Poll finds more Greeks want closer ties with Russia, China than US, Germany
Xinhua– More Greeks want closer collaboration with Russia and China than the United States and Germany, an opinion poll published on Sunday showed. It is […]
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Greece suspends football competitions after alleged arson attack
BBC — Greece has suspended all football competitions in the country after an alleged arson attack at the home of the president of its refereeing […]
World in shock as Trump wins U.S election
Reuters — Governments from Asia to Europe reacted with stunned disbelief on Wednesday to the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, while […]
Two priests sentenced for embezzling 930,000 euros from state
eKathimerini — Two priests in Farsala, central Greece, have been sentenced to 18 and six years behind bars respectively, after they were found guilty of […]
US Xenophobes turn their hatred toward Greek yogurt
Washington Post — The picture that accompanied a New York Times article about the founder of Chobani yogurt showed him with a giant American flag in the […]
Greece to introduce plastic bag charge
eKathimerini — Greece could soon follow the example of other countries in the European Union as the government prepares plans to start charging for disposable […]
Western parts of Greece bear brunt of downpours
EKathimerini — Hundreds of homes and streets were flooded in Messolonghi, Preveza, Nafpaktos, Patra and other parts of Western Greece on Saturday due to heavy […]
How Greeks experience the rule of law
Greek Reporter — Greece ranks 41st out of 133 countries in the world and ranks low among European countries in how citizens experience the rule of […]
Greeks rally against labour reforms, as talks with creditors set to begin this week
China Daily — A total of 7,000 people gathered in central Athens on Monday to rally in front of the parliament in protest of austerity […]
South Yorkshire police ends their search for Ben Needham on Kos
The Guardian — South Yorkshire police officers formally ended their search on Kos on Sunday afternoon and a full update will be released from the […]
Quake rattles northwestern Greece, road damaged
Reuters — A quake of magnitude 5.2 struck northwestern Greece, close to the country’s border with Albania, late on Saturday, Athens’ Geodynamic Institute reported, causing damage […]
Greek air traffic controllers union calls off strike
Xinhua — The Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association on Saturday called off a planned strike, after a meeting with Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Christos […]
Fury as thousands stranded in Greece after EasyJet cancels flights
ITV — Thousands of furious passengers have been left stranded in Greece after EasyJet cancelled flights in and out of the country – despite a […]
Reported animal abuse cases remain high
Xinhua — More than 940 cases of animal abuse, torture, or killing were reported to Greek police in the first nine months of 2016, according […]
Police in Greece arrest 26 in bust of alleged antiquities smuggling ring
The Art Newspaper — Greek police have busted what they say is a criminal organisation that has been looting antiquities from ancient sites in the […]