Following the recovery that started last year, Greece advances 10 spots to reach 81st place, according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 issued by the World Economic Forum.

Greece has qualified to the second round of the FIBA World Cup after winning all three games this week.

A 54-year-old man was arrested in Xanthi, after citizens complained that he was deceiving the public pretending to be a general pathologist. He had in fact converted his home's storeroom into a surgery ward.