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Greece Proposes New Rules for AI in the Workplace

Greece is moving to require human oversight for critical decisions made by AI and digital labor platforms, including the suspension or termination of a worker’s account, under a bill presented to the cabinet on Monday. Labor and Social Security Minister...

How Athens Neighborhoods and Squares Got Their Names

There are several famous neighborhoods and squares in Athens with strange names, whose origins even Athenians are unaware of. Plateia Amerikis, or America Square, is an iconic square in Athens. The busy square was named in 1927, as the municipal...

Greek Migration Minister’s Office Targeted in Overnight Arson Attack in Athens

The political office of Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris was targeted in an arson attack early Sunday, November 1, when unidentified individuals detonated an improvised incendiary device outside a building in central Athens, causing property damage and...

How Investigators Traced Three Suspects in Athens’ Deadly Plaka Explosion

Four American citizens were among the six people killed in the September 25 explosion that destroyed a residential building in Athens’ historic Plaka district. A 34-day investigation has now led to the arrest of three men suspected of trying...

Athens’ Darkest Hour: The Plague That Shook the Ancient Greek World

The ancient world suffered immensely from plagues. One of which, that of Athens in 430 BC, had long-lasting consequences for all of ancient Greece. Forget the pristine Parthenon and the bustling agora for a second. Think chaos. Think of a...

Report Estimates 733 Heat-Related Deaths in Greek Cities During Summer 2026

Heat was linked to an estimated 733 excess deaths in the Greek urban areas covered by a new European analysis of the summer of 2026, with human-caused warming accounting for much of that burden. The researchers estimated that 543 of...

Bomb Trap Explodes in Athens, Injuring Two Police Officers and Two Civilians

A hidden bomb trap inside a white bag caused a powerful explosion in the Kolonos district of Athens on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, injuring four people. The violent blast went off at the entrance of an apartment building on Platonos...