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Popular Greek Actor George Vasileiou Dies, Aged 66

Popular Greek actor George Vasileiou, aged 66, died on Wednesday morning, after losing a tough battle with cancer that he had been dealing with for a long period of time. News of his illness was first publicized in September...

Dead Refugees Dragged From Sea off Lesbos, Including Children

Four dead were dragged from the sea region, east of the airport of Lesbos, after an inflatable dinghy carrying refugees and immigrants capsized on Wednesday morning. A young girl, aged four, a young boy, a woman and a man...

Greek Road Accidents Rose by 12.3% But With Fewer Deaths

Greek statistics for road accidents rose by 12.3 percent in April compared to the previous year, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority of Greece (ELSTAT). The data included road accidents that caused death or injury. The number of accidents...

Greek Journalist Writes Book and Books Tickets for Euthanasia in Switzerland

Greek journalist Alexandros Vellios confessed that he has just a few months to live and wrote a book about his personal battle with cancer, titled "My Death and I - Right to Euthanasia." The writer says that while writing...

33.2% of All Deaths in Cyprus Were 'Premature' According to Eurostat

33.7% (577, 500 persons) died prematurely in the EU in 2013 according to Eurostat data released today. The rate concerns individuals of an age under 75 years and according to eurostat definition could be considered as premature, “as they could...

Death Toll From AH1N1 Flu Rises to 129

Five more people have died in Greece in the last 24 hours from complications caused by the influenza A (H1N1) virus increasing the number of deaths to 129. Moreover, 101 patients are hospitalized in intensive care units, the country’s Center...

Man Sets Himself on Fire in Piraeus

A 57-year-old man decided to end his life by setting himself on fire outside his ex-wife's home in the area of Nikaia in Piraeus, Greece . According to reports, the man was drunk and appeared outside his ex-wife's home a...

Former Attica Bishop Found Dead in Keratea

Former Attica Bishop Panteleimon Bezenitis was found dead at Vgethi beach, Keratea, in northeastern Attica, on Wednesday, July 2. According to Greek news, the former Bishop lost his life while swimming in the region, where his summer-house is located. The body was...

Woman Found Mummified in Athens

A dead woman's body was found mummified in an apartment in Athens on June 12. The woman was mummified by her own daughter and has been kept in this situation in her daughter's appartment since 2012. According to information, her daughter, who is...

Cretan Killed, Others Injured by Greek Easter Pyromania

A Greek amateur football player was killed on Sunday in the village of Myriokefalo on the Greek island of Crete, where the local Easter celebrations took an unexpected turn. During the family celebrations following the Holy Saturday night mass, a 40-year-old man,...