Toddler dies in fall from balcony
An 18-month-old baby has died after falling from the fourth-floor balcony of an apartment building in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada.
Transported through history: Greek mosaic floor graces new subway station
In a domed passageway outside Athens, crowds study display panels and look down though glass beneath their feet at a mosaic floor from a 4th century BC house surrounded by ceramics and other domestic objects.
Greece needs political cooperation on foreign policy and domestic issues
I am, like most Greeks, a political animal and I like arguing about political ideologies and their practical applications.
Russia says it is still in contact with Turkey over grain deal
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it was still in contact with Turkey over the Ukraine grain deal, but that for now Russia’s participation was suspended.
Erdogan says can put Turkey headscarf reform to referendum if needed
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday his ruling AK Party (AKP) could put a constitutional amendment protecting women’s right to wear headscarves to a referendum if it was not passed by parliament.
Cavusoglu issues fresh threat against Greece
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday warned Greece against extending its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea, adding that Ankara “will not accept a fait accompli that has kept Turkey trapped in its coastline.”
Sentiment in decline in October
The economic sentiment index plunged to 98.3 points in October, from 104.9 in September, as the end of the tourism season (meaning lower employment and income), combined with the high inflation generated pessimism in both businesses and households.
Greece finds another survivor from migrant boat sinking
One more person from a migrant boat shipwreck has been found alive, Greece’s coast guard said Wednesday, bringing the total number of survivors to 11 from the sailboat that capsized and sank in rough seas east of Athens with reportedly about 68 people on board.
Short-term rental rates consolidated in Athens
The significantly higher prices per night for short-term rentals are being consolidated in the popular districts of Athens, where a large number of such accommodations operate.
Blueprint unveiled for the reconstruction of Evia
A year after the devastating forest fires that destroyed about a third of Evia’s forest cover, the government Tuesday unveiled a 381-million-euro plan to regenerate Greece’s second-largest island.