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A combination of being overweight, not engaging in enough physical activity and an unbalanced diet is the culprit for the growing number of Greeks who are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study conducted by...

On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 8 p.m. Carnegie Hall hosted the 2018 Golden Classical Music Awards Invited Winners List. It was there, at the Weill Recital Hall that 6-year-old Stelios Kerasidis played Chopin valse la minor and became...

Giannis Antetokounmpo is known as the "Greek Freak" to all and is famous for his superpowers out on the basket ball court. Averaging 27.3 points and 12.9 rebounds per game for the first-place Milwaukee Bucks, this Greek god has...

If you're ever fortunate enough to spend Christmas in Greece you will be surrounded by a wide range of irresistible traditional Christmas sweets. Some holiday goodies are steeped in ancient regional traditions, while others you will find throughout the...

As hard as it is to believe today, there once were "Morality Police" in Greece tasked with measuring the length of women's skirts. Under the guise of efforts to preserve morality and order, General Theodoros Pangalos  passed laws to...

Photo: Wikipedia, Dora Sidiropoulou Kasimati Navagio Beach, also known as Shipwreck Beach, on the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea, has been voted "Best in the World" by travel site FlightNetwork. The travel website runs an annual competition for the ten best...

Sebastian Stan, best known for playing grim "Winter Soldier" Bucky Barnes in Marvel's Avengers films, braved the Athens chill on Monday night to film a racy scene from his forthcoming film. The 36-year-old actor was joined by an equally-nude Denise...

The 21st annual Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People will take place from December 1-8 in the cities of Pyrgos and Amaliada, Greece. This unique event draws enthusiastic filmmakers and film buffs -- many of whom are...

Greek director Costa-Gavras will receive an award for lifetime achievement at this year's European Film Awards. The legendary filmmaker who directed classics such as "Missing", "Z", "Music Box" and "Betrayed", will be honored by the European Film Academy at the...

Almost 400 runners joined the 2018 Castle Run in the town of Nafplio on Sunday, considered one of the toughest races in Greece. The 5 km race includes a steep climb on the historic castle of Palamidi, overlooking the town,...

Crete has all the potential to be a great cosmonaut rehabilitation centre, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said on Friday during a meeting with Crete Regional governor Stavros Arnaoutakis. Artemyev is the seventh cosmonaut to visit Crete since 2015 when a...

Daisy Mavraki, crowned as Greece's 1952 "Star Hellas" died on Thursday in Athens aged 83. Mavraki, born in Crete, was voted the most beautiful Greek woman in the the first beauty contest held in the Greek capital after the end...

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved an economic aid package worth €2,308,500 to 550 redundant media workers in Greece. In a statement, the parliament said "550 media workers dismissed by three publishing companies will receive EU aid worth €2,308,500 ...

Stamos Zoulas, the former editor-in-chief of Kathimerini, one of Greece's most respected daily newspapers, died in Athens on Tuesday aged 81. Zoulas was born in 1937 and studied political science at the Panteion University in Athens. He began his career...

The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI) celebrated the best and brightest of the Hellenic-Australian community at its annual Gala Ball, on Friday, November 16 in Sydney. The HACCI Excellence Awards acknowledge and reward organizations and individuals which...