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Greece
Four Remarkable Greeks With Autism Hope To Conquer Granola Bar Industry
A team of remarkable young Greeks who are on the autism spectrum have started a co-operative enterprise making and marketing granola bars.
Greece
Thousands March in Solidarity With Migrants, Refugees in Athens
At least two thousand demonstrators took part in a march held in the Greek capital of Athens on Thursday evening to demonstrate their solidarity with migrants and refugees.
Protesters gathered in front of the University of Athens in the city center...
Crime
Vandals Deface Acropolis Metro Station in Athens
Greek police on Wednesday evening arrested 43 people on suspicion that they had vandalized the Acropolis metro station in Athens.
The suspects are accused of spray painting slogans underneath the replicas of ancient antiquities displayed at the station, and of destroying...
Greece
Cruise Ship Arriving on Corfu Could Be Quarantined Over Coronavirus Case
The captain of the cruise ship "MSC Opera," which is set to arrive at the Greek island of Corfu on Thursday, has reportedly told more than 2,000 passengers not to leave the vessel, due to the diagnosis of a...
Greece
Athens Says Greece Under ''Extraordinary and Asymmetrical Threat''
Greece is experiencing extraordinary and organized pressure by mass population movements, according to the spokesperson for the Greek government on Sunday evening.
Stelios Petsas made these remarks following the conclusion of a meeting of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs...
Greece
Greece Defends Borders as Erdogan Opens the Gates: Live Updates
Greek security forces are attempting to stop thousands of refugees and migrants from entering Greece after Turkey's declaration that it will no longer stem the migrant flow out of their country. Since Friday, the number of migrants has surged...
Greece
Greece Confirms First Case of Coronavirus in Athens, Third in the Country
Greek authorities announced on Thursday that a woman who is hospitalized in an Athens hospital has been diagnosed as infected with coronavirus.
It is the first such case in the Greek capital. Reports say that the patient had recently traveled...
Greece
Greek Airports Set Impressive New Passenger Records in January
Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew by a significant 5.4 percent in January 2020 in comparison to January 2019, the Civil Aviation Authority of Greece said in a report on Monday.
Total passenger traffic came to 2,250,000 passengers, up from...
Celebrities
Celine Dion Set to Dazzle Fans at Her First Concert in Greece
Greek music lovers will get the chance to watch Celine Dion perform for the first time in the country as the Canadian superstar kicks off her "Courage" world tour.
The concert will take place at the Olympic Stadium of Athens...
Greece
Athens Skywatchers Marvel at Rare UFO-Like Phenomenon
Skywatchers in Athens witnessed a very rare phenomenon on Tuesday called a "fallstreak hole," which is also known as a "hole punch cloud."
A fallstreak hole is a large gap, usually circular or elliptical, that can appear in clouds. Because...