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One hundred thousands unique straws made of wheat. The first large quantity of eco-friendly straws, “staramaki” has been produced in the last few days by a Social Cooperative Enterprise (Koinsep) in Kilkis, northern Greece. Producers have exploited the by-product of the wheat…

Greece is a country where the annual Carnival season is closely linked to its rich and very ancient folklore tradition. Dozens of beloved local festivities take place each late Winter across the entire country. However, very few have as deep links with…

Father George (Georgios) was ordained a Deacon by Thessaloniki’s bishop Anthimos recently, the first Ugandan Deacon in the known history of the city’s Diocese. Father George came from the African state of Uganda and went to Thessaloniki in order to study in…

Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Sunday that Greece will soon evacuate the two Greek nationals who are on board of the ”Diamond Princess” cruise ship, which has been quarantined by the Japanese authorities due to Coronavirus cases. In an interview…

Thirty ancient Greek tablets, featuring curses in the form of invocations to the gods of the underworld, dated some 2,500 years ago, were recently discovered at the bottom of a well in the Kerameikos archaeological site, located northwest of the Acropolis in…

US electric vehicles pioneer Tesla wants to include Greece into Europe’s “electric highway.” The  company of Elon Musk has reportedly already included significant part of the Greek national roads into a developing mega project involving the installation of electric car chargers. The…

Two Greeks are in quarantine in a hospital in Athens after they arrived from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus broke out and has claimed so far the lives of more than 800 people. The two arrived to Athens with…