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1,100 rooms, $1.75 billion and 700,000 tons of steel: A building in Bucharest

9 October 2026 at 10:56
A building rises in the center of Bucharest that defies explanation through architecture alone. The Palace of Parliament is the heaviest building in the world according to Guinness World Records, and a vast section of the old city was demolished for its construction. The project was initiated by Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1984. The […]

1,000 Bombs Discovered in Thessaloniki Port

9 October 2026 at 10:52
Around 1,000 bombs and other pieces of World War II ordnance have been discovered on the seabed of the port of Thessaloniki. The items were detected during a magnetic survey near Pier 6, where a major port expansion project is currently underway. The news was announced on October 6, and Greek media have continued to […]

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