A tiny puppy was  thrown into a garbage bin by a heinous human. A young woman, who was passing by, heard his whimper and freed him from a certain and unbelievable cruel death. She took him to the vet and now the “little miracle” is in the care of a …

Hundreds of thousands of Greeks celebrated this year’s Carnival amid strict austerity measures and grey future perspectives. However as the folk says: Poverty needs indulgence! Young and old, amateurs and professionals wore something funny, something meaningful and went out to have fun.  (best.gr) Domina – Angela Merkel rules Patras Greece’s most …

Unions and social organizations will launch a nationwide 24-hour strike on Thursday, September 21, 2023, to protest a labor bill currently discussed and soon to be voted at the Parliament. It is interesting that the private sector union umbrella GSEE does not participate in the strike. Participants are: the Athens …

Prisons across Greece are ‘boiling’ and inmates have started a hunger strike in several facilities on Monday. Prisoners protest the inhuman conditions of detention and “illegal” extension of their sentence. According to daily efimerida ton syntakton, prisoners in Domokos prison announced the start of hunger strike and are followed by …

Athens-Thessaloniki highway remains closed at the height of flooded Thessaly in Central Greece also on Thursday, September 14, 2023, due to flood water and mud. Authorities suggest the highway may open to traffic on upcoming Saturday or maybe on Sunday, September 16-17. Essentially, Greece is cut in two, since the …

Two high-level officers of the Piraeus Port Authority and another four officer are to be subject of “disciplinary investigation” over the tragic and forceful death of 36-year-old Antonis, a ferry passenger. The officers were removed by order of Shipping and Island Policy Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis on Thursday. Removed are the …

They stay up all night outside the police station to get IDs before the digital ones come out in September as scheduled. Many believe the digital IDs will have a microchip to track their holders on 24/7 basis. According to local media, residents of Kozani in western Macedonia, form long …

The Ministry of Infrastructure and the concessionaires of the highway tolls are in a head-on collision after the latter announced toll increases of 12% as of September 1, 2023. It was the ministry that revealed on Tuesday that the concessionaires -with exception of Attika Road will proceed from September 1st …

New infections cases of Covid-19 over the week of July 24-30 were up compared to the previous week, according to the weekly report by the National Public Health Organisation (EODY), published on Thursday. At the same time, the Hospital Doctors Federation urges the unconditional return of mandatory use masks in …

The National Observatory of Athens weather service “meteo” isseue a heatwave warning for Greek cities, including Athens, Thessaloniki and Larissa. According to the announcement, these cities are expected to experience extremely high temperatures in the coming days, posing potential health risks. On Thursday, July 13, a level 3 heat-health alert …

Eight Greek universities were included in the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) global ranking for universities for 2023-2024. The top ranking Greek university was the National Technical University of Athens (Metsovian Polytechnic) in 347th place followed by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (444th place), The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (530th), …

A 19-year-old man from Scotland lost his life on the island of Zakynthos in an incident involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) early on Friday. The four-wheeler veered off its intended path and overturned, resulting in a fatal injury to the rider. His fellow-passenger, a British national of the same age, …

Α 20-year-old Irish national was found dead in the pool of a club in Laganas on the island of Zakynthos. The young man was spending summer vacations with his friends in the Ionian Sea. While police on the island investigates the causes of his death, a waitress told state broadcaster …

It could have been a joke, but it’s not. With laurels, cheers and carnation banners, voters of New Democracy in Patras, prepared a special “Messiah” welcome fiesta for Kyriakos Mitsotakis, something we have never seen again after Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on a donkey and was welcomed by a cheering …

All highways in Greece will be toll-free for private cars and motorcycles on elections Sunday, May 21, as well as on Saturday and part of Monday in order to facilitate transportation to and from voting locations. According to the decision by Deputy Infrastructure & Transport Minister Giorgos Karagiannis, tolls will …

Some archaeological sites, monuments and museums will close early on Sunday, May 21, 2023 due to the general election, Greece’s Culture Ministry announced on Friday. While most sites will operate on elections day according to the summer schedule Athens sites like the Acropolis, the Ancient Agora, the Roman Agora and …

Part of the ceiling in a primary school in Volos collapsed and crushed on the the teacher’s desk and the pupil’s desk. It was pure time coincidence that nobody was injured. According to local media magnisianews.gr, the incident occurred in a classroom of the 18th primary school just when the …

Α 10-year-old girl has been shot and injured with a riffle by her 14-year-old brother while playing in their grandfather’s home in  a village in Amaliada, Peloponnese, on Friday morning. According to doctors at the Patras hospital where the girl was rushed, she has a serious piercing wound in the …

Some train services in Greece resumed on Wednesday for the first time since the deadly train collision that killed 57 people and injured dozens on February 28. The first train started at 4:45 a.m. from Larissis central train station in Athens for the village of Oinoi in north-western Attica. Even …

Hundreds of thousands of people, a human river of rage, flooded the streets of big and small cities across Greece, demanding justice for the victims of the fatal train collision a week ago. it was intiailly unions that had called for protests and a 24-hour strike. Chanting slogans “Murderers” and …