A 50-year-old man attacked a police officer with a knife in Kallithea, southern Athens, early Saturday morning after vandalizing parked cars. Both the attacker and the officer were hospitalized but are out of danger
Crowds gathered at Athens’ Metropolitan Cathedral on Saturday morning to pay their final respects to Dionysis Savvopoulos, the legendary Greek songwriter, ahead of his funeral and public tributes by political and artistic figures
Traffic and parking restrictions will be in place today across Athens and Piraeus for student parades marking Greece’s national holiday on October 28. Drivers are urged to avoid the affected areas and follow police directions
Thousands gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens on Saturday morning to pay their last respects to beloved Greek songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos, whose funeral and burial took place later in the day
Traffic restrictions are in effect across central Athens on Saturday for the public farewell and funeral of Dionysis Savvopoulos, with key streets closed around the Metropolitan Cathedral and the First Cemetery
The exercise involved mine neutralization teams, divers, autonomous mine detection and disposal vehicles, medical staff, and support personnel from Belgium, Estonia, the United States, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Poland and host Greece
PM Mitsotakis chaired at meeting in Athens on Friday convened to examine measures aimed to avoid water shortages in the country, especially for the greater Athens-Piraeus area
The annual Argo Awards celebrated outstanding Greeks abroad in fields from science to gastronomy, highlighting the global reach of Hellenic talent and innovation
According to the man, the injured dog is called “Rex” and had run away from his residence in a village in SW Greece hours before being found covered in blood from a severe tear in its rectum
October 28 is among the mandatory public holidays. On such days, employment is prohibited, as is business operation, except for companies that are legally allowed to open on Sundays and official holidays.
A 40-year-old Lithuanian woman is hospitalized in critical condition after being brutally assaulted by her 50-year-old Greek husband in front of their children in Koropi. Authorities investigate the incident and have taken the children into protective care
A retired man in Thessaloniki was detained for seven hours after security staff accused him of stealing public property — a small sprig of rosemary — from a hospital garden, in a case that has sparked disbelief and criticism
A 16-year-old girl collapsed and died outside a nightclub in Athens after a night out with friends. Authorities await toxicology results as her schoolmates stage a protest, accusing staff of showing disrespect following her sudden death
A regional official revealed that an approved sheep pox vaccine exists in Belgium, but Greece never applied to the European Commission to receive it, raising questions about the government’s handling of a disease that has already killed hundreds of thousands of animals
Over 330,000 animals have been slaughtered amid a sheep pox outbreak, threatening feta production and triggering fears of sharp price hikes across Greece.
The new EODY fact-checking unit will identify and debunk fake news about health.
Torrential rain turned streets into rivers in the town of Mesologgi, forcing the mayor to close all schools and nurseries as emergency crews work to manage widespread flooding.
Intermittent clouds and local showers will affect several regions of Greece on Friday, October 24, while temperatures remain unusually high for the season.
According to a local animal protection society in the area, the dog was bleeding profusely and had sustained a shocking injury
Specifically, 66.8% of Greek citizens reported difficulty making ends meet, compared with 37.4% in Bulgaria and 28.7% in Slovakia.