THE English alphabet used to have extra letters that have been lost as centuries went by. While today our alphabet consists of 26 letters, the people of Middle Age Britain had an additional six cha… ...

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.

There will be no Hurricane Pi, Rho, Sigma or Tau.. The Greek alphabet has been retired as a way of identifying tropical storms, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday.. The ...

Russians use an alphabet based on the Cyrillic script. The modern Russian alphabet has 33 letters: 21 consonants, ten vowels and two signs. Yet it wasn’t always like that.

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.

Letters from other alphabets, such as Cyrillic and Greek, can look nearly identical to letters in the English alphabet. Here’s what to know about homograph attacks.

In the past, the Greek alphabet was used when there were more storms in a single hurricane season than names on the list. That’s only happened twice, in 2005 and 2020. Last year’s Atlantic ...

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.

Letters from other alphabets, such as Cyrillic and Greek, can look nearly identical to letters in the English alphabet. Here’s what to know about homograph attacks.

Speculation has arisen over the World Health Organisation’s decision to skip two letters in the Greek alphabet when naming the new Covid variant. Yesterday the WHO announced it had named the new ...