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Approximately 5000 Greeks have eaten more than two tonnes of fruit and vegetables rejected by food stores in an event that highlighted the waste of food in advanced societies. People lined up in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on...

An end was given today at the kidnapping case of a 27-year-old university student that was kidnapped from Athens, Greece. The case has been kept under wraps until today. The girl was the niece of Asteras Tripolis football team owner Giannis...

In an interview on Greek newspaper “Proto Thema,” and fifteen months after his resignation, former financial prosecutor Spyros Mouzakitis claimed that his work was obstructed by government officials. He further made special reference to the loans given to political parties when...

The 55th Thessaloniki International Film Festival was completed yesterday in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The festival ended with the traditional award ceremony, celebrating the best films of the year. “Perpetual Sadness,” directed by Mexican Jorge Perez Solano, took the...

DogHouseDiaries website has created a map that shows in which product or activity each country, worldwide, has a comparative advantage, based on figures of commercial, political and social activity.  Greece holds the 'world record' in "olive oil production." Although in...

Claudio Ranieri has brought about wonders in his latest picks for the game against the Faroe Islands for the Euro 2016 qualifiers. Greece's last three games were dreadful to watch. That is partially the coach's fault for being unable to put together a decent...

Greece 's transplant units in hospitals are facing serious problems due to the lack of staff and medical specialization, with the cases of the two largest transplant units, the Laiko in Athens and the Ippokratio in Thessaloniki, being indicative....

On the sidelines of the tripartite Summit that took place in Cairo, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with representatives of the Greek community of Egypt. “You, the Greeks of Egypt, represent the living continuity of Hellenism,” Samaras said to...

The 32nd Classical Marathon Race took place this morning November 9, in Athens, Greece. Kenyan marathon runner Felix Kandie, was the big winner of this year’s race, covering 42 kilometers -- from Marathon to the Panathinaic Stadium (downtown Athens)...

A strong 5.1-magnitude tremor has hit just west of the island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea, western Greece. The quake, which hit at 1:15 a.m. local time (2315 GMT), had its epicenter 5 kilometres underwater, the Athens Geodynamic Institute...

Popular site Nba.com uploads a video with the ten best plays of the day and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is featured on it for the first time this year. The Greek Freak is know for his young spirit...

Media reports on November 7, have stated that the Troika requested from the Greek government to withdraw the law allowing taxpayers to pay their overdue debts in up to 100 installments, as it did not have the Troika’s prior...

We are just hours away from this year’s 32nd Classic Marathon Race taking place in Greece. The historic race begins from Marathon, the site where in ancient times, the Great Marathon battle took place that resulted in a great...

The train route connecting Greece’s capital Athens to the Northern Port city of Thessaloniki was disrupted today, after a train derailed at the Lilaia station in the Amphikleia region, central Greece. The cargo train derailed at 2:40 a.m., due to...

Main opposition SYRIZA leads by 4.6 percent over ruling New Democracy (ND) in voting intention if general elections were held today, according to a weekly opinion poll conducted by Metron Analysis which will be published in the newspaper "Parapolitika"...