flights on Wednesday in a 24-hour strike during the Easter holidays. The public sector union ADEDY organised the nationwide walkout, which said ...

Protesters take part in rally during a nationwide 24-hour strike, as labor unions press for a full return of collective bargaining rights that were scrapped during successive international bailouts ...