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Salmonella outbreak sends more than 30 patients to Lamia hospital, source of infection still unknown
Doctors say the patients are unrelated and did not dine together, pointing instead to a contaminated batch of food, likely chicken, distributed to multiple restaurants by a common supplier, as EODY investigates
Airport chaos: the 2,700 flights a day and the reasons behind the delays
The explosive rise in air traffic, the bottleneck of arrivals and departures during peak hours and the European Union's strict entry-exit checks are exposing staff shortages, capacity problems and technical shortcomings
Intense meltemi winds set to intensify as wildfire risk rises, no heatwave in sight
Protothema.gr meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafyllias warns that returning meltemi winds are raising wildfire risk across the Aegean, with cooler temperatures today, isolated mountain showers, and no heatwave signs, though highs will climb again from Wednesday
Greece’s demographic ‘bomb’: Births drop 44% in two decades
Annual births fell from 117,600 in 2008-09 to around 65,000 in 2025-26, while Greek women are having children at increasingly older ages, according to research by the Institute of Demographic Research and Studies
Female suspect from Marfin Bank terror attack case arrested in Britain
The suspect is being held by British police, with her extradition to Greece expected within days. The woman, who has lived permanently in Brighton for six years and is a mother of two, denies the charges and had already told authorities that she was at their disposal
Fire breaks out at old Badminton Theatre building in Athens’ Goudi Park
Twenty-eight firefighters and nine vehicles, including a specialist aerial appliance, are tackling the blaze at the abandoned venue in Goudi, as Civil Protection immediately urges nearby residents to stay indoors with windows and doors shut
The 20-year-old man shot by police in Argos has died: The officers were remanded in custody
They were charged with attempted murder with possible intent - They insisted that they fired the shots to intimidate him and that the 20-year-old tried to run them over with his car twice
Two police officers remanded in custody over Argos car chase shooting, charged with attempted homicide
They deny any intent to kill, insisting the shots were meant only to intimidate the fleeing 20-year-old, who tried twice to strike them with his car and now remains in critical condition in intensive care
Alarm over spate of 37 wildfires across Greece within hours, Central Macedonia worst affected
Fire authorities activated 112 alerts and mobilised extensive resources on Saturday as dozens of blazes erupted nationwide despite only moderate fire risk, with arson investigators now examining the circumstances behind the unusual surge in incidents
