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Greece
Thessaloniki Metro Cannot Be Ready By 2020, Construction Group Warns
Ellaktor, the company which is responsible for the construction of the new underground railway (metro) system of the city of Thessaloniki warned recently that the scheduled start of the metro's operation in 2020 might not happen.
In a letter sent...
Greece
One Dead After Train Collides With Car in Northern Greece
An horrific collision between a passenger train and a small automobile took place near the town of Diavata in Northern Greece on Monday morning.
A train which was heading from Alexandroupolis to Thessaloniki collided with a small, compact car which...
Greece
PAOK to Face Ajax in Third Qualifying Round of Champions League
The results of the draw for the third qualifying round for next season's Champions League were announced by UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, on Monday.
Greece's championship team PAOK Thessaloniki is slated to play against the Netherlands' Ajax...
Greece
Impressive Sailing/Cruise Ship ''Club Med 2'' Arrives in Volos, Greece
The impressive sailing boat/cruise ship "Club Med 2" arrived in the port of Volos in Greece's region of Magnesia on Monday, carrying hundreds of French-speaking tourists, primarily from France, Belgium and Switzerland.
With 303 passengers and 219 crew members on...
Greece
Chilling Moment Lightning Hits Thessaloniki Building Captured on Video
Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, was also affected by the deadly storm that hit nearby Halkidiki on Wednesday evening.
Video captured by a cell phone shows the scary moment lighting hits a building in the center of the city.
There were...
Greece
Thessaloniki Pride 2019: Thousands March To Celebrate Diversity
Thousands of people marched on the streets of Thessaloniki on Saturday, June 22 to mark the city's 8th Pride celebration.
This year, Thessaloniki Pride commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York, when people at the gay...
Greece
African Heatwave To Sweep Across Europe, Affecting Greece Over The Weekend
Temperatures in Greece and many parts of Europe will soar over the weekend as the atmospheric instability gradually subsides, the METEO weather service of the National Observatory of Athens announced on Friday.
Extremely hot air masses are expected to spread...
entertainment
Greek Chef Makes 3,378 Burgers in One Hour for Guinness Record
Greek chef Akis Petretzkis broke a Guinness World Record Thursday in Thessaloniki when he cooked up 3,378 burgers in the space of a single hour.
Petretzkis and his team assembled the 3,378 burgers, the last stop of the Coca-Cola &...
Crime
Greek FM Condemns Torching of Turkish Diplomats' Cars in Thessaloniki
Two cars belonging to Turkish nationals, most likely diplomats, were set on fire in Thessaloniki, in Macedonia, Greece, in the early hours of Monday.
The first car was parked on Alexander the Great Avenue, near the famous sea promenade of the...
Greece
Thessaloniki School Memorializes 143 Students Killed by Nazis in WWII
Sixty-eight small bronze memorial plaques were placed at the entrance of the First High School for Boys in Thessaloniki last week, in the final act of commemoration of 149 young victims of the Nazis. The name, date of birth...