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Greek-Australian opal miner Ilias Katsapouikidis was working with his grandfather on detonating explosives in 2003, when he had a terrible, nearly fatal accident. All he remembers is seeing a white light, however, his grandfather who was present at the...

Candidate for New Democracy leadership Kyriakos Mitsotakis is "Greece's Glimmer of New Year Hope," according to a Wall street Journal analysis. On Sunday, supporters of Greece's main opposition conservative party will vote in the second round of the New Democracy...

Renowned Greek actress Anna Synodinou passed away on Thursday at the age of 88 at a private hospital after battling health problems over the last years. Synodinou was born November 21, 1927 in Loutraki. She is known for her roles in...

The Greek government may have to resort to internal borrowing in the first quarter of 2016 if the disbursement of the next tranche of bailout cash is delayed. Greece's loan obligations for the first three months of the year amount...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Tuesday received UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide at the foreign ministry, for a discussion that Eide later described as constructive. Leaving the meeting, which had focused on the latest...

Greek businessman and former owner of AEK FC Makis Psomiadis passed away, in the early hours of January 6. The football tycoon was driven to Elpis hospital by his son, Stavros. Upon his arrival he was unconscious and despite the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has increased the number of his personal guard, according to a newsit.gr report. After being elected Prime Minister in January 2015, Tsipras had refused to have the maximum number of men he is entitled to as...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) returns to Athens on January 18, represented by Delia Velculescu heading a ten member staff, in order to review the progress of the implementation of Greece's bailout program. According to Greek media, the Fund officials aim...

Melie DeChamplain, a nurse from Vancouver Island, Canada, has traveled to Lesbos is order help the thousands of refugees arriving daily on the Greek island. DeChamplain is part of the Lighthouse Relief organization and has traveled in several disaster...

The HolidayCheck Award Hotels 2016 have been decided: 681 hotels in 37 countries can celebrate winning this sought-after tourism audience prize. This is the eleventh year in a row that the most popular hotels across the world have been...