Archaeologist Charles K. Williams II, former director of the Corinth Excavations and chairman of the board of trustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA), has died aged 96. Source link
Two Greek men have been arrested in Thessaloniki in separate cases involving the alleged illegal transport of migrants, following checks by the Thessaloniki Aliens Directorate over the past 24 hours. In the first case, police arrested a 29-year-old Greek man after finding four men from Afghanistan and Iran without the required documents inside the van …
Greek students participating in the OECD’s 2025 PISA assessment reported significantly lower levels of support from teachers than their peers across OECD countries, according to survey findings that accompanied the international testing program. Source link
A former lignite region in northern Greece is the site of one of Europe’s largest planned data centres, part of a €5.8 billion push by the Public Power Corporation (PPC) to turn Western Macedonia into a technology and clean-energy hub. PPC aims to build a 300 MW facility in Kozani by the end of 2028 …
The slowdown in housing price growth was confirmed in the second quarter of 2026, both in nationwide and in large urban centers. Source link
A 20-year-old man was arrested in Kifisia, northern Athens, after allegedly posing as a police officer aboard an electric railway train and asking passengers to show their identification. The young man reportedly approached passengers while wearing a uniform and carrying equipment resembling police gear. He asked them to present their IDs, claiming he was carrying …
From sketos to varyglyko, discover the language, rituals and traditions behind Greece’s most iconic cup of coffee. Source link
Australia’s second Australian Championship season will kick off on Thursday, 15 October 2026, with free-to-air Thursday night football on SBS and a field built around some of the country’s oldest clubs and fiercest former National Soccer League rivalries. Sixteen teams will contest the competition, including nine former NSL clubs: South Melbourne, Sydney Olympic, Marconi Stallions, …
The prospect of the Fed rate increase helped blue chips drive the main index of the Greek bourse higher on Wednesday. Source link
Two doctors accused in the death of singer Giorgos Mazonakis are expected to be transferred to Korydallos prison on Thursday after a judge ordered them held pending trial. Ioanna Gaka and Ilias Theodoropoulos, a husband-and-wife pair who ran a private practice in Kolonaki, face an upgraded charge of intentional homicide with possible malice by omission. …