Athens winter swimmers find relief in the cold

Athens winter swimmers find relief in the cold

 Come rain or snow, Stavros Nikolaou is always there for his swim. For five decades, he has walked the one-kilometer distance every day from his home to Palaio Faliro, where the Batis Winter Swimmers Club – founded in 1980 – is based. As the 70-year-old tells Kathimerini, he does not formally belong to any club. …

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‘Not the doilies!’ | eKathimerini.com

‘Not the doilies!’ | eKathimerini.com

Lacework flourished during the Victorian era, a time when women spent most of their lives indoors. [Shutterstock] Two exhausted “camps,” a mother and a daughter, collide over inherited household items. Opened suitcases, a red sheepskin rug folded carelessly, a woolen blanket that has warmed generations in the family and has remained hidden in the closet. …

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Mitsotakis congratulates Peter Magyar after Hungary election win

Mitsotakis congratulates Peter Magyar after Hungary election win

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary’s center-right opposition Tisza party, following his landslide victory in his country’s elections on Sunday. “Big night for Hungary and Europe! Congratulations Peter Magyar on an impressive victory,” he said in a post on his official social media account on X.  Preliminary election results, based on …

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The missionary who captured the heart of Africa

The missionary who captured the heart of Africa

Τhe president of the Greek Foreign Mission, Charalambos Metallidis (left), and director Nikos Aslanidis are seen outside the home of Chrysostomos. Defying danger and convention, Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, canonized in 2025, emerged as a pioneering Orthodox missionary in Africa, reshaping lives across a volatile continent.  In the 1960s, he reached communities in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and …

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UK says status of bases on Cyprus is ‘non-negotiable’

UK says status of bases on Cyprus is ‘non-negotiable’

The legal status of the two British bases in Cyprus is “non-negotiable,” UK Armed Forces Minister Al Carnes said on Sunday. The comment comes weeks after President Nikos Christodoulides said that his country wanted “an open and frank discussion with the British government” over the future of the bases in Cyprus. “We have to be …

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Calm Easter weather with rising temperatures and spotty rain

Calm Easter weather with rising temperatures and spotty rain

Mostly clear skies are expected across Greece on Easter Sunday, with brief periods of cloud cover and isolated showers in eastern and northern mainland areas, as well as the islands of Evia, the Sporades and Crete, mainly during the midday and afternoon. Visibility may be locally reduced early in the morning over the Ionian Sea …

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PASSER Marine to showcase cryogenic experience at Posidonia

PASSER Marine to showcase cryogenic experience at Posidonia

Norway-based PASSER Marine AS will return to Posidonia 2026 for its third  participation, strengthening its engagement with the Greek and international shipping community. The company specialises in technical and cryogenic insulation solutions for maritime and onshore projects, with particular expertise in independent IMO tanks used for LNG and alternative-fuel applications. Previous Posidonia participations have enabled …

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Stories from a Thessaloniki basement

Stories from a Thessaloniki basement

The letter in which lawyer Moses Saul informed Italian Consul General Guelfo Zamboni of the impending persecution of Thessaloniki’s Jews was discovered buried in the archives of the Italian Cultural Institute of Thessaloniki (Instituto Italiano di Cultura), a building recently sold to a German supermarket chain. Saul, who served as legal adviser to the consulate, …

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Jesse Davis Quartet | Athens | April 17-20

Jesse Davis Quartet | Athens | April 17-20

The Jesse Davis Quartet will perform at Half Note Jazz Club, showcasing the acclaimed alto saxophonist’s signature “neo-bop” sound. A New Orleans native, Davis blends bebop and blues influences shaped by mentors like Charlie Parker. With a career spanning more than four decades, he has collaborated with leading jazz figures and established himself as a …

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Three migrant boat rescues carried out south of Crete on Easter Sunday

Three migrant boat rescues carried out south of Crete on Easter Sunday

Greek authorities carried out three separate search-and-rescue operations south of Crete on Easter Sunday after migrant boats carrying a total of 91 people were detected off the coast. In the latest incident, a FRONTEX vessel, assisted by drone surveillance, located a boat carrying 35 people about 55 nautical miles southeast of Kaloi Limenes. Earlier, a …

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