Antonio Banderas to Star in Hollywood Movie Shot in Thessaloniki

Antonio Banderas and Kate Bosworth are just some of the world famous actors who will be filming in Thessaloniki, Greece over the coming days for a star-studded movie whose name is still in the works.

Greece has the most affordable homes in Europe

The Greek homes market has the lowest rates among 18 European countries according to an international survey by the RE/MAX Europe network of estate agents.

In 2016 a 100-square meter apartment in a Greek city cost 92,200 euros on average, or 922 euros/sq.m., while outside urban areas the average price of a house of the same size stood at 67,000 euros (670 euros/sq.m.).

New Vaccine “Novavax” Proves 90% Effective in Clinical Trials

A new coronavirus vaccine called Novavax, from a company by the same name, has proven to be 90% effective in trials, according to its maker.

The new vaccine candidate appears on the horizon just as inoculations have slowed in the United States, where more than 44% of citizens are now fully vaccinated, but when other regions of the world variants of concern are posing an ever greater problem.

The Best Greek Islands for a Quiet Vacation

A holiday to the Greek Islands can be so many different things. It can be an adventure, a beach break, a trip back in time to an ancient world or a week-long party, but it’s usually not very quiet.

Greek Students Invent Revolutionary Device to Help Blind Swimmers

A wearable assistance system for swimmers with total or partial blindness was developed by a group of students, as part of the 7^th Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition of Junior Achievement Greece (JA Greece).

Less than 3% of Greeks need to travel to a different region for work

Less than 3% of employed Greeks aged between 15-64 years needed to travel to a different region for work according to the latest report from Eurostat.

Greece is a place where you can touch history, US Ambassador Pyatt says

If had to choose something from Greece,  it would not be a specific place but a … thing. It would be light. I do not think that Greeks always realize this. There is something very special about this country,” US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) released on Sunday.

Four Afghan asylum-seekers were sentenced to 10 years Prison in Greece

Four Afghan asylum-seekers were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Greece on Saturday for their part in a fire that destroyed the Moria migrant camp last year.

The men, charged with arson with risk to human life over the fire on the island of Lesbos last September, were found guilty after a court rejected a request by lawyers for three of them to be tried by a juvenile court because they were under 18 at the time.

Greece registers under 300 new coronavirus cases

Greece is seeing a drop in coronavirus cases with 297 new cases of infection registered in the last 24 hours, with 2 of these identified at entry points to the country, as reported by the National Public Health Organization (EODY) on Sunday.

Greece: Adverse weather forecast nationwide June 12-13

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Authorities have issued orange (second-highest level) warnings for thunderstorms nationwide, June 12. Yellow (third highest) warnings are in place over most of the country, June 13. Officials may update their advisories in the coming hours or days.