New cases of both SARS-CoV-2 and of influenza (flu) dropped slightly over the week of May 29-June 4, according to the weekly report by the National Public Health Organization (EODY), published on Thursday.
An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale was recorded on Thursday at 15.33 in the area of Atalanti and was felt in several areas of Attica.
Visiting the capital for the first time, Rizes (Roots) Fest will be on at the City of Athens’ Technopolis cultural complex on June 8, with three acts from different parts of the country.
The parents of a five-year-old boy who was found wandering the streets of Halkida, the largest town on the island of Evia, central Greece, were arrested on Wednesday for exposing a minor to danger.
Barring any unlikely event, the Folli Follie trial is expected to begin on June 19 at the Court of Appeal for Felony Cases, as the Athens Bar Association has stated that the lawyers will attend the trial with special permission.
Two unexploded World War II naval mines were found by a fisherman in the coastal area of the region of Larissa, central Greece, on Thursday, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
Greek police were searching on Thursday for the suspects behind the killing of two men that took place at the Piraeus municipality of Korydallos, shortly before midnight on Wednesday.
European Union interior ministers on Thursday made a fresh attempt to overcome one of the bloc’s most intractable political problems as they weighed new measures for sharing out responsibility for migrants entering Europe without authorization.
A prominent Greek diver and researcher announced on Wednesday he had discovered the lost British submarine H.M.S. Triumph, whose true fate had been shrouded in mystery ever since the vessel and its entire crew disappeared in 1942.
Celebrating Athens Pride, the Hellenic American Union is screening “Cured,” an award-winning documentary by Bennett Singer and Patrick Sammon.