Stefanos Tsitsipas battled back after losing the opening set to outlast Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) and give Greece a 2-0 lead on Thursday, the first day of the inaugural United Cup mixed team tournament in Perth.
Two teenage boys have been remanded in custody after testifying to an investigating magistrate in Athens on Tuesday, in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old fellow schoolboy in the suburb of Ilion.
The Greek Foreign Ministry has expressed its concern on Thursday about the events in Wadi Hilweh in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, where Israeli settlers are alleged to have seized land belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church.
The recent explosion in viral infections and the increased demand for medicines to treat their symptoms, combined with the holiday season and low market supply, is exacerbating shortages of well-known medicines.
An 88-year-old woman died on Crete following a propane tank exploding in her house on Thursday. According to early reports, the woman was crushed by a section of the ceiling that fell following the explosion.
Greece cannot be intimidated or terrorized stated government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou on Thursday in response to comments made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that threatened Greece with war if the country chose to expand its territorial waters in the Aegean.
Alexis Tsipras, leader of main opposition party SYRIZA, will travel to Brazil on Thursday to attend the swearing in ceremony of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as the new president of Brazil on January 1 in Brasilia.
Jerome Kaluta and his Big Band set the mood at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on the southern coast of Athens with an uplifting set of soul and funk, starting at 10.30 p.m.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu levelled several threats against Greece on Thursday, warning Athens not to proceed with any expansion of its territorial waters in the Aegean as the threat of war (casus belli) is still in effect.
Labor and Social Affairs Minister Domna Michailidou took a swipe on Wednesday at the founder of Smile of the Child, Kostas Giannopoulos, over the nonprofit children’s welfare organization’s finances.