Municipal employee beaten while clearing flooded roads in Messolonghi
A municipal employee was beaten up while trying to remove debris blocking roads in the city of Messolonghi, in western Greece, following an intense storm.
Animal welfare union posts reward for information on Ilia dog abuse
The Greek Animal Welfare Federation announced it is offering a reward of 1,500 euros to anyone who provides valuable information about the person who tortured and abused a stray dog in Ilia, in the western part of the Peloponnese.
The British Museum’s glitzy gala and the Parthenon Sculptures
The British Museum has once again stirred controversy with its latest “Pink Ball” dinner gala taking place in the hall housing the Parthenon Sculptures, a move that has elicited strong reactions from both Greece, cultural heritage experts, and leading advocates for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece.
Next stop, Athens: Rafa Benitez hired to coach Greek club Panathinaikos
Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has been hired to coach Panathinaikos on a deal that Greek media reported to be the country’s highest-ever salary for a coach.
Petrounias places fifth in rings final at World Championships
Greece’s Olympic champion Lefteris Petrounias placed fifth in the rings final at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta on Friday, falling short of the podium.
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons make the case for the wild ride that is ‘Bugonia’
Jesse Plemons has a plea: Pause Netflix and go see “Bugonia” in the theater. The film, in which he plays a conspiracy theorist who kidnaps and tortures Emma Stone’s pharma CEO, believing her to be an alien, is the kind that might seem small in scope.
House prices are too high for most Greeks
The discrepancy between property value and disposable income has become considerable, real estate market insiders reported this week.
Delayed payments push farmers to the brink
Greek farmers and livestock breeders described a deepening crisis Thursday at a meeting organized by the National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (ETHEAS) in Athens, demanding payment of overdue subsidies and government support for herders hit by sheep pox.
Poll shows minor political party shifts
A new Pulse poll for Skai shows only slight shifts among Greek political parties, as the political landscape appears influenced by speculation over possible new parties led by former SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, former conservative PM Antonis Samaras, and activist Maria Karystianou.
Toxicology report awaited in probe of teen’s death outside Gazi nightclub
The sudden death of a 16-year-old girl outside a nightclub in Gazi was caused by pulmonary edema, according to preliminary forensic examination.