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A crane, firefighters and rescuers operate after a collision in Tempe near Larissa city, Greece, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras)

Fiery Greece train collision kills 26, injures at least 85

Rescuers wearing head lamps worked in thick smoke, pulling pieces of mangled metal from the rail cars to search for trapped people
01 Mar 2023 1:03 PM
More than 30,000 vaccination appointments for under-12s have been booked by Greek parents, among them Education Minister Niki Kerameus. (AFP Photo)

Vaccination of under-12s starts in handful of EU countries

It suggested that governments consider travel-related restrictions and press ahead with vaccination campaigns and booster shot delivery
15 Dec 2021 3:44 PM
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AEK fan breaks lockdown rule, gets rewarded with season ticket

The 60-year old man went to see the construction work at the stadium and was fined 150 euros for not carrying the permission document
11 Apr 2020 10:13 AM
Former Japanese swimmer Imoto Naoko holds the Olympic torch as Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos stands next to her during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, in Athens, on Thursday. AP Photo

Greece hands over Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020

Authorities cancelled the torch relay's Greek leg after a crowd mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler at a cauldron lighting ceremony
19 Mar 2020 5:35 PM
American actor Gerard Butler carries the Olympic flame during the Olympic flame relay in Sparta, Athens, Greece, on Sarurday. AFP Photo

Olympic flame handover ceremony in Athens to be a closed door affair

IOC said the accreditations issued for Thursday's ceremony at the stadium in Athens would not be valid
16 Mar 2020 5:52 PM
The Olympic flame being lit by a woman dressed as a priestess in ancient Olympia, Greece, on Thursday. AFP Photo

Flame for 2020 Tokyo Olympics lit in Greece amid virus lockdown

The event took place amid an unprecedented health lockdown as Greece registered its first death from coronavirus
12 Mar 2020 4:45 PM
Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori speaks to reporters about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony in Tokyo on March 6. AFP Photo

Olympic Flame lighting ceremony closed to public due to coronavirus outbreak

Only 100 accredited guests from the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee will be allowed to attend Thursday's event in Olympia
09 Mar 2020 8:39 PM
Tottenham silenced the raucous crowd with two goals in four minutes midway through the opening half, first with Harry Kane’s well-struck penalty and then a stunner by Lucas Moura. (Photo:AFP)

UCL 2019-20: Olympiakos hold Tottenham Hotspur 2-2

Olympiakos halved the deficit through Daniel Podence shortly before halftime.
19 Sep 2019 9:30 AM
The fire that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday on Greece's second-largest island prompted the evacuation of the villages of Kontodespoti, Makrymalli, Stavros and Platana, and threatened the town of Psachna during the night, officials said. (Photo: AFP)

Massive wildfire on Greek island, several villages evacuated

Over 200 firefighters were in action backed by 75 fire trucks, nine water-bombing helicopters and seven planes.
14 Aug 2019 8:36 PM
Winds of over 100 km/ph were reported on the Halkidiki peninsula, popular with tourists in the summer. (Representational Image)

6 tourists killed, over 100 injured after violent storm lashes Northern Greek resorts

Witnesses reported the storm had come and gone in a matter of minutes.
12 Jul 2019 3:01 PM
"A painful cycle has closed," Mitsotakis said in a televised address, adding that Greece would 'proudly raise its head again' on his watch. (Photo: AFP I File)

PM-elect Mitsotakis vows to make Greece 'proud' after vote triumph

Mitsotakis will be sworn in as Greece's new Prime Minister on Monday.
08 Jul 2019 9:20 AM
Mavropoulos, president of the International Solid Waste Association, a non-profit organization. (Photo:Facebook)

'Lucky Day': 2 minutes late, Greek man saved from Ethiopian plane crash

A Greek man said on Sunday he would have been the 150th passenger on the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines.
11 Mar 2019 9:17 AM
Greece exits the last of its three bailouts on August 20 and hopes to be able to borrow again in international markets after a nearly nine-year debt crisis that shrank the economy by a quarter and forced it to implement painful austerity measures. (Photo: AP)

Greece set to exit bailout, still faces daunting challenges

The crisis has proven deeply traumatic for Greeks who had enthusiastically swapped drachmas for euros in 2001.
17 Aug 2018 2:58 PM
Hundreds of firefighters, as well as several aircraft and helicopters have been mobilised to fight the fires in Greece. (Photo: AFP)

Greece wildfires: At least 74 dead, 300 cars charred as rescue ops continue

Many people fled by sea to try to escape the massive blaze which tore through towns near Athens, reducing pine forests to ashes.
25 Jul 2018 10:51 AM
The fire in Mati village, some 29 km east of Athens, was by far the country's worst since blazes devastated the southern Peloponnese peninsula in August 2007. (Photo: AFP)

At least 50 dead in Greek wildfire near Athens, residents flee to beaches

Mati is in the Rafina region which is popular with local tourists, particularly pensioners and children at holiday camps.
24 Jul 2018 1:27 PM
Officials blamed the disaster one of Greece's deadliest floods in decades on poor town planning and insufficient flood prevention measures, as much of the afflicted area had been built on filled-in torrent beds. (Photo: AP)

Greece floods: Death toll rises as more bodies are dug out of mud

The Fire Brigade says the man's body was found buried in mud near a bus station in the small town of Mandra.
27 Nov 2017 4:28 PM
"Dozens of homes have collapsed and village roads are blocked," regional fire service supervisor Marios Apostolides told ERT. (Representatioanl image)

Injuries as 6.3-magnitude quake rocks Turkey, Greek islands

Ten people were injured in the village of Vrisa on the island of Lesbos, where a number of old homes collapsed.
12 Jun 2017 8:47 PM
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is seeking parliamentary approval for the pension cuts and further tax hikes through 2020, as part of an agreement with international bailout creditors to release the next bailout installment. (Photo: AP)

Greek parliament unlocks financial aid to pacify angry protesters

The new austerity has drawn brickbats from the opposition, which has accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of costly foot-dragging.
20 May 2017 10:09 AM
The Arch of Triumph among the Roman ruins of Palmyra, 220 kms northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus, blown up by ISIS extremists. (Photo: AFP)

10 nations, including India team up to protect ancient heritage from terrorism

China and Greece are leading the project, which will promote ‘dialogue in the face of fanaticism and culture in the face of terrorism’.
25 Apr 2017 12:38 PM
Representational Image. (Photo: File)

French Institute in Athens targeted in arson attack

French Ambassador Christophe Chantepy said damage was limited ‘thanks to the rapid intervention of firefighters.’
27 Feb 2017 6:10 PM

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