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entertainment
Blind Greek Cook Wows MasterChef Judges
A nearly-blind contestant moved the audience and the judges from the television reality show MasterChef on Wednesday not only with his cooking skills but also his determination to prove that his disability can turn into an advantage in the...
Education
Blind Greek Student Initially Rejected by University Graduates With Distinction
A blind Greek student graduated, tasing a degree in Physics -- with distinction -- from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki last week, despite being initially refused entry due to his disability.
Argyris Koumtzis received his degree in a touching ceremony,...
Greece
Tsitsipas' Blind Grandmother: "I Wish I Could Watch Him Play"
Stefanos Tsitsipas' grandmother spoke of her pride in her grandson's achievements at the Australian Open in a touching interview from her village in central Greece on Wednesday.
Stavroula Tsitsipas, who lives in Proastio, near the town of Karditsa, heard the...
Greece
Blind Grade School Student in Oxi Day Parade Touches Hearts (video)
A blind second grade student won over the hearts and minds, as well as the applause of the audience, as she paraded with the help of two fellow students during Sunday's Oxi Day parade in the village of Rahes...
Crime
Public Hospital Doctor on Greek Island Found Guilty of Issuing Hundreds of Fake Blindness Certificates
A doctor accused and found guilty by a disciplinary board for issuing dozens of fake blindness certificates has been relieved of her duties at a public hospital on a Greek island.
In total it is believed that 235 diagnosis of...
Crime
Trial Begins for 120 Blindness Benefits Scammers Who Could See
The trial of the hundred accused state insurance claimants began at the three-member Court of Misdemeanors on Chios after a number of adjournments. The case concerns 120 recipients of health benefits for blindness from around the island without being...
Crime
British Girl Goes Blind After Spiked Drinks at Zakynthos Party
Spiked drinks (known as bombes) are served in some bars and clubs in Athens and resorts known for partying resulted in huge problems for one young Brit, aged 20. The young woman was rushed to Rio hospital in Patra...
Greece
Thessaloniki University Accuses Gov't of Turning Blind Eye to Vandals
The Aristotle University of Thessalomiki (AUTH) administration accused the Greek government fof negligence regarding vandalism on the premises during a sit-in.
Hundreds of anarchists from Greece and Europe have occupied the AUTH campus without permission, setting up a so-called "No...
Greece
Refugee Carries Blind Wife While Clutching Onto Baby [pictures]
The boatloads of migrants making the perilous sea crossing over the Aegean may have dwindled, however the new arrivals continue to be impressive. A boat made its way to the shore of Skala Sykamnia on the island of Lesvos...
Art
Famous Greek Painter Dimitris Mytaras Near Blind
Greek painter Dimitris Mytaras has lost 90% of his eyesight. The famous artist has been facing several health problems often leading to hospital visits.
The diagnosis that was made a few days ago, showed that the 82-year-old painter had suffered...
Economy
Greece’s Partners Must Stop Turning a Blind Eye on Greek Debt
If Greece’s partners continue to turn a blind eye on the country’s debt, this will be bad both for the country and the Eurozone’s credibility, Panagiotis Roumeliotis, Greece’s former representative to the IMF, said in a public hearing before...
Greece
Greek Teen Invents Smartglasses for the Blind
Greek teenager Angelos Getsis won in Google’s Science Fair 2014 for creating a pair of smartglasses that can help blind people navigate the city.
The 17-year-old from the city of Arta, Greece, said that the glasses can replace the cane...
Greece
Blind Student Claims Greek University Refuses Him
The news that the Physics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) refused the application of a distinguished blind student came as a shock to the Greek people. The high school student who has excelled in student competitions...
Cyprus
Cyprus Antiquities Department Introduces Tours for the Blind
The Cyprus Department of Antiquities has launched a pilot tour program for the Blind, giving the opportunity to people with visual disabilities to visit various archeological sites of great importance.
On Saturday, a group of people visited the famous House...
Greece
In Greece, Justice Really Is Blind
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras must awake each morning and say it really is good to be king. The King, after all, not only is above the law, he sets the law, and in the plutocratic oligarchy that is...