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Second Victim of Blue Whale Internet Game in Greece has Parents Alarmed

A 14-year-old girl was the second recorded victim in Greece of the dangerous Blue Whale game played in the social media. The new victim is a teenage girl who inflicted serious wounds on herself with her parents believing that she...

A Porsche Made in Greece

The Porsche 356 Speedster is the emblematic luxury sports car that was first produced in Austria in 1948 and from 1950 onwards in Germany, becoming a timeless status symbol and landmark of German automotive engineering. Now the Porsche 356 is...

No Sign of 12 Turkish Tourists That Called European Emergency Number

Despite an ongoing "search and rescue" operation that continued through Saturday, Greek authorities have been unable to find any trace of the 12 Turkish tourists that called the European emergency number '112' on Friday to ask for help. An initial...

Fake Doctor 'Treated' Unsuspecting Patients in Northern Greece

Greek Police arrested a 54-year-old man in Katerini, northern Greece, after it was proved that he was pretending to be a physician and he had “treated” six unsuspecting patients. The man had converted his warehouse into a doctor’s office. According to...

Tour of Greece in 13 days

A different kind of tour, a road trip in Greece, started on May 1. Four friends from Katerini decided to travel across Greece in order to get to know the country’s beauties. After 13 days and 4,500 km, travelling through more than...

Roma Couple Jailed For Falsely Presenting Child as Their Own

A 59-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman have been temporarily imprisoned after entering their plea to the magistrate of Katerini, Greece. The Roma couple was accused and arrested for falsely presenting an infant as their own. After a DNA...

Scientists Search Wood Used for Ancient Triremes

Scientists from Greece and the US believe they are close to tracing the wood from which ancient triremes were made.  The scientists are searching in Pieria (one of the regional units of Greece, located in the southern part of...

1,000 Rare Decorative Eggs Exhibition Opens in Katerini

A rare exhibition of some 1,000 glass, metal and mud-made eggs from around the world, ornamented with different techniques, will be hosted at the building of the Holy Metropolis in the city of Katerini. The event is organized within the...

Farmers Undercut Large Retailers in Potato Revolt

Greek farmers have taken to selling their produce directly to consumers in a move to push down prices and cut out retailers they accuse of profiteering. In a climate of harsh austerity, soaring unemployment and diminishing income, thousands of...

Farmers Offload Crops at Cost Price

Hammered by the financial crisis that has led to ever diminishing income, a group of residents in northern Greece have joined forces with potato farmers to slash consumer prices and ensure producers can get their crop to markets by...