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FM Dendias: Turkey's illegal actions do not produce legal effects

Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias on Monday stressed that Greece is ready to deal with Turkey's latest challenge, if the neighboring country…

First shipment of Kozani saffron to China

The first shipment of Greek red saffron is ready to be exported to China in the next few…

Open air summer cinemas open for the public with safety measures

On the first day of summer, open air cinemas opened, which are operating under new…

SYRIZA leader Tsipras voices concern over reopening of schools for all grades

Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras is concerned about the reopening of all school grades by…
Oktoberfest cancelled in Germany

From music festivals to major sporting events, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has prompted…
Encyclical of Archbishop Elpidophoros for Great and Holy Pascha 2020

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Mount Athos re-opens to pilgrims and visitors
Several boats sail to the community, including high-speed boats
Coronavirus Greece: Four deaths, two new cases, only 12 patients in ICUs
The average age of cases is 48 years while the average age of deaths is 76 years
Sotiris Tsiodras talks in Europe about the coronavirus (watch live)
The purpose of these digital meetings is to bring the Council of Europe closer to civil society
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hits near the island of Kalymnos
It was pinpointed 37 kilometres southwest of the island
Public transport fares in Athens and Thessaloniki cut
To 1.20 euros from 1.40 euros in Athens and to 0.90 euros in Thessaloniki

Greece is hemorrhaging its most talented workers
null As capital flees from Greece at a record pace, it's worth remembering that the best minds have... to greener pastures. Greece is hemorrhaging its...
EU urges Greece to 'stop wasting time' on reform [Update]
null The head of eurozone finance ministers urged Greece on Monday to "stop wasting time... its international creditors. Ministers spent barely 30 min...
‘Greece can meet its needs on its own’
null Greece will be able to meet its obligations without any new assistance from the International..., Hardouvelis argued that Greece will not need a ...
Greece heads to World Cup after morale boosting Bolivia win
null Panayiotis Kone ended Greece's nearly four-game goalless streak in the first half... for the World Cup. Kone's goal in the 21st minute was Greece...
Progress in eurozone talks on Greece, no deal yet
null Greece revealed on Wednesday that it will overshoot its deficit and debt targets again next... in reducing Greece's debt burden. ?There is a hars...

Reviving investment is key for growth
null The rebalancing of the Greek economy has relied on recessionary policies bearing fruit... argued that the economy should rely on exports of goods...
Contraction in 2013 revised to 3.85 pct
economy will rebound 0.7 percent this year. Provisional GDP data for 2013 showed the contraction... for the economy this year is a return to growth af...
Investment collapse bodes ill
economy from a consumption-based to an export-oriented, investment-driven model. This cannot be done... of the collapse of investment spending on capi...
It will get much worse before it gets better
run. Nevertheless, the impact of overhauling the banking sector on the economy will be severe... economy. Unless another sector fills the gap or/and d...
BoG: Economy may rebound sooner
of the country’s economy during a presentation on Wednesday of the central bank’s report on monetary... be particularly negative for the e...

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Iran and Turkey seek to support riots in the US
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei tweeted that “if you’re dark-skinned walking in the US, you can’t be sure you’ll be alive in t...
UFC Champion Khabib Nurmagamedov refuses to take Covid-19 test
He urged medics to focus on his sick father's health instead
Legendary drummer of rock band Misfits dies
Joey Image was 63
CSKA Moscow announces Milutinov for 3 years
He will receive a total of 8m euros for 3 years
Watch man bellyflop into sea from cliff (video)
The man injured his back

Fake news shot down on social media
fools and/or evil people in this world, which explains the mass production of fake news. However, we...Although fake news has been around since before...
Greece among the world’s sporting elite
null Sunday was a sour day for Greek fans, given the elimination from the World Basketball Cup... around the world shows that, despite its domestic cr...
Documentary festival rolling in Thessaloniki
a handful of boys and girls from various parts of the world as they train for the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City, a competition that could ...
G8 leaders back Greece
null World leaders convening in the US presidential retreat in Maryland for the G8 summit of the world?s leading industrialized nations expressed conv...
ERT to air BBC World News, Deutsche Welle
null Greek state broadcaster ERT will begin transmitting BBC World News and Deutsche Welle on its digital frequencies from Monday. The two foreign cha...

sportsandhealth

ECB cools speculation over bank health checks ahead of results
stress tests after a media report said at least 11 banks had failed the landmark financial health... - was set to pass the health checks. HSH was seen...
EOPYY to hold back 40 million from clinics
, it was revealed Tuesday. Health Ministry officials presented the results of inspections by state... amount charged to EOPYY was some 286 million eur...
EU denies reports of troika ultimatum to Greece [UPDATE]
and custom collection or health care services.” “All agreed that Greece has to deliver before.... Emerging from a meeting with foreign ins...
Finance minister wanted
Bank President Vassilis Rapanos turned down the position on Monday for health and political reasons... to being hospitalized indicated that my health ...
Seamen dig heels in after talks with government
fund into the new national health body, the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY). PNO representatives were expected to m...

Sports bill threatens Greece's presence in Rio 2016
if the government insists on the cancellation of the Greek Cup, Greek sports is risking exclusion from the Rio Olympic Games in August and from most o...
Fokianos Sports Center in central Athens gets second wind
null “I had gone for a run in the National Garden and I ended up at the old Fokianos Sports Center... Sports Center, bringing a collection of ap...
Capralos warns of tough days ahead for sports
null Difficult days lie ahead for Greek sports due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country... or even more difficult for sports here,» Cap...
57 detained, 20 arrested after police, fan violence
with a league policy not to allow visiting fans due to fears of violence. Sports general secretary
Team sports in school and character-building
null With regards to your commentary dated November 5 and titled «Time for team sports in school.... Participating in school team sports is a wo...

artsandtravel

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Greece “opens” inbound flights to these 29 countries on June 15
The flights will initially concern the airports of Athens and Thessaloniki
Monolithi Beach the safest in Europe: European Best Destinations
A beach in Corfu is in 5th spot
Impressive waterspout recorded in Euboea (video)
The recent autumn-like weather helps such phenomena
Explore the “Lovers’ Cave” half an hour from Athens (video)
It is located 36km from the centre of Athens
German bookings on the rise as Greece opens up
“The Germans’ interest in taking a summer vacation in the Mediterranean is real and now it will receive a new impetus”

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Scientists analyze “mysterious black goo” used by ancient Egyptians to cover coffins and mummy cases
It is thought Egyptians used the fluid due to its black colour - which symbolized rebirth and regeneration through the God Osiris
The ancient Greek city (2800 BC) only metres below the sea (video)
The underwater city of Pavlopetri
Voices of the Past: How the ancient Greeks viewed India’s Caste system 300BC (video)
Megasthenes, born c. 350 BC, was an ancient Greek historian and diplomat
After 3.300 years, King Tut’s coffin leaves his tomb for the first time ever
"The coffin is in a very bad condition, very deteriorated. We found many cracks, we found many missing parts, missing layers"
Discovering the tomb of the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Paleologos’ decendent (photo)
Tracing the Imperial bloodline

The fascinating journey of a cultural treasure
death and celebrating the Byzantine Museum’s centennial. The Museum of Byzantine & Christian Art – its... in more recent times so that...
One in two households is supported by pensions
, 90.5 percent on take-away food and 88.8 percent on travel expenditure. The expense categories
An art collector with infallible instinct
null “It was midnight on October 5, 1998, when the truck containing the famed art collection... by Miltiades Papanikolaou, then director of Thes...
Venus in the dock
-based author has visited Greece almost every year and written more than 70 travel guides on all parts... and three have been published in Greek. His ...
Archaeological museum opens its doors at Pella
null A new archaeological museum at the ancient Macedonian site of Pella was officially opened on September 10, 2010, by Culture and Tourism Minister ...

A glimpse of Tolstoy and the Greek class…

Reading the biography of one of the greatest literary figures, Leo Tolstoy, by Russian-born French author, biographer, historian and novelist Henri Troyat, I came upon a passage that highlighted a hidden relationship between...