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From incorrect medical assessments and contaminated blood transfusions, to errors that left patients paralyzed or with serious disabilities, physicians in Greece have also had their share of failures over the past years and were involved in medical errors. On the...

Researchers in Egypt discovered  a 1,700-year-old school with its walls covered in Greek texts referring to a passage about drugs from The Odyssey. The school is located in the ancient town of Trimithis, now called Amheida, in Egypt's western desert. Although the...

A recent  report on the Council of Europe regarding national youth policies in member States, has revealed that Greece isn't providing any support to the younger generation. The Council of Europe pointed out that since the outbreak of the financial...

A earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted on Saturday at 9.31 am the island of Cephalonia, Greece. According to the Athens Geodynamics Institute the quake’s epicenter was located at area of the recent tremors. In an interview for...

Researcher Tom Kadala asked fifteen Greek young professionals in Athens to share their views on the future of Greece, including their comments and recommendations for their leaders and Troika. See the findings in the following story: By Tom Kadala* -...

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) reintroduced H.Res. 477, to address the long-standing name dispute between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)...

An equally significant part of a wedding’s preparation is the honeymoon. A couple spends enough time thinking of the right place to travel to, and as expected, they think of an exotic island, a romantic city somewhere dreamy far...

In a wordy statement, major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras said if his party ever comes to power the first order of business will be to renege on the terms of two bailouts of...

Steve Vranakis was born in Canada but he is originally from Chania, Crete. He is the executive creative director at Google Creative Lab in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He currently lives in the U.K. but spends most...

The 6th Artfools Video Festival of Larissa is being held from February 14 until February 23, with the support of Novacinema satellite channel and Forthnet store of Larissa. This year, the festival is expected to be more upgraded and creative....

The four Turkish nationals pending trial on terrorism and weapons-related charges were jailed by the Greek court after the counter terrorism police arrested them during a raid in their apartment in Gyzi, Athens, Greece. The defendants, who are alleged to...

Apartment prices continued falling in 2013, although at a slower pace, the Bank of Greece said on Friday. In a report, the central bank said that apartment prices fell by 10.3 pct on average last year for a decline...

Amidst criticism from human rights organizations that Greece has not treated immigrants properly, Deputy Minister of Interior Leonidas Grigorakos said the government is readying a code to cut red tape in applying for citizenship and allow thousands of migrant...

The Greek community in Australia is organizing the Greek Festival of Sydney with top cultural events including thematic events on Socrates, El Greco, General Makrygiannis, Cavafy and many more others. Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott accepted the organizers invitation...

Greece is one of the most favorite destinations for Swedish tourists. More than 626,000 tourists from Sweden visited Greece during 2013. This number indicates an increase by 15 percent as compared to 2012. This data is included in the article of...