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On Thursday, the Greek national public health authority, EODY, announced that there were 241 new cases of Covid-19 diagnosed across the country, and five new deaths, in the last 24 hours. Just 31 of these new cases were found during...

In a telephone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that Greece and Cyprus are at fault for the conflicts brewing in the eastern Mediterranean, according to a new report from Reuters. Erdogan...

After nine months of hard work and preparation, the first test of new lighting on the Acropolis finally illuminated the Parthenon on Wednesday night. The breathtaking sight of the full moon above the iconic monument only added an air of...

A 4.3 earthquake hit near the resort town of Rafina, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) east of Athens, on Thursday afternoon. The focal depth was at 6.8 kilometers (4.22 miles) down into the earth. The tremor was felt throughout Attica. There have been...

Acknowledging the current need for their widespread use, The Greek Ministry of Culture is now marketing fabric facemasks inspired by Ancient Greece so that citizens can stay protected from Covid-19 -- while promoting Greek history. The masks, with patterns featuring...

Three Greek government ministers were forced into quarantine on Thursday after they were told that a person they had all met the previous day had been diagnosed with Covid-19. Health authorities also ordered the shutting down of the Ministry of...

The Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on Thursday that the Greek economy  contracted by 15.2% in the second quarter of 2020, a record which even surpasses the recession during the peak of the economic crisis in the years 2011-12. ELSTAT...

Greek tennis champion Stefanos Tsitsipas eliminated wild card Maxime Cressy 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the fifth time. He had only won one US Open match entering this year’s event....

Turkish authorities on Wednesday demolished a historic Greek Orthodox church in the region of Bursa, north-western Turkey, which had been abandoned. The Georgios Greek Orthodox Church, known as the “Hagia Sophia” of Bursa, was destroyed amid warnings over the safety...

On Wednesday, 233 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Greece, while two deaths of people who had succumbed with the virus were recorded. The majority of Wednesday's confirmed cases, 87, are located in the region of Attica. Just 26 out...