The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet had been a fairly innocuous entity for 2,500 years. But in just two weeks, it became notorious. Omicron moved beyond classical philosophy texts, beyond the ...

According to the Greek alphabet, the World Health Organization was expected to name the latest Covid-19 variant “Nu” or “Xi.” But both names were seen as problematic.

B.1.351, the South Africa variant will be Beta, and the B.1.617.2 variant discovered in India will now be known as Delta. When the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet are used up, WHO will announce ...

If B.1.1.529 is given a Greek letter at Friday's meeting, there will be just 11 left to choose from. The WHO's technical chief for COVID-19, ...

Some other variants with Greek letters do not reach those classification levels, and the W.H.O. also skipped two letters just before Omicron — “Nu” and “Xi” — leading to speculation ...

Both of these Greek letters are used in economics as shorthand for factors of elasticity but, in this case, the White House assigned them respective values of 0.25 and 4.

Joining a Black Greek Letter Organization is often a deeply personal and life-changing decision. These fraternities and sororities, also known as National Panhellenic Council organizations or ...

Five Greek government officials, including a minister, have resigned over allegations of corruption involving EU farming ...

Previously, the Greek alphabet was used to name storms if all of the initial 21 names were used. This naming convention was scrapped after 2020 when several Greek-letter storms were retired.

Investigations primarily focused on a building referred to by the Greek letter gamma ("Γ") that appears to date to before 300 B.C. Archaeologists managed to uncover various stone blocks and ...