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Crime
Police Investigating Death of Man Killed By Gunshot to the Head Found Dead in a Taxi
A man has been found dead inside of a taxi in Kifissia, a northern suburb of Athens, sources have reported.
Initial forensic reports have revealed that the man is thought to have died as a result of a gunshot to the head.
There...
Greece
Three Missing Fishermen Found Dead off Rhodes
Three fishermen were found dead in the rocky area of Prasonisi this morning after an intense search for them took place overnight.
The three men had made a distress call from their cell phones to relatives back on the shores...
Environment
Freezing Weather Claims Another Migrant's Life in Northern Greece
On Tuesday Greek authorities reported that a second migrant's life has been lost in direct correlation to the freezing temperatures in the northern region of the country.
The body of a man was found buried in the snow outside of...
Greece
Russian Consul to Athens Died Due to Natural Causes
On Monday it was announced that the head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy to Greece, Andrei Malanin, did not show up for work and was later found dead in his apartment in Athens.
According to embassy sources,...
Celebrities
Famous Greek Television Presenter Kelly Sakakou Passes Away
Greece has lost historic television presenter Kelly Sakakou as the TV personality has passed away following a series of health problems.
Kelly first appeared in Greeks' living rooms some 30 years ago as a presenter on ERT. The once aspiring actress who...
Environment
Heavy Snow and Cold Weather Claims Two Lives in Greece, Road Closures (Video)
The cold snap that has swept over the country this weekend has claimed two lives and caused chaos on the roadways.
In Pitsinaiika of Nafpaktos a 77 year-old died from what is believed to be exposure and hypothermia while in...
Hollywood
Wham! Singer George Michael Dies at 53
George Michael, the former singer of the 80s group Wham! has just died at age 53 in his home in Oxfordshire.
The singer was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in London before changing his name to the more fame-friendly George Michael....
Greece
Former Greek President Stephanopoulos Dies at Age 90
Former Greek president Kostis Stephanopoulos died at the age of 90 at Errikos Dynan private hospital in Athens following complications during a respiratory infection. The conservative New Democracy politician was rushed to the hospital on Thursday, November 17, and...
Greece
Greek Scientist in London Says Economic Crisis Linked to Less Lung Cancer
A joint British-Greek study by the Imperial College of London (ICL), published in the "European Respiratory Journal," studied respiratory-related deaths in Greece during the years of the economic crisis and found that there had been a decline. The scientists studied...
Greece
The Refugee Crisis in Numbers: More Than 16,000 Trapped on Aegean Islands
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency documents that there were 169,993 arrivals in Greece by sea in 2016, compared to 85,723 arrivals in 2015. From these 87 percent were from the world’s top 10 refugee-producing countries (Syria and the Arab...