Greece's extensive coastline makes it extremely vulnerable to the rising sea levels predicted by climate change scientists, while the amount of rainfall in the country could be up to 9 pct less, Prof. Athanasios Argyriou of the Patras University physics department told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.

The ceremony for the delivery of the victors' wreaths for the Boston Marathon, presented to the Boston Marathon Association by the General Consulate of Greece in Boston and the Greek-American Council "Alpha Omega", was held on Thursday evening at Massachusetts State House.

The green light was given yesterday for US drones to begin flights from Larissa, central Greece.