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Impressive Greece Edges Closer to Euro 2024

Greece thrashed Kazakhstan 5-0 in their Euro 2024 play-off semi-final on Thursday and has one final hurdle to clear on its way to the finals. If Greece beats Georgia in Tbilisi on Tuesday it will qualify to the finals of...

Holy Fire in Jerusalem: A Miracle or a Scam?

A Greek journalist is on trial in an Athens court following a lawsuit by the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which accuses him of fabricating evidence in his attempt to prove that the Holy Fire in Jesus's tomb does not...

Greece to Ink Deal for 7 Fire-fighting Aircraft at Mitsotakis Visit to Canada

Greece is expected to finalize a deal for the purchase of 7 fire-fighting aircraft from Canada early next week during the official visit of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Montréal, and Toronto. Canada's PM Justin Trudeau, announced that Mitsotakis, will visit...

Greece Receives US-Made Romeo MH-60R Seahawk Helicopters

On Wednesday, Greece received three new US-made Romeo MH-60R Seahawk helicopters that will be joining the Hellenic Navy. The ceremony took place at the Kotroni Air Base near Marathon in East Attica, where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a brief...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Shows First Brain-Chip Patient Playing Online Chess

On Wednesday, Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink live streamed its first patient implanted with a chip playing online chess and toggling a music stream on and off. Noland Arbaugh, a 29-year-old man who is paralyzed from the shoulders down due...

Acropolis View Makes this Apartment the Most Expensive in Athens

With a price tag of 48 million euros ($52 million) an apartment with a panoramic view of the Acropolis is the most expensive house in Athens. Sotheby's says that "Majestic" is a landmark property located on one of Athens's most...

Greek Fighter Jet Crashes into Sea, Pilot Rescued

A Greek Air Force F-16 (Block 52+ variant) fighter jet has crashed into a sea off the small island of Psathoura, in the northern Aegean. The pilot managed to escape from the single-seater aircraft using the ejection system. He was...

Rare Pygmy Hippo Born in Athens Zoo

A rare and endangered pygmy hippo has been born in Athens' Attica Zoological Park for the first time in 10 years, delighting conservationists. A lack of male pygmy hippopotamus in captivity had complicated breeding efforts, so zoo staff were "absolutely...

Experts Call for Massive Overhaul of Greece’s Thessaly Plane to Prevent Floods

Dutch experts have proposed massive infrastructure works, including the relocation of entire villages, in Greece's Thessaly Plain to prevent future floods. After the deadly floods of last September in Thessaly Greece asked the assistance of the Dutch experts of HVA, an...

Greece Drops in the Rankings of the World Happiness Report

Greece has dropped in the rankings of the World Happiness Report released on Wednesday to mark the UN’s International Day of Happiness. This year Greece dropped six places compared to 2023 and is now in 64th place among 140 nations. The...