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At the age of 15 you are not allowed to drink alcohol, to work, to drive a car, to vote, to marry, to join the army and so on. In Greece, and most countries in the world, a 15-year...

Five people were injured when two men start shooting at customers at a café in a village of Messinia, in the southern Peloponnese. According to reports, the suspects, 29 and 30-year-old-men, were involved in a verbal argument at the café...

Two hundred and seventy photographers of the Greek Instagram community are showcasing their works at the exhibition #my_greece, which runs from October 8th to October 29th in Athens. This is the seventh exhibition organized and edited by the Greek Instagramers...

A convention of the Association of Significant Cemeteries of Europe (ASCE) took place in Volos in October 5-7, highlighted by two Greek cemeteries that have been added to the European Cemeteries Route. Cemeteries are a very important aspect of the...

Greece's economy can recover and the country can lure many investors as long as a center-right government, investment - friendly is in power, said head of Hayman Capital Management, Kyle Bass. According to a Kathimerini newspaper report, Bass spoke to Bloomberg saying...

Official statistics show that the Ionian islands of Corfu, Zakynthos and Kefalonia have earned the rather unflattering title of tax-evasion champions. Figures from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue reveal that in the island of Corfu, for example, 59% of...

Flying over parts of Cyprus is made more dangerous by the fact that rival air traffic control centers on the ethnically split island are giving instructions to planes, creating "confusion and misunderstanding" among pilots, a report by Europe's air...

Bo Derek was the highlight of the Mini Marathon that took place in the Greek island of Spetses, on Saturday. The American actress looked just as trim in a purple swimsuit aged 60, as she did four decades ago in...

Political parties have condemned the violent assault against two Pakistani immigrants in Aspropyrgos, Attica on Saturday. In a statement, ruling party SYRIZA says that the attack "is adding to a series of violent and racist attacks in the region. Photographs...

Wolfgang Schäuble says he feels vindicated by the results of often painful reforms carried out in exchange for EU loans in Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Cyprus. In an interview with the Financial Times (FT); as he prepares to change jobs...

Over 2,200 people are staying in and around the Samos migrant camp even though the designed capacity is for 700 people, the humanitarian organization Samos Volunteers (SV) says. The volunteers describe a situation of chaotic overcrowding as migrants are forced...

‘Lord of the Rings’, Lefteris Petrounias, danced at a Greek night in Canada following his triumph at the World Gymnastics Championships in Montreal, on Saturday. Petrounias who became only the ninth gymnast to win back-to-back golds in the rings, performed...

A photo exhibition displaying aspects of ancient Iranian civilization is currently underway at the Hellenic Photographic Society in Athens. “Iran, Ancient Civilization”, which opened on Saturday, has been organized in collaboration with Iran’s Focus Photo Club and the society, the...

According to a study of public opinion conducted by a group of sociologists at the University of Macedonia for Kathimerini newspaper, 57.3% of Greeks adhere to a positive attitude toward Russia, and 67% toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. German Chancellor...

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday during his speech to a conference on workers and the unemployed stressed the need to support businesses with fiscal incentives and reduction of non-wage costs. His statements followed the speeches of...