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The Greek government announced on Friday a set of measures for the reopening of some businesses in the retail sector for Christmas sales. It also noted that churches may also reopen -- but only for Christmas and Epiphany Day. The...

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday decided to impose a limited list of sanctions against Turkish individuals and companies associated with Ankara's illegal drillings in the  eastern Mediterranean, but failed to agree on tough sanctions, as had...

According to a recent poll by Pulse, on behalf of Skai television, up to 30 percent, of Greek citizens say that they will not receive the vaccine for the coronavirus. Despite the nonstop pandemic-related economic and social problems and challenges...

Flooding took place on the Acropolis, the highest point in the city of Athens, on Thursday after the area was battered by heavy downpours throughout the day. Social media users argue that the controversial new cement paths constructed on the...

Although the country has been under a national lockdown for over a month, intubations and deaths due to the coronavirus remain high in Greece. On Thursday, a total of 81 people died with Covid-19 in the country. There are currently...

Richard and Joan Bowell, who left everything they had ever known, put a hold on their careers and sold their home in Denmark in order to establish a cat sanctuary on the Greek island of Syros, see their mission...

Some of the most important sea turtle habitats in the Mediterranean, located in Greece and Cyprus, "remain unprotected," the Bern Convention warned in an alarming press release on Wednesday. The Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the credibility of the European Union is at stake, depending on how they choose to react to the ongoing provocations from Turkey, as he arrived at the December meeting of the European...

After a year of almost unrelentingly negative news, with widespread social unrest and economic  ramifications which affected the entire world, the US Food and Drug Administration was on the cusp of approving a coronavirus vaccine on Thursday. Demonstrating 95% efficacy...

The residents of Athens woke up on Thursday to an eerie phenomenon as the sky took on a brownish-red color. It was a rare occurrence, leading many Athenians to photograph and share the spectacle on social media. It did not last...