More than 100 houses in Porto Germeno and neighboring villages have been reduced to ashes, according to preliminary reports from local residents. People returning after the evacuation found only burned-out buildings, destroyed farmland, and a landscape completely transformed by the blaze. This is a continuation of coverage of the large-scale fires that have swept through …
Their chestnut honey, harvested from the chestnut forests of Mt Athos, came first in Gastronomos magazine’s tastings and won the Honey Production Award. Source link
Photographers of every level can now enter the Head On Photo Awards. The 2026 competition opens with a prize pool exceeding AUD$80,000. Entries form part of the Head On Photo Festival from 6 to 29 November. Three Categories and Merit-Only Judging The awards cover Portrait, Landscape and Exposure. Organisers assess every image online. They judge …
The outbreak of fires during the summer season at recycling scrapyards is practically becoming routine. Just this month we’ve seen two such blazes, in different parts of the country. Source link
West Nile virus infections in Greece have increased compared with the same period last year, with 42 cases confirmed so far in 2026, although experts say the outbreak remains well below the levels recorded in 2018. Source link
Did you know that Lesvos is home to 15 historic monasteries, making it one of Greece’s most important centres of Orthodox pilgrimage? For centuries, pilgrims have travelled to the island to venerate its miraculous icons, honour its saints, and explore monasteries that preserve priceless Byzantine treasures, rare manuscripts, and centuries of Christian history. Whether you’re …
The PPC group sealed on Friday its entry into the Polish energy market, one of the most promising and fastest growing clean energy markets in Europe. Source link
Siaperas Triantafyllos (August 1, 1931 – February 25, 1994) dedicated his life to the promotion of chess in Greece as a player, problem composer, journalist, and author. He achieved success in every field he pursued and is remembered as a decent, highly knowledgeable man with an exceptional memory and a polite teaching style. He held …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined 21 other European Union leaders in signing a letter to the bloc’s leadership asking for a coordination of migration policies and criticizing Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s project of regularization of undocumented migrants. Source link
A Greek Australian fashion designer is helping take an Australian fashion label from the Gold Coast to the streets of New York, with celebrity fans, global recognition and collections inspired by her Hellenic heritage. Greek Australian designer behind fashion label With Jéan conquers New York With Jéan, co-founded by Evangeline Titilas and Sami Lorking-Tanner , …