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Greek Police Discover 105 kg of Cocaine; Three Foreign Nationals Arrested

Greek police recently discovered and confiscated 105 kilograms (231 pounds) of cocaine, according to information made public by police authorities on Thursday. The Drug Prosecution Division of the Attica Police Department stormed an apartment in Agios Demetrios, Athens, where they found...

First All Star Game Greece Motocross Dazzles Spectators on Mykonos

The first All-Star Game Greece Motocross show took place this weekend on the Greek island of Mykonos, offering some breathtaking thrills to those who were there. Under the auspices of the Motorcycle club of Mykonos, the All-Star Game offered the...

Greece and Hungary at the Bottom of EU's Gender Equality Index for 2019

According to the Gender Equality Index 2019, published recently by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), Greece ranks, once again, really low in terms of gender equality among EU member states. ''The EU continues its snail’s pace when it...

Greek Chef Irene Giorgoudiou Wins Title of "European Young Chef" for 2019

Greek chef Irene Giorgoudiou won the "European Young Chef Award" for 2019 on Thursday, in a competition organized by the South Aegean Region authority on the island of Rhodes. The South Aegean has been designated as the ''Gastronomical Region of...

Aerial Photos Show Massive Urban Expansion on Athens Riviera Since 1938

A joint study conducted recently by the Hellenic Centre for Maritime Research and the Geology Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens reveals the massive amount of new construction along the Athenian Riviera in the last 80...

Greece's Tourism Revenues Up by 13.6% So Far in 2019

According to Bank of Greece data on the country's current account balance between January and August of 2019, revenues from tourism rose by an impressive 13.6 percent compared to the same period last year. There was also a 3.6 percent increase...

Greek Presence in Britain Expands, Despite Brexit Uncertainty

According to a study conducted by the Southeast European Studies research group of the University of Oxford (SEESOX), the number of Greek nationals who moved to the UK to study or work increased significantly in the last decade, despite...

Anarchist Group ''Rubicon'' Strikes Again, Throwing Paint in Health Minister's Office

The well-known Greek anarchist group ''Rubicon'' struck again on Friday, this time at the office of the country's Minister of Health, Vassilis Kikilias. A total of four members of the group, comprising three men and one woman, threw red paint...

Greek Unemployment Continues Downward Trend; Falls to 16.9% in July

The unemployment rate in Greece fell to 16.9 percent of the workforce in July of 2019, from a level of 19.1 percent seen exactly one year earlier and 17.1 percent in June of this year, the Hellenic (Greek) Statistical Authority...

Mother and Son Drown Inside Car Discovered at the Bottom of the Sea off Drapetsona

Greek authorities have discovered two bodies inside a car which had sunk to the bottom of the sea off Neos Molos, in Drapetsona, Greece. The vehicle was found 32 meters (105 feet) under the surface of the sea, and the...