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An international scientific team of researchers from the United States, Russia, Canada and Sweden led by Greek scientist Dr. Eleftheria Palkopoulou was able to sequence the complete genome of a woolly mammoth. Mammoths, cousins to our modern elephants, have been...

Greek professional kick-boxer Mike Zambidis continued his winning streak by defeating Turkish Erkan Varol in Limassol, Cyprus on Saturday night, May 9. The Iron Challenge Cyprus event took place at the Apollon Indoor Arena and the 34-year-old kickboxer did not...

The former employees of national broadcaster ERT took over the building of NERIT -- as it is called now -- since today is the day ERT is reinstated and they are getting their jobs back. The employees, who had been...

The Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens announced that an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale occurred at 12:32 a.m. on Monday morning, in a maritime area southeast of Crete, Greece. It was felt around...

"The government has done what is humanly possible. Now the solution depends entirely on the political will of creditors," said Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Monday. Varoufakis spoke to Red radio station right before he flew out to Brussels...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Greek consul general for İzmir Theodore Tsakiris and Menemen mayor Tahir Şahin were among the major attendees during Sunday's opening ceremony of Agios Konstantinos, the Greek orthodox church in Menemen, Turkey, which had been...

Greek basketball coach Dimitris Itoudis was voted coach of the year in Russia's VTB league, leading CSKA to a great season culminating in the Euroleague Final Four. This is Itoudis' second season as head coach and his first with CSKA...

As New Democracy percentages drop in opinion polls and Antonis Samaras' popularity is waning, other MPs are beginning to prepare to challenge party leadership. An opinion poll conducted by MRB research company shows that New Democracy supporters would like to see Costas Karamanlis...

A new opinion poll shows that 66 percent of Greek citizens want the government to come to an agreement with international creditors, while almost 31 percent would like a rift with Europe. The poll was conducted by MARC and also...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will participate in the St. Petersburg Economic Forum to be held in the last half of June, confirmed Greek parliament president Zoi Konstantopoulou to Russian News Agency TASS. "The prime minister informed me that we...

The union representing Greece's municipalities voted against passing their cash reserves to the Bank of Greece after a government decree that was issued last month. Giorgos Patoulis, mayor of Maroussi and President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece...

Greek exports, excluding fuel products, increased by 280.4 million euros in March, recording a 20.7 percent rise compared to 2014, while the first quarter of 2015 showed a 14 percent increase. According to figures released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority...

After an eight-hour cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras regarding Monday's crucial Eurogroup, there was no official statement other that the reiteration that the Greek government will not sign an agreement with creditors unless it is within...

Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo returned to their old neighborhood in Sepolia, Athens, spurring the interest of hundreds of their fans, who hastened to visit the Triton open-air basketball court to watch the NBA brothers participating in a basketball event...

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