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According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, an earthquake which shook  Attica on Thursday afternoon had a strength of 3.5 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the quake was located 24 km (15 miles) northwest of Athens, 5 kilometers (three miles)...

The index measuring confidence in the Greek economy jumped to 105.3 points in July from 101 in June, the highest level seen since March of 2008, the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) said in their monthly report,...

One woman was killed and two others were seriously injured after a freight train collided with a pickup truck in the area of Myriofyto in Central Macedonia's Kilkis region. The crash occurred at 11:00 in the morning local time. According...

The unemployment rate in Greece eased down to 17.6 percent of the workforce in April from the rate of 18.2 percent seen in March, Eurostat announced in a report released on Wednesday. The EU statistical service's report revealed that Greece recorded...

Greece's historic ''ETHNOS'' newspaper announced to the public on Monday that it will suspend publication of its weekday edition beginning on July 31, 2019. The newspaper announced its ownership's decision to suspend the daily edition of the paper in a laconic...

This year's Athens Democracy Forum will be held between October 9 to 11, 2019 in the Greek capital. The Forum's organizers state that it will bring senior New York Times journalists together with international business leaders, policy makers, academics and...

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the epicenter of the most recent quake to strike Greece was located 24 km northwest of Athens, and 7 kilometers north of the town of Magoula on Sunday evening. The earthquake struck at 19:09...

The latest heatwaves that swept across most of Europe during the last several days have been a serious concern to scientists. Speaking with state-run AMNA news agency, Professor Michael Petrakis explained why the latest European heatwaves are something that should...

The number of people drowning in Greece's seas has increased by a shocking rate. The Greek Coast Guard revealed 149 people died in the sea from January until July 24, 2019. 98 people drowned over the same period last year. In...

An unfortunate and fatal incident took place in Northern Greece’s Nigrita prison, late on Friday night, when an inmate tragically died after a fight he had with a fellow prisoner. According to media reports, a 43-year-old Russian inmate attacked a...