“It was a marvelous day unlike anything I have experienced since.” Albert Jarrett, who had come from Jamaica to work as part of the ground crew for RAF Spitfires, celebrated the end of war in Europe 80 years ago in the dancehalls of Birmingham.
Greek stocks showed some fatigue on Thursday, with the main index dropping back to Monday’s levels.
Greek students at the world-renowned University of Harvard have joined forces in creating the first umbrella organization for the Greek student associations that is officially recognized by the university itself.
Stefanos Kasselakis, leader of the Movement for Democracy party, has described his conviction over a discrepancy in the wealth declaration he submitted while he was president of leftist opposition SYRIZA as politically motivated.
A passenger train with 210 people on board departed Athens for Thessaloniki on Thursday with a 96-minute delay due to a technical problem, private railway operator Hellenic Train said.
Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said “Peace be with you” in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and dialogue “without fear.”
Greek league winner Olympiakos will return to the Champions League next season after a five-year gap because Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the final late Wednesday.
An investigation has been launched after medical staff from the Agios Savvas Cancer Hospital suffered eye and skin burns during surgeries conducted at Elpis General Hospital in Athens earlier this week.
Lawmakers in Europe have voted to downgrade protections for wolves across the European Union’s 27 states in a victory for farmers over environmentalists.
Coast guard successfully rescued 65 migrants south of the island of Gavdos on Thursday afternoon, in the latest in a series of migrant arrivals to Crete.