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Iconic Greek singer Marinella dies aged 87

The singer, whose career has spanned over six decades, suffered a stroke during a performance at Athens' ancient Odeon theatre in 2024.

Euronews

Europe's farms are reeling from the Iran war. Regenerative farmers saw it coming

The Iran war has sent fertiliser prices soaring – but these farmers aren’t fazed.

Euronews

A world in bloom: Spring flowers unfold from Tokyo to Mexico, in photos

From soft peach to vivid pink and purple blooms, spring arrives in a burst of color across the Northern Hemisphere. In Washington, D.C. and Tokyo, streets and parks are awash in a sea of cherry blossoms. Across the plains of Greece’s largest peach-producing region, orchards unfurl like a pink veil…

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'Stunning and heavenly': Vast fields of pink peach blossom draw visitors to northern Greece

Tourists from all over Europe are flocking to Veroia to catch the spectacle.

Euronews

Why thousands of people travel to Greece every spring for peach blossoms

Blossoming trees unfold each spring across the plains of Veria, Greece

The Independent UK

Tempi train tragedy trial adjourned until April amid chaos in courtroom slammed as too small

Hundreds of people turned up for the trial into the 2023 train collision that left 57 dead, leading to complaints from lawyers that the venue was "insultingly" unsuitable.

Euronews

Chaos on first day of Greece train crash trial as relatives shout ‘shame on you’

Judges adjourn hearing into country’s worst rail disaster after grieving families denounce it as caricature of justice

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Trial begins over Greece train crash where 57 people were killed, many of them students

57 people, mainly students, died in the deadly Greek train crash in Febrauary 2023

The Independent UK

What If Pythagoras Wasn’t the First? The Truth Hidden in Ancient India

For most of us, the Pythagorean theorem is one of the first big ideas we learn in mathematics. A simple rule connecting the sides of a right triangle. And almost always, it is introduced with one name, Pythagoras. But what if that story is incomplete? What if this idea existed…

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Trial opens over Greek train crash that killed 57, many of them students

A criminal trial has opened in Greece over a train collision that killed 57 people, many of them students, in a disaster that horrified the country and revealed long-neglected safety failures

The Independent UK

The Iran oil shock: Who pays the most fuel tax in Europe?

Fuel prices across Europe are soaring, with taxes making up more than half of the cost at the pump in many countries. Euronews Business examines how differences in taxes mean motorists in some countries now pay far more at the pump than others.

Euronews

'My cat is my family': Greece launches animal airlift to evacuate pets from Middle East

Fourty-five pets and their owners were repatriated to Greece after weeks of being trapped in the Middle East.

Euronews

Divers find marble treasure from Athens' Acropolis in Lord Elgin's shipwrecked brig at the bottom of the Aegean Sea

Divers investigating a shipwrecked brig once owned by Lord Elgin have discovered an overlooked piece of marble from the Acropolis in Athens.

LiveScience

My private passion: Yórgos Lánthimos exposes his personal photography collection

The acclaimed film director presents for the first time in Greece a large exhibition of 182 photographs he has taken over the last five years.

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Greece launches an animal airlift to evacuate pets and their owners from the Mideast

Dozens of dogs and cats have arrived in Athens with their owners aboard a special evacuation flight for Greeks with pets who were trapped by the current war in the Middle East

Euronews

Greece launches digital age verification system to curb tobacco and alcohol sales to minors

Greece now applies the age certification system favoured by the European Union

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A wildflower display of astonishing richness

Drosopigi, the Mani, Greece: This rocky region’s abundance of flora takes the breath away – not least a long and winding trail of Chios chamomile

The Guardian - UK

‘Arms and legs are very expressive, especially with bruises’: the absurdist photography of Yorgos Lanthimos

Ditched washing machines, a woman’s bare leg, the back of Willem Dafoe’s head … the Oscar-nominated director talks us through his new photography show in Athens – made with his darkroom assistant Emma Stone

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Euronews

Greece enters the astronaut era as scientist joins ESA training programme

Dr Adrianos Golemis was selected for ESA's astronaut training programme, after a highly competitive process with over 22,000 applicants. His participation paves the way for a possible Greek presence in a future space mission

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Can You Afford Retirement in Greece? 3 Tax Benefits Make It Possible

Affordable luxury in the Mediterranean may be closer than you think. Here's how.

The Guardian - UK

Pristine waters teeming with marine life: a deep dive into the Greek island of Alonissos

Divers come for one of the world’s most significant marine reserves, but there’s plenty to do on land too – from hiking trails and beaches to seafood tavernas

Euronews

Seagrass is a secret weapon against climate change. Can eco-moorings protect it from boat anchors?

Anchors are damaging Posidonia seagrass, a key Mediterranean habitat that stores carbon, filters seawater and supports marine life.

Euronews

Earthquake-prone Greece long shunned nuclear power. Could that be about to change?

The Deon Policy Institute argues nuclear energy production is necessary in Greece for energy, economic and climate security.

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‘Most Beautiful Girl In The World’ Engaged To French DJ After Romantic Greek Proposal

Thylane Blondeau, a French model and daughter of a retired Premier League star, got engaged to her DJ boyfriend at a five-star luxury hotel in Athens, Greece.

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Greece unveils WWII photo archive documenting Nazi executions of prisoners in Athens

The Greek Culture Ministry purchased the archive after a private collector attempted to sell the material online. Athens has now announced plans to digitise the photographs and study them as part of the historical record of the Nazi occupation.

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