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A spate of arson attacks in the area around the Athens University campus and the central neighborhood of Exarchia have left local residents wondering why police are not doing more to prevent or contain such incidents, with some even saying they are ready to take matters into their own hands.


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07.03.2024 / 10:57

Health authorities announced that preventative treatment will be offered to the close contacts of three students who were diagnosed with meningococcal disease after a third case was recorded in less than three months in the University of the Peloponnese, western Greece, on Wednesday.



16.02.2024 / 22:50

L.D., aged 32, gave birth to twins by caesarean section in September. The midwives did not place the newborns on her chest, as is customary. There were other arms waiting for them with anxiety, love and emotion, a few floors above.


24.12.2023 / 22:50

Greek local government organizations reject most applications to change somebody’s surname, as the law is unclear on the reasons that justify such an action, forcing many applicants to appeal to the Council of State (CoS).


17.12.2023 / 17:34

In view of the death of six people in seven road accidents over 24 hours from Thursday through to Friday, activists are calling for stiffer penalties and reduction of speed limits.



01.11.2023 / 13:35

In response to the increasing rate of juvenile delinquency in and around the northern Athens suburb of Kifissia, parents and concerned citizens have set up the “Kifissia Watch” group to help with police work every Friday and Saturday. 


06.10.2023 / 13:06

An increasing number of people are grappling with sleep-related issues, and experts suggest that approximately a third of adults experience symptoms of insomnia at some point in their lives.



14.09.2023 / 22:30

On a hot summer’s day on August 17, 2017, university students Yiannis, aged 19, and Stella, 20, were out for a walk with their dog on a street outside the Technical University of Crete in Hania. They were happy – or at least that’s what their families want to believe.


29.08.2023 / 21:20

Greece could have prevented almost 170,000 deaths between 2000 and 2019 if it had followed Sweden’s example in combating smoking, according to the findings of the report Saving Lives Like Sweden, signed by leading experts in smoking harm reduction from around the world. 


31.07.2023 / 12:49

The trend of child-free weddings is spreading in Greece with an increasing number of couples choosing it for their own celebration, though not everyone is on board with the idea.


30.07.2023 / 18:23

The government, which was re-elected in June, has delayed publishing a list of the gifts its officials received in 2022, as stipulated by law, according to Vouliwatch, an independent transparency watchdog that filed a request for the list on July 18.


29.07.2023 / 16:00

Greece is one of eight European Union member-states taking part in the Hyperion Project, a new effort to employ new technology in protecting cultural heritage sites from the harmful effects of climate change and extreme weather.