Cyprus defies EU crisis on housing
While housing has become one of Europe’s most pressing social and economic challenges, the story in Cyprus is markedly different.
Small Crete town pilots program for cheap teacher, doctor housing
The municipal authority of Agios Vasileios in Rethymno has launched Greece’s first official pilot program converting unused municipal buildings into affordable housing for teachers and doctors.
Robbery gang dismantled in Thessaloniki
Police have arrested 12 people, including four foreign nationals, over a series of thefts in the Toumba area of Thessaloniki.
From news habits to geopolitics: How America sees the world
One of Donald Trump’s strengths is his ability to sense what might be called the pulse of society – quite apart from his own capacity to shape collective perceptions in the United States.
Low-cost carriers gaining ground fast
Low-cost airlines have been steadily gaining ground over conventional airlines in the last few years.
Farmers escalate action ahead of nationwide meeting
Farmers escalated protests on Saturday by blocking key roads and planning temporary border closures, as they continued to demand the payment of delayed EU subsidies and press other grievances.
Former Australian Labor minister Nick Bolkus dies at 75
Nick Bolkus, a former federal minister and one of the Australian Labor Party’s most prominent figures, died on Christmas Day aged 75, The Greek Herald reported.
Coast guard rescues 131 migrants off coast of Crete
Coast guard authorities carried out another large-scale migrant rescue early Saturday south of Crete. A vessel carrying 131 migrants was spotted in waters off the island of Gavdos.
Cypriot fishermen battle invasive lionfish and turn them into a tavern delicacy
Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber bin along with other fish from the day’s catch.
Viral shift sparks surge in contagious flu cases
Seasonal influenza is surging earlier than expected this year, driven by a highly contagious strain of the H3N2 virus that is causing sharp increasSeasonal influenza is surging earlier than expected this year, driven by a highly contagious strain of the H3N2 virus that is causing sharp increases in cases and hospitalizations across the Northern Hemisphere,…