Greece

Greece has detected its first case of the Brazilian Coronavirus variant, which is very easily transmitted, on Friday.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered some advice to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's continual underestimation of the coronavirus threat during an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday. Mitsotakis was responding to a question by the veteran CNN anchor, who had...

Greece lost a thriller of a game to Brazil 79-78 on Tuesday in its second tie of the FIBA World Cup held in China. Greece had a strong start in this game as the led by as many as 17...

Corruption prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki ordered on Friday a preliminary investigation into the Greek link of Brazil's so-called Car Wash graft scandal, involving the country's state-controlled oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, commonly known as Petrobras. The investigation concerns allegations made by...

Brazilian journalist Debora de Pina Castiglione and her sister, illustrator Beatriz, recorded eight tales in a collection of modern myths and fables invented by Syrian and Kurdish children living in Thessaloniki. They worked with designers and translators to create a...

Rio de Janeiro police say they are investigating the disappearance of Greece's ambassador to Brazil, missing since Monday, the Associated Press says. A police statement on Thursday says Kyriakos Amoiridis was last seen on Monday night, though it did not...

Two Brazilian nationals were arrested by the Greek police for attempting to smuggle 2.240 kilograms of cocaine through security at Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport. The man, aged 24, and his female companion, aged 27, landed in Athens from Sao Paolo via...

The Greek men water polo team won Brazil 9-4, advancing to the Rio Olympics final eight. The Olympic hosts weren't able to threaten the Greeks who are considered one of the best  teams in the 2016 Olympics. Greece will face...

In the most unexpected score of the 2014 World Cup, Germany destroyed Brazil 7-1 in the first semifinal match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Video with goals and match summary.

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — The Greece squad surprised its critics to make the second round of the World Cup and has delighted its people back home left downcast by the financial crisis. It's not winning many fans in Brazil, though. Greece...

The story of Jay Beatty has moved the world. Τhe 11-year-old Irish boy suffers from Down syndrome, but that never discouraged him from supporting his favorite team, Celtic of Glasgow. Jay’s idol is ''Sammy,'' his nickname for Georgios Samaras, and even...

Giorgios Samaras is doing a mighty job in the World Cup in Brazil leading Greece to the knockout stage. Back in Scotland though, whilst Giorgios Samaras saw his playing time scatter in FC Celtic last season, he still remains a...

Sure, Greece is an overestimated team. Far up in FIFA's world rankings (currently sitting at No12 above Holland and France), scores one goal every 147 games and struggles to beat teams like Liechtenstein or Bolivia. They do not possess...

Greece’s national football team head coach Fernando Santos offered no surprise selections in his 23-man squad for next month's 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, announced Monday. Goalkeepers: Orestis Karnezis, Panagiotis Glykos, Stefanos Kapin Defenders: Kostas Manolas, José Holebas, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Vasilis Torosidis, Giorgos Tzavelas, Loukas Vyntra, Vaggelis Moras Midfielders:...

Olympic Brewery SA is expanding its activities in three new markets - Canada, Brazil and Russia - expecting the first beer exports by the start of the new year. Yiannis Hitos, chairman and chief executive of the company, speaking to...