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German newspaper Der Spiegel has published an extensive article on the political developments in Greece, noting that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras may not be as irrational as everyone in Germany thinks. Reporter Jakob Augstein, son of Der Spiegel’s founder, published an article...

The euro crisis, considered overcome by many in Europe, could return on a massive scale in 2015. If Greece's far-left SYRIZA party, which is currently leading in opinion polls, wins snap elections, financial market confidence will likely be...

On December 28, 2014, passenger ship "Norman Atlantic" caught on fire. Now, six days later, Italian authorities were able to tow the burnt ship in the port of Brindisi, Italy, in order to investigate the fire cause. Four tug ships...

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Ionian island of Zakynthos, Greece, on Friday morning. The Geodynamic Institute said the quake's epicenter was 60 kilometers southwest of the island. The tremor came at 8:16 am. No injuries or damage was reported. Earthquakes have historically...

Two Greek clinical dieticians, Asteria Stamataki and Constantinos Xenos, wrote a book on Greek superfoods, not all widely known, but with miraculous qualities. The book entitled "Get to Know Greek Superfoods" is published by Dioptra and contains well-known but quite a few...

Perched upon wild crags, the complex of Greek Orthodox monasteries called Meteora justify their name in Greek as each of the six monasteries looks like it is "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above." Built on natural sandstone...

Greek households will be able to offset electricity cost by installing photovoltaic systems and provide electricity both to themselves and to the power grid, according to a decision signed on Tuesday by Deputy Environment, Greece 's Energy and Climate...

In 2016 commuters in Athens will be able to use smart cards in order to move around the city using public transport after a deal that was signed on Monday. The Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) signed a deal with...

Prices of Greek extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) are dropping despite shortages in the 2014 harvest season of other major producers like Spain, France, Italy and Turkey. Even though Greeks are consuming an impressive 18 kilos per capita a year,...

The third Greek casualty in the Norman Atlantic fire was confirmed today by the Embassy of Greece in Rome. The victim was 59-year-old Nickolaos Paraschis. The list of Greeks who died in the ship's fire has grown by one, while...

Trouba, the infamous red light district of old in Piraeus, Greece, will relive its "glory" moments tonight as part of the New Year's Eve celebrations. The most infamous neighborhood of Piraeus that went down in history for its brothels, cabarets...

New Year's celebrations in Greece include some customs and superstitions that may seem strange, but they go back ages. The big difference in celebrations between Greece and other countries is that New Year's Day is also a Christian holiday,...

Efforts to solve the Cyprus problem in 2014, took off on an optimistic note but ended with Cyprus suspending its participation in the UN-led talks due to Turkey`s provocative actions. The year was marked by an increased U.S. involvement on...

Tears of relief, cries of joy, tight hugs and hysterical laughter are shown in the pictures of the Norman Atlantic ferry fire survivors, while victims are reunited with their families. The first wave of Greek survivors of the fatal sea...

Eurozone is no longer obligated to rescue Greece and the country is of no "systemic importance" to the common currency bloc, said Michael Fuchs, deputy parliamentary floor leader of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats. The comments were made in a Rheinische Post interview...