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Greek public sector union ADEDY has called for a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, following a court decision that ruled ADEDY’s initial attempt to abstain from new employee evaluation processes “illegal and abusive.” Additionally, the union has decided to launch a new round...

The 37th International Short Film Festival in Drama came to an end yesterday. Featuring 38 movies in the Greek competition sector and 58 in the international pool, the Drama Film Festival was a week-long gathering point for young film...

Greek Cypriot-born Australian actress Ada Nicodemou has made her first public appearance after losing her second child with husband Chrys Xipolitas to stillbirth. The 37-year-old actress has been starring in the long-running Australian soap opera "Home and Away" since 2000, portraying Leah...

Cortana, Microsoft’s new digital assistant was presented this year. However, few people know that behind this project is a Greek scientist who stated that he is proud of his Pontian origins, while he also is in love with his...

Greece's current account surplus grew by 42.4 percent in the January-July period this year, compared with the equivalent period in 2013, reported the Bank of Greece on Monday. The Central Bank said that the total account surplus reached nearly 567...

"Melbourne officially has the largest Greek Cultural Centre in the world, marking a new, brighter future for the Greek Diaspora," said the President of Melbourne's Greek Community Vasilis Papastergiadis at the inauguration of the Greek Cultural Centre in Melbourne. The...

The incredible story of baby girl who managed to survive while both her parents drowned last week has shocked and moved all of Greece. The 17-month old girl was aboard a vessel with other undocumented immigrants off the shore of Crete. All passengers fell...

The Greek economy, European policy issues as well as current foreign policy initiatives are expected topics of conversation during a working lunch between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday in Berlin. The meeting was arranged by the...

Greece pays tribute to one of her own, Maria Callas, with the foundation a Museum-Opera Academy dedicated to the great soprano and her work. The Academy is scheduled to open in 2015, according to the Association for the Maria Callas...

In addition to the Cyprus issue and the "FYROM" name dispute, recent regional and international crises dominated discussions between Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Sunday, during the Ministerial Week of the...

A new, user-friendly computer system for buses will soon be introduced at line 224, which connects the area of Kessariani to the Evelpidon Courts in Athens. The measures will see ten new “smart stops” available to the Athenian public. Touch-screen...

Colorful graffiti murals impart some life to Athens's bleak city center. And yet, like any other work of art, these impressive paintings are under daily threat from the elements and vandalizers. This is where the Greek conservation team Staco comes...

  Greek shipowners with small fleets are gradually being squeezed out of competition, suggests recent data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority. According to the “Ethnos” newspaper, Greek shipowners possessing more than 25 ships have increased from 35 to 40 this year. In that same...

Saturday, September 20 was a dramatic day for the city of Larissa in central Greece. After 2,500 years of inactivity, its ancient Greek theatre was once again opened to spectators. In honor of the archaeologist Athanasios Tziafalias, chorals from the "Electra" of Euripides were presented...

The point that defines the end of the Ukrainian army is the community of Sartana in Mariupol, where soldiers control who comes and goes, and curfew starts at 8 pm. Many members of the Greek Diaspora live between Russian separatists...