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Greek News
Greek Volunteer Example of Solidarity to Europe
Throughout the pandemic, Elias Giovanidis has been a volunteer at a food bank in Thessaloniki, providing meals for struggling families.
Greece
Greek Nurse Sets Up ICU at Home to Care for Covid-Infected Family
Greek nurse Gabriel Tachtatzoglou has set up an ICU at home to care for members of his family who are infected with the coronavirus.
Crime
Brutal Murder of 86-Year-Old Pensioner by Teenagers Shocks Greece
Two teenagers -- a girl age 12 and her 14-year-old brother -- were arrested as suspects in the brutal murder of an 86-year-old pensioner in Thessaloniki inside his home, earlier in the week.
Police say that the two teens, identified...
Business
Hundreds of Greek Scientists Abroad Apply to Join Pfizer in Thessaloniki
The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has received over 3,500 applications for the 200 spots that are open at its digital hub in Thessaloniki.
A substantial portion of the applicants, representing twenty percent, are from Greeks living abroad.
Thessaloniki's digital hub, which...
Greece
Greek Farmer From Thessaloniki Wins EU Young Farmers Prize for 2020
36-year old farmer Pavlos Tsakiris from Neochorouda, Thessaloniki was declared on Friday the winner of this year's prestigious ''EU Young Farmers Prize''.
More specifically, Tsakiris won the first prize in the category environmentally-sustainable champion in farming, during this year's online...
Greece
Europe's Largest Christmas Nativity Scene Displayed in Thessaloniki
The largest Christmas nativity scene anywhere in Europe for 2020 is in Greece's second-largest city of Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia.
The impressive display, the creation of famous Greek artist Vasilis Michailides, is located inside the Cultural Center of a well-known hotel...
Greek News
Pfizer/BioNTech Coronavirus Vaccine Cleared for Use by FDA
In triumphal news after a punishing year which unfolded with the coronavirus pandemic resulting in one medical, sociological and economic crisis after another worldwide, the vaccine produced by the American firm Pfizer and the German company BioNTech cleared the...
Education
British University Opens New European Campus in Thessaloniki
The University of York in the United Kingdom announced on Wednesday the opening of a new European campus in Thessaloniki, Greece.
University of York Vice-Chancellor Charlie Jeffery has announced that the university has formed a partnership with CITY College, one...
Greece
Greek Medical Student Builds Rock Climbing Wall in Living Room
Refusing to succumb to laziness and indolence despite the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki medical student and avid rock climber Manthos Valsamidis transformed his home into an indoor rock climbing facility during the month of November.
Valsamidis, a...