Crash triggers fatal inferno
A fatal crash occurred early Wednesday in Koropi, eastern Attica when a car veered off Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue and slammed into an auto parts store, igniting a fire.
Wildfires continue to burn across country as arson investigations get underway
Firefighters, residents and volunteers are continuing to battle multiple wildfires for another day across the country, with aerial support resuming at first light.
Blown away by bubble art
It was supposed to be a quiet Monday at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a time for performers and spectators to catch up on sleep after a busy opening weekend. But in McEwan Hall last week, the atmosphere was riotous.
Mobile internet gets cheaper
Providers of mobile internet services in Greece increased their average revenue per user (ARPU) in 2024, even though the price of usage per gigabyte plunged. And this is because, for the second year in a row, Greece topped a list of 40 countries in the increase in mobile data usage.
Wildfire reaches suburbs of Patras, evacuations ordered
Evacuations have been ordered for residents of Patras suburbs, Greece’s third-largest city, as the fire that started in Achaia, in the southern Peloponnese peninsula, has reached the urban area.
Emerging Australian-born defender Nectarios Triantis chooses Greek national team
Nectarios Triantis, a 22-year-old central defender preparing for the English Premier League season opener with newly promoted Sunderland on Saturday, has made himself available for selection to Greece’s national team, the country of his parents’ birth.
Has ambition left the country?
Every summer we come into contact with Greeks who live and thrive abroad in various fields.
Woman dies after car collision with fire truck in Keratea
A 61-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident Wednesday afternoon in Keratea, southeast of Athens, when the vehicle she was driving collided with a fire truck.
Who is responsible?
Sometimes the effectiveness of a state is measured by the most mundane details – like who repairs the potholes left in the roads after excavation work.
Government approves support measures for fire-affected areas
The Governmental Committee for State Aid, chaired by Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Konstantinos Katsafados, met urgently on Wednesday to approve measures for regions hit by fires in June, July, and August, including the greater Athens area, north Aegean, western Greece, Epirus, Crete, the Ionian Islands, and central Greece.