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Support for a "yes" vote in FYROM on the upcoming referendum regarding the name issue is over 40 percent, according to a poll. The survey showed that 41.5 percent of respondents intend to say "yes" in the referendum that will...

Greece's death rate rose three times faster than the Western European average between 2010 and 2016 amid a decline in health attributed to austerity measures placed upon the indebted country. This is one of several shocking claims made in recent...

A Melbourne-based group is looking for Greek-speaking volunteers to spend time with elderly Greeks. The importance of speaking in their native language is believed to have a positive impact on the elderly. The organization, MiCare, has set up the Community and...

Ukraine is claiming hundreds of its nationals are being investigated by the Greek authorities for their alleged role in people smuggling. The country's foreign ministry has said police in Italy and Greece have detained or investigated 250 Ukrainian sailors. State Secretary...

Greek premier Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday said Attica -- the scene of last month's deadly fires -- had "experienced an inexpressible human tragedy". Speaking at a meeting on the fires that was held at the Technological and Cultural Park of Lavrio,...

Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport grew 11.3 percent in July, totaling 2.85 million passengers, Athens-Macedonian News Agency has reported. Both domestic and international passenger traffic grew in the month, up 9.1 percent and 12.3 percent respectively (920,873 domestic passengers...

Although Greece has made strides in recent years in improving broadband growth, the country is still lagging in the sectors of mobile and fiber-optic broadband, according to the latest OECD data. Compared to the majority of the OECD member countries,...

On Monday, during an interview on 24/7 FM radio, Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister for Overseas Greeks, Terens Quick, thanked the Greek diaspora for their support of the Attica wildfire victims. Specifically, Quick gave a special thanks to all of the Hellenic...

People returning to their homes devastated by last month's Greek fires, are being urged to wear masks and gloves for fear of pollution unleashed by the blazes. In comments to Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Dimosthenis Sarigiannis, professor of environmental engineering at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle...

A new campaign has been initiated to keep fishing boats from a dedicated area to protect a rare colony of seahorses in the waters off the coast of Stratoni, Halkidiki, in northern Greece. Scuba diver Vassilis Mentogiannis joined a dive...

Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo is being tipped for MVP this year with the 'Greek Freak's' work ethic and ability to attack as well as defend, cited as reasons for his likely success. Writing in Wisconsin's Dairyland Express sports site,...

Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was discharged from the Athens Medical Centre on Tuesday after three days of treatment. Theodorakis, 93, had been rushed to hospital on Friday after experiencing intense chest pain and suffering from a heart irregularity. Doctors said...

The Crete Half Marathon returns for another year and, once again, organizers created a delightful promotional video that is as much fun as a trip to the great island. This time Cretan music legend Psarantonis is featured in the video...

The Athens Prosecutor's Office is continuing to investigate the East Attica fires of July 23 that caused the death of at least 91 people, left dozens injured and hundreds of properties destroyed. Witnesses and victims of the fires continue to...

The 2018 excavation works on the uninhabited Despotiko island in the Aegean have been completed and archaeologists are speaking of priceless new findings that tell more about life in Ancient Greece. Despotiko is a small island west of Antiparos, and...