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Cyprus Serial Killer Convicted; Sentenced to Seven Life Sentences

Nikos Metaxas, the National Guard Officer who was accused of murdering five women and two girls in Cyprus, was convicted on Monday afternoon in a Nicosia court and sentenced to serve seven life sentences for his crimes. As Cyprus' Public Broadcasting Corporation...

Two Bicyclists Dead, four Injured in Ptolemaida Car Crash

Two people who were riding bikes died on Sunday after a car hit them near the city of Ptolemaida in Greece's West Macedonia region. The car hit a total of six bikers on the road that connects the city of...

24 Parties and Coalitions Intend to Participate in Greece's July 7 National Elections

A total of twenty-four parties and party coalitions have submitted their name and logo to the Supreme Court prosecution of Greece, declaring their intention to participate in Greece's general elections on July 7. More specifically, twenty parties have declared their...

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...

Property Values on Many Greek Islands Soar

The prices of properties on several Greek islands have been soaring since the beginning of the year, according to data obtained by Greece's most famous real estate sales website Spitogatos.gr. Some of the most famous islands have seen their prices...

Poverty Threat Among Greeks Drops Significantly But Remains High

The percentage of Greeks who are at risk of poverty or social exclusion fell by three percentage points in 2018 compared to 2017. 31.8 percent of the Greek population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2018, compared...

Greek-French Architect Designs Multipurpose Life Jacket for Refugees and Migrants

A young Greek-French architect has recently developed a new, innovative life jacket which could help refugees and migrants in many ways while they make their way over the Mediterranean to find a better life in Europe. The project, dubbed the...

Three Out of Four Greeks Believe the Country Needs More Women in Politics

A recent survey conducted by Greece's Research Center for Gender Equality (KETHI) in April found that 72 percent of Greeks believe that the country needs more women in politics, and their reluctance to participate is harmful to Democracy. The survey...

Greece Climbs Fourteen Places on Global Peace Index for 2019

The Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace recently published 2019's version of the ''Global Peace Index,'' in which Greece climbed fourteen spots compared to 2018. The Institute studies and combines twenty-three different factors involving domestic and foreign confrontations, terrorism, military...

ECHR Accuses Greece of Violating Human Rights of Five Minor Migrants

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Greece had violated the human rights of five minors aged between 14 and 17 years. The unaccompanied minors had entered the EU via Greece in 2016, desiring to go to...